Product Support Bulletin

EPSON AMERIC& INC. EPSON
Product Support Bulletin
Subject: Quick Reference for Current Dot-Matrix Printer Print Speeds
Date: 10/9/92
Page(s): 1 of 1
PSB No: P-0030C
Originator: SLS
9-PIN PRINTERS
24-PIN PRINTERS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
CPI: Characters Per Inch
CPS: Characters Per Second
Draft: Draft uses a minimum number of dots per character for high-speed printing.
Elite:
12 Characters Per Inch (12 CPI)
Pica:
10 Characters Per Inch (10 CPI)
LQ:
Letter Quality reduces the print speed and increases the number of dots per
character to increase the print quality. (24-pin printers only)
NLQ:
Near Letter Quality reduces the print speed and increase the number of dots
per character to increase the print quality. NLQ printing requires two passes
per character. (Q-pin printers only)