Product Support Bulletin

EPSON AMERICA 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
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AP-2250
200 CPS
240 CPS n/a
40 CPS 48
CPS
LX-810
200 CPS
240 CPS n/a
40 CPS 48
CPS
Model
AP-3250
LQ-570/1070
LQ-860
LQ-870/1170
LQ-2550
24-PIN PRINTERS
Draft
10 CPI
Draft
12 CPI
167 CPS 1 200 CPS
210 CPS 252 CPS
246 CPS 295 CPS
275 CPS 1 330 CPS
333 CPS I 400 CPS
High-Speed
Draft 10 CPI
1 ICZPI / IEPI
n/a
1 60 CPS 1 72 CPS
225 CPS
70 CPS 84
CPS
300 CPS
82 CPS 98
CPS
300 CPS 1 92 CPS I 110 CPS
~
n/a
1 111 CPS I 133 CPS
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. (9-pin printers only)