Service manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 480 Revision B
Product Description Basic Specification 11
1.2 Basic Specification
1.2.1 Printing Specification
PRINTING METHOD
o
On demand ink jet
NOZZLE CONFIGURATION
o
Black: 48 nozzles x 1 row
o Color: 45 nozzles x 1 row
15 nozzle is assigned for each 3 colors in the one row.
(Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Figure 1-2. Nozzle Configuration (Seen from the Back of the Head)
PRINTING DIRECTION
o Bi-direction with logic seeking
PRINTING SPEED
o Character mode: Refer to the table below
o Raster graphics mode: Refer to the table below.
CHARACTER SPECIFICATION
o
Character code: None. International character sets is not available. Only following
characters are available.
n ASCII 37 characters + Space code + One Symbol
Alphabet A-Z (Code 41H-5AH)
Number 0-9 (Code 30H-39H)
SPACE (Code 20H)
Symbol # (Code 23H)
n Typeface
Bit map LQ font: EPSON Courier 10CPI
0.21117 (1/120")
#M 15
#M 1
#C 1
#C 15
#Y1
#Y15
#B1
#B48
2.2578(32/360")
17
unit: mm
Table 1-1. Character mode: black only
Character pitch
Character
Quality
Printable
Columns
CR Speed
10CPI LQ 80column 20IPS
Table 1-2. Printing Speed (Raster Graphics Mode)
Horizontal
Resolution
Printable
Area
Available Dot CR Speed Notes
480 dpi 8.26 inch 3968 14.1 IPS Black mode
360 dpi 8.26 inch 2976 20 IPS --
720 dpi 8.26 inch 5952 20 IPS --