Specifications

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SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Table 3-1 General Specifications
Item Specification
Print method Thermal dot line printing
Dots per line 384 dots
Resolution 8 dots/mm
Print width 48 mm
Maximum printing speed 200 dot lines/s (25.0 mm/s) (at 5 V)
1
450 dot lines/s (56.25 mm/s) (at 7.2 V)
1
500 dot lines/s (62.5 mm/s) (at 8.0 V)
1
Paper feed pitch 0.125 mm
Head temperature detection Via thermistor
Head-up detection Via photo interrupter
Out-of-paper detection Via photo interrupter
Operating voltage range
V
P
line (for head and motor drive)
V
dd
line (for head logic)
4.2 V to 8.5 V
2
(equivalent to four through six Ni-Cd or Ni-MH
batteries, or two lithium-ion batteries)
4.5 V to 5.5 V
Current consumption
For driving the head (V
P
)
For driving the motor (V
P
)
For head logic (V
dd
)
Average:
1.5 A (at 5 V), 2.2 A (at 7.2 V), 2.6 A (at 8.5 V)
3
Maximum:
1.6 A (at 5 V), 2.3 A (at 7.2 V), 2.7 A (at 8.5 V)
3
Maximum 0.46 A
Maximum 0.01 A
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