Genicom MatrixPrinter LA36 - Manual (Page 116)

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The LA36N/LA36W printer has several spacing speeds, and drives the carriage either by 1/2 phase or 2-phase
excitation, based on speed (Figure 5.27).
Speed (10 cpi)
2-phase excitation
1/2-phase excitation
Time
Draft (High-speed)
NLQ (*2)
Letter quality
cps
360
225
112.5
*1 Slewing
*2 Near-letter-quality, also called correspondence
(*1)
(*1)
Figure 5.27 Relationship between carriage drive speed and phase excitation