Printronix P3000 Series - Manual (Page 17)

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Table 1–1. P3000 Series Print Rates
Print Mode Uppercase Only Upper/Lowercase
Correspondence (NLQ)
Data Processing (DP)
High Speed (HS)
175
300
400
134
240
350
Barcode 145
Barcode 160
267
250
214
200
Plot Rate
As well as character printing, the P3000 Series printers are capable of dot–addressable graphic plot-
ting. Based on the protocol selected, either P–Series Plot Mode or Serial Matrix Bit Image Graphics is
used; the plot rate specifications apply to both P–Series and Serial Matrix types of graphic plotting.
The bidirectional plot rate (in inches per minute, “ipm”) is described in Table 1–2 according to the dot
density (in dots per inch, “dpi”). Complete plotting specifications are provided in Appendix C.
Table 1–2. Plot Rates
P3000 Plot Rates Density (dpi)
90 Horiz x 96 Vert (NLQ mode)
60 Horiz x 72 Vert (DP mode)
18
33
60 Horiz x 48 Vert (HS mode) 50
(ipm)
72.5 Horiz x 72 Vert (Barcode 145 mode) 15
80 Horiz x 72 Vert (Barcode 160 mode) 14
NOTE: Unidirectional plotting produces better print quality than bidirectional, and can be
selected from the control panel; however, unidirectional plot reduces the plot rate to half.