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TUP900 Series Specifications Manual

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3. BASIC SPECIFICATIONS

3-1 Printing Specifications

(1) Print Method: Direct Thermal Line Printing

(2) Dot Configuration: 832 dots/line

(3) Dot Density: 8 dots/mm (203 DPI)

(4) Printing Region: Maximum 104 mm (See figure below)

Notes 1) The mechanism can handle paper widths of 79.5 ±0.5 to 111.5 ±0.5 mm. However, it is

recommended that a print layout is set that allows plenty of print margin on the left and right

sides for the paper that is used. Also, the standard position of printing to the paper width is

center of the paper width.

Left and right margins in the printing region are recommended to be a minimum of 3.75 mm.

2) When using a paper width that is less than the maximum print width of the head (104 mm),

consider the recording paper feeding state so that the print region does not leave both edges

of the recording paper.

(5) Print Format: Maximum 69 columns (12 × 24 fonts)

Maximum 34 columns (24 × 24 Chinese character fonts)

(Only on Chinese character models)

(6) Character Space: Programmable

(7) Print Speed: 1) HS mode Maximum 150 mm/s

2) LQ mode Maximum 110 mm/s

3) HQ mode Maximum 60 mm/s

4) Two Color Printing Mode Maximum 60 mm/s

Note 1) Printing speed varies according to the processing speed of the controller and the temperature

control using the head thermistor.

(8) Paper Feed: Thermal Mechanism Module Friction Feed Method

Presenter Module Roller Friction Feed Method

(9) Paper Feed Pitch: 0.125 mm (1 step on the paper feed pulse motor)

(10) Line Width: 4 mm, 3 mm

(11) Cuttable Sheet Length: 75 to 300 mm

(12) Print Head: Line Thermal Head

(13) Presenter: With Recovery Function

(14) Emulation: Star Line Mode

Star Page Mode

111.5 ±0.5 mm (Maximum paper width)

104 mm (Maximum print region, 832 dots) 3.75 mm3.75 mm

0.125 mm

Fig. 3.1.4 Print Region

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