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Dot Matrix Printers
Dot matrix printers, a relic of early computing, stand as a testament to the evolution of printing technology. These printers, popular in the late 20th century, operate by striking a print head against an ink-soaked ribbon to transfer characters and images onto paper. This mechanism, reminiscent of typewriters, creates prints through a matrix of dots, hence the name. Dot matrix printers, with their distinctive approach and enduring utility, continue to serve specific needs in a world dominated by advanced printing technologies.
Prominent Types of Dot Matrix Printers
- Monochrome Printers: Primarily utilised for text printing, these printers are adept at handling standard office documents.
- Colour Dot Matrix Printers: Less common; these can print in colour using multi-coloured ribbons, suitable for essential graphical work.
- Multi-part Form Printers: Designed for printing carbon copies, these printers can handle multiple layers of forms simultaneously.
Special Features and Benefits
- Renowned for their robustness, dot matrix printers can operate in harsh environments.
- The cost per page is relatively low compared to other printing technologies.
- They can use continuous paper with perforations, which is ideal for data logs and multi-part forms.
- Able to print multiple copies at once through carbon copies, they are invaluable for businesses needing duplicate records.
The Anatomy of Dot Matrix Printers
The core component of these printers is the print head, typically consisting of a vertical array of pins. These pins are activated individually to form characters and graphics in a dot matrix pattern. The print head moves horizontally across the paper, printing one line at a time. The distinctive sound of these printers, often described as mechanical chatter, is due to the rapid movement and striking of the pins.
Potential Applications in the Modern World
Despite being overshadowed by more advanced printing technologies, dot matrix printers still find their niche in various sectors, including:
- Industrial Environments: Their durability makes them suitable for manufacturing and warehouse settings.
- Point of Sale Systems: Receipts and orders in restaurants and retail often utilise dot matrix printers for their reliability and multi-copy printing.
- Back Office Operations: For printing multi-part forms like invoices and shipping documents, these printers are still in use.
- Arts and Music: Surprisingly, they have found a place in experimental art and music, with artists and musicians repurposing their unique sound and printing style.
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9000186, OKI
OKI ML320 Elite Dot Matrix Printer
The Microline 320 (80 column) printer offers high throughput incredible build quality and legendary reliability. These printers are suited for (multipart) continuous forms labels etc. For high volume data and word processing applications listings shipping documents invoices etc.
Versatile 80 column dot-matrix printer
Oki's unique high durability 9 pin print head
360 characters per second print speed
Multi-part forms handling (original + 4 copies)
Ideal for labels listings and point-of service applications
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01308403, OKI
OKI ML3390eco Dot Matrix Printer
The 80 column ML3390eco dot matrix printer is suited to a wide range of high speed data listing and multi-part forms applications, where presentation and print quality are essential.
Designed to work in the most demanding of environments this tough desktop printers has provided over 10 years of dependable service to business.
The ML3390eco printer can handle cut sheets, continuous feed paper and multi-part forms
24-pin, 80 column dot matrix printer
Up to 390 characters per second (cps) print speed
Eco-friendly technology, sleep mode consumes just 1.5W
IBM and Epson emulations
Multi-part paper-handling (original + 4 copies)
USB and Parallel interfaces with RS232 and Network options
Ideal for:
Printing receipts, invoices, picking lists, reports and spread sheets working across a wide range of retail and production environments
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C11CC25002, Epson
Epson LQ-350 Dot Matrix Printer
The compact Epson LQ-350 is the ideal printer for front and back office applications where space may be limited as well as for measurement and control systems. The copy capability of one original plus three copies makes this 24-pin printer suitable for point of sale applications where reliable, light duty printing is required.
Easy to integrate, the LQ-350 has Parallel, Serial and USB interfaces as standard, and will fit neatly onto desks thanks to its compact design and cable management system
Compact 24-pin narrow carriage printer
Up to 416 characters per second (12cpi)
Robust printer with an MTBF of 10,000 hours
Prints up to 4-part forms (1 original + 3 copies)
Versatile top and rear paper paths
8 built-in bar code fonts
USB, parallel and serial interfaces
Reliable printhead life of 400 million strokes/wire
Long lasting ribbon yield of 2.5 million characters
Supplied with
Epson LQ-350 Printer, Driver and utilities (CD), Ribbon, Setup guide, Software (CD), User manual (CD), Warranty document
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01138603, OKI
OKI MICROLINE 280 Elite Dot Matrix Printer
The Microline 280 Elite is OKI's smallest dot matrix printer offering perfect print quality at very low cost. High reliability and very compact dimensions make it especially suited for front/back office applications and industrial environments (multipart forms, logs, labels etc.). The Microline 280 Elite is ideal for integration into measurement and control systems
Compact 80 column dot-matrix printer
OKI's unique, high durability 9 pin print head
Long life, 200 million character print head
Multi-part continuous forms handling (original + 3 copies)
Up to 375 characters per second print speed
Resident fonts and barcodes
Dedicated label printer
Suited to harsh environments
The ML280 can feed both cut sheet and continuous paper with low tear-off allowing continuous forms to be printed and removed, on demand. Its long life 9-pin print head delivers high quality documents, producing up to 4 copies simultaneously
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EPSLQ350, Epson
Epson LQ-350
The compact Epson LQ-350 is the ideal printer for front and back office applications where space may be limited as well as for measurement and control systems. The copy capability of one original plus three copies makes this 24-pin printer suitable for point of sale applications where reliable, light duty printing is required.
Easy to integrate, the LQ-350 has Parallel, Serial and USB interfaces as standard, and will fit neatly onto desks thanks to its compact design and cable management system
Compact 24-pin narrow carriage printer
Up to 416 characters per second (12cpi)
Robust printer with an MTBF of 10,000 hours
Prints up to 4-part forms (1 original + 3 copies)
Versatile top and rear paper paths
8 built-in bar code fonts
USB, parallel and serial interfaces
Reliable printhead life of 400 million strokes/wire
Long lasting ribbon yield of 2.5 million characters
Supplied with
Epson LQ-350 Printer, Driver and utilities (CD), Ribbon, Setup guide, Software (CD), User manual (CD), Warranty document
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01138607, OKI
OKI MICROLINE 280 Elite Dot Matrix Printer
The Microline 280 Elite is OKI's smallest dot matrix printer offering perfect print quality at very low cost. High reliability and very compact dimensions make it especially suited for front/back office applications and industrial environments (multipart forms, logs, labels etc.). The Microline 280 Elite is ideal for integration into measurement and control systems
Compact 80 column dot-matrix printer
OKI's unique, high durability 9 pin print head
Long life, 200 million character print head
Multi-part continuous forms handling (original + 3 copies)
Up to 375 characters per second print speed
Resident fonts and barcodes
Dedicated label printer
Suited to harsh environments
The ML280 can feed both cut sheet and continuous paper with low tear-off allowing continuous forms to be printed and removed, on demand. Its long life 9-pin print head delivers high quality documents, producing up to 4 copies simultaneously
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01330001, OKI
OKI ML1190 Dot Matrix Printer
The ML1190 eco brings higher levels of print quality to general business and point of sale applications producing invoices, receipts, dispatch notes, labels and end of day reports. The ML1190 eco prints on cut sheet paper, and continuous forms up to 5 parts. A multi-position tractor unit, rear mounted as standard, push feeds single or multi-part continuous forms paper with ease and a low paper tear-off saves paper. For continuous feed labels and heavy weight paper the multi-position rear tractor can be unclipped and top mounted to provide a vertical, bottom pull feed arrangement
High quality resolution and definition
24-pin, 80 column dot matrix printer for faster, sharper printing
Suitable for more complex character requirements
Up to 330 characters per second print speed
High duty cycle and low maintenance means more productivity
Fast and dependable with 10,000 hours MTBF
Zero Tear Capability prevents waste
USB as standard for even more flexibility
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01308703, OKI
OKI ML5521eco Dot Matrix Printer
The 136 column ML5521eco dot matrix printer is perfect for high speed, high volume data listing and multi-part forms applications, where fast throughput and reliability are a must.
Designed to be tough enough for mission critical printing in the most demanding of environments this high performance desktop printer has provided many years of dependable service to industry
9-pin, 136 column dot matrix printer
Up to 570 characters per second (cps) print speed
Eco-friendly technology, sleep mode consumes just 1.5W
OKI Microline, IBM and Epson emulations
Multi-part paper-handling (original + 5 copies)
USB and Parallel interfaces with RS232 and Network options
The ML5521eco printer can handle cut sheets, continuous feed paper and multi-part forms. It is ideal for the fast printing of receipts, invoices, picking lists, reports and spread sheets in industrial and retail applications
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01308303, OKI
OKI ML3321eco Dot Matrix Printer
The ML3321eco printer can handle cut sheets, continuous feed paper and multi-part forms. Perfect for printing receipts, invoices, picking lists, reports and spread sheets working across a wide range of retail and production environments. Its robust 9-pin print head can produce up to 5 copies simultaneously for highly efficient document production.
9-pin, 136 column dot matrix printer
Up to 435 characters per second (cps) print speed
Eco-friendly technology, sleep mode consumes just 1.5W
OKI Microline, IBM and Epson emulations
Multi-part paper-handling (original + 4 copies)
USB and Parallel interfaces with RS232 and Network options
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M150-001, Able Systems
Epson M150 / M160 series
Compact 16, 24 and 40 column impact dot matrix printer mechanisms which use 4 separate solenoids in a shuttle head configuration.
Low power
High contrast permanent print
Custom graphic printing capability
Standard plain paper
RS-232 interface PCB option available
Mechanism
M150
M160
M164
Columns
16
24
40
Speed (lines/sec)
1
0.7
0.4
Dots per line
96
144
240
Paper width
44mm
57mm
57mm
Supply voltage
5Vdc
5Vdc
5Vdc
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M260, Able Systems
Able Systems Impact Printer Mechanisms
A range of one and two-colour impact printer mechanisms.
One or two-colour printing
Optional auto-cutter
Interface board takes serial and parallel data
Interface board has a 2-line buffer
Interface board can manipulate text and provides dot-addressable graphics
One-colour
Two-colour
No. of columns
35//42
35//42
No. of pins
7
7
Character size:
35 column
1.6 x 2.9
1.6 x 2.9
42 column
1.3 x 2.9
1.3 x 2.9
Dots per line
210
210
Max print speed:
lines/sec
2.3
2.3
characters/sec
96
96
Print colour
purple or black
red & black
Paper width
76mm
76mm
Reliability-MCBF (lines)
1.5 x 10
6
1.5 x 10
6
DC voltage
12V ±10%
12V ±10%
Temperature range
0 - 50°C
0 - 50°C