DASCOM T2248
Tally Dascom continue their tradition of making robust dot matrix printers for tasks like business multi-part shipment forms, labelling and data logging.
The T2248 is an 80 column small footprint dot matrix printer aimed at ease of use and a broad spectrum of uses. The T2348 is a wide carriage version of the same engine and the LA48N and LA48W support DEC machines and operating systems.
Product Highlights
- 24-pin NLQ print quality.
- 80 column narrow carriage printer with a 10.6 inch (267mm) paper path.
- Print speed up to 432 characters per second.
- 113 CPS print speed in letter quality.
- Auto-load. Continuous forms automatically fed to tear off position.
- LAN interfaces available.
- Auto switching between USB and parallel.
- Largely maintenance free - simple cleaning at ribbon change.
Dascom Say:
High-speed printing - At 10 cpi, print speed ranges from 113 cps for letter quality to 432 cps for high speed draft quality. A 24 pin print head offers high speed with excellent quality.
Software compatibility - Compatible with the IBM Proprin- ter XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 command sets.
Multiple fonts - The printer has nineteen resident fonts: Ten bitmap fonts - Courier 10, Pica 10, Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, OCR-B, OCR-A, Correspondence, Compressed, Draft and High-speed Draft, and nine outline fonts - Timeless, Nimbus Sans and Courier, each in upright, italic and bold.
Large print buffer - 128k bytes are available in total for strong input data and downloading fonts. A large input data buffer allows you to send files to the printer and re- turn quickly to your application.
Simple switching of paper types & Auto tear-off - Parking continuous forms makes it easy to switch between continuous forms and single sheets. Continuous forms are automatically fed up to the tear-off position at the end of each job.
Maintenance free - Periodic cleaning and changing the ribbon cartridge are all that‘s required.
Colour:
These are mono-only machines.
Control:
Pushbuttons and LEDs recessed a bit to guard against accidental operation. Power switch on the right front. Platen knob to assist manual feed.
Print Speed:
Print speed up to 400 characters per second.
As usual with dot-matrix printers there is a substantial trade-off between speed, print quality and resolution.
Print Speed 10 cpi: High Speed Draft 400; Draft 360; LQ 113
Throughput (ECMA 132) 319pages per hour.
Print Resolution:
up to 360 x 360 (ESC/P Emulation only)
Character Density: 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 18, 20 cpi.
Line Density: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 lpi.
Duty Cycle:
Workload: 8,000 pages per month.
Printhead Life: 400 million strokes.
Consumables: Ribbon 4 million characters.
MTBF: 20,000 hours @ 25% duty cycle.
Standard Paper Handling:
Standard Paper Handling: Auto tear; manual continuous/cut sheet switch; manual paper thickness adjustment..
Number of Copies: Orginal + 4 (5-part forms).
Paper Type: Continuous forms and Cut forms.
Paper Size : Cut sheet: width 4.01-10.51 inches, length 2.99-14.33 inches
Processor:
Not stated.
Network:
Optional LAN interface available, including IPDS.
Print Languages:
Basic ASCII teletype behaviour
Standard Emulation: DEC ANSI PPL2, IBM® Proprinter, Epson® LQ (ESC P/2).
Fonts:
Fonts: Bitmap fonts: Courier 10, Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, Compressed Draft 12, High-speed draft 12, OCR-B 10,OCR-A 10, Correspondence 10, PCIA 10, Scalable Fonts: Courier, Nimbus Sans®, Timeless (Normal, Bold, Italic), 8 barcodes
System Compatability:
Drivers are provided for: Windows 9x/ME, 2000, 2003 Server, XP, Vista
Most Unix-like systems should be able to use these printers via one of the standard Epson LQ drivers.
Power Requirements:
Power Voltage: 220 V - 50/60 Hz.
Power Consumption:
Power Consumption: Printing: 90W, Sleep Mode: max 10W
Environment:
Temperature: +5°C to +38°C.
Humidity: 30% to 80%.
Acoustics:
Acoustic: 49dB(A)
These are quite quiet- for a dot matrix printer. Dot matrix technology is inherently quite noisy; their dominant uses are in factory and logistics environments where that is not an issue.
Dimensions:
Physical Size 120 x 415 x 330mm (HxWxD) (H x W x D)
Weight:
Physical Weight: 7.3 kg.
Consumables:
The only consumeable is a ribbon with a typical life of 4 million characters.
Black ribbon with 4 million character life.
Spares:
Printhead
Ribbon mask
Trailing cable
light
dark
Service:
We provide service in North East England and can arrange service cover elsewhere.
Warranty:
One Year return to depot
Options and Accessories:
No Options: this is a simple printer so there aren't many options.
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