OKI Microline 380 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer

OKI ML380 24-pin dot matrix printer; fasted speed 240cps at 15cpi and 160cps at 10 cpi.

80 column print width at 10cpi (A4)
High durability 24 pin head with a 200 million character life
Parallel interface as standard
RS232 Serial version available
2 million character ribbon life
Up to 3 part forms, 1 original and 2 copies
MTBF of 5,000 power on hours

A letter-quality dot matrix printer with the low running costs associated with this design and a low purchase price. The 24 pin head gives reasonable graphics handling - although it certainly isn't fast.

There are a few points in favour of letter quality dot matrix printers:

They don't suffer from the inkjet tendency to clog when not used

- the printheads have practical lives measured in years whether they are used or not.

- the ribbons last a long time even when installed in the printer

Tractor feed paper is a bit more troublesome to load than cut sheet, but once in place it feeds very reliably.

Dot matrix (and other impact papers) can produce multi- part stationary, so it's easy to keep a copy of everything.

Control:

Buttons and lights.

Duty Cycle:

MTBF 5000 hours

Ribbon life:2 million characters

Printhead life:200 million characters

Print Speed:

Characters per second at dpi.

Utility 12 cpi - 192 cps

Utility 10 cpi - 160 cps

LQ 12 cpi - 64 cps

LQ 10 cpi - 53 cps

15 cpi -240 cps

Print Resolution:

Up to 360 x 360 dpi

Character Pitch: 10 /12 / 17 / 20 pitch & proportional

Typeface & Font: Courier, Roman, Swiss, Orator

Typestyles: Italics, Outline, Shadow, Bold, Double Height/Width, Underlining/Overlining, Super/Subscript.

Paper Handling:

Rear tractor feed.80 Columns at 10 cpi, Paper width 76 to 254mm (3 to 10 inches)& Single cut sheet from top.

Standard Paper Handling: Autoload single sheet, Paper parking, Low tear off, Push tractors

Paper parts: 3 part forms, 1 original and 2 copies

First Printable Line: 23.4mm from top of page for cut-sheet and continuous paper.

Optional Paper Handling: Single bin sheet feeder, Pull tractors, Bottom feed (requires pull tractor)

Memory:

Standard 32 Kbytes / 8 Kbytes buffer

Interface:

Standard Interfaces: Centronics Parallel

Optional Interfaces: Serial RS 232C.

Print Languages:

Epson LQ, IBM Proprinter 24-pin/24 AGM

Power:

230 VAC (+6%, -14%) Frequency 50/60Hz.

Dimensions:

119 x 398 x 345 mm

Acoustic Noise:

Noise level operating: 58dB

Consumables:

Ribbon (2 million characters)

Printhead (200 million characters)

Spares:

Line Feed Motor Gear - 4PB4055-1554P1

Print Head - 4YA4023-2011G2

Power Supplies - 4YB4049-1498P1

Line Feed Motor - 3PB4043-3772P1

Space Motor - 3PB4043-3762P1

Interface Board - 09002346

Platen Assy - 3PA4025-2811G5

Platen Knob - 3PP4025-2871P1

Ribbon Protector - 3PP4025-2836P1

Options and Accessories:

Single bin sheet feeder, Pull tractors

Serial RS 232C/RS 422/Current Loop Interface:

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