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Fast, high-quality flexible printing optimized for your Compaq environment
In single- or multi-user environments, the narrow-carriage LA36N and wide-carriage LA36W are ideal for use in a broad range of industries, from banking, data processing, and pharmaceuticals to healthcare, education, and government. This workhorse prints at speeds of up to 360 characters per second in draft mode and 133 characters per second in letter quality mode. Versatile paper handling features allow for either rear or bottom paper feed, as well as push or pull tractor feed. This printer provides a straight paper path, multi-copy capabilities, high throughput, and automated paper detection (top of form, edge detection, and form identification) to ensure trouble-free operation. The 24-wire print head produces clear, crisp output of texts and graphics. There’s support for DEC ANSI, IBM Proprinter X24e, and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The seven resident typefaces and eight resident bar code fonts ensure fast, high-quality text, and dependable bar code printing.
Features
24 Wire Printhead
Narrow Carriage
432 cps @ 12 cpi Max Print Speed and 360 cps @ 10 cpi
Control panel lock-out to reduce risk of accidental job interruption
Fanfold (up to 5-part), cut sheet, label sheets, envelopes
Connects Via Parallel and Serial
Environments: Windows
Print Head
24 Wire Dot Matrix
Print Speed
Letter Quality: 113 CPS @ 10 CPI or 135 CPS @ 12 CPI
Near Letter Qualtiy: 225 CPS @ CPI or 270 @ 12 CPI
Draft: 360 CPS @ 10 CPI or 432 CPS @ 12 CPI
Feed Rate
5.6 Inches Per Second
Maximum CPI
20 CPI
Misc. Features
MTBF: 15,000 hours @ 5% duty cycle
Print Head Life: 400 million impacts
Ribbon Life: Black: Up to 2 million characters
Download Buffer: Up to 128K
Data Buffer Size: Up to 64K
Baud Rate: From 300 to 38,400 bps
LF Interval: 60 msec per line at 6 lpi
Languages and Fonts
Languages: DEC ANSI PPL2, IBM® Proprinter XL24e, Epson® ESC/P
Fonts: Draft, Courier, Sans Serif, Script, Prestige, Orator, OCR-A/B, Roman
Bar Code: Code 3 of 9, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, Codabar a/t, Codabar b/n, Codabar c/*, Codabar d/e, UPC-A, UPC-E, POSTNET, Industrial 2 of 5, Code 93, MSI mod 101/10, Code 128 (EAN 128), Matrix 2 of 5
Connects Via
IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel
RS-232 Serial
Paper Handling
Max. Forms Thickness: Up to 0.014 in. (0.35 mm)
Number of Copies: 5 (original + 4 copies)
Paper Type: 1- to 5-part side-glued or paper-stapled fanfold continuous forms or label sheets with sprocket holes. 1- to 5-part top-glued cut sheets and envelopes
Paper Drive: Push tractors (rear feed), pull tractors (bottom feed), and friction-feed platen for cut sheet
Dimensions Unit: 5.2" x 17" x 13"
Weight Unit: 16.5
Warranty 1 Year Return to Depot Warranty
Features
24 Wire Printhead
Narrow Carriage
432 cps @ 12 cpi Max Print Speed and 360 cps @ 10 cpi
Control panel lock-out to reduce risk of accidental job interruption
Fanfold (up to 5-part), cut sheet, label sheets, envelopes
Connects Via Parallel and Serial
Environments: Windows
Print Head
24 Wire Dot Matrix
Print Speed
Letter Quality: 113 CPS @ 10 CPI or 135 CPS @ 12 CPI
Near Letter Qualtiy: 225 CPS @ CPI or 270 @ 12 CPI
Draft: 360 CPS @ 10 CPI or 432 CPS @ 12 CPI
Feed Rate
5.6 Inches Per Second
Maximum CPI
20 CPI
Misc. Features
MTBF: 15,000 hours @ 5% duty cycle
Print Head Life: 400 million impacts
Ribbon Life: Black: Up to 2 million characters
Download Buffer: Up to 128K
Data Buffer Size: Up to 64K
Baud Rate: From 300 to 38,400 bps
LF Interval: 60 msec per line at 6 lpi
Languages and Fonts
Languages: DEC ANSI PPL2, IBM® Proprinter XL24e, Epson® ESC/P
Fonts: Draft, Courier, Sans Serif, Script, Prestige, Orator, OCR-A/B, Roman
Bar Code: Code 3 of 9, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, Codabar a/t, Codabar b/n, Codabar c/*, Codabar d/e, UPC-A, UPC-E, POSTNET, Industrial 2 of 5, Code 93, MSI mod 101/10, Code 128 (EAN 128), Matrix 2 of 5
Connects Via
IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel
RS-232 Serial
Paper Handling
Max. Forms Thickness: Up to 0.014 in. (0.35 mm)
Number of Copies: 5 (original + 4 copies)
Paper Type: 1- to 5-part side-glued or paper-stapled fanfold continuous forms or label sheets with sprocket holes. 1- to 5-part top-glued cut sheets and envelopes
Paper Drive: Push tractors (rear feed), pull tractors (bottom feed), and friction-feed platen for cut sheet
Dimensions Unit: 5.2" x 17" x 13"
Weight Unit: 16.5
Warranty 1 Year Return to Depot Warranty