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5250 Emulation - Host printer Information

Applicable to: World-Wide

5256:
Bi-directional Dot matrix
Supports Speeds of up to 120 characters per second
Max 80 Characters per line at 10 CPI or 132 in compressed
Printer Control done via control panel
No Host control support

5224:
Table-top dot matrix printer supporting speed upto 240 lines per minute

5225:
Floor-standing matrix supporting speeds upto 560 lines per minute
Host Print Control supported
Supports 198 characters per line at 15 CPI
With special software can print special characters like bar codes

5219:
Table-top letter quality supporting speed of 60 CPS
Optional attachment of dual paper drawers, envelope feed, and tractor feed
Supports loadable fonts
Host Print control for typestyles, uses font parameter instead of CPI

3812:
First PC-Laser type printer
Speeds upto 12 pages per minute
Twinax attachment.. direct to host
Causes host to emulate a PC printer
Prints text, images, bar code, and graphics
Prints portrait and landscape
62 fonts
2 paper drawers but no envelope feed

5250 Emulation printing - DOS:
This enables other DOS apps to print:
1. Press "alt" + "esc" to get the printer emulation screen
2. Select option 3 to Suspend

To re-enable emulation printing:
1. Press "alt" + "esc" ti get tge printer emulation screen
2. Select option 1 to Start

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General Information, 5250 Emulation

Date Created

22-04-97

Last Updated

19-11-98

Revision Date

19-11-99

Brand

IBM Options

Product Family

Emulation Adapters

Machine Type

5250

Model

92G5360

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