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SP298 Dot Matrix Printers
The Star SP298 is a serial dot matrix impact slip
printer. Ideal for check validation, check franking, restaurant hard
check and document printing, the SP298 has been designed to fill a
strong requirement from existing markets and customers. Unlike many
existing slip printers, the Star Micronics SP298 slip printer is
designed for user friendly operation.
It features AutoSide Loading™, making document loading quick,
easy, and reliable. The SP298 employs a 9-pin serial impact print head,
top and bottom form sensors, easy ribbon loading and stepping motor
paper feed for reliable paper handling, graphics and bar code
capabilities. OPOS Drivers available soon.
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Features:
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Serial impact dot matrix
printer
Printing on pre-printed and non-pre-printed forms is ideal.
Using impact technology, multi-part printing is possible
(original+2 copies).
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Automatic top of form
alignment
Upon paper insertion, top of form is automatically detected.
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Graphics capable printing
Since the printer is equipped with a 9-pin head and a
stepping motor for paper-feeding, it is capable of versatile
printing, such as graphic printing, reversion of white and
black, and page-revolving printing.
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AutoSide Loading™
The printer features paper AutoSide
Loading™ making document loading quick, easy and reliable.
The user can simply introduce a form into the side of the
station and the printer performs automatic document
clamping, instant top of form alignment, fast printing and
selectable forward or reverse document eject.
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Command compatibility
The Printer emulates the EPSON TM-295 command set. The
TM-295 emulation is based on ESC/POS.
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Check Printing (Page mode)
Printing onto laterally-long forms, in edition to
vertically-long ones, is possible by regarding a check as
one page and conducting 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, and 270 ° rotation
of each page (Page mode). In the Star mode, checks are
printed quickly, due to bi-directional printing mode.
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Dual cash drawer driver
The printer is equipped with 2 circuits to drive external
devices, such as a cash drawer.
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External power supply
(Optional)
A switching-type universal power supply is available.
Specifications
| Print
Method (head) |
9-Pin Serial impact
matrix |
| Print
Direction |
Bi-directional |
| Print Speed |
3.1 lines/sec |
| Print |
Font |
7 x 9 (Half)/ 5 x 9 |
| Number of Columns |
42 (16.9 CPI)/35 (14.1
CPI) |
| Character Size (mm) |
1.2 (W) x 2.42 (H)/1.51
(W) x 2.42 (H) |
| Print Position |
5.1 mm from Right
20 mm from Top
14 mm from Bottom |
| Copy |
Original + 2 copies |
| Paper |
Size (mm) |
80 (W) x 80 (L) - 182
(W) x 257 (L) |
| Paper Thickness |
0.09 to 0.2 mm (max 0.2
mm for one ply paper) |
| Paper Binding |
Top Left Side |
| Ink ribbon |
Ribbon Type |
Ribbon Cassette |
| Ribbon Life |
Purple: 2.2 million
characters
Black: 1.2 Million characters |
| Interface |
RS232C (D-sub25) |
| Buffer |
512 or 35 bytes |
| Power
Supply |
24 VDC |
| Operating
Conditions |
5° C-40° C, 10%-80% RH |
| Storage
Conditions |
20°C-80° C, 5%-90% RH |
| Reliability |
MCBF |
9 million lines
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| Print Head |
70 Million Characters |
| Dimensions
(mm) |
180 (W) x 190 (D) x 138
(H) |
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