A serial dot matrix bidirectional impact printer for local and remote attachment, offering speeds up to 533 cps.
Highlights:
-100% Duty Cycle printing
-Three print quality modes: Data
Processing, Data Processing Text, Near letter quality
-Vertical spacing of 6 and 8 lines per
inch
-Horizontal
spacing of 10, 12, 15, and 16.7 characters per inch
-A wide variety of Bar Codes are
supported
-Multi-part
forms up to 6 parts may be used.
-Front loading and straight paper path
provides operator convenience, added reliability and reduction of multi-part
shingling.
-Advanced
jam detection checks for paper motion when using continuous forms
-Ribbon cartridge allows clean
hands removal and installation.
-Operator replaceable print head allows high
availability.
-Graphics printing at 144x144 dots per inch
The IBM 4226 Model 302 is a
heavy-duty, unattended, serial dot matrix printer with speeds up to 533
characters/second
(CPS). It is program compatible with the IBM 4202-003 Proprinter* IIIXL
and the Epson** DFX-5000 printers. The 4226
fills a customer need for a low cost,
high-speed, heavy-duty, unattended, impact, continuous-form (up to six-part)
printer that is attachable to the PS/2 and other IBM systems with an ASCII
interface. Program compatibility with the IBM 4202-003 and Epson DFX-5000
protects the customer's software investment.
Highlights
533 CPS maximum
draft speed
Unattended operation
IBM PPDS (Personal
Printer Data Stream) and Epson DFX-5000 Emulation
Heavy-duty entry
printer (multipart forms, up to six-part)
EIA-232/EIA-422 and
Parallel Attachments are Standard
"Clean Hands" 15
Million Character Yield Ribbon
22 Kb Receive Buffer
is standard
User Productivity
The IBM 4226 Model 302 Printer
provides the user with unattended continuous-form printing capability. The
automatic
emulation
switching (via SIC Code Commands) eliminates the need for operator intervention
between jobs sent to the printer. The user-friendly operator panel is designed
for the operator/user having limited printer knowledge. The IBM 4226 Printer
provides a demonstration that is easy to invoke and produces a printed page
without system attachment.
Systems Management
The IBM 4226 Model 302 Printer can
attach to IBM PS/2 and non-IBM PC compatible systems via a parallel attachment.
In
addition, further
flexibility has been provided with connectivity through the ASCII LPTX and COMX
ports to the following
system environments: AS/400, RISC System/6000, and
System/370.
The 4226 IBM Model 302 Printer offers an ASCII version only.
Model Summary Matrix
Dot
Average Maximum
Model Matrix
CPS
Use
Use
------ ------
---
------- --------
302
Yes 533* 120
Million 144 Million
400** characters/
characters/
100***
year
year
Notes: * =
Fast Draft Mode. ** = Draft Mode. *** = NLQ
Technical Description
The 4226 Printer is offered in one
model, the 4226-302. The 4226-302 Printer is (533/400/100 CPS) 9 Wire Serial
Dot
Matrix Heavy Duty
Entry System Printer. Average use is 120 million characters per year and maximum
use is 144 million
characters per year. The 4226-302 Printer offers multiple quality levels
of printing: Fast Draft, Draft, NLQ, and Raster
Graphics. Character design for the multiple
qualities are based on the same matrix as IBM 4202 models. The print quality of
each level is equal to or better than that achieved with the IBM 4224 and Epson
DFX-5000 printers. The 4226-302 Resident Fonts and Character Spacings available
in the printer when set in the "Proprinter Mode" are listed below:
10 CPI (Fast Draft,
Draft, Gothic, Courier)
12 CPI (Fast Draft, Draft, Gothic, Courier)
15 CPI
(Draft)
17.1 CPI (Draft)
20 CPI (Draft)
Proportional Spacing (Draft,
Gothic)
The following list shows the various
Resident Fonts and Character Spacings available in the 4226-302 Printer when set
in the "Epson Emulation mode":
10 CPI (Fast Draft,
Draft, Gothic, Courier)
12 CPI (Draft, Gothic, Courier)
15 CPI
(Draft)
17.1 CPI (Draft)
20 CPI
(Draft)
Proportional Spacing (Draft, Gothic,
Courier)
The burst speed for the 4226-302 is
533 CPS in Fast draft Mode, 400 CPS in Draft Mode and not less than 100 CPS in
NLQ Mode.
Line
spacing of six or eight Lines Per Inch (LPI) or increments of
1/144-inch.
Several
modes of print emphasis are provided: Emphasized (Bold), Double Wide, Double
High, Double Strike, Underscore, Overscore, and Super/Subscripts.
There is a resident on board demo in the 4226-302 Printer which consists of a two page (only US Version) print demo (stored in ROS) and is easily accessible through the operator panel. This demo is available to the marketing personnel to assist them in explaining the 4226-302 Printer's features and to the customer and the CE for verifying printer functions during Customer Setup and servicing.
The 4226-302 user is not required to adjust their continuous forms, press buttons, or in any way oversee the operation of the printer once it has been properly setup to run a print job and the printer has started printing. The 4226-302 Printer will complete multiple jobs without intervention (even switching automatically between IBM and Epson emulation modes) provided there are sufficient continuous forms available to complete the tasks being sent to the printer.
Physical
Specifications
Width: 642 mm (25.3 inches)
Depth: 280
mm (11.0 inches)
Height: 271 mm (10.7 inches)
Weight: 21
kg (46.0 lbs)
Operating Environment
Temperature: 10 to 40C (50 to 105F)
Relative Humidity: 8
to 80 percent
Wet Bulb: 27C (80F) Maximum
Limitations
The IBM 4226 Model 302 Printer is not offered
with a Twinaxial plus ASCII or a Coaxial plus ASCII interface resident in
the
printer. This
interface (protocol converter) may be obtained from third-party vendors if
direct connection to the host is
required.
Paper Description and Form
Specifications
The
IBM 4226 Model 302 Printer is designed for continuous forms only. For proper
feeding, registration, and print quality, the forms used in the IBM 4226 Model
302 Printer should meet the following specifications:
Form Specifications
Continuous forms must meet the
following requirements:
Width: Minimum 3-inch (76.2 mm); Maximum
16-inch (406.4 mm)
Length: Minimum 2-inch (50.8 mm); Maximum
14-inch (355.6 mm)
Number of copies: Minimum: One (original);
Maximum: Six (original plus five copies)
Single Part
Forms:
Paper Weight: 56
to 90 g/sq m (15 lb to 24 lb)
Thickness: .0028-inch to
.0045-inch
Multi-part Forms:
Maximum total
paper thickness: 0.0204-inch (0.518 mm)
Paper weight of
individual sheets:
Two Part Forms:
45 to 60 g/sq m (12 lb to 16 lb)
Three to six Part
Forms: 45 to 56 g/sq m (12 lb to 15 lb)
Carbon Paper weight:
30 g/sq m (8 lb or less)
Fastening limitation: Spot glue multi-part
forms and crimped forms must meet the following specifications:
Gluing On
Multi-part: Spot gluing. The gluing should be even on both right and left edges
without significant
crumples.
Crimped Form must
be fixed on both sides. Crimping must be in the direction of paper motion. The
crimp of the
first-part paper
must extend behind the last part paper.
Metal or tape
fasteners along the edges are not supported.
Feed holes must be
free of chads and crimps to avoid real/false paper jams.
Paper hole or cut is
not supported in any printable area.
Perforation Strength
- Strong enough for normal operation.
The tent at fold
perforation is less than 1 mm high.
Notes:
Form length
exceeding 11 inches may not stack correctly.
Forms less than 6
inches in length or width should be tried for satisfactory stacking and may
require operator assistance.
Cut Sheet paper is not supported (Continuous
Form Paper Only, up to 6 part).
Additional Attachment
Information
A
parallel interface cable is required for standard attachment of the 4226 Model
302 Printer and must be ordered separately. If Serial Connection is required,
the appropriate EIA-232 Serial Attach Cable P/N 6486685 must be
used.
Publications
GA18-7183 (P/N
79F4469) IBM 4226 Operator's Reference
GA18-7182 (P/N
79F4468) IBM 4226 User's Reference
SY18-2548 (P/N
9F4429) IBM 4226 MIM (Maint Information Manual) (US only)
SY18-2574
(P/N 79F4470 IBM 4226 MAP (Maint Analysis Procedures) (US only)
IBM 4226
Planning and Site Preparation Guide" (GC18-2301; P/N
95F5581).
IBM 4226 Ribbon (P/N 1040864)
(R), (TM), * Trademark or registered
trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
** Company, product, or service
name may be a trademark or service mark of others.