Paper handling
| Paper feed |
Manual, Pull tractor |
| Cut sheet length range |
76 - 364 mm |
| Cut sheet width range |
102 - 267 mm |
| Continuous paper width range |
102 - 267 mm |
Other features
| Line density |
8 lpi |
| Recommended media weight |
60 - 120 g/m² |
| Fonts included |
Courier, Prestige Elite, Boldface, Compressed, Draft, High-Speed Draft, Correspondence, Pica, Nimbus Sans, Timeless, OCR-A/B, 8 Barcodes |
| Networking features |
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet |
| Print technology |
Dot Matrix |
Print technology
| Print direction |
Bi-direction |
| Print head |
24-pin |
Endurance
| Maximum duty cycle |
8000 pages per month |
| Ribbon life |
4 million characters |
| Print head life |
400 million characters |
Ports & interfaces
| Optional connectivity |
Ethernet |
Printing
| Maximum print speed (draft) |
360 cps |
| Maximum print speed |
400 cps |
| Character density |
20 cpi |
| Maximum print speed (LQ) |
113 cps |
| Maximum number of copies |
5 copies |
Print quality
| Maximum printing width (columns) |
80 |
Additionally
| Wireless technologies |
Wired |
Dot Matrix Printer, 80 Columns, 24-pin printhead, Max. 360 x 360dpi, 128kB Input Buffer, Parallel, USB2.0, Ethernet (Optional), 10 cpi: 400 cps (Fastest Draft), 360 cps (Draft), 113 cps (LQ), Printhead Life: 400 million characters, Consumables: 4 million Character Ribbon, Number of Copies: original + 5 copies, 49dB, 7.3kg
- Print speeds up to 400cps @ 10cpi (LA48N); 448cps@ 10cpi (LA48W).
- 24-pin print head for clear, crisp output of text andgraphics.
- Standard parallel with USB or Serial interface.
- Print head protection.
- Auto interface switching on multiple I/F version.
- Quiet operation.
The narrow-carriage LA48N and wide-carriage LA48W are designed for a broad spectrum of applications and are specially optimized for the DEC environment. There’s support for DEC ANSI, IBM ProPrinter X24e, and Epson ESC/P2 emulation.
The 24-pin print head produces clear, crisp output of texts and graphics. The printer has nineteen resident fonts and eight resident bar code fonts ensuring fast, high quality text and dependable bar code printing.
The printer offers simple switching of paper types and auto tear-off functionality. Parking continuous forms makes it easy to switch between continuous forms and single sheets. Continuous forms are automatically fed up to the tear-off position at the end of each job.
With a maximum noise level of only 49dB(A) the LA48N and LA48W are very quiet printers compared with many competitive models.
