TallyGenicom LA550N User manual

Fast, high-quality flexible printing
optimized for your Compaq®environment.
The dependable LA550N and LA550W offer class-leading performance. Flat push tractors
drive forms through a straight paper path, resulting in delivery of invoices, shipping bills,
labels, and statements time after time. At up to 750 characters per second and with
workloads to 26,000 pages per month, the LA550N and LA550W are ideal for tough, transaction
printing. The LA550N and LA550W can be optionally configured with up to three input
tractors.
From the small 80-column footprint of the LA550N to the 136-column capacity of the LA550W,
their rugged design and quiet operation equip them for the warehouse, the shipping dock or
the front desk. Back room durability combined with front-office 24-wire print quality and a
variety of automated performance features make the LA550N and LA550W a serious solution
for demand document pricing.
Exceptional Features
• Print speeds up to 750 characters per second
• 26,000 pages per month workload
• 80-column (small footprint) or 136-column configurations available
• 15 industry standard bar codes resident including POSTNET
• 24-pin print head produces excellent print quality
Versatile Forms Handling
• Load up to three forms at once
• Straight paper path for jam-free operation
• Load up to 6-part forms on front tractors
• Automatic gap adjustment and quick-tear
Ease of Use
• Simple to operate control panel
• Paper park for easy switching between forms
• Quick and easy installation
LA550N
LA550W
LA550N/LA550W

Printing Technology  24-wire serial impact dot matrix
Print Speed  15 cpi:  Draft  750 cps
   NLQ  135 cps
   LQ  135 cps
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  12 cpi:  Draft  600 cps
   NLQ 220 cps
   LQ  110 cps
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  10 cpi:  Draft  500 cps
   NLQ  180 cps 
   LQ  90 cps
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Workload  26,000 pages per month
Copies  Orig. +5 (front push tractors); 3 forms at once and autoswitch between forms without  
  operator intervention
Throughput  430 pph, (ECMA 132, draft)
Graphic Resolution  Maximum: 360 x 360 dpi
Character Density  5, 6, 7.5, 8.6, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20 cpi
Line Density  2, 3, 6, 8, 12 lpi
Fonts  Std: Draft, Copy Draft; NLQ and LQ: Courier, Roman, San Serif, Cyrillic, OCR A/B, 15 Bar 
  codes & scaleable LCP font (Accepts downloadable fonts in Epson®and IBM®XL24 
  format)
Emulations  DEC ANSI PPL2, IBM®Proprinter XL24, Epson®ESC P/2
Paper Handling  Paper Width: Std: Front tractor and manual front insertion (cut sheets) 
   LA550N: 3-10";
   LA550W: 3-16.5" 3" - 16.5" width; 3" - 22" length
  Std: Friction and push tractor, front feed (straight path for continuous forms and
   labels), auto paper load, auto quick tear, auto view, full paper parking, auto-gap
   adjustment (for forms thickness)
  Opt: Supplemental push tractors (front and/or rear)
Consumables  Cassette: LA550N: 3.6 million characters; LA550W: 5.0 million characters
Noise Level  53 dB(A)
MTBF  10,000 hours
Environmental  +10ºC to +35ºC (temperature); 20% - 80% (relative humidity)
Power Requirements  AC 120V/60 Hz or 220-240V/50 Hz
Power Consumption 40 watts (operating); 15 watts (standby)
Physical (WxDxH) LA550N: 16.7" x 11.8" x 15.7"; 29 lbs.; LA550W: 23.6" x 11.8" x 15.7"; 35 lbs.
Interfaces  Standard: Bi-directional Centronics Parallel and RS-232 Serial (auto-switching), DEC  
  MMJ adapter included; 64K Buffer
  Optional: RS-422 Serial
Warranty  One year return to depot
* Tally Printer Language. ** Single bin, 100 sheets.
Features & Specifications
LA550N/LA550W
Serial Matrix Printers
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