Replaced by 4232, 4247 (oldest to newest)

Model Abstract 4226-302

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:

• 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

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.

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