| Replaced by 6400, 6500 series (oldest to newest)
The 5262 is a free-standing, engraved steel band, impact line printer
for attachment to a twinaxial interface utilized by the AS/400, S/34,
S/36, S/38, and 5294 Remote Control Unit. 132 print positions are standard.
Horizontal spacing is ten characters per 25.4mm (in.). A fine horizontal
vernier adjustment is provided to allow the operator to horizontally position
printed characters in predetermined print positions. Maximum movement
of this vernier is one and one-half print positions or 3.8mm (0.150 in.).
Vertical spacing is six or eight lines per 25.4mm (in.) for the Model
1. Forms skipping and spacing are program controlled. The carriage is
a single-speed unit allowing skipping up to 508mm (20 in.) per second.
Continuous forms are fed by a set of forms tractors, which accept forms
up to a maximum of 406.4mm (16 in.) wide. See Forms Design Reference Guide
for Printers (GA24-3488), for forms design considerations. A 288-character
band image buffer is standard. Print band images (for character set changes)
are loaded from 5262 internal storage selected by operator panel control.
All standard feature character sets (band images) are stored, custom character
sets and bands are handled via RPQ. The twinaxial Cable-Thru is standard
as is an audible alarm that announces the need for manual intervention
or problem determination.
Performance Considerations
Actual printer throughout is dependent upon operational and programming
characteristics. These factors must be considered in determining actual
throughput:
- System Configuration:
- Transmission speeds
- Multiple device operational loads
- Application Processing:
- Data organization
- Output format; skipping ... spacing ... print line length, Character
set size of print band and application program.
Print Bands
Operator-interchangeable print bands* are available that offer the following
character sets and nominal rated speeds:
| Character Set Size |
Nominal Rated Speed (in lpm), Mdl 1 |
| 48-character set |
650 |
| 64-character set |
466 |
| 96-character set |
363 |
| 188-International character set |
130 |
A general-purpose optimized 63-character set print band is available
which can provide speeds of up to 625 lpm. The expected performance of
the 63-character band is not determinable unless sample data streams are
printed. It is possible that the performance could be less than the standard
64-character band if the low frequency occurrence characters are printed
frequently by the application.
|
