Star SP212 and SP216 Receipt Printer

Specification Sheet

Low Cost Dot Matrix Printer

Light weight and compact
Black and red printing available on SP 216
Ideal printer for CAT (Credit authorization terminal)
High speed printing : approx. 2.5 line / sec.
Highly reliable metal tear bar
Popular 3" width roll paper
OPOS Drivers available

Product Range

SP212FC Parallel I/F Single color	SP212FD Serial I/F Single color
SP216FC Parallel I/F Black & Red	SP216FD Serial I/F Black & Red

Specifications

Item		SP212 SP216
Print method		7-pin serial impact dot matrix
Print direction		Bi-directional
Number of columns		42(16CPI) A35(13.4CPI)
Character font		7 (Half dot) x 7 or 9 (Half dot) x 7
Dot pitch(mm)		0.316(H) x 0.432(V)
Line spacing		1 / 6" (fixed)
Character size		16, 13.4 CPI
Print speed(line / sec)		Approx. 2.5
Paper feed speed (inches / sec.)		1.5
Character set		ASCII, International, Special IBM special
Ink ribbon	Type	Ribbon cassette
	Life (characters)	SP212 / RC200P(Purple) 3 million RC200B (Black) 1.2 million SP216 / RC200BR (Black / Red) 0.6 / 0.3 million
Paper	Media	Roll paper
	Material	Normal or carbonless paper
	Width	3" (76mm)
	Diameter	Max. 3.35" (85mm)
	Thickness	0.003" to 0.004" (0.07mm to 0.10mm)-Single copy
	Copies	Three ply-max. 0.008" (0.2mm) Each paper should be 0.002" (0.05mm) to 0.003" (0.08mm) in thickness
Reliability	MCBF	9 million lines (CRT)
	Print head	75 million characters
Operating conditions		0šC to 50šC 10% to 80% RH (w/o condensation)
Storage conditions		-20šC to 70šC 5% to 95% RH (w/o condensation)
Power supply		AC100V, 120, 230, 240V
Current consumption		Max. 24W (Avg. 19W)
Paper out detecter		Mechanical switch
Cash drawer driver		1 circuit (24V, max. 1A)
Data buffer		Approx. 1KB
Interface		Serial (RS232C) or Parallel
Dimensions (mm)		158(W) x 234(D) x 193(H)
Weight		Approx. 3kg

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