The DP-100 was Oki's first dot line printer. It was released in response to the need for smaller size, lower weight, reduced noise and lower price. It had the following features:
- 1) It enabled flexible printing by using a shuttle bar system employing 22 dot heads. In addition to printing horizontally enlarged characters and vertically enlarged characters, it could also perform printing in image mode with special specifications.
- 2) It was extremely small and lightweight compared with previous line printers, and could be used as a desktop printer, even with the power supply included.
- 3) Motors and fans were driven only during printing operation. This prevented noise, improved durability and economized power consumption.
- 4) Simple, electronic mechanisms improved reliability and maintainability.
| DP-100 Dot Line Printer | |
|---|---|
| Printing speed | 110line/min |
| Kinds of type | 127kinds |
| Character format | Quasi 9×7 dot matrix |
| Characters per line | 132char |
| Character spacing | 2.54mm(1/10inch) However, this becomes 5.08mm with horizontally or vertically enlarged characters |
| Line spacing | 4.23mm(1/6inch) 8.47mm(1/3inch) |
| Printing paper | 101.6mm(4inch)–406.4mm(16inch) |
| Copy capability | Up to 5 sheets(including original) |
| Interface | Parallel interface |
| External dimensions | Front width 590mm Depth 570mm Height 221mm |
| Weight | 42kg |
| Noise | 63phon Max. |
| Power consumption | Max. 300VA |
