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 Low cost, heavy-duty
dot matrix printing solution
PLEASE NOTE: The
4232 is a discontinued product. The replacement products for the 4230
are the Tally 4347-i Series
, CompuPrint 4247 Series and
Printronix
S-Series Line of Desktop Matrix Printers. Please click on these three links above to be taken
to these printers.
Highlights
- Low cost, heavy-duty dot matrix printing solution
- Flexible forms handling capabilities
- Very quiet for office use
- Superb reliability
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The IBM 4232 Printer offers speed and durability that make
it suited for the most demanding print environments and applications. With
print speeds of up to 600 characters per second (cps) and superb
reliability, the IBM 4232 Printer out performs other impact printers.
With the availability of two industry standard open
interfaces and the emulation of the popular IBM Proprinter and Epson** FX
1050, the IBM 4232 will attach to virtually all hardware systems and will
support most application software packages.
The IBM 4232's compact size and low noise level make it
well-suited to serve as either a high-speed office printer; a heavy-duty
primary printer for small systems and LAN installations; or a workstation
printer for larger systems and LANs.
Improved Productivity
The IBM 4232 Printer, with its auto-forms load, innovative
forms handling features, and easy-to-use operator controls and menu
selections, will improve productivity and virtually eliminate user
frustration, paper jamming, and costly paper loss.
The IBM 4232 prints a wide range of applications by
offering four print speeds and quality modes. The fast draft quality at
600 cps provides high speed for large print jobs while the near letter
quality (NLQ) mode of 100 cps provides clean crisp correspondence for word
processing applications required in today's electronic office. Full
all-points-addressable graphics capability exists for applications such as
bar codes, bar charts and pie charts, scanned logos, forms designs, and
CAD/CAM drawings. The IBM 4202 Proprinter, IBM 4224 Printer, and Epson FX
1050 Printer emulations protect an investment in forms inventory and
applications software.
User Benefits
The IBM 4232 Printer is a rugged, heavy-duty dot matrix
impact printer that offers excellent price/performance. It brings the
benefits and productivity features usually provided by higher-cost system
printers down to the workstation environment. For example, custom setup
profiles allow users to store and retrieve as many as four different
collections of printer setup values. This means users can switch instantly
from one application to another and thereby improve user productivity and
eliminate adjustment errors.
Printing Where You Need It
At only 53 dBA, the IBM 4232 is one of the quietest
printers in its speed and price range - making it suitable for virtually
any business environment. And with its small footprint, the IBM 4232 can
be placed wherever a need for printing exists.
Versatile Forms Handling
The ability to use cutsheet paper provides the full
advantage of NLQ printing on letter-head paper for business correspondence
applications. The automatic forms-thickness adjustment feature saves users
from having to manually adjust the printhead gap and ensures consistent,
high-quality forms printing and improved printhead reliability.
Additionally, interchangeable paper feed modules permit the
IBM 4232 printer to be easily adapted to a variety of different forms
applications including preprinted multi-part forms, labels, cardstock,
checks, and mailer forms to name a few.
Summary
The IBM 4232 Printer is the work horse of dot matrix
printers and provides these key benefits:
- High speed print output (600 cps)
- Reliability and ruggedness
- Excellent print quality
- Versatile paper handling
- Workstation and LAN attachment
- Text message display (LCD)
- Auto-forms thickness adjust
- Auto-forms loading
- Zero Tear Bar:
- Automatic Eject/Restore after timeout or data
- Quiet printing - one of the quietest printers in its
class
- Graphics capability, including bar codes
- US Postal Service Postnet** Bar Code printing
certified
**Novell is a registered trademark of
Novell, Inc. Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
Postnet is a trademark of the U. S. Postal Service.
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Item |
Description
/ Feature |
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Print
Speed (cps) |
Fast
draft mode: 600 cps
Data processing (DP) mode: 400 cps
DP text mode: 200 cps
NLQ
mode: 100 cps |
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Print
Options |
Vertical
spacing:
? 6 or 8 lines per inch (lpi)
selectable from operator panel for text,
4, 6, 8, or 9 lpi selectable under program
control for text
?
1/144" increments under program control available for
graphics
Horizontal spacing:
? 10, 12, 15, 16.7, 17.1 and 20 characters per inch
? Proportional spacing is available in DP text and NLQ mode
Maximum print line:
? 13.6"
Bar codes:
? resident bar codes accessed via
programming control sequence functions
or by using bit image graphics PPDS commands with requisite host
applications
? Postnet, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, Code 3
of 9, Code 128,
Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, MSL Industrial 2 of 5 and Matrix 2 of
5 |
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Emulations |
Standard
? Epson FX 1050
? IBM Proprinter II XL & III XL
? IBM 4224 Model 3XX |
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System
Attachment |
AS/400
Attachment:
?AS/400 via ASCII Workstation Controller or
PC Workstation
?348x, 3477, and 3197 AS/400 Display Stations
?Optional 1, 2, or 3 bin auto-sheet feeder |
S/390
Attachment
? IBM 3174 via the Asynchronous Emulation
Adapter
? IBM 3482 InfoWindow II Display Station
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PC workstation |
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RISC
System/6000 Attachment:
?Direct
attach to RISC System/6000 or via workstation |
PC
Attachment: IBM Personal System/2
and compatibles
LAN Attachment:
Ethernet
and IBM Token-Ring via a PC or the IBM 4033 LAN adapter box or
equivalent |
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Paper
Sizes |
Continuous
forms:
(up to 6-part forms using front feed)
?3" to 15" Width
?3" to 14" Length |
Cut
sheet forms: (up to four-part forms manual feed/three-part
auto-feed)
?3" to 15" Width
?5" to 14" Length |
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Paper
Handling |
Up
to six paper input sources
?Operator changeable form module
?Manual cut sheet standard
?Optional 1, 2, or 3 bin auto-sheet feeder |
Form
Features:
? Automatic forms loading
? Zero Tear-off
? Document on Demand |
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Paper
Sizes |
Continuous
forms:
(up to 6-part forms using front feed)
?3" to 15" Width
?3" to 14" Length |
Cut
sheet forms: (up to four-part forms manual feed/three-part
auto-feed)
?3" to 15" Width
?5" to 14" Length |
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Interfaces |
Standard
- Serial (RS-232C and RS-422A) and Parallel (Centronics Parallel) |
Physical
Characteristics |
Depth: 15.6" |
Width: 25.9" |
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Height: 12.4" |
Weight: 45 lbs. (20.4 kg) |
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Environmental
Conditions |
?Relative
Humidity: 8% to 80% RH
?Temperature: 50? to 105? F (10? to 40.6?) 60? to 90? F
(15.6? to 32.2? C) with auto-sheet feed
?Acoustics: printing 53 dBA (in DP text mode); idling 30 dBA |
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Supplies |
Auto-inking
ribbon cartridge
P/N - 1040580, 15-million character life |
High yield ribbon
cartridge
P/N - 1040440, 6-million character life |
Epson is
a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Postnet is a trademark
of the US Postal Service.
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