Citizen CDS 500/501

Printing method

Serial impact dot matrix (Logic-seeking control)

Printing direction

Bi-directional

Head pins

9 pins (F: 0.3mm, Pin interval: 1/72 inch)

Number of columns

Paper width 76.2 mm: 40/42 or 33/35 columns
Paper width 69.5 mm: 36/40 or 30/32 columns
Paper width 57.5 mm: 30/33 or 25/27 columns

Character size (W x H)

1.25 x 3.12mm (7 x 9 dots), 1.57 x 3.12mm(9 x 9 dots)

Printing speed

Printing: 240 CPS (3P paper 200CPS) Through-put: 76.2 mm wide, 40 columns (7 x 9 + 3 sp, 6 LPI) 5.0 LPS
69.5 mm wide, 36 columns (7 x 9 + 3 sp, 6 LPI) 5.4 LPS 57.5 mm wide, 30 columns (7 x 9 + 3 sp, 6 LPI) 6.0 LPS

Character set

ASCII (96 characters ), International characters, Katakana,
Code page 437, KATAKANA, 850, 860, 863, 865, 852, 866, 857, 858, WPC1252

Line spacing

4.23mm

Paper feed

Method: Friction feed
Minimum pitch: 1/144 inch
Speed: 40 LPS (6 LPI)

Paper

Types: 1P roll paper, 2P copy roll paper (1 original + 1 copy),
*3P copy roll paper (1 original + 2 copies)
Paper width: 76.2 / 69.5 / 57.5±0.5 mm
Roll diameter: F30 mm ~83mm
Core diameter: F10 +2/-0 mm (Internal diameter), F27 mm or less (External diameter)
Paper thickness: 0.06 ~ 0.085 mm (1 P), 0.05 ~ 0.20 mm (Copy paper/total thickness)

* When 3P, printing speed falls 16%.

Ink ribbon cartridge

Two colors (Red/Black), Single color (Black)

Interface

Parallel (IEEE128), Serial (RS-232C), USB

Emulation

ESC/POS (Page mode), CBM mode, STAR mode

Input buffer

4K/40 bytes

NV bit image

128K bytes

User NV memory

8K

Drawer kick-out

2 drawers

Power supply

DC24V±7%

AC adapter

Input: AC 100 ~ 240V, 0.55A ~ 0.35A, 50/60 Hz
Output: DC24V±5%

Weight

Standard type: Approx.2.2 kg
With Auto cutter type: 2.3 kg
With Auto cutter and rewinder type: 2.45 kg
(exclude AC adapter, AC case, ink ribbon cartridge and paper)

Dimensions (W x D x H)

Standard type: 156 x 247.7 x 132 mm
With Auto cutter and rewinder type: 156 x 277.7 x 196.7 mm

Operating environment

0 ~ 50°C, 10 ~ 90% RH (No condensation)

Storage environment

-20 ~ 70°C, 5 ~ 90% RH (No condensation)

Reliability

Printer: MCBF 7.5 million lines
Printer head: 150 million characters
Auto cutter: 1,000,000 cuts

EMC and safety standards

UL, C-UL, FCC classA, TUV-GS, CE marking, CCC