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IBM 4232-302 Printer
Fully refurbished, 90-day warranty
4232-302
$750

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The IBM 4232-302 offers a 600-cps heavy-duty serial/parallel-attached Matrix Impact Printer.

Highlights:
-100% Duty Cycle printing
-Three print quality modes: Data Processing, Data Processing Text, Near letter quality
-Vertical spacing of 6 and 8 lines per inch
-Horizontal spacing of 10, 12, 15, and 16.7 characters per inch
-A wide variety of Bar Codes are supported
-Multi-part forms up to 6 parts may be used.
-Front loading and straight paper path provides operator convenience, added reliability and reduction of multi-part shingling.
-Advanced jam detection checks for paper motion when using continuous forms
-Ribbon cartridge allows clean hands removal and installation.
-Graphics printing at 144x144 dots per inch

Abstract
The IBM 4232 is Pennant Systems* new heavy-duty, unattended, impact dot-matrix printer capable of printing at 600 characters per second (CPS). The IBM 4232-302 is intended to replace IBM 4224-30X printers in environments such as the IBM mainframe, the IBM AS/400*, the IBM RISC System/6000*, the IBM Personal System/2*, and local area networks.

The 4232 can be used for printing data processing, office, or internal business documents as well as for printing bar codes, labels, and multipart forms. These applications are commonly used in most industries but are especially popular in Service Sector industries such as insurance, finance, shipping, health care, retail, and wholesale.

Highlights
IBM heavy-duty impact matrix printer with serial and parallel attachment
Includes the following design features of the 4230 printer family:
Quiet operation - 53 dBA
80-character Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) operator panel
Automatic forms thickness adjustment
Auto loading (with dual-purpose module)
Flexible forms handling for cut-sheet or continuous-forms applications
Straight paper path for trouble-free handling of complex forms
POSTNET certified
Impressive print speeds

600 characters per second (CPS) fast draft
400 characters per second (CPS) DP
200 characters per second (CPS) DP text
100 characters per second (CPS) NLQ

Designed for heavy usage--up to 16-million characters per month duty cycle
Operator panel selectability allows simultaneous connection of the serial (RS-232C/RS-422A) and parallel (IBM PC ASCII) interfaces

Compatibility with the IBM printer family

Description
This new printer complements the capabilities of the 4224 and 4230 models by providing improved price/performance, full compatibility with the IBM 4224-3XX plus IBM 4202 emulation resulting in a complete ASCII printing solution with the "look and feel" of the IBM 4230. The 4232 printer may be used as a workstation printer for the larger AS/400* systems, RS/6000* or Personal System/2* environments and as the primary shared printer for smaller AS/400 systems and LAN environments.

The IBM 4232 Impact Matrix Printer provides both 4202 and 4224-3XX emulation modes. These are selectable from the operator panel. The IBM 4232 Impact Matrix Printer provides IBM PC ASCII (Centronics) Parallel, RS-232-C Serial, and RS-422A Serial Host interfaces.

The 4232 can be offered as a workstation printer or as a shared printer in a distributed printing environment. In addition, the 4232 is well-suited for printing in harsh environments (for example, warehouses or shipping docks) - environments in which other printing technologies often cannot compete.

All of the paper handling options and features available on IBM 4230 printers are also available on the new IBM 4232 Printer.

Improved Price/Performance
The IBM 4232 Impact Matrix Printer is a replacement for the IBM 4224-30X Printers. The IBM 4232 prints in fast draft print quality mode at 600 CPS, offers simultaneous serial and parallel attachment capability, the 4230 "look and feel," and an attractive price.

Business Solutions - Enable Customer's Competitive Advantage
Because the new 4232 printer offers a lower-priced entry product for heavy-duty, high-speed printing, businesses will spend less money for mid-range printing needs, thereby improving their competitive advantage.

Business Solutions - Enabling New Applications
The new IBM 4232 Impact Matrix Printer is an IBM heavy-duty ASCII printer which supports the same forms handling options as the 4230 (for example, Continuous Forms Module (CFM), Dual Purpose Module (DPM), Document Insertion Device (DID), and Auto Sheet Feed (ASF)).

The new IBM 4232 Impact Matrix Printer provides a low-priced migration path from older, slower 4224-30X printers. This high-speed model allows businesses to expand their printing volume while minimizing their investment in upgrade equipment.

This product is included in Category A, Discount Group 4 of the AS/400 Systems Exhibit (AS400), Category E of the Systems I/O Exhibit (SIO), Category A of the Advanced Workstation Systems Exhibit (AWS-20), and Category A, Discount Group 5 of the Workstations and Related I/O Exhibit (WKSN2-20). Customers with existing Volume Discount commitments in these categories of the exhibits may order the announced product as additional quantities to, or as direct substitutes for, any other machines in the same category subject to availability.

Print
Model Speed Attachment Ports Paper Types
----- ------- ---------- ----- -----------
302 600 cps IBM MF; PC; Parallel; Cut sheet;
RS/6000; serial continuous
AS/400; PS/2

Technical Description
Print Speed:
Fast Draft print speed of 600 CPS (characters per second)
DP print speed of 400 CPS (characters per second)
DP Text print speed of 200 CPS (characters per second)
NLQ print speed of 100 CPS (characters per second)
Designed for heavy usage - Rated at 16 million characters per month
Standard Serial (RS-232C/RS-422A) and IBM PC ASCII (Centronics) Parallel attach
4224 and Proprinter II XL (4202) emulation modes:
4224 emulation provides support for bar code and vector graphics PPDS commands. (See RPQ 8V0428 for
more information regarding 4224 and 4202 emulation support or reference the IBM 4232 Product and
Programming Description manual, publications order number GA24-4385.)
Maximum print resolution of 144 X 144

Physical Specifications
Width: 658mm (25.9 inches)
Depth: 396mm (15.6 inches)
Height: 315mm (12.4 inches)
Weight: 20.4kg (45 lbs)
With automatic sheet feed (ASF) installed:
Width: 658mm (25.9 inches)
Depth: 700mm (27.6 inches)
Height: 300mm (11.8 inches) + 230mm (9.1 inches) (paper supports)
ASF Weight: Separator 6kg (13.2 pounds); Transport 3kg (6.6 pounds)

Operating Environment
Power Requirement: 250 VA
Voltages: 100 - 127 VAC single phase grounded 50/60 Hz; 200 - 240 VAC single phase grounded 50/60 Hz
Heat Output: 40 Watts (137 BTU/Hr) -- Idle; 90 Watts (308 BTU/Hr) -- Normal print pattern; 130 Watts (444
BTU/Hr) -- Dense print pattern

IBM 4232 Impact Matrix Printer with continuous forms or dual-purpose module features:
Temperature: 10 to 40.6C (50 to 105F)
Relative Humidity: 8 to 80 percent
Max Wet Bulb: 26.7C (80F)

IBM 4232 Impact Matrix Printer with automatic sheet feed or document insertion features:
Temperature: 15.6 to 32.2C (60 to 90F)
Relative Humidity: 8 to 80 percent
Max Wet Bulb: 22.8C (73F)

Noise Emission: Operating Idle
--------- --------
4232 without ASF installed:
Sound power level (LWAD): 7.0 bels 4.5 bels
Sound pressure level (LpAm): 53 dBA 30 dBA

4232 with ASF installed:
Sound power level (LWAD): 7.0 bels 4.5 bels
Sound pressure level (LpAm): 55 dBA 30 dBA

Limitations
The overall throughput depends on the emulation mode (for example, 4202 or 4224), print mode, application program, system response time, and the type of print operation being done. Any print operation that requires multiple passes or a reduction of horizontal dot spacing causes a reduction in the throughput.

Some print operations that affect throughput are:
Heavy print patterns
Line length -- number of characters per line
Bold printing, double-strike printing, and other types of emphasis
Graphics printing
Bar-code printing

The 4232 uses an internal print management feature to guard against overheating the print head due to the quantity of dots being printed. During extended printing of dense lines, or during extended printing of long line lengths, this temperature safeguard may cause the speed of the print mechanism to decrease, lowering overall throughput proportionally.

The 4232 is supported in Proprinter II XL (4202) emulation mode by most application software. The following deviations from 4202 emulation should be noted:
The 4232 has a 13.2 inch writing line which assures compatibility with the Proprinter II. However, the Proprinter II XL has a 13.6 inch writing line.
The 4232 cannot accept and print 4202 font downloads. Instead, national language support requirements are provided via 4232 resident fonts.
The 4232 condensed print is at 15 CPI or 16.7 CPI. For the 4202, condensed print is at 17.1 CPI or 20 CPI.
While the 4232 supports double high printing, it will not print double high characters like the 4202. Instead, the page format integrity is maintained by printing single high characters with double-space line feeds.
The 4232 will support the CANCEL control, but in some situations CANCEL will clear a different amount of data than it clears on the 4202 for the same job. Fortunately, CANCEL is rarely, if ever, used by the popular drivers.

The IBM 4232 Impact Matrix Printer supports the Essay font (i.e., proportional spacing) in DP Text and NLQ modes only.

Certain characters and code pages are unprintable in fast-draft print quality.

Hardware Requirements
The RS-232C serial interface will attach to:
IBM AS/400 ASCII workstation controller
3174 controller via the Asynchronous Emulation Adapter
RS/6000
PS/2* computer COMx ports and to a Token-Ring or Ethernet LAN via one of these computers
LAN Attachment (i.e., Token Ring or Ethernet) via the iBM 4033 LAN adapter
IBM-compatible PCs utilizing an RS-232C interface

The RS-422A serial interface will attach to:
RS/6000
AS/400 ASCII workstation controller

The IBM PC ASCII (Centronics) Parallel interface will attach to:
RS/6000 workstations, excluding POWERserver 930
PS/2 computer LPTx ports and to a Token-Ring or Ethernet LAN via one of these computers
LAN attachment via the Novell-certified IBM 4033 LAN adapter
IBM-compatible PCs utilizing the IBM PC ASCII (Centronics) Parallel interface
AS/400 twinax terminals including 348X, 3477 and 3197
Coax terminal 3482

Software Requirements
The IBM 4232-302 can use the IBM Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS)* in a Proprinter II (4202) emulation when attached to Serial (RS-232C/RS-422A) interfaces or the IBM PC ASCII (Centronics) Parallel interface. 4224-emulation may also be available. In 4224-emulation mode, the 4232 will support PPDS bar code and vector graphics commands. For more information, reference 4224 RPQ 8V0428 or the "IBM 4232 Product and Programming Description", publication order number GA24-4385.

Continuous Forms Module (CFM - F1) (#4001)
Provides an operator changeable "drop in" mechanism optimized for handling continuous forms utilizing pull tractors. For customers whose applications require continuous forms but do not require any "document on demand" (DOD) capability, this module is the best choice. The right hand tractor is adjustable to accommodate forms width from 3 inches to 15 inches. Forms length can be from 3 inches to 14 inches. Up to 6-part forms may be used. Limitations: Forms less than 6 inches in length or width and forms greater than 12.5 inches in length should be tested for satisfactory stacking. This CFM feature cannot be installed in the 4232 simultaneously with other forms handling features (#9502, #9503, #4002, #4003, and #4004). Maximum: One. Field Installation: Yes. Customer Setup: Yes.

Dual Purpose Module (DPM - F2) (#4002)
Provides an operator changeable "drop in" mechanism for handling both long continuous forms jobs and "document on demand" (DOD) tearoff applications. The DPM allows the user to remove (tear off) the individual printed form without wasting a blank form each time forms are removed from the printer. The DPM is required for applications which require the Document on Demand function. The DPM is recommended for applications which need a combination of long continuous forms jobs and the Document on Demand function. The CFM is recommended for all continuous forms applications which do not require the DOD function especially when unattended printing is the only mode of operation. The right hand tractor and feed rolls are adjustable to accommodate forms width from 3 inches to 15 inches. Forms length can be from 3 inches to 14 inches.

Limitations: Up to 6-part continuous forms may be used., Forms less than 6 inches in length or width and forms greater than 12.5 inches in length should be tested for satisfactory stacking. Applications requiring more than six forms to be fed before separation (tear off) should be tested for satisfactory operation. No limitations exist to limit the printable area on forms. This feature cannot be installed in the 4232 simultaneously with other forms handling features (#9501, #9503, #4001, #4003, and #4004). Maximum: One. Field Installation: Yes. Customer Setup: Yes.

Note: For both the CFM and the DPM, five- and six-part forms should be tested on an individual basis for acceptable feeding, registration, and print quality before production. Likewise, for optimum performance, printing should be restricted to 6.4 mm (0.25 in.) from all edges, holes, or folds on the forms.

Document Insertion Device (DID - F3) (#4003)
Provides an operator changeable "drop in" mechanism to handle individually inserted forms. Includes a snap on guide for the left edge of the form. The right hand set of feed rolls is adjustable to accommodate forms width from 3 inches to 15 inches. Forms length can be from 7 inches to 14 inches. Limitations: Forms over 13 inches wide should be tested for satisfactory feeding and registration. 2- to 6-part forms should be tested for satisfactory feeding, registration, and print quality. Multi-part form sets must not be fastened with staples, and must be glued only at the top edge securely enough to prevent form separation while passing through the printer. This feature cannot be installed in the 4232 simultaneously with other forms handling features (#9501, #9502, #4001, #4002, and #4004). Maximum: One. Field Installation: Yes. Customer Setup: Yes.

Automatic Sheet Feed (ASF - F4) (#4004)
The IBM 4230/4232 Auto Sheet Feeder provides an operator changeable mechanism for automatic feeding of cut sheets. Complements NLQ printing for business correspondence applications. Includes three automatic input bins and one manual input bin. Each automatic bin holds up to 220 sheets of variable width 80g/m2 (20 lb) single-part paper. Multi-part forms (up to 4-part) can also be used. The manual bin allows feeding a single sheet of variable width paper, either single or multipart. The output stacker holds up to 250 sheets of 80g/m2 (20 lb) single-part paper, stacked in sequential order. Bin selection can be controlled by the host system or from the 4232 operator panel. All operator control is from the 4232 operator panel; there are no controls or indicators on the ASF device. Limitations: This device cannot be installed simultaneously with other forms handling features (#9501 #9502 #9503 #4001 #4002 #4003). Also, AS/400 system support for paper bin selection can only access two of the three bins provided with the ASF. See ASF paper/forms specifications below. Maximum: One. Field Installation: No, see #4015 for field installation. Customer Setup: Not applicable.

ASF Paper Specifications
Paper meeting the following specifications is acceptable for use in the ASF. All other paper must be tested by the customer for suitable performance.

Attachment Part Number Cable Length
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Parallel 1525612 1.8 m ( 6 ft) (or equivalent)
Serial (RS-232C) 8509386 6.1 m (20 ft)
Serial (RS-422A) 70X8652 15.2 m (50 ft)

AS/400 ASCII Attachment
Attachment Part Number
---------- -----------
Parallel to PC 1525612
(or equivalent)
Serial to PC 8509386
(or equivalent)
Serial to ASCII
W/S Controller 21F4342 (40 ft RS-232) (1)
21F4346 (100 ft RS-422) (1)

RS/6000
For RS-232-C attachment to the IBM RS/6000, an IBM Async cable EIA-232/V.24 (P/N 6323741) with a printer/terminal
interposer EIA-232 (P/N 58F2861).

Forms Stand - RPQ S02017 (Part Number 2526750)
Printer Table - RPQ S02192 (Part Number 1053356)

IBM High Yield 4224/4230/4232 Printer Ribbon for the IBM 4232 Printer
This customer replaceable cartridge ribbon, available with current 4224 and 4230 models, supports general purpose printing as well as automatic identification printing for visible light scanning.
Expected life: Average 6 million DP characters
Estimated annual usage: 18 to 24 ribbons
Standard packaging: 1 per box; 12 per carton
Minimum order quantity: 1 ribbon
Part number: 1040440

Multipurpose, IBM 4224/4230/4232 Auto-Inking* Ribbon for the 4232 Printer
This customer replaceable cartridge ribbon, available with current 4224 and 4230 models, supports multipurpose printing as well as automatic identification printing for both visible light scanning and infrared light scanning.
Expected life: Average 15 million DP characters
Estimated annual usage: 7 to 10 ribbons
Standard packaging: 1 per box; 6 per carton
Minimum order quantity: 1 ribbon
Part number: 1040580

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