Genicom 3460 3470 3480

High speed commercial impact printers

Dual paper paths with optional second tractors for busy work environments.
Load two forms and switch jobs without changing paper.
Up to 8-part forms with automatic forms thickness sensing and adjustment.
Blazing speed up to 700 cps.
Zero tear-off, automatic top of form, and automatic paper park.
Automatic interface switching.
Four available formats for forms setup storage.
22 bar codes including POSTNET.
Color printing available.
Software setups with nonvolatile memory.
IBM-compatible models available.

Speed (Draft/NLQ):
10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 20 cpi
3460: 400/120 480/120 480/120 400/200
3470: 700/210 840/210 840/210 700/350
3480: 400/133 480/160 600/200 400/267

Fonts:
Draft, Courier, Gothic, download characters, OCR A/B ext.; Plus (3480 only): Script, Prestige, Orator

Bar Codes:
POSTNET, 2 of 5 (Interleaved, Bidirectional, Matrix, Industrial), Code 39/11/93/128 (A, B, C), EAN 2/5/8/13, Codabar a-t/b-n/c-*/d-e, UPC 2/5/A/E, MSI

Character Sets:
PC standard set (CS1, CS2); 15 Epson National character sets; IBM Code Page 437, 850, 851, 852, 853, 855, 860, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867; ISO char. sets 8859/1-/9; plus Mazowia, Turkish, Kamenicky, Greek, and CWI

Character Spacing:
5, 6, 7.5, 8.5, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20 cpi (24 cpi - 3480 only)

Line Spacing:
3460/3470: n/72, n/144, n/216
3480: n/60, n/72, n/180, n/216
All: 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 lpi

Print Line:
136-column, 13.6 inch

Dot Graphics (dpi):
3460: 60, 72, 80, 90, 120, 144, 240 H; 72, 144 V
3470: 60, 90, 120, 144, 240H; 72, 144 V
3480: 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 H; 60, 72, 180, 360 V

Flexible Paper Handling
Paper Drive:
4-pin (6-pin with paper motion sensor - 3470) push tractors with paper parking, auto TOF, and zero tear-off. Rear tractors push or pull

Paper Dimensions:
Width: Push Pull
Front: 3 - 17.5" 3 - 17.5"
Rear: 3 - 17.5" NA
Bottom: NA 3 - 15"
Manual Sheet: 4.5 - 17.5" NA

Length:
Max. 24"; Min. 4" for manual sheet

Number of Copies:
Selectable impact force
3460/3480: Front, bottom, manual sheet: original +5
3470: Front, bottom, manual sheet: original +7
Rear: Original +3 (carbon forms)

Maximum Forms Thickness:
Front, bottom, manual sheet: 0.025"
Rear: 0.014"

Forms Thickness Adjustment:
Automatic, fixed, manual

Emulations
3460: Epson FX series, IBM PP III XL, 3410, 3460, 3840 ANSI
3470: Epson FX series, IBM PP III XL, 3410, 3470, 3840 ANSI
3480: Epson LQ series, IBM PP XL24/XL24 AGM, 1220 ANSI

Interfaces and Connectivity
Auto interface switching

Serial:
EIA/TIA-232 (RS-232) and EIA-422 (RS-422) - 25-pin female; 38400 baud maximum

Parallel:
CENTRONICS - 36-pin; 30 Kbytes/sec. maximum

Input Buffer:
32K adjustable (64K - 3470) (shared with download character buffer)

Physical
Size (HxWxD):
12.4 x 26.4 x 15.9 inches (315 x 670 x 404 mm)

Weight:
39.7 lbs (18 kg)

Boxed:
55.1 lbs (25 kg)

Acoustics (ISO 7779)(4-position avg):
3460/80: <= 55 dBa quiet mode
3470: <= 55 dBa LQ quiet mode
3460/80: <= 58 dBa std. mode
3470: <= 60 dBa std. mode

Operating Environment
Voltage (model dependent):
120 VAC +10% -15%; 50/60Hz 2Hz
230 VAC +10% -19%; 50Hz 2Hz

Power Input:
Standby: 28 watts (96 BTU/hour) (26 watts (92 BTU/hour) - 3470)
Printing avg.: 85 watts (290 BTU/hour) (126 watts (430 BTU/hour) - 3470)

Temperature:
Operating: 50 to 104 F (10 to 40 C)
Storage: -31 to 149 F (-35 to 65 C)

Humidity:
Operating: 10% to 90% noncondensing
Storage: 5% to 95% noncondensing

Reliability
MTBF:
9,000 hours @ 25% DC (10,000 hours @ 25% DC - 3470)

MTTR:
30 minutes

Print Head Life:
400 million draft chars. (700 million draft characters - 3470)

Ribbon Life:
9 million draft characters (14 million draft characters - 3470)

Ribbon
Type:
Cartridge, nylon fabric

Options
Pedestals
Color printing kit (standard on 3470)
Connectivity for major networks
Second tractor set
Automatic sheet feeder