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Genicom 3470 Dot Matrix Multiform Impact Printer
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3470

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The Genicom 3470 Printer is an affordable serial printers with speed and exceptional paper handling versatility. With the Genicom 3470 Printer you can change jobs without changing paper in busy work environments.

Keeps You On Schedule.
Designed for medium print duty requirements, the 3400 Series printers deliver outstanding performance at up to 840 cps.

Expert Paper Handling
Dual paper paths with optional second tractors make light work of even your largest print runs. You can load two forms and switch jobs without changing paper. And the 3400 will handle up to 8-part forms, depending on the model.

Features That Save You Time ...
The GENICOM 3400 printers can do your mission-critical printing using several time-saving features, including automatic forms-thickness sensing and adjustment, automatic paper park, and automatic top of form.

These printers require no preventive maintenance and have high MTBF ratings of up to 10,000 hours. The bottom line? Less downtime - which means your work is done on schedule.

... And Save You Money.
With either of the 3400 Series models you get an integrated parallel and serial interface with automatic interface switching. Integration saves you the cost of an additional interface while allowing the printer to automatically receive data from two hosts.

Genicom Models Available:

  • 3470 700 cps, 18-wire
  • 3480+ 450 cps, 24-wire
  • 3460 400 cps, 9-wire
Key Features:
  • Up to 840 cps.
  • Dual paper paths with optional second tractors for busy work environments.
  • Up to 8-part forms with automatic forms thickness sensing and adjustment.
  • Zero-inch tear-off, automatic top of form, automatic paper park.
  • Automatic interface switching.
  • Shared-resource environments.
  • Four available formats for forms setup storage.
  • 22 bar codes including POSTNET.
  • Color printing available.
  • Software setups with nonvolatile memory.
  • IBM-compatible models available.
Printing Technology: Matrix impact Print Head:
  • 3460: 9-wire; 0.012" (0.30 mm) dia.
  • 3470: 18-wire (moving ruby); 0.012" (0.30 mm) dia.
  • 3480+: 24-wire; 0.0079" (0.20 mm) dia.
Speed (Draft/NLQ):

34603470 3480+
10 cpi Draft400700450
10 cpi NLQ120210133
12 cpi Draft480840480
12 cpi NLQ120210160
15 cpi Draft480840600
15 cpi NLQ120210200
20 cpi Draft400700400
20 cpi NLQ200350267
  • 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:
WIDTHPushPull
Front3 - 17.5"3 - 17.5"
Rear3 - 17.5"NA
BottomNA3 - 15"
Manual Sheet4.5 - 17.5"NA

LENGTH24"; Minimum 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
Genicom Printer 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; 30Kbytes/sec. maximum
  • Input Buffer: 32K adjustable (64K - 3470) (shared with download character buffer)
Physical Characteristics
  • 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):
  • 3460/3480+: <= 55 dBa quiet mode
  • 3470: <= 55 dBa LQ quiet mode
  • 3460/3480+: <= 58 dBa std. mode
  • 3470: <= 60 dBa std. mode
Printer Operating Environment

Voltage (model dependent):

  • 120 VAC +10% -15%; 50/60Hz 2Hz
  • 230 VAC +10% -19%; 50Hz 2Hz
Power Input:

3460 / 3480+3470
Standby28 watts (96 BTU/hour)26 watts (92 BTU/hour)
Printing Avg.85 watts (290 BTU/hour)126 watts (430 BTU/hour)
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
Accessories:
  • Pedestals
  • Color printing kit (standard on 3470)
  • Second tractor set
  • Automatic sheet feeder
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