PRINTRONIX P5000 Line Matrix Printers, multi-up, multi-part, heavy stock, guaranteed uptime, specialized forms, budget concerns, fanfold forms, high-speed printing, ruggedness, quiet, office use

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PRINTRONIX P5000 Line Matrix Form Printers

Why choose a Printronix P5000 line matrix printer?
When choosing line matrix technology, there are several factors to take into consideration:

Guaranteed Uptime

Unchallenged leader in reliability

Specialized forms

Multi-up, multi-part or heavy stock

Budget concerns

Seeking lowest cost per page printing

Unattended high-speed printing

Fanfold forms and automatic stacking

Ruggedness

For harsh environments

Wide-page printing

Forms up to 17" wide

Office use

Quiet, low-decibel printing

When one, or several, of the factors above are important to you, reliable line matrix printer technology is the answer. Now, with line matrix printing up to 2000 lines per minute, all your needs can be met faster than ever with the Printronix family of line matrix printers.
Key features of Printronix P5000 line matrix printers

Compatible with Printronix full line of printing solutions

New euro character support through ISO standard Latin 9 character set

SAP™ R/3® device type interface directly connects to SAP, avoiding high costs of middleware

PrintNet® Enterprise option allows remote management and control of printers quickly and easily. By installing the PrintNet Network Interface Card (NIC) into your P5000 and adding the Java-based Printronix Printer Management Software to your network, you can completely manage the configuration and operation of a single printer or a whole network of P5000 printers worldwide from any PC desktop. It is the ONLY truly global network management system

PSA® 2 system design ensures applications compatibility with Printronix laser and thermal printers.

Smooth, scaleable fonts available in PGL/VGL – achieve near laser quality print at a fraction of the cost

Resident bar codes includes Code 39, EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC A/E, Postnet, Royal Mail, Interleaved 2/5, and PDF 417

Wide web printing for forms up to 17" wide

Resident Character Sets includes over 100 multinational characters sets including IBM World Trade, ECMA Latin I, DEC Multinational, IBM Code Page 437 and 850, OCR A, OCR B, Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek, Turkish, Hebrew

Automatic I/O switching between Serial, Parallel, Ethernet and Coax/Twinax input ports.

Demand-Form Access for rapid removal of printed forms

SureStak Power Stacker automatic stacking of long print jobs

Genuine Printronix Ribbons ensure optimal performance and reduced printing costs.

Connections: Standard (serial, parallel) and optional (Coax, Twinax, Ethernet)

Emulations: Standard LP+ (incl. Printronix P-series, XQ, serial matrix, IBM ProPrinter, Epson FX-1050) and optional (PGL/VGL graphics, CT, IPDA, ANSI, 3.64)

Speed Models Configuration Acoustic Level (dBA) Power Stacker Option Demand Form Access

Pedestal Cabinet

500 lpm P5005B X 62 No No

P5205B X 50 No No

P5005B-12 X X 62 No No

P5205B-12 X 50 No No

P5005B-QA2 X 62 No Yes

P5005B-12-QA X 62 No Yes

1000 lpm P5010 X 65 No No

P5210 X 50 No No

P5010-QA X 65 No Yes

P5210 w/ SureStack X 50 Yes No

1500 lpm P5215 X 52 No No

P5215 w/ SureStack X 52 Yes No

2000 lpm* P5220 X 53 No No

P5220 w/ SureStack X 53 Yes No

* All P5220s use a patented, proprietary ribbon specially optimized for high-speed, dual hammerbank technology.

General Specifications

Print Speed (LPM - uppercase/lowercase characters)

High-speed
2000/1700

Data processing
1800/1430

Near letter quality
960/730

Graphics speed (IPM)

60x48dpi
222

60x72dpi
185

90x96dpi
94

Printing General

Print method
Impact line matrix - dual hammerbank technology

Typefaces
High speed, data processing, near letter quality

Character pitch (char. per inch)
10, 12, 13.3, 17.1, 20 (except NLQ for 20 pitch)

Line spacing (lines per inch)
6, 8, 10.3, n/72, n/216

Max resolution
180dpi horizontal x 96dpi vertical

Printable width
Up to 13.6" (345.4mm)

Compatibility

Emulations standard
Printronix P series, P series XQ, Serial matrix, IBM ProPrinter III XL, Epson FX-1050

Emulations optional
CT, IPDS (twinax and ethernet), ANSI, 3.64 enhanced

Dynamic font selection
Selectable printing styling of bold, italic, double wide, double high, overscore, underline, subscript and superscript. Provides a large combination of character fonts

Resident character sets
Over 100 multinational sets including IBM World Trade, ECMA Latin 1, DEC Multinational, IBM Code page 437 and 850, OCR A, OCR B

Fonts
NLQ serif, NLQ sans serif, data processing, high speed, OCR A, OCR B

Resident bar codes
30 resident symbologies, including Code 39, EAN 8/13, UPC A/E, Postnet, Royal Mail, Interleaved 2 of 5, and PDF 417

Optional CT Protocols

Twinax
IBM 5225 models 1, 2, 3, 4, IBM 4234 Model 2, 12, Printronix transparent mode available for special functions.

Coax
IBM 3287 models 1 and 2, IBM 4234 Model 1, supported modes BSC, SCS/LU1, DSC, and DSE. Printronix transparent mode available for special functions.

Forms handling

Type
Continuous, fan folded, edge-perforation

Width
3" to 16"

Copies
Up to 6 parts

Weight
15 to 100lbs (up to 0.025" thickness)

Paper path
Straight through paper path with easy-load dual adjustable tractors

Feed
Bottom feed

Forms control
14 and 21 channel electronic vertical format unit, paper-out detector and alarm, paper motion detector and alarm

Printer software options

Optional languages
PGL/VGL, IPDS, ANSI 3.64

Optional software
Printronix PrintNet Plus Printer Manager, Windows drivers and SAP Device type

Printer features

Standard
RibbonMinder automatic ribbon life monitor
Clean hands ribbon change

Optional
SureStak power stacker
Extended doors for 14" and 16" forms support

Genuine Printronix ribbons

Gold series ribbons
Bar code, OCR, graphics and text printing applications

Gold series 2000
2000 LPM models only
Patented design is specially optimized for ultra-high speed dual hammerbank technology. Includes Clean-Hands leader for no mess ribbon changes.

Interfaces

Standard
RS232/RS422, IEEE 1284/Centronics parallel, diagnostic port

Optional
PrintNet 10/100 Base T, Data Products parallel, Data Products Long Lines

CT Optional
Coax/twinax with active parallel I/O

Twinax
Integrated Twinax interface for attachment to IBM Systems 36/38 and AS/400 directly or via IBM 5394 or 5494 workstation controller

Coax
Integrated coax interface for attachment to IBM 3174, 3274, or 3276 cluster controller

Auto Switching
Between active ports

Power

Line
Auto-ranging 120/240 VAC 60/50 Hz, power factor corrected

Power consumption
475 watts typical

Compliance
EnergyStar - less than 30 watts (energy saving mode)

Dimensions Floor Model With SureStak

Height 42.5" (1080mm) 42.5" (1080mm)

Width 27.0" (686mm) 27.0" (686mm)

Depth 29.0" (737mm) 33.75" (857mm)

Shipping Weight 285lb (129.3kg) 305lbs (138.5kg)

Environmental

Acoustic noise per ISO 7779
53 dBA

Operating Temperature
50° to 104°F (10° to 40°C)

PRINTRONIX P5000 Line Matrix Printers Pricing:

Part # Description List Price
Call for Discounts

164096-001 P5005B, 500 LPM, pedestal $5,225

164093-001 P5205B, 500 LPM, cabinet $5,999

164101-001 P5010, 1000 LPM, pedestal $7,680

164098-001 P5210, 1000 LPM, cabinet $8,474

164106-001 P5015, 1500 LPM, pedestal $11,324

164103-001 P5215, 1500 LPM, cabinet $11,324

173459-001 P5220, 2000 LPM, cabinet $14,900

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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