Speed: 24 wire, fast draft: 465 characters per second (cps) at 12 cpi. Paper feed speed: Up to 7 inches per second (ips) Prints a wide range of media: 1+3 multi-part forms for 24-wire, plain paper and envelopes. Prints media of numerous sizes: 3" to 11.7" x 5.5" to 22". Prints media of varying thickness: 24-wire: Up to 0.014". Noise level: a quiet 53 dBA (front microphone NLQ mode).

New ergonomic design with intuitive operator panel. Easy paper handling assured by single sheets and continuous forms loaded simultaneously. Fewer user interventions, thanks to standard-yield re-inking ribbon - prints up to 4 million characters (in Draft mode at 10 cpi). Optional high-yield re-inking ribbon - prints up to 8 million characters (in Draft mode at 10 cpi). Long printhead life for minimual user intervention six languages supported in the setup menu: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.

Supports IBM PPDS emulation with euro support, EPSON emulation. Bidirectional parallel IEEE-1284 standard, USB standard, internal RS-232 serial option External Twinax and Coax Adapters for SCS, MarkNet X2000 Token-Ring and Ethernet print servers.