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IBM / Lexmark 4226
 
Overview
- The 4226 is a heavy-duty, 9-pin dot matrix printer, with speeds up to 533
cps. It has a wide carriage and offers bi-directional printer with 144 X 240
dpi resolution. It can print on multipart forms (up to 6 part)
- This product was retired by IBM but service and support is still
available.
Ribbons
Spec Sheet
The IBM 4226 Model 302 is a heavy-duty, unattended, serial dot matrix printer
with speeds up to 533 characters/second (CPS). It is program compatible with the
IBM 4202-003 Proprinter* IIIXL and the Epson** DFX-5000 printers. The 4226 fills
a customer need for a low cost, high-speed, heavy-duty, unattended, impact,
continuous-form (up to six-part) printer that is attachable to the PS/2 and
other IBM systems with an ASCII interface. Program compatibility with the IBM
4202-003 and Epson DFX-5000 protects the customer's software investment.
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.
-Operator replaceable print head allows high availability.
-Graphics printing at 144x144 dots per inch
Highlights
533 CPS maximum draft speed
Unattended operation
IBM PPDS (Personal Printer Data Stream) and Epson DFX-5000 Emulation
Heavy-duty entry printer (multipart forms, up to six-part)
EIA-232/EIA-422 and Parallel Attachments are Standard
"Clean Hands" 15 Million Character Yield Ribbon
22 Kb Receive Buffer is standard
User Productivity
The IBM 4226 Model 302 Printer provides the user with unattended continuous-form
printing capability. The automatic emulation switching (via SIC Code Commands)
eliminates the need for operator intervention between jobs sent to the printer.
The user-friendly operator panel is designed for the operator/user having
limited printer knowledge. The IBM 4226 Printer provides a demonstration that is
easy to invoke and produces a printed page without system attachment.
Systems Management
The IBM 4226 Model 302 Printer can attach to IBM PS/2 and non-IBM PC compatible
systems via a parallel attachment. In addition, further flexibility has been
provided with connectivity through the ASCII LPTX and COMX ports to the
following system environments: AS/400, RISC System/6000, and System/370.
The 4226 IBM Model 302 Printer offers an ASCII version only.
Model Summary Matrix
Dot Average Maximum
Model Matrix CPS Use Use
------ ------ --- ------- --------
302 Yes 533* 120 Million 144 Million
400** characters/ characters/
100*** year year
Notes: * = Fast Draft Mode. ** = Draft Mode. *** = NLQ
Technical Description
The 4226 Printer is offered in one model, the 4226-302. The 4226-302 Printer is
(533/400/100 CPS) 9 Wire Serial Dot Matrix Heavy Duty Entry System Printer.
Average use is 120 million characters per year and maximum use is 144 million
characters per year. The 4226-302 Printer offers multiple quality levels of
printing: Fast Draft, Draft, NLQ, and Raster Graphics. Character design for the
multiple qualities are based on the same matrix as IBM 4202 models. The print
quality of each level is equal to or better than that achieved with the IBM 4224
and Epson DFX-5000 printers. The 4226-302 Resident Fonts and Character Spacings
available in the printer when set in the "Proprinter Mode" are listed below:
10 CPI (Fast Draft, Draft, Gothic, Courier)
12 CPI (Fast Draft, Draft, Gothic, Courier)
15 CPI (Draft)
17.1 CPI (Draft)
20 CPI (Draft)
Proportional Spacing (Draft, Gothic)
The following list shows the various Resident Fonts and Character Spacings
available in the 4226-302 Printer when set in the "Epson Emulation mode":
10 CPI (Fast Draft, Draft, Gothic, Courier)
12 CPI (Draft, Gothic, Courier)
15 CPI (Draft)
17.1 CPI (Draft)
20 CPI (Draft)
Proportional Spacing (Draft, Gothic, Courier)
The burst speed for the 4226-302 is 533 CPS in Fast draft Mode, 400 CPS in Draft
Mode and not less than 100 CPS in NLQ Mode.
Line spacing of six or eight Lines Per Inch (LPI) or increments of 1/144-inch.
Several modes of print emphasis are provided: Emphasized (Bold), Double Wide,
Double High, Double Strike, Underscore, Overscore, and Super/Subscripts.
There is a resident on board demo in the 4226-302 Printer which consists of a
two page (only US Version) print demo (stored in ROS) and is easily accessible
through the operator panel. This demo is available to the marketing personnel to
assist them in explaining the 4226-302 Printer's features and to the customer
and the CE for verifying printer functions during Customer Setup and servicing.
The 4226-302 user is not required to adjust their continuous forms, press
buttons, or in any way oversee the operation of the printer once it has been
properly setup to run a print job and the printer has started printing. The
4226-302 Printer will complete multiple jobs without intervention (even
switching automatically between IBM and Epson emulation modes) provided there
are sufficient continuous forms available to complete the tasks being sent to
the printer.
Physical Specifications
Width: 642 mm (25.3 inches)
Depth: 280 mm (11.0 inches)
Height: 271 mm (10.7 inches)
Weight: 21 kg (46.0 lbs)
Operating Environment
Temperature: 10 to 40C (50 to 105F)
Relative Humidity: 8 to 80 percent
Wet Bulb: 27C (80F) Maximum
Limitations
The IBM 4226 Model 302 Printer is not offered with a Twinaxial plus ASCII or a
Coaxial plus ASCII interface resident in the printer. This interface (protocol
converter) may be obtained from third-party vendors if direct connection to the
host is required.
Paper Description and Form Specifications
The IBM 4226 Model 302 Printer is designed for continuous forms only. For proper
feeding, registration, and print quality, the forms used in the IBM 4226 Model
302 Printer should meet the following specifications:
Form Specifications
Continuous forms must meet the following requirements:
Width: Minimum 3-inch (76.2 mm); Maximum 16-inch (406.4 mm)
Length: Minimum 2-inch (50.8 mm); Maximum 14-inch (355.6 mm)
Number of copies: Minimum: One (original); Maximum: Six (original plus five
copies)
Single Part Forms:
Paper Weight: 56 to 90 g/sq m (15 lb to 24 lb)
Thickness: .0028-inch to .0045-inch
Multi-part Forms:
Maximum total paper thickness: 0.0204-inch (0.518 mm)
Paper weight of individual sheets:
Two Part Forms: 45 to 60 g/sq m (12 lb to 16 lb)
Three to six Part Forms: 45 to 56 g/sq m (12 lb to 15 lb)
Carbon Paper weight: 30 g/sq m (8 lb or less)
Fastening limitation: Spot glue multi-part forms and crimped forms must meet the
following specifications:
Gluing On Multi-part: Spot gluing. The gluing should be even on both right and
left edges without significant
crumples.
Crimped Form must be fixed on both sides. Crimping must be in the direction of
paper motion. The crimp of the
first-part paper must extend behind the last part paper.
Metal or tape fasteners along the edges are not supported.
Feed holes must be free of chads and crimps to avoid real/false paper jams.
Paper hole or cut is not supported in any printable area.
Perforation Strength - Strong enough for normal operation.
The tent at fold perforation is less than 1 mm high.
Notes:
Form length exceeding 11 inches may not stack correctly.
Forms less than 6 inches in length or width should be tried for satisfactory
stacking and may require operator assistance.
Cut Sheet paper is not supported (Continuous Form Paper Only, up to 6 part).
Additional Attachment Information
A parallel interface cable is required for standard attachment of the 4226 Model
302 Printer and must be ordered separately. If Serial Connection is required,
the appropriate EIA-232 Serial Attach Cable P/N 6486685 must be used.
Publications
GA18-7183 (P/N 79F4469) IBM 4226 Operator's Reference
GA18-7182 (P/N 79F4468) IBM 4226 User's Reference
SY18-2548 (P/N 9F4429) IBM 4226 MIM (Maint Information Manual) (US only)
SY18-2574 (P/N 79F4470 IBM 4226 MAP (Maint Analysis Procedures) (US only)
IBM 4226 Planning and Site Preparation Guide" (GC18-2301; P/N 95F5581).
IBM 4226 Ribbon (P/N 1040864)
(R), (TM), * Trademark or registered trademark of International Business
Machines Corporation.
** Company, product, or service name may be a trademark or service mark of
others.
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