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== Technical Specs ==
 
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|Year||1984||?||DMP2000: 1985<br>DMP2160: ?||?||?||?||?||?
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|Year||1984||?||DMP2000: 10-1985<br>DMP2160: 1988(?)||DMP3000: 10-1986<br>DMP3160: 9-1987<br>DMP3250di: ?||4-1987||11-1987||7-1988||?
 
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|Maker||[[Seikosha]]||Centronics Data Computer Corp.||Amstrad?||Amstrad?||Amstrad?||Amstrad?||Amstrad?||Sharp
 
|Maker||[[Seikosha]]||Centronics Data Computer Corp.||Amstrad?||Amstrad?||Amstrad?||Amstrad?||Amstrad?||Sharp
 
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|Distributor||[[Amstrad]]||[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]] only?||Amstrad GmbH
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|Distributor||[[Amstrad]]||[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]]||[[Amstrad]] only?||[[Amstrad GmbH]]
 
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|Family||[[Seikosha]]||?||[[Epson]]||[[Epson]]||[[Epson]]||Epson LQ||Epson LQ||HP Laserjet II
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|Family||[[Seikosha]]||Mixup of some custom codes and some Epson codes||[[Epson]] FX-80||[[Epson]] FX-80||[[Epson]] FX-100||Epson LQ||Epson LQ||HP Laserjet II
 
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|Pins||Unihammer (7 dot columns)||9pin||9pin||9pin||9pin||24pin||24pin||Laser
 
|Pins||Unihammer (7 dot columns)||9pin||9pin||9pin||9pin||24pin||24pin||Laser
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|Processor||uPD8039LC||uPD7811G||uPD7811G||uPD7811G||uPD7811||uPD78310||uPD78310||?
 
|Processor||uPD8039LC||uPD7811G||uPD7811G||uPD7811G||uPD7811||uPD78310||uPD78310||?
 
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|BIOS ROM||2732 4kbyte EPROM (8DE-1)||27128 16kbyte EPROM||DMP2000/2160: 27128 16kbyte EPROM||DMP3000: 27256 32kbyte EPROM||27256 32kbyte EPROM||64Kbyte+512Kbyte EPROMs||3x ROM chips||?
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|BIOS ROM||4Kbytes<br>(4K EPROM, 8DE-1)||16Kbytes<br>(16K EPROM, the ROM in the uPD7811 is disabled)||20Kbytes<br>(4K in uPD7811, plus 16K in EPROM)||28Kbytes<br>(4K in uPD7811 plus 8K+16K EPROMs; or 4K in uPD7811 plus 32K EPROM with unused 8K; or 32K EPROM with unused 4K and ROM-less uPD7810)||27256 32kbyte EPROM||64Kbyte+512Kbyte EPROMs||3x ROM chips||?
 
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|Buffer RAM||2K||?||2K ([[DMP2000 Buffer Upgrade Kit|upgradeable to 8K]])||8K||8K (see leaflet)||8K (see leaflet) plus 8K (char RAM?)||8K (see leaflet)<br>total 4x8K (service manal)||?
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|Buffer RAM||2K||only 256 bytes (in uPD7811)||2K ([[DMP2000 Buffer Upgrade Kit|upgradeable to 8K]])||8K (according to service manuals)<br>2K (according to [[:File:DMP3160SP PCB Top.jpg|photo]])||8K (see leaflet)||8K (see leaflet) plus 8K (char RAM?)||8K (see leaflet)<br>total 4x8K (service manual)||?
 
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|Number of Control Codes||9||?||circa 92 codes||same as DMP2000/2160, plus one extra code||?||?||?||?
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|Number of Control Codes||9 codes||42 codes||72 codes||73 codes (same as DMP2000/2160, plus one extra code)||?||?||?||?
 
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|Print System||Impact Dot-Matrix||?||Impact Dot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix||Wiredot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix||Laser Printer
 
|Print System||Impact Dot-Matrix||?||Impact Dot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix||Wiredot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix||Laser Printer
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|Print direction||Unidirectional (left to right)||?||?||?||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)||?
 
|Print direction||Unidirectional (left to right)||?||?||?||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)||?
 
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|Print Speed||50 CPS||?||DMP2000: 105 CPS max<br>DMP2160:160 CPS||DMP3000: 105 CPS (normal width)<br>52 CPS (double width)<br>DMP3160/DMP3250di: 160 CPS||200 CPS (standard)<br>50 CPS (NLQ)||135-160 CPS||240-288 CPS||?
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|Print Speed||50 CPS||50 CPS||DMP2000: 105 CPS max<br>DMP2160:160 CPS||DMP3000: 105 CPS (normal width)<br>52 CPS (double width)<br>DMP3160/DMP3250di: 160 CPS||200 CPS (standard)<br>50 CPS (NLQ)||135-160 CPS||240-288 CPS||?
 
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|Printing Characteristics<br>(vertical x horizontal)||7 x 5 (plus spacing)||?||9 x 9 (normal char)<br>9 x 10 (double width char)<br>9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image)||9 x 9 (normal char)<br>9 x 10 (expanded char)<br>9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image)<br>8 x chosen amount (bit-image)||9 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 1)<br>18 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 2)<br>12 x 11 (special chars - table 3.1 and 3.2)<br>24 x 11 (special chars - table 4.1 and 4.2)<br>8 x chosen amount (bit-image graphics)||?||?||?
 
|Printing Characteristics<br>(vertical x horizontal)||7 x 5 (plus spacing)||?||9 x 9 (normal char)<br>9 x 10 (double width char)<br>9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image)||9 x 9 (normal char)<br>9 x 10 (expanded char)<br>9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image)<br>8 x chosen amount (bit-image)||9 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 1)<br>18 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 2)<br>12 x 11 (special chars - table 3.1 and 3.2)<br>24 x 11 (special chars - table 4.1 and 4.2)<br>8 x chosen amount (bit-image graphics)||?||?||?
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|Interface||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||DMP3000/3160: Parallel (Centronics compatible)<br>DMP3250di: additional RS232 interface||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||LQ3500: Parallel (Centronics compatible)<br>LQ3500di: additional RS232 interface||LQ5000di: Parallel (Centronics compatible) plus RS232 interface||?
 
|Interface||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||DMP3000/3160: Parallel (Centronics compatible)<br>DMP3250di: additional RS232 interface||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||LQ3500: Parallel (Centronics compatible)<br>LQ3500di: additional RS232 interface||LQ5000di: Parallel (Centronics compatible) plus RS232 interface||?
 
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|Ink Ribbon||Short lifetime...||?||Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon)||Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon)||?||?||?||Laser Toner...
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|Ink Ribbon||Short lifetime...||Endless ribbon cassette, width=8mm, length=10m, black, 500,000 characters||Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon)||Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon)||?||?||?||Laser Toner...
 
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|Dimensions||447 (w) x 315 (d) x 114 (h)||?||380 (w) x 250 (d) x 100 (h) mm||400 (w) x 250 (d) x 100 (h) mm||24 (w) x 14 (d) x 5 (h) inches<br>(600 x 350 x 120 mm)||17.5"(W)x16"(D)x4"(H)<br>440x400x100 mm||24"(W) x 15"(D) x 5"(H)<br>615x375x133 mm||?
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|Dimensions<br>(W x D x H)||447x315x114 mm||330x190x70 mm||380x250x100 mm||400x250x100mm||24 (w) x 14 (d) x 5 (h) inches<br>(600x350x120 mm)||17.5"(W)x16"(D)x4"(H)<br>440x400x100 mm||24"(W) x 15"(D) x 5"(H)<br>615x375x133 mm||?
 
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|Weight||4.8kg||?||4.2kg||4.2kg||9.5kg||5.9kg||7.5kg||?
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|Weight||4.8kg||3.0kg||4.2kg||4.2kg||9.5kg||5.9kg||7.5kg||?
 
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|Mains Supply||220-240V AC 50Hz||?||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||?
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|Mains Supply||220-240V AC 50Hz||117V or 220-240V AC 50/60Hz, 30W||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||?
 
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Technical Specs

DMP1 NLQ401 DMP2000/DMP2160 DMP3000/DMP3160/DMP3250di DMP4000 (wide) LQ3500/LQ3500di LQ5000di (wide) LD6000 (laser)
Design CPC CPC CPC PC (gray) PC (gray) PC (gray) PC (gray) PC (gray)
Year 1984 ? DMP2000: 10-1985
DMP2160: 1988(?)		 DMP3000: 10-1986
DMP3160: 9-1987
DMP3250di: ?		 4-1987 11-1987 7-1988 ?
Maker Seikosha Centronics Data Computer Corp. Amstrad? Amstrad? Amstrad? Amstrad? Amstrad? Sharp
Distributor Amstrad Schneider Amstrad/Schneider Amstrad/Schneider Amstrad/Schneider Amstrad/Schneider Amstrad only? Amstrad GmbH
Family Seikosha Mixup of some custom codes and some Epson codes Epson FX-80 Epson FX-80 Epson FX-100 Epson LQ Epson LQ HP Laserjet II
Pins Unihammer (7 dot columns) 9pin 9pin 9pin 9pin 24pin 24pin Laser
Processor uPD8039LC uPD7811G uPD7811G uPD7811G uPD7811 uPD78310 uPD78310 ?
BIOS ROM 4Kbytes
(4K EPROM, 8DE-1)		 16Kbytes
(16K EPROM, the ROM in the uPD7811 is disabled)		 20Kbytes
(4K in uPD7811, plus 16K in EPROM)		 28Kbytes
(4K in uPD7811 plus 8K+16K EPROMs; or 4K in uPD7811 plus 32K EPROM with unused 8K; or 32K EPROM with unused 4K and ROM-less uPD7810)		 27256 32kbyte EPROM 64Kbyte+512Kbyte EPROMs 3x ROM chips ?
Buffer RAM 2K only 256 bytes (in uPD7811) 2K (upgradeable to 8K) 8K (according to service manuals)
2K (according to photo)		 8K (see leaflet) 8K (see leaflet) plus 8K (char RAM?) 8K (see leaflet)
total 4x8K (service manual)		 ?
Number of Control Codes 9 codes 42 codes 72 codes 73 codes (same as DMP2000/2160, plus one extra code) ? ? ? ?
Print System Impact Dot-Matrix ? Impact Dot-Matrix Impact Dot-Matrix Wiredot-Matrix Impact Dot-Matrix Impact Dot-Matrix Laser Printer
Print direction Unidirectional (left to right) ? ? ? Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable) Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable) Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable) ?
Print Speed 50 CPS 50 CPS DMP2000: 105 CPS max
DMP2160:160 CPS		 DMP3000: 105 CPS (normal width)
52 CPS (double width)
DMP3160/DMP3250di: 160 CPS		 200 CPS (standard)
50 CPS (NLQ)		 135-160 CPS 240-288 CPS ?
Printing Characteristics
(vertical x horizontal)		 7 x 5 (plus spacing) ? 9 x 9 (normal char)
9 x 10 (double width char)
9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image)		 9 x 9 (normal char)
9 x 10 (expanded char)
9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image)
8 x chosen amount (bit-image)		 9 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 1)
18 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 2)
12 x 11 (special chars - table 3.1 and 3.2)
24 x 11 (special chars - table 4.1 and 4.2)
8 x chosen amount (bit-image graphics)		 ? ? ?
Character Sets 128 (actually only 96) chars, 7bit ASCII, or international chars via DIP switches ? 96 characters ASCII + international character sets 96 characters ASCII + Italics + international character sets ASCII-96, Italics-96, NLQ-96, NLQ Italics-96
International character sets-9, Special characters-132		 ? ? ?
Normal Character Size ? ? ? 2.1 (width) x 2.55 (height) mm ? ? ? ?
Horizontal Resolution 60 dpi ? 60 dpi (single density)
120 dpi (double density)
240 dpi (faked, printed as 120dpi)
72 (1:1 aspect ratio)
80,90 dpi (for 640/720 pix screenshots)		 60 dpi (single density)
120 dpi (double density)
240 dpi (faked, printed as 120dpi)
72 (1:1 aspect ratio)
80,90 dpi (for 640/720 pix screenshots)		 ? ? ?
Vertical Resolution 63 dpi ? 72 dpi (one-pass)
216 dpi (three-pass)		 72 dpi (one-pass)
216 dpi (three-pass)		 ? ? ? ?
Standard (Pica) 10 CPI ? 10 CPI/80 CPL 10 CPI/80 CPL 10 CPI/136 CPL ? ? ?
Mini (Elite) - ? 12 CPI/96 CPL 12 CPI/96 CPL 12 CPI/163 CPL ? ? ?
Condensed - ? 17 CPI/137 CPL ? 17 CPI/233 CPL ? ? ?
Double Width Standard (?) ? 5 CPI/40 CPL 5 CPI/40 CPL ? ? ? ?
Double Width Mini - ? 6 CPI/48 CPL 6 CPI/48 CPL ? ? ? ?
Double Width Condensed - ? 8.5 CPI/68 CPL 8.5 CPI/68 CPL ? ? ? ?
Number of Columns 80 columns-character mode
480 dot columns-graphics mode		 ? 80 (Standard)
40 (Double)
132 (Condensed)
66 (Double Width Condensed)		 80 (Standard)
40 (Double)
132 (Condensed)
66 (Double Width Condensed)		 136 (standard)
233 (condensed)		 ? ? ?
Line Feed Rates 6 lines/inch-character mode
9 lines/inch-graphics mode
9 lines/inch-mixed mode		 ? 1/6 inch
1/8 inch
7/72 inch
n/216 inch programmable
n/72 inch programmable		 1/6 inch
1/8 inch
7/72 inch
n/216 inch programmable
n/72 inch programmable		 1/6 inch
1/8 inch
7/72 inch
n/216 inch programmable
n/72 inch programmable		 1/6 inch
1/8 inch
n/60 inch programmable
n/180 inch programmable		 1/6 inch
1/8 inch
7/72 inch
n/60 inch programmable
n/180 inch programmable
n/216 inch programmable
n/72 inch programmable		 ?
Line Feed Speed 10 lines/sec (at 6 lines/inch)
15 lines/sec (at 9 lines/inch)		 ? DMP2000: 200 mS(1/6 inch)
DMP2160: 160 ms		 DMP3000: 200 mS(1/6 inch)
DMP3160/3250di: 160ms, 1.04IPS		 100 mS(1/6 inch), 1.6IPS 0.83IPS 0.83IPS ?
Paper Type 4.5 to 10 inches acceptable (pin to pin 4 to 9.5 inches) ? 4.5 to 10 inches fan-fold (tractor feed)
4 to 9.5 inches cut sheet or roll paper (friction feed)		 4.5 to 10 inches fan-fold (tractor feed)
4 to 9.5 inches cut sheet or roll paper (friction feed)		 Tractor feed (fan fold) - 3 to 16.5 inches (75 to 420 mm)
Friction feed (cut sheet or roll) - 2 to 15.5 inches (50 to 395 mm)		 10 Inch... 15 Inch... DIN-A4 cut sheet
Number of Copies Two including original
(Thickness 0.15mm or less)		 ? 2 sheets (including original)
40 gsm pressure-sensitive paper train		 2 sheets (including original)
40 gsm pressure-sensitive paper train		 Original plus two Original plus one Original plus two Original only
Interface Parallel (Centronics compatible) Parallel (Centronics compatible) Parallel (Centronics compatible) DMP3000/3160: Parallel (Centronics compatible)
DMP3250di: additional RS232 interface		 Parallel (Centronics compatible) LQ3500: Parallel (Centronics compatible)
LQ3500di: additional RS232 interface		 LQ5000di: Parallel (Centronics compatible) plus RS232 interface ?
Ink Ribbon Short lifetime... Endless ribbon cassette, width=8mm, length=10m, black, 500,000 characters Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon) Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon) ? ? ? Laser Toner...
Dimensions
(W x D x H)		 447x315x114 mm 330x190x70 mm 380x250x100 mm 400x250x100mm 24 (w) x 14 (d) x 5 (h) inches
(600x350x120 mm)		 17.5"(W)x16"(D)x4"(H)
440x400x100 mm		 24"(W) x 15"(D) x 5"(H)
615x375x133 mm		 ?
Weight 4.8kg 3.0kg 4.2kg 4.2kg 9.5kg 5.9kg 7.5kg ?
Mains Supply 220-240V AC 50Hz 117V or 220-240V AC 50/60Hz, 30W 220-240V AC 50Hz 220-240V AC 50Hz 220-240V AC 50Hz 220-240V AC 50Hz 220-240V AC 50Hz ?
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