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Highlights
- Low cost, heavy-duty dot matrix printing solution
- Flexible forms handling capabilities
- Very quiet for office use
- Superb reliability
The
IBM®
4232
Printer offers speed and durability that make it suited for the most
demanding print environments and applications.
With
print speeds of up to 600 characters per second (cps) and superb reliability,
the IBM®
4232
Printer out performs other impact printers.
With
the availability of two industry standard open interfaces and the emulation
of the popular IBM Proprinter and Epson** FX 1050, the IBM®
4232
will attach to virtually all hardware systems and will support most
application software packages.
The
IBM®
4232's
compact size and low noise level make it well-suited to serve as either
a high-speed office printer; a heavy-duty primary printer for small
systems and LAN installations; or a workstation printer for larger systems
and LANs. 
Improved Productivity
The
IBM®
4232
Printer, with its auto-forms load, innovative forms handling features,
and easy-to-use operator controls and menu selections, will improve
productivity and virtually eliminate user frustration, paper jamming,
and costly paper loss.
The
IBM®
4232
prints a wide range of applications by offering four print speeds and
quality modes. The fast draft quality at 600 cps provides high speed
for large print jobs while the near letter quality (NLQ) mode of 100
cps provides clean crisp correspondence for word processing applications
required in today's electronic office. Full all-points-addressable graphics
capability exists for applications such as bar codes, bar charts and
pie charts, scanned logos, forms designs, and CAD/CAM drawings. The
IBM 4202 Proprinter, IBM 4224 Printer, and Epson FX 1050 Printer emulations
protect an investment in forms inventory and applications software. 
Benefits
The
IBM®
4232
Printer is a rugged, heavy-duty dot matrix impact printer that offers
excellent price/performance. It brings the benefits and productivity
features usually provided by higher-cost system printers down to the
workstation environment. For example, custom setup profiles allow users
to store and retrieve as many as four different collections of printer
setup values. This means users can switch instantly from one application
to another and thereby improve user productivity and eliminate adjustment
errors.
Printing Where You Need It
At
only 53 dBA, the IBM®
4232
is one of the quietest printers in its speed and price range - making
it suitable for virtually any business environment. And with its small
footprint, the IBM®
4232
can be placed wherever a need for printing exists.
Versatile Forms Handling
The
ability to use cutsheet paper provides the full advantage of NLQ printing
on letter-head paper for business correspondence applications. The automatic
forms-thickness adjustment feature saves users from having to manually
adjust the printhead gap and ensures consistent, high-quality forms
printing and improved printhead reliability.
Additionally, interchangeable paper feed modules permit the IBM®
4232
printer to be easily adapted to a variety of different forms applications
including preprinted multi-part forms, labels, cardstock, checks, and
mailer forms to name a few. 
Summary
The
IBM®
4232
Printer is the work horse of dot matrix printers and provides these
key benefits:
- High speed print output (600 cps)
- Reliability and ruggedness
- Excellent print quality
- Versatile paper handling
- Workstation and LAN attachment
- Text message display (LCD)
- Auto-forms thickness adjust
- Auto-forms loading
- Zero Tear Bar
-
Automatic Eject/Restore after timeout or data
- Quiet printing - one of the quietest printers in its class
- Graphics capability, including bar codes
- US Postal Service Postnet** Bar Code printing certified
**Novell
is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. Epson is a registered trademark
of Seiko Epson Corporation. Postnet is a trademark of the U. S. Postal
Service.
IBM 4232 Printer at a glance
Print Speed
-
Fast draft mode: 600 cps
- Data processing (DP) mode: 400 cps
- DP text mode: 200 cps
- NLQ mode: 100 cps
Print Options
Vertical spacing:
6 or 8 lines per inch (lpi) selectable from operator panel for text.
3, 4, 6, 8, or 9 lpi selectable under program control for text.
1/144" increments under program control available for graphics.
Horizontal spacing :
- 10, 12, 15, 16.7, 17.1, and 20 characters per inch
- Proportional spacing is available in DP text and NLQ modes
- Maximum print line: 13.6"
Bar codes:
resident bar codes accessed via programming control sequence functions
or by using bit image graphics PPDS commands with requisite host applications Postnet,
UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, Code 3 of 9, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of
5, Codabar, MSL Industrial 2 of 5 and Matrix 2 of 5
Paper Handling
- Operator-changeable forms modules
- Continuous forms up to 6 parts
- Cutsheet
- Document-on-demand/zero tear-off
- Auto-forms loading
Paper Sizes
- Continuous forms
- 3" to 15" Wide
- 3" to 14" Length
- Cutsheet forms
- 3" to 15" Wide
- 5" to 14" Length
Interfaces
Standard - Serial (RS-232C and RS-422A) and Parallel (Centronics Parallel)
Emulations
- IBM 4202 Proprinter II XL
- IBM 4202 Proprinter III XL
- IBM 4224 model 3XX
- EPSON FX 1050

System Attachments
-
Application System/400 AS/400 Attachment:
- AS/400 via ASCII Workstation Controller or PC Workstation
- 348x, 3477, and 3197 AS/400 Display Stations
- RISC System/6000 Attachment:
- Direct attach to RISC System/6000 or via workstation
- PC Attachment:
- IBM Personal System/2 and compatibles
- LAN Attachment
- Ethernet and IBM Token-Ring via a PC or the Novell**-certified IBM 4033 LAN adapter box or equivalent
- S/390 Attachment
- IBM 3174 via the Asynchronous Emulation Adapter
PC workstation
- IBM 3482 InfoWindow II Display Station
Physical Characteristics
- Width: 25.9" (658mm)
- Depth: 15.6" (396mm)
- Height: 12.4" (315mm)
- Weight: 45 lb. (20.4 kg)
Power Requirements
- 100-127 V, 1-phase, 50/60 Hz
- 200-240 V, 1-phase, 50/60 Hz
Environmental Conditions
Noise emission
Printing: 53 dBA
Idling: 30 dBA
Supplies
Ribbon cartridges
- Auto-inking ribbon, P/N - 1040580, 15-million character life
- High yield ribbon, P/N - 1040440, 6-million character life
**Novel is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.
Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Postnet
is a trademark of the US Postal Service.
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