Citizen Swift 90x, Swift 90, Swift 240+, Swift 240x, Swift 330+ User Manual

9 pin and 24 pin print heads

80 column and 136 column carriages

Print speeds up to 480 cps in a wide range of fonts

Flexible paper handling – bottom, rear and top paper feed

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DOT MATRIX

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Swift 330+ and Swift 330x

 24 pin dot matrix
 420 cps in draft mode (at 15 cpi)
 112 cps in letter quality (at 12 cpi)
 Up to 1 + 4 copies
 Heavy duty print head
 Buffer expansion up to 128 Kb
 Scalable fonts up to 40 pt

Offering the highest speeds in the Swift range, the Swift 330+
and Swift 330x printers are ideal for invoicing, reporting and
journal printing. The 24-pin long-life print head gives excellent
definition when printing complex international characters backed
up by Citizen's 2 year warranty covering all its Swift printers.

Swift 240+ and Swift 240x

 24 pin dot matrix
 300 cps in draft mode (at 15 cpi)
 79 cps in letter quality (at 12 cpi)
 Up to 1 + 4 copies
 Heavy duty print head
 Buffer expansion up to 128 Kb

The Swift 240+ and 240x printers are narrow and wide carriage
dot matrix printers, ideal for invoicing or reporting. As with the
Swift 330 printers, the long-life 24-pin print head gives clear,
crisp printing and reliability.

Swift 90 and Swift 90x

 9 pin dot matrix
 270 cps in draft mode (at 15 cpi)
 54 cps in letter quality (at 12 cpi)
 Up to 1 + 3 copies

The Swift 90 and 90x printers are narrow and wide carriage,
9-pin dot Matrix printers offering reliable, unattended printing.
With six letter quality fonts, Epson FX-1170 and IBM Proprinter III
emulations as standard plus a choice of options these printers cover
virtually any print job from invoices to mailshots.

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A powerful family
of fast, easy to use,
reliable and
cost effective
dot matrix printers

Command Vue III Control Panel

 Easy-to-use printer control
 Quick changes to current settings
 Access to Macro configuration system

Citizen "Command Vue III" menu system has been developed and
refined on successive generations of Swift printers giving easy-to­use yet extremely powerful control of all printer functions.

Paper Feeding and Paper Paths

 Single, cut sheet paper using manual sheet guide
 Rear, push tractor feeding for continuous stationery
 Pull tractor for heavier stationery or thicker media
 Bottom feeding, ideal for labels
 Zero tear-off function for no paper wastage
 Paper parking with push tractor

Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder

 Automatic cut-sheet paper feeder
 Narrow carriage models handle up to A4 paper
 Wide carriage models handle up to A3 paper
 User installable option

Optional Serial Interface

 Up to 19,200 baud
 Printer automatically switches to the correct interface
 User installable option
 Macro configuration of serial port settings

Printer shown bottom

feeding labels on the

optional printer stand

Showing optional sheet feeder,

128Kb memory card and serial

interface installed together

Colour ribbon
and colour kit

32Kb and 128Kb memory expansion options

 Available for the Swift 240+, 240x, 330+ and 330x printers
 Increases buffer and download memory
 User installable option

Optional Colour Kit

 Allows you to add highlights or full colour to reports
 Monochrome ribbon can still be used at any time, if needed
 User installable option

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Swift 90 Swift 90x Swift 240+ Swift 240x Swift 330+ Swift 330x

Technology Impact Dot Matrix Impact Dot Matrix Impact Dot Matrix Impact Dot Matrix Impact Dot Matrix Impact Dot Matrix
Number of pins 9 pin 9 pin 24 pin 24 pin 24 pin 24 pin
Print Width 80 columns 136 columns 80 columns 136 columns 80 columns 136 columns
Print Speeds

High Speed Draft 15cpi 360 360 323 323 480 480
Draft 15cpi 270 270 300 300 420 420
Draft 12cpi 216 216 240 240 336 336
Draft 10cpi 180 180 200 200 280 280
Letter Quality 15 cpi 68 68 99 99 140 140
Letter Quality 12 cpi 54 54 79 79 112 112
Letter Quality 10 cpi 45 45 66 66 93 93

Fonts

Scalable LQ – – 2 2 2 2
Letter Quality 66 6 6 6 6
Draft 2 2 2 2 2 2

Graphics resolution 240 x 216 dpi 240 x 216 dpi 360 x 360 dpi 360 x 360 dpi 360 x 360 dpi 360 x 360 dpi
Emulation Epson FX850, IBM Epson FX1170, Epson LQ 570, Epson LQ 1170, Epson LQ 570, Epson LQ 1170,

IBM Proprinter III, IBM Proprinter III XL, IBM Proprinter X24e, IBM Proprinter XL24e, IBM Proprinter X24e, IBM Proprinter XL24e,

Citizen Unique Citizen Unique NEC P20, Citizen Unique NEC P30, Citizen Unique NEC P20, Citizen Unique NEC P30, Citizen Unique

Paper & Media

Width 4 - 10 inches 4 - 16 inches 4 - 10 inches 4 - 16 inches 4 - 10 inches 4 - 16 inches
Types A5, A4, Letter A5, A4, A3, Letter, A5, A4, Letter, A5, A4, A3, Letter A5, A4, Letter, A5, A4, A3, Letter,

Cut-sheet or fanfold, Cut-sheet or fanfold, Cut-sheet or fanfold, Cut-sheet or fanfold, Cut-sheet or fanfold, Cut-sheet or fanfold,

labels, envelopes labels, envelopes labels, envelopes labels, envelopes labels, envelopes labels, envelopes

Handling Friction, push / pull, Friction, push / pull, Friction, push / pull, Friction, push / pull, Friction, push / pull, Friction, push & pull,

tractor, rear & bottom tractor, rear & bottom tractor, rear & bottom tractor, rear & bottom tractor, rear & bottom tractor, rear & bottom

feed, zero tear off feed, zero tear off feed, zero tear off feed, zero tear off feed, zero tear off feed, zero tear off

Copy Capability 1 original + 3 copies 1 original + 3 copies 1 original + 4 copies 1 original + 4 copies 1 original + 4 copies 1 original + 4 copies
Noise Levels

Standard 47.5 dB(A) 52.0 dB(A) 49.0 dB(A) 49.5 dB(A) 48.0 dB(A) 48.0 dB(A)
Quiet Mode 45.0 dB(A) 50.0 dB(A) 47.0 dB(A) 47.5 dB(A) 46.0 dB(A) 46.0 dB(A)

Interface & Buffer

Parallel Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
RS232C serial Option Option Option Option Option Option
Standard buffer 8 Kb 8 Kb 8 Kb 8 Kb 40 Kb 8 Kb
Expandable by – – 32Kb or 128Kb 32Kb or 128Kb 128Kb 32Kb or 128Kb

Optional Accessories Colour Kit Colour Kit Colour Kit Colour Kit Colour Kit Colour Kit

(User installable)

Auto Sheet Feeder Auto Sheet Feeder Auto Sheet Feeder Auto Sheet Feeder Auto Sheet Feeder Auto Sheet Feeder

Printer Stand Printer Stand Printer Stand Printer Stand Printer Stand Printer Stand

RS232C serial interface RS232C serial inter face RS232C serial interface RS232C serial interface RS232C serial interface RS232C serial inter face

Physical & Reliability

Size (WxDxH mm) 405 x 320 x 136 604 x 338 x 143 405 x 320 x 136 604 x 338 x 143 405 x 320 x 136 604 x 338 x 143
Weight 5.2 Kg 8.3 Kg 5.2 Kg 8.3 Kg 5.2 Kg 8.3 Kg
MTBF 4000 hours 4000 hours 4000 hours 4000 hours 4000 hours 4000 hours
Ribbon Life (characters) 2 million 2 million 3 million 3 million 3 million 3 million
Printhead Life (characters) 200 million 200 million 400 million 400 million 400 million 400 million
Printer Warranty 2 years incl.head 2 years incl.head 2 years incl.head 2 years incl.head 2 years incl.head 2 years incl.head

Citizen Systems Europe Tel: [phone]
337 Bath Road, Slough Fax: [phone]
Berkshire SL1 5PR Email: [e-mail]
United Kingdom http://www.citizen.co.uk

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Note: these specifications are subject to change without notice.

c Citizen Systems Europe

Dealer Stamp

SwRng-1-0599 1200287