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GSX-190


The Citizen GSX-190 delivers professional results, quickly and easily. That’s because the GSX-190 is so simple and technically advanced. With a 9-Wire printhead, dot matrix printing speeds to 270 CPS, and crisp 216 x 240 DPI high resolution output, the GSX-190 could very well be all the printer you’ll ever need. All with effortless ease of operation and ultra quiet performance.



Product Overview


The Citizen GSX-190 – the perfect printer right from the start
Talk about great beginnings. Say you’re a small-business professional working at home and you want your documents to look crisp, clean, and businesslike. Or, you’re a student who needs to generate detailed reports and complicated graphs. Even if you’ve never used a printer before, the Citizen GSX-190 delivers professional results, quickly and easily.

That’s because the GSX-190 is so simple and technically advanced. With a 9-Wire printhead, dot matrix printing speeds to 270 CPS, and crisp 216 x 240 DPI high resolution output, the GSX-190 could very well be all the printer you’ll ever need. All with effortless ease of operation and ultra quiet performance.

Ultra Quiet Operation
At 45.0 dBA, the GSX-190 utilizes Citizen’s patented acoustic technology (C.A.T.) for ultra quiet printing.

Command-Vue III
With the touch of a button, you can control over twenty-five printer functions. Thanks to Command-Vue III, plain English readouts on the control panel instantly tell you which function or mode the printer is in. Select fonts, pitch, page layout and more, all with the touch of a button. Command-Vue gives you control with ease and simplicity.

Features


  • Fast printing at up to 216 cps (12 cpi)
  • Flexible paper handling - bottom, rear, and top paper feeds
  • Epson®, IBM®, and Citizen emulations as standard
  • Command-Vue III control panel for ease-of-use

Specifications


Model GSX-190 and GSX-190IF
Printing method Impact Dot-Matrix
Number of pins 9
Print width 80 columns at 10 cpi, 8-inches
Draft mode 180 cps at 10 cpi
216 cps at 12 cpi
Letter quality 45 cps at 10 cpi
54 cps at 12 cpi
High speed draft 240 cps at 10 cpi
Near letter quality fonts 4: Courier, Roman, Sans Serif, Prestige
Draft fonts 2: Courier, Roman
Character type ASCII 96 normal characters, International 32 Normal characters, 16 Languages plus 1 legal character set, IBM Block graphics and characters
Codepages A wide range of different codepages are supported. Please contact us for more details.
Emulations Epson FX-850, IBM Proprinter III, Citizen Unique extended emulation
Interface GSX-190: Parallel (standard)
GSX-190IF: Parallel, Serial (RS-232C)
Buffer size 8Kb
Power source 110 Volts AC
Weight (approx.) 5.2 Kg
Dimensions
(W × D × H)
405 x 320 x 136 mm
Printhead life 200 million strokes / wire
Noise less than 45 dBA in quiet mode
less than 47.5 dBA in standard mode
Reliability MTBF 4000 hours, excluding printhead

Warranty


Two (2) year warranty.

Datasheets


Applications


  • Logging Systems
    • Hotels telephone systems
    • Bank journal printing
  • Pharmaceutical and Medical
    • Dispensing pharmacies
  • General Business
    • Invoices
    • Delivery notes
  • Warehouse & Logistics
    • Manifest printing
    • Delivery notes
  • Front-desk Applications
    • Hotel reception
    • Airline desks
    • Retail pay-points

Consumables & Accessories


Ribbon: AH37945-0