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title: Compuprint 3056 Dot Matrix Printer
date: 2025-05-21T07:14:41Z
modified: 2026-05-20T12:06:05Z
permalink: "https://tech.co.za/product/compuprint-3056/"
type: product
status: publish
excerpt: The Compuprint 3000 family is designed to be the ideal solution in Office and Industrial, logistics environments. Its robustness and reliability provide unmatched performance and flexibility to support a variety of forms and documents printing.
wpid: 539211
product_brand:
  - Compuprint
product_type:
  - simple
product_visibility:
  - featured
product_cat:
  - Printers
  - Printers & Consumables
featured_image: "https://tech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PRTN3056.jpg"
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| Printing Technology | 24 pin – serial dot matrix printers |
| --- | --- |
| Printing speed | Draft 432 cps 360 cps NLQ 288 cps 240 cps LQ 144 cps 120 cps |
| Line Length | 136 columns @ 10 cp |
| Paper handling | Cut sheet: width from 102 to 420 mm / A5, A4, A3 (H/V) – lenght up to 364 mm Continuous form: width from 102 to 406 mm – lenght unlimited Paper thickness: 0,065 to 0.52 mm |
| Paper type | Cut sheet, Continuous paper, Multi-part forms, Envelopes, postcard, adhesive labels |
| Paper path | Friction feed: rear in top out, front in top out – Tractor feed: rear in top out, front in top out, bottom in top out |
| Copies | 1 + 5 |
| Special functions | Automatic paper parking, Zero tear-off |
| Barcodes | UPC/A – EAN8 – EAN13 – UPCA/E – Code 39 – Code 128 – 2/5 Interleaved – Postnet |
| Character set | ASCII, Italic, CP437, CP850, CP860, CP863, CP865, CP858, CP737 (437G), CP857, CP1250, CP864, CP1098, CP1256 |
| Resident font | Draft, Courier, Roman, Sans Serif, Prestige, Script, Orator, Orator-S, OCR-A, OCR-B |
| Resident Emulations | Epson LQ-ESC/P, OKI, (IBM Proprinter special version on request) |
| Interfaces | Centronics, Parallel IEEE 1284 bidirectional – Serial RS232 – USB (Base models) Centronics, Parallel IEEE 1284 bidirectional – USB – Ethernet LAN 10/100 BaseT (N models) Input buffer up to 128 Kbytes; Automatic interface switching; Plug-in & Play (Windows environment) |
| Drivers | Windows 95/98/2000/XP/Vista – Unix – Linux |
| SW Tool | Network Interface Manager – Internal web page (3056N only) |
| Reliability | MTBF: 20.000 hours (3056/N) – 10.000 hours (3046/N) |
| Print Head Life | 300 million strokes/wire |
| Ribbon life | 6 million characters |
| Noise Level | <56 dBA |
| Power Supply | Tension: 100/240V; Frequency: 50-60Hz |
| Power consumption | 75 W Max. (printing), 15 W (standby) |
| Physical Dimensions & Weight | 623 (W) x 395 (D) x 173 (H) mm – 13 Kg (3056/N) – 623 (W) x 395 (D) x 173 (H) mm – 13 Kg (3046/N) |