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title: Fujitsu DL3850+ Dot Matrix Printer
date: 2025-05-21T07:14:31Z
modified: 2026-05-05T16:49:13Z
permalink: "https://tech.co.za/product/fijitsu-dl3850/"
type: product
status: publish
excerpt: "Compact, low profile 136 column design\\nUltra-low noise emissions - 49dBA\\n24-pin printhead for high-quality output\\nMultiple Interface Options"
wpid: 539199
product_brand:
  - Fujitsu
product_type:
  - simple
product_visibility:
  - featured
  - outofstock
product_cat:
  - Printers
  - Printers & Consumables
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| Print head | 24 wire dot matrix printer |
| --- | --- |
| Printing width | 136 columns (10 cpi), 163 columns (12 cpi) |
| Printing speed correspondence / report quality | 270 cps (12 cpi), 225 cps (10 cpi |
| Printing speed draft quality | 432 cps (12 cpi) / 360 cps (10 cpi) |
| Printing speed High-speed draft quality | 537 cps (12 cpi), 448 cps (10 cpi) |
| Printing speed letter quality | 135 cps (12 cpi), 113 cps (10 cpi) |
| Resolution | Max. 360 x 360 dpi |
| Number of copies | Max. 5 (including original) |
| Paper sizes | **Continuous form:** **Width:** 102 to 420 mm (4.0 to 16.5”) **Length:** over 102 mm (over 4.0”) **Cut Sheet:** **Width:** 102 to 420 mm (4.0 to 16.5”) **Length:** 76 to 420 mm (3.0 to 16.5”) |
| Paper feeding continuous form | Paper feeding continuous form Push tractor, rear in and rear out |
| Paper feeding cut sheet | Manual friction feed, top in and top out |
| Line feed speed | 60 ms per 1/6” line |
| Form feed speed | 5.6 ips |
| Printer interfaces | Parallel + USB: IEEE 1284 and USB 1.1 Type B (depending on model) |
| Emulation | Emulations Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS, IBM Proprinter XL24E, Epson ESC/P2 |
| Character sets | Code pages 437, 850, 851, 852, 855, 860, 862, 863, 865, 866, ISO 8859-1, ECMA 94, USA, UK, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish 1 and 2, Hungarian 1 and 2, Slovenian 1 and 2, Mazowia 1 and 2, Polish 1 and 2, Latin 2 1 and 2, Latin P, PG-DHN, Elot 927, Lithuanian 1 and 2, Mik, Macedonian, PG-MAC, ABY, ABG, DEC GR, GREEK 11, HBR-OLD, HBR-DEC, ISO Turkish, ISO Latin, Kamenicky 1 and 2, Turkish 1 and 2, Elot 928, Cyrillic, RUSCII, Latin-9 |
| Barcodes / 2D codes | Code 3 of 9 UPC Type A UPC Type A with check character Codabar (NW7) EAN13 EAN8 Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Code 128 |
| Resident / Bitmap fonts | Courier 10, Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, Compressed, Draft 12, High-speed Draft 112, OCR-B, OCR-A 10, Correspondence 10, PICA10 |
| Scalable fonts | Courier, Nimbus Sans®, Timeless (Normal, Bold, Italic) |
| Input buffer | Maximum 128 KB |
| Word processing functions | Outline, Image overlay, Overscore, Underscore, Superscript, Subscript, Bold overprint, Shadow, Justify, Italic, Multiple height (up to 11 fold), Multiple width (up to 11 fold) |
| Electrical values | **Power consumption:** Up to 70 W (average) **Power consumption maximum:** up to 180 W **Power consumption minimum:** up to 28 W **Rated voltage range:** Single Phase 220-240 V AC ±10% **Rated frequency range:** 50 Hz – 60 Hz |
| Compliance | **Compliance notes:** Safety and EMI standard for Europe **Compliance link:** https://sp.ts.fujitsu.com/sites/certificates **MTBF (demonstrated)**: 20,000 h **Printer head life:** up to 400 million strokes (each wire) |
| Ink ribbon life | 5.0 million characters |
| Dimensions / Weight / Environmental | **Dimensions (W x D x H):** 570 x 330 x 130 **Weight:** 9.7 kg **Acoustic noise level:** 49 dBA |