VP SpotDot

Emprint SpotDot
50 characters per second
High-Quality single sided Braille
Industry Leading Tactile Graphics
300 DPI Color and Black Ink
Sheet-fed paper
Complimentary Translation and Graphics Editing Software
Worry-Free Maintenance
1 Year Standard Warranty

Specifications

Embossing

Print speed: Up to 50 CPS
Printing Mode: Single-sided
Tactile Resolution: 20 DPI
Tactile Graphic Dot Heights: 7 steps for color representation
Braille Dot Heights: Adjustable in 3 heights

Printing

Color Print Resolution: 300 DPI
Color Print Quality: Best, normal, draft
Black Ink: Hewlett Packard Type 56 Black
Color Ink: Hewlett Packard Type 57 Tri-Color
Printing Width: Up to 8 in (203 mm)

Paper

Paper Width: 4.33 - 8.5 inches (110 - 216 mm)
Paper: Automatic sheet feed
Paper Tray Capacity: 150 sheets copy, 60 sheets Braille paper
Paper Weight: 30 - 140 lb (50 - 230 gsm)

Connection/Compatibility

Connection: USB (1.1, 2.0)
Compatibility: Windows XP, 7, 8

Dimensions/Weight

Height: 7 in (178 mm)
Width: 24 in (610 mm)
Depth: 17 in (432 mm)
Weight: 26.5 lbs (11 kg)

Temperature/Humidity

Recommended Temperature: 59 - 95 °F (15 - 35 °C)
Storage Temperature: -4 - 158 °F (-20 - 70 °C)
Humidity: 20 - 80% RH (non-condensing)

Power Supply

100 - 240 VAR (+/- 10%)
50/60 Hz (+/- 3%)
Standby: 12 W
Average Ink Printing: 26 W
Average Embossing: 64 W
Heavy Embossing: 110 W

Downloads

VP SpotDot driver
VP SpotDot firmware
VP SpotDot manual
Braille examples

SKU: VPTT0508-01

ViewPlus Overview

All ViewPlus printers/embossers print high resolution tactile graphics.

Viewplus Printer Selector (Word)

ViewPlus Printer Selector (PDF)

Embraille and Columbia are desktop embossers, braille only. Embraille prints with 25 cps, Columbia with 100 cps. Columbia is double sided in one pass. Both units are tractor fed paper embossers and have 100 dpi tactile image resolution.

SpotDot – 20 dpi resolution tactile graphics – full color ink and braille. 50 cps. Cut sheet paper only.

Cub/Max – braille embossers, 20 dpi resolution tactile graphics embossers. 50 and 60 cps. Tractor fed paper embossers. Prints double sided in two pass (print odd pages, turn paper, print even pages).

Premier and Elite are 100 and 200 cps embossers. 20 dpi resolution tactile graphics. Tractor fed. An Ink attachment can be purchased in addition to print gray scale/black ink together with the braille and tactile graphics.

Our embossers are true Windows printers so what you see is what you get. Color on the screen is interpreted into 7 variable dot heights. Braille can be printed in high/normal/low.

All of our embossers print braille as well as the tactile graphics. TSS 6.0 translation software is included with the purchase of 1 embosser or more.

Examples can be found here; see the ink and braille output:

Braille Math Arithmetic

Braille Math Geometry

Braille Science Dippers

See ViewPlus product family