Epson FX-880

FX-880

9-Pin Dot Matrix Printers

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PRINTING METHODImpact Dot Matrix
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD9 pins
PRINT DIRECTIONBi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED
High speed draft 10cpi410 cps
High speed draft 12cpi455 cps
Draft 15 cpi308 cps
Draft 12 cpi372 cps
Draft 10 cpi310 cps
Draft 20 cpi condensed310 cps
Draft 17 cpi condensed264 cps
NLQ 15 cpi58 cps
NLQ 12 cpi94 cps
NLQ 10 cpi77 cps
NLQ 20 cpi condensed77 cps
NLQ 17 cpi condensed66 cps
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS
Character sets1 legal character set
12 International character sets
11 character code tables (standard)
Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASC II, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1
Bitmap Fonts
Epson Draft10, 12, 15 cpi
Epson Roman10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
Epson Sans Serif10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
Barcode FontsEAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet
PRINTABLE COLUMNS
Pitch (cpi)Characters per line / Characters
10 cpi80 / 10
12 cpi96 / 12
15 cpi120 / 15
17 cpi condensed137 / 17.1
20 cpi condensed160 / 20
PAPER HANDLING
Paper Path
Manual Insertion(Front in, Top out)
(Rear in, Top out)
Tractor(Front in, Top out)
(Rear in, Top out)
(Bottom in, Top out)
Cut sheet feeder(Rear in, Top out)
Cut Sheet SizeWidth: 148 - 257mm
Length: Max. 364mm
EnvelopesNo. 6, No. 10
Continuous paper sizeWidth: 101.6 - 254mm
Length: Max. 558.8mm
*Can also print labels
Paper ThicknessCut Sheet
Single sheet 0.065 - 0.14mm
Multi-part forms
0.12 - 0.46mm
Envelopes
0.16 - 0.52mm
Continuous Paper
Single sheet/multi part forms 0.065 - 0.46mm
Continuous Forms with Labels
Base sheet 0.07mm - 0.09mm
Total Sheets 0.16 - 0.19mm
PAPER FEEDINGFriction feed (front/rear insertion)
Push tractor feed (front/rear insertion)
Pull tractor feed (front/rear/bottom insertion)
Push-pull tractor feed (front/rear insertion)
INPUT DATA BUFFER0 K Byte or 32 K Byte
INTERFACES
StandardCentronics® - type 8-bit parallel interface
(IEEE-1284 Nibble mode)
OptionExpansion slot (Optional Type B interfaces)
RIBBON CARTRIDGE
ColourBlack
TypeFabric ribbon cartridge
Ribbon LifeApprox. 3 million characters (Draft 10cpi, 14 dots/character)
RELIABILITY
Total Print Volume6.5 million lines
Print Head LifeApprox. 100 million characters
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
Temperature5 - 35° C
Humidity10 - 80% RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Rated VoltageAC 220 - 240V
Rated frequency50 - 60Hz
Power consumptionApprox. 34W (ISO 10561 Letter Pattern)
DIMENSIONS
Width x Depth x Height415 X 350 X 154mm
WeightApprox. 7.6Kg
PRINTER DRIVER / UTILITY
OSMicrosoft® Windows™ v3.1
Microsoft® Windows™ 95
Microsoft® Windows™ NT 3.51/4.0
UTILITYEpson Remote! (MS-DOS environment only)
WARRANTY12 months return to base

Product Options

Product Code Description
  Products
C229051 FX-880
  Media Handling Options
C800202 Push/pull tractor
C806372 Single-bin cut sheet feeder
C806382 High capacity cut sheet feeder
CSFBD70N Double-bin cut sheet feeder bundle Interfaces
C823061 Type "B" serial interface
C823081 Type "B" 32 Kbyte intelligent serial interface
C823102 Type "B" 32 Kbyte buffered parallel interface
C823142 Type "B" Coax interface
C823152 Type "B" Twinax interface
C823623 Ethernet interface (10 Base 2/10 Base T)
C823643 10BaseT/100BaseTX Internal Print Server
  Cables
EPCP Parallel printer cable

Equipment supplied by Epson Australia is designed to function in conjunction with genuine Epson consumables and accessories specifically configured for it.


Usage Conditions
Epson products are designed and made to give highly reliable use and long life when used according to its specifications. With any system, product or device used in situations where human life may be involved or at risk, Epson advises that you should take all necessary steps to ensure the suitability of your Epson product for inclusion in your system, and recommends that you include fail-safe procedures and redundancy support or backup equipment in your system, to maintain the maximum safety margin and optimum system reliability. Examples include but are not limited to – do not interfere with any electrical components within the device, do not use items supplied with the product for purposes other than as intended by Epson (ie mains cords, inks, CDs, plastic wrapping) and do not make modifications to the product.

This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.