Epson FX-880+

FX-880+

9-Pin Dot Matrix Printers

Ready to deliver, whatever the demands.


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PRINTING METHOD   Impact Dot Matrix
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD   9 pins
PRINT DIRECTION   Bi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED
Ultra speed draft   564 @ 12 cps
495 @ 10 cps
High speed draft 10cpi   440 cps
High speed draft 12cpi   493 cps
Draft 15 cpi   319 cps
Draft 12 cpi   396 cps
Draft 10 cpi   330 cps
Draft 20 cpi condensed   330 cps
Draft 17 cpi condensed   283 cps
NLQ 15 cpi   82 cps
NLQ 12 cpi   99 cps
NLQ 10 cpi   82 cps
NLQ 20 cpi condensed   77 cps
NLQ 17 cpi condensed   66 cps
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS
Character sets   1 legal character set
13 International character sets
13 character code tables (standard)
Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASC II, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, ISO 8859-15
Bitmap Fonts
Epson Draft   10, 12, 15 cpi
Epson Roman   10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
Epson Sans Serif   10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
Barcode Fonts   EAN-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 cpi   80
12 cpi   96
15 cpi   120
17 cpi condensed   137
20 cpi condensed   160
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 Size   width: 100 - 257mm
Length: Max. 364mm
Envelopes   No. 6, No. 10
Continuous paper size   width0: 101.6 - 254mm
Length: Max. 559mm
*Can also print labels
Paper Thickness   Cut 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 FEEDING   Friction 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 BUFFER   96 K Byte
INTERFACES
Standard   Centronics® - type 8-bit parallel interface
(IEEE-1284 Nibble mode) USB I/F ver.1.1
Option   Expansion slot (Optional Type B interfaces)
RIBBON CARTRIDGE
Colour   Black
Type   Fabric ribbon cartridge
Ribbon Life   Approx. 5 million characters (Draft 10cpi, 14 dots/character)
RELIABILITY
Total Print Volume   26 million lines (except print head)
Print Head Life   Approx. 400 million strokes/wires
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
Temperature   5 - 35° C
Humidity   10 - 80% RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Rated Voltage   AC 220 - 240V
Rated frequency   50 - 60Hz
Power consumption   Approx. 40W (ISO 10561 Letter Pattern)
DIMENSIONS
width x Depth x height   415 X 350 X 154mm
Weight   Approx. 7.6Kg
PRINTER DRIVER / UTILITY
OS   Microsoft® Windows™ v3.1
Microsoft® Windows™ 95/98/2000/Me and Microsoft®
Microsoft® Windows™ NT operating system version 4.0
UTILITY   Epson Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/2000/Me and Microsoft® Windows® NT® operating system version 4.0 environment only)
WARRANTY   12 months return to base

Product Options

Product Code   Description
    Products
C11C422061   FX-880+
    Media Handling Options
C800202   Push/pull tractor
C806372   Single-bin cut sheet feeder
C806382   High capacity cut sheet feeder
C814032   Front paper guide
    Interfaces
C823061   Type "B" serial interface
C823081   Type "B" 32 Kbyte intelligent serial interface
C823102   Type "B" 32 Kbyte buffered parallel interface
    Cables
EPCP   Parallel printer cable
    Options
C12C824352   10/100 BaseTX Internal Print Server

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