Epson FX-2190 Reference Guide

144 Problem Solver
R4CC530
long.bk Rev. E
A5 size TROUB.fm
6/23/03
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Proof Sign-off:
ABE J. Hashimoto, S. Yamamoto
H. Kimura
S. Halvorson
The ribbon has too much slack,
the ribbon has come loose, or
the ribbon cartridge is not
installed properly.
Remove any slack in the ribbon by
turning the ribbon-tightening knob, or
reinstall the ribbon cartridge as
described in “Replacing the ribbon
cartridge” on page 164.
The ribbon is worn out. Replace the ribbon cartridge as
described in “Replacing the ribbon
cartridge” on page 164.
Lines of dots are missing in the printout.
Cause What to do
The print head is damaged. Stop printing and contact your dealer to
have the print head replaced.
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Caution:
Never replace the print head yourself; you may damage the printer. Also,
other parts of the printer must be checked when the print head is replaced.
All the text is printed on the same line.
Cause What to do
No line feed command is sent
at the end of each line of text.
Turn on the auto line feed setting using
the printer’s default-setting mode so
that the printer automatically adds a line
feed code to each carriage return. See
“Changing default settings” on page
122.

Epson FX-2190 Specifications

General

Maximum print size	A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Color	No
Character pitch	10 cpi
Maximum resolution	240 x 144 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)	136
Print technology	Dot matrix
Dimensions (WxDxH)	589 x 360 x 157 mm
Standard interfaces	Parallel, USB 1.1
Optional connectivity	Ethernet
Country of origin	Indonesia
Sound pressure level (printing)	55 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	20000 h
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Power consumption (typical)	53 W
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80 %
Pallet width	1200 mm
Pallet height	1000 mm
Pallet length (UK)	2040 mm
Quantity per pallet	14 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet (UK)	21 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet layer	2 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet layer (UK)	3 pc(s)
Package depth	700 mm
Package width	460 mm
Package height	270 mm
Package weight	11740 g
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)