Epson FX 890 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer User Manual

FX-1880/880 Service Manual
Chapter 1 Product Description
Rev.B
1-1
1.1 SPECIFICATION
The FX-1880/880 is a small foot, 9 pins serial impact dot matrix printer. The main specification is
as follows;
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Print method 9 pins Impact dot matrix
Print pin arrangement 9 x 1
Print pin diameter 0.29 mm ( 0.0114 inch )
RESOLUTION
Table 1-1. Resolution ( dpi )
Printing mode Horizontal density Vertical density Adjacent dot print
High speed draft 90 dpi 72 No
Draft 120 dpi 72 No
NLQ 240 dpi 144 No
Bit image 60, 72, 80, 90 or 120 dpi 72 Yes
120 or 240 dpi 72 No
PRINTING SPEED
Table 1-2. Printing Speed (cps) and Printable Columns
Printing mode Character Printable Printing speed
pitch column Normal Copy
High speed Draft 10cpi 136 410cps 345cps
FX-1180 Draft 10cpi 136 310cps 260cps
NLQ 10cpi 136 77cps 65cps
High speed Draft 10cpi 80 410cps 345cps
FX-880 Draft 10cpi 80 310cps 260cps
NLQ 10cpi 80 78cps 65cps
• When the power supply voltage drops to the lower limit, the printer stops printing once and
then starts printing rest data on that line again more slowly than before.
• When the head temperature rises to the upper limit, the printer stops printing once. If the
head temperature falls down to the normal level, it begins to print again more slowly than
before.
FEEDING METHOD
Friction feed Front, Rear
Push tractor feed Front, Rear
Push & Pull tractor feed Front, Rear
Pull tractor feed Front, Rear, Bottom
FEED SPEED
Normal mode 62 ms 1/6 inch feed
0.127MPS ( 5.0 IPS) continuos feeding
Copy mode 83 ms 1/6 inch feeding
0.078MPS (3.1 IPS) continuos feed
FEEDER
Front push tractor
Rear push tractor
CSF ( Option, bin1 / bin2 )
Pull tractor ( Option )
Roll paper holder ( Option )

Epson FX 890 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer Specifications

General

Brand	Epson
Model	FX 890 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer
Category	Printer
Language	English