Epson DFX-8500 Product Information Guide

Epson DFX-8500 - Impact Printer Manual

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  • Epson DFX-8500 | Product Information Guide - Page 1
    EPSON DFX-8500 front cover control panel power switch sprockets* * front tractor unit parts paper supports* sprockets** top cover ribbon cartridge paper supports** ** rear tractor unit parts paper bail print head paper separator cover paper separator rear flap rear cover serial interface
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    the best printing quality, use multi-part forms joined with spot-gluing. 1 inch or less 3 inches or less spot-gluing crimping printing side spot- : Position the sprockets or set your application software so that the printer does not print outside the printable area. 2 - EPSON DFX-8500 5/98
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    Paper feed methods: Push tractor (front and rear) Push-pull feed with optional pull tractor Total print volume: 26 million lines (except print head) Print head life: 400 million characters Ribbon: Cartridge ribbon, available in black only (#8766). Do not use ribbons for 24-pin printers
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    EPSON DFX-8500 Environmental Temperature: Operation: Storage: Humidity: Operation: Storage: 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F) −30°C to 60°C (−22°F to 140°F) 10% to printer comes with a bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface and a Type-B optional interface slot. Forward channel Transmission mode: 8-bit
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    EPSON DFX-8500 Control Panel Buttons and Lights The control panel consists of indicator lights and buttons, and gives you access to several powerful features. Lights Power Paper Out Ribbon Paper Select Font Pitch On when the power switch is on and power is supplied to the printer. On when the
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    to reset the printer's control panel settings. Selects the front or rear tractor. If you have been using paper loaded on one tractor, first remove the printed output before pressing this button to switch the tractor. When you switch between tractors, the paper already loaded in the printer is fed
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    and operate, and both accommodate a wide variety of paper types, including labels and multi-part forms. The printer automatically adjusts to the thickness of your loaded paper, so you don't need to make any manual adjustments to the paper thickness settings. You can print on continuous paper from
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    EPSON DFX-8500 Adjusting the top-of-form position The top-of-form position is the position to which the printer feeds the paper when it loads it or performs a form feed. This position is important because it determines where the printing begins on each page. If the printing is too high or low on
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    DIP switch 3-1 on. 3. Turn the printer on. When tear-off mode is on and you print on continuous paper on the push tractor, the printer advances the final printed page to the tear-off position. Then you can tear off all printed pages. If the perforation is not aligned with the tear-off edge, adjust
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    ribbon cartridge, follow these steps: 1. Press the Pause button. Then turn off the printer. Make sure that the power cord is not plugged into an electrical outlet. 2. Open the printer's top cover and slide the print head to the exposed part of the paper bail. 3. Lift the ribbon guide off the print
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    smoothly and that the ribbon is not twisted or creased. separator 2. Hold the ribbon cartridge with both hands and lower it into the printer as shown below. Pulling the cartridge toward you, slide the notches nearest you over the two print head 6. Close the top cover. 5/98 EPSON DFX-8500 - 11
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    , the printer is working properly and the problem is probably caused by your printer driver settings, application settings, computer, or interface cable. (Be sure to use a shielded interface cable.) t If the self test does not print properly, there is a problem with the printer. 12 - EPSON DFX-8500
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    from the printer. 3. Remove the ribbon cartridge. 4. Install the protective materials onto the printer as shown on the Notice Sheet. 5. Repack the printer, ribbon cartridge, and power cord in the original packing materials and place them in the printer's original box. 5/98 EPSON DFX-8500 - 13
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    Operation: Storage: 10% to 80% RH 0% to 95% RH Dimensions and weight: Height: Width: Depth: Weight: 4.6 inches (117 mm) 20.4 inches (518 mm) 3.7 inches (93 mm) 11 lb (5 kg) Related Documentation 4007064 TM-DFX8500 PL-DFX8500 EPSON DFX-8500 User's Guide EPSON DFX-8500 Service Manual EPSON DFX
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EPSON DFX-8500
5/98
EPSON DFX-8500
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Accessories
Ribbon cartridge
Use the #8766 EPSON replacement cartridge only
Printer Specifications
Printing
Printing speed:
Note:
Paper feed speed drops to 6 inches per second when the
optional pull tractor is mounted.
Printable columns:
control panel
front cover
sprockets*
paper supports*
power
switch
* front tractor unit parts
paper bail
top cover
sprockets**
paper supports**
ribbon
cartridge
** rear tractor unit parts
print head
paper separator cover
rear cover
serial interface
parallel interface
paper
separator
rear flap
Printing method:
9-pin impact dot matrix
Characters per inch
Quality
Characters/second/line
10 cpi
High-speed draft
1120
10 cpi
Normal draft
840
10 cpi
Near letter quality
210
12 cpi
Draft
1008
12 cpi
Near letter quality
252
Printing direction:
Bidirectional logic seeking for text and
graphics printing. Unidirectional text or
graphics printing can be selected using
software commands.
Line spacing:
1/6-inch or programmable increments of
1/216-inch
Paper feed speed:
Continuous
0.25/m/sec/line (9.9 inches per second)
Characters per inch
Maximum printed characters per column
10 cpi
136
12 cpi
163
15 cpi
204
17 cpi
233
20 cpi
272
Buffer:
128KB or 0KB (DIP switch selectable)
Character fonts:
Characters per inch available
Font
Available pitches (cpi)
EPSON Super Draft
10
EPSON Draft
10, 12, 15
EPSON Roman (NLQ)
10, 12, 15, proportional
EPSON Sans serif (NLQ)
10, 12, 15, proportional