Epson FX 1170 Product Information Guide

Epson FX 1170 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer Manual

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  • Epson FX 1170 | Product Information Guide - Page 1
    ribbon cartridge shief Note: The power cord is attached. .& inlet Printer Specifications Printing Printing method: Printing speed: 9-pin impact dot matrix : Draft, Epson Roman, or Epson Sans Serif in part forms 0 Use carbonless multi-part forms only. 9-Pin Printers 10/13/92 FX-870/1170-1
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    FX-870/1170 Note: You can use recycled paper with this printer. If you notice an increase in ribbon consumtion and paper jamming, use a higher graak of paper. Labels: Size 63.5 x 23.8 mm (2.5 x 0.93 inches) 101 x 23.8 mm (4 x 0.93 inches) 101 x 27 mm (4 x 1.06
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    Cards You can use optional interface cards to supplement your printer's built-in parallel interface. The Epson interfaces below are compatible with your printer. ~ Option Specifications Cut-sheet feeders Dimensions and weight: Dimensions include the printer. 9-Pin Printers 10/13/92 FX-870/1170-3
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    000 cycles Paper storage conditions: Temperature: 18" to 22"C(64" to 72°F) Humidity: 40% to 60% RH sheet guide Dimensions and weight: Printer Optlon No single sheets from the top insertion. (Multi-part forms) Note: Front sheet guiak is available FX-870/1170-4 10/13/92 9-Pin Printers
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    . FONT Press this button to select a font (draft, Epson Roman, or Epson Sans Serif). This button also selects the normal or condensed printer to enter the data dump mode. This mode allows advanced users to find the cause of communication problems between the printer and the computer. FX-870/1170
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    time you turn on the printer. For most users, the factory settings are best Printer mode When you select ESC/P, the printer operates in the Epson ESC/P mode. When you select IBM, the printer emulates an IBM printer. Character pitch You can set the character pitch to 10 cpi or 12 cpi. FX-870/1170
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    FX-870/1170 Auto carriage return When the auto carriage return is valid, each line feed (LF) code or ESC J (n/216-inch line feed) code is always accompanied by a carriage return (CR) code. The printer always moves the next print position to the left margin when it receives the LF or ESC J code.
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    printers are listed in the order of preference): FX-870 FX-1170 FX-850 FX-1050 EX-800 EX-1000 FX-86e FX-286e FX-80+ FX-l00+ FX-80 FX-100 Epson printer 9-pin printer If you plan to use the IBM printer sheet guide. Front push-tractor position For continuous paper with the tractor unit installed in the
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    continuous paper with two tractor units. FX-870/1170 Related Documentation TM-FX8/1170 FX-870/1170 Service Manual PL-FX870 FX-870 Parts/Price List PL-FX1170 FX-1170 Parts/Price List SPKFX8/1170 FX-870/1170 Self Paced Kit 4001255 FX-870/1170 User's Guide Paper path Pull + rear push
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FX-870/1170
pnper
guide
c?d@
&k?S
printer
cover
release
her
paper-tension unit
\
ribbon cartridge
shief
.&
inlet
Note: The power cord is attached.
Printer Specifications
Printing
Printing
method:
9-pin impact dot
matrix
Printing
speed:
Type of letters
High-speed draft
Draft pica
Draft elite
Condensed draft pica
Print speed
[cps]
380
(320)
285
[142]
342
[170]
243
[122]
[142]
Emphasized
draft
pica
NLQ
normal pica
1142
[71)
I57
Notes:
1)
The printing speed for high speed draft is reduced to the value in
“(
)”
with thick paper (over 0.18 mm).
2)
The printing speed for high speed draft is reduced to the value of
“draft
pica” when any graphic character is in the line.
3)
The printing speed for draft is reduced to the value in
“[
]”
when any italic
character is in the line.
4)
The speed for high duty printing is reduced to approximately
half
of each
speed, except for the printing speed in
“[
]“.
Printing
direction:
Bidirectional
logicseeking
for text
Unidirectional for graphics
Line spacing:
l/6-inch,
l/%inch,
or programmable in
increments of
1/216-&h
Paper-feed speed:
Friction: 69
ms/line
at
l/6-inch
line spacing
Tractor: 77
ms/line
at
l/6-inch
line spacing
Continuous
feed:
3.7 inches per second
Buffer:
24 KB or 0 KB
(Selectable in the default setting mode)
Printable columns:
~~
Characterfonts:
Draft, Epson Roman, or Epson
Sans
Serif
in normal or condensed mode. You can
also select other font/pitch combinations
using
E!X/P
commands.
Character tables
(ESCIF
Mode):
Europe:
One italic and 15 graphic character tables
&rth/South
*
One italic and 7 graphic character tables
olkr-
One italic and 5 graphic character tables
13
international
character sets
Character tables
(IBM
Emulation):
2 Character tables
1
Symbol sets
Paper
Single
sheets (top insertion):
Width
148
to
257 mm (5.8 to 10.1 inches) for standard
148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches) for wide
L=wh
max. 364 mm (14.3 inches)
Thickness
0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inches)
Weight
52.3 to 90
g/m2
(14 to 24 lb)
Single-sheet
multi-partfimts:
Q
bad single sheet multi-part forms only into the front slot
with the optional front sheet guide.
0
Use carbonless multi-part forms only.
Continuous paper:
Width
101
to 254 mm (4 to
10
inches) for standard
101
to
406
mm (4 to 16 inches) for wide
Copies
Four sheets (one original plus up to three copies)
Thickness
0.065 to 0.32 mm (0.0025
to
0.012 inch) for one sheet
0.12 to 0.32
mm
(0.0047 to 0.012 inch) total
Weight
52.3
to
82
g/m2
(14 to 22
lb) for one sheet
40 to 58.2
g/m2
(12 to 15
lb) per sheet in
multi-part forms
0
Use carbonless multi-part forms only.
9-Pin Printers
10/13/92
FX-870/1170-1