Epson FX-980 Product Information Guide - Page 2

EPSON FX-980 Optional Interface Cards You can install an optional interface card to supplement your printer built-in parallel interface and provide added network compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible with your printer. (Not all the interfaces in the table are available worldwide.) Model number Card type C823071 / C823081 32KB serial interface card C823121 LocalTalk interface card C823131 32KB IEEE-488 interface card C823141 Coax interface card C823151 Twinax interface card C823451 IEEE-1284 (Type B bidirectional) parallel interface card C823622 / C823632 /C823641 Ethernet interface card When you use Ethernet interface card C823632, you need to attach the optional interface adapter (C825251) to the interface card. Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method Emulation Printing speed Printing direction Line spacing Printable columns 9-pin impact dot matrix EPSON ESC/P® and IBM 2380 Plus High-speed draft 506 cps at 10 cpi 569 cps at 12 cpi 569 cps at 15 cpi 560 cps at 17 cpi 506 cps at 20 cpi Draft 380 cps at 10 cpi Near-letter quality 95 cps at 10 cpi Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing. Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands. 1/6 inch or programmable in 1/216-inch increments 80 columns (at 10 cpi) Resolution Interfaces Paper feed methods Paper feed speed Paper capacity Maximum 240 × 144 dpi (near-letter quality) 1 standard bidirectional, 8-bit parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support, 1 EIA-232D serial interface, and 1 optional interface slot Friction (front or top paper entry) Push tractor (front or rear paper entry) Pull tractor (front, bottom, or rear paper entry) Push and pull tractor (additional tractor is required for front push and pull tractor combination) Cut-sheet feeder (optional) Roll paper holder (optional) Continuous 5 inches/second Intermittent 46 ms/line at 1/6 inch line spacing High-capacity cut-sheet feeder up to 150 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m2) paper up to 25 plain or bond envelopes up to 30 airmail envelopes up to 30 postcards a stack of multipart forms up to 0.59 inch (15 mm) thick Second-bin cut-sheet feeder up to 50 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m2) paper The total thickness of the paper stack can be up to 0.20 inch (5 mm). Buffer 64KB or 0KB (selectable in the default setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility) 2 - EPSON FX-980 4/99