Epson FX-870 Product Information Guide

Epson FX-870 - Impact Printer Manual

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  • Epson FX-870 | 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 Type (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
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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
  • Epson FX-870 | Product Information Guide - Page 3
    or rear) Pull tractor Push-pull tractor (optional) Ribbon: Fabric ribbon cartridge Standard: #8750 Wide: #8755 Life expectancy at 14 dots/character: 3 million characters MTBF: Standard: 4000 power-on hours Wide: 6000 power-on hours Print head life: 100 million characters/wire Dimensions and
  • Epson FX-870 | Product Information Guide - Page 4
    printing is available only with the C806381 or C806401 cut-sheet feeders and only at normal operating conditions. Front sheet guide Dimensions and weight: Printer 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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  • Epson FX-870 | Product Information Guide - Page 6
    provides a printout of the current default settings. Data dump: Hold down the PAUSE button while you turn on the 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-870/1170-6 10/13/92 9-Pin
  • Epson FX-870 | Product Information Guide - Page 7
    default settings. Default setting descriptions 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 Page length You can set
  • Epson FX-870 | Product Information Guide - Page 8
    your selection, exit the Group 2 default-setting mode by turning off the printer. Note: .?f you want to check the new default settings, enter the defaulf-setting mode again and print the quick reference. After that, turn ofthe printer to exit the default-setting mode. FX-870/1170-8 10/13/98 9-Pin
  • Epson FX-870 | Product Information Guide - Page 9
    FX-870/1170 Changing Group 3 default settings Group 3 default settings differ from 1 and 2. You determine the setting by the number of beeps you hear instead of checking the panel lights. Also, the printer does not print a list of Group 3 default settings. To change Group 3 default settings follow
  • Epson FX-870 | Product Information Guide - Page 10
    not listed, choose from the following list (the 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 emulation mode, choose IBM Proprinter (X for narrow
  • Epson FX-870 | Product Information Guide - Page 11
    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
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guide
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printer
cover
release
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paper-tension unit
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ribbon cartridge
shief
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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