Epson FX 890 Product Information Guide - Page 3

Optional Interface Cards, Printer Specifications, Mechanical - parts

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EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 Roll paper holder (8310) Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper. Front sheet guide (C814001 for FX-890, C814011 for FX-2190) Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet multi-part forms of up to 6 parts. Front paper guide (C814021 for FX-890, C814031 for FX-2190) Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet multi-part forms of up to 6 parts without removing the tractor from the front push position. Optional Interface Cards You can install an optional interface card to supplement your printer's built-in USB and parallel interfaces and provide added network compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible with your printer. Card type Serial interface 32 KB intelligent serial interface Coax interface Twinax interface IEEE-1284 parallel interface EpsonNet 10/100 Base TX Internal Print Server Model number C823051 C823071 C823141 C823151 C823452 C12C823912 Note: Other network interface cards (such as the C823622A, C823632A, and C823642A) are also supported on this printer. Check with EPSON for more information. Printer Specifications Mechanical Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Line spacing Printable columns Resolution Paper feed methods Paper feed speed 9-pin impact dot matrix Ultra speed draft 566 cps at 10 cpi 680 cps at 12 cpi High-speed draft 559 cps at 10 cpi 627 cps at 12 cpi Draft 419 cps at 10 cpi 503 cps at 12 cpi Near letter quality 104 cps at 10 cpi 125 cps at 12 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 1/432-inch increments FX-890: 80 columns (at 10 cpi) FX-2190: 136 columns (at 10 cpi) 240 × 144 dpi (near letter quality) Friction (front, rear) Push tractor (front, rear) Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear) Push and pull tractor (front, rear); additional tractor is required Cut-sheet feeders (optional) Roll paper holder (optional) Normal mode: 1/6-inch (4.23 mm) feed, 62 msec; Continuous: 5 inches (127 mm)/ second Copy mode: 1/6-inch (4.23 mm) feed, 83 msec; Continuous: 3.1 inches (78 mm)/ second; 2 - EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 6/03

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EPSON FX-890/FX-2190
2 - EPSON FX-890/FX-2190
6/03
Roll paper holder (8310)
Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper.
Front sheet guide (C814001 for FX-890,
C814011 for FX-2190)
Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet
multi-part forms of up to 6 parts.
Front paper guide (C814021 for FX-890,
C814031 for FX-2190)
Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet
multi-part forms of up to 6 parts without removing the
tractor from the front push position.
Optional Interface Cards
You can install an optional interface card to supplement your
printer’s built-in USB and parallel interfaces and provide added
network compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table
below are compatible with your printer.
Note:
Other network interface cards (such as the C823622A,
C823632A, and C823642A) are also supported on this printer. Check
with EPSON for more information.
Printer Specifications
Mechanical
Card type
Model number
Serial interface
C823051
32 KB intelligent serial interface
C823071
Coax interface
C823141
Twinax interface
C823151
IEEE-1284 parallel interface
C823452
EpsonNet 10/100 Base TX Internal Print Server
C12C823912
Printing method
9-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed
Ultra speed draft
566 cps at 10 cpi
680 cps at 12 cpi
High-speed draft
559 cps at 10 cpi
627 cps at 12 cpi
Draft
419 cps at 10 cpi
503 cps at 12 cpi
Near letter quality
104 cps at 10 cpi
125 cps at 12 cpi
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 in
1/432-inch increments
Printable columns
FX-890: 80 columns (at 10 cpi)
FX-2190: 136 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution
240
×
144 dpi (near letter quality)
Paper feed
methods
Friction (front, rear)
Push tractor (front, rear)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear)
Push and pull tractor (front, rear);
additional tractor is required
Cut-sheet feeders (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)
Paper feed speed
Normal mode:
1/6-inch (4.23 mm) feed, 62 msec;
Continuous: 5 inches (127 mm)/
second
Copy mode:
1/6-inch (4.23 mm) feed, 83 msec;
Continuous: 3.1 inches (78 mm)/
second;