Printing Technology
Print Method: Impact dot matrix
Number of Pins in Head: 9 pins
Print Direction: Bi-direction with logic seeking
Control Code: ESC/P and IBM PPDS emulation
Print Speed
High Speed Draft (10 / 12 / 15 cpi): 347 / 357 / 390 cps
High Speed Draft Condensed (17 / 20 cpi): 383 / 298 cps
Draft (10 / 12 / 15 cpi): 260 / 312 / 223 cps
Draft Condensed (17 / 20 cpi): 222 / 260 cps
Draft Emphasized (10 cpi): 130 cps
NLQ (10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 cpi): 65 / 78 / 55 / 47 / 56 cps
Print Characteristics
Character Sets: Italic table, PC437 (US Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portugese), PC861 (Icelandic), PC863 (Canadian French), PC865 (Nordic), Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, ISO 8859-15
Bitmap Fonts: Epson Draft: 10, 12, 15 cpi; Epson Roman & Sans Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional;
Barcode Fonts: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet
Printable Columns
Pitch 10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 cpi: 80 / 96 / 120 / 137 / 160 cpl
Paper Handling
Paper Path:
Tractor: Rear in, Top out
Manual Insertion: Rear in, Top out
Paper Size:
Cut Sheet (Single Sheet):
Length: 100 ~ 364mm (3.9 ~ 14.3″)
Width: 100 ~ 257mm (3.9 ~ 10.1″)
Thickness: 0.065 ~ 0.14mm (0.0025 ~ 0.0055″)
Cut Sheet (Multi Part):
Length: 100 ~ 364mm (3.9 ~ 14.3″)
Width: 100 ~ 257mm (3.9 ~ 10.1″)
Thickness: 0.12 ~ 0.39mm (0.0047 ~ 0.015″) (Total)
Envelope (No.6):
Length: 92mm (3.6″)
Width: 165mm (6.5″)
Thickness: 0.16 ~ 0.52mm (0.0063 ~ 0,0205″) (Total)
Envelope (No.10):
Length: 105mm (4.1″)
Width: 241mm (9.5″)
Thickness: 0.16 ~ 0.52mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0205″) (Total)
Continuous Paper:
Length: 101.6 ~ 558.8mm (4.0 ~ 22.0″)
Width: 101.6 ~ 254.0mm (4.0 ~ 10.0″)
Thickness: 0.065 ~ 0.39mm (0.0025 ~ 0.015″) (Total)
Roll Paper:
Width: 216mm (8.5″)
Thickness: 0.07 ~ 0.09mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0035″)
Paper Feeding
Standard: Friction, Push Tractor
Optional: Roll Paper Holder
Copies: Original + 4 copies
Line Spacing: 4.23mm (1/6″) or programmable in increments of 0.118mm (1/216″)
Input Data Buffer: 128KB
Interface:
Standard:
Bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
USB 2.0 Full-Speed
Serial
Ribbon Cartridge:
Standard: Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black)
Ribbon Life: Approx. 4.0 million characters (Draft 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)
Acoustic Noise: Approx. 53 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
Reliability:
Mean Print Volume Between Failure (MVBF): Approx. 20 million lines (Except print head)
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): Approx. 10,000 POH (25% Duty)
Print Head Life: Approx. 400 million strokes/wire
Control Panel: 4 switches and 5 LEDs
Environmental Conditions (Operating):
Temperature: 5 ~ 35°C
Humidity: 10 ~ 80 % RH
Electrical Specification:
Rated Voltage: AC 120 / 220 – 240V
Rated Frequency: 50Hz / 60Hz
Power Consumption:
Operating: Approx. 27W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern), (ENERGY STAR compliant)
Sleep Mode: Approx. 1.1W
Auto Off Mode: Approx. 0.2W (120V), Approx. 0.3W (230V)
Power Off: 0W
Printer Driver / Utility
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft® Windows Vista®
Utility:
Epson Status Monitor 3: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft® Windows Vista®
Epson Printer Setting: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft® Windows Vista®
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