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Printer Specifications

Mechanical
Electronic
Electrical
Environmental
Paper
Printable area
Standards and approvals

Mechanical

Printing method:

9-pin impact dot matrix

Printing speed:

Ultra speed draft

494 cps at 10 cpi
564 cps at 12 cpi

High speed draft

440 cps at 10 cpi
493 cps at 12 cpi

Draft

330 cps at 10 cpi
396 cps at 12 cpi

Near letter quality

82.5 cps at 10 cpi
99 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 1/216-inch increments

Printable columns:

FX-880+:
80 columns (at 10 cpi)

FX-1180+:
136 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution:

Maximum 240 x 144 dpi (near letter quality)

Paper feed methods:

Friction (front, rear)
Push tractor (front, rear)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear)
Push and pull tractor (additional tractor is required) (front, rear)
Cut-sheet feeder (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)

Paper feed speed:

Continuous

127 mm/second
5 inches/second

Intermittent

62 msec/line at 1/6 inch line spacing

Paper capacity:

Single-bin cut-sheet feeder

up to 50 sheets of 82 g/m² (22 lb) paper

Note:

The total thickness of the paper stack can be up to 5 mm (0.20 inch).

High-capacity cut-sheet feeder

up to 150 sheets of 82 g/m² (22 lb) paper

up to 25 plain or bond envelopes

up to 30 airmail envelopes

Note:

The total thickness of the paper stack can be up to 15 mm (0.59 inch).

Reliability:

Total print volume

26 million lines
(except print head)

MTBF 12,500 POH
(25% duty)

Print head life

400 million strokes/wire

Approx. 200 million characters (Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Dimensions and weight:

FX-880+:

Height

154 mm (6.1 inches)

Width

415 mm (16.3 inches)

Depth

350 mm (13.8 inches)
(not including the knob, paper guide, and paper release lever)

Weight

approx. 7.6 kg (16.8 lb)

FX-1180+:

Height

154 mm (6.1 inches)

Width

590 mm (23.2 inches)

Depth

350 mm (13.8 inches)
(not including the knob, paper guide, and paper release lever)

Weight

approx. 9.6 kg (21.2 lb)

Ribbon:

Black ribbon cartridge

#8750 for FX-880+
#8755 for FX-1180+

Ribbon life

approx. 5 million characters (Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Acoustic noise:

Approx. 53 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

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Electronic

Interfaces:	One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support, one USB (ver 1.1) interface and one optional Type B interface slot
Buffer:	96KB
Fonts:	Bitmap fonts
	EPSON Draft	10, 12, 15 cpi
	EPSON Roman	10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
	EPSON Sans Serif	10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
	Bar code fonts
	EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET
Character tables:	Standard version One italic and 12 graphics character tables: Italic table, PC 437 (US, Standard Europe), PC 850 (Multilingual), PC 860 (Portuguese), PC 861 (Icelandic), PC 865 (Nordic), PC 863 (Canadian-French), BRASCII, Abicomp, ISO Latin 1, Roman 8, PC 858, ISO 8859-15 Following 23 graphical character tables are also available in some countries: PC 437 Greek, PC 852 (Eastern Europe), PC 853 (Turkish), PC 855 (Cyrillic), PC 857 (Turkish), PC 866 (Russian), PC 869 (Greek), MAZOWIA (Poland), Code MJK (CSFR), ISO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek), ISO Latin 1T (Turkish), Bulgaria (Bulgarian), PC 774 (LST 1283: 1993), Estonia (Estonian), PC 771 (Lithuanian), ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT. (Latvian), PC 866 UKR (Ukranian), PC APTEC (Arabic), PC 708 (Arabic), PC 720 (Arabic), PC AR 864 (Arabic)
Character sets:	13 international character sets: USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain I, Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America

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Electrical

	120 V Model	220 to 240 V Model	Universal (UPS) Model
Rated voltage range	120 V	220 to 240 V	100 to 120 V/ 220 to 240 V
Input voltage range	103.5 to 132 V	198 to 264 V	90 to 132 V/ 198 to 264 V
Rated frequency range	50 to 60 Hz
Input frequency range	49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Rated current	0.7 A (maximum 2.1A depending on the character type)	0.4 A (maximum 1.2A depending on the character type)	0.8 A (maximum 2.4 A depending on the character type)/ 0.5 A (maximum 1.2 A depending on the character type)
Power consumption	Approx. 40 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)		Approx.42 W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern)

This product is also designed for IT power systems with a phase-to-phase voltage of 220 to 240 V.

Note:

Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer.

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Environmental

	Temperature	Humidity (without condensation)
Operation (plain paper)	5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F)	10 to 80% RH
Operation (recycled paper, envelope, label, or roll paper)	15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F)	30 to 60% RH
Storage	-30 to 60°C (-22 to 140°F)	0 to 85%

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Paper

Note:

Use recycled paper, multipart paper, labels, envelopes, and roll paper only under normal temperature and humidity conditions described below.

Temperature	15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F)
Humidity	30 to 60% RH

Do not load paper that is curled, folded, or crumpled.

Single sheets:

Front entry

Rear entry

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Width*

FX-880+:

FX-1180+:

FX-880+:

FX-1180+:

(mm)

(inch)

100

3.9

257

10.1

420

16.5

100

3.9

257

10.1

420

16.5

Length**

(mm)

(inch)

100

3.9

364

14.3

100

3.9

364

14.3

Thickness***

(mm)

(inch)

0.065

0.0025

0.14

0.0055

0.065

0.0025

0.14

0.0055

Weight

(g/m²)

(lb)

Quality

Plain paper and recycled paper

* 182 to 216 mm (7.2 to 8.5 inches) for the optional cut-sheet feeder for FX-880+.
182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches) for the optional cut-sheet feeder for FX-1180+.

** 210 to 364 mm (8.3 to 14.3 inches) for the optional cut-sheet feeder.

*** 0.07 to 0.14 mm (0.0028 to 0.0055 inch) for the optional cut-sheet feeder.

Single-sheet multipart forms (for the optional front sheet or front paper guide only):

		Minimum	Maximum
Width			FX-880+:	FX-1180+:
	(mm) (inch)	100 3.9	257 10.1	420 16.5
Length	(mm) (inch)	100 3.9	364 14.3
Copies		1 original + 5 copies
Total thickness	(mm) (inch)	0.12 0.0047	0.46 0.018
Weight per sheet of multipart	(g/m²) (lb)	40 12	58 15
Quality		Carbonless multipart forms with a line of glue at the top or one side of the form

Continuous paper (ordinary and multipart):

Minimum

Maximum

Width

FX-880+:

FX-1180+:

(mm)

(inch)

101.6

4.0

254.0

10.0

406.4

16.0

Length, one page

(mm)

(inch)

101.6

4.0

558.8

22.0

Copies

1 original + 5 copies

Total thickness

(mm)

(inch)

0.065

0.0025

0.46

0.018

Weight,

ordinary paper

(g/m²)

(lb)

Weight,

per sheet of multipart

(g/m²)

(lb)

Quality

Plain paper, recycled paper, and carbonless multipart forms with point gluing or paper stapling on both sides

Note:

Do not load thick paper, such as multipart forms with five or six parts, in the rear slot.

The ratio of the cut/uncut length at the perforation should be between 3:1 and 5:1.

The thickness of the perforation part when extended should be 1mm or less.

The perforation between pages should not extend all the way to the edges of the paper. Uncut length on the edges should be 1mm or more.

The horizontal and vertical perforation cuts should not cross.

Continuous labels (front and bottom entry only):

Note:

Use only labels mounted on continuous backing sheets.

Minimum

Maximum

Label size

See the figure below.

Width, backing sheet

FX-880+:

FX-1180+:

(mm)

(inch)

101.6

4.0

254.0

10.0

406.4

16.0

Length,

backing sheet

(mm)

(inch)

101.6

4.0

558.8

22.0

Thickness,

backing sheet

(mm)

(inch)

0.07

0.0028

0.09

0.0035

Total thickness

(mm)

(inch)

0.16

0.0063

0.19

0.0075

Label weight

(g/m²)

(lb)

Quality

Plain paper

A. 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) min.

B. 15/16 inch (23.8 mm) min.

C. Corner radius = 0.1 inch (2.5 mm) min.

Envelopes (rear entry only):

			Minimum	Maximum
Envelope size (No. 6)	Width	(mm) (inch)	165 6.5
	Length	(mm) (inch)	92 3.6
Envelope size (No10)	Width	(mm) (inch)	241 9.5
	Length	(mm) (inch)	105 4.1
Total thickness		(mm) (inch)	0.16 0.0063	0.52 0.0205
			Differences in thickness within the printable area must be less than 0.25 mm (0.0098 inch).
Weight		(g/m²) (lb)	45 12	90 24
Quality			Bond envelopes, plain envelopes, and airmail envelopes without glue on the flap

Roll paper (rear entry with optional roll paper holder only):

		Minimum	Maximum
Width	(mm) (inch)	216 8.5
Length	(mm) (inch)	— —
Thickness	(mm) (inch)	0.07 0.0028	0.09 0.0035
Weight	(g/m²) (lb)	52 14	82 22
Quality		Plain paper

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Printable area

Single sheets
	A	The minimum top and bottom margins are 4.2 mm (0.2 inch).
	B	FX-880+: The minimum left and right margins are 3 mm (0.1 inch). The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). For paper wider than 209.2 mm (8.2 inches), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper. FX-1180+: The minimum left and right margins are 3 mm (0.1 inch). The maximum printable width is 345.4 mm (13.6 inches). For paper wider than 351.4 mm (13.8 inches), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper.
Continuous paper
	A	The minimum top and bottom margins (above and below the perforation) are 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
	B	FX-880+: The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch). The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). For paper wider than 229.2 mm (9.0 inches), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper. FX-1180+: The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch). The maximum printable width is 345.4 mm (13.60 inches). For paper wider than 371.4 mm (14.6 inches), the side margins increase to match the width of the paper.

Envelopes

The minimum top and bottom margins are 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

The minimum left and right margins are 3 mm (0.12 inch).

Roll paper

The minimum top and bottom margins are 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

The minimum left and right margins are 3 mm (0.12 inch). The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches).

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Standards and approvals

U. S. model:

Safety

UL1950

CSA C22.2 No. 950

EMC

FCC part 15 subpart B class B

CSA C108.8 class B

European model:

Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC

EMC Directive 89/336/EEC

EN 60950

EN 55022 Class B

EN 55024

EN 61000-3-2

EN 61000-3-3

Universal (UPS) model:

Safety

UL1950

CSA C22.2 No. 950

EN 60950

EMC

FCC part 15 subpart B class B

CSA C108.8 class B

EN 55022 Class B

EN 55024

EN 61000-3-2

EN 61000-3-3

Australian model:

EMC	AS/NZS 3548 class B

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