EPSON

Printer Specifications

Mechanical

Printing method:
24-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed:
High speed draft
347 cps at 10 cpi
416 cps at 12 cpi
Draft
260 cps at 10 cpi
312 cps at 12 cpi
390 cps at 15 cpi
Draft condensed
222 cps at 17 cpi
260 cps at 20 cpi
LQ
86 cps at 10 cpi
103 cps at 12 cpi
129 cps at 15 cpi
LQ condensed
147 cps at 17 cpi
172 cps at 20 cpi
Printing direction:
Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing. Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands.
Line spacing:
4.23 mm (1/6-inch) or programmable in 0.0706 mm (1/360-inch) increments
Printable columns:
136 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution:
360 × 180 dpi maximum
Feeding method:
Friction feed (rear paper entry)
Push tractor feed (rear paper entry)
Feeder:
Rear push tractor
Roll paper holder (Optional)
Paper feed speed:
Continuous
53 mm/second
(3.61 inches/second)
Intermittent
57 msec/line at 1/6-inch line spacing
Reliability:
Total print volume
20 million lines
(except print head)
MTBF 10,000 POH
(25% duty)
Print head life
400 million strokes per wire
Dimensions and weight:
When using continuous paper:
Height
199 mm (7.8 inches)
Width
537 mm (21.1 inches)
Depth
355 mm (14.0 inches)
(including the paper supports and knob.)
When using single sheets:
Height
207 mm (8.1 inches)
Width
537 mm (21.1 inches)
Depth
317 mm (12.5 inches)
(including the paper supports and knob.)
Weight
approx. 6.1 kg (13.4 lb)
Ribbon:
Black ribbon cartridge (S015643)
Ribbon life
(Draft, 10 cpi, 24 dots/ character)
Black ribbon
3 million characters
Acoustic noise:
Approx. 53 db (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Electronic

Interfaces:
One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with IEEE-1284 nibble mode support, one EIA-232D serial interface, and one USB (ver. 2.0) interface
Buffer:
128 KB
Built-in fonts:
Bitmap fonts:
EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi
EPSON Script 10 cpi
EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi
EPSON Orator 10 cpi
EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi
EPSON Script C proportional
Indian fonts:
CDAC Devanagari proportional *
CDAC Bengali proportional *
CDAC Tamil proportional *
CDAC Telugu proportional *
CDAC Assamese proportional *
CDAC Oriya proportional *
CDAC Kannada proportional *
CDAC Malayalam proportional *
CDAC Gujarati proportional *
CDAC Punjabi proportional *
* Each font has two sizes (14 pt and 10.5 pt) and two qualities (LQ and Draft).
Scalable fonts:
EPSON Roman 10.5 pt., 8-32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
EPSON Sans Serif 10.5 pt., 8-32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
EPSON Roman T 10.5 pt., 8-32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
EPSON Sans Serif H 10.5 pt., 8-32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
Bar code fonts:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET
Character tables:
One Italic, five Indian, and 12 graphical character tables:
Italic table, PC 437 (US, Standard Europe), PC 850 (Multilingual), PC 860 (Portuguese), PC 863 (Canadian-French), PC 865 (Nordic), PC 861 (Icelandic), BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, ISO 8859-15, ISCII, PC-ISCII, EA-ISCII, TAB-Tamil99, TAM-Tamil99
Character sets:
15 international character sets:
USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain I, Japan, Norway, Denmark 2, Spain 2, Latin America, Korea, Legal

Electrical

This product will enter sleep mode after a period of nonuse. The time interval has been set at the factory to ensure that the product meets Energy Star standards of energy efficiency and cannot be modified by the consumer.
Input voltage range
AC 198 to 264 V
Rated frequency range
50 to 60 Hz
Input frequency range
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Rated current
0.8 A (maximum 2 A depending on the character type)
Power consumption
Approx. 31 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)
Approx. 8 W in ready mode
Approx. 1.3 W in sleep mode*
Approx. 0.5 W in auto off mode
0 W in power off
* sleep mode: When 4 minutes and 30 seconds pass in the following condition, the printer enters sleep mode.
- No operation
- No error
- There is no data in input buffer
Note:
Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer.

Environmental

 
Temperature
(without condensation)
Humidity
(without condensation)
Operation
5 to 35 ˚C (41 to 95 ˚F)
10 to 80% RH
Storage
-30 to 60 ˚C (-22 to 140 ˚F)
0 to 85% RH

Paper

Note:
Use recycled paper, envelopes, and single-sheet multipart forms only under normal temperature and humidity conditions, as follows:
Temperature: 15 to 25 ˚C (59 to 77 ˚F)
Humidity: 30 to 60% RH
Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged, wrinkled, or curled.
Single sheets (standard): paper guide entry
Width
148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches)
Length
100 to 364 mm (3.9 to 14.3 inches)
Thickness
0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)
Weight
52 to 90 g/m² (14 to 24 lb)
Single-sheet multipart forms: paper guide entry
Width
148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches)
Length
100 to 364 mm (3.9 to 14.3 inches)
Copies
1 original + up to 3 copies
Thickness
0.12 to 0.32 mm (0.0047 to 0.0126 inch)
Weight
40 to 58 g/m² (12 to 15 lb)
Binding
Line-glued at the top of form
Envelopes: paper guide entry
Size
No. 6: 165 × 92 mm (6.5 × 3.6 inches)
No. 10: 241 × 105 mm (9.5 × 4.1 inches)
Thickness
0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0205 inch)
Weight
45 to 90 g/m² (12 to 24 lb)
Continuous paper (standard and multipart): rear entry
Width
101.6 to 406.4 mm (4.0 to 16.0 inches)
Length (one page)
101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)
Copies
1 original + up to 3 copies
Thickness
0.065 to 0.32 mm (0.0025 to 0.0126 inch)
Weight
(not multipart)
52 to 82 g/m² (14 to 22 lb)
Weight
(one sheet of multipart)
40 to 58 g/m² (12 to 15 lb)
Binding
Point glue or paper staple on both sides
Roll paper: rear entry with optional roll paper holder
Width
216 mm (8.5 inches)
Thickness
0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)
Weight
52 to 82 g/m² (14 to 22 lb)
Card: paper guide entry
Size
148 × 100 mm (5.8 to 3.9 inches)
Thickness
0.22 mm (0.0087 inch)
Weight
45 to 90 g/m² (12 to 24 lb)

Recommended printable area

Note:
For best results, print within the recommended printable area. The printer may not print outside this area.
Single sheets:
A
The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
B
The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) each.
For single sheets the maximum paper width is 420 mm (16.5 inches).
The maximum printable width is 345.44 mm (13.6 inches). If the paper size is substantially wider than this, the side margins will be wider than the minimum, but the printable width does not increase beyond 345.44 mm (13.6 inches).
C
The minimum bottom margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
Envelopes:
A
The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
B
The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) each.
For envelopes the maximum paper width is 241 mm (9.5 inches).
The maximum horizontal printable area is 234.9mm (9.25 inch). If the envelope size is substantially wider than this, the side margins will be wider than the minimum, but the printable width does not increase beyond 234.9 mm (9.25 inches).
C
The minimum bottom margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
Cards:
A
The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
B
The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) each.
C
The minimum bottom margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
Continuous paper:
A
The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4.2 mm (0.17 inch) each.
B
The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch) each.
The maximum paper width is 406.4 mm (16.0 inches).
The maximum printable width is 345.44 mm (13.6 inches). If the paper size is substantially wider than this, the side margins will be wider than the minimum, but the printable width does not increase beyond 345.44 mm (13.6 inches).
Roll paper:
A
The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
B
The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) each.
The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches).

Paper alignment

For continuous paper, printing starts at the arrow mark on the printer. The unprintable area is to the left of the arrow mark.
For single sheets, printing starts at “0” on the paper guide scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the “0.”