Printer Specifications

Printing method:

24-pin impact dot matrix

Printing speed:

High speed draft     480 cps at 10 cpi
maximum
Draft    360 cps at 10 cpi
Letter quality    120 cps at 10 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 1/360-inch increments

Printable columns:

136 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution:

Maximum     360 x 180 dpi (letter quality)
360 x 360 dpi (raster graphics)

Interfaces:

One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support and one optional interface slot

Paper feed methods:

Friction (front or top paper entry)
Push tractor (front or rear paper entry)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, or rear paper entry)
Push and pull tractor (additional tractor is required for front push and pull tractor combination)
Cut-sheet feeder (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)

Paper feed speed:

Continuous     5 inches/second
Intermittent    45 ms/line at 1/6-inch line           
spacing

Paper capacity:

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
up to 30 postcards
a stack of multi-part forms up to 15 mm
(0.59 inch) thick

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

Second-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)

Buffer:

64KB or 0KB (selectable in the
default-setting mode or the EPSON
Remote! utility)

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

Scalable fonts
EPSON Roman    10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)
EPSON Sans Serif    10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)
EPSON Roman T    10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)
EPSON Sans Serif H    10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)

Barcode fonts
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET

Character tables:

One Italic and 12 graphical character tables. (34 graphical character tables are available in some countries.) See Character Tables for more information on the available character tables.

Character sets:

14 international character sets and one legal character set

Reliability:

Total print
volume    24 million lines
(except print head)
MTBF 10000 POH (25% duty)
Print head life    400 million strokes/wire

Dimensions and weight:

Height     257 mm (10.1 inches)
Width     639 mm (25.2 inches)
Depth     402 mm (15.8 inches)
Weight     approx. 13 kg (28.8 lb)

Ribbon:

Black ribbon cartridge (S015086)

Ribbon life     8 million characters
(LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)

120 V Model

220 to 240 V Model

Input voltage range

99 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

1.0 A (maximum 4 A depending on the character type)

0.5 A (maximum 2 A depending on the character type)

Power consumption

Approx. 52W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)

Temperature

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

Width

Front and Top:
100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)

High capacity cut-sheet feeder:
100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)

Second bin cut-sheet feeder:
182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches)

Length

Front:
148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches)

Top:
100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)

High capacity cut-sheet feeder:
100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)

Second bin cut-sheet feeder:
210 to 420 mm (8.3 to 16.5 inches)

Thickness

0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)

Weight

52 to 90 g/m² (14 to 24 lb)

Width

Front and Top:
100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)

High-capacity cut-sheet feeder:
100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)

Second-bin cut-sheet feeder:
182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches)

Length

Front:
148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches)

Top:
100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)

High-capacity cut-sheet feeder:
100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)

Second-bin cut-sheet feeder:
210 to 420 mm (8.3 to 16.5 inches)

Copies

1 original + up to 5 copies

Thickness

0.12 to 0.46 mm (0.0047 to 0.018 inch)

Weight        

40 to 58 g/m2 (12 to 15 lb)

Binding

Line glue at the top of form (both front and top entry)
Single side line glue (front entry only)

Size

No. 6:165 x 92 mm (6.5 x 3.6 inches)

No. 10:241 x 105 mm (9.5 x 4.1 inches)

Thickness

0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0197 inch)

Weight

45 to 90 g/m2 (12 to 24 lb)

Width

100 to 148 mm (3.9 to 5.8 inches)

Length

Front: 148 mm (5.8 inches)

Top: 100 to 148 mm (3.9 to 5.8 inches)

Thickness

0.22 mm (0.0087 inch)

Weight        

192 g/m2 (51 lb)

Width

101.6 to 406.4 mm (4.0 to 16.0 inches)

Length

101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)

Copies

1 original + up to 5 copies

Thickness

Printable area 0.065 to 0.46 mm (0.0025 to 0.018 inch)

Perforated edges up to 0.9 mm (0.035 inch)

Weight
(not multi-part)

52 to 82 g/m2 (14 to 22 lb)

Weight
(one sheet of multi-part)

40 to 58 g/m2 (12 to 15 lb)

Binding

Point glue or paper staples on both sides
(front, bottom, or rear entry)

Label size

23.8 x 63.5 mm (15/16 x 2.5 inches) minimum

2.5 mm (0.1 inch) corner radius, minimum

Backing sheet width

101.6 to 406.4 mm (4.0 to 16.0 inches)

Backing sheet length
(one page)

101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)

Backing sheet thickness

0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch

Total thickness

0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inch)

Label weight

68 g/m2 (17 lb)

Width

216 ± 3 mm (8.5 ± 0.12 inch)

Thickness

0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)

Weight        

52 to 82 g/m2 (14 to 22 lb)

A

The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

B

The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch).
The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch).
The maximum width is 420 mm (16.5 inches) and the maximum printable width is 345.4 mm (13.6 inches).
For single sheets wider than 351.4 mm (13.8 inches), the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper.

C

The minimum bottom margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

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 printable width is 345.4 mm (13.6 inches).
The maximum width is 420 mm (16.5 inches) and the maximum printable width is 345.4 mm (13.6 inches).
For continuous paper wider than 371.4 mm (14.6 inches), the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper.

A

The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

B

The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch).
The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch).
The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches).

Safety standards

UL1950

EMI

FCC part 15 subpart B class B

CSA C108.8 class B

Safety standards

EN 60950 (TÜV)

EMI

EN 55022 (CISPR pub. 22) class B

AS/NZS 3548 class B