Epson FX-880

Epson FX-880

Printer Method

9-pin, impact dot matrix

Print Direction

Bidirectional with logic-seeking in text mode and unidirectional in bit-image graphics mode.

Print Speed

High-Speed Draft
455 cps (12cpi)
410 cps (10cpi)
Draft
310 cps (10cpi)
Near letter-quality
77 cps (10cpi)

Character Sets

11 character tables
NLSP 19 character tables
13 international character sets

Resident Bit-Mapped Fonts (cpi)

EPSON High Speed Draft:
10 cpi
EPSON Draft:
10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi
EPSON NLQ Roman:
10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON NLQ Sans Serif:
10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional
8 Bar Code Fonts:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code-39, Code-128, POSTNET

Column Width

High Speed Draft (10 cpi, 12 cpi)
80, 96 columns
Draft (10, 12, 15 cpi)
80, 96, 120 columns
Draft Condensed (17, 20 cpi)
137, 160 columns
Draft Emphasized (10 cpi)
80 columns
NLQ (10, 12, 15 cpi)
80, 96, 120 columns

Paper Feeding

Friction Feed:
Front, rear
Push Tractor Feed:
Front, rear
Push & Pull Tractor Feed
Front, rear
Pull Tractor Feed:
Front, rear, bottom
Feeder:
Front push tractor, rear push tractor, CSF

PAPER PATHS
Manual Insertion:
Front or rear in, top out
CSF:
Rear in, top out
Tractor:
Front, rear, bottom in,top out

Advanced Paper Handlings

Micro-adjustment for top-of-form and tear-off mode, paper parking for loading single sheet paper without removing continuous paper. Optional: additional push tractor, standard-capacity cut sheet feeder, high-capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder, and front sheet guide, roll paper holder.

Paper Handling

FORMS
Continuous multipart, original plus 5 carbonless copies; maximum thickness 0.018 inches.

SINGLE SHEETS
Rear Loading:
5.8" to 10.1"
Front Loading:
7.2" to 10.1"
Continuous:
4.0" to 10.0"
No. 6 Envelopes:
6.5" x 3.625"
No. 10 Envelopes:
9.5" x 4.125"
Labels
2.5" x .94" (min)
Roll Paper
8.5"

Input Buffer

32KB

Interface (Standard)

Bidirectional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported); optional Type B interface.

Emulation

EPSON ESC/P®, IBM® 2380 Plus

Physical Dimensions

Height:
6.1"
Depth:
13.8"
Weight:
16.8 lb

Electrical Requirements

120V ACÂ± 10%; 49.5 to 60.5Hz; 120 VA maximum
Rated Current: 1.8 Amp, Energy Star compliant

Operational Environment

Temperature:
41° - 95Â°

Humidity
10% - 80% non-condensing

Hardware Features

Control panel selection of: power, fonts, pause, paper feed, top-of-form adjustment, paper parking, tear-off, default feature setting

Sound Level

55dB(A)

Fabric Ribbon

Black-3 million characters at 14 NLQ dots/character (standard)
(Draft 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Reliability/Life Expectancy

Total Print Volume:
6.5 million lines (except print head)
MTBF:
Not rated
Print Head
200 million characters @ 14 dots per character

Product/Accessory Part Numbers

C229001: FX-880 Printer
8310: Roll Paper Holder
C800201: Additional Pull Tractor Unit
C806381: Cut Sheet Feeder--High Capacity/envelope
C806371: Cut Sheet Feeder--Single Bin (will only work with C806381)

INTERFACES -- TYPE BÂ
C823622: Multiprotocol Series 2 Type B
Ethernet Print Server
C823642: Multiprotocol 10/100 Base-TX
Type B Ethernet Print Server
(with AC adapter)
C823071: Serial w/32KB Buffer
C823452: Bidirectional Parallel
C823151: Twinax
C823141: Coax

RIBBONS
8750: Fabric
8758: Fabric Refill