Epson FX-2175 Printer User Manual


 
18-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTER
....Epson Dot Matrix Printers....
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FOR
MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS
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FOR
MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS
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New Delhi - 26447201-3
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www.epson.co.in
12th Floor, The Millenia,
Tower A, No. 1, Murphy Road,
Ulsoor, Bangalore - 560 008.
Tel : 080-30515000 Fax: 080-30515005
As an international ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that
this product meets the international ENERGY STAR Program for energy
efficiency.
PRINTER TYPE
Impact dot matrix
18 pins (9x2 Staggered)
Bi-directional with logic seeking
PRINTING METHOD
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD
PRINT DIRECTION
INTERFACE
STANDARD
OPTION
Bi-directional parallel interface
(IEEE-1284 Nibble mode)
USB (ver 1.1) I/F
Type B I/F level 2
“EPSON ESC/P stands for EPSON standard code for printers. This
system of commands gives you software control of your printer from
your computers. It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported
by most application software for personal computers.”
EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Microsoft,
Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names and other
company names used herein are for identification purpose only and maybe the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those
marks. Print samples shown herein are simulations. Specifications are subject to change without
notice.
PRINT SPEED
571 cps
520 cps
539 cps
476 cps
419 cps
463 cps
314 cps
416 cps
347 cps
350 cps
300 cps
44 cps
38 cps
78 cps
105 cps
ULTRA SPEED DRAFT 12 CPI
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 15 CPI
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 12 CPI
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 10 CPI
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 20 CPI CONDENSED
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 17 CPI CONDENSED
DRAFT 15 CPI
DRAFT 12 CPI
DRAFT 10 CPI
DRAFT 20 CPI CONDENSED
DRAFT 17 CPI CONDENSED
NLQ 20 CPI
NLQ 17 CPI
NLQ 15 CPI
NLQ 12 CPI
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS
13 international character sets
13 character code tables (Standard)
Italic , PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865,
Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,
ISO 8859-15
EPSON Draft: 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Roman: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional
EPSON Sans Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A
UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet
CHARACTER SETS
BITMAP FONTS
BAR CODE FONT
PRINTABLE COLUMNS
CHARACTERS PER LINE
136
163
204
233
272
PITCH (CPI)
10 CPI
12 CPI
15 CPI
17 CPI CONDENSED
20 CPI CONDENSED
CHARACTER
10
12
15
17.1
20
PAPER HANDLING
Manual Insertion: (Front or Rear in, Top out)
Tractor: (Front or Rear in, Top out)
(Front/Rear/Bottom in, Top out)
Cut Sheet Feeder: (Rear in, Top out)
Width: 100~420mm (3.9~16.5")
Length: 100~364mm (3.9~14.3")
No.6, No.10
Width: 101.6~406.4mm (4.0~16.0")
Length: Max. 559mm (22.0")
*Can also print labels
Cut Sheet:
Single sheet 0.065~0.14mm (0.0025~0.0055")
Multi-part forms 0.12~0.39mm (0.0047~0.015")
Envelopes: 0.16~0.52mm (0.0063~0.0205")
Continuous Paper:
Single sheet/ Multi-part forms
0.065~0.39mm (0.0025~0.015")
Continuous forms with label:
Base Sheet 0.07~0.09mm (0.0028~0.0035”)
Total Sheet 0.16~0.19mm (0.0063~0.0075”)
Friction: (Front, Rear)
Push Tractor: (Front, Rear)
Push & Pull Tractor: (Front, Rear)
Pull Tractor: (Front, Rear, Bottom)
CSF Bin1/Bin2, Pull Tractor, Roll Paper Holder
Original + 4 copies
1/ 6" inch or programmable in increments of 1/ 432"
128 Kbytes
PAPER PATH
CUT SHEET SIZE
ENVELOPES
CONTINUOUS PAPER SIZE
PAPER THICKNESS
STANDARD
OPTIONAL FEEDER
COPIES
LINE SPACING
PAPER FEEDING
INPUT DATA BUFFER
RIBBON CARTRIDGE
COLOUR
TYPE
RIBBON LIFE
Black
Fabric ribbon cartridge
Black Ribbon: Approx. 12 million characters
(Draft 10cpi, 14 dots/ character)
ACOUSTIC NOISE
Approx. 55dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
RELIABILITY
MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)
PRINT HEAD LIFE
25 million lines (Except print head)
12000 POH (25% duty cycle)
200 million strokes
TEMPERATURE
HUMIDITY
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
5~35°C
10~80% RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGE
RATED FREQUENCY
POWER CONSUMPTION
AC 220~240V
50~60Hz
Approx. 55W (ISO/IEC10561 Letter pattern)
Energy Star compliant
DIMENSIONS
WIDTH
DEPTH
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
589mm
350mm
167mm
Approx. 9.1 kg
PRINTER DRIVER/ UTILITY
OS
®® ®
Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/Me & Microsoft
®®
Windows NT operating system Version 4.0
®®
EPSON Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft Windows
®®®
95/98/2000/Me and Microsoft Windows NT
operating system Version 4.0 environment only)
UTILITY
OPTIONS
HIGH CAPACITY CUT SHEET FEEDER
SINGLE BIN CUT SHEET FEEDER
PULL TRACTOR UNIT
ROLL PAPER HOLDER
FRONT SHEET GUIDE
FRONT PAPER GUIDE
RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK)
SERIAL INTERFACE CARD
32KB INTELLIGENT SERIAL I/F CARD
IEEE-1284 PARALLEL I/F CARD
EpsonNET 10/100 BASE TX INT. PRINT SERVER 2
C80640
C80639
C80021
#8310
C81404
C81403
S015327
C82305/C82306
C82307/C82308
C82345
C82391
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Consumables, Call Epson Toll Free Number - 1600 4250011
Accessible 9AM to 9PM
CONTROL PANEL
6 Switches and 10 LEDs
589mm
350mm
167mm
Dealer's stamp:
18-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTER