Epson DFX-8500 - Impact Printer User manual

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DFX-8500 Impact Printer
The racehorse choice for
workhorse printing.
See other side for technical specifications
Charging out of the gate comes a swift and superbly reliable performer
for high volume, heavy duty business printing: the EPSON DFX-8500
impact printer. In the toughest environments, the DFX-8500 speeds
through demanding print jobs at up to 1120 characters per second. Day
after day, you can count on it to race through everything from accounting
reports, spreadsheets and seven-part forms to shipping documents, and
mailing labels.
The DFX-8500 runs fast on most network “tracks,” too. Its built-in Type B
interface slot accepts optional interface boards to connect with your
Ethernet, Twinax and/or Coax network. That means this printer fits in
whatever business you're in.
Windows
®
95 users can even program this hard-running workhorse to
“remember” up to eight different forms and two special paper types. Simply
preset the form utility and the printer recalls which paper, paper size and
paper path goes with a particular printing task.
The DFX-8500 also adjusts automatically for varying paper thickness and,
using the optional perforation cutter, cuts pre-perfed forms far more
precisely. All of these features are so reliable that the DFX-8500 carries the
Epson one-year limited on-site, or one year carry-in warranty.
Isn’t that the kind of thoroughbred confidence you look for when you
lay your money down on a printer? It's the fast-running workhorse for
heavy-duty business printing.
•Powerful 9-pin
technology
•The fastest Epson
impact printer prints
up to 1120 cps
•Highly advanced paper
handling
•Enhanced connectivity
•Epson one year
on-site/carry-in
warranty

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DFX-8500 Specifications
Paper Thickness
Front load: Up to seven copies (original + 6)
(maximum); total thickness 0.021 inches
Rear load: Up to six copies (original + 5)
total thickness 0.018 inches
Interfaces (Standard)
Parallel and RS-232C Serial
Compatibility
ESC/P, IBM 2380+/2381+
Buffer
128 KB or 0 KB
Sound level
58dB (A)
Physical Characteristics
Height: 14.5"
Width: 27.6"
Depth: 15.0"
Weight: 63.9 lb
Power Requirements
99-132 VAC, 50 - 60Hz ±.5Hz;
160 watts; 120-volt
Operating Temperature
Fahrenheit: +41°to 95°Celsius: 5°to +35°
Storage Temperature
Fahrenheit: -22°to +158°Celsius: -30°to 60°
Operating Humidity
10% to 80% RH
Storage Humidity
5% to 85% RH
Vibration
.25 G, 55Hz (maximum)
Reliability/Life Expectancy
Total Print Volume (TPV): 26 million lines (except print
head)
MTBF: 10,000 POH at 25% duty cycle, 35% coverage
Print head: 400 million characters
Ribbon: 15 million, draft, 14 dots per character
Product Codes/Accessory Part Numbers
DFX-8500 printer C204001
DFX-8500 ribbon 8766
Perforation cutter C815071
Paper cutter C815001
Printer stand 8502
Interface boards - Type B
32KB Serial interface board C823071
Bidirectional Parallel interface board C823452
Multi Protocol Ethernet Print Server C823572
Twinax interface board C823151
Coax interface board C823141
Warranty
One-year limited on-site warranty/carry-in in the U.S.
Support—The EPSON ConnectionSM
Pre-Sales Support U.S. & Canada [phone]
E
PSON Fax Advice/E PSON SoundAdvice
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[phone]
Downlaod Service [phone]
Internet Website http://www.epson.com
Printing Method
9-pin, impact
Print Direction
Text Mode: Bidirectional
Graphics Mode: Unidirectional (bidirectional via
software)
Print Speed
High Speed Draft: 1120 cps (10 cpi)
Draft: 1008 cps (12 cpi)
Draft: 840 cps (10 cpi)
Near Letter Quality: 252 cps (12 cpi)
Near Letter Quality: 210 cps (10 cpi)
Character Matrix
9 x 9 SuperDraft mode
9 x 12 Draft mode (10 cpi)
18 x 24 Near Letter Quality mode (10 cpi)
Character Sets
11 character tables, 13 international character sets
Resident Fonts
EPSON SuperDraft: 10 cpi
EPSON Draft: 10, 12, 15
EPSON NLQ Roman: 10, 12, 15, proportional
EPSON NLQ San Serif: 10, 12, 15, proportional
8 Bar Code Fonts:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-B,
Code-39, Code-128, POSTNET
Column Width
Character Columns
10 cpi 136
12 cpi 163
15 cpi 204
17 cpi 233
20 cpi 272
Formatting
Tabs: 10 sets vertical tabs, 32 horizontal tabs
Line spacing: 1/6", 1/8" or programmable (min 1/216")
Page length: 3.5" minimum for forms with labels
Perforation skip: Skip over perforation programmable
in lines
Bit Image Resolution
60--240 horizontal dpi by 72-–216 dpi mixable with text on
a line
Paper Feed Mechanism
Dual push tractors/paper paths; automatic back-out and
loading; automatic paper thickness adjustment; automatic
paper width detection; micro-adjustment for top-of-form
and tear-off mode; adjustable tractor feed; perforation
cutter (optional); paper cutter (optional) and pull tractor
(optional)
Paper Feed Speed
Approximately 26.5 ms/line at 1/6" line spacing; 10
inches per second (continuous feed)
Paper Handling
Continuous: 4.0" to 16.0"
Labels: 2.5" x .94" (min)
Paper Weight
Continuous: 14 to 22 lb
Multipart: 11 to 15 lb
Printed on Recycled Paper
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IN IMPACT PRINTING.
THE WORLD LEADER
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Powerful 9-pin technology
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Performs with legendary
EPSON reliability
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Tireless print head lasts for
400 million characters
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The fastest Epson impact
printer
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Prints up to 1120 characters
per second
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Highly advanced paper
handling
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Prints up to seven-part forms
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Auto platen gap adjusts for
correct paper thickness
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Programmable form utility for
Windows 95 “remembers” up
to eight form types
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Optional perforation cutter for
precise forms handling
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Enhanced connectivity
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Optional internal Type B
interface boards expedite
Ethernet, IBM 3270,
System 3X and AS/400
networking
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Epson one year limited
on-site, or one year
carry-in warranty
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Backed by superior Epson
technical service and support
Optional printer stand