Epson FX-980 - Impact Printer User manual

2361 McGaw Ave
Irvine, California 92614
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EPSON FX-980
Impact Printer
FEATURES BENEFITS
•Rock-solid EPSON Crisp, clear near letter-quality printing
9-pin technology on single or multipart forms.
•Rapid-fire Prints up to 569 cps in high speed draft
print speeds mode (at 12 cpi), so printing tasks are
completed quicker.
•MTBF rating of Ultra-dependable printing for the most
10,000 POH with demanding back-office print tasks.
300-million
strokes/wire
print head life
•Prints up to 7-part Can print virtually any multipart form with
(original + 6) forms superior legibility on all parts.
•Two tractor Can load two different forms at the same
feeds included time and print to either, increasing productivity
by eliminating the need to change forms.
•Zero tear-off Saves time and eliminates paper waste
paper handling of both prenumbered and standard
forms.
•Front, rear and Multiple paper paths allow printing of single
bottom paper sheet, continuous forms, labels, checks, multiple-
paths sized envelopes, spreadsheets, greenbar forms
and more.
•Long-life 7.5 million Ribbons last longer than those used in
character printer comparable printers
ribbon
•Windows 3.1x, Compatible with all industry standard
Windows 3.51/4.0/ software.
NT/4.51 printer
drivers included
BLISTERING SPEED AND IRONCLAD
RELIABILITY— YOUR BEST CHOICE FOR
FAST, DEPENDABLE BACK OFFICE PRINTING.
Name a back office printing task and the EPSON
FX™
-980 will race through it in record time. It’s our
fastest impact printer. In fact, it’s the fastest impact
printer in its class. Put it to work for you and speed
through continuous forms, labels, checks, greenbar
forms, spreadsheets, envelopes, manufacturing reports,
packing slips and security logs at up to 569 cps in high
speed draft mode.
It’s also one of the most reliable impact printers,
with an MTBF of 10,000 power-on-hours (POH), a print
head life rating of 300 million strokes/wire and a
ribbon life of 7.5 million characters. Combined, they
add up to a workhorse printer you can depend on for
years of rugged, care-free use.
It’s the only printer in its class that can handle up
to 7-part (original +6) forms. It’s also equipped with
front, rear and bottom paper paths. And it even comes
with two tractors. So, unlike its less sophisticated
counterparts, you can load two different forms and
switch between them without ”reloading” the forms
each time. Plus, the zero tear-off paper handling
eliminates wasted paper, saving even more time and
reducing paper costs in the bargain.
The EPSON FX-980 also gets along well with
others—it can be used in multi-platform environments,
features both parallel and serial connectivity standard
and comes complete with a variety of Windows®
printer drivers. Add the optional network interface
board to quickly connect it to an Ethernet network or
Type B device.
The worry-free, care-free EPSON FX-980—rely on it
to cut costs, increase efficiency and
make quick work of any
printing task.
EPSON®
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SPECIFICATIONS
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©Copyright 1999 Epson America, Inc. CPD-7524 50K 3/99
Epson America, Inc.
20770 Madrona Ave., Torrance, CA 90503
Epson Canada, Ltd.
550 McNicoll, Willowdale, Ontario M2H 2E1
Epson Latin America, Inc.
6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126 1-305-265-0092
Printed on recycled paper
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Printer Language
EPSON ESC/P®, IBM®2380+/2381+
Physical Dimensions
Height 6.1"
Width 23.2"
Depth 13.8"
Weight 21.2"
Power Requirements
120V AC ± 105; 49.5 to 60.5Hz; 120 VA maximum
Rated Current: 1.0 Amp, Energy Star compliant
Environmental Conditions
Temperature 41º to 95ºF; 5º to 35ºC
Humidity 10 to 80% RH (no condensation)
Hardware Features
Control panel selection of: power, fonts, pause, paper feed,
top-of-form adjustment, paper parking, tear-off, default feature
setting
Sound Level
55 dB(A)
Ribbon Life
Black - approximately 7.5 million characters (Draft 10 cpi,
14 dots per character)
Reliability/Life Expectancy
Total print volume 7.5 million lines (except print head)
MTBF 10,000 power-on hours (POH)
@25% duty, 35% coverage
Print head life 300 million characters
@14 dots per character
Control Panel
Buttons Operate, Pause, Load/Eject, LF/FF,
Tear Off/Bin, Font, Pitch
Indicators Pause, Paper Out, Tear Off/Bin
selection, Pitch Selection, Font
Selection
Product/Accessories Part Numbers
EPSON FX-980 printer C276001
EPSON FX-980 ribbon cartridge S015091
Additional Pull Tractor Unit C800331
Cut Sheet Feeder
High-capacity/envelope C806841
Single bin C806851
Interfaces—Type B
Serial C823051
Serial w/32KB Buffer C823071
Multiprotocol 10 Mbps Ethernet Print Server C823622
Multiprotocol 10/100 Ethernet Print Server
w/AC adapter C823642
Twinax C823151
Coax C823141
Roll paper holder 8310
Warranty
Two year limited in the U.S. and Canada
Support–The Epson ConnectionTM
Pre-Sales Support U.S. and Canada 800-463-7766
Automated Technical Support 800-922-8911
Internet Website http://www.epson.com
Printing Method
9-pin, impact dot matrix
Print Direction
Bidirectional with logic seeking for text and graphics
printing and unidirectional text or graphics printing via
software commands
Print Speed
High Speed Draft 569 cps (12 cpi)
Draft 380 cps (10 cpi)
Near Letter Quality 95 cps (10 cpi)
Character Sets
13 character tables, NLSP 37 character tables,
13 international character sets
Residential Bitmapped Fonts (cpi)
EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15
EPSON NLQ Roman 10, 12, 15, proportional
EPSON NLQ Sans Serif 10, 12, 15, proportional
8 Bar Code Fonts EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved
2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code-39,
Code-128, POSTNET
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 Handling
Micro-adjustment for top-of-form and tear-off mode, paper
parking for loading single sheet paper without removing
continuous paper. Optional: additional push/pull tractor,
standard-capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder, and front
sheet guide, roll paper holder.
Paper Handling
Forms Continuous multipart, original plus 6 carbon
less copies; maximum thickness 0.018 inches
(.46mm)
Cut sheet size (single sheet or multipart)
Width 3.9 to 10.1" (100 to 257 mm)
Length Max 14.3" (364 mm)
Envelopes-top entry
No. 6, No.10
Continuous paper size (single sheet, multipart or labels)
Width 4.0 to 10.0" (102 to 254 mm)
Length Max 22.0" (559 mm)
Paper thickness
Cut sheet 0.0025 to 0.0055" (0.065 to 0.14 mm)
Cut sheet multipart forms thickness
0.0047 to 0.015" (0.12 to 0.39 mm); 12 to 15 lb
Continuous paper multipart forms thickness
0.0025 to 0.018"(0.065 to 0.46 mm)
Input Buffer
64KB or 0KB (User selectable)
Interface
Bidirectional Parallel interface (IEE-1284 nibble mode
supported), serial; optional Type B interface
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