Epson FX-1050 Product Information

Platen knob

Printer Specifications

Printing
Print method: 9-pin impact dot matrix
Print speed:
Pitch
Quality
Draft 10
12
NLQ 10
12
Printing direction:
Bidirectional logic-seeking for text
unidirectional for graphics
Line spacing:
1/6" or 1/8" or programmable in increments
of 1/216th of an inch
Paper feed speed:
Single sheet: 48 ms/line (3.6" per sec)
Continuous: 53 ms/line (3.0" per sec)
Printable columns:
Character pitch
10 pitch
10 pitch condensed
12 pitch
12 pitch condensed
Buffer:
8 Kbyte
Character fonts:
Draft
NLQ Epson Roman
1
The Epson interfaces that are compatible with the FX-850 and FX-1050
are listed below.
I n t e r f a c e n u m b e r Name
#8143 RS-232 C/current loop interface
#8148 Intelligent
32Kbyte buffer serial interface
#8149
Intelligent IEEE-488 interface
#8165
32 Kbyte buffer parallel interface
#8172
9 - Pin Printers
Cross-head screwdriver
Ribbon cartridge
Characters/second/line
220
264
45
54
Maximum printed characters
FX-850 FX-1050
80
137
96
160
Epson Sans Serif
serial interface
FX - 850/1050 DOT - MATRIX PRINTER
Paper feeding methods:
Ribbon
Life expectancy of ribbon:
MCBF:
MTBF:
Print head life:
Dimensions and weight:
Voltage:
Power consumption:
Frequency:
Insulation resistance:
Dielectric strength (between AC line and chassis):
Temperature:
Characters:
Paper width:
Paper Sheet
Single Sheet
Continuous
Envelopes
L a b e l s
136
233
Paper Length:
163
272
Printable area:
Single sheet
8.5 mm (0.33") or more
22 mm (0.87") or more
Number of copies:
Friction
Push tractor
Cut sheet feeder (optional)
Pull tractor (optional)
Cartridge ribbon, available in black only:
#8750 (FX-850)
#8755(M) (FX-1050)
3 million characters (14 dots/character)
For all components excluding print head:
5 million lines
FX 850
4000 power-on hours
FX-1050 6000 power-on hours
100 million characters (14 dots/character)
FX-850
5.9"
Height:
17.9"
Width.
Depth: 14.2"
20.9 lbs
Weight:
120 VAC ± 10%
120 watts maximum
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
10M ohms between AC power line and chassis
Can withstand 1.0 kV rms applied for one
minute or 1250 VAC rms applied for one
second.
Operation: 40°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
Storage: -22°F to 140°F (-30°C to 60°C)
96 standard ASCII character set
(including italic characters)
13 international character sets
Epson Extended Graphics characters set
FX-850
FX-1050
7.2 to 10.1" (182-257mm) 7.2 to 14.4"(162-366mm)
4 to 10" (101-254 mm)
4 to 16" (101-406.4 mm)
6.5" or 9.5"
6.5" or 9.5'
2.5" or 4.0*
2.5" or 4.0"
Single sheet
7.2 to 14.3 inches (182 to 364 mm)
Continuous paper
Up to 4 sheets including the original. Total
thickness must not exceed 0.012" (0.32 mm)
F X - 8 5 0 / 1 0 5 0 - 1
FX-1050
5.9"
24.8"
14.2"
27.5 lbs