Product Description; Specifications; Features - Epson FX-2170 Service Manual

FX-2170 Service Manual

1.1 Specifications

These specifications provide statistical information for the the FX-2170 serial impact dot matrix printer.

1.1.1. Features

The FX-2170 is a 9-pin serial impact dot-matrix printer suitable for the VAR (value added reseller) market.
The major features of this printer are:
Print speed
Feeding method
Feeder
Paper/media
labels, roll paper
Fonts
Character tables
Input buffer
Acoustic noise
Reliability
Interfaces
Control codes
Copy capability
Control panel functions
Refer to Figure 1-1 on the next page for an exterior view of the FX-2170.
Roll paper is not available on all models, and not available in the U.S.
Rev.A
High speed draft
Draft
LQ
Friction feed
Push tractor feed
Push and pull tractor feed (front, rear)
Pull tractor feed
Front push tractor, rear push tractor, CSF bin 1 / bin 2 (optional)
Pull tractor (optional) , roll paper
Single sheets, continuous paper, multipart paper, envelopes, card
2 LQ and 1 draft bitmap typefaces
8 barcode fonts
Standard version 11 tables
NLSP version
64KB
55 dB (A), ISO 7779 pattern
Total print volume 7.5 million lines, except printhead
MTBF
Printhead life 200 million characters
Ribbon life
Bidirectional parallel interface (IEEE-P1284 nibble mode supported)
Type B I /F Level 2 (option)
ESC/P and IBM 2380/2381 plus emulation
1 original + 5 copies
Font, Pitch, Pause, Tear off, Bin, LF/FF, Load/Eject, Micro Adjust,
Default setting

Product Description

440 characters per second (cps)
330 cps
66 cps at 10 characters per inch (cpi)
(front, rear)
(front, rear)
(front, rear, bottom)
holder (optional)
19 tables
6000 power on hours (POH)
12 million characters
stock
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