Epson DFX-5000 Product Information

ribbon cartridge

Printer Specifications

Printing method:
Printing speed:
Printing direction:
Line spacing:
Printable columns:
9 - Pin Printers
cross-head
screwdriver
power cable
9-pin Impact dot matrix
Bidirectional logic seeking for
text printing. Unidirectional for
graphics (can also be switched to
bidirectional by using the proper
software command).
1/6-inch, 1/8-inch, or
programmable increments of
1/216th of an inch
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DFX-5000 DOT - MATRIX PRINTER
Printable area:
left margin 0.51 to 1.22 in
right margin
Paper thickness:
Number of copies:
M e c h a n i c a l
Ribbon:
MCBF:
MTBF:
Print head life:
Dimensions and
weight:
Continuous paper
4 to 16 inches (101 to 406.4mm)
0.51 in
\
Front--up to 0.018 inches
(0.46 mm)
Rear-up to 0.012 inches
(0.30 mm)
With continuous, multi-part
paper only:
Front-one original plus up to
five copies, maximum thickness
of 0.018 inches (0.46mm)
Rear-one original plus up to
three copies, maximum thickness
of 0.012 inches (0.30mm)
Cartridge ribbon, available in
black only (#8766). Do not use
ribbons for 24-pin printers.
Life expectancy (in draft
characters, at 14 dot/character):
15 million characters
For all components excluding
print head: 13,500,000 lines
6000 power-on hours
200 million characters
at 14 dots per character
Height: 14.5 Inches (367mm)
Width: 26.8 inches (680mm)
Depth: 15.0 inches (382.5mm)
Weight: approx. 65 lbs. (30kg)
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