General Description; Features - Epson DFX-8500 Service Manual

1.1 FEATURES

The DFX-8500 is a 18-pin, serial, dot matrix printer with a maximum speed of 1120 characters per second
(cps). It is designed for business use and provides high-speed, high-volume printing and continuous-sheet
handling. The main features of the printer are:
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Maximum printing speeds:
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1120 cps (high-speed draft mode)
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840 cps (draft mode)
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210 cps (NLQ mode) at 10 cpi
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Advanced paper handling:
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10 inches per second (ips) paper feeding
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Paper jam detection
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Paper width detection
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Front and rear two-way push tractors
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Optional pull tractor
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Automatic paper back-out and loading from another paper path and paper park
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Automatic platen gap adjustment for paper thickness
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Automatic tear off
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Paper memory function
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Automatic paper path changing
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Auto cut mode enables the optional perforation cutter to cut the paper at the perforation.
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Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble) and RS-232C serial interface standard
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EPSON ESC/P (upper compatible with DFX-8000) and IBM/LEXMARK 2381Plus emulation
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35 character tables in the NLSP (National Language Support) version and 11 character tables in
the standard version
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2 NLQ and 1 draft bit-map type faces and 8 barcode fonts are supported.
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Optional paper cutter and perforation cutter
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Upgraded data handling
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128 KB input buffer
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Automatic interface selection
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Type-B optional I/F cards
The figure below shows the DFX-8500.
Rev. B
Figure 1-1. DFX-8500 Exterior View

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

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