Datasheet

Specifications
Epson 9-pin
LX-300+ LX-1170 FX-890 FX-2190 DFX-5000+ DFX-8500
Part numbers C11C294131BZ C11C406001BZ C11C524021BZ C11C526021BZ C11C117051KA C11C204041KA
Carriage width in columns 80 136 80 136 136 136
Print speeds 10 cpi 12 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi
Ultra high speed draft 566 680 566 680
High speed draft 300 337 300 337 559 627 559 627 560 n/a 1120 n/a
Draft 225 270 225 270 419 503 419 503 420 504 840 1008
Near letter quality 56 67 56 67 104.6 125.9 104.6 125.9 84 101 210 252
Emulations
Epson LX ESC/ P LX ESC/ P FX ESC/ P FX ESC/ P FX ESC/ P FX ESC/ P
IBM / OKI 2380 Plus 2381 Plus ProPrinter DS / ML ProPrinter DS / ML ProPrinter II 2381 Plus
Paper handling features
Auto paper loading ■■■■■■
Auto and manual tear off position ■■■■■■
Paper parking – continuous stationery ■■■■■■
Micro feed ■■■■■■
Automatic platen gap adjustment ■■
Cut sheet stationery
Single sheet, paper, labels or envelopes ■■■■
Multi-part forms (original + copies) 1+4 1+4 1+5 1+5
Front in top out
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Top in top out ■■■■
50 sheet cut sheet feeder
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150 sheet cut sheet feeder
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Combined 50/150 sheet cut sheet feeders
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Front paper guide *5
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*5
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Front sheet guide
*6
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*6
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Roll paper
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Continuous stationery
Single sheet or labels ■■■■■■
Multi-part (original + copies) 1+4 1+4 1+5 *9 1+5 *9 1+5 front 1+6 front
1+3 rear 1+5 rear
Sheets with varying thickness ■■
Multipart with Overlap ■■
Rear in top out – push feed ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Rear in top out – pull feed ■■ ■ ■
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Rear in top out – push and pull feed
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*1
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Front in top out – push feed ■■
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Front in top out – pull feed ■■
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Front in top out – push and pull feed *1
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*1
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Bottom in top out – pull feed ■■ ■ ■
Two stationery types loaded at once *1
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*1
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Buffer 8 KB 8 KB 128 KB 128 KB 20 KB 128 KB
Acoustic noise level 49 dB(A) 49 dB(A) 55 dB(A) 55 dB(A) 58 dB(A) 58 dB(A)
Colour printing
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Fonts
Epson Draft ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Epson Roman ■■ ■ ■■ ■
Epson Sans Serif ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Barcode fonts
Code 128 ■■ ■ ■ ■
Code 39 ■■ ■ ■ ■
EAN-13 ■■ ■ ■ ■
EAN-8 ■■ ■ ■ ■
Interleave 2 of 5 ■■ ■ ■ ■
PostNet ■■ ■ ■ ■
UPC-A ■■ ■ ■ ■
UPC-E ■■ ■ ■ ■
Interfaces
USB ■■
Parallel ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Serial ■■
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Ethernet print server
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802.11b wireless
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LocalTalk
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Coax
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Twinax
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Dimensions in millimetres
Width 366 mm 546 mm 414 mm 589 mm 700 mm 700 mm
Depth 275 mm 275 mm 350 mm 350 mm 382 mm 382 mm
Height 159 mm 163 mm 167.5 mm 167.5 mm 369 mm 369 mm
Weight 4.4 kg 6.3 kg 7.2 kg 9.4 kg 29 kg 29 kg
MTBF (power on hours) 6,000 6,000 20,000 20,000 8,000 10,000
Print head life (million strokes per wire)
Black 400 m 400 m 400 m 400 m 300 m 400 m
Colour 100 m characters characters characters characters
Ribbon life (in million characters)
Black ribbon 3 m 3 m 7,5 m 12 m 15 m 15 m
Ribbon life (in characters)
Colour ribbon
Black 1 m
Cyan 0,7 m
Magenta 0,7 m
Yellow 0,5 m
■ = Standard
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= Optional S = Scalable from 2 to 32 point in 2 point steps
*1 requires additional convertible tractor unit option
*2 requires two additional convertible tractor unit options
*3 150 sheet cut sheet feeder must be fitted first
*4 front feed only
*5 can be used in conjunction with front continuous paper feeding
*6 cannot be used in conjunction with front continuous paper feeding
*7 LQ-680 Pro only
*8 LQ-630: USB/Parallel I/F LQ-630S: USB/Serial I/F
*9 Multipart 1+6 copies when using pull feed