Epson 2250 User Manual
Printer Specifications
Printing
Printmg
method:
Printing speed:
Ouality
Draft
NLQ
Y-pin impact dot matrix
Characters/inch
10
12
10
12
ActionPrinter 2250
Characters/sewndiline
200
240
40
48
AC inlet
FONT lights
I
l-l
Light 1 Light 2
Font button
Control panel
output
guide
cable clip
READY light
LF/FF
button
ribbon
push
bactof
Printing direction:
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PapPrfePd
spd:
BuJ/pr:,
Lkwnlmd merwry:
Residmtjmh:
Character
tables:
North/South America:
Europe:
Other
countxies:
Chnractn sets:
J
Bidirectional logic-seeking for text
(Lxdirectional can be
command.) Unidirectional for graphics.
l/hinch. l/dinch.
increments
86.5 ms per
continuous feed
4KB
Memory capacity for 6
characters
12 cpi
I
l/6-inch
condensed
Epson Draft
Epson NLQ Roman
Epson
NLQ
One italic and 7 graphicscharacter tables
One
italic and 15 graphics character tables
One italic and 5 graphics character tables
13 international character sek
seleckd
orprogrammablein l/216-inch
line; 2.88
NLQ
I
Sans Serif
ptitig.
with a
sofhvare
inches/second
and 6 draft user-dcfincd
with
160
I
Paper
singrr
slwts
mper
cassette):
paper supply
US model: Lcttrr (8.5 x 11 inches)
Other models: A4 (210 x 297 mm)
0.065 to 0.14 mm (OS026 to 0.0055 inches)
64 to 90
g/m2
l
Use 90 g/m’
COditiOIlS.
50 sheets
60
sheek for 64 g/m* (17 lb)
Total
5 mm (0.2 inches).
148 to 257 mm (5.8 to 10.1 inches)
92
to 364 mm (3.6 to 14.3 inches)
0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0026 to 0.0055 inches)
53 to %I g/m’ (14 to 24 lb)
l
Use W
conditions.
(17 to 24 lb)
(24
lb)
paper under normal
for 82 g/m’ (22 lb)
khickncss
of paper stack should be less than
g/m*
(24 lb) paper under normal
cart-
Size
Thickness
Weight
Input
Single shccb (Manual insrrtion):
Width
Length
Thickne?is
Weight
*The push tractor is an option (part number
g-Pin
Printers
CBOQ26’).
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Continuous paper:
Width
Copies
Thickness
Weight
Note: You can use recycled Paper under normal conditions. If you notice
increases in ribbon consumption and paper jamming, use a higher grade of
paper.
Labels:
Size
Thickness
Weight
Envelopes:
Size No. 6
No. 10
Thickness
Weight
Printable area:
Single sheets (paper cassette and manual insertion) and envelopes
101 to 254 mm (4 to
Three sheets (one original plus two copies)
0.065 to 0.25 mm (0.0026
53 to 82
g/m2 (14 to 22 lb) for one sheet
40 to 58 g/m2 (12 to 15 lb) per sheet in multi-part
forms
l Use only two or three-part carbonless multi-part
forms and use them with the push tractor.
101 to 254 mm (4 to 10 inches) width for backing
sheet
63.5 x 23.8 mm (2.50 x 0.94 inches) minimum for a
label
0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inches) for backing
sheet
0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inches) total
68 g/m2 (18 lb)
l
Use only continuous type labels and use them
only with the push tractor.
l Use labels only under normal temperature and
humidity conditions.
166 x 92 mm (6.5 x 3.6 inches)
240 x 104 mm (9.5 x 4.1 inches)
0.16 to 0.48 mm (0.0063 to 0.0197 inches)
45 to 75 g/m2 (12 to 20 lb)
l
Use envelopes only under normal temperature
and humidity conditions.
l Load envelopes manually, with the longer side
inserted into the rear slot.
printable
10 inches)
to
area
0.0098
inches) total
A
The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are
A
9 mm (0.35 inches).
B
The minimum left margin is 13 mm (0.51 inches).
The minimum right margin is 13.8
The maximum printable width is 203 mm (8 inches).
mm
(0.54 inches).
Mechanical
Paper-feed methods:
Ribbon:
MTBF:
Print head life:
Dimensions
and
weight:
Friction (paper cassette and manual insertion)
Push tractor
Black ribbon cartridge S015047
Life expectancy: 3 million characters at
14 dots/character
4000 power-on hours
200 million strokes/wire
Height 130 mm (5.1 inches)
Width
Depth
Weight 4.5 kg (10 lb) without push tractor
375 mm (14.8 inches)
252 mm (9.9 inches) without push tractor
307 mm (12.1 inches) with push tractor
4.9 kg (10.9 lb) with push tractor
Electrical
120 v model:
Rated voltage:
Input voltage range:
Rated frequency range:
Input frequency range:
Rated current
Power consumption:
Dielectric strength:
AC 120 V
AC 103.5 to 132 V
50 to 60 Hz
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
1.1 A
Approx. 30 W (during self-test printing in draft mode
at 10 cpi)
AC 1 kV rms, 1 minute or AC 1.2 kV rms, 1 second
(between AC line and chassis)
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t
A The minimum top margin is 8.5 mm (0.33 inches).
B
The minimum left margin is 3 mm (0.12 inches).
The minimum right margin is:
3.8 mm (0.15 inches) for the A4-size paper cassette
9.7 mm (0.38 inches) for the letter-size paper cassette
3 mm (0.12 inches) for manual insertion
However. the maximum printable width is 203 mm (8 inches).
C The minimum bottom margin is 13.5 mm (0.53 inches).
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Environmental
C
Temperature: Operation:
Storage:
Humidity (without condensation):
Operation:
Storage:
5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F)
-20 to 55°C (-4 to 131°F)
30 to 80% RH
5 to 85% RH
Safety approvals
Safety standards:
RFl: US model:
7114/92
US model:
UL1950 with D3, CSA22.2 No.220
FCC part 15
subpart
B class B
9-Pin Printers
ActionPrinter 2250
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Interface specifications
Your printer is equipped with an 8-bit parallel interface.
PC 850 (Multilingual)
PC 860 (Portuguese)
Specifications and pin assignments
The built-in parallel interface has the following characteristics:
Data format:
Synchronization:
Handshake timing:
Signal level:
Connector:
8-bit parallel
STROBE pulse
BUSY and ACKNLG signals
TTL compatible
36-pin 57-30360 Amphenol connector or
equivalent
Default settings
The table below shows the default settings that take effect when the printer is
initialized.
Item
Top-of-form position
Page Length
Left and right margins
Line spacing
Horizontal tab positions
Font selection Last font selected on control panel
Special printing effects
Download character set
Current paper position or setting in the defaultsetting mode.
Single sheets: 65 lines for A4-size paper,
61 lines for letter-size paper, 22 inches for
manual insertion
Continuous paper: Subject to control panel
setting in the default-setting mode
Canceled
1/6-inch
Every eight characters
Canceled [except condensed printing)
Hardware initialization: cleared
Software initialization deselected only
Default setting
line
spacing
PC 863 (Canadian-French) PC 865 (Nordic)
In
addition, hardware initialization clears the data buffer.
Character Tables
You can select these character tables with the default-setting mode or by using a
software command.
All tables except the italic character
codes 00 through 7F, so only the PC 437 and italic tables are shown completely. The
rest of the tables show only the characters for hex codes 80 through FF.
PC 437 (USA, standard Europe)
table are the same as the PC 437
table for hex
The
default-setting mode and the ESC R software command. For example, when you
select “Italic-France” in the default-setting mode, the characters of the “France”
column on the table below are used in the italic character table.
The fit eight character sets can be selected with both the default setting mode and
the ESC R comman
command. The value of n is used for the ESC R command.
table
below shows the international character sets you can select with the
d.
The last five sets are available only by using the ESC R
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The Control Panel
You can control basic printer operations - line feeding, form
feeding, paper loading and ejecting, and font selection - with the
buttons on the control panel. The indicator lights show the printer
status.
FONT lights
Y-l
Light 1 Light 2
READY
light
LF/FF
button
Press the LF/FF button during normal operation to feed paper line by
line. Hold down the LF/FF button to load a single sheet of paper or to
advance continuous paper to the next top-of-form. You can also
press the LF/FF button to eject a page.
When you are in the default-setting mode, use this button to change
the default settings.
PAPER PARK
If you are using continuous paper, you can press the
buttons at the same time to move the paper back to the paper-park
position.
LF/FF
and
FONT
FONT button
Lights
The panel lights provide information on certain printer conditions
and settings.
READY light
The READY light is on when the printer is ready to receive data from
the computer. It flashes briefly each time you turn on the printer.
The READY light also flashes under the following conditions:
. The printer is out of paper.
l The printer is in the tear-off mode (when the push tractor is
installed.)
When an error occurs, the READY light goes off.
FONT
lights
The FONT lights indicate the current font setting. These lights change
when you press the FONT button. Look at the font menu on the
control panel to see which font is selected.
The FONT lights (Light 1 and Light 2) also indicate your selection in
the default-setting mode.
LF/FF button
Buttons
The two buttons on the control panel perform different functions
depending on the printer mode.
FONT
button
Press the FONT button during normal operation to cycle through the
font choices on the font menu. The two
selections.
FONT
lights indicate current
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0.
CAUTION:
off their backing sheet and damage the printer. Use the
LF/FF
Never feed labels backward; they may peel
button to feed them forward.
Other control-panel features
The control panel also gives you access to two special features:
Self Test
Data dump
The self test lets you check whether your printer is
operating properly.
The data dump allows advanced users to pinpoint
communications problems between the printer and
computer. Hold down the
while turning on the printer to enter data dump
mode. The printer prints the exact codes (in
hexadecimal format) reaching it from the
computer.
LFlFF
and
FONT
buttons
Selecting character fonts
To choose one of the fonts available with your printer, press the
FONT button.
FONT
The two
FONT
current selection. The table below lists the fonts and shows how the
FONT lights
lights come on
appear for each selection.
(a)
and go off (0) to indicate the
Hold down the FONT button while you turn on the printer to enter
the default-setting mode. When you are in the default-setting mode,
use this button to make your selection.
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