Epson FX-2175 User Manual

18-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTER

....Epson Dot Matrix Printers....

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FOR

MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS

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FOR

MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS

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Tel : [phone] Fax: [phone]

As an international ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that
this product meets the international ENERGY STAR Program for energy
efficiency.

PRINTER TYPE

Impact dot matrix
18 pins (9x2 Staggered)
Bi-directional with logic seeking

PRINTING METHOD
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD
PRINT DIRECTION

INTERFACE

STANDARD

OPTION

Bi-directional parallel interface
(IEEE-1284 Nibble mode)
USB (ver 1.1) I/F
Type B I/F level 2

“EPSON ESC/P stands for EPSON standard code for printers. This
system of commands gives you software control of your printer from

your computers. It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported
by most application software for personal computers.”
EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Microsoft,
Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names and other
company names used herein are for identification purpose only and maybe the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those
marks. Print samples shown herein are simulations. Specifications are subject to change without
notice.

PRINT SPEED

571 cps
520 cps
539 cps
476 cps
419 cps
463 cps
314 cps
416 cps
347 cps
350 cps
300 cps

44 cps
38 cps
78 cps

105 cps

ULTRA SPEED DRAFT 12 CPI
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 15 CPI
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 12 CPI
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 10 CPI
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 20 CPI CONDENSED
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 17 CPI CONDENSED
DRAFT 15 CPI
DRAFT 12 CPI
DRAFT 10 CPI
DRAFT 20 CPI CONDENSED
DRAFT 17 CPI CONDENSED
NLQ 20 CPI
NLQ 17 CPI
NLQ 15 CPI
NLQ 12 CPI

PRINT CHARACTERISTICS

13 international character sets
13 character code tables (Standard)
Italic , PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865,
Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,
ISO 8859-15
EPSON Draft: 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Roman: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional
EPSON Sans Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A
UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet

CHARACTER SETS

BITMAP FONTS

BAR CODE FONT

PRINTABLE COLUMNS

CHARACTERS PER LINE

136
163
204
233
272

PITCH (CPI)
10 CPI
12 CPI
15 CPI
17 CPI CONDENSED
20 CPI CONDENSED

CHARACTER

10
12
15

17.1
20

PAPER HANDLING

Manual Insertion: (Front or Rear in, Top out)
Tractor: (Front or Rear in, Top out)

(Front/Rear/Bottom in, Top out)
Cut Sheet Feeder: (Rear in, Top out)
Width: 100~420mm (3.9~16.5")
Length: 100~364mm (3.9~14.3")
No.6, No.10
Width: 101.6~406.4mm (4.0~16.0")
Length: Max. 559mm (22.0")

*Can also print labels
Cut Sheet:
Single sheet 0.065~0.14mm (0.0025~0.0055")
Multi-part forms 0.12~0.39mm (0.0047~0.015")
Envelopes: 0.16~0.52mm (0.0063~0.0205")
Continuous Paper:
Single sheet/ Multi-part forms

0.065~0.39mm (0.0025~0.015")
Continuous forms with label:
Base Sheet 0.07~0.09mm (0.0028~0.0035”)
Total Sheet 0.16~0.19mm (0.0063~0.0075”)

Friction: (Front, Rear)
Push Tractor: (Front, Rear)
Push & Pull Tractor: (Front, Rear)
Pull Tractor: (Front, Rear, Bottom)
CSF Bin1/Bin2, Pull Tractor, Roll Paper Holder

Original + 4 copies
1/ 6" inch or programmable in increments of 1/ 432"

128 Kbytes

PAPER PATH

CUT SHEET SIZE

ENVELOPES
CONTINUOUS PAPER SIZE

PAPER THICKNESS

STANDARD

OPTIONAL FEEDER

COPIES
LINE SPACING

PAPER FEEDING

INPUT DATA BUFFER

RIBBON CARTRIDGE

COLOUR
TYPE
RIBBON LIFE

Black
Fabric ribbon cartridge
Black Ribbon: Approx. 12 million characters
(Draft 10cpi, 14 dots/ character)

ACOUSTIC NOISE

Approx. 55dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

RELIABILITY

MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure)

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)

PRINT HEAD LIFE

25 million lines (Except print head)

12000 POH (25% duty cycle)
200 million strokes

TEMPERATURE
HUMIDITY

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)

5~35°C
10~80% RH

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS

RATED VOLTAGE
RATED FREQUENCY
POWER CONSUMPTION

AC 220~240V
50~60Hz
Approx. 55W (ISO/IEC10561 Letter pattern)
Energy Star compliant

DIMENSIONS

WIDTH
DEPTH
HEIGHT
WEIGHT

589mm
350mm
167mm
Approx. 9.1 kg

PRINTER DRIVER/ UTILITY

OS

®® ®

Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/Me & Microsoft

®®

Windows NT operating system Version 4.0

®®

EPSON Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft Windows

®®®

95/98/2000/Me and Microsoft Windows NT
operating system Version 4.0 environment only)

UTILITY

OPTIONS

HIGH CAPACITY CUT SHEET FEEDER
SINGLE BIN CUT SHEET FEEDER
PULL TRACTOR UNIT
ROLL PAPER HOLDER
FRONT SHEET GUIDE
FRONT PAPER GUIDE
RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK)

SERIAL INTERFACE CARD
32KB INTELLIGENT SERIAL I/F CARD
IEEE-1284 PARALLEL I/F CARD
EpsonNET 10/100 BASE TX INT. PRINT SERVER 2

C80640
C80639
C80021
#8310
C81404
C81403
S015327

C82305/C82306
C82307/C82308
C82345
C82391

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Consumables, Call Epson Toll Free Number - 1600 4250011

Accessible 9AM to 9PM

CONTROL PANEL

6 Switches and 10 LEDs

589mm

350mm

167mm

Dealer's stamp:

18-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTER

Genuine Epson
Ribbon Cartridges

Lengthen the life of your printer.
Choose only genuine Quality
Epson Ribbons and protect your
printer from damages!

Even with high-speed printing at 476
characters per second (@10cpi), the FX­2175 delivers fine quality prints that are
ideal for a variety of applications in varied
industries.

Monthly report generation, transaction
reports, accounting statements, spread­sheet printing, multiple-copy documents,
correspondence and a host of other
applications can be completed in
volumes, and at an astonishing speed.

Fast prints for a variety
of Applications

Fast prints for a variety
of Applications

Epson Dot Matrix Printers

- Rock Solid Reliability

Epson Dot Matrix Printers

- Rock Solid Reliability

The FX-2175 offers complete peace of
mind even with huge work volumes and
continuous printing. At 12,000 Power On
Hours (25% duty) of mean time before
failure (MTBF), it is undoubtedly the best
value-for-money printer.

Advanced 18 Pin
Technology

Advanced 18 Pin
Technology

The FX-2175 Dot Matrix Printer features
the latest 18-Pin technology (with a
staggered pin arrangement in a 9x2
system) from Epson. This ensures that it
offers prints which are crisp, clear and
consistent.

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Latest 18 Pin (9 x 2 Staggered), 136 column technology printer

Handles up to 5 part forms (1 original + 4 copies)

High Speed – up to 476 characters per second (10cpi)

Flexible paper paths (front, rear and bottom)

Interface choices of both parallel & USB

Advanced Technology for Multiple Applications

Advanced Technology for Multiple Applications