Epson FX-2175 User Manual

18-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTER

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

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FOR

MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

FOR

MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS

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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

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Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/Me & Microsoft

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Windows NT operating system Version 4.0

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EPSON Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft Windows

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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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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

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

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