Epson FX 2190 User Manual
P R O D U C T I N F O R M A T I O N G U I D E
EPSON
UPDATE
6/11/03
This package provides a new dot matrix printer product section to be added to the EPSON Product Information
Guide. The table of contents of this section is listed below.
EPSON FX-890/FX-2190
TABLE OF CONTENTS
User Replaceable Parts......................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 1
Options ............................................................................................................ EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 1
Printer Specifications........................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 2
Control Panel Buttons and Lights ....................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 7
Error Indicators ................................................................................................ EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 8
Selecting a Font and Pitch ................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 8
Selecting a Paper Source ................................................................................... EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 9
Setting the Paper Release Lever.........................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 10
Adjusting the Paper-Thickness Setting .............................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 10
Using the Micro Adjust Function.....................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 11
Loading Special Papers .....................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 12
Switching Paper Types .....................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 13
Clearing Paper Jams .........................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 14
Changing the Default Settings..........................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 14
Emulating the Okidata Microline 320/321 Turbo............................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 15
Locking the Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 16
Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout ..........................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 16
Printing a Self Test ........................................................................................... EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 17
Printing a Hex Dump.......................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 17
Resetting the Printer.........................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 17
Cleaning the Printer .........................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 18
Transporting the Printer...................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 18
Related Documentation....................................................................................EPSON FX-890/FX-2190 - 18
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Paper guide cover
Printer cover
Front cover
Ribbon cartridge
Paper guide
Power switch
Paper thickness lever
Edge guides
Paper releas
lever
Control panel
Paper tension unit
User Replaceable Parts
The table below lists the user replaceable parts for the FX-890.
The parts for the FX-2190 will be added when they are
available.
FX-890
Reference
number
107 Front cover Cover assembly,
108 Knob Knob 1234171
120 Logo plate Logo plate 1242638
115 Optional interface
106 Paper guide Sheet guide
121 Paper thickness
104 Printer cover Cover assembly,
541 Tractor Tractor assembly 1254859
105 Rear wing Wing 1235796
101 Rubber foot Foot 1004605
User replaceable
part
cover
lever cap
Ribbon cartridge Ribbon cartridge S015329
Parts price list
name Part number
front
Upper connector
cover
assembly, rear
Lever cap 1242257
printer
1261493
1236524
1254860
1261494
Knob
USB interface
Optional
interface cover
Parallel interface
AC inlet
Sprockets
Options
Paper Handling Options
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder (C806381 for FX-890,
C806401 for FX-2190)
Feeds up to 150 sheets of paper or 25 plain bond envelopes
into the printer without reloading. You can load single
sheets, single-sheet multi-part forms, or envelopes.
Single-bin cut-sheet feeder (C806371 for FX-890,
C806391 for FX-2190)
Feeds up to 50 sheets of paper into the printer without
reloading. Load only ordinary single sheets in this feeder.
Pull tractor unit (C800201 for FX-890,
C800211 for FX-2190)
Use the additional tractor in the pull position along with
your standard tractor installed in the front or rear push
position to improve paper handling and reduce the chance
of paper jams. This setup is especially useful with
continuous multi-part forms.
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Roll paper holder (8310)
Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper.
Front sheet guide (C814001 for FX-890,
C814011 for FX-2190)
Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet
multi-part forms of up to 6 parts.
Front paper guide (C814021 for FX-890,
C814031 for FX-2190)
Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet
multi-part forms of up to 6 parts without removing the
tractor from the front push position.
Optional Interface Cards
You can install an optional interface card to supplement your
printer’s built-in USB and parallel interfaces and provide added
network compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table
below are compatible with your printer.
Card type Model number
Serial interface C823051
32 KB intelligent serial interface C823071
Coax interface C823141
Twinax interface C823151
IEEE-1284 parallel interface C823452
EpsonNet 10/100 Base TX Internal Print Server C12C823912
Note: Other network interface cards (such as the C823622A,
C823632A, and C823642A) are also supported on this printer. Check
with EPSON for more information.
Printer Specifications
Mechanical
Printing method 9-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed Ultra speed draft
566 cps at 10 cpi
680 cps at 12 cpi
High-speed draft
559 cps at 10 cpi
627 cps at 12 cpi
Draft
419 cps at 10 cpi
503 cps at 12 cpi
Near letter quality
104 cps at 10 cpi
125 cps at 12 cpi
Printing direction Bidirectional logic seeking for text and
graphics printing. Unidirectional text or
graphics printing can be selected using
software commands.
Line spacing 1/6-inch or programmable in
1/432-inch increments
Printable columns FX-890: 80 columns (at 10 cpi)
FX-2190: 136 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution 240 × 144 dpi (near letter quality)
Paper feed
methods
Paper feed speed Normal mode:
Friction (front, rear)
Push tractor (front, rear)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear)
Push and pull tractor (front, rear);
additional tractor is required
Cut-sheet feeders (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)
1/6-inch (4.23 mm) feed, 62 msec;
Continuous: 5 inches (127 mm)/
second
Copy mode:
1/6-inch (4.23 mm) feed, 83 msec;
Continuous: 3.1 inches (78 mm)/
second;
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Paper capacity Single-bin cut-sheet feeder
up to 50 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m²) paper
Note: The total thickness of the paper stack
can be up to 0.20 inch (5 mm).
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder
up to 150 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m²)
paper
up to 25 plain or bond envelopes
up to 30 airmail envelopes
Note: The total thickness of the paper stack
can be up to 0.59 inch (15 mm).
Reliability Total print volume
52 million lines (except print head)
MTBF
20,000 POH (25% duty)
Print head life
400 million strokes per wire;
approximately 400 million characters
(Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)
Acoustic noise Approx. 55 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
Dimensions and
weight
Height
6.6 inches (167.5 mm)
Width
FX-890: 16.3 inches (414 mm)
FX-2190: 23.2 inches (589 mm)
Depth
13.8 inches (350 mm)
Weight
FX-890: 16.8 lb (7.6 kg)
FX-2190: 21.7 lb (9.6 kg)
Ribbon Black ribbon cartridge
FX-890: S015329
FX-2190: S015327
Ribbon life *
FX-890: approx. 7.5 million characters
FX-2190: approx. 12 million characters
* (Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)
System Compatibility
The printer supports the following versions of Microsoft
Windows:
Electronic
Interfaces One standard bidirectional 8-bit parallel
interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode
support, one USB (ver 1.1) interface, and
one optional Type B interface slot
Buffer 128KB
Built-in fonts Bitmap fonts:
EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi
EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 , 17, 20 cpi,
proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi,
proportional
Bar code fonts:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5,
UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128,
POSTNET, Coda bar (NW-7),
Industrial 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5
Character tables Standard version: 13 character tables
NLSP version: 42 character tables
Character sets 13 international character sets
Electrical
120 V 220 to 240 V
Rated voltage
range
Input voltage
range
Rated
frequency
range
Input
frequency
range
Rated current 1.1 A (maximum
Power
consumption
120 V 220 to 240 V 100 to 240 V
103.5 to 132 V 198 to 264 V 90 to 264 V
2.5 A depending
on the character
type)
Approx. 40W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter
pattern)
50 to 60 Hz
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
0.6 A (maximum
1.3 A d epending
on the character
type)
Universal
(UPS)
1.1 A/ 0.5 A,
3.0 A/1.2A
maximum
depending on
the character
type
Approx. 56W
(ISO/IEC 10561
letter pattern)
❏ Windows 95 and NT 4.0: parallel interface only.
❏ Windows 98*, Me, 2000, XP: parallel and USB interfaces.
* If you are using the USB interface, the printer requires the
Se version of Windows 98.
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Environmental
Temperature
Operation (plain
paper)
Operation
(recycled paper,
envelopes, labels
or roll paper)
Storage –22 to 140 °F (–30 to 60 °C) 0 to 85% RH
41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C) 10 to 80% RH
59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) 30 to 60% RH
Humidity (without
condensation)
Paper
Use recycled paper, multipart paper, labels, envelopes, and roll
paper only under normal temperature and humidity conditions,
as follows:
Temperature 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)
Humidity 30 to 60% RH
Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged,
wrinkled, or curled.
Single sheets, front or rear entry
Minimum Maximum
Width*
(inch)
(mm)
Length**
(inch)
(mm)
Thickness***
(inch)
(mm)
Weight
(lb)
(g/m²)
Quality Plain paper and recycled paper
3.9
100
3.9
100
0.0025
0.065
14
52
* 7.2 to 8.5 inches (182 to 216 mm) using the optional cut-sheet
feeder for FX-890.
7.2 to 16.5 inches (182 to 420 mm) using the optional cut-sheet
feeder for FX-2190.
** 8.3 to 14.3 inches (210 to 364 mm) using the optional cut-sheet
feeder.
***0.0028 to 0.0055 inch (0.07 to 0.14 mm) using the optional
cut-sheet feeder.
FX-890:
10.1
257
14.3
364
0.0055
0.14
24
90
FX-2190:
16.5
420
Single-sheet multipart forms (for the optional front
sheet or front paper guide only):
Minimum Maximum
Width
(inch)
(mm)
Length
((inch)
(mm)
Copies 1 original + 5 copies
Total thickness
(inch)
(mm)
Weight per sheet of
multipart
(lb)
(g/m²)
Quality Carbonless multipart forms with a line of glue at
3.9
100
3.9
100
0.0047
0.12
12
40
the top or one side of the form
FX-890:
10.1
257
14.3
364
0.018
0.46
15
58
FX-2190:
16.5
420
16.5
420
Continuous paper (ordinary and multipart):
Minimum Maximum
Width
(inch)
(mm)
Length, one page
(inch)
(mm)
Copies 1 original + 5 copies
Total thickness
(inch)
(mm)
Weight, ordinary
paper
(lb)
(g/m²)
Weight per sheet of
multipart
(lb)
(g/m²)
Quality Plain paper, recycled paper, and carbonless
4.0
101.6
4.0
101.6
0.0025
0.065
14
52
12
40
multipart forms with point gluing or paper
stapling on both sides
FX-890:
10.0
254.0
22.0
558.8
0.018
0.46
22
82
15
58
FX-2190:
16.0
406.4
Do not load thick paper, such as multipart forms with five or six
parts, in the rear slot.
The ratio of the cut/uncut length at the perforation should be
between 3:1 and 5:1.
The thickness of the perforation part when extended should be
1 mm or less.
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The perforation between pages should not extend all the way to
the edges of the paper. Uncut length on the edges should be
1 mm or more.
The horizontal and vertical perforation cuts should not cross.
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Continuous labels (front and bottom entry only):
Use only labels mounted on continuous backing sheets.
Minimum Maximum
Label size See the figure below.
Width, backing sheet
(inch)
(mm)
Length, backing sheet
(inch)
(mm)
Thickness, backing sheet
(inch)
(mm)
To t al th i c kn es s
(inch)
(mm)
Label weight
(lb)
(g/m²)
Quality Plain paper
4.0
101.6
4.0
101.6
0.0028
0.07
0.0063
0.16
17
64
FX-890:
10.0
254.0
22.0
558.8
0.0035
0.09
0.0075
0.19
FX-2190:
16.0
406.4
Envelopes (rear entry only):
Minimum Maximum
Envelope size
(No. 6)
Envelope size
(No. 10)
Total thickness
(inch)
(mm)
Weight
(lb)
(g/m²)
Quality Bond envelopes, plain envelopes, and
Width
(inch)
(mm)
Length
(inch)
(mm)
Width
(inch)
(mm)
Length
(inch)
(mm)
6.5
165
3.6
92
9.5
241
4.1
105
0.0063
0.16
Differences in thickness within the
printable area must be less than
0.0098 inch (0.25 mm)
12
45
airmail envelopes without glue on the flap
0.0205
0.52
24
90
A 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) minimum
B 15/16 inch (23.8 mm) minimum
C Corner radius = 0.1 inch (2.5 mm) minimum
Roll paper (rear entry with optional roll paper
holder only):
Minimum Maximum
Width
(inch)
(mm)
Length
(inch)
(mm)
Thickness
(inch)
(mm)
Weight
(lb)
(g/m²)
Quality Plain paper
8.5
216
——
0.0028
0.07
14
52
0.0035
0.09
22
82
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