Product Information

Printer Specifications

Mechanical
Electronic
Electrical
Environmental
Paper
Recommended printable area

Mechanical

Printing method:

24-pin impact dot matrix

Printing speed:

Hanzi super draft

130 cps at 5 cpi
156 cps at 6 cpi
173 cps at 6.7 cpi
195 cps at 7.5 cpi

Hanzi high speed

86 cps at 5 cpi
104 cps at 6 cpi
115 cps at 6.7 cpi
130 cps at 7.5 cpi

Hanzi

43 cps at 5 cpi
52 cps at 6 cpi
57 cps at 6.7 cpi
65 cps at 7.5 cpi

High speed draft

347 cps at 10 cpi
416 cps at 12 cpi

Draft

260 cps at 10 cpi
(390 cps at 15 cpi maximum)

Letter quality

86 cps at 10 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 1/360-inch increments

Printable columns:

80 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution:

Maximum 360 x 180 dpi (letter-quality mode)

Paper feed methods:

Friction (front)
Push tractor (rear)

Paper feed speed:

Push tractor feed

3.61 inches/second

Friction feed

5.32 inches/second

Intermittent

53 msec/line at 1/6-inch line spacing (Push tractor feed)

37 msec/line at 1/6-inch line spacing (Friction feed)

Dimensions and weight (with paper guide):

Height
Width
Depth
Weight

185 mm (7.3 inches)
386 mm (15.2 inches)
306 mm (12.0 inches)
Approx. 3.8 kg (8.4 lb)

Ribbon:

Black ribbon cartridge

S015290

Black ribbon pack

S010058

Ribbon life (Ribbon cartridge)

Approx. 4 million characters
(at 10 cpi in the letter-quality mode with 48 dots/character)

Ribbon life (Ribbon pack)

Approx. 2 million characters
(at 10 cpi in the letter-quality mode with 48 dots/character)

Acoustic noise:

Approx. 56 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Note:
The paper-thickness lever position or an overheated print head may affect the print speed.


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Electronic

Interfaces:

One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support, and one USB2.0 (Full Speed) interface

Buffer:

128 KB

Built-in fonts:

Bitmap fonts

24x24

24x24

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

EPSON OCR-B

10 cpi

Scalable fonts

EPSON Roman

10.5, 8 to 32 points, in 2-point increments

EPSON Sans Serif

10.5, 8 to 32 points, in 2-point increments

EPSON Roman T

10.5, 8 to 32 points, in 2-point increments

EPSON Sans Serif H

10.5, 8 to 32 points, in 2-point increments

Barcode fonts

EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET

Character tables:

ASCII

Italic table, PC437 (US, Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portuguese), PC863 (Canadian-French), PC865 (Nordic), PC 858 (Multilingual Euro)

Hanzi

GB18030 (21887 characters)

Character sets:

14 international character sets and one legal character set:

USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark 1, Sweden, Italy, Spain 1, Japan, Norway, Denmark 2, Spain 2, Latin America, Korea, Legal


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Electrical

220 to 240 V Model

Input voltage range

198 to 264 V

Rated frequency range

50 to 60 Hz

Input frequency range

49.5 to 60.5 Hz

Rated current

0.35 A (max. 0.95 A)

Power consumption

Approx. 26 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)
Approx. 2.3 W in sleep mode*
Approx. 0 W in power-off mode

*   When it passes 5 minutes in the following condition the printer becomes a sleep mode.

Note:
Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer.


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Environmental

Temperature

Humidity
(without condensation)

Operation (plain paper)

5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F)

10 to 80% RH

Operation (recycled paper, label, or card)

15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F)

30 to 60% RH

Storage

-30 to 60°C (-22 to 140°F)

0 to 85%


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Paper

Note:
  • Use recycled paper and label only under normal temperature and humidity conditions described below.

Temperature

15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F)

Humidity

30 to 60% RH

  • Do not load paper that is curled, folded, or crumpled.

Single sheets

See also Multipart forms for detailed information on the specification for single-sheet multipart forms.

Width

70 to 257 mm (2.8 to 10.1 inches)

Length

70 to 364 mm (2.8 to 14.3 inches)

Thickness

single sheets

multipart forms

0.052 to 0.24 mm (0.0020 to 0.0094 inch)

0.12 to 0.53 mm (0.0047 to 0.021 inch)

Weight

single sheets

multipart forms

45 to 209 g/m2 (12 to 56 lb)

40 to 64 g/m2 (11 to 15 lb)

Quality

single sheets

Plain paper and recycled paper

multipart forms

Carbonless or carbon-backed multipart forms with a line of glue at the top or the side of the form
Multipart forms that are joined together along the left and right edges by crimping or spot-gluing*

Copies

1 original + 6 copies

*  When using 3 inches or wider but less than 9 inches wide multipart forms joined by crimping (multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding), set the Multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding in the default-setting mode to on.

Cards

Width

105 to 148 mm (4.13 to 5.9 inches)

Length

105 to 148 mm (4.13 to 5.9 inches)

Thickness

0.22 mm (0.0087 inch)

Weight

192 g/m2 (51 lb)

Continuous paper

See also Multipart forms for detailed information on the specifications for continuous multipart forms.

1. cut area
2. uncut area
3. uncut part of the edges of the paper

Width

76.2 to 254.0 mm (3.0 to 10.0 inches)*

Length/page

101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)

Copies

1 original + 6 copies

Total thickness

0.12 to 0.53 mm (0.0047 to 0.021 inch)

Weight

single sheets

45 to 129 g/m2 (12.1 to 34.3 lb)

multipart forms

40 to 64 g/m2 (11 to 17 lb) (weight/part)

Quality

single sheets

Plain paper, recycled paper, carbonless, and carbon-backed

multipart forms

Multipart forms that are joined together along the left and right edges by crimping or spot-gluing**

*  The top-of-form position may be lower on thin paper that is less than 4 inches wide.
**  When using 3 inches or wider but less than 9 inches wide multipart forms joined by crimping (multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding), set the Multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding in the default-setting mode to on.

Multipart forms

The specifications for the dimensions of multipart forms are the same as those for single sheets and continuous paper. See Single sheets and Cards for detailed information.

spot-gluing

crimping

spot-gluing and crimping on each side

1. 1 inch or less
2. 3 inches or less
3. printing side
4. 1 inch or less
5. 3 inches or less

Note:
When using 3 inches or wider but less than 9 inches wide multipart forms joined by crimping (multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding), set the Multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding in the default-setting mode to on.

Caution:
Never use continuous multipart forms that are joined with metal staples or bar-gluing.

1. bar-gluing
2. metal stapling

* 1 mm or less

Labels (single-sheet)

wrapping drum radius

wrapping angle

wrapping time

ambient temperature

ambient humidity

27 mm

180°

24 hours

40°C

30%

1. label
2. 27 mm

1. backing sheet
2. label sheet
3. several uncut areas on each side
4. label

Backing sheet

Width

Length

100 to 210 mm (3.9 to 8.3 inches)

100 to 297 mm (3.9 to 11.7 inches)

Labels

Width

Height

Weight

63.5 mm (2.5 inches), minimum

23.8 mm (0.94 inch), minimum

64 g/m2 (17 lb)

Thickness

Backing sheet

Total

0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)

0.145 to 0.190 mm (0.0057 to 0.0075 inch)

Quality

Plain paper or the same quality labels with backing sheet

Labels (continuous forms)

wrapping drum radius

wrapping angle

wrapping time

ambient temperature

ambient humidity

27 mm

180°

24 hours

40°C

30%

1. label
2. 27 mm

1. backing sheet
2. label sheet
3. several uncut areas on each side
4. label

1. label
2. backing sheet
3. corner radius is more than 2.5 mm
4. label

Backing sheet

Width

Length/page

101.6 to 254 mm (4 to 10 inches)

101.6 to 558.8 mm (4 to 22 inches)

Labels

Width

Height

Corner radius

Weight

63.5 mm (2.5 inches), minimum

23.8 mm (0.94 inch), minimum

2.5 mm (0.1 inch), minimum

64 g/m2 (17 lb)

Thickness

Backing sheet

Total

0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)

0.145 to 0.190 mm (0.0057 to 0.0075 inch)

Quality

Plain paper or the same quality labels with continuous backing sheet


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Recommended printable area

Note:
For best results, print within the recommended printable area. The printer may not print outside this area.

Single sheets (including single-sheet multipart forms)

A

4.2 mm (0.17 inch) or more

B

The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) each.

The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). For single sheets wider than 209.2 mm (8.24 inches), the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper.

* recommended printable area

Continuous paper (including continuous multipart forms)

A

The minimum top and bottom margins (above and below the perforation) are 4.2 mm (0.165 inch).

B

The minimum left or right margin is 13 mm (0.512 inch).
The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). For paper wider than 241.3 mm (9.5 inches), the side margins increase propotionally to match the width of the paper.

* recommended printable area

Labels (single-sheet)

A

23 mm (0.9055 inch) or more

B

18 mm (0.7087 inch) or more

C

3 mm (0.118 inch) or more

Labels (continuous forms)

A

6.35 mm (0.25 inch) or more

B

1.2 mm (0.0472 inch) or more

C

3 mm (0.118 inch) or more


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