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# Printer Specifications

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> Paper alignment
> Standards and approvals

## Mechanical

Printing method: | 24-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed: | High speed draft | 300 cps at 10 cpi
Draft | 225 cps at 10 cpi 270 cps at 12 cpi 337 cps at 15 cpi
Draft condensed | 191 cps at 17 cpi 225 cps at 20 cpi
LQ | 75 cps at 10 cpi 90 cps at 12 cpi 112 cps at 15 cpi
LQ condensed | 128 cps at 17 cpi 150 cps at 20 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: | 360 x 360 dpi maximum
Paper feed methods: | Friction (top paper entry) Push tractor (rear paper entry) Pull tractor (bottom or rear paper entry) Push and pull tractor (optional) Cut-sheet feeder (optional) Roll paper holder (optional)
Paper feed speed: | Continuous | 92 mm/second (3.6 inches/second)
Intermittent | 53 msec/line at 1/6-inch line spacing
Color printing (optional): | Method Print ribbon shifting Ribbon color | Black, Magenta, Cyan and Yellow
Reliability: | Total print volume | 12 million lines (except print head) MTBF 6,000 POH (25% duty)
Print head life | Black ribbon: 200 million strokes per wire Color ribbon: 100 million strokes per wire
Dimensions and weight : | Height | 159 mm (6.26 inches)
Width | 366 mm (14.4 inches)
Depth | 275 mm (10.8 inches) (not including the knob, paper guide and paper release lever.)
Weight | approx. 4.4 kg (9.8 lb)
Ribbon: | Black ribbon cartridge (#7753) Color ribbon cartridge (S015077) Black film ribbon cartridge (#7768)
Black ribbon life Color ribbon life black cyan magenta yellow Film ribbon life | 2 million characters 1 million characters 0.7 million characters 0.7 million characters 0.5 million characters 0.2 million characters (LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/ character)
Acoustic noise: | Approx. 49 db (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

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## Electronic

Interfaces: | One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with IEEE-1284 nibble mode support and One EIA-232D serial interface
Buffer: | 32KB
Built-in fonts: | Bitmap fonts EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi EPSON Script 10 cpi EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi EPSON Orator 10 cpi EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi EPSON Script C proportional Scalable fonts EPSON Roman 10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt) EPSON Sans Serif 10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt) EPSON Roman T 10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt) EPSON Sans Serif H 10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt) Barcode fonts EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET
Character tables: | One Italic and 12 graphical character tables: Italic table, PC 437 (US, Standard Europe), PC 850 (Multilingual), PC 860 (Portuguese), PC 861 (Icelandic), PC 865 (Nordic), PC 863 (French-Canadian), BRASCII, Abicomp, ISO Latin 1, Roman 8, PC 858, ISO 8859-15 The following 23 graphical character tables are also available in some countries: PC 437 Greek, PC 852 (Eastern Europe), PC 853 (Turkish), PC 855 (Cyrillic), PC 857 (Turkish), PC 866 (Russian), PC 864 (Arabic), PC 869 (Greek), MAZOWIA (Poland), Code MJK (CSFR), ISO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek), ISO 8859-2, ISO Latin 1T (Turkish), Bulgaria (Bulgarian), PC 774 (LST 1283: 1993), Estonia (Estonian), PC 771 (Lithuanian), ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT. (Latvian), PC 866 UKR (Ukrainian), PC APTEC (Arabic), PC 708 (Arabic), PC 720 (Arabic), PC AR 864 (Arabic)
Character sets: | 14 international character sets and one legal character set: USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain I Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Korea, Legal Letter 7 sets can be selected only with the ESC R command.

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## Electrical

| 120 V Model | 220 to 240 V Model
Input voltage range | 99 to 132 V | 198 to 264 V
Rated frequency range | 50 to 60 Hz
Input frequency range | 49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Rated current | 0.6 A (maximum 1.4 A depending on the character type) | 0.3 A (maximum 0.7 A depending on the character type)
Power consumption | Approx. 20 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)

| 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 | 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F) | 10 to 80% RH
Storage | 30 to 60 °C (22 to 140 °F) | 0 to 85% RH

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## Paper

| Note:

Use recycled paper, envelopes and single-sheet multipart forms only under normal temperature and humidity conditions, as follows: Temperature: 15 to 25 °C (59 to 77 °F) Humidity: 30 to 60% RH

Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged, wrinkled, or curled.

Single sheets (standard): paper guide and cut-sheet feeder entry

Width | Paper guide: 100 to 257 mm (3.9 to 10.1 inches) Cut-sheet feeder: 182 to 216 mm (7.2 to 8.5 inches)
Length | Paper guide: 100 to 364mm (3.9 to 14.3 inches) Cut-sheet feeder: 257 to 356 mm (10.1 to 14 inches)
Thickness | Paper guide: 0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch) Cut-sheet feeder: 0.07 to 0.14 mm (0.0028 to 0.0055 inch)
Weight | Paper guide: 52 to 90 g/m2 (14 to 24 lb) Cut sheet feeder: 64 to 90 g/m2 (18 to 24 lb)

Single-sheet multipart forms: paper guide entry

Width | 100 to 257 mm (3.9 to 10.1 inches)
Length | 100 to 364 mm (3.9 to 14.3 inches)
Copies | 1 original + up to 3 copies
Thickness | 0.12 to 0.32 mm (0.0047 to 0.013 inch)
Weight | 40 to 58 g/m2 (12 to 15 lb)
Binding | Line glued at the top of form

Envelopes: paper guide entry

Size | No. 6: 165 x 92 mm (6.5 x 3.6 inches) No. 10: 241 x 105 mm (9.5 x 4.1 inches)
Thickness | 0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0205 inch)
Weight | 45 to 90 g/m2 (12 to 24 lb)

Continuous paper (standard and multipart):
rear and bottom entry

Width | 101.6 to 254.0 mm (4.0 to 10.0 inches)
Length (one page) | 101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)
Copies | 1 original + up to 4 copies
Thickness | Printable area 0.065 to 0.39 mm (0.0025 to 0.015 inch) Gathering area up to 0.9 mm (0.035 inch)
Weight (not multipart) | 52 to 82 g/m2 (14 to 22 lb)
Weight (one sheet of multipart) | 40 to 58 g/m2 (12 to 15 lb)
Binding | Spot glued or crimp bound on both sides

Labels: bottom entry

Label size | 23.8 x 63.5 mm (15/16 x 2.5 inches) minimum 2.5 mm (0.1 inch) corner radius, minimum
Backing sheet width | 101.6 to 254 mm (4.0 to 10.0 inches)
Backing sheet length (one page) | 101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)
Backing sheet thickness | 0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)
Total thickness | 0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inch)
Label weight | 64 g/m2 (17 lb)

Roll paper: rear entry with optional roll paper holder

Width | 216 ± 3 mm (8.5 ± 0.12 inches)
Thickness | 0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)
Weight | 52 to 82 g/m2 (14 to 22 lb)

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## Printable area

Single sheets and envelopes:

A | The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
B | The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) each. The maximum paper width is 257 mm (10.1 inches) and the maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). For single sheets wider than 209.2 mm (8.23 inches), the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper.
C | The minimum bottom margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

Continuous paper:

A | The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4.2 mm (0.17 inch) each.
B | The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch) each. The maximum paper width is 254 mm (10.0 inches) and the maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). For continuous paper wider than 229.2 mm (9.0 inches), the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper.

Roll paper:

A | The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
B | The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches).

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## Paper alignment

Printing starts at "0" on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the "0."

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## Standards and approvals

European model:

Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC | EN 60950
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC | EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3

Australian model:

EMC | AS/NZS 3548 Class B

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