Specifications

EPSON FX-880+/FX-1180+
2 - EPSON FX-880+/FX-1180+ 10/01
Options
Paper Handling Options
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder (C806381 for FX-880+,
C806401 for FX-1180+)
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-880+,
C806391 for FX-1180+)
Feeds up to 50 sheets of paper into the printer without
reloading. Load only ordinary single sheets in this feeder.
Additional tractor unit (C800201 for FX-880+,
C800211 for FX-1180+)
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.
Roll paper holder (8310)
Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper like
that used with telex machines.
Front sheet guide (C814001 for FX-880+,
C814011 for FX-1180+)
Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet
multi-part forms of up to 6 parts.
Front paper guide (C814021 for FX-880+,
C814031 for FX-1180+)
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.
Other network interface cards (such as the C823622A,
C823632A, and C823642A) are also supported on this
printer. Check with EPSON for more information.
System Compatibility
The printer supports the following versions of Microsoft
Windows:
❏
Windows 3.1, 95, and NT: parallel interface only.
❏
Windows 98, Me, 2000: parallel and USB interfaces.
Printer Specifications
Mechanical
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 C823912
Printing method 9-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed Ultra speed draft
494 cps at 10 cpi
564 cps at 12 cpi
High-speed draft
440 cps at 10 cpi
493 cps at 12 cpi
Draft
330 cps at 10 cpi
396 cps at 12 cpi
Near letter quality
82.5 cps at 10 cpi
99 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-880+: 80 columns (at 10 cpi)
FX-1180+: 136 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution 240 × 144 dpi (near letter quality)
Paper feed methods Friction (front, rear)
Push tractor (front, rear)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear)
Push and pull tractor (additional tractor
is required) (front, rear)
Cut-sheet feeders (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)
Paper feed speed Continuous
5 inches (127 mm)/second
Normal mode
62 msec/line at 1/6-inch line spacing