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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180

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User Replaceable Parts

FX-880

FX-1180

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-sheet paper, 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. You can 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.

User Replaceable Part Parts Price List Name Part Number

Front cover Cover, front 1036539

Knob Knob 1036511

Logo plate Logo plate 1037486

Optional interface cover Upper connector cover 1002045

Paper guide Sheet guide assembly, rear 1036541

Paper guide support

frame

Support frame, sheet guide 1036506

Paper tension unit N/A N/A

Paper thickness lever cap Cap cover 1025333

Printer cover Cover assembly, printer 1036540

Ribbon cartridge Ribbon cartridge #8750

Tractor Tractor assembly 1036538

paper guide

edge guides

continuous

paper support*

printer cover

front cover

control panel

paper release

lever

logo plate

paper tension unit

ribbon cartridge

paper

thickness

lever

knob

sprocket**

AC inlet

center support**

parallel interface

optional

interface

cover

tractor

* The paper guide support frame is beneath the continuous

paper support.

** The center support and sprockets are parts of the tractor.

User Replaceable Part Parts Price List Name Part Number

Front cover Cover, front 1038524

Knob Knob 1039337

Logo plate Logo plate 1039511

Optional interface cover Upper connector cover 1037223

Paper guide Sheet guide assembly, rear 1038525

Paper guide support

frame

Support frame, sheet guide 1039332

Paper tension unit N/A N/A

Paper thickness lever cap Cap cover 1039356

Printer cover Cover assembly, printer 1038533

Ribbon cartridge Ribbon cartridge #8755

Tractor Tractor assembly 1038519

Summary of content (16 pages)

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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 FX-1180 13 paper guide edge guides continuous paper support* User Replaceable Part Parts Price List Name Part Number Front cover Cover, front 1038524 Knob Knob 1039337 printer cover Logo plate Logo plate 1039511 logo plate Optional interface cover Upper connector cover 1037223 Paper guide Sheet guide assembly, rear 1038525 Paper guide support frame Support frame, sheet guide 1039332 Paper tension unit N/A N/A Paper thickness lever cap Cap cover 1039356
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Front paper guide (C814021 for FX-880, C814031 for FX-1180) Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless singlesheet multi-part forms of up to 6 parts without removing the tractor from the front push position.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Reliability: Total print volume: 6.5 million lines (except print head) Print head life: approx. 200 million characters (draft 10 cpi, 14 dots/character) FX-880 FX-1180 Height (inches) (mm) 6.1 154 6.1 154 Width (inches) (mm) 16.3 415 23.2 590 (inches) (mm) 13.8 350 13.8 350 (lb) (kg) 16.8 7.6 21.2 9.6 Weight (approx.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Single sheets: Front Entry Rear Entry Minimum Maximum Width Length Roll paper (rear entry only, and requires optional roll paper holder): Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum FX-880: FX-1180: 10.1 in. 16.5 in. 257mm 420mm Width 5.8 in. 148 mm FX-880: FX-1180: 10.1 in. 16.5 in. 5.8 in. 257mm 420mm 148 mm (inches) (mm) 8.5 216 Length 14.3 in. 364 mm 14.3 in. 364 mm (inches) (mm) — 7.2 in. 182 mm 3.6 in. 92 mm Thickness Thickness 0.0025 in. 0.0055 in. 0.065 mm 0.14 mm 0.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Single sheets: A The minimum top and bottom margins are 0.17 inch (4.2 mm). B The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3 mm). The maximum printable width is 8 inches (203.2 mm) for the FX-880 and 13.6 inches (345.4 mm) for the FX-1180. A B B Safety Approvals 120 V model: printable area Safety standards UL1950 CSA C22.2 No. 950 EMI FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B 220 to 240 V model: A A The minimum top and bottom margins are 0.17 inch (4.2 mm).
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 LF/FF Button Pause Paper Out Beep Pattern ❏ Feeds paper line by line. n n ●●● ❏ Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top-of-form position when held down. ❏ No paper is loaded in the selected paper source. ❏ The paper is not loaded correctly. Load/Eject Button ❏ Loads a single sheet of paper. ❏ Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded. ❏ Loads continuous paper from the standby position.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 If you often need to tear off sheets of continuous paper (for example, if you print purchase orders or sales slips), it is best to use the front or rear push tractor. This allows you to use the printer’s tear-off edge to easily tear off printed sheets of continuous paper at the perforation. Also, when continuous paper is loaded on a push tractor, you can load single sheets of paper from the paper guide without removing the continuous paper.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Paper Path Description Pull tractor Rear paper slot You can load ordinary continuous paper in the rear slot. However, loading thick paper in the rear slot is not recommended because the paper path from the rear slot is curved and a paper jam may occur. Rear push tractor and pull tractor Rear paper slot To use the rear push tractor with the pull tractor, you need to install the optional additional tractor. The rear slot is not recommended for thick paper.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Paper Thickness Lever Positions Rear push tractor Load paper printable side down. 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 6 The paper thickness lever is located under the printer cover. You need to set the paper thickness lever for the type of paper you are using, as shown in the table below.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 2. Tear off the printed document at the perforation using the tear-off edge of the printer cover. (Pull it toward you for a clean cut.) Switching to Printing on Single Sheets You can easily switch from printing on continuous paper with a push tractor to printing on single sheets without having to remove or reload paper. Follow the steps below. Note: ❏ If continuous paper with labels is loaded in the printer, remove it before switching to single-sheet printing.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position Advancing the Paper to the Tear-off Edge If your printing begins too high or low on the page, you can use the micro adjust feature to adjust the top-of-form position as described below. If you use the front or rear push tractor, you can use the tearoff feature to advance your continuous paper to the printer’s tear-off edge when you finish printing. You can then easily tear off the printed document.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Note: Your tear-off position setting remains in effect until you change it, even if you turn off the printer. 2. Press up the tabs on the paper tension unit, then lift the front of the unit and pull it up and out of the printer. paper tension unit 1. Make sure the Tear Off/Bin light is flashing (the paper is at the current tear-off position). You may need to press the Tear Off/Bin button. 2. Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 6. Hold the ribbon cartridge by its handle and push it firmly down into position; then press down both ends of the cartridge to fit the plastic hooks into the slots. Clearing Paper Jams 1. Press the Operate button to turn off the printer. 2. Remove the printer cover. 3. If continuous paper is jammed in the printer, tear off the fresh supply at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot. 7.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Default-Setting Mode 1 Setting Options Skip over perforation Off, On Auto tear-off Off, On Auto line feed Off, On Print direction Bi-D, Uni-D Software ESC/P, IBM 2380 Plus for FX-880, IBM2381 Plus for FX-1180 I/F (interface) mode Auto, Parallel, Optional Auto I/F (interface) wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds 0 slash 0, 0/ High speed draft Off, On (10 cpi), On (12 cpi) Input buffer Off, On Buzzer Off, On Auto CR (carriage return)* Off, On IBM character table* Ta
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Note: To print the instruction sheet and alignment patterns, you need four single sheets or four pages of continuous paper of at least the following sizes: Paper Type FX-880 FX-1180 Continuous paper 9.5 x 11 inches (241 x 279 mm) 14.8 x 11 inches (376 x 279 mm) Single-sheet paper Letter or A4 A3 landscape ❏ If you use single sheets, you need to load a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet from the paper guide.
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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 2. To enter hex dump mode, hold down both the LF/FF and Load/Eject buttons while you press the Operate button to turn on the printer. 3. Open a software program and send a print job to the printer. Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format. If characters are printable, they appear in the right column as ASCII characters. Nonprintable codes, such as control codes, are represented by dots.