Product Information Guide

FX - 850/1050 DOT - MATRIX PRINTER
Cross-head screwdriver
d-
Ribbon cartridge
Platen knob
Y .: f
q-3
Printer Specifications
Printing
Print method:
Print speed:
9-pin impact dot matrix
Quality
Draft
NLQ
Pitch
Characters/second/line
10
220
12
264
10
45
12
54
Printing direction:
Bidirectional logic-seeking for text
unidirectional for graphics
Line spacing: 1/6” or 1/8” or programmable in increments
of 1/216th of an inch
Paper feed speed: Single sheet: 48 ms/line (3.6” per sec)
Continuous: 53 ms/line (3.0” per sec)
Printable columns:
Character pitch
10 pitch
10 pitch condensed
12 pitch
12 pitch condensed
Maximum printed characters
FX-850 FX-1050
80 136
137 233
96 163
160 272
Buffer: 8 Kbyte
Character fonts: Draft
NLQ Epson Roman
1
Epson Sans Serif
1 Interfaces
The Epson interfaces that are compatible with the FX-850 and FX-1050
are listed below.
Interface number
Name
#8143
RS-232 C/current loop interface
#8148
Intelligent serial interface
#8149
32Kbyte buffer serial interface
Paper feeding methods:
Friction
Push tractor
Cut sheet feeder (optional)
Pull tractor (optional)
Ribbon
Cartridge ribbon, available in black only:
#8750 (FX-850)
#8755(M) (FX-1050)
Life expectancy of ribbon:
3 million characters (14 dots/character)
MCBF:
For all components excluding print head:
5 million lines
MTBF:
FX 850 4000 power-on hours
FX-1050 6000 power-on hours
Print head life:
100 million characters (14 dots/character)
Dimensions and weight:
FX-850 FX-1050
Height: 5.9”
5.9”
Width.
Depth:
17.9” 24.8”
14.2”
14.2”
Weight: 20.9 lbs 27.5 lbs
Voltage:
120 VAC ± 10%
Power consumption:
120 watts maximum
Frequency:
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Insulation resistance:
10M ohms between AC power line and chassis
Dielectric strength (between AC line and chassis):
Can withstand 1.0 kV rms applied for one
minute or 1250 VAC rms applied for one
second.
Temperature:
Operation: 40°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
Storage: -22°F to 140°F (-30°C to 60°C)
Characters:
96 standard ASCII character set
(including italic characters)
13 international character sets
Epson Extended Graphics characters set
Paper width:
Paper Sheet
Single Sheet
Continuous
Envelopes
Labels
FX-850
FX-1050
7.2 to 10.1" (182-257mm) 7.2 to 14.4"(162-366mm)
4 to 10" (101-254 mm)
4 to 16" (101-406.4 mm)
6.5" or 9.5"
6.5" or 9.5'
2.5" or 4.0*
2.5" or 4.0"
Paper Length: Single sheet
7.2 to 14.3 inches (182 to 364 mm)
Printable area:
Single sheet
8.5 mm (0.33") or more
Continuous paper
#8165
#8172
Intelligent IEEE-488 interface
32 Kbyte buffer parallel interface
I
22 mm (0.87") or more
Number of copies:
Up to 4 sheets including the original. Total
thickness must not exceed 0.012” (0.32 mm)
9 - Pin Printers
FX-850/1050-1