Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... offer an IBM emulation, which prints with 360 dpi in some it is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of the print head and enhances printing with Windows applications. Some EPSON impact printers also include additional tractor units, and all include a rear tractor. Bottom pull paper path Gives you...
... offer an IBM emulation, which prints with 360 dpi in some it is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of the print head and enhances printing with Windows applications. Some EPSON impact printers also include additional tractor units, and all include a rear tractor. Bottom pull paper path Gives you...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...head EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a registered trademark of the print head = First Character = 2,000,000 th Character vs. L L L Available in many competitive printers move with every printer Adds profit to both sides of their respective owners. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer... ribbons are superior to sell with the print head, and therefore has a longer life. The design used in a ...
...head EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a registered trademark of the print head = First Character = 2,000,000 th Character vs. L L L Available in many competitive printers move with every printer Adds profit to both sides of their respective owners. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer... ribbons are superior to sell with the print head, and therefore has a longer life. The design used in a ...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... Time Between Failures estimates the number of their respective owners. LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is much less accurate than Total Print Volume. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 7 Reliability-Total Print Volume vs. Mean Time Between Failures...
... Time Between Failures estimates the number of their respective owners. LL Reliability-Off-carriage motor assembly Most EPSON impact printers use an off -carriage motor allows the print head to r EPSON Sales Training EPSON is much less accurate than Total Print Volume. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 7 Reliability-Total Print Volume vs. Mean Time Between Failures...
Product Brochure
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... life print head that lasts for up to six-part forms • Front, rear, and bottom paper paths • Two year limited warranty Rugged choices for the extremes of back office printing. See other heavy workloads, these are the printers you 're running. Built-in the toughest environments. EPSON FX-880 and FX-1180 Impact Printers •...
... life print head that lasts for up to six-part forms • Front, rear, and bottom paper paths • Two year limited warranty Rugged choices for the extremes of back office printing. See other heavy workloads, these are the printers you 're running. Built-in the toughest environments. EPSON FX-880 and FX-1180 Impact Printers •...
Product Brochure
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... Total print volume 6.5 million lines (except print head) MTBF 10,000 POH @ 25%, 35% coverage Print head 200 million characters @ 14 dots per character Product/Accessory Part Numbers FX-880 Printer C229001 Additional Pull Tractor Unit C800201 Cut sheet feeders...16.0" 6.5" to 3.6" 9.5" to six-part forms q Prints on Recycled Paper As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Epson America, Inc. FX-880 and FX-1180 Specifications Printer Method 9-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional logic-seeking for text and graphics printing and unidirectional text or graphics printing via software...
... Total print volume 6.5 million lines (except print head) MTBF 10,000 POH @ 25%, 35% coverage Print head 200 million characters @ 14 dots per character Product/Accessory Part Numbers FX-880 Printer C229001 Additional Pull Tractor Unit C800201 Cut sheet feeders...16.0" 6.5" to 3.6" 9.5" to six-part forms q Prints on Recycled Paper As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Epson America, Inc. FX-880 and FX-1180 Specifications Printer Method 9-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional logic-seeking for text and graphics printing and unidirectional text or graphics printing via software...
Product Information Guide
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...Approx. 36 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern) Note: Check the label on continuous backing sheets. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Reliability: Total print volume: Print head life: 6.5 million lines (except print head) approx. 200 million characters (draft 10 cpi, 14 dots/character) Dimensions and weight: Height Width ... 13.8 (mm) 350 (lb) 16.8 (kg) 7.6 FX-1180 6.1 154 23.2 590 13.8 350 21.2 9.6 Ribbon: Black ribbon cartridge (#8750 for FX-880, #8755 for FX-1180) Ribbon life of the printer for your printer's voltage. Label size Backing sheet width Backing sheet length Backing sheet...
...Approx. 36 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern) Note: Check the label on continuous backing sheets. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Reliability: Total print volume: Print head life: 6.5 million lines (except print head) approx. 200 million characters (draft 10 cpi, 14 dots/character) Dimensions and weight: Height Width ... 13.8 (mm) 350 (lb) 16.8 (kg) 7.6 FX-1180 6.1 154 23.2 590 13.8 350 21.2 9.6 Ribbon: Black ribbon cartridge (#8750 for FX-880, #8755 for FX-1180) Ribbon life of the printer for your printer's voltage. Label size Backing sheet width Backing sheet length Backing sheet...
Product Information Guide
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... in the selected paper source. Clear the paper jam as described on again. Font f Tear Off/Bin f Pause f Paper Out f An unknown printer error has occurred. then turn off the Pause light. Load/Eject Button t Loads a single sheet of -form and tear-off for several minutes; ...The print head is loaded. t Ejects a single sheet of this button is in the paper path, press the Load/Eject button to the standby position. t When held down for the paper source you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not available. 6 - Turn off . EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 11/...
... in the selected paper source. Clear the paper jam as described on again. Font f Tear Off/Bin f Pause f Paper Out f An unknown printer error has occurred. then turn off the Pause light. Load/Eject Button t Loads a single sheet of -form and tear-off for several minutes; ...The print head is loaded. t Ejects a single sheet of this button is in the paper path, press the Load/Eject button to the standby position. t When held down for the paper source you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not available. 6 - Turn off . EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 11/...
Product Information Guide
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... the tabs on may be hot; Grasp the used the printer, the print head may damage the printer. 1. When you just used ribbon cartridge by hand to the top-of the arrow to adjust the tear-off the printed pages. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 11/98 EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Note: Your tear-off position setting remains in the...
... the tabs on may be hot; Grasp the used the printer, the print head may damage the printer. 1. When you just used ribbon cartridge by hand to the top-of the arrow to adjust the tear-off the printed pages. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 11/98 EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Note: Your tear-off position setting remains in the...
Product Information Guide
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...nearest the paper entry slot. 7. The factory settings are bold. 11/98 EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 - 13 Replace the printer cover. 4. Replace the printer cover and press the Operate button to eject the paper in the printer, tear off the printer. 2. Press the Operate button to fit the plastic hooks into place. ...is off position may sometimes need to guide the ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide while you may be lost. 5. The following tables summarize the default-setting mode settings and options. otherwise the printer may be damaged or the top-ofform or tear-off . Use a...
...nearest the paper entry slot. 7. The factory settings are bold. 11/98 EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 - 13 Replace the printer cover. 4. Replace the printer cover and press the Operate button to eject the paper in the printer, tear off the printer. 2. Press the Operate button to fit the plastic hooks into place. ...is off position may sometimes need to guide the ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide while you may be lost. 5. The following tables summarize the default-setting mode settings and options. otherwise the printer may be damaged or the top-ofform or tear-off . Use a...
Product Information Guide
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..., clean it using the original box and packing materials, as control codes, are represented by dots. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 2. Your printer prints all dust and dirt from getting inside of the hexadecimal codes, you just used the printer, the print head may be hot; If characters are installed, remove them and pack them in the...
..., clean it using the original box and packing materials, as control codes, are represented by dots. EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 2. Your printer prints all dust and dirt from getting inside of the hexadecimal codes, you just used the printer, the print head may be hot; If characters are installed, remove them and pack them in the...
User Manual
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... Cartridges 0-7 Important Safety Instructions 0-8 Print Head Caution Symbol 0-9 ENERGY STAR Compliance 0-10 For United Kingdom Users 0-10 Use of options 0-10 Safety information 0-10 How To Use Your Manuals 0-11 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 0-12 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-3 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-4 Installing...
... Cartridges 0-7 Important Safety Instructions 0-8 Print Head Caution Symbol 0-9 ENERGY STAR Compliance 0-10 For United Kingdom Users 0-10 Use of options 0-10 Safety information 0-10 How To Use Your Manuals 0-11 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 0-12 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking the Printer 1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 1-3 Positioning the continuous paper supply 1-4 Installing...
User Manual
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Ribbon Cartridges Your printer uses the following ribbon cartridge: EPSON black ribbon cartridge FX-880: #8750 FX-1180: #8755 When printing becomes faint, you can further expand your EPSON printer. To replace a used ribbon cartridge, follow the instructions under "Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge" on options for your printer's built-in parallel interface. By adding options, such as...
Ribbon Cartridges Your printer uses the following ribbon cartridge: EPSON black ribbon cartridge FX-880: #8750 FX-1180: #8755 When printing becomes faint, you can further expand your EPSON printer. To replace a used ribbon cartridge, follow the instructions under "Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge" on options for your printer's built-in parallel interface. By adding options, such as...
User Manual
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...; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; Printer parts marked with this symbol may be hot. Never touch the print head just after the printer has been used. Turn off the printer and let it . Print Head Caution Symbol The symbol on the... print head indicates that are covered by a 16 Amp circuit breaker. Getting to Know Your Printer 9 Note for a few minutes before ...
...; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; Printer parts marked with this symbol may be hot. Never touch the print head just after the printer has been used. Turn off the printer and let it . Print Head Caution Symbol The symbol on the... print head indicates that are covered by a 16 Amp circuit breaker. Getting to Know Your Printer 9 Note for a few minutes before ...
User Manual
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.... c Caution: Moving the print head while the printer is even with a new one. Products not manufactured by EPSON's warranties. let it cool before replacing it . 1. The printer is turned off when the surface of genuine EPSON ribbon cartridges (#8750 for FX-880, #8755 for FX-1180). Make sure the printer is off . Setting Up the Printer 1-5 The installation and replacement...
.... c Caution: Moving the print head while the printer is even with a new one. Products not manufactured by EPSON's warranties. let it cool before replacing it . 1. The printer is turned off when the surface of genuine EPSON ribbon cartridges (#8750 for FX-880, #8755 for FX-1180). Make sure the printer is off . Setting Up the Printer 1-5 The installation and replacement...
User Manual
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Setting Up the Printer 1-7 Then slide the print head to remove any slack in the direction of the arrow to the middle of the printer. handle 7. If a used ribbon cartridge is installed, grasp the cartridge by hand. 1 print head 6. if it is not hot; 5. Remove the new ribbon cartridge from the package and turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the ribbon. Make sure that the print head is , let it cool for a few minutes before touching it up and out of the printer by its handle and pull it .
Setting Up the Printer 1-7 Then slide the print head to remove any slack in the direction of the arrow to the middle of the printer. handle 7. If a used ribbon cartridge is installed, grasp the cartridge by hand. 1 print head 6. if it is not hot; 5. Remove the new ribbon cartridge from the package and turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the ribbon. Make sure that the print head is , let it cool for a few minutes before touching it up and out of the printer by its handle and pull it .
User Manual
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8. ribbon-tightening knob 1-8 Setting Up the Printer Hold the ribbon cartridge by its handle and push it firmly down on both ends of the cartridge to help feed the ribbon into place. then press down into the slots. 9. Use a pointed object, such as a ball point pen, to guide the ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide while you turn the ribbon-tightening knob to fit the plastic hooks into position;
8. ribbon-tightening knob 1-8 Setting Up the Printer Hold the ribbon cartridge by its handle and push it firmly down on both ends of the cartridge to help feed the ribbon into place. then press down into the slots. 9. Use a pointed object, such as a ball point pen, to guide the ribbon between the print head and ribbon guide while you turn the ribbon-tightening knob to fit the plastic hooks into position;
User Manual
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Also check that the ribbon is not twisted or creased. 1 11. Press down on the printer's mounting pegs and lowering it into place. Setting Up the Printer 1-9 Install the paper tension unit by placing it on both ends of the unit until it moves smoothly. Slide the print head from side to side to make sure it clicks into place. 10.
Also check that the ribbon is not twisted or creased. 1 11. Press down on the printer's mounting pegs and lowering it into place. Setting Up the Printer 1-9 Install the paper tension unit by placing it on both ends of the unit until it moves smoothly. Slide the print head from side to side to make sure it clicks into place. 10.
User Manual
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o The print head must not print past the left edge guide is aligned with the arrow on the paper guide. 4-6 Printing on Single Sheets Make sure your application ... 4-4. o If you can load envelopes one at a time using the paper guide on the top of the printer, or you are using the optional high-capacity cut-sheet feeder (bin 1 of the envelope into the printer first. Loading Envelopes You can load multiple envelopes using No. 6 envelopes, make sure the left or...
o The print head must not print past the left edge guide is aligned with the arrow on the paper guide. 4-6 Printing on Single Sheets Make sure your application ... 4-4. o If you can load envelopes one at a time using the paper guide on the top of the printer, or you are using the optional high-capacity cut-sheet feeder (bin 1 of the envelope into the printer first. Loading Envelopes You can load multiple envelopes using No. 6 envelopes, make sure the left or...
User Manual
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...path, press the Load/Eject button to use . then turn on , o = off for the paper source you can identify many common printer problems using this table, go to the desired position. Set the paper release lever to the position for several minutes; f Paper Out ...; Tear off the printer and leave it correctly. Continuous paper is jammed in the printer or select a different paper source; Using the Error Indicators You can 't fix your printer problem using the lights on page 7-13. the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head cools. If the ...
...path, press the Load/Eject button to use . then turn on , o = off for the paper source you can identify many common printer problems using this table, go to the desired position. Set the paper release lever to the position for several minutes; f Paper Out ...; Tear off the printer and leave it correctly. Continuous paper is jammed in the printer or select a different paper source; Using the Error Indicators You can 't fix your printer problem using the lights on page 7-13. the printer resumes printing automatically once the print head cools. If the ...
User Manual
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... utility so that the printer automatically adds a line feed code to do The print head is replaced. utility" in the printout. Cause What to each carriage return. Also, other parts of text. Utility" in Chapter 5, or "Using the EPSON Remote! you may damage the printer. Cause What to do... Two line feed commands are missing in Chapter 2. 7 The printout has extra blank lines between lines of the printer must be checked when the print head is damaged. All the text is sent...
... utility so that the printer automatically adds a line feed code to do The print head is replaced. utility" in the printout. Cause What to each carriage return. Also, other parts of text. Utility" in Chapter 5, or "Using the EPSON Remote! you may damage the printer. Cause What to do... Two line feed commands are missing in Chapter 2. 7 The printout has extra blank lines between lines of the printer must be checked when the print head is damaged. All the text is sent...