EPSON FX-890/FX-2190
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System Compatibility
The printer supports the following versions of Microsoft
Windows:
❏ Windows 95 and NT 4.0: parallel interface only.
❏ Windows 98*, Me, 2000, XP: parallel and USB interfaces.
* If you are using the USB interface, the printer requires the
Se version of Windows 98.
Electronic
Electrical
Paper capacity Single-bin cut-sheet feeder
up to 50 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m²) paper
Note: The total thickness of the paper stack
can be up to 0.20 inch (5 mm).
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder
up to 150 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m²)
paper
up to 25 plain or bond envelopes
up to 30 airmail envelopes
Note: The total thickness of the paper stack
can be up to 0.59 inch (15 mm).
Reliability Total print volume
52 million lines (except print head)
MTBF
20,000 POH (25% duty)
Print head life
400 million strokes per wire;
approximately 400 million characters
(Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)
Acoustic noise Approx. 55 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
Dimensions and
weight
Height
6.6 inches (167.5 mm)
Width
FX-890: 16.3 inches (414 mm)
FX-2190: 23.2 inches (589 mm)
Depth
13.8 inches (350 mm)
Weight
FX-890: 16.8 lb (7.6 kg)
FX-2190: 21.7 lb (9.6 kg)
Ribbon Black ribbon cartridge
FX-890: S015329
FX-2190: S015327
Ribbon life *
FX-890: approx. 7.5 million characters
FX-2190: approx. 12 million characters
* (Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)
Interfaces One standard bidirectional 8-bit parallel
interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode
support, one USB (ver 1.1) interface, and
one optional Type B interface slot
Buffer 128KB
Built-in fonts Bitmap fonts:
EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi
EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 , 17, 20 cpi,
proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi,
proportional
Bar code fonts:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5,
UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128,
POSTNET, Coda bar (NW-7),
Industrial 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5
Character tables Standard version: 13 character tables
NLSP version: 42 character tables
Character sets 13 international character sets
120 V 220 to 240 V
Universal
(UPS)
Rated voltage
range
120 V 220 to 240 V 100 to 240 V
Input voltage
range
103.5 to 132 V 198 to 264 V 90 to 264 V
Rated
frequency
range
50 to 60 Hz
Input
frequency
range
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Rated current 1.1 A (maximum
2.5 A depending
on the character
type)
0.6 A (maximum
1.3 A depending
on the character
type)
1.1 A/ 0.5 A,
3.0 A/1.2A
maximum
depending on
the character
type
Power
consumption
Approx. 40W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter
pattern)
Approx. 56W
(ISO/IEC 10561
letter pattern)
