1.1 Specifications
Thesespecific ationsprovide statisticalinformation for the the FX-2170 serialimpact dot matrix printer.
1.1.1. Features
The FX-2170 is a 9-pin serial impact dot-matrix printer suitable for the VAR (value added reseller) market.
Themajo r featuresof this printerare:
Print speed High speed draft 440 characters persecond (cps)
Draft 330 cps
LQ 66 cps at10 cha ractersper inch(cpi)
Feeding method Friction feed (front, rear)
Pushtractor feed (front, rear)
Pushand pull tractor feed (front, rear)
Pull tractor feed (front, rear, bottom)
Feeder Front push tractor, rearpush tractor, CSF bin 1 / bin2 (optional)
Pull tractor (optional) ,roll paper ❊holder(optional)
Paper/media Singlesheets, continuous paper, multipart paper, envelopes,card stock
labels, roll paper
Fonts 2 LQ and1 draft bitmap typefaces
8 barcode fonts
Character tables Standardversion 11 tables
NLSPversion 19 tables
Inputbuffer 64KB
Acoustic noise 55 dB (A), ISO 7779 pattern
Reliability Total print volume7.5 million lines, exceptprinthead
MTBF 6000 power on hours (POH)
Printhead life 200 million characters
Ribbonlife 12 million characters
Interfaces Bidirectional parallelinte rface(IEEE-P1284 nibble modesupported)
TypeB I /F Level 2 (option)
Control codes ESC/P andIBM 2380/2381 plus emulation
Copy capability 1 original + 5 copies
Control panelfunctions Font, Pitch, Pause,Tear off, Bin,LF/FF, Load/Eject, Micro Adjust,
Default setting
Referto Figure 1-1 onthe next pagefor an exterior view of theFX-2170.
❊Roll paperis not availableon all models, andnot available inthe U.S.
FX-2170 Service Manual Product Description
Rev.A 1-1