EPSON FX-890/FX-2190

Roll paper holder (8310)

Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper.

Front sheet guide (C814001 for FX-890,

C814011 for FX-2190)

Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet multi-part forms of up to 6 parts.

Front paper guide (C814021 for FX-890,

C814031 for FX-2190)

Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet multi-part forms of up to 6 parts without removing the tractor from the front push position.

Optional Interface Cards

You can install an optional interface card to supplement your printer’s built-in USB and parallel interfaces and provide added network compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible with your printer.

Card type

Model number

 

 

Serial interface

C823051

 

 

32 KB intelligent serial interface

C823071

 

 

Coax interface

C823141

 

 

Twinax interface

C823151

 

 

IEEE-1284 parallel interface

C823452

 

 

EpsonNet 10/100 Base TX Internal Print Server

C12C823912

 

 

Note: Other network interface cards (such as the C823622A, C823632A, and C823642A) are also supported on this printer. Check with EPSON for more information.

Printer Specifications

Mechanical

Printing method

9-pin impact dot matrix

Printing speed

Ultra speed draft

 

566 cps at 10 cpi

 

680 cps at 12 cpi

 

High-speed draft

 

559 cps at 10 cpi

 

627 cps at 12 cpi

 

Draft

 

419 cps at 10 cpi

 

503 cps at 12 cpi

 

Near letter quality

 

104 cps at 10 cpi

 

125 cps at 12 cpi

Printing direction

Bidirectional logic seeking for text and

 

graphics printing. Unidirectional text or

 

graphics printing can be selected using

 

software commands.

Line spacing

1/6-inch or programmable in

 

1/432-inch increments

Printable columns

FX-890: 80 columns (at 10 cpi)

 

FX-2190: 136 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution

240 ⋅ 144 dpi (near letter quality)

Paper feed

Friction (front, rear)

methods

Push tractor (front, rear)

 

Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear)

 

Push and pull tractor (front, rear);

 

additional tractor is required

 

Cut-sheet feeders (optional)

 

Roll paper holder (optional)

Paper feed speed

Normal mode:

 

1/6-inch (4.23 mm) feed, 62 msec;

 

Continuous: 5 inches (127 mm)/

 

second

 

Copy mode:

 

1/6-inch (4.23 mm) feed, 83 msec;

 

Continuous: 3.1 inches (78 mm)/

 

second;

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