Epson FX-2180 Specifications, Epson, Zero tear-off paper handling, Superior two-year warranty

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FX-2180 Specifications

Printer Method

9-pin, impact dot matrix

Print Direction

Bidirectional with logic-seeking in text mode and unidirectional in bit-image graphics mode

Print Speed
High Speed Draft:	500 cps (10 cpi)
Draft:	455 cps (12 cpi)
	380 cps (12 cpi)
NLQ:	114 cps (12 cpi)
	95 cps (10 cpi)

Character Sets

11 character tables, NLSP 19 character tables,

13 international character sets

Resident Bitmapped Fonts (cpi)

Epson High Speed Draft:	10 cpi
Epson Draft:	10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional
Epson NLQ Roman:	10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional
Epson NLQ Sans Serif:	10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional
8 Bar Code Fonts:	EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5,
	UPG-A, UPG-E, Code-39,
	Code-128, POSTNET
Column Width
High Speed Draft
10 cpi	136 columns
Draft
10, 12, 15 cpi	136, 163, 204 columns
Draft condensed
17, 20 cpi	233, 272 columns
Draft emphasized
10 cpi	136 columns
NLQ
10, 12, 15 cpi	136, 163, 204 columns
Paper Feeding
Friction feed:	Front, rear
Push tractor feed:	Front, rear
Push & pull tractor feed:	Front, rear
Pull tractor feed:	Front, rear, bottom
Feeder:	Front push tractor, rear push
Paper paths:	tractor, CSF
Manual insertion:	Front or rear in, top out
CSF:	Rear in, top out
Tractor:	Front, rear, bottom in, top out

Advanced Paper Handling

Micro-adjustment for top-of-form and tear-off mode, paper parking for loading single sheet paper without removing continuous paper, second push tractor. Optional: standard- capacity cut sheet feeder, high-capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder, and front sheet guide, roll paper holder

Paper Handling
Forms	Continuous multipart, original
	plus 6 carbonless copies;
	maximum thickness 0.018 inches
Copy capacity	1 + 5
Single sheets	1 + 6 (with pull tractor only)
Top loading	3.9" to 16.5"
Front loading	5.8" to 16.5"
Continuous	4.0" to 16.0"
No. 6 envelopes	6.5" x 3.6"
No. 10 envelopes	9.5" x 4.1"
Labels	2.5" x .94" (min.)
Roll paper	8.5"

USA: Call 1-800-463-7766 for the nearest dealer location

Epson America, Inc. 20770 Madrona Ave, Torrance, CA 90503

Input Buffer

64KB or 0KB, user selectable

Interface (Standard) Bidirectional parallel interface

(IEEE-P1284 nibble mode supported), Optional Type B I/F

Emulation

ESC/P and IBM® 2381 Plus

Fabric Ribbon

Black: 12 million characters (Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Reliability

Total Print Volume: 7.5 million lines (except print head)

MTBF: 10,000 POH @ 25% duty cycle at 35% page density

Print Head Life: 300 million characters

Control Panel

Buttons: Operate, Pause, Load/Eject, LF/FF, Tear Off/Bin, Font, Pitch

Indicators: Pause, Paper Out, Micro Adjust, Tear off, Bin selection, Pitch selection, Font selection

Sound Level

Approx. 55dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Environmental Conditions (Operating)

Temperature: 41 to 95oF; 5 to 35oC

Humidity: 10 to 80% RH

Electrical Requirements

120V AC +/- 10%; 49.5 - 60.5Hz; 120 VA maximum Rated Current: 1.8 Amps, Energy Star compliant

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10.1" x 25.2" x 15.8" (257 x 639 x 402mm)

Weight: approx. 28.8 lb (13 kg.)

Product Codes/Accessories
FX-2180 impact printer		C244001
FX-2180 fabric ribbon		S015086
Pull tractor unit		C800321
Cut sheet feeders
High capacity cut sheet feeder		C806731
Second-bin cut sheet feeder†		C806741
Interfaces Type B
Serial interface card		C823051
32KB Serial interface card		C823071
Bidirectional parallel interface card		C823452
Multiprotocol Ethernet interface card		C823572
Coax interface card		C823141
Twinax interface card		C823151
Roll paper holder		8310
Warranty
Two-year limited warranty
Support - The Epson Connection
Pre-Sales Support U.S. & Canada		800-463-7766
Automated Technical Support		800-442-2110
Download Service		800-442-2007
Internet Website	http://www.epson.com

†Second-bin cut sheet feeder can only be used with High capacity cut sheet feeder (used to form a dual-bin feeder)

Canada: Call 1-800-463-7766 Epson Canada, Ltd.

550 McNicoll, Willowdale, Ontario M2H 2E1 Fax 416-498-4574

Latin America: Call 1-305-265-0092 Epson Latin America Inc.

6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126 Fax 301-265-0097

•Super-fast printing at 500 cps

●Boosts productivity

•Reliable, durable Epson 9-pin technology

●Produces clean, near letter-quality text

●Print head offers 300 million character lifespan

•Zero tear-off paper handling

●No wasted forms

●No accessory needed, no added cost

•Up to seven-part form printing

●Handles virtually any multipart form

•Front, rear, bottom and top paper paths

●Flexible paper handling of single sheets, continuous paper, multipart forms, labels and envelopes

●Includes two tractors standard

•ESC/P and IBM emulations standard

●Compatible with most software programs

•Includes Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51/NT 4.0 drivers

●Compatible with virtually any Windows environment

•Superior two-year warranty

●None better in its class

●Backed by Epson’s outstanding technical support

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Printed on Recycled Paper