Chapter 5: Specifications

Printing

Printing method

On-demand ink jet

Nozzle configuration

Black: 64 nozzles

 

Color: 64 nozzles for each color (cyan,

 

magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta)

Printable columns

 

Character mode

10 characters per inch, 437 columns

Raster graphics mode

360 dpi: 15,762 available dots

 

720 dpi: 31,524 available dots

 

1440 dpi: 63,048 available dots

Maximum printable width

43.76 inches on 44-inch paper

Maximum resolution

1440 dpi ⋅ 720 dpi

Engine reliability

 

Total print volume

18,000 B1 images, 30% coverage

Print head life

Two billion dots per nozzle

Periodic maintenance

Waste ink system requires replacement after

 

approximately 12,000 sheets (parts and labor

 

not covered under warranty)

Cutter blade life

Approximately 2,000 B1 sheets

 

(EPSON media up to 4.33 mil thick)

Print direction

Bidirectional or unidirectional

 

(user-selectable)

Control code

ESC/P® Raster

Line spacing

1/6 inch or programmable

 

in 1/360-inch increments

Paper feed speed

200 ± 10 milliseconds per 1/6-inch line

RAM

18MB

Character sets

EPSON Courier 10 characters per inch