EPSON DFX-8500

Environmental

Temperature:

Operation:

5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)

Storage: −30°C to 60°C (−22°F to 140°F)

Humidity:

 

Operation:

10% to 80% RH without condensation

Storage:

5% to 85% RH without condensation

Safety approvals

120 V model:

 

Safety

 

standards:

UL1950 with D3

 

CSA C22.2 No. 950 with D3

EMI:

FCC part 15 subpart B class B

 

CSA C108.8 class B

230 V model:

 

Safety

 

standards:

EN 60950 (VDE, NEMKO)

EMI:

EN 55022 (CISPR pub. 22) class B

 

AS/NZS 3548 class B

Acoustic noise:

Approx. 58 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

CE marking

230 V model:

Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC: EN60950

EMC Directive 89/336/EEC:

EN55022 class B

 

EN61000-3-2

EN61000-3-3

EN50082-1

IEC801-2

IEC801-3

IEC801-4

Parallel Interface Specifications

The printer comes with a bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface and a Type-B optional interface slot.

Forward channel

Transmission mode: 8-bit parallel, IEEE-1284 compatibility mode

Adaptable connector: 57-30360 (Amphenol) or equivalent

Synchronization:

 

 

 

 

STROBE pulse

 

 

Handshaking:

BUSY and

ACKNLG

signals

Signal level:

TTL compatible (IEEE-1284 level 1

 

device)

Reverse channel

Transmission mode: IEEE-1284 nibble mode

Adaptable connector: 57-30360 (Amphenol) or equivalent

Synchronization:

Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification

Handshaking:

Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification

Signal level:

IEEE-1284 level 1 device

Data transmission

 

timing:

Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification

Extensibility request: The printer responds to the extensibility request in the affirmative when the request is 00H or 04H, which means:

00H:Request nibble mode of reverse channel transfer

04H:Request device ID in nibble mode of reverse channel transfer

Serial Interface Specifications

The DFX-8500 built-in serial interface is an RS-232C asynchronous interface with the following characteristics.

Data format:

1 start bit

 

Data word length: 8 bits

 

Odd, even, no parity, or ignore

 

1 or more stop bit

Signal level:

Mark logical “1” (−3 V to −25 V)

 

Space logical “0” (+3 V to +25 V)

Handshaking:

Handshaking by DTR signal or Xon/Xoff

Bit rate:

2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps

Connector plug:

EIA 25-pin connector

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