EPSON Stylus COLOR 500

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method: On-demand ink jet

Nozzle

configuration: 64 monochrome (black) nozzles 60 color (cyan, magenta, yellow)

nozzles (20 × 3; 20 for each color)

Printable columns and printing speed: *

Character pitch

Printable

Printing speed

(characters per inch)

columns

(characters per second)

 

 

 

10

80

200

 

 

 

12

96

240

 

 

 

15

120

300

 

 

 

17 (10 condensed)

137

343

 

 

 

20 (12 condensed)

160

400

 

 

 

*Print speeds vary depending on system configuration, software application, resolution, and amount of page covered. Figures based on letter-size paper with color printing.

Resolution:

Maximum 720 × 720 dpi

Paper feed speed: 92 milliseconds per 1/6-inch line

Input buffer:

56KB

Print direction:

Bidirectional with logic seeking for text

 

and graphics; unidirectional and

 

autodirectional modes available in

 

Default setting mode

Control code:

ESC/P 2 and expanded raster graphics

 

code; IBM X24E emulation code

Paper feeding:

Auto sheet feeder

Line spacing:

1/6-inch (default), 1/8-inch, or

 

programmable in 1/360-inch increments

Character tables:

1 Italic and 8 graphics character tables

Character sets:

1 Legal and 14 International character sets

Paper

Paper path:

Sheet feeder, top entry

Feeder capacity:

100 sheets of plain paper 17 lb (64 g/m2)

 

70 sheets of EPSON special coated paper

 

30 sheets of EPSON high-quality glossy

 

paper (with one sheet of plain paper

 

beneath the stack or each single sheet

 

loaded)

 

50 sheets of transparency film (with one

 

sheet of plain paper at bottom of stack)

 

10 envelopes

Paper sheets:

 

 

Size

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

 

A4 (210 × 297 mm)

 

B5 (176 × 250 mm)

 

A6 (105 × 148 mm)

 

Legal (8.5 × 14 inches)

 

Statement (5.5 × 8.5 inches)

 

Executive (7.25 × 10.5 inches)

Paper types

Plain paper, EPSON’s coated paper, high-

 

quality glossy paper, and transparencies.

Thickness

0.003 to 0.004 inch (0.08 to 0.11 mm)

Paper weight

17 to 24 lb (64 to 90 g/m2)

 

Use 24 lb (90 g/m2) paper under normal

 

temperature and humidity conditions.

Envelopes:

 

 

Size

No. 10 9.5 × 4.1 inches (240 × 104 mm)

 

DL

8.7 × 4.3 inches (220 × 110 mm)

Paper types

Plain, bond, or air mail paper

Thickness

0.006 to 0.02 inch (0.16 to 0.52 mm)

Paper weight

12 to 24 lb (45 to 90 g/m2)

Transparencies:

 

 

Size

A4 (210 × 297 mm)

 

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

Thickness

0.003 to 0.0033 inch (0.075 to 0.085 mm)

EPSON papers:

The following EPSON genuine papers are

 

available:

S041062

Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing

 

(Letter)

S041048

Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing

 

(Legal)

S041060

Special coated paper for 360 dpi printing

 

(Letter)

S041072

High-quality glossy paper (Letter)

S041064

Transparency film (Letter)

SE41001

Iron-on transfer paper

Ink Jet Printers

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