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# Printer Specifications

Mechanical
Electrical
Environmental
Paper
Paper alignment
Recommended printable area

## Mechanical

Printing method: | 24-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed: | High speed draft | 480 cps at 10 cpi maximum
Draft | 360 cps at 10 cpi
Letter quality | 120 cps at 10 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 1/360-inch increments
Printable columns: | 136 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution: | Maximum | 360 × 180 dpi (letter quality) 360 × 360 dpi (raster graphics)
Interfaces: | One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode support, one USB2.0 (Full Speed) interface, and one optional interface slot
Paper feed methods: | Friction (front or top paper entry) Push tractor (front or rear paper entry) Pull tractor (front, bottom, or rear paper entry) Push and pull tractor (additional tractor is required for front push and pull tractor combination) Roll paper holder (optional)
Paper feed speed: | Continuous | 5 inches/second
Intermittent | 45 ms/line at 1/6-inch line spacing
Buffer: | 128KB or 0KB

Built-in fonts:

Bitmap fonts:
EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi
EPSON Script 10 cpi
EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi
EPSON Orator 10 cpi
EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi
EPSON Script C proportional

Scalable fonts: EPSON Roman 10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt) EPSON Sans Serif 10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt) EPSON Roman T 10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt) EPSON Sans Serif H 10.5, 8-32 pt (every 2 pt)
Barcode fonts: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET
Character tables: | One Italic and 12 graphical character tables. (34 graphical character tables are available in some countries.) See Character Tables for more information on the available character tables.
Character sets: | 14 international character sets and one legal character set
Reliability: | Total print volume | 40 million lines (except print head) MTBF 20000 POH (25% duty)
Print head life | 400 million strokes/wire
Dimensions and weight: | Height | When using single sheets: 256 mm (10.1 inches) When using continuous paper: 219 mm (8.6 inches)
Width | 670 mm (26.4 inches)
Depth | When using single sheets: 402 mm (15.8 inches) When using continuous paper: 418 mm (16.5 inches)
Weight | approx. 12.6 kg (5.67 lb)
Ribbon: | Black ribbon cartridge (S015086)
Ribbon life | 15 million characters (LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)

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## Electrical

| 120 V Model | 220 to 240 V Model
Input voltage range | 103.5 to 132 V | 198 to 264 V
Rated frequency range | 50 to 60 Hz
Input frequency range | 49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Rated current | 1.0 A (maximum 4 A depending on the character type) | 0.6 A (maximum 2 A depending on the character type)
Power consumption | Approx. 46W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern) Approx. 3.0W in low-power mode Approx. 0W in power-off mode

This product is also designed for IT power systems with Phase to Phase voltage 220 to 240 V.
Note:

Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer.

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## Environmental

| Temperature | Humidity (without condensation)
Operation | 5 to 35˚C (41 to 95˚F) | 10 to 80% RH
Storage | –30 to 60˚C (–22 to 140˚F) | 0 to 85% RH

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## Paper

Note:

Use recycled paper and labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions, as follows: Temperature: 15 to 25 ˚C (59 to 77 ˚F) Humidity: 30 to 60 % RH Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged, wrinkled, or curled.

Ordinary single sheets: front and top entry

Width | Front and Top: 100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)
Length | Front: 148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches) Top: 100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)
Thickness | 0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)
Weight | 52 to 90 g/m2 (14 to 24 lb)

Single-sheet multipart forms: front and top entry

Width | Front and Top: 100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)
Length | Front: 148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches) Top: 100 to 420 mm (3.9 to 16.5 inches)
Copies | 1 original + up to 5 copies
Thickness | 0.12 to 0.46 mm (0.0047 to 0.018 inch)
Weight | 40 to 58 g/m2 (12 to 15 lb)
Binding | Line glue at the top of form (both front and top entry) Single side line glue (front entry only)

Envelopes: top entry only

Size | No. 6:165 × 92 mm (6.5 × 3.6 inches) No. 10:241 × 105 mm (9.5 × 4.1 inches)
Thickness | 0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0197 inch)
Weight | 45 to 90 g/m2 (12 to 24 lb)

Postcards: front and top entry

Width | 100 to 200 mm (3.9 to 7.8 inches)
Length | Front: 148 to 200 mm (5.8 to 7.8 inches) Top: 148 to 200 mm (5.8 to 7.8 inches)
Thickness | 0.22 mm (0.0087 inch)
Weight | 192 g/m2 (51 lb)

Continuous paper(standard and multipart): front, rear, and bottom entry

Width | 101.6 to 406.4 mm (4.0 to 16.0 inches)
Length | 101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)
Copies | 1 original + up to 5 copies
Thickness | Recommended printable area 0.065 to 0.46 mm (0.0025 to 0.018 inch) Perforated edges up to 0.9 mm (0.035 inch)
Weight (not multipart) | 52 to 82 g/m2 (14 to 22 lb)
Weight (one sheet of multipart) | 40 to 58 g/m2 (12 to 15 lb)
Binding | Point glue or paper staples on both sides (front, bottom, or rear entry)

Note:

Because thick multipart forms require a straight paper path, load them in the front slot.

Continuous paperwith labels: front and bottom entry

Label size | 23.8 × 63.5 mm (15/16 × 2.5 inches) minimum 2.5 mm (0.1 inch) corner radius, minimum
Backing sheet width | 101.6 to 406.4 mm (4.0 to 16.0 inches)
Backing sheet length (one page) | 101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)
Backing sheet thickness | 0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch
Total thickness | 0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inch)
Label weight | 64 g/m2 (17 lb)

Roll paper: rear entry with optional roll paper holder only

Width | 216 ± 3 mm (8.5 ± 0.12 inch)
Thickness | 0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)
Weight | 52 to 82 g/m2 (14 to 22 lb)

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## Paper alignment

Front entry
Printing starts at the arrow mark. The unprintable area is to the left of the arrow mark.
Rear entry
Printing starts at “0” on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the “0”.
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## Recommended printable area

Note:

For best results, print within the recommended printable are. The printer may not print outside this area.

Single sheets, envelopes, and postcards:

A | The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
B | The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). The maximum width is 420 mm (16.5 inches) and the maximum printable width is 345.4 mm (13.6 inches). For single sheets wider than 351.4 mm (13.8 inches), the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper.
C | The minimum bottom margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

Continuous paper:

A | The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4.2 mm (0.17 inch) each.
B | The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch) each. The maximum printable width is 345.4 mm (13.6 inches). The maximum width is 420 mm (16.5 inches) and the maximum printable width is 345.4 mm (13.6 inches). For continuous paper wider than 371.4 mm (14.6 inches), the side margins increase proportionally to match the width of the paper.

Roll paper:

A | The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).
B | The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches).

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