Printing Technology:
Printer Type:9-pin, serial impact dot matrixPrinter Language:Epson ESC / P
Okidata Microline (FX-890 Okidata Mode only)
IBM PPDSControl Panel:Functions: Font, Pitch, Pause, Tear-Off/Bin selection, Line Feed/Form Feed, Load/Eject, Micro-Adjust, Reset, Self Test, Data Dump, and Default Setting selectionPrint Direction:Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing.
Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands.Printing Method:Impact dot matrixPrint Speeds:Ultra Speed Draft: 738 cps (12 cpi), 615 CPS (10 cpi)
High Speed Draft: 612 CPS (10 cpi)
Letter Quality: 115 CPS (10 cpi)Number of Pins in Head:9 pinsControl Code:ESC/P2, IBM PPDSPaper Width:Single sheets: 9.91cm to 25.65cm
Continuous: 10.16cm to 25.4cm
Cut-sheet feeder: 18.29cm to 21.59cmReliability:
Total Print Volume:52 million lines (not including printhead)Printhead Life:400 million characters at 14 dots / characterRibbon life:7.5 million characters at 14 dots / characterMean Print Volume Between Failure (MVBF):52 million lines (except print head)Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF):25,000 Power On Hours (POH) (25% Duty)Print Characteristics:
Character Sets:13 character tablesBitmap Fonts:Ultra Speed Draft: 10, 12 cpi
High Speed Draft: 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi
Draft: 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpiBarcode:EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET, Codabar (NW-7), Industrial 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5