EPSON FX-880/FX-1180
2 -
EPSON FX-880/FX-1180
11/98
Front paper guide (C814021 for FX-880, C814031 for
FX-1180)
Allows you to load single sheets and carbonless single-
sheet multi-part forms of up to 6 parts without removing
the tractor from the front push position.
Optional Interface Cards
You can install one of the following EPSON interface cards in
your printer.
Printer Specifications
Mechanical
Card Type Model Number
Serial interface C823051
32KB intelligent serial interface C823071
Coax interface C823141
Twinax interface C823151
Type B bidirectional parallel C823452
Multi-protocol Ethernet print server C823572
Printing method: 9-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed: High speed draft: 410 cps at 10 cpi (max.
455 cps at 12 cpi)
Draft: 310 cps at 10 cpi
Near letter quality: 77 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 1/216-inch
increments
Printable
columns:
FX-880: 80 columns (at 10 cpi)
FX-1180: 136 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution: Maximum 240 × 144 dpi (near letter
quality)
Interfaces: One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel
interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode
support and one optional interface slot.
Paper feed
methods:
Friction (front, rear)
Push tractor (front, rear)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear)
Push and pull tractor (additional tractor is
required)
Cut-sheet feeder (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)
Paper feed speed: Continuous: 5 inches/second
Intermittent: 62 ms/line at 1/6-inch line
spacing
Paper capacity: Single-bin cut-sheet feeder holds up to
50 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m
2
) paper
Note:
The total thickness of the paper stack can be up
to 0.20 inch (5 mm).
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder:
up to 150 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m
2
) paper
up to 25 plain or bond envelopes
up to 30 airmail envelopes
Note:
The total thickness of the paper stack can be up
to 0.59 inch (15 mm).
Buffer: 32KB or 0KB (selectable in the default-
setting mode or the EPSON Remote!
utility)
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
Barcode fonts:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5,
UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128,
POSTNET
Character tables: One Italic and 10 graphical character tables.
(Nineteen graphical character tables are
available in some countries.)
Character sets: 13 international character sets