EPSON
DFX-8500 Specifications
Paper Thickness
Front load: Up to seven copies (or 6)
(maximum); total thickness 0.021 inches
Rear load: Up to six copies (or 5)
total thickness 0.018 inches
Interfaces (Standard)
Parallel and RS-232C Serial
Compatibility
ESC/P, IBM 2380+/2381+
Buffer
128 KB or 0 KB
Sound level
58dB (A)
Physical Characteristics
Height: 14.5"
Width: 27.6"
Depth: 15.0"
Weight: 63.9 lb
Power Requirements
99-132 VAC, 50 - 60Hz
±
.5Hz;
160 watts; 120-volt
Operating Temperature
Fahrenheit: +41
°
to 95
°
Celsius: 5
°
to +35
°
Storage Temperature
Fahrenheit: -22
°
to +158
°
Celsius: -30
°
to 60
°
Operating Humidity
10% to 80% RH
Storage Humidity
5% to 85% RH
Vibration
.25 G, 55Hz (maximum)
Reliability/Life Expectancy
Total Print Volume (TPV): 26 million lines (except print
head)
MTBF: 10,000 POH at 25% duty cycle, 35% coverage
Print head: 400 million characters
Ribbon: 15 million, draft, 14 dots per character
Product Codes/Accessory Part Numbers
DFX-8500 printer
C204001
DFX-8500 ribbon
8766
Perforation cutter
C815071
Paper cutter
C815001
Printer stand
8502
Interface boards - Type B
32KB Serial interface board
C823071
Bidirectional Parallel interface board
C823452
Multi Protocol Ethernet Print Server
C823572
Twinax interface board
C823151
Coax interface board
C823141
Warranty
One-year limited on-site warranty/carry-in in the U.S.
Support—The E
PSON
Connection
SM
Pre-Sales Support U.S. & Canada
(800)463-7766
E
PSON
Fax Advice/E
PSON
SoundAdvice
™
(800)442-2110
Downlaod Service
(800)442-2007
Internet Website
http://www.epson.com
Printing Method
9-pin, impact
Print Direction
Text Mode: Bidirectional
Graphics Mode: Unidirectional (bidirectional via
software)
Print Speed
High Speed Draft: 1120 cps (10 cpi)
Draft: 1008 cps (12 cpi)
Draft: 840 cps (10 cpi)
Near Letter Quality: 252 cps (12 cpi)
Near Letter Quality: 210 cps (10 cpi)
Character Matrix
9 x 9 SuperDraft mode
9 x 12 Draft mode (10 cpi)
18 x 24 Near Letter Quality mode (10 cpi)
Character Sets
11 character tables, 13 international character sets
Resident Fonts
EPSON SuperDraft: 10 cpi
EPSON Draft: 10, 12, 15
EPSON NLQ Roman: 10, 12, 15, proportional
EPSON NLQ San Serif: 10, 12, 15, proportional
8 Bar Code Fonts:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-B,
Code-39, Code-128, POSTNET
Column Width
Character
Columns
10 cpi
136
12 cpi
163
15 cpi
204
17 cpi
233
20 cpi
272
Formatting
Tabs: 10 sets vertical tabs, 32 horizontal tabs
Line spacing: 1/6", 1/8" or programmable (min 1/216")
Page length: 3.5" minimum for forms with labels
Perforation skip: Skip over perforation programmable
in lines
Bit Image Resolution
60--240 horizontal dpi by 72-–216 dpi mixable with text on
a line
Paper Feed Mechanism
Dual push tractors/paper paths; automatic back-out and
loading; automatic paper thickness adjustment; automatic
paper width detection; micro-adjustment for top-of-form
and tear-off mode; adjustable tractor feed; perforation
cutter (optional); paper cutter (optional) and pull tractor
(optional)
Paper Feed Speed
Approximately 26.5 ms/line at 1/6" line spacing; 10
inches per second (continuous feed)
Paper Handling
Continuous: 4.0" to 16.0"
Labels: 2.5" x .94" (min)
Paper Weight
Continuous: 14 to 22 lb
Multipart: 11 to 15 lb
Printed on Recycled Paper
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IN IMPACT PRINTING.
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Powerful 9-pin technology
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EPSON reliability
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Tireless print head lasts for
400 million characters
•
The fastest Epson impact
printer
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Prints up to 1120 characters
per second
•
Highly advanced paper
handling
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Prints up to seven-part forms
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Auto platen gap adjusts for
correct paper thickness
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Programmable form utility for
Windows 95 “remembers” up
to eight form types
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Optional perforation cutter for
precise forms handling
•
Enhanced connectivity
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Optional internal Type B
interface boards expedite
Ethernet, IBM 3270,
System 3X and AS/400
networking
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Epson one year limited
on-site, or one year
carry-in warranty
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