EPSON FX-980
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EPSON FX-980
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Optional Interface Cards
You can install an optional interface card to supplement your
printer built-in parallel interface and provide added network
compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below
are compatible with your printer. (Not all the interfaces in the
table are available worldwide.)
Printer Specifications
Mechanical
Model number
Card type
C823071
/ C823081
32KB serial interface card
C823121
LocalTalk interface card
C823131
32KB IEEE-488 interface card
C823141
Coax interface card
C823151
Twinax interface card
C823451
IEEE-1284 (Type B bidirectional)
parallel interface card
C823622
/ C823632 /C823641
Ethernet interface card
When you use Ethernet interface card C823632, you need to attach
the optional interface adapter (C825251) to the interface card.
Printing method
9-pin impact dot matrix
Emulation
EPSON ESC/P
®
and IBM 2380 Plus
Printing speed
High-speed draft
506 cps at 10 cpi
569 cps at 12 cpi
569 cps at 15 cpi
560 cps at 17 cpi
506 cps at 20 cpi
Draft
380 cps at 10 cpi
Near-letter quality
95 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
80 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution
Maximum
240
×
144 dpi (near-letter quality)
Interfaces
1 standard bidirectional, 8-bit parallel
interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode
support, 1 EIA-232D serial interface,
and 1 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)
Cut-sheet feeder (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)
Paper feed speed
Continuous
5 inches/second
Intermittent
46 ms/line at 1/6 inch line spacing
Paper capacity
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
up to 30 postcards
a stack of multipart forms up to 0.59
inch (15 mm) thick
Second-bin cut-sheet feeder
up to 50 sheets of 22 lb
(82 g/m
2
) paper
The total thickness of the
paper stack can be up to
0.20 inch (5 mm).
Buffer
64KB or 0KB (selectable in the default
setting mode or the EPSON Remote!
utility)
