Inch values are approximate.
cpi: characters per 25.4mm (characters per inch)
lps: lines per second
* To find out more about our line of Connect-It interfaces, talk to your Epson Sales Representative.
**EDG comes with coated case only.
Epson
TM-U230
Kitchen Printer
Epson America, Inc. • 3840 Kilroy Airport Way • Long Beach, CA 90806 • (562) 290-5304 • http://pos.epson.com
© 2003 Epson America, Inc. Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Connect-It is a trademark of Epson.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Single-Station Two-Color
Impact Kitchen Printer
SD-DSU230D
Printer Specifications
TM-U230
General
Print method
9-pin, serial impact dot-matrix
Print font
Font
7 x 9/9 x 9
Column capacity
40/56 or 33/35
Character size
1.2 x 3.1mm (WxH)/1.6 x 3.1mm (WxH) (0.05 x 0.12”/0.06 x 0.12”)
Character set
95 Alphanumeric, 32 International, 128 x 8 Graphic
Characters per inch
16 cpi (7 x 9 font)/13.3 cpi (9 x 9 font)
Printer
Interface
RS-232, Bi-directional parallel, Dealer option: RS-485, USB, Connect-It family*
Data buffer
16 KB or 1 KB
Print speed
3.5 lps (at 40 columns, 16 cpi), 6.4 lps (at 16 columns, 16 cpi)
Paper dimensions
76.0± 0.5 x diameter 83mm (2.99±0.02 x diameter 3.27”)
Paper thickness
0.06 to 0.085mm (0.0024 to 0.0033”)
Copy capability
One original and one copy
Inked ribbon
ERC-38 (purple, black, black/red)
Ribbon life
Purple: 4 million characters, Black: 3 million characters
Black/red: 1.5 million characters black, 750,000 characters red
Power supply (option)
24 VDC ±7%
Power consumption
Approx. 38 W operating, 3 W standby
D.K.D. function
2 drivers
Reliability
MTBF
180,000 hours
MCBF
18 million lines
Auto cutter
1 million cuts
Overall dimensions
166 x 168 x 259.5mm (WxDxH) (6.5” x 6.6” x 10.2”)
Mass
Approx. 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs)
Color
ECW, EDG**
Control Board
EMC standards
VCCI class A, FCC class A, CE marking, Canada EMI, AS/NAS 3548
Safety standards
UL, CSA, TÜV (EN60950)
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