Pioneer Impact Printer DFX-8500 - Manual

EPSON DFX-8500
5/98 EPSON DFX-8500 - 1
Accessories
Ribbon cartridge
Use the #8766 EPSON replacement cartridge only
Printer Specifications
Printing
Printing speed:
Note:
Paper feed speed drops to 6 inches per second when the
optional pull tractor is mounted.
Printable columns:
control panel
front cover
sprockets*
paper supports*
power
switch
* front tractor unit parts
paper bail
top cover
sprockets**
paper supports**
ribbon
cartridge
** rear tractor unit parts
print head
paper separator cover
rear cover
serial interface
parallel interface
paper
separator
rear flap
Printing method: 9-pin impact dot matrix
Characters per inch Quality Characters/second/line
10 cpi High-speed draft 1120
10 cpi Normal draft 840
10 cpi Near letter quality 210
12 cpi Draft 1008
12 cpi Near letter quality 252
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 increments of
1/216-inch
Paper feed speed: Continuous
0.25/m/sec/line (9.9 inches per second)
Characters per inch Maximum printed characters per column
10 cpi 136
12 cpi 163
15 cpi 204
17 cpi 233
20 cpi 272
Buffer: 128KB or 0KB (DIP switch selectable)
Character fonts: Characters per inch available
Font Available pitches (cpi)
EPSON Super Draft 10
EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15
EPSON Roman (NLQ) 10, 12, 15, proportional
EPSON Sans serif (NLQ) 10, 12, 15, proportional