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FX-870/1170

pnper guide

c?d@

&k?S

printer cover

release

her

paper-tension unit

ribbon cartridge

shief

inlet

Note: The power cord is attached.

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method:

9-pin impact dot matrix

Printing

speed:

Type of letters

High-speed draft

Draft pica

Draft elite

Condensed draft pica

Print speed

[cps]

380 (320)

285 [142]

342

[170]

243

[122]

[142]

Emphasized draft pica

NLQ

normal pica

1142

[71)

I57

Notes:

The printing speed for high speed draft is reduced to the value in “(

)”

with thick paper (over 0.18 mm).

The printing speed for high speed draft is reduced to the value of “draft

pica” when any graphic character is in the line.

The printing speed for draft is reduced to the value in “[

]”

when any italic

character is in the line.

The speed for high duty printing is reduced to approximately half of each

speed, except for the printing speed in “[

]“.

Printing direction:

Bidirectional

logicseeking

for text

Unidirectional for graphics

Line spacing:

l/6-inch, l/%inch, or programmable in

increments of

1/216-&h

Paper-feed speed:

Friction: 69 ms/line at l/6-inch line spacing

Tractor: 77 ms/line at l/6-inch line spacing

Continuous feed: 3.7 inches per second

Buffer:

24 KB or 0 KB

(Selectable in the default setting mode)

Printable columns:

Characterfonts:

Draft, Epson Roman, or Epson

Sans

Serif

in normal or condensed mode. You can

also select other font/pitch combinations

using

E!X/P

commands.

Character tables (ESCIF Mode):

Europe:

One italic and 15 graphic character tables

&rth/South

One italic and 7 graphic character tables

olkr-

One italic and 5 graphic character tables

13 international character sets

Character tables (IBM Emulation):

2 Character tables

Symbol sets

Paper

Single

sheets (top insertion):

Width

148

to 257 mm (5.8 to 10.1 inches) for standard

148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches) for wide

L=wh

max. 364 mm (14.3 inches)

Thickness

0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inches)

Weight

52.3 to 90 g/m2 (14 to 24 lb)

Single-sheet

multi-partfimts:

bad single sheet multi-part forms only into the front slot

with the optional front sheet guide.

Use carbonless multi-part forms only.

Continuous paper:

Width

101

to 254 mm (4 to

inches) for standard

101

406

mm (4 to 16 inches) for wide

Copies

Four sheets (one original plus up to three copies)

Thickness

0.065 to 0.32 mm (0.0025 to 0.012 inch) for one sheet

0.12 to 0.32

(0.0047 to 0.012 inch) total

Weight

52.3

g/m2 (14 to 22

lb) for one sheet

40 to 58.2

g/m2 (12 to 15

lb) per sheet in

multi-part forms

Use carbonless multi-part forms only.

9-Pin Printers

10/13/92

FX-870/1170-1

Summary of content (11 pages)

PAGE 1
FX-870/1170 Paper-feed speed: Friction: 69 ms/line at l/6-inch line spacing Tractor: 77 ms/line at l/6-inch line spacing Continuous feed: 3.7 inches per second c?d@ &k?S pnper guide release her printer cover Buffer: 24 KB or 0 KB (Selectable in the default setting mode) Printable columns: ~~ paper-tension unit \ Characterfonts: ribbon cartridge Draft, Epson Roman, or Epson Sans Serif in normal or condensed mode. You can also select other font/pitch combinations using E!X/P commands.
PAGE 2
FX-870/1170 Note: You can use recycled paper with this printer. If you notice an increase in ribbon consumtion and paper jamming, use a higher graak of paper. Continuous paper Labels: Size 63.5 x 23.8 mm (2.5 x 0.93 inches) 101 x 23.8 mm (4 x 0.93 inches) 101 x 27 mm (4 x 1.06 inches) Thickness 0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0031 inches) for backing sheet 0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inches) total Cl Use continuous type labels only.
PAGE 3
FX-870/1170 Mechanical Safety Approvals Paper-feed methods: Friction (with or without optional cut-sheet feeder) Push tractor (front or rear) Pull tractor Push-pull tractor (optional) Safety MTBF: Print head R.F.I. life: Your printer is equipped with an g-bit parallel interface.
PAGE 4
FX-870/1170 Bin capacity: Single sheets: Envelopes: MCBF: Paper: C806371 and C806391 Up to 50 sheets of 82-g/m’ (22-lb) paper 006381 and C806401 Up to 150 sheets of 82-g/m* (22-lb) paper 006381 and C806401 Up to 25 (plain and bond type) Up to 30 (air mail) Single sheets Width C814001 C814011 Paper length Thickness Weight 100,000 cycles Paper: 1 Multi-psrt forms 148 to 257 mm (5.8 to 10.1 inches) 14810364mm (5.8 lo 14.3 inches) max. 364 mm (max. 14.3 Inches) 0.12 too.32 mm 0.085 to 0.14 mm (0.
PAGE 5
FX-870/1170 International character sets PC437 (table 1) The table below shows the international character sets you can select with the default-setting mode and the ESC R software command. For example, when you select “Italic-France” in the default-setting mode, the characters in the “France” row on the table below are used in the italic character table. COOE 0 1 0 U.S.A.
PAGE 6
FX-870/1170 Symbol set Characters defined in the following symbol set can be printed using the ESC \ (characters) or ESC * (one character) software command. When you have finished printing on continuous paper, press this button once to advance paper to the tear-off position. Press it again to feed the paper backward to the loading position. PAPER FEED Press this button briefly to advance paper line by line. Hold it down to advance continuous paper to the next top-of-form (TOF) position.
PAGE 7
FX-870/1170 Page length Default-Setting Mode You can set the page length to 8.5, 11, 12, or 70/6 (A4) inches. Default-setting listing Skip-over-perforation Your printer has internal settings that control such functions as emulation, character pitch, and page length. These settings are called default settings because they take effect each time you turn on the printer.
PAGE 8
FX-870/1170 Note: If you want to check the new default settings, enter the a!+ulf-setting mock again and print the quick re$rence. After that, turn oftke printer to exit the default-setting mode. Auto carriage return When the auto carriage return is valid, each line feed (LF) code or ESC J (n/216-inch line feed) code is always accompanied by a carriage return (CR) code. The printer always moves the next print position to the left margin when it receives the LF or ESC J code.
PAGE 9
FX-870/1170 Changing Group 3 default settings FCNT LieM Font Group 3 default settings differ from 1 and 2. You determine the setting by the number of beeps you hear instead of checking the panel lights. Also, the printer does not print a list of Group 3 default settings. To change Group 3 default settings follow the steps below. I CONDENSED mm 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. I on 2. Hold down the PAUSE and PAPER FEED buttons while you turn on the printer.
PAGE 10
FX-870/1170 Data Dump Mode In data dump mode, the printer produces a printout of all the codes it receives. To use data dump mode, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 2. Hold down the PAUSE button while you turn on the printer. 3. Load the paper. 4. Next, run an application program or a program you have written in any programming language. Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format and text, as shown below.
PAGE 11
FX-870/1170 Related Documentation Additional Tractor Unit You can improve the performance of continuous paper handling by using two tractor units at the same time. An additional tractor unit is available as an option. This is especially useful for continuous preprinted forms, multi-part forms, and labels. Using two tractor units at once is also recommended for the highest quality graphics.