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Epson DFX-9000 Dot Matrix Printer
Epson DFX-9000 Dot Matrix Printer

9-Pin Dot Matrix Printer

      • Fastest printer in its class
      • Speed: up to 1550cps (10cpi)
      • Prints up to 10-part forms
      • Optional network connectivity
      • 9-Pin Dot Matrix Printer

       

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High Speed Reliability
With speeds up to 1550 cps and an MTBF rating of 20,000 power-on hours (POH), the Epson DFX-9000 offers the power and durability to tackle the most demanding print tasks.

Unrivalled Network Flexibility
Fully networkable with Parallel, Serial, and USB interfaces standard, plus a Type-B slot for optional connectivity. The DFX-9000 attaches easily to new or legacy systems in standalone or networked environments. Setup is made easier with its convenient LCD display and intuitive menu selections.

Ultra Versatile Paper Handling
A robust, dependable workhorse, this 9-pin, wide-format printer boasts a 400-million-character print head life and 15-million-character ribbon cartridge, which minimizes production costs and reduces the need for frequent user intervention. Its advanced paper handling capabilities make it the perfect solution for a wide variety of applications, inluding critical spreadsheets, checks, invoices, bar codes and more. You can count on it to efficiently process everything from reports and 10-part forms to shipping documents or mailing labels.

Featuring two standard paper paths, the DFX-9000 easily switches between multiple applications. Its intelligent paper sensor detects the paper width and thickness, adjusting automatically for optimum performance and high-quality results. It even features an automatic jam sensor to prevent wasting forms in the unlikely event of a paper jam.

Printing Technology:

Print Method: Impact dot matrixControl Panel: 9 buttons, 6 LEDs and 1 LCDPrint Direction: Bi-direction with logic seekingNumber of Pins in Head: 36 pins (9 × 4 staggered)Control Code: ESC/P®, IBM® PPDS emulation

Print Speed:

High Speed Draft: (10 / 12 cpi): 1,550 / 1,450 cpsDraft: (10 / 12 cpi): 1,320 / 1,320 cpsNLQ: (10 / 12 cpi): 330 / 330 cps

Reliability:

MVBF: 133 million lines (except print head)MTBF: 20,000 POH (25% duty cycle)Printhead Life: 200 million strokes/wire

Print Characteristics:

Character Sets: 13 International Character Sets
Standard Version: Italic table, PC437(US, Standard Europe), PC850(Multilingual), PC860(Portuguese), PC863(Canadian-French), PC865(Nordic), PC861(Icelandic), BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15
NLSP version: Italic table, PC437(US, Standard Europe), PC850(Multilingual), PC437 Greek, PC853(Turkish), PC855(Cyrillic), PC852(East Europe), PC857(Turkish), PC866(Russian), PC869(Greek), MAZOWIA(Poland), Code MJK(CSFR), ISO 8859-7(Latin/Greek), ISO Latin 1T(Turkish), Bulgaria (Bulgarian), PC774(LST 1283:1993), Eastonia(Estonia), ISO 8859-2, PC866 LAT.(Latvian), PC866 UKR(Ukraina), PC860(Portuguese), PC861(Icelandic), PC865(Nordic), PC APTEC(Arabic), PC708(Arabic), PC720(Arabic), PCAR864(Arabic), PC863(Canadian-French), BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1,PC858, ISO 8859-15, PC771(Lithuania), PC437 Slovenia, PCMC, PC1250, PC1251Bitmap Fonts: EPSON High Speed Draft: 10CPI, 12CPI, EPSON Draft 10CPI, 12CPI, Proportional, EPSON Roman: 10CPI, 12CPI, Proportional, EPSON Sans Serif: 10CPI, 12CPI, Proportional, Epson OCR-BBarcode: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET

Paper Path:

Pull Tractor: Front or Rear in, Top Out

Paper Media:

Continuous Paper (Single Sheet): Length: 76.2 - 558.8 mm (3.0 - 22.0 inch)
Width: 76.2 - 419.1 mm (3.0 - 16.5 inch)
Thickness: 0.065 - 0.10 mm (0.0025 - 0.0039 inch)Continuous Paper (Multi-part Forms): Length: 76.2 - 558.8 mm (3.0 - 22.0 inch)
Width: 76.2 - 419.1 mm (3.0 - 16.5 inch)
(Rear Entry) Copies: 1 original + 6 copies
(Rear Entry) Thickness: 0.12 - 0.53 mm (0.0047 - 0.021 inch)
(Front Entry) Copies: 1 original + 9 copies
(Front Entry) Thickness: 0.12 - 0.79 mm (0.0047 - 0.031 inch)Labels: Base Sheet Width: 76.2 - 419.1 mm (3.0 - 16.5 inch)
Base Sheet Thickness: 0.07 - 0.09 mm (0.0028 - 0.0035 inch)
Total Thickness: 0.16 - 0.19 mm (0.0063 - 0.0075 inch)Continuous Forms with Labels: Base Sheet Width: 76.2 - 419.1 mm (3.0 - 16.5 inch)
Total Thickness (Rear Entry): 0.065 - 0.53 mm (0.0025 - 0.021 inch)
Total Thickness (Front Entry): 0.065 - 0.79 mm (0.0025 - 0.031 inch)Over Lapping Multi-part Forms: Base Sheet Width: 76.2 - 419.1 mm (3.0 - 16.5 inch)
Total Thickness (Rear Entry): 0.13 - 0.53 mm (0.0051 - 0.021 inch)
Total Thickness (Front Entry): 0.13 - 0.79 mm (0.0051 - 0.031 inch)Line Spacing: 4.23mm(1/6 inch) or programmable in increments of 0.059mm (1/432 inch)

General:

Memory Buffer: 128 KBMultipart Copy Capability: 1 original + 6 copies (rear)
1 original + 9 copies (front)

Supported OS and Applications:

Supported OS: Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/8.1/10 and Windows® NT® operating system Version 4.0
Windows® 7 / 8 (32bit / 64bit) Ultimate / Enterprise / ProfessionalUtility: EPSON Status Monitor4

Dimensions and Weight:

Dimensions (W x D x H): 700 x 378 x 363 mmWeight: 34kg

Options:

Options: Ribbon Cartridge (Black) - C13S015505
Pull Tractor Unit - C12C800382
Serial Interface Board (No Buffer Type-B) - C12C824432
EpsonNet 10/100 Base Tx Int. Print Server - C12C824352

Environmental Conditions (Operating):

Temperature: 5 to 35 °CHumidty: 10 to 80 % RH

Acoustic Noise:

Acoustic Noise: 58 dB(A) (ISO7779 pattern)

Interface:

Standard: Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported), Serial I/F, USB 2.0 (Full Speed) I/F, Optional Serial Interface Board (No Buffer Type-B)
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