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EPSON AMERICA INC.

Product Support Bulletin

EPSON

Subject: FX-870 and FX-1170 Commonly Asked Questions and Answers

Date: 10/9/92

PSB No: P-0090A

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Page(s): 1 of 6

Originator: SLS

This bulletin answers some commonly asked questions about the FX-870 and

FX-1170 printers. The questions and answers are listed below.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE FX-870 and FX-1170

1.

Q. What are the FX-870 and FX-1170 printers?

A. The FX-870 and FX-1170 are narrow and wide carriage Q-pin printers

specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the small business
computer user. Listed below are some of the key features of the

FX-870 and FX-1170 printers:

- Epson ESC/P command set
- Advanced paper handling with four (4) paper paths

- Top feed
- Front feed
- Rear feed
- Bottom feed

- Roman and Sans Serif NLQ fonts
- Up to 240 x 216 DPI bit-image graphics
- Convenient, easy-to-use four button control panel
- Print Speed:

380 CPS High-Speed Draft Pica

285 CPS Draft Pica

57 CPS Near Letter Quality Pica

- Quiet operation, only 55 dB(A)
- Built-in large 24 KB input buffer
- Epson’s two year limited warranty with unlimited 800 number free

technical support

2.

Q. Are the FX-870/1170 printers a replacement or addition to the Epson

printer line?

A. The FX-870/1170 printers are a replacement product. They are a direct

replacement for the popular FX-850/1050 printers.

Summary of Contents for FX 1170 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer

Page 1: ...sted below are some of the key features of the FX 870 and FX 1170 printers Epson ESC P command set Advanced paper handling with four 4 paper paths Top feed Front feed Rear feed Bottom feed Roman and Sans Serif NLQ fonts Up to 240 x 216 DPI bit image graphics Convenient easy to use four button control panel Print Speed 380 CPS High Speed Draft Pica 285 CPS Draft Pica 57 CPS Near Letter Quality Pica...

Page 2: ...1 C800211 Tractor Unit FX 870 Tractor Unit FX 1170 C814021 C814031 Front Sheet Guide FX 870 Front Sheet Guide FX 1170 C823051 C823071 C823101 C823141 C823151 OK Serial I F Board Type B 32K Serial I F Board Type B 32K Parallel I F Board Type B Coax I F Board Type B Coax I F Board Type B 8750 Fabric Ribbon Cartridge FX 870 8755 Fabric Ribbon Cartridge FX 1170 8758 Fabric Ribbon Replacement Pack 8310...

Page 3: ... 1170 in my software application programs which printer driver selection should I choose PSB No P 0090A Page 3 of 6 A The recommended printer driver selections for the FX 870 1170 are listed below in order of preference FX 870 FX 850 EX 800 FX 85 FX 80 FX 80 Epson Printer Q pin printer FX 1170 FX 1050 EX 1000 FX 185 FX 100 FX 100 If none of these printer driver selections are available from within...

Page 4: ...ad the labels using either the front push tractor or the pull tractor front or bottom Note Never feed the labels in a reverse direction because they may peel off the backing and cause a jam To remove labels without causing a jam tear the labels off at the input source and then feed them through the printer in a forward direction 12 Q Can the FX 870 1170 print on envelopes A Yes the FX 870 1170 can...

Page 5: ...thod to select fonts is through the program that you are using to print If the program does not provide font selection abilities then the printer s font control panel is very useful 17 Q When printing multi page documents on single sheets using hand feed sheets or with an optional Cut Sheet Feeder CSF what would cause the FX 870 1170 printers to print the first page correctly but print too low on ...

Page 6: ...50 sheets no envelopes multi part forms or labels High Capacity Up to 150 sheets or up to 25 envelopes no multi part forms or labels 20 Q Is an optional dual bin CSF available for the FX 870 1170 printers A Yes if an optional single bin CSF and an optional High Capacity CSF are purchased they can be attached together to form a dual bin CSF 21 Q What is the FX 870 1170 s specification for recommend...

Page 7: ...CPS 1 200 CPS 210 CPS 252 CPS 246 CPS 295 CPS 275 CPS 1 330 CPS 333 CPS I 400 CPS High Speed Draft 10 CPI 1 10CPI IEPI n a 1 60 CPS 1 72 CPS 225 CPS 70 CPS 84 CPS 300 CPS 82 CPS 98 CPS 300CPS 1 92 CPS 1 IIOCPS n a 1 Ill CPS I 133CPS GLOSSARY OF TERMS CPI Characters Per Inch CPS Characters Per Second Draft Draft uses a minimum number of dots per character for high speed printing Elite 12 Characters...

Page 8: ...tal Thickness is the maximum allowable total thickness including the original plus any copies 9 PIN PRINTERS Model Orig Maximum No of Copies Total Maximum Total Thickness AP 2250 l 1 2 3 I 0 0098 0 25mm LX 810 3 I 0 0098 0 25mm 1 2 1 3 FX 870 1170 4 I 0 0126 0 32mm DFX 5000 Front Tractor Rear Tractor 1 5 1 3 6 0 018 0 46mm 4 0 012 0 30mm DFX 8000 Front Tractor Rear Tractor 1 5 6 0 018 0 46mm 1 3 4...

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