In the toughest environments, the DFX-8500 speeds through demanding print jobs at up to 1120 characters per second. Day after day, you can count on it to race through everything from accounting reports, spreadsheets and seven-part forms to shipping documents, and
mailing labels.
Features of the Epson DFX8500
Printing Method
9-pin, impact
Interfaces (Standard)
Parallel and RS-232C Serial
Print Direction
Text Mode: Bidirectional
Graphics Mode: Unidirectional (bidirectional via
software)
Print Speed
High Speed Draft: 1120 cps (10 cpi)
Draft:1008 cps (12 cpi)
Draft: 840 cps (10 cpi)
Near Letter Quality:252 cps (12 cpi)
Near Letter Quality:210 cps (10 cpi)
Character Matrix
9 x 9 SuperDraft mode
9 x 12 Draft mode (10 cpi)
18 x 24 Near Letter Quality mode (10 cpi)
Character Sets
11 character tables, 13 international character sets
Resident Fonts
EPSON SuperDraft:10 cpi
EPSON Draft:10, 12, 15
EPSON NLQ Roman:10, 12, 15, proportional
EPSON NLQ San Serif:10, 12, 15, proportional
8 Bar Code Fonts:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-B,
Code-39, Code-128, POSTNET
Column Width
Character Columns
10 cpi 136
12 cpi 163
15 cpi 204
17 cpi 233
20 cpi 272
Formatting
Tabs:10 sets vertical tabs, 32 horizontal tabs
Line spacing:1/6", 1/8" or programmable (min 1/216")
Page length: 3.5" minimum for forms with labels
Perforation skip: Skip over perforation programmable
in lines
Bit Image Resolution
60--240 horizontal dpi by 72--216 dpi mixable with text on
a line
Paper Feed Mechanism
Dual push tractors/paper paths; automatic back-out and
loading; automatic paper thickness adjustment; automatic
paper width detection; micro-adjustment for top-of-form
and tear-off mode; adjustable tractor feed; perforation
cutter (optional); paper cutter (optional) and pull tractor
(optional)
Paper Feed Speed
Approximately 26.5 ms/line at 1/6" line spacing; 10
inches per second (continuous feed)
Paper Handling
Continuous: 4.0" to 16.0"
Labels: 2.5" x .94" (min)
Paper Weight
Continuous: 14 to 22 lb
Paper Thickness
Front load: Up to seven copies (original + 6)
(maximum); total thickness 0.021 inches
Rear load: Up to six copies (original + 5)
total thickness 0.018 inches
Compatibility
ESC/P, IBM 2380+/2381+
Buffer
128 KB or 0 KB
Sound level
58dB (A)
Physical Characteristics
Height: 14.5"
Width: 27.6"
Depth: 15.0"
Weight: 63.9 lb
Power Requirements
99-132 VAC, 50 - 60Hz ± .5Hz;
160 watts; 120-volt
Operating Temperature
Fahrenheit: +41° to 95° Celsius: 5° to +35°
Storage Temperature
Fahrenheit: -22° to +158° Celsius: -30° to 60°
Operating Humidity
10% to 80% RH
Storage Humidity
5% to 85% RH
Vibration
.25 G, 55Hz (maximum)
Reliability/Life Expectancy
Total Print Volume (TPV): 26 million lines (except print
head)
MTBF: 10,000 POH at 25% duty cycle, 35% coverage
Print head: 400 million characters
Ribbon: 15 million, draft, 14 dots per character
Product Codes/Accessory Part Numbers
DFX-8500 printer C204001
DFX-8500 ribbon 8766
Perforation cutter C815071
Paper cutter C815001
Printer stand 8502
Interface boards - Type B
32KB Serial interface board C823071
Bidirectional Parallel interface board C823452
Multi Protocol Ethernet Print Server C823572
Twinax interface board C823151
Coax interface board C823141
Questions about the Epson DFX8500?
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