EPSON Stylus Color 850 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Photo Quality printing for high performance business.

The EPSON Stylus® Color 850 

Epson's fastest ink jet printer, the EPSON Stylus Color 850 builds on the success and technology of the award-winning EPSON Stylus Color 800. This Professional Series printer offers faster-than-ever print speeds, a big plus for increased productivity. 

 For amazing output, even on plain paper, Epson's exclusive Micro Piezo ink jet technology now features an even smaller droplet size for the most accurate, precise printing quality. Add Epson's AcuPhoto halftoning, quick drying inks and brilliant 1440 x 720 dpi (dots per inch) resolution and get great communications, every day. 

 
Product/Accessory Part Numbers  C251001: EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 
S020108: Black ink cartridge 
S020089: Color ink cartridge 

Adobe Postscript Level 2 Driver 
C842331 : EPSON StylusRIP - Mac 
C842351 : EPSON StylusRIP - PC 

C823572: Ethernet/EtherTalk interface card 
C823121: LocalTalk interface card 
C823051: Serial interface card 
C823071: 32KB serial interface card 
C823101: 32KB parallel interface card 
C823151: Twinax interface card 
C823141: Coax interface card 

Printing Method  Four-color (CMYK) drop-on-demand Micro Piezo ink jet technology 
Nozzle Configuration  Monochrome head: 128 nozzles 
Color head: 64 nozzles x 3 (CMY) 
Resolution  1440 x 720 dpi; 720 x 720 dpi; 360 x 360 dpi; 180 x 180 dpi 
Print Speed  Black text memo: 9 ppm 
Color speed: 7 ppm
Print Characteristics (available from DOS) 
Bitmap LQ fonts: 
 

Scalable fonts: (8-32pts): 
 

Character Tables: 

EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif, EPSON Courier, EPSON Prestige, EPSON Script 

EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif, EPSON Roman T 
EPSON Sans Serif H 

19 international character sets 
1 legal character set 

Sound Level  45 dB(A) 
Printer Language  EPSON ESC/P2, IBM X24E, optional Adobe PostScript Level 2 for Windows 95/98 and Mac OS 
Software Driver  Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, Windows NT 4.0x, Windows for WorkGroups 3.1x, Macintosh System 7.x and 8.x 
Dimensions (W x D x H)  18.7" x 10.78" x 6.97" (W x D x H) 
14.3 lbs. 
Input Buffer  32Kb 
Interface  Parallel interface; Macintosh compatible 8-pin mini-din serial interface (Up to 1.8 Mbps max. transfer rate) 
Print Direction  Bidirectional with logic seeking in text and graphic modes 
Printable Area  Top margin: .12" 
Left margin: .12" 
Right margin: .35" 
Bottom margin: .54" 
Paper Capacity 
Input paper tray 
Output paper tray 
100 sheets/10 envelopes 
30 sheets 
Paper Handling  Single sheets: letter, legal, A4, executive, statement 
Thickness: .003" to .004" 
Weight: 17 to 24 lb 

 Types: plain, bond, EPSON Photo Quality film and paper, transparencies, self-adhesive sheets, ink jet cards, banner paper, labels, envelopes and iron-on transfers. 

 Envelopes: No. 10, DL, C5 
Thickness: less than .020" 
Weight: 20 to 24 lb 

 Types: plain paper, bond paper, air mail 

Environmental Characteristics 
Temperature 
 

Humidity 

Operating: 50° to 95° F(10° to 35° C) 
Storage: -4° to 140° F (-20° to 60° C) 

Operating: 20 to 80% relative humidity 
Storage: 5 to 85% relative humidity (no condensation) 

Safety Approvals  Safety Standards: UL1950 with D3, CSA22.2 950 with D3; R.F.I. FCC Part 15 subpart B class B 
Reliability 
MTBF 

 Print Head Life 
 

Total Print Volume 

20,000 power on hours 

2000 million dots/nozzle 
(color and monchrome) 

75,000 pages (letter or A4) 

Electrical Requirements 
Rated voltage: 
Rated frequency: 
Rated current: 
Power consumption: 
120V AC +/- 10% 
50 to 60Hz 
0.4 Amp 
Approx. 18 W (self test mode) 
Ink Cartridge Life 
Black ink life: 
Color ink life: 
 

Shelf life: 

900 pages (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern at 360 dpi) 
300 pages at 15% coverage at 360 dpi 
(5% each cyan, magenta, yellow) 

 2 years from production 

Warranty  One year limited in the U.S. and Canada