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The fastest industrial-strength printer in its class.
When your business depends on reliable, heavy-duty printing day after day,
you need an impact printer that's up to the job. You need the EPSON FX-2180-the
fastest, most flexible 9-pin wide carriage impact printer in its class.
Built with legendary Epson reliability, the FX-2180 stands up to your most
demanding print jobs, delivering impressive amounts of high-volume, low-cost
output-whether you¹re printing invoices, check runs, multipart forms,
reports, spreadsheets or labels.
This rugged, non-stop performer doesn't waste time, with top print speeds
of up to 500 cps from a durable print head that lasts for 300 million characters.
With the FX-2180's outstanding convenience and quality engineering, you
get everything you need to start work right away. Its four paper paths
and up to seven-part form printing add up to maximum print flexibility.
Better yet, the built-in zero tear-off feature, included at no extra cost,
significantly reduces paper waste.
The FX-2180 offers complete, no-worry system compatibility. ESC/P®
and IBM® emulations are standard, along with a complete selection of
Windows® print drivers and multiplatform connectivity options. Plus,
there's the added confidence of Epson's two-year warranty.
For your industrial-strength jobs, count on the industrial-strength
printer: the EPSON FX-2180-from the world leader in impact printing. |
| Printing Method |
9 pin, Impact dot matrix |
| Print Direction |
Bidirectional with logic-seeking
in text mode and unidirectional in bit-image graphics mode |
Print Speed
High Speed Draft
Draft
Near letter-quality |
500 cps (10 cpi)
455 cps (12 cpi)
380 cps (10 cpi)
114 cps (12 cpi)
95 cps (10 cpi) |
| Character Sets |
11 character tables, NLSP 19 character
tables, 13 international character sets |
| Resident Bit-Mapped Fonts (cpi) |
EPSON High Speed Draft 10 cpi
EPSON Draft 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi
EPSON NLQ Roman 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON NLQ Sans Serif 10, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, proportional
8 Bar Code Fonts EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code-39,
Code-128, POSTNET |
Column Width
High Speed Draft
10 cpi
Draft
10, 12, 15 cpi
Draft condensed
17, 20 cpi
Draft emphasized
10 cpi
NLQ
10, 12, 15 cpi |
136 columns
136, 163, 204 columns
233, 272 columns
136 columns
136, 163, 204 columns |
Paper Feeding
Friction feed:
Push tractor feed:
Push & pull tractor feed:
Pull tractor feed:
Feeder:
Paper paths
Manual insertion:
CSF:
Tractor: |
Front, rear
Front, rear
Front, rear
Front, rear, bottom
Front push tractor, rear push tractor, CSF
Front or rear in, top out
Rear in, top out
Front, rear, bottom in, top out |
Advanced Paper Handling
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Micro-adjustment for top-of-form
and tear-off mode, paper parking for loading single sheet paper without
removing continuous paper, second push tractor. Optional: standard-capacity
cut sheet feeder, high-capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder, and front
sheet guide, roll paper holder. |
Paper Handling:
Forms
Copy capacity
Single sheets:
Top loading
Front loading
Continuous
No. 6 envelopes
No. 10envelopes
Labels
Roll paper |
Continuous multipart, original plus
6carbonless copies; maximum thickness 0.018 inches (.46mm)
1 + 5
1 + 6 (with pull tractor only)
3.9" to 16.5"
5.8" to 16.5"
4.0" to 16.0"
6.5" to 3.6"
9.5" to 4.1"
2.5" x .94" (min)
8.5" |
| Input Buffer |
64KB or 0KB |
| Interface (Standard) |
Bidirectional parallel interface
(IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported); optional Type B interface |
| Emulation |
EPSON ESC/P® and IBM® 2381
+ |
| Fabric Ribbon |
Black: 12 million characters (Draft,
10 cpi, 14 dots/character) |
| Reliability |
Total Print Volume: 7.5 million lines
(except print head) MTBF: 10,000 POH @ 25% duty cycle at 35% coverage Print
Head Life: 300 million characters |
| Control Panel |
Buttons: Operate, Pause, Load/Eject,
LF/FF, Tear Off/Bin, Font, Pitch Indicators: Pause, Paper Out, Micro Adjust,
Tear off, Bin selection, Pitch selection, Font selection |
| Sound Level |
55 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern) |
| Environmental Conditions (Operating) |
Temperature: 41 to 95°F; 5 to
35°C
Humidity: 10 to 80% RH |
| Electrical Requirements |
120V AC ± 10%; 49.5 - 60.5Hz;
120 VA maximum
Rated Current: 1.8 Amps, Energy Star compliant |
| Dimensions |
H x W x D: 10.1" x 25.2" x 15.8"
(257 x 639 x 402mm)
Weight: approx. 28.8 lb (13 kg.) |
Product Codes/Accessories
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C244001: FX-2180 impact printer
S015086: FX-2180 fabric ribbon
C800321: Pull Tractor Unit
Cut sheet feeders:
C806731: High capacity
C806741: Second bin
Interfaces - Type B:
C823051: Serial interface card
C823071: 32KB Serial interface card
C823452: Bidirectional parallel interface card
C823572: Multiprotocol Ethernet interface card
C823141: Coax interface card
C823151: Twinax interface card
8310: Roll Paper Holder |
| Warranty |
Two year limited warranty in the
United States and Canada. |
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