Epson FX890 Printer

Printing method:

9-pin impact dot matrix

Printing speed:

Ultra high speed draft

566 cps at 10 cpi
680 cps at 12 cpi

High speed draft

559 cps at 10 cpi
627 cps at 12 cpi

Draft

419 cps at 10 cpi
503 cps at 12 cpi

Draft emphasized

209 cps at 10 cpi

Near letter quality

104 cps at 10 cpi
125 cps at 12 cpi

Printing direction:

Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing. Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands.

Line spacing:

1/6-inch or programmable in 1/216-inch increments

Printable columns:

FX-890:
80 columns (at 10 cpi)

FX-2190:
136 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution:

Maximum 240 x 144 dpi (near letter quality)

Paper feed methods:

Friction (front, rear)
Push tractor (front, rear)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear)
Push and pull tractor (additional tractor is required) (front, rear)
Cut-sheet feeder (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)

Paper feed speed:

Continuous

127 mm/second
5 inches/second

Intermittent

46 msec/line at 1/6 inch line spacing

Paper capacity:

Single-bin cut-sheet feeder

up to 50 sheets of 82 g/m² (22 lb) paper