Back catalogue – DFX-8000

DFX-8000
The Epson DFX-8000 is an advanced dot matrix printer designed for the most demanding business applications. It combines exceptionally fast wide carriage printing, sophisticated paper handling and Epson's reputation for reliable, high performance dot matrix printers.

The Epson DFX-8000 prints incredibly fast at 1066 Cps in High Speed Draft. This is due to a printhead design consisting of 9 pin x 2 rows to give a total of 18 pins.
The Epson DFX-8000 offers high throughput per 136 character lines.

The DFX-8000 has a number of features which enhance its paper handling. These include: two built-in push tractors which enable switching between types of continuous paper. The paper memory and width detection features make it possible to print on a wide variety of forms, eg. paper with a label on a portion of it.

Higher quality printing on multi-part forms when using draft mode.

All these features make the Epson DFX-8000 a must for your busy office!
PRODUCT NAME
PRODUCT CODE
PRINTING METHODImpact Dot Matrix
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD 9 pins
PRINT DIRECTIONBi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED
High speed draft 10 cpi1066 cps
Draft 10cpi800 cps
Draft 12cpi960 cps
NLQ 10 cpi160 cps
NLQ 12 cpi192 cps
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS

Character sets\


96 ASCII character sets

13 international character sets

Epson Extended Graphics character set

Fonts

Epson NLQ Roman 10, 12 Proportional

Epson NLQ Sans Serif 10, 12 Proportional

Epson Draft 10, 12, Proportional

Epson High speed draft 10

PRIINTABLE COLUMNS
Characters per line / Characters per inch
10 cpi136 / 10
10 cpi condensed233 / 17.1
12 cpi163 / 12
12 cpi condensed272 / 20
PAPER HANDLING

Paper Path

Dual paper path, front/rear entry
Continuous paper sizeWidth: 101-406 mm
Paper feed methodTractor feed

(Push: standard Pull: optional)

CopiesFront: Original +5 copies maximum

Rear: Original + 3 copies maximum

Paper ThicknessFront: 0.46mm maximum

Rear: 0.30mm maximum

Line Spacing1/6", 1/8", or programmable by 1/216"
INPUT DATA BUFFER3K bytes
INTERFACE (Standard)CetronicsR -type 8-bit parallel

RS-232C serial

RIBBON CARTRIDGE

Type


Cartridge type #8766
ColourBlack
Ribbon life15 million characters (14 dots/character)
RELIABILITY
MCBF

24 million lines (excluding print head)
MTBF6,000 POH
Print Head Life400 million characters (14 dots per character)
MODE SELECT SWITCH

Control Panel


Copy mode select

Paper select

Tear off mode

Top of form mode

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
Temperature (operating)

Humidity (operating)

5_ to 35_ C

10 to 80% RH (non-condensation)

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Voltage

Frequency

Power consumption

120V AC or 220/240V AC

49.5 to 60.5 Hz

200 W (draft self test)

DIMENSIONS

Width

Depth

Height

Weight


700 mm

382 mm

369 mm

approx. 29 kg

WARRANTY
12 Months Return to Base Warranty Standard
Optional additional 2 years Return to Base Warranty 3YWDFX8000
* For more information visit www.epson.com.au/warranty/

Product Options

Product Code Description
  Configurations
C030071 Epson DFX-8000 data processing printer
CBDFX8000 Epson DFX-8000 with Coax interface
TBDFX8000 Epson DFX-8000 with Twinax interface
  Media Handling Options
8309G-E Pull tractor
C815002 Paper cutter
  Interfaces
8143M-E Type  A  serial interface
8148M-E Type  A  8 Kbyte buffered serial interface
8642 Twinax interface
C823031 32 Kbyte buffered parallel interface
C823041 Type  A  32 Kbyte buffered serial interface
C823128 128 Kbyte buffered parrallel interface
IO9310 Coax interface
POWERPRINT Apple serial to PC parallel converter & drivers
  Cables
EPCP Parallel printer cable

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