Epson Stylus C43SX

Epson Stylus C43SX

4 Colour Inkjet Printer

The complete and easy to use home colour printer



PRINTER TYPE (Parallel Interface)
PRODUCT NAME Stylus C43SX
PRODUCT CODE C11C539181
PRINTING METHOD On-demand Inkjet (piezoelectric)
NOZZLE CONFIGURATION 48 nozzles (Black)
3 x 15 nozzles (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
PRINT DIRECTION Bi-directional with logic seeking
CONTROL CODE ESC/P Raster
  Epson Remote
PRINT SPEED
BLACK TEXT (MEMO) A4 Approx. 12 PPM (Economy) *1
COLOUR TEXT (MEMO) A4 Approx. 5.4 PPM (Economy) *2
TEXT & Photo A4 Approx. 1.2 PPM (Normal) *3
Photo A4 288 sec per photo (Fine) *4
Print test pages
"Second" rating refers to the time taken to print one page. "ppm" rating refers to the number of pages printed in one minute. The computer environment we test under is as follows: CPU: 1GHZ Pentium III; RAM: 128MB; OS: Windows ME; Interface/Connectivity: Parallel
RESOLUTION (MAX) 2880 x 720 Optimised dpi using RPM technology
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER FEED METHOD Friction feed with paper feeder
PAPER HOLD CAPACITY
Plain Paper - 65.8gsm 100
Epson Photo Quality Inkjet Paper 30
Epson Photo Quality Glossy Film 1
Epson Inkjet Cards 30
Epson Inkjet Transparencies 10
Envelopes 10
PAPER SIZES A4, Letter, A5, B5, Legal, Envelopes (No.10, DL, C6) Index cards (A6, 5 x 8", 8 x 10")
PAPER THICKNESS 0.08mm ~ 0.11mm (Paper)
0.16mm ~ 0.52mm (Envelopes)
INPUT DATA BUFFER 12K byte
INTERFACE Parallel (C43SX)
PRINTER SOFTWARE
PRINTER DRIVERS Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/XP/Me
ONLINE GUIDE Yes
Epson PhotoQUICKER 3.5
WARRANTY
  12 months return to base Standard
  Optional Additional 2 Year Warranty 3YWRC43
  Epson Warranty
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
TEMPERATURE 10 ~ 35°C
HUMIDITY 20 ~ 80% RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGE AC 220 ~ 240V
RATED FREQUENCY 50 ~ 60 Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION Approx. 19W (ISO 10561 Letter Pattern)
INK CARTRIDGES
BLACK INK CARTRIDGE (T038)
PRINT CAPACITY 330 pages, comparable with 3.5% ECMA (ISO 10561) text @ 360dpi 210 pages, 5% in calculation
COLOUR INK CARTRIDGE (T039)
COLOURS Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
PRINT CAPACITY 180 pages, 5% each CMY (total 15%) in calculation
PRODUCT DIMENSIONS (Printing) 424mm W x 460mm D x 277mm H
2.48 kg

Warning to Epson printer owners. Many well known third party companies claim their inkjet printing papers are compatible with all Epson inkjet printers. Epson has reports from many customers who have used third party paper and have been very disappointed with the results. When the same customers have changed to genuine Epson paper, they have been amazed and pleased with the colour and quality of their prints. Epson recommends that you do not use any non genuine printing papers if you want to get the best results from your Epson printer. Epson printers are very carefully tuned to ensure Epson inks and Epson's patented MicroPiezo printhead produce the best quality prints using carefully selected Epson paper.

This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.

Equipment supplied by Epson Australia is designed to function in conjunction with genuine Epson consumables and accessories specifically configured for it.

The Epson Intellidge® Ink System is designed to work perfectly in harmony with the printer and your choice of media to ensure you get:
  • the very best of print quality every print, every time
  • and trouble-free, peace-of-mind printing every print, every time

The Epson Intellidge® Ink System brings maximum benefits, maximum ink usage and the interchange of Epson cartridges suitable for this model. The Epson Intellidge® Ink System gives you easy-to-see, readily available information about all your ink levels.

This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.


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Usage Conditions
Epson products are designed and made to give highly reliable use and long life when used according to its specifications. With any system, product or device used in situations where human life may be involved or at risk, Epson advises that you should take all necessary steps to ensure the suitability of your Epson product for inclusion in your system, and recommends that you include fail-safe procedures and redundancy support or backup equipment in your system, to maintain the maximum safety margin and optimum system reliability. Examples include but are not limited to – do not interfere with any electrical components within the device, do not use items supplied with the product for purposes other than as intended by Epson (ie mains cords, inks, CDs, plastic wrapping) and do not make modifications to the product.

This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.