Epson FX-980 Supplementary Manual
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Contents
This technical brief provides detailed information on the following topics, related to all EPSON impact
printers:
printers:
Functionality—Printing technology
Impact printers are either 9- or 24-pin, which determines the type of printing and the number of multi-part
forms that the printer are capable of printing.
forms that the printer are capable of printing.
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Nine-pin impact printers — These printers have the sturdiest printhead pins which:
Twenty-four-pin impact printers — These printers have finer printhead pins which:
Why buy an impact printer? An impact printer has several advantages over any other type of printer:
Low cost — both in purchase price and low cost of ownership
Flexible paper handling — only impact printers can handle multi-part forms and multiple paper paths
that can all have paper loaded and waiting.
Reliability — EPSON impact printers are renowned for their reliability with tireless printheads and
superior quality ribbons.
Flexible paper handling — only impact printers can handle multi-part forms and multiple paper paths
that can all have paper loaded and waiting.
Reliability — EPSON impact printers are renowned for their reliability with tireless printheads and
superior quality ribbons.
Hit the paper hard to make impressions through the thickest multi-part forms
Offer the fastest print speeds
Print from High Speed Draft up to Near Letter Quality
Offer the fastest print speeds
Print from High Speed Draft up to Near Letter Quality
Hit the paper less hard to make impressions through most multi-part forms
Offer finer Letter Quality printing
Print from High Speed Draft up to Letter Quality
Offer finer Letter Quality printing
Print from High Speed Draft up to Letter Quality
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The name of an EPSON's impact printer tells you if it is a 9- or a 24-pin printer, and whether it has a narrow
or wide carriage:
or wide carriage:
FX-980—Nine-pin
narrow carriage
narrow carriage
Nine-pin printers all begin with FX, LX, or DFX
Twenty-four pin printers all begin with LQ
Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names
Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in their names
Twenty-four pin printers all begin with LQ
Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names
Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in their names
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