Epson 2190 User Manual

EPSON FX-890/FX-2190

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EPSON FX-890/FX-2190

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The printer supports the following versions of Microsoft 
Windows:

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Windows 95 and NT 4.0: parallel interface only.

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Windows 98*, Me, 2000, XP: parallel and USB interfaces.

* If you are using the USB interface, the printer requires the 

Se version of Windows 98.

Paper capacity

Single-bin cut-sheet feeder

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

Note: The total thickness of the paper stack 
can be up to 0.20 inch (5 mm).

High-capacity cut-sheet feeder

up to 150 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m²) 
paper
up to 25 plain or bond envelopes
up to 30 airmail envelopes

Note: The total thickness of the paper stack 
can be up to 0.59 inch (15  mm).

Reliability

Total print volume

52 million lines (except print head)

MTBF 

20,000 POH (25% duty)

Print head life

400 million strokes per wire; 
approximately 400 million characters 
(Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Acoustic noise

Approx. 55 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Dimensions and 
weight

Height

6.6 inches (167.5 mm)

Width

FX-890: 16.3 inches (414 mm)
FX-2190: 23.2 inches (589 mm)

Depth

13.8 inches (350 mm)

Weight

FX-890: 16.8 lb (7.6 kg)
FX-2190: 21.7 lb (9.6 kg)

Ribbon

Black ribbon cartridge

FX-890: S015329
FX-2190: S015327

Ribbon life *

FX-890: approx. 7.5 million characters 
FX-2190: approx. 12 million characters 

* (Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Interfaces

One standard bidirectional 8-bit parallel 
interface with IEEE 1284 nibble mode 
support, one USB (ver 1.1) interface, and 
one optional Type B interface slot

Buffer

128KB

Built-in fonts

Bitmap fonts:

EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi
EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 , 17, 20 cpi, 

proportional

EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi, 
proportional

Bar code fonts:

EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, 
UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, 
POSTNET, Coda bar (NW-7), 
Industrial 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5

Character tables

Standard version: 13 character tables

NLSP version: 42 character tables

Character sets

13 international character sets

120 V

220 to 240 V

100 to 240 V

103.5 to 132 V

198 to 264 V

90 to 264 V

50 to 60 Hz

49.5 to 60.5 Hz

1.1 A (maximum 
2.5 A depending 
on the character 
type)

0.6 A (maximum 
1.3 A depending 
on the character 
type)

1.1 A/ 0.5 A, 
3.0 A/1.2A 
maximum 
depending on 
the character 
type

Approx. 40W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter 
pattern)

Approx. 56W 
(ISO/IEC 10561 
letter pattern)