Epson DFX-9000 User Manual

This chapter includes:

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Printer specifications

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Safety instructions

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Notices (Energy Star

®

 compliance, FCC compliance statement, 

Declaration of Conformity)

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Warranty

Printing method:

36-pin impact dot matrix (9 

×

 4, staggered)

Printing speed:

High speed draft

1550 cps at 10 cpi

Draft

1320 cps at 10 cpi

NLQ

330 cps at 10 cpi

Printable columns:

136 columns (at 10 cpi)

Paper feed methods:

Push tractor (front, rear)
Push and pull (front/rear) tractor; requires additional 
tractor 

Ribbon:

Black ribbon cartridge

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Ribbon life

approx. 15 million characters 
(Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/
character) 

Acoustic noise:

Approx. 58 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Interfaces:

Standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel with IEEE 1284 
nibble mode support

USB (ver 1.1) 

Serial RS-232C

Slot for optional Type B 
interface card

Control code

ESC/P, IBM PPDS emulation

Rated voltage range:

100 to 240 V

Input voltage range:

90 to 264 V

Rated frequency range:

50 to 60 Hz

Input frequency range:

49.5 to 60.5 Hz

Rated current:

4.8 A (maximum 14.5 A)

Power consumption:

Approx. 185 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)

Approx. 9.5 W in sleep mode

Operation (plain paper)

5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F)

10 to 80% RH

Operation (recycled paper, 
envelope, label, or roll paper)

15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F)

30 to 60% RH

Storage

–30 to 60°C (–22 to 140°F)

0 to 85% RH