Epson FX-2190II Dot Matrix Printer

Description

Printing Technology

• Method: Impact dot matrix (wide-format)

• Print Head: 9‑pin (wide carriage, dual 9 arranged as 18 needles)

• Print Direction: Bidirectional (logic seeking)

• Control Codes / Emulations: ESC/P, IBM PPDS, (Oki Data MICROLINE mode optional)

• Control Panel: 6 switches and 10 LEDs

Print Speed & Output

• Ultra Speed Draft (12 cpi): Up to ~738 characters per second (cps)

• High-Speed Draft (10 cpi): ~612 cps

• Draft (10 cpi): ~463 cps

• Near Letter Quality (NLQ, 10 cpi): ~115 cps

• Printable Columns: 136 columns (at 10 cpi)

Fonts, Character Sets & Barcodes

• Bitmap Fonts: Draft, OCR‑B, Roman, Sans Serif (available at 10 / 12 / 15 cpi, with proportional options for Roman and Sans Serif)

• Character Sets / Tables: Extensive; up to 42 tables (e.g., PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8, Italic, ISO‑8859‑15, and others)

• Supported Barcodes: Coda bar (NW‑7), Code 39, Code 128, Industrial & Matrix 2 of 5, POSTNET, UPC‑A / UPC‑E

Paper Handling & Media Support

• Feed Methods: Manual (front/rear), push tractor (front/rear), pull tractor (front/bottom/rear)

• Supported Media: Single sheets (front/rear), continuous forms (front/rear), multi-part forms (up to 6 copies plus original), envelopes, labels, cardboard, roll paper

• Paper Thickness Tolerances:

  • Single Sheet: ~0.06–0.14 mm

  • Multi-Part: ~0.12–0.46 mm

  • Continuous / Labels: up to ~0.46 mm

• Line Spacing: Default 1/6″ (~4.23 mm), programmable in finer increments (~1/432″)

Reliability & Endurance

• MTBF: ~25,000 power-on hours

• MVBF: ~52 million lines (excluding print head)

• Print Head Life: ~400 million strokes per wire

• Ribbon Yield (Black, Draft mode): ~12 million characters

Connectivity & Buffer

• Interfaces: USB 2.0, Bi-directional Parallel (IEEE‑1284, nibble mode), optional Ethernet or Serial via expansion slot

• Input Data Buffer: 128 KB

Physical, Power & Environment

• Power Consumption:

  • Operating: ~54 W

  • Economy Mode: ~0.5 W

  • Standby: ~8 W

• Voltage Range: ~AC 198–264 V

• Noise Level: ~55 dB(A) (ISO standard)

• Dimensions: ~612 × 375 × 177 mm (W × D × H)

• Weight: ~8.4 kg

• Operating Conditions:

  • Temperature: 5–35 °C (operating), –30–60 °C (storage)

  • Humidity: 10–80% RH (operating), 30–60% RH (storage)

Operating Systems & Utilities

• OS Support: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (also supporting server-grade OS)

• Utilities Included: Epson Status Monitor 3, Epson Setting Utility