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- MXFEATUR.DOC - 7/19/82
- This is reprinted from an information brochure by Epson America, Inc.
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- Epson has always had a reputation for giving you the most printer for
- your money. But hang onto your hat. Now we're giving you even more.
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- *** MX Printers plus GRAFTRAX+ ***
- Wait 'till you see our new graphic capabilities in action.
- With a bit image resolution of 120 dots per inch horizontally and
- 72 DPI vertically, you get precision to rival plotters.
- And all the reliability you'd expect from Epson.
- Plus, in the new-generation MX-80, MX-80F/T and MX-100, GRAFTRAX+ is
- standard.
-
- So is true back space and software printer reset. And programmable
- form length, horizontal, tab and right margin.
-
- *** We've got your type. ***
- But this is for openers. We've also added a few new type styles. For
- a grand total of 66.
-
- There are normal-weight faces and emphasized faces. Double-strike
- faces and double/emphasized faces. And for scientific notations,
- footnotes and other places where you'll need small print, there's a
- handy subscript and superscript.
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- We also give you enough international symbols to print almost any
- Western language. And you can underline with just one pass of the
- print head instead of two.
-
- *** Is anything still the same? ***
- Absolutely. Underneath this bonanza of terrific firmware is the same,
- reliable Epson hardware you've come to know and love.
-
- We know when to leave well enough alone. So all of our new-generation
- machines still give you bidirectional printing, logic seeking, and our
- famous disposable print head. When it wears out, you simply throw it
- away. A new one is a third the cost of conventional heads, and you
- can change it yourself in seconds.
-
- And speaking of making a quick change, our MX-100 and MX-80F/T still
- give you a choice of tractor or friction paper feed. So if you've got
- a long report or something else that's right for fanfold, pin-feed
- paper, simply snap in the tractor mechanism. And when you want to
- print on your letterhead or just about any other plain or roll paper,
- snap it out.
-
- Either way, you'll be getting the crisp, clean, correspondence-quality
- printing that has made Epson the best-selling printers in the world.
-
- *** Fully-loaded printers at stripped-down prices. ***
- How do we do it time after time? It's simple. Epson is the largest
- manufacturer of printers in the world -- larger, in fact, than all the
- others combined. And ever since our MX printers were introduced,
- they've been consistently the best value in printers for small
- computers you can buy.
-
- And now they're even better.
-
- Specifications:
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- Print method: Serial impact dot matrix
- Print rate: MX-80, MX-80F/T.....80 CPS
- MX-100.............100 CPS
- Print direction: Bidirectional in text mode,
- unidirectional in bit image mode.
- Number of pins in head: 9
- Matrix: 9x9 to 18x18 (see 'Print modes')
- Line spacings: 1/8", 1/6", 7/72", plus programmable
- Throughput at 10 CPI:
- (Logical seeking function) MX-80, MX-80F/T MX-100
- 20 character line 105 LPM 110 LPM
- 40 character line 73 LPM 79 LPM
- 80 character line 46 LPM 51 LPM
- 136 character line ------- 34 LPM
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- PRINTING CHARACTERISTICS:
- Character set: Full 96-character ASCII with descenders
- Graphics: Bit image, standard horizontal density
- of 60 dots per inch; double density of
- 120 dots per inch
- Printing modes: Standard, 9x9 matrix
- Double, 9x18 matrix (advance paper 1/216th
- and repeat line)
- Emphasized, 18x9 matrix (shift right and
- double strike)
- Double Emphasized, 18x18 matrix
- (combination of above)
-
- PRINTING SIZES: Chars per inch Max. chars per line
- MX-80 and MX-80 F/T
- Normal 10 80
- Normal Expanded 5 40
- Compressed 17.16 132
- Compressed Expanded 8.58 66
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- MX-100 Normal 10 136
- Normal Expanded 5 68
- Compressed 17.16 233
- Compressed Expanded 8.58 116
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- FORMS HANDLING:
- Line feed: Programmable length 1 to 85/72nds
- Form feed: Programmable to 127 lines or 22"
- Horizontal tab: To 28 positions
- Skip Over Perf: Programmable length and interval
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- INTERFACES:
- Standard: Centronics-style 8-bit parallel
- Optional: RS232, IEEE488
- Buffer size: 1 line standard, RS232 with 2K buffer optional
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- MEDIA HANDLING:
- Paper feed: MX-80, adjustable tractor-type pin feed
- MX-80F/T, friction feed plus adjustable
- snap-off tractor standard
- MX-100, same as MX-80F/T
- Paper width range: MX-80, 4" to 10" fanfold
- MX-80F/T, 8.3" to 8.5" single sheet,
- 8.5" roll, 4" to 10" fanfold
- MX-100, 8.5" to 12" single sheet, 8.5"
- roll, 4" to 15.5" fanfold
- Number of parts to form:Limited by paper thickness (0.3mm max)
- Paper path: Rear
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- SWITCHES/LIGHTS/DETECTORS:
- Indicators: Power; Printer Ready; Paper Out; On Line
- Switches: Power On/Off; On Line; Form Feed; Line Feed
- Detectors: Internal buzzer responds to Paper Out with
- a three-second buzz.
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- RELIABILITY:
- Print Head Life
- Expectancy: 100 x 10^6 characters
- MCBF (excluding Print
- head): 5 million lines
-
- INKED RIBBON:
- Color: Black
- Type: Cartridge
- Life Expectancy: 3 million characters
-
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
- Operating Temperature
- Range: 41 degrees Fahrenheit to 95 degrees Fahrenheit
- Operating Humidity: 10 to 80% non-condensing
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- POWER REQUIREMENTS:
- Voltage: 115V, 60Hz
- Current: 1 Ampere
- Power Consumption: 100 VA maximum
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- SELF-TEST MODE:
- Depressing Line Feed Switch while turning power ON engages self-test
- which prints all characters in ROM.
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- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
- Height Width Depth Weight
- MX-80 4.2" 14.7" 12.0" 12 lbs.
- MX-80F/T 5.2" 14.7" 12.0" 15.4 lbs.
- MX-100 5.2" 23.3" 12.5" 21 lbs.
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