Print Method
9-Pin, serial impact dot matrix
Print Direction
Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics; software-selectable unidirectional printing
Print Speed
Ultra speed draft: 615 cps at 10 cpi or 738 cps at 12 cpi; high-speed draft: 612/694 cps at 10/12 cpi; draft: 463/555 cps at 10/12 cpi; near-letter quality: 115/138 cps at 10/12 cpi
Print Resolution
Up to 240 × 144 dpi in near-letter-quality mode
Character Set
13 character tables, 13 international countries character sets
Fonts
Ultra-speed draft: 10/12 cpi; high-speed draft and draft: 10/12/15/17/20 cpi; near-letter-quality Roman/Sans Serif: 10/12/15/17/20 cpi and proportional, per Epson CPD-54358R3.
Barcodes Supported
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET, Codabar (NW-7), Industrial 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5
Column Capacity
80 columns at 10 cpi; 96 at 12 cpi; 120 at 15 cpi; 137 at 17 cpi; 160 at 20 cpi.
Line Spacing
1/6 in or programmable in 1/432 in increments
Paper Paths
Manual: front or rear input, top output; cut-sheet feeder: rear input; tractor: front, rear or bottom input; push-pull: front or rear input with additional tractor. Optional roll-paper holder.
Paper Feed Speed
Continuous: 134 mm/s (5.3 in/s); intermittent: 47.7 ms per line at 1/6 in spacing
Paper Dimensions
Single sheets: 3.9–10.1 in wide, 3.9–14.3 in long; continuous forms: 4–10 in wide, 4–22 in long; cut-sheet feeder: 7.2–8.5 in wide, 10.1–14 in long
Copy Capacity
One original plus five copies normally; up to one original plus six copies with front or bottom pull tractor under Epson’s normal conditions
Optional Feeder Capacity
Single-bin: up to 50 sheets; high-capacity: up to 150 sheets of 82 g/m² paper, or up to 25 plain/bond envelopes or 30 airmail envelopes
Interfaces Available
Bidirectional Parallel (IEEE 1284 Nibble Mode supported), USB 2.0
Control Panel
Font, pitch, pause, tear-off/bin selection, line feed/form feed, load/eject, micro-adjust, reset, self-test, data dump and default-setting selection.
Reliability
52 million lines total print volume, excluding printhead; MTBF 25,000 power-on hours at 25% duty
Print Head Life
400 Million Characters @14 dots/character
Ribbon
S015329 black ribbon; approximately 7.5 million characters at draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots per character
Dimensions
414 × 320 × 176.5 mm (16.3 × 12.6 × 6.9 in), W × D × H; excludes knob, sheet guide and paper release lever
Weight
Approx. 7.2 kg (15.9 lb)
Standards
UL62368-1, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1, IEC/EN62368-1; FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A, ICES-003 Class A, EN55032 Class A and AS/NZS CISPR32 Class A; CE marking; ENERGY STAR V2.0 and RoHS, as listed in Epson CPD-54358R3.
Acoustic Noise
Approximately 55 dBA under the user guide’s ISO 7779 test conditions; CPD-54358R3 lists 54 dBA.
Power
100–240 V AC universal model, 50–60 Hz; check the unit label. At 100–120 V: approximately 57 W printing and 0.4 W sleep (non-network model).
Operating Environment
Plain paper: 5–35°C, 10–80% RH; recycled paper, envelopes, labels and roll paper: 15–25°C, 30–60% RH; without condensation
Storage Environment
-30–60°C; 0–85% relative humidity, without condensation
Software Drivers / OS Support
Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7,8,8.1,10; Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016
Emulation
ESC/P, IBM PPDS, Okidata Microline (FX-890 Okidata Mode only)
In the Box
FX-890II series printer, power accessories, ribbon cartridge, setup/user documentation, driver media and warranty certificate; package contents depend on configuration.
Warranty
3-year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada.