Epson DFX8500
The racehorse choice for workhorse printing.
Fully refurbished with 90-day warranty
DFX8500
Charging out of the gate comes a swift and superbly reliable performer for high volume, heavy duty business printing: the EPSON DFX-8500 impact printer. In the toughest environments, the DFX-8500 speeds through demanding print jobs at up to 1120 characters per second. Day after day, you can count on it to race through everything from accounting reports, spreadsheets and seven-part forms to shipping documents, and mailing labels.
The DFX-8500 runs fast on most network "tracks," too. Its built-in Type B interface slot accepts optional interface boards to connect with your Ethernet, Twinax and/or Coax network. That means this printer fits in whatever business you're in.
Windows users can even program this hard-running workhorse to "remember" up to eight different forms and two special paper types. Simply preset the form utility and the printer recalls which paper, paper size and paper path goes with a particular printing task.
The DFX-8500 also adjusts automatically for varying paper thickness and, using the optional perforation cutter, cuts pre-perfed forms far more precisely. All of these features are so reliable that the DFX-8500 carries the Epson one-year limited on-site, one year carry-in warranty. Isn't that the kind of thoroughbred confidence you look for when you lay your money down on a printer? It's the fast-running workhorse for heavy-duty business printing.
Product Specifications:
Printing Method | 9-pin, impact |
Print Direction | Text Mode: Bidirectional Graphics Mode: Unidirectional (bidirectional via software) |
Print Speed High Speed Draft: Draft: Draft: Near Letter Quality: Near Letter Quality: | 1120 cps (10 cpi) 1008 cps (12 cpi) 840 cps (10 cpi) 252 cps (12 cpi) 210 cps (10 cpi) |
Character Matrix | 9 x 9 SuperDraft mode 9 x 12 Draft mode(10 cpi) 18 x 24 Near Letter Quality mode (10 cpi) |
Character Sets | 11 character tables, 13 international character sets |
Resident Fonts | Epson SuperDraft: 10 cpi Epson Draft: 10, 12, 15 Epson NLQ Roman: 10, 12, 15, proportional Epson NLQ San Serif: 10, 12, 15, proportional 8 Bar Code Fonts: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-B, Code-39, Code-128, POSTNET |
Column Width 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi | 136 163 204 233 272 |
Formatting Tabs Line spacing Page length Perforation skip | 10 sets vertical tabs, 32 horizontal tabs 1/6", 1/8" or programmable (min 1/216"] 3.5" minimum for forms with labels Skip over perforation programmable in lines |
Bit Image Resolution | 60--240 horizontal dpi by 72--216 dpi mixable with text on a line |
Paper Feed Mechanism | Dual push tractors/paper paths; automatic back-out and loading; automatic paper thickness adjustment; automatic paper width detection; micro-adjustment for top-of-form and tear-off mode; adjustable tractor feed; perforation cutter (optional); paper cutter (optional) and pull tractor (optional) |
Paper Feed Speed | Approximately 17 ms/line at 1/8" line spacing; 10" per second (continuous feed); 26 ms/line (intermittent feed) |
Paper Handling | Continuous: 4.0" to 16.0" Labels: 2.5" x .94" (min) |
Paper Weight Continuous Multi-part | 14 to 22 lb 11 to 15 lb |
Paper Thickness Front load Rear load | Up to seven copies (original + 6) maximum; total thickness 0.021 inches Up to six copies (original + 5) total thickness 0.018 inches |
Interfaces (Standard) | Parallel and RS-232C Serial |
Compatibility | ESC/P, IBM 2380+/2381+ |
Buffer | 128 KB or 0 KB |
Sound Level | 58dB (A) |
Physical Dimensions Height Width Depth Weight | 14.5" 27.6" 15.0" 63.9 lb |
Power Requirements | 99-132 VAC, 50 - 60Hz .5Hz; 160 watts; 120-volt |
Operating Temperature | Fahrenheit: +41 to 95 Celsius: 5 to +35 |
Storage Temperature | Fahrenheit: -22 to +158 Celsius: -30 to 60 |
Operating Humidity | 10% to 80% RH |
Storage Humidity | 5% to 85% RH |
Vibration | .25 G, 55Hz (maximum) |
Reliability/Life Expectancy Total Print Volume (TPV): MTBF: Print head: Ribbon: | 26 million lines (except print head) 10,000 POH at 25% duty cycle, 35% coverage 400 million characters 15 million, draft, 14 dots per character |
Product Codes/Accessory Part Numbers | C204001:DFX-8500 printer 8766:DFX-8500 ribbon C815071:Perforation cutter C815001:Paper cutter 8502:Printer stand Interface boards - Type B: |