The FX-890II is a high-volume, low TCO 80-column dot matrix printer designed for fast, reliable printing. A contemporary new design and small footprint make upgrading easy and add a range of new features for unprecedented flexibility.
Market-leading print speeds: Complete high-volume print runs even faster
Very low TCO: Cheap, long-lasting consumables and low power use
Even better reliability: Improved by 25% to 25,000 power-on hours
Modern design: Fits with your working environment
Energy Star compliant: To ensure the best possible energy efficiency
Market-leading print speedsThe FX-890II offers an improved USD (ultra speed draft) speed of 735 characters per second at 12 characters per inch, making a real difference to high-volume print runs such as stock reports and large batches of invoices or freight documents.Outstanding reliabilityEpson's dot matrix technology is already mature and very reliable, and these new printers improve the mean time between failure by 25% to 25,000 power-on hours, ideal for challenging conditions or where regular maintenance is not practical.Modern designEpson's new range of dot matrix printers have a refreshingly modern design to fit in with your working environment.
Max Media SizeRoll (21.6 cm), JIS B4 (257 x 364 mm), continuous paper 101.6 mm - 254 mm (width)
Print SpeedUp to 738 char/sec - ultra high speed draft ¦ Up to 615 char/sec - ultra high speed draft ¦ Up to 694 char/sec - high speed draft ¦ Up to 612 char/sec - high speed draft ¦ Up to 555 char/sec - draft ¦ Up to 463 char/sec - draft ¦ Up to 138 char/sec - letter ¦ Up to 115 char/sec - letter
Max Resolution (B&W)240 x 144 dpi
InterfaceParallel, USB 2.0
RAM Installed (Max)128 KB
Language SimulationEPSON ESC/P, IBM PPDS
BarcodesMatrix 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Code 39, EAN/JAN-8, EAN/JAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, Codabar, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, Postnet
Media TypeEnvelopes, plain paper, continuous forms
System RequirementsMicrosoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Print SpeedUp to 738 char/sec - ultra high speed draft - 12 cpi ¦ Up to 615 char/sec - ultra high speed draft - 10 cpi ¦ Up to 694 char/sec - high speed draft - 12 dpi ¦ Up to 612 char/sec - high speed draft - 10 cpi ¦ Up to 555 char/sec - draft - 12 cpi ¦ Up to 463 char/sec - draft - 10 cpi ¦ Up to 138 char/sec - letter - 12 cpi ¦ Up to 115 char/sec - letter - 10 cpi
Connectivity TechnologyWired
InterfaceParallel, USB 2.0
Max Resolution (B&W)240 x 144 dpi
Language SimulationEPSON ESC/P, IBM PPDS
BarcodesMatrix 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Code 39, EAN/JAN-8, EAN/JAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, Codabar, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, Postnet
RAM
RAM Installed (Max)128 KB
Media Handling
Media TypeEnvelopes, plain paper, continuous forms
Max Media SizeRoll (21.6 cm), JIS B4 (257 x 364 mm), continuous paper 101.6 mm - 254 mm (width)
Media SizesRoll (21.6 cm), JIS B4 (257 x 364 mm), 100 x 100 mm, continuous paper 101.6 mm - 254 mm (width)
Envelope SizesUS No 10 (104.7 x 241.3 mm), US No 6 (92 x 165 mm)
Media Thickness Range0.06 mm - 0.46 mm
Max Sheets in Multi-Part Form6
Expansion / Connectivity
Connections1 x USB 2.0 ¦ 1 x parallel
Miscellaneous
Consumables Included1 x printhead - up to 400 million characters ¦ 1 x ribbon (black) - up to 7.5 million characters
MTBF25,000 hour(s)
Compliant StandardsEMC, ICES-003 Class A, UL 60950-1, FCC Part 15 B Class A, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
Power
Power DevicePower supply - internal
Frequency Required50 - 60 Hz
Power Consumption Operational54 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by8 Watt
Power Consumption Sleep0.8 Watt
Software / System Requirements
OS RequiredMicrosoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016