At 560 characters per second, Epson's DFX-5000+ is undeniable fast and smart. It detects paper thickness of up to six part forms and adjusts the print head automatically to prevent paper jams. The DFX-5000+ stops itself in the unlikely event of a paper jam and knows better than to print off the sides of the paper

Specifications:

Physical Dimensions

Height:	14.5"
Depth:	15.0"
Width:	27.6"
Weight:	63.9 lbs.

Print Method: 9 Pin Impact Dot Matrix

Print Direction: Bi-directional with logic seeking in text mode (unidirectional can be selected by software) and unidirectional in bit image and graphic character mode.

Print Speed:
High Speed Draft: 560 cps (10 cpi)
Draft Elite: 504 cps (12 cpi)
Draft Pica: 420 cps (10 cpi)
Near Letter Quality Pica: 84 cps (10 cpi)
Near Letter Quality Elite: 101 cps (12 cpi)

Paper Feed Speed: 17 ms/line at 1/6" line feeding: 10" per second continuous feed; 26 ms/line intermittent speed.

Interfacing:
Standard: Centronics compatible 8 bit parallel; RS232C serial
Optional: Type-B Coax; Twainax; EtherNet

Buffer: 20KB or 0KB selectable

Ribbon: Black, fabric, 15 million character at 48 dots per character

Reliability:
MTBF: 8,000 power on hours (POH) @ 25% duty
Print Head: 300 million character (14 dots per character)
Average Pages per Month: 6,000

Column Width:
Pica: (10 cpi) 136
Elite: (12 cpi) 163
15cpi: 204
Condensed Pica: (17.1 cpi) 233
Condensed Elite: (20 cpi) 272

Formatting:
Tabs: 32 horizontal tabs, 16 sets vertical tabs
Channels: 8VFU channels
Line Spacing: 1/6" or programmable (min. 1/216" increments)
Page Length: Lines or inches
Perforation Skip: skip over perforations in line

Paper Handling:
Continuous Paper Width: 4" (101mm) to 16" (406mm), Dual Push tractors/paper paths:
Paper Feed Method: Automatic back out and loading; Automatic Paper thickness and width adjustment; Optional pull tractor
Copies: Front 1+5, Rear 1+3
Paper Thickness: Front Max.: 0.018" (0.46mm) with 6-part carbonless, Rear Max.: 0.012" (0.30mm) with 4-part carbonless
PaperWeight: Single 14-22 lbs; Multi-part 11-15 lbs.
Paper Path: Front and Rear
Line spacing: 1/6" or 1/8" programmable (1/216"min)