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title: Epson FX-890 Dot Matrix Printer - USB, Ethernet
date: 2023-04-04T19:06:58Z
modified: 2026-05-23T06:16:45Z
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excerpt: Epson FX-890 Dot Matrix Printer 9-pin 80 Col USB & Ethernet
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**Epson FX-890IIN 9-pin 612 cps Dot Matrix Printer C11CF37403A0**

**Market-leading print speeds**

The FX-890IIN 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 reliability**

Epson’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 design**

Epson’s new range of dot matrix printers have a refreshingly modern design to fit in with your working environment.

**Features**

- Network dot matrix printer
- **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
- **Network capability** Supports Ethernet

**Specifications:**

**Printing Method:** Impact dot matrix

**Number of Pins:** 9 pins

**Number of columns:** 80 columns

**Pins:** 18 Needles (2 x 9)

**Power consumption:** 55-Watt, 10 Watt (standby)

**Supply Voltage:** AC 198 V – 264 V

**Product dimensions:** 414‎ x 375 x 177 mm (Width x Depth x Height)

**Product weight:** 7,2 kg

**Supported Temperature:** Operation 5° C – 35° C, Storage -30° C – 60° C

**Supported Humidity:** Operation 10% – 80%, Storage 30% – 60%

**Mean Time Between Failures:** 25.000 hours

**Print Head Life:** 400 million Strokes/Wire

**Print**

**Printing Speed:** Highspeed-Draft: 10 cpi: 612 chars/s, Draft: 10 cpi: 463 chars/s, NLQ: 10 cpi: 115 chars/s

**Barcodes:** Coda bar (NW-7), Code 128, Code 39, Industrial 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E

**Carbon Copies:** 6 plus one original

**Character Sets:** 42

**Character Tables:** PCAPTEC, PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, ISO-8859-1, Roman 8, Italic

**Printing Resolution:** 240 x 144 DPI

**Connectivity**

**Interfaces:** USB – compatible with USB 2.0 specification, Ethernet interface (100 Base-TX / 10 Base-T)

**Paper / Media Handling**

**Document Feed:** Single sheet front and rear, Continuous media front and rear, Paper output rear

**Paper Formats:** Sheet Paper (single- and multi-layer), Continuous Paper (single- and multi-layer), Envelopes, Cardboard

**Paper Thickness Continuous Paper:** 0,46 mm

**Paper Thickness Label Base Sheet:** 0,46 mm

**Paper Thickness Multi Part:** 0,12 mm – 0,46 mm

**Paper Thickness Single Sheet:** 0,06 mm – 0,14 mm