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title: Epson FX-2190IIN 9-pin 738 CPS Dot Matrix Printer - USB, Ethernet
date: 2021-10-27T09:33:47Z
modified: 2026-05-23T06:16:45Z
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excerpt: "- Market-leading print speeds1: Complete your high-volume print runs even faster\\n- Very low TCO: Cheap, long-lasting consumables and low power use\\n- Even better reliability: Improved by 25 percent to 25,000 power-on hours\\n- Modern design: Fits with your working environment\\n- Network capability: Supports both Ethernet and serial connections"
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The FX-2190IIN is a network high-volume, low TCO 136-column dot matrix printer designed for faster, more reliable network printing. A contemporary new design and smaller footprint make it an easy upgrade.

**Market-leading print speeds**
The FX-2190IIN offers an improved USD (ultra speed draft) speed of 738 characters per second at 12 characters per inch, making a real difference to high-volume print runs such as stock reports, large batches of invoices or freight documents.

**Outstanding reliability**
Building on Epson’s established and reliable dot matrix technology, the new range of printers improves the mean time between failures by 25 percent. This delivers 25,000 of power-on hours, ideal for challenging conditions where regular maintenance is not practical.

**Smaller footprint**
Epson’s new range of dot matrix printers has a refreshed design with a smaller footprint – depth has been reduced to just 320mm – making it easy to place into a business environment.

**Network capability**
This is a network model which supports both serial and Ethernet connections for enhanced connectivity.

**Specifications:**

**Printing Method:** Impact dot matrix

**Number of Pins:** 9 pins

**Number of columns:** 136 columns

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

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

**Supply Voltage:** AC 198 V – 264 V

**Product dimensions:** 612‎ x 375 x 177 mm (Width x Depth x Height)

**Product weight:** 8,37 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

**Fonts:** Bitmap font EPSON Draft (10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI), Bitmap font EPSON OCR-B (10 CPI), Bitmap font EPSON Roman (10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, Proportional), Bitmap font EPSON Sans Serif (10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, Proportional)

**Noise Level:** Operation (Roll): 55 dB (A)

**Ribbon Yield:** 12 characters Black Draft

**Print**

**Printing Speed:** HighSpeed-Draft: 10 cpi: 612 chars/s, Draft: 10 cpi: 463 chars/s, NLQ: 10 cpi: 115 chars/s, Ultra Speed-Draft: 12 cpi: 738 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, Bidirectional parallel, 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