| PRINTING METHOD | Impact Dot Matrix |
| NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD | 24 pins |
| PRINT DIRECTION | Bi-directional with logic seeking |
| PRINT SPEED Draft 12cpi Draft 10 cpi LQ 12cpi LQ 10 cpi |
269cps225 cps 90 cps 75 cps |
| PRINT CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Character sets | 1 legal character set 14 international cahracter sets 8 character code tables Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, BRASCII, Abicomp |
| FONTS |
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| Bit - Map Fonts | Epson Draft, 10, 12, 15cpi Epson Roman, 10, 12, 15cpi Proportional Epson Sans Serif, 10, 12, 15cpi Proportional Epson Courier, 10, 12, 15cpi Epson Prestige 10, 12cpi Epson Script, 10, 12cpi Epson Script C, Proportional OCR-B 10cpi Epson Orator 10cpi Epson Orator-S 10cpi |
| Scalable Fonts | Epson Roman, 8-32 points Epson Sans Serif, 8-32 points Epson Roman T, 8-32 points Epson Sans Serif H 8-32 points |
| PRINTABLE COLUMNS | Character Per line / Character Pitch (CPI) |
| 10cpi | 80 / 10 |
| 10cpi condensed | 137 / 17.1 |
| 12 cpi | 96 / 12 |
| 12 cpi condensed | 160 / 20 |
| 15cpi | 120 / 15 |
| PAPER HANDLING | Cut Sheet |
| Paper path | Top/Front entry Continious paper Front/rear/bottom entry |
| Paper feeding method | Friction feed (Front/top) Push tractor feed (Rear) Pull tractor feed (Front/Bottom) Push-pull tractor feed (Rear)* *available only when the optional tractor unit is attached |
| Cut Sheet Size | width 148 to 257mm LENGTH up to 364mm THICKNESS 0.065 to 0.14mm QUALITY Plain paper, Recycled paper |
| Cut Sheet Size (Carbonless duplicating paper) | width 182to 216mm LENGTH 257 to 297mm THICKNESS 0.12 to 0.32mm COPIES Original +3 copies QUALITY Carbonless multi-part form paper |
Continuous paper
*Envelopes & labels can also be printed | width 101-254mm THICKENESS 0.065 to 0.10mm (single sheet) - to 0.32mm (total)
COPIES Original + 3 copies QUALITY Plainpaper, Carbonless mulit-part form, Recycled paper |
| Line spacing | 1/6 inch, 1/8 inch or programmable in 1/360 inch |
| INPUT DATA BUFFER | 8K byte or 0KB (Selectable by DIP switch) |
| INTERFACE | CENTRONICS-Type 8-bit Parallel Interface One slot for optional interface card |
| RIBBON CARTRIDGE |
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| Standard |
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| Colour | Black |
| Type | Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (#7753) |
| Life | 2 million characters (at 48 dots/character) |
| Optional |
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| Colour | Black |
| Type | Film Ribbon Cartridge |
| Life | 0.2 million characters (at 48 dots/character) |
RELIABILITY
Print head life |
200 million strokes/wire (with fabric ribbon) |
| MTBF | 100 million stokes/wire (with film ribbon) 4000 POH |
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING) |
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| Temperature | 5 to 35 degrees C (operating) |
| Humidity | 10 to 80% RH (operating) |
| ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS |
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| Voltage Rated frequency Power consumption | 120V-220-240V AC 50 to 60 Hz Approx. 33 W (during self test in draft 10cpi printing)) |
| DIMENSIONS Width |
434 mm |
| Depth | 368 mm |
| Height | 160 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 6.7kg |
| WARRANTY | 12 months return to base |
| Product Code |
Description |
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Products |
| C107071 |
LQ-570+ |
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Media Handling Options |
| C800192 |
Pull Tractor unit |
| C806372 |
Single-bin cut sheet feeder |
| C806382 |
High capacity cut sheet feeder |
| CSFBD70N |
Double-bin cut sheet feeder bundle |
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Interfaces |
| C823061 |
Type "B" serial interface |
| C823081 |
Type "B" 32 Kbyte intelligent serial interface |
| C823102 |
Type "B" 32 Kbyte buffered parallel interface |
| C823122 |
Interface card for LocalTalk |
| C823142 |
Type "B" Coax interface |
| C823152 |
Type "B" Twinax interface |
| C823242 |
Ethernet for Netware
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| C823453 |
Type "B" Bi-directional parallel interface |
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Cables |
| EPCP |
Parallel printer cable |
Equipment supplied by Epson Australia is designed to function in conjunction with
genuine Epson consumables and accessories specifically configured for it.
This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.
