Epson LQ-590 Dot Matrix Printer
Model: LQ-590

Efficient, Letter Quality, Dot Matrix Printing
Efficient, Letter Quality, Dot Matrix Printing
* Letter Quality, 24-Pin Head
* Rapid print speeds up to 658 cps
* Up to 5-part forms printing capability (Original + 4 copies)
* Flexible paper handling - load from rear, bottom or front
* User friendly control panel and setting selection
* 80 columns. Also available in 136 column model (LQ-2090)
| PRINTER TYPE |
| PRODUCT NAME |
LQ-590 |
| PRODUCT CODE |
C11C558071 |
| NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD |
24 pins |
|
| PRINT DIRECTION |
Bi-directional with logic seeking |
| PRINT SPEED |
| HIGH SPEED DRAFT |
10CPI |
440 cps |
| HIGH SPEED DRAFT |
12CPI |
529 cps |
| DRAFT |
10CPI |
330 cps |
| DRAFT |
12CPI |
396 cps |
| DRAFT |
15CPI |
495 cps |
| DRAFT |
17CPI (Condensed) |
559 cps |
| DRAFT |
20CPI (Condensed) |
658 cps |
| LQ |
10CPI |
110 cps |
| LQ |
12CPI |
132 cps |
| LQ |
15CPI |
165 cps |
| LQ |
17CPI (Condensed) |
187 cps |
| LQ |
20CPI (Condensed) |
220 cps |
| PRINT CHARACTERISTICS |
| CHARACTER SETS |
14 international character sets
13 character code tables (Standard)
Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman
8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15 |
| BITMAP FONTS |
|
| Epson Draft |
10, 12, 15 cpi |
| Epson Roman |
10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional |
| Epson Sans Serif |
10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional |
| Epson Courier |
10, 12, 15 cpi |
| Epson Prestige |
10, 12, cpi |
| Epson Script |
10, cpi |
| Epson OCR-B |
10, cpi |
| Epson Orator |
10, cpi |
| Epson Orator-S |
10, cpi |
| Epson Script C |
Proportional |
| SCALABLE FONTS |
|
| Epson Roman |
10.5pt., 8pt. - 32pt. (every 2pt.) |
| Epson Sans Serif |
10.5pt., 8pt. - 32pt. (every 2pt.) |
| Epson Roman T |
10.5pt., 8pt. - 32pt. (every 2pt.) |
| Epson Sans Serif H |
10.5pt., 8pt. - 32pt. (every 2pt.) |
| BAR CODE |
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39,
Code 128, PostNet |
| PRINTABLE COLUMNS |
| PITCH (cpi) |
Characters per line |
|
| 10 cpi |
80 |
|
| 12 cpi |
96 |
|
| 15 cpi |
120 |
|
| 17 cpi condensed |
137 |
|
| 20 cpi condensed |
160 |
|
| PAPER HANDLING |
| PAPER PATH |
|
|
| Manual Insertion : |
(Front or rear in, top out) |
| Push Tractor : |
(Front or rear in, top out) |
| Pull Tractor : |
(Front or rear or bottom in, top out) |
| Cut Sheet Feeder |
(Rear in, top out) |
| CUT SHEET SIZE |
Width: 100 - 257mm (3.9 - 10") |
| |
Length: 100 - 364mm (3.9 - 14.3") |
| ENVELOPES |
No.6, No.10 |
| CONTINUOUS PAPER SIZE |
Width: 101.6 - 254 mm (4 - 10") |
| |
Length: 101.6 - 558.8 mm (4 - 22") |
| PAPER THICKNESS |
|
| CUT SHEET |
0.065 - 0.14mm (0.0025 - 0.0055") |
| MULTI-PART FORMS |
0.12 - 0.39mm |
| ENVELOPES |
0.16 - 0.52 mm |
| CONTINUOUS PAPER |
single sheet / multi part forms 0.065 - 0.39mm (0.0025 -
0.0018") |
| LABEL BASE SHEET |
0.07 - 0.09mm (0.0028 - 0.0035 inch) |
| TOTAL SHEET |
0.16 - 0.19 mm (0.0063 - 0.0075 inch) |
| PAPER FEEDING |
| STANDARD FRICTION |
(front in, top out) |
| PUSH TRACTOR |
(rear in, top out)(front in, top out) |
| PULL TRACTOR |
(rear in, top out)(front in, top out)(bottom in, top out) |
| OPTIONAL FEEDER |
|
| CUT SHEET FEEDER |
(rear in, top out) |
| PUSH-PULL TRACTOR |
(rear in, top out)(front in, top out) |
| COPIES |
| ACCOUSTIC NOISE |
| LINE SPACING |
| INPUT DATA BUFFER |
| INTERFACE |
| STANDARD |
Bi-directional parallel interface
(IEE - 1284 nibble mode supported), USB (ver 1.1) I/F |
| OPTION |
Type B I/F level 2 |
| RIBBON CARTRIDGE |
| COLOUR |
Black |
| TYPE |
Fabric ribbon cartridge |
| RIBBON LIFE |
Approx. 5 million characters |
| RELIABILITY |
| MEAN PRINT VOLUME |
| BETWEEN FAILURE (MVBF) |
40 million lines (except print head) |
| MTBF |
20,000 POH |
| PRINT HEAD LIFE |
400 Million strokes / wire |
| CONTROL PANEL |
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING) |
| TEMPERATURE |
5 - 35° C |
| HUMIDITY |
10 - 80% RH |
| ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS |
| RATED VOLTAGE |
AC 220 - 240V |
| RATED FREQUENCY |
50 - 60Hz |
| POWER CONSUMPTION |
Approx. 42W
(ISO/IEC 10561 Letter Pattern)
(AC 120V / AC 220 - 240V)
Approx. 44W (ISO / IEC 10561 Letter Pattern)
(UPS version)
ENERGY STAR COMPLIANT |
| DIMENSIONS |
| width |
414 mm |
| DEPTH |
350 mm |
| height |
167.5 mm |
| WEIGHT |
Approx. 7.1 Kg |
| PRINTER DRIVER / UTILITY |
| OS |
Microsoft® Windows® NT 4.0 / 95 / 98
/ 2000 / Me / XP and
|
| UTILITY |
Epson Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft® Windows®
NT 4.0 / 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP |
Warranty:1-year Carry-In Warranty

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