Back catalogue – LQ-300
Featuring extraordinary speed, output quality and dependability - as well as optional colour capability - the Epson LQ-300 24-pin dot matrix printer offers exceptionally high performance in a compact and light weight package.
The LQ-300 offers fast draft and letter quality printing, a convertible push/pull tractor, colour upgradability, standard serial and parallel interfaces with built-in auto switching (a feature usually only found in laser printers) and quieter operation.
A very versatile printer, the LQ-300 is easy to use and has excellent paper handling capabilities, including the ability to load single A4 cut sheets, continuous stationery,
envelopes, multi-part stationery and not wastage of the first sheet. Standard paper handling can be enhanced with the addition of the optional second tractor or the single bin cut sheet feeder.
The LQ-300 offers fast draft and letter quality printing, a convertible push/pull tractor, colour upgradability, standard serial and parallel interfaces with built-in auto switching (a feature usually only found in laser printers) and quieter operation.
A very versatile printer, the LQ-300 is easy to use and has excellent paper handling capabilities, including the ability to load single A4 cut sheets, continuous stationery,
envelopes, multi-part stationery and not wastage of the first sheet. Standard paper handling can be enhanced with the addition of the optional second tractor or the single bin cut sheet feeder.
| PRINTING METHOD | Impact Dot Matrix | |
| NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD | 24 pins | |
| PRINT DIRECTION | Bi-directional with logic seeking for draft Uni-directional for NLQ text, bit image and colour |
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| PRINT SPEED | ||
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| Draft 10cpi | 200cps | |
| Draft 12 cpi | 240cps | |
| LQ 10cpi | 67cps | |
| LQ 12cpi | 80cps | |
| PRINT CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Character sets | 9 character tables (Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, BRASCII, Abicomp) |
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| Colour | Optional | |
| Fonts | ||
| Bit - Map Fonts | Epson NLQ Roman Epson Courier Epson NLQ Sans Serif Epson Prestige Epson Draft |
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| CONTROL CODE | Epson ESC/P®, IBM®X24E | |
| PAPER HANDLING | Manual Insertion | |
| Cut Sheet Size | Width 148-257mm Length 182-364mm With optional CSF Width: 182-216mm Length: 210-364mm |
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| Envelopes | Available No. 6 (166x92mm), No. 10 (240x104mm) |
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| Labels | Available Base sheet Width: 101.6-254mm Total thickness: 0.16-0.19mm |
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| Continuous paper size | Width 101.6-254mm Total Thickness: 0.065-0.32mm |
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| PAPER FEED METHOD | Cut sheet path (friction feed with manual insertion and with optional cut sheet feeder) Contiinuous paper path (tractor feed with standard and optional tractor units) |
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| Tractor unit | Push or Pull (standard/detachable) Pull (option) |
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| Copies | 1+3 | |
| Line spacing | 1/6", 1/8" or programmable at 1/360" | |
| INPUT DATA BUFFER | 8 K Byte | |
| INTERFACE | Centronics®-type 8-bit parallel interface RS-232D serial interface (Auto Switchable) |
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| RIBBON CARTRIDGE | ||
| Type | Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (#7753/Black, SO15077/Colour) |
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| Ribbon life | Black Ribbon Film (7768) | |
| (48 dots/char) | 2 million characters Colour Ribbon 1 million characters (Black) 0.7 million characters (Magenta) 0.7 million characters (Cyan) 0.5 million (Yellow) |
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| RELIABILITY | ||
| Print head life | 200 million strokes/wire (Black ribbon) 100 million strokes/wire (Colour ribbon/Film Ribbon) |
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| MTBF | 4,000 POH | |
| CONTROL PANEL | ||
| Switches | Font, LF/FF, Pause | |
| Indicators | Pause, Font1, Font 2 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING) | ||
| Temperature | 5 to 35 degrees C (Operating) | |
| Humidity | 5 to 80% RH (Operating) | |
| ACOUSTIC NOISE | 47.5dB (A) (ISO7779 Pattern) | |
| ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS | ||
| Voltage | AC220V-240V | |
| Rated frequency | 50-60 Hz | |
| Power consumption | Approx. 30W(self test in draft mode 10cpi)) | |
| DIMENSIONS | ||
| Width | 366 mm | |
| Depth | 275 mm | |
| Height | 132 mm | |
| Weight | 4.3kg | |
| WARRANTY | 12 months return to base | |
Product Options
| Product Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Products | |
| C143081 | LQ-300 |
| Configurations | |
| BDLQ300C | LQ-300 personal dot matrix printer with colour kit |
| Media Handling Options | |
| C800302 | Pull tractor |
| C806372 | Single-bin cut sheet feeder |
| Cables | |
| EPCP | Parallel printer cable |
| Options | |
| C832112 | Colour upgrade kit |
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