Back catalogue – LQ-2170

LQ-2170
The Epson LQ-2170 will boost office efficiency with it's fast, accurate printing and multi-way paper handling and will also leave the competition behind. It's an exceptional hard-working machine designed to meet the demands of high-speed, high-volume printing. Whatever the application, the LQ-2170 is a clear winner in the race for higher productivity.

High Speed Printing

When it comes to saving time the LQ-2170 comes first. In high speed draft mode it boasts print speeds up to 440 cps - the fastest in its class. It can also achieve 396 cps in draft mode and a 132 cps in letter quality mode at 12 cpi. What's more you get a choice of nine letter-quality fonts, four scalable fonts, one draft font and eight barcode fonts.

Versatile Multi-Way Loading

Top, bottom, front and rear, the LQ-2170's multi-way loading gives you the flexibility you need to handle virtually any job. From multi-part continuous forms and cut sheets to roll paper, envelopes, postcards and labels, the LQ-2170 can handle a wide variety of paper stocks with ease.

For maximum flexibility, it features a fixed rear push tractor and a removable second tractor that can be used either as a top pull tractor or a front push tractor. With the optional pull tractor installed in the top position, you can also get front-loading, push-pull paper handling. To assist with high volume cut sheet printing, single high capacity and second bin sheet feeders are also available.

Reliability

The LQ-2170's precision-engineered 24-pin head delivers outstanding letter quality text, yet it is powerful enough to produce up to four copies in addition to a sharp, clear original on multi-part stationery.

EPSON's economical long-life ribbons outlast conventional ribbons and ensures you have the rock-solid reliability you need to handle high volume printing every day of the year. To maximise the life of the printer and ensure optimum print quality genuine Epson ribbons are recommended.

Compatibility

The LQ-2170 features ESC/P2 control codes and IBM® 2391 Plus emulation that ensures compatibility with a wide range of hardware and software environments. It also has a 64Kb buffer, a bi-directional parallel interface and an optional interface slot for additional interfaces such as serial, buffered, twinax, coax and ethernet. The new printer driver and utility software makes it easy to set detailed print parameters from your computer.

This easy-to-use, versatile printer is a rugged workhorse built to work day in day out. Whatever your business goals, the LQ-2170 will help you achieve impressive results everytime.
Printing MethodImpact Dot Matrix
Number of Pins in Head 24 pins
Print directionBi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED

High speed draft

Draft 12cpi

Draft 10 cpi

NLQ 12cpi

NLQ 10 cpi


440 cps

396 cps

330 cps

132 cps

110 cps

RESOLUTION360 x 360 dpi (maximum)
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS

Character sets


1 legal character set

14 international character sets

11 character code tables

Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1

Fonts

Bit - Map Fonts





Scalable Fonts


Bar Code Font


Epson Draft 10, 12, 15cpi

Epson Roman 10, 12, 15cpi proportional

Epson Sans Serif 10, 12, 15cpi, proportional

Epson Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi

Epson Prestige 10, 12 cpi

Epson OCR-B 10 CPI

Epson Orator S 10 cpi

Epson Script C Proportional

Epson Roman 10.5, 8 to 32 points

Epson Sans Serif 10.5, 8 to 32 points

Epson Roman T 10.5, 8 to 32 points

Epson Sans Serif H 10.5, 8 to 32 points

EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET

CONTROL CODE ESC/P2 and IBM® 2391 Plus
PRIINTABLE COLUMNS

10 cpi

10 cpi condensed

12 cpi

12 cpi condensed

15 cpi

Characters per line / Character Pitch (CPI)

136 / 10

233 / 17.1

163 / 12

272 / 20

204 / 15

PAPER HANDLING

Cut Sheet Size

Envelopes

Cards

Continuous paper size

Paper Thickness




width 101-420 mm

LENGTH Front 147-420 mm

Rear 101-420 mm

No. 6, No. 10

width 100-148 mm

LENGTH Front 148 mm

Rear 100-148 mm

width 101-406mm

LENGTH 101-559mm

CUT SHEET

Single Sheet 0.065-0.14mm

Multi-part forms 0.12-0.39mm

CARD 0.22mm

CONTINUOUS PAPER

Multi-part forms 0.065-0.39mm

Paper feed methodFRICTION FEED (front/rear)

PUSH TRACTOR FEED (front/rear)

PUSH-PULL TRACTOR FEED (front/rear) with optional pull tractor

PULL TRACTOR FEED (front/rear/bottom)

CUT SHEET FEEDER (optional)

Printable area

Top margin
Bottom margin
Left margin
Right margin
Maximum print area

Single Sheets / Continuous Paper

Env. Postcards

4.2 mm / 4.2 mm

4.2 mm / 4.2 mm

3.0 mm / 13 mm

3.0 mm / 13 mm

345.4 mm / 345.2 mm

Paper thickness

Cut Sheet

Card

Continuous

Single sheet 0.065-0.14 mm

Multi-part forms 0.12-0.39 mm

0.22 mm

Multi-part forms 0.065-0.39mm

Paper weight

Cut Sheet

Envelopes

Card

Continuous paper

(Single sheet & multi part)


Single sheet 52.3 to 90 g/m2

Multi-part 40 to 58 g/m2

45 to 91 g/m2

192 g/m2

40 to 58 g/m2

Input data buffer64 K or 0K
InterfaceBi-directional parallel interface

Optional Type B interface slot

Ribbon cartridge

Colour
Type
Ribbon life


Black

Fabric Ribbon Cartridge

8 million characters (LQ, 48 dots/character)

Reliability
Print head life

Ribbon life

Total print volume


400 million characters

8 million characters

7.5 million lines (except print head)

Control panel

Buttons

Indicators


Operate, Pause, Load/Eject, LF/FF, Tear off/Bin Font, Pitch

Pause, Paper out, Paper jam, Head hot, Cover open, Micro Adjust, Tear off, Bin selection, Pitch selection, Font slection, Fatal error

Environmental conditions (operating)
Temperature

Humidity

5° to 35° C

10 to 80% RH

Acoustic NoiseApprox. 55 dB (A ) (ISO 7779 pattern)
Electrical specifications
Voltage

Rated frequency

Power consumption

220V-240V AC

50 to 60 Hz

Approx. 62 W (during Draft self test)

Dimensions

Width

Depth

Height

Weight



639 mm

402 mm

257 mm

Approx. 13 kg

Warranty12 months return to base

Product Options

Product Code Description
  Products
C165052 LQ-2170
  Configurations
EBLQ2170 LQ-2170 with Ethernet interface
  Media Handling Options
C800322 Pull tractor
C806732 High capacity cut sheet feeder
C806742 Second-bin cut sheet feeder
CSFBD270W Double-bin cut sheet feeder bundle
CSFBDD270W Double-bin cut sheet feeder
  Interfaces
C823061 Type "B" serial interface
C823081 Type "B" 32 Kbyte intelligent serial interface
C823102 Type "B" 32 Kbyte buffered parallel interface
C823142 Type "B" Coax interface
C823152 Type "B" Twinax interface
C823313 Ethernet interface
C823453 Type "B" Bi-directional parallel interface
C823623 Ethernet interface (10 Base 2/10 Base T)
POWERPRINT Apple serial to PC parallel converter & drivers
  Cables
EPCP Parallel printer cable


Product name Globalcode Price (inc GST)
excludes delivery
Order quantity
RIBBONS
Epson FX-2170/2180 LQ-2070/2170/2180/2080/2190 Black Fabric Ribbon Cartridge C13S015086 $55.00

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