Epson LQ-300+II

Epson LQ-300+II

24-Pin Dot Matrix Printers

Latest High Speed, High Quality Dot Matrix Printer of Choice for the Business Environment


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PRINTER TYPE
Impact Dot Matrix
PRODUCT NAME Epson LQ-300+II
PRODUCT CODE C11C638051
PRINTING METHOD Impact dot matrix
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD 24 pins
PRINT DIRECTION Bi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 10 CPI 300 cps
DRAFT 10 CPI
12 CPI
15 CPI		 225 cps
270 cps
337 cps
DRAFT CONDENSED 17 CPI
20 CPI		 192 cps
225 cps
LQ 10 CPI
12 CPI
15 CPI		 75 cps
90 cps
112 cps
LQ CONDENSED 17 CPI
20 CPI		 128 cps
150 cps
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTER SETS 15 International character sets, 13 character code tables (Standard), Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15
BITMAP FONTS Epson Draft :
Epson Roman :
Epson Sans Serif :
Epson Courier :
Epson Prestige :
Epson Script :
Epson Script C :
Epson OCR-B :
Epson Orator :
Epson Orator-S :		 10, 12, 15 CPI
10, 12, 15 CPI, Proportional
10, 12, 15 CPI, Proportional
10, 12, 15 CPI
10, 12 CPI
10 CPI
Proportional
10 CPI
10 CPI
10 CPI
SCALABLE FONTS Epson Roman :
Epson Sans Serif :
Epson Roman T :
Epson Sans Serif H :
 10.5 pt., 8 to 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
10.5 pt., 8 to 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
10.5 pt., 8 to 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
10.5 pt., 8 to 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
BAR CODE FONT EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A
UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet
PRINTABLE COLUMNS
PITCH (CPI) Character per line
10 CPI 80
12 CPI 96
15 CPI 120
17 CPICONDENSED 137
20 CPICONDENSED 160
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER PATH Manual Insertion:
Push Tractor :
Pull Tractor :
Cut Sheet Feeder :		 Rear in, Top out
Rear in, Top out
Rear/Bottom in, Top out
Rear in, Top out
PAPER SIZE
CUT SHEET Manual Insertion Width :
Length:
Thickness:		 100 ~ 257 mm (3.9 ~ 10.1")
100 ~ 364 mm (3.9 ~ 14.3")
0.065 ~ 0.14 mm (0.0025 ~ 0.0055")
  CSF single-bin Width :
Length:
Thickness:		 182 ~ 216 mm (7.2 ~ 8.5")
257 ~ 356 mm (10.1 ~ 14.0")
0.07 ~ 0.14 mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0055")
  Multi part Width :
Length:
Thickness:		 100 ~ 257 mm (3.9 ~ 10.1")
100 ~ 364 mm (3.9 ~ 14.3")
0.12 ~ 0.39 mm (0.0047 ~ 0.013") (Total)
ENVELOPE No.6 Width :
Length:
Thickness:		 165 mm (6.5")
92 mm (3.6")
0.16 ~ 0.52 mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)
  No.10 Width :
Length:
Thickness:		 241 mm (9.5")
105 mm (4.1")
0.16 ~ 0.52 mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)
CONTINUOUS PAPER   Width :
Length:
Thickness:		 101.6 ~ 254 mm (4.0 ~ 10.0")
101.6 ~ 558.8 mm (4.0 ~ 22.0")
0.065 ~ 0.32 mm (0.0025 ~ 0.013") (Total)
LABEL   Width :
Length:
Thickness:		 101.6 ~ 254 mm (4.0 ~ 10.0")
101.6 ~ 558.8 mm (4.0 ~ 22.0")
0.07 ~ 0.09 mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0035") (Base)
0.16 ~ 0.19 mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0075") (Total)
ROLL PAPER   Width :
Length:
Thickness:		 216 mm (8.5 ")
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0.07 ~ 0.09 mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0035")
PAPER FEEDING STANDARD Friction:
Push Tractor:
Pull Tractor :		 Rear in, Top out
Rear in, Top out
Rear/Bottom in, Top out
  OPTIONAL Cut Sheet Feeder:
Push-Pull Tractor :		 Rear in, Top out
Rear in, Top out
COPIES Original + 3 copies
LINE SPACING 1/6 inch or programmable by 1/360 inch
INPUT DATA BUFFER
  64 KByte
INTERFACE
STANDARD Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
  Serial I/F
  USB (ver 1.1) I/F
RIBBON CARTRIDGE
STANDARD
FABRIC RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK)		    
  COLOUR :
TYPE:
RIBBON LIFE: 		Black
Fabric
Approx. 2 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
OPTIONS
FABRIC RIBBON CARTRIDGE (COLOUR)		    
  COLOUR :
TYPE:		 Black, Magenta, Cyan and Yellow
Fabric
  RIBBON LIFE: Black

Magenta

Cyan

Yellow		 Approx. 1 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
Approx. 0.7 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
Approx. 0.7 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
Approx. 0.5 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
FILM RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK) COLOUR :
TYPE:
RIBBON LIFE:

 Black
Film
Approx. 0.2 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
ACOUSTIC NOISE
  Approx. 49dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
RELIABILITY
MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure) 12 million lines (Except print head)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) 6000 POH (25% duty cycle)
PRINT HEAD LIFE Approx. 200 million strokes/wire (black) 100 million strokes/wire (colour)
CONTROL PANEL
  4 switches, 5 LEDs
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
TEMPERATURE 5 ~ 35 °C
HUMIDITY 10 ~ 80 % RH
DIMENSIONS (excludes knob and paper release lever)
WIDTH 366 mm
DEPTH 275 mm
HEIGHT 159 mm
WEIGHT Approx. 4.4 kg
PRINTER DRIVER / UTILITY
OS Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/Me/XP and Microsoft® Windows® NT® 4.0
UTILITY Epson Status Monitor 3(Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/Me/XP and Microsoft® Windows® NT® 4.0 environment only)
OPTIONS
C13S015021 FABRIC RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK)
C13S015077 FABRIC RIBBON CARTRIDGE (COLOUR)
C13S015277 FILM RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK)
C12C806372 SINGLE BIN CUT SHEET FEEDER
C12C800302 PULL TRACTOR UNIT
C12C832112 COLOUR UPGRADE KIT
C11C811141 ROLL PAPER HOLDER
WARRANTY
Standard Warranty 12 months return to base
Optional Additional 2 years return to base warranty   -   3YWLQ300+II
* For more information visit www.epson.com.au/warranty/
All features and specifications described are subject to change without notice.
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Usage Conditions
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