Epson Stylus Color 680

Stylus Color 680

4 Colour Inkjet Printer

State of the Art Inkjet Printer - for Advanced Home and SOHO Users.


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PRINTER TYPE
Epson Stylus COLOR 680C383051
PRINTING METHODOn-demand Inkjet (piezoelectric)
NOZZLE CONFIGURATION144 nozzles (Black)
3 x 48 nozzles (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
PRINT DIRECTIONBi-directional with logic seeking
CONTROL CODEESC/P Raster
Epson Remote
PRINT SPEED
BLACK TEXT (MEMO) A4Approx. 8.0 PPM (Economy) *1
COLOUR TEXT (MEMO) A4Approx. 7.7 PPM (Economy) *2
TEXT & PHOTO A4Approx. 3.8 PPM (Normal) *3
FULL PAGE COLOUR A4Approx. 1.3 PPM (Normal) *4
PHOTO A4188 sec per photo (Fine) *5
Print test pages
RESOLUTION2880 x 720dpi with Variable-Sized Droplet Technology
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER FEED METHODFriction feed with paper feeder
PAPER HOLD CAPACITY
Plain Paper100
Epson Photo Quality Inkjet Paper (A4)30
Epson Photo Quality Inkjet Cards (5" x 8")30
Epson Photo Quality Inkjet Cards (10" x 8")30
Epson Photo Paper (4" x 6")20
Epson Photo Paper (A4)20
Epson Panoramic Photo Paper (210x594mm)1
Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper (A4)1
Epson Photo Quality Film (A4)1
Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight (A4)20
Epson Inkjet Transparencies (A4)1
Epson Photo Stickers (16)1
PAPER SIZESA4, Letter, A5, B5, Legal,
Envelopes (No.10, DL, C6,132x220mm)
Index cards (A6, 5 x 8", 8 x 10")
Executive, Half Letter, Panoramic
PAPER THICKNESS0.08mm - 0.11mm (Paper)
0.16mm ~ 0.52mm (Envelopes)
0.23mm (Index cards distributed by Epson)
INPUT DATA BUFFER32 Kbyte
INTERFACESCentronics® - type 8-bit parallel interface
(IEEE-1284 Nibble mode)
USB* compatible
INK CARTRIDGES
BLACK INK CARTRIDGE(T017201)
TYPEExclusive cartridge
COLOURBlack
PRINT CAPACITY600 pages, comparable with 3.5% ECMA
(ISO10561), text @ 360 dpi
420 pages, 5% in calculation
COLOUR INK CARTRIDGE(T018201)
TYPEExclusive cartridge
COLOURSCyan, Magenta, Yellow
PRINT CAPACITY 300 pages, 5% each CMY (total 15% coverage)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
TEMPERATURE10° - 35°C
HUMIDITY20 - 80%RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGEAC 220 ~ 240V
RATED FREQUENCY50 ~ 60 Hz
POWER CONSUMPTIONApprox. 17W (ISO 10561 Letter Pattern)
DIMENSIONS
width x DEPTH x height450 x 547x 279mm (Printing)
WEIGHT4.1 kg
PRINTER SOFTWARE (AVAILABLE ON CD-ROM ONLY)
PRINTER DRIVERSMac® OS 8.1 to 9.X
Microsoft® Windows™ 95/98/2000
Microsoft® Windows™ NT4.0
ON-LINE GUIDE Yes
WARRANTY12 months return to base
Optional 3 Year Warranty3YW680
*To use the USB port, your PC must conform to PC98 specifications, and have Windows™ 98/2000 pre-installed. Consult the documentation provided with your PC for further information about USB connectivity. Note also that errors may occur if non-standard cables or more than two hub connections are used.

Product Options

Product Code Description
  Cables
EPCP Parallel printer cable

Warning to Epson printer owners. Many well known third party companies claim their inkjet printing papers are compatible with all Epson inkjet printers. Epson has reports from many customers who have used third party paper and have been very disappointed with the results. When the same customers have changed to genuine Epson paper, they have been amazed and pleased with the colour and quality of their prints. Epson recommends that you do not use any non genuine printing papers if you want to get the best results from your Epson printer. Epson printers are very carefully tuned to ensure Epson inks and Epson's patented MicroPiezo printhead produce the best quality prints using carefully selected Epson paper.

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.

Equipment supplied by Epson Australia is designed to function in conjunction with genuine Epson consumables and accessories specifically configured for it.

The Epson Intellidge® Ink System is designed to work perfectly in harmony with the printer and your choice of media to ensure you get:
  • the very best of print quality every print, every time
  • and trouble-free, peace-of-mind printing every print, every time

The Epson Intellidge® Ink System brings maximum benefits, maximum ink usage and the interchange of Epson cartridges suitable for this model. The Epson Intellidge® Ink System gives you easy-to-see, readily available information about all your ink levels.

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.


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Usage Conditions
Epson products are designed and made to give highly reliable use and long life when used according to its specifications. With any system, product or device used in situations where human life may be involved or at risk, Epson advises that you should take all necessary steps to ensure the suitability of your Epson product for inclusion in your system, and recommends that you include fail-safe procedures and redundancy support or backup equipment in your system, to maintain the maximum safety margin and optimum system reliability. Examples include but are not limited to – do not interfere with any electrical components within the device, do not use items supplied with the product for purposes other than as intended by Epson (ie mains cords, inks, CDs, plastic wrapping) and do not make modifications to the product.

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.