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Information
Product Code
Description
Epson LQ-590
C11C558001
Epson LQ-590 Impact Printer
S015337
Ribbon Cartridge
C806381
High Capacity Cut Sheet Feeder
C806371
Single Bin Cut Sheet Feeder
C800201
Additional Pull Tractor Unit
C814002
Front Sheet Guide
Epson LQ-2090
C11C559001
Epson LQ-2090 Impact Printer
S015335
Ribbon Cartridge
C806401
High Capacity Cut Sheet Feeder
C806391
Single Bin Cut Sheet Feeder
C800211
Additional Pull Tractor Unit
C814012
Front Sheet Guide
C814031
Front Paper Guide
Product Code
Description
Epson LQ-590 and LQ-2090 Accessories
C811141
Roll Paper Holder
C823051
Serial Interface Board
C823071
32KB Serial Interface Board
C823121
LocalTalk Interface
C823141
Coax Interface Board
C823151
Twinax Interface Board
C823452
Bidirectional Parallel Interface Board
C823912
EpsonNet Multiprotocol 10/100
Base-TX Type-B Ethernet Print Server
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Epson America, Inc.
3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806
Epson Canada, Ltd.
3771 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M1W 3Z5
Printer
Specifications
Printing Method
24-pin, impact dot matrix
Print Direction
Bidirectional with logic seeking in Text and Graphics Mode
Print Speed
High Speed Draft
529 cps (12 cpi)
440 cps (10 cpi)
Draft
330 cps (10 cpi)
Letter Quality
110 cps (10 cpi)
Character Sets
96 ASCII characters; 14 international character sets and 1 legal character
set; 128 user-defined characters; Extended IBM style graphic characters;
5 code pages
Resident 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 OCRB
10 cpi
Epson Script C
Proportional
Epson Orator
10 cpi
Epson Orator-S
10 cpi
Bar Code Fonts
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128,
POSTNET, Codabar (NW-7), Industrial 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5
Scalable Fonts
Epson Roman
10.5 pt; 8-32 pt every 2 pt
Epson Sans Serif
10.5 pt; 8-32 pt every 2 pt
Epson Roman T
10.5 pt; 8-32 pt every 2 pt
Epson Sans Serif H
10.5 pt; 8-32 pt every 2 pt
Column Width
LQ-590
LQ-2090
10 cpi
80
136
12 cpi
96
163
15 cpi
120
204
17 cpi
137
233
20 cpi
160
272
Formatting
32 horizontal tabs; line spacing in 1/6” or programmable (minimum 1/360”
increments); skip over perforations in lines; page length in lines or inches
Paper Feed Mechanism
Feeding method
Friction feed (front, rear)
Push tractor (front, rear)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, rear)
Push and pull tractor** (front, rear)
Cut sheet feeder (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)
Paper Feed Speed
45 millisecond per 1/6"
5" per second continuous feed
Paper Path
Manual insertion
Front or top in, top out
Cut sheet feeder
Top in, top out
Tractor
Front, rear or bottom in, top out
Input Buffer
128KB
Software Drivers
Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, XP and NT 4.0
Interface
Bidirectional Parallel (IEEE 1284 Nibble Mode supported)
USB
Type-B slot for optional interface cards
Printer Language
Epson ESC/P2
IBM PPDS
Paper Handling
Forms: continuous multipart, original plus 4 carbonless copies,
maximum thickness .018"
Width
LQ-590
LQ-2090
Single sheets
3.9" to 10.1"
3.9" to 16.5"
Continuous 4.0" to 10.0" 4.0" to 16.0"
Cut-sheet feeder
7.2" to 8.5"
7.2" to 16.5"
Length
Single sheets
3.9" to 14.3"
3.9" to 14.3"
Continuous
4.0" to 22.0"
4.0" to 22.0"
Cut-sheet feeder
10.1" to 14.0"
10.1" to 14.0"
No. 6 envelopes
6.5" x 3.6"
No. 10 envelopes
9.5" x 4.1"
Labels
2.5" x 0.94" (minimum)
Roll paper
8.5" width
Sound Level
52 dBA
Power Requirements
LQ-590
LQ-2090
Rated voltage
120V
100 to 240V
Input voltage range
103.5 to 132V
90 to 264V
Rated frequency range
50 to 60 Hz
50 to 60 Hz
Input frequency range
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Physical Dimensions
LQ-590
LQ-2090
Height
6.3"
6.3"
Width
16.3”
23.2"
Depth
13.8"
13.8"
Weight
15.6 lb
21 lb
Control Panel Functions
Font, pitch, pause, tear off, bin selection, line feed, form feed, load, eject,
micro adjust, top-of-form adjustment, paper parking, default feature setting,
panel lockout
Reliability
MTBF
20,000 POH (25% duty cycle)
Print head life
400 million characters
Ribbon life
5 million characters at 48 dots/character (LQ-590)
8 million characters at 48 dots/character (LQ-2090)
Warranty
Three-year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada
Support—The Epson Connection
SM
Automated Technical Support
(800) 922-8911
Pre-Sales Support (US and Canada)
(800) 463-7766
Internet Website
www.epson.com
* Advanced print head deisgn provides unmatched burst speed, allowing the Epson LQ-590/2090
to maximaize performance by consistently performing at or near top speeds. Standardized
ISO 10561 throughput tests illustrate how Epson’s superior technology results in faster printing
and greater print volume over time. Test conducted by Seiko Epson Corporation.
** Additional tractor unit required
