MODEL NUMBER
LQ-310
Printing Technology
Print Method
Impact dot matrix
Number of Pins in Head
24 pins
Print Direction
Bi-direction with logic seeking
Control Code
ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS emulation
Print Speed
High Speed Draft
10 / 12 cpi
347 / 416 cps
Draft
10 / 12 / 15 cpi
260 / 312 / 390 cps
Draft Condensed
17 / 20 cpi
222 / 260 cps
LQ
10 / 12 / 15 cpi
86 / 103 / 129 cps
LQ Condensed
17 / 20 cpi
147 / 172 cps
Print Characteristics
Character Sets
Italic table, PC437 (US Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860
(Portuguese), PC861 (Icelandic), PC863 (Canadian-French), PC865 (Nordic),
Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, ISO 8859-15
Bitmap Fonts
Epson Draft: 10, 12, 15 cpi; Epson Roman & San Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional;
Epson Courier: 10, 12, 15 cpi; Epson Prestige: 10, 12 cpi; Epson Script, OCR-B, Orator &
Orator-S: 10cpi; Epson Script C: Proportional
Scalable Fonts
Epson Roman, Epson San Serif, Epson Roman T & Epson San Serif H: 10.5pt., 8pt. - 32pt.
(every 2pt.)
Barcode Fonts
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet
Printable Columns
Pitch
10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 cpi 80 / 96 / 120 / 137 / 160 cpl
Paper Handling
Paper Path
Tractor
Rear in, Top out
Manual Insertion
Rear in, Top out
Paper Size
Length
Width
Thickness
Cut Sheet (Single Sheet)
100 ~ 364 mm
100 ~ 257 mm
0.065 ~ 0.14 mm
(3.9 ~ 14.3")
(3.9 ~ 10.1")
(0.0025 ~ 0.0055")
Cut Sheet (Multi Part)
100 ~ 364 mm
100 ~ 257 mm
0.12 ~ 0.32 mm
(3.9 ~ 14.3")
(3.9 ~ 10.1")
(0.0047 ~ 0.0126") (Total)
Envelope (No.6)
92 mm
165 mm
0.16 ~ 0.52 mm
(3.6")
(6.5")
(0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)
Envelope (No.10)
105 mm
241 mm
0.16 ~ 0.52 mm
(4.1")
(9.5")
(0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)
Continuous Paper (Single Sheet and Multi part)
101.6 ~ 558.8 mm
101.6 ~ 254.0 mm
0.065 ~ 0.32 mm
(4.0 ~ 22.0")
(4.0 ~ 10.0")
(0.0025 ~ 0.0126") (Total)
Roll Paper
NA
216 mm
0.07 ~ 0.09 mm
(8.5")
(0.0028 ~ 0.0035")
Paper Feeding
Standard
Friction, Push Tractor
Optional
Roll Paper Holder
Copies
Or 3 copies
Line Spacing
4.23mm (1/6") or programmable in increments of 0.118mm (1/216")
Input Data Buffer
128KB
Interface
Standard
Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
USB 2.0 Full-Speed
Serial
Ribbon Cartridge
Standard
Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black)
Ribbon Life
Approx. 2.5 million characters (Draft 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
Acoustic Noise
Approx. 53 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
Reliability
Mean Print Volume Between Failure (MVBF)
Approx. 20 million lines (Except print head)
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
Approx. 10,000 POH (25% Duty)
Print Head Life
Approx. 400 million strokes/wire
Control Panel
4 switches and 5 LEDs
Environmental Conditions (Operating)
Temperature
5 ~ 35°C
Humidity
10 ~ 80 % RH
Electrical Specification
Rated Voltage
AC 120V / AC 220 - 240V
Rated Frequency
50Hz ~ 60Hz
Power Consumption
Operating
Approx. 22W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern), (ENERGY STAR compliant)
Sleep Mode
Approx. 1.0 W (120V) / 1.3 W (230V)
Auto Off Mode
Approx. 0.5W
Power Off
0W
Printer Driver / Utility
Operating System
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
Utility
Epson Status Monitor 3
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
Epson Printer Setting
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
SPECIFICATIONS
LQ-310
Options
Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black)
S015634
Legend
cpi
Characters per inch
(Characters per 25.4mm)
cps
Characters per second
cpl
Characters per line
POH
Power On Hours
Weight:
Approx. 4.1kg (9.0lb)
154mm (6.1")
275mm (10.8")
Dimensions & Weight
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Dealer’s Stamp
362mm (14.3") –
348mm (13.7") exclude knob
