Epson PLQ-20, LQ 2090, LQ 630, LQ-680, PLQ-20D User Manual

EPSON DOT MATRIX RANGE

9-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTERS

24-PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTERS

EPSON

DOT MATRIX RANGE

Epson is the world’s largest manufacturer of dot matrix

printers with a product range that offers the ultimate

in high speed, low cost, reliable and durable printing

across all stationery types. Ideal for drafting, high

volume data processing, and multi-part stationery –

for which there is simply no alternative – no other

technology offers such broad capability from a single

machine.

EPSON 9-PIN

DOT MATRIX PRINTERS

Featur ing durable, heavy and medium

duty printers for continuous data

processing and high speed drafting

tasks – while offering competitively

priced low cost printers – the Epson

9-pin dot matrix range offers excep-

tional value.

Outstanding performance combined

with high precision alignment and

sophisticated paper handling enables

this truly comprehensive range of

narrow and wide carriage printers to

tackle the widest range of high speed

printing tasks with supreme accuracy,

making them ideal for commercial,

industrial and logistic applications –

including data processing, invoicing,

stock requisitions, cheque runs, label

printing etc.

EPSON 24-PIN

DOT MATRIX PRINTERS

Offering all the features available

across the Epson 9-pin range, but

with the addition of scalable fonts

and letter quality, for superior print

quality, Epson 24-pin printers are

ideal for front desk applications in

the retail and service industries, and

for tasks such as invoice and order

printing.

The range is further enhanced with

fl at-bed printers that enable 24-pin

printing to be achieved on less

fl exible materials and a wide variety

of non-standard stationery such as

receipts and label printing.

Offering a wider choice than any other manufacturer – and spanning every

duty cycle, from light to heavy duty – the Epson dot matrix range enables you

to strike exactly the right balance between capability, performance and cost.

And built to the standards which have made the Epson brand synonymous

with reliability, Epson dot matrix printers are not only competitively priced, but

extremely economical to run.

EPSON LQ-690

• Print speed enhancer: fast printing of bit image data

from the Windows

®

environment

• High reliability at MTBF of 20,000 hours

• High ribbon yield of 10 million characters

NEW

2

THE DOT MATRIX PRINTER ADVANTAGES

• Low TCO per print-outs (as low as 20 euro cents/

100 pages)

• Multi-part capability (up to 1 original + 9 copies)

• Long lasting print-outs (up to 100 years)

• Can work under harsh environments

(Hot, cold, dry, humid or dusty environments)

• Less maintenance

• Handles continuous paper (Good for transaction

continuity)

• Handles media of varying thickness

(Paper, multipart forms, envelopes, card etc)

• Multiple paper paths (Choose paper loading paths

that match your workstation environment)

• Handles cut sheets and continuous paper

simultaneously

COMPATIBILITY – ESC/P2

ESC/P (Epson Standard Code for Printers) is the defacto

standard dot matrix printer control language, worldwide.

Adopted in the vast majority of popular software packages,

ESC/P enables you to plug straight in – and print. The

versatility and quality of Epson impact printing is further

extended by ESC/P2 which enables Epson 24-pin printers

to achieve scalable fonts and high resolution graphics.

Fully compatible with existing software, ESC/P2 is

designed for use with non Windows

®

operating systems,

enabling you to achieve font manipulation without the

need for costly on-board processors. If you are working

within the Windows

®

environment you will be able to

achieve your printer’s maximum speed by using printer

resident fonts.

CONNECTIVITY

Epson connectivity goes far beyond USB, parallel and

serial interfaces. Where Epson impact printers are required

to serve either as a shared resource or as a personal

printer, we offer Ethernet and Wireless 802.11b. For full

details of interfacing options please refer to the options

and specifications tables at the back of this brochure.

COLOUR PRINTING

Colour printing highlights important information and

gives clarity to forms. Epson colour ribbons are ultra

tough and produce colourful results without bleed or

smudging. An easily installed colour upgrade is available

for selected printers. For full details of printing options

please refer to the options and specifications tables at

the back of this brochure.

Printer Model Duty 9-Pin 24-Pin POS Instore Accounting Listing Passbook

LX-300+II

Light

LX-1170II

Medium

FX-890

High

FX-2190

High

DFX-9000

Heavy

LQ-300+II

Light

LQ-590

Medium

LQ-630

Light

LQ-680/680Pro

Medium

LQ-690

Medium

LQ-2090

Medium

LQ-2180

High

DLQ-3500

Heavy

PLQ-20/20M

Heavy

PLQ-20D/20DM

Heavy

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EPSON DOT MATRIX PRINTER SELECTOR

PAPER SIZE

9 pin – speed is more important

than print quality

PRINT VOLUME PRINT VOLUME

LX-300+II FX-890 LX-1170II FX-2190 DFX-9000

Quick comparison

Speed

lmmmm llllm lmmmm llllm lllll

Print volumes / durability

lmmmm llllm lmmmm llllm lllll

Footprint

lmmmm llmmm llmmm llllm lllll

Quieter printing

lmmmm lllmm lmmmm lllmm llllm

Flatbed printer

Platen gap adjustment

manual manual manual manual automatic*

Multi copy capability

1+4 parts 1+5 parts 1+4 parts 1+5 parts 1+9 parts

Paper feeds Continuous rear rear rear rear rear

bottom bottom bottom bottom bottom (front)

front front

Cut sheet top top top top

front (optional) front (optional)

Print width

80 columns, 8“ 80 columns, 8“ 136 columns, 13.6“ 136 columns, 13.6“ 136 columns, 13.6“

Printer language

Epson / IBM Epson / IBM / Oki Epson / IBM Epson / IBM / Oki Epson / IBM

Colour printing

optional

lmmmm = low l ll ll = high

* DFX-9000, LQ-680Pro and DLQ-3500 have automatic platen gap adjustment to ensure optimum settings when changing between different media types

with the minimum of user intervention. Automatic platen gap adjustment also allows printing on forms with varying thickness, such as multipart courier forms that

also include a label.

front

bottom

top

rear

≤ A4

≤ A3/A4 landscape

low low highhigh

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PRINT QUALITY

24 pin – print quality

is as important as speed

PAPER SIZE

PRINT VOLUME FLATBED

FLATBED

LQ-300+II LQ-630 LQ-590 LQ-2090 LQ-2180

LQ-680/

680Pro

LQ-690 DLQ-3500

lmmmm lmmmm llmmm llmmm lllmm llmmm llmmm llllm

lmmmm lmmmm lllmm llllm llllm lllmm lllmm lllll

lmmmm lmmmm llmmm llllm lllll llllm llllm lllll

lmmmm llllm lmmmm llmmm lllmm lllmm lllmm lllll

flatbed flatbed flatbed flatbed

manual manual manual manual manual

manual (LQ-680)

autom.* (LQ-680 Pro)

manual automatic*

1+3 parts 1+4 parts 1+4 parts 1+4 parts 1+5 parts 1+5 parts 1+6 parts 1+7 parts

rear rear rear rear rear rear rear rear

bottom bottom bottom bottom

front front front

top front top top top front front front

front front front

80 columns, 8“ 80 columns, 8“ 80 columns, 8“ 136 columns, 13.6“ 136 columns, 13.6“ 106 columns, 10.6“ 106 columns, 10.6“ 136 columns, 13.6“

Epson / IBM Epson / IBM Epson / IBM Epson / IBM Epson / IBM Epson / IBM Epson / IBM Epson / IBM

optional standard

Errors and omissions excepted, all specifications are subject to change without notice.

July 2009

≤ A4

≤ A3/A4 landscape

low no yes

A4 landscape

no yes high A3

5

LX-300+II

C11C640041 (220 V)

C11C640051 (240 V)

80

Office application

Front desk

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

300

225

56

337

270

67

Low 1+4 366 x 275 x 159

LX-1170II

C11C641001 (220 V)

C11C641002 (240 V)

136

Listing

Accounting

Invoicing

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

300

225

56

337

270

67

Low 1+4 546 x 275 x 163

FX-890

C11C524025 (220 V)

C11C524026 (240 V)

80

Listing

Accounting

Invoicing

Ultra high speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

566

419

104.6

680

503

125.9

Medium 1+5 414 x 350 x 167.5

FX-2190

C11C526022 (220 V)

C11C526023 (240 V)

136

Listing

Accounting

Invoicing

Ultra high speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

566

419

104.6

680

503

125.9

Medium 1+5 589 x 350 x 167.5

DFX-9000

C11C605011BZ (220 V)

C11C605011DA (240 V)

136

High speed high volume

printing

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

1550

1320

330

1450

1320

330

High 1+9 700 x 378 x 363

LQ-300+II

C11C638001 (220 V)

C11C638002 (240 V)

80

Office application

Front desk

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

300

225

75

n/a

270

90

Low 1+3 366 x 275 x 159

LQ-590

C11C558022 (220 V)

C11C558022A1 (240 V)

80

Office application

Listing

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

440

330

110

529

396

132

Medium 1+4 473.5 x 374.5 x 171.5

LQ-630

C11C480019 (220 V)

C11C480019A1 (240 V)

80

Office application

Flat bed printing

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

300

225

79

360

270

94

Low 1+4 386 x 306 x 185

LQ-680

C11C376025 (220 V)

C11C376026 (240 V)

106 Flat bed printing

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

413

310

103

n/a

372

124

Medium 1+5 497 x 387 x 230

LQ-680Pro

C11C376125 (220 V)

C11C376125A1 (240 V)

106

Flat bed printing,

paper with varying thickness

(auto platten gap adjustment)

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

413

310

103

n/a

372

124

Medium 1+5 497 x 387 x 230

LQ-690

C11CA13041 (220 V)

C11CA13051 (240 V)

106

Office application

Flat bed application

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

440

330

110

529

396

132

Medium 1+6 480 x 370 x 210

LQ-2090

C11C559012 (220 V)

C11C559012A1 (240 V)

136

Listing

Accounting

Invoicing

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

440

330

110

529

396

132

Medium 1+4 612.5 x 374.5 x 171.5

LQ-2180

C11C272152 (220 V)

C11C272153 (240 V)

136 High speed listing

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

480

360

120

n/a

431

143

Medium 1+5 639 x 402 x 268

DLQ-3500

C11C396085 (220 V)

C11C396086 (240 V)

136

High speed listing

Flat bed printing,

paper with varying thickness

(auto platten gap adjustment)

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

550

495

165

n/a

594

198

High 1+7 660 x 432 x 276

PLQ-20/

PLQ-20M

PLQ-20:

C11C560171 (220 V)

C11C560021DA (240 V)

PLQ-20M:

C11C560181 (220 V)

C11C560031DA (240 V)

94

Passbook, cheques,

front desk applications

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

480

360

120

576

432

144

Medium 1+6 384 x 280 x 203

PLQ-20D/

PLQ-20DM

PLQ-20D:

C11C560361 (220 V)

C11C560311A1 (240 V)

PLQ-20DM:

C11C560371 (220 V)

C11C560341A1 (240 V)

94

Passbook, cheques,

front desk applications

High speed draft:

Draft:

Quality:

480

360

120

576

432

144

Medium 1+6 384 x 280 x 203

9-pin24-pin

Model

Order code

Character per line

Applications

Print speed in CPS

(characters

per second)

CPS @ 10 characters

per inch

CPS @ 12 characters

per inch

Print volume

Multipart copy capability

Dimensions (WxDxH)

mm

l

standard

m

optional

EPSON DOT MATRIX PRINTER COMPARISON

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