EPSON LQ-680Pro
Impact Printer
FEATURES BENEFITS
FAST, RELIABLE PERFORMANCE THAT’S
SURE TO IMPACT YOUR OUTPUT
How would you react to a 24-pin impact printer
that delivered speed, versatility, and worry-free
performance, all at an affordable price? Now’s your
chance to find out. Printing 413 cps in High-Speed
Draft mode, the EPSON LQ-680Pro creates Letter
Quality results on forms up to six parts thick. Thirtyeight percent faster than its predecessor, the popular
EPSON LQ-670, this economical printer races through
your mission critical tasks like printing tickets, receipts,
checks, labels, and more.
Its straight paper path and flatbed feed design offer
more efficient printing—without causing paper jams
that can waste valuable time and damage high-cost
forms. But, what’s especially reassuring about the
EPSON LQ-680Pro is its advanced APG (Automatic
Platen Gap) technology. Sensing the thickness of
multiple-part forms, it automatically adjusts the
position of the print head to prevent damage to the
pins from unnecessary force.
A perfect replacement to the EPSON LQ-670 or other
flatbed printers, the EPSON LQ-680Pro is compatible
with most software applications and integrates easily
into most network platforms. With a mean-timebetween-failure (MTBF) rating of 10,000 power-on
hours (POH), twice that of the EPSON LQ-670, the
EPSON LQ-680Pro offers extreme durability. And, it has
a 400-million strokes/wire print head rating.
With exceptional paper handling capabilities, dual
paper paths, and eight bar-code fonts, this energyefficient printer is the perfect solution for your busy
workgroup. It gives you speed and durability, without
sacrificing performance. For state-of-the-art technology,
application flexibility, and quality
that will last, choose the EPSON
LQ-680Pro. From the world
leader in impact printers.
• High-speed, Prints Letter Quality labels, invoices,
24-pin printing packing slips, and more up to 413 cps in
High-Speed Draft mode
• Flatbed APG Automatically adjusts to accommodate the
(Automatic Platen Gap) thickness of each form
adjustment technology
• Multipart printing and Easily handles up to 6-part forms and
font versatility provides a variety of built-in fonts
• MTBF rating of Delivers Epson’s legendary reliability for
10,000 POH; the most demanding back-office print tasks
400-million
strokes/wire print
head life
• Windows®3.1x, 95, Works with most Windows software
98, 2000, Me and applications; features EPSON ESC/P®2
NT 3.51/4.0 and IBM®2390 Plus emulation
printer drivers
• Unbeatable Includes two year limited warranty and
service and support access to Epson’s superior technical support
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Printing Method
24-pin, impact dot matrix
Print Direction
Bi-directional with logic seeking
Print Speed
High Speed Draft 413 cps at 10 cpi
Draft 310 cps at 10 cpi
Letter Quality 103 cps at 10 cpi
Character Sets
13 standard version
39 NLSP version
14 international character sets
Scalable Fonts
EPSON Roman 8 to 32 points (every 2 pt)
EPSON Sans Serif 8 to 32 points (every 2 pt)
EPSON Roman T 8 to 32 points (every 2 pt)
EPSON Sans Serif H 8 to 32 points (every 2 pt)
Resident Bitmapped Fonts (cpi)
EPSON Draft 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi
EPSON Roman 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, Proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, Proportional
EPSON Courier 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi
EPSON Prestige 10 cpi, 12 cpi
EPSON Script 10 cpi
EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi
EPSON Orator 10 cpi
EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi
EPSON Script C Proportional
Bar Code Fonts
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E,
Code 39, Code 128, Postnet
Formatting
1/6" (4.23 mm) or programmable in increments of
1/360" (.0706 mm)
Paper Feed Mechanism
Feeding method Friction feed
(front manual, rear cut sheet feeder)
Push tractor feed (rear)
Feeder Rear push tractor
Cut sheet feeder bin1/bin2 (option)
Roll paper holder (option)
Paper Feed Speed
64 millisecond per 1/6"
5" per second continuous feed
Paper Path
Manual insertion (front in, front out)
Cut sheet feeder (rear in, front out)
Tractor (rear in, front out)
Input Buffer
64 KB
Software Drivers
Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows NT 3.51/4.0
Interface
Bi-directional 8-bit parallel interface
(IEEE -1284 Nibble Mode supported)
Type-B interface slot option
Printer Language
ESC/P 2
IBM 2390 Plus emulation
Paper Handling
Cut sheet single sheet (front entry, manual insertion)
Width 3.5" to 12"
Length 2.8" to 16.5"
Thickness .0025" to .0074"
Cut sheet multipart (front entry, manual insertion)
Width 3.5" to 12"
Length 2.8" to 16.5" (line glue on one
side of the form, 11.7" maximum)
Thickness .0047" to .018"
Copies 1 orig inal + 5 copies
Envelope
No. 6, No. 10
Thickness .0063" to .0205"
Continuous paper
Width 4" to 12"
Length (one page) 3" to 22"
Thickness .0025" to .018"
Copies 1 orig inal + 5 copies
Continuous forms with labels
Base sheet width 4" to 12"
Base sheet length 3" to 22"
Total thickness .0075"
Roll paper
Width 8.5"
Thickness .0028" to .0035"
Sound Level
55 dBA (ISO7779 pattern)
Power Requirements
Rated voltage AC 120 V
Input voltage range AC 99 to 132 V
Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz
Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Physical Dimensions
Width 19.6" (497 mm)
Depth 15.2" (386.5 mm)
Height 9.0" (229.5 mm)
Weight 20.7 lb (9.4 kg)
Control Panel Functions
Font, pause, tear off, LF/FF, load/eject, micro adjust, self test, data
dump and the default settings
Reliability
Total print volume 20 million lines (except print head)
MTBF 10,000 POH (25% duty cycle)
Print head life 400 million strokes/wire
Black fabric cartridge 2 million characters
(LQ mode, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
Product/Accessory Part Numbers
EPSON LQ-680Pro C376101
EPSON LQ-680Pro Ribbon cartridge S015016
High capacity cut sheet feeder C806872
Second bin cut sheet feeder C806791
Roll paper holder 8310
Serial interface board type B C823051
32 KB serial interface board type B C823071
LocalTalk interface type B C823121
Coax interface board type B C823141
Twinax interface board type B C823151
Bi-directional parallel board type B C823452
EpsonNet 10Base-T type B print server C823622A
EpsonNet 10/100Base-TX type B
print server with AC adapter C823642A
Warranty
Two year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada
Support—The EPSON Connection
Pre-sales support U.S. and Canada 800-463-7766
Automated technical support 800-922-8911
Internet Website www.epson.com
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Epson Latin America, Inc.
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Printed on recycled paper