MODEL NUMBER    LX-310
Printing Technology
Print Method    Impact dot matrix   
Number of Pins in Head    9 pins 
Print Direction    Bi-direction with logic seeking 
Control Code    ESC/P and IBM PPDS emulation 
Print Speed     
High Speed Draft  10 / 12 / 15 cpi  347 / 357 / 390 cps   
High Speed Draft Condensed 17 / 20 cpi  383 / 2 98 cps 
Draft  10 / 12 / 15 cpi  260 / 312 / 223 cps 
Draft Condensed  17 / 20 cpi  222 / 260 cps 
Draft Emphasized  10 cpi  130 cps 
NLQ  10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 cpi 65 / 78 / 55 / 47 / 56 cps
Print Characteristics
Character Sets    Italic table, PC437 (US Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 
     (Portugese), 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 & Sans Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional; 
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 ~ 364mm  100 ~ 257mm  0.065 ~ 0.14mm    
    (3.9 ~ 14.3")  (3.9 ~ 10.1")  (0.0025 ~ 0.0055") 
 Cut Sheet (Multi Part)    100 ~ 364mm  100 ~ 257mm  0.12 ~ 0.39mm  
    (3.9 ~ 14.3")  (3.9 ~ 10.1")  (0.0047 ~ 0.015") (Total) 
 Envelope (No.6)    92mm  165mm  0.16 ~ 0.52mm 
    (3.6")  (6.5")  (0.0063 ~ 0,0205") (Total) 
 Envelope (No.10)    105mm  241mm  0.16 ~ 0.52mm  
    (4.1")  (9.5")  (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total) 
 Continuous Paper    101.6 ~ 558.8mm  101.6 ~ 254.0mm  0.065 ~ 0.39mm 
    (4.0 ~ 22.0")  (4.0 ~ 10.0")  (0.0025 ~ 0.015") (Total) 
 Roll Paper      216mm  0.07 ~ 0.09mm  
      (8.5")  (0.0028 ~ 0.0035") 
Paper Feeding 
 Standard    Friction, Push Tractor 
 Optional    Roll Paper Holder 
Copies    Original + 4 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 (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported) 
     USB 2.0 Full-Speed 
    Serial   
Ribbon Cartridge
Standard    Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black) 
 Ribbon Life    Approx. 4.0 million characters (Draft 10 cpi, 14 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 120 / 220 - 240V 
Rated Frequency    50Hz / 60Hz 
Power Consumption 
 Operating    Approx. 27W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern), (ENERGY STAR compliant) 
 Sleep Mode    Approx. 1.1W 
 Auto Off Mode    Approx. 0.2W (120V), Approx. 0.3W (230V) 
 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 
LX-310
Options 
Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black)  S015632
Legend
cpi  Characters per inch
  (Characters per 25.4mm)
cps  Characters per second
cpl  Characters per line
POH Power On Hours
362mm (14.3") – 
348mm (13.7") except knob
Weight: Approx. 4.1kg (9.0lb)
154mm (6.1")
275mm (10.8")
Dimensions & Weight
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