EPSON PLQ-22 User Manual

Epson PLQ-22

DATASHEET

Enhance specialist printing in your bank, post ofce or
government ofce with this all-in-one atbed dot matrix
printer with dual-side colour scanner and MICR/MSRW.
It’s a great way to bring reliability, durability and a low
total cost of ownership to your ofcial printing.

From passbooks to cheques, the Epson PLQ-22 combines fast print speeds with
high resolution (up to 600 dpi) scanning to handle a wide range of specialist forms.
It even includes a dedicated insertion slot to handle ID Cards accurately and easily.

With a high ribbon yield up to 10 million characters, easy connection and excellent
reliability, this is printing you can count on, with the added benet of a low total
cost of ownership.

This printer also has a range of options to suit your business, including MICR and
MSRW for handling specialist forms and infrared scanning to remove unwanted
background colours and graphics. You can also have a built-in 3-port USB hub
for easy connection to other devices, making the PLQ-22 a real bank teller
champion.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

• Epson PLQ-22 passbook printer

• Setup guide

• CD-ROM (User manual)

• AC power cable

• Ribbon cartridge

• Warranty document

USB, USB-Hub, serial and parallel IFScan area for cards and passbooksReliable printhead and ribbon

Epson PLQ-22

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

PRINT TYPE
Printing method Impact dot matrix
Number of pins in head 24 pins
Colour Black
Print direction Bi-direction with logic seeking
Control code PR2 emulation, ESC/P2, IBM PPDS emulation

PRINTER SPEED
High speed draft 10 cpi*

Draft 10 cpi*

LQ 10 cpi*

PRINTABLE COLUMNS Pitch – 10 cpi*

PAPER/MEDIA HANDLING
Paper path Manual insertion (front in, front out / front in, rear out)
Copy 1 original + 6 copies
Acoustic noises PLQ-22CS: Approx. 54 dB(A) A4 Single Sheet (ISO7779 pattern) / Approx. 51 dB(A)

INPUT DATA BUFFER 128 KB

INTERFACE Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported),

RIBBON CARTRIDGE
Colour Black
Type Fabric
Ribbon life Approx. 10 million characters (Draft 10 cpi*

RELIABILITY 140×199×146 mm
MTBF 10,000 POH*
Print head life 400 million strokes / wire

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION
Rated voltage AC 220 – 240 V
Rated frequency 50 – 60 Hz
Power consumption Approx. 64 W (ISO/IEC10561 Letter pattern)

DIMENSIONS (WxDxH) 384x280x203 mm
Weight PLQ-22CS: 8.2 kg, PLQ-22CSM: 9.2 kg

PRINTER DRIVER Microsoft

SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS
Scanner type Document feed
Scan method Moving paper and xed scan head
Scanning area 216 mm × 356 mm
Output resolution Main 600 dpi / 300 dpi / 200 dpi, Sub 600 dpi / 300 dpi / 200 dpi
Bit depth Colour: input 24 bit / output 24 bit, Mono: input 8 bit / output 8 bit
Scanning speed Mono: 20 inch/second (200 dpi, 300 dpi) / 3.9 inch/second (600 dpi),

MAGNETIC STRIPE READER /
WRITER SPECIFICATIONS
Recording code BCD Binary Coded decimal, B140, 1 VRC parity control bit
Recordable formats IBM3604, DIN/ISO, ISO7811, IBM4746, ANSI, HT-2751-CIZ, ISO8484
Recorded track width 9.7 mm
Read track width 1.1 mm
Speed of medium 340 mm/s
Reliability 700,000 strokes

MICR READER SPECIFICATIONS
Supported fonts E13B, CMC7 (10 digits, 5 symbols and 26 letters)
Reading speed 700 mm/s
Recognition rate Recognition rate 99% or more
Reliability 700,000 strokes

OPTIONS
Ribbon cartridge (Black) C13S015339
Space saving kit C12C802202

*1 CPI: character per 25.4 mm (characters per inch)
*2 Characters per second (cps)
*3 Characters per line (cpl)
*4 POH: Power On Hours

1

: 480 cps*2 (ESC/P2)

1

12 cpi*

: 576 cps*2 (ESC/P2)

1

: 360 cps*2 (ESC/P2)

1

12 cpi*

: 432 cps*2 (ESC/P2)

1

: 120 cps*2 (ESC/P2)

1

12 cpi*

: 144 cps*2 (ESC/P2)

1

: 94 cpl*3, 12 cpi*1: 112 cpl*3, 13 cpi*1: 120 cpl*3,

1

: 141 cpl*3, 16.6 cpi*1: 155 cpl*3, 17.1 cpi*1: 161 cpl*

15 cpi*

Passbook,
PLQ-22CSM: Approx. 55 dB(A) A4 Single Sheet (ISO7779 pattern) / Approx. 53 dB(A)
Passbook

3

Serial I/F, Hi-Speed USB 2.0

1

, 24 dots/character)

4

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Windows® XP (32bit) SP2 or later Professional, Microsoft® Windows Vista®
(32bit/64bit) SP1 or later Ultimate/Enterprise/Business, Microsoft
(32bit/64bit) Ultimate/Enterprise/Professional, Microsoft
(32bit/64bit) SP2 Standard/Enterprise, Microsoft
Enterprise (32bit/64bit), R2 Standard/Enterprise (64bit), Linux CUPS driver (Linux SUSE
Enterprise Desktop 11)

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Windows Server® 2008 Standard/

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Windows® 7

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Windows Server® 2003

Colour: 7.7 inch/second (200 dpi, 300 dpi) / 1.3 inch/second (600 dpi)

PRODUCT MODELS

PLQ-22 CSM W/USB HUB,
NLSP 220V C11CB01201
PLQ-22 CSM W/O USB HUB,
NLSP 220V C11CB01101
PLQ-22 CS NLSP 220V C11CB01001
PLQ-22 CSM W/USB HUB,

NLSP 240V C11CB01201A0
PLQ-22 CSM W/O USB HUB,

NLSP 240V C11CB01101A0
PLQ-22 CS NLSP 240V C11CB01001A0

OPTIONS

PLQ-22 Space saving kit C12C802202

RIBBONS

PLQ-20/PLQ-22 Ribbon Cartridge C13S015339

OPTIONAL EXTENDED WARRANTY

Epson Cover Plus (3 year RTB)
Epson Cover Plus (3 year Onsite)

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PRODUCT LOGISTICS

Packaged size
Packaged weight
Country of origin

242x193x236 mm

2.3 kg
Indonesia

ECPGRP20
ECPGRP45

For further information please contact your local Epson ofce or visit www.epson-europe.com

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Hungary 06800 147 83 Ireland 01 436 7742 Italy 02-660321 10 (0,12 €/min.) Luxembourg 900/43010 (0,24 €/min.) Middle East [phone]
Netherlands 0900-5050808 (0.05 €/oproep + 0.15 €/min.) Norway [phone] Poland 0-0-800 4911299 (0,16 zł/min.) Portugal 707 222 111
Russia [phone] Slovakia 0850 111 429 South Africa ([phone] Spain 93 582 15 00 Sweden 0771-400135 (Mobilsamtal – 0,99 kr/min,
Lokala samtal – 0,30 kr/min, Utlandssamtal – 0,89 kr/min) Switzerland 0848 448820 (4-8 cent./min.) Turkey [phone] United Kingdom 0871 222 6702

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