Functions
– Print
Technology
– Method: Impact Dot Matrix
– Number of Pins: 24
Speed
– High Speed Print: 12 CPI / 529 cps
– Draft: 10 CPI / 330 cps
MTBF
– 20,000 POH
Print Head Life
– 400 million strokes/wire
Character Sets
– 14 International character sets
– 13 character code tables: Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15
Supported Bitmap Fonts
– Epson Draft
– Roman
– Sans Serif
– Courier
– Prestige
– Script
– OCR-B
– Orator
– Orator-S
– Script C
Supported Scalable Fonts
– Epson Roman
– Sans Serif
– Roman T
– Sans Serif H
Barcode Sets
– EAN-13
– EAN-8
– Interleaved 2 of 5
– UPC-A
– UPC-E
– Code 39
– Code 128
– Postnet
Media Cut Sheet
– Single Sheet: 0.065–0.14 mm
– Multipart: 0.12–0.39 mm
– Envelopes: 0.16–0.52 mm
Envelopes Media
– No. 6
– No. 10
Continuous Paper
– LQ-590 width: 101.6–254 mm (4–10 inch)
– Length: 101.6–558.8 mm (4–22 inch)
Multipart Copy
– 1 original + 4 copies
Print Direction
– Bi-direction with logic seeking
– Manual: Front/Rear insertion
– Push Tractor: Front/Rear insertion
– Pull Tractor: Front/Rear/Bottom insertion
– Cut Sheet Feeder: Front/Rear insertion
Memory
– 128 KByte
Supported Consumables
– Fabric Ribbon Cartridge
– Color: Black
– Ribbon Life: Approx. 5 million characters
Interface
– Standard: Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported), USB (ver 1.1) I/F
– Option: Type B I/F Level 2
Control Panel
– 6 switches and 10 LEDs
Voltage
– AC 220–240V
Rated Frequency
– 50–60 Hz
Power Consumption
– Approx. 42 W (ISO/IEC10561 Letter Pattern)
– Energy Star compliant
OS Compatibility
– Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, XP
– Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0
Environment
– Temperature: 5–35ºC
– Humidity: 10–80%
