Epson LQ-310 Dot Matrix Printer

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24-Pin Narrow Carriage Impact Printer

Your fast and affordable printing solution

  • Narrow carriage 24-pin SIDM
  • High 416 CPS print speed at 12CPI
  • 10,000 power on hour MTBF
  • USB, Serial and Parallel ports

 

 

WHY THE EPSON LQ310?
Building on its reputation as the world’s top dot matrix printer maker, Epson has introduced the Epson LQ-310 as the next-generation narrow carriage, 24-pin model that replaces the legendary LQ-300, featuring vastly improved speed and reliability.

Extreme Speed
The Epson LQ-310 features a 128KB input data buffer memory that is double that of its predecessor. This enables it to achieve high printing speeds of up to 416 characters per second at 12 CPI – or almost 40% faster than the model it replaces.

Improving on Legendary Reliability
The Epson LQ-310 also has an improved reliability rating that is an astonishing 67% higher than its predecessor that was already renowned for its dependability. The LQ-310 is rated for a mean time before failure (MTBF) of 10,000 POH (power on hours) compared to the older model’s 6,000 POH.

High Impact for Multiple Carbon Copies
Achieve optimum efficiency with the LQ-310’s ability to create up to a 4-part form printout (1 original + 3 copies).

Flexible Connectivity
With built-in USB, Serial and Parallel Interface options, the LQ-310 is able to connect to just about any output device you need it for.

   

Printing Technology:


Print Method:
Impact dot matrix

Control Panel:
4 switches and 5 LEDs

Print Direction:
Bi-direction with logic seeking

Number of Pins in Head:
24 pins

Control Code:
ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS emulation
 

Print Speed:


High Speed Draft:
10cpi: 347 cps
12cpi: 416 cps

Draft:
10cpi: 260 cps
12cpi: 312 cps
15cpi: 390 cps
(Condensed) 17cpi: 222 cps
(Condensed) 20cpi: 260 cps

Letter Quality:
10cpi: 86 cps
12cpi: 103 cps
15cpi: 129 cps
(Condensed) 17cpi: 147 cps
(Condensed) 20cpi: 172 cps
 

Reliability:


MTBF:
Approx. 10,000 POH (25% Duty)

Printhead Life:
Approx. 400 million strokes/wire

Mean Print Volume Between Failure (MVBF): Approx. 20 million lines (Except print head)
 

 

Print Characteristics:


Character Sets:
Italic table, PC437 (US Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portuguese), 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 & San Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional; Epson Courier: 10, 12, 15 cpi; Epson Prestige: 10, 12 cpi; Epson Script, OCR-B, Orator & Orator-S: 10cpi; Epson Script C: Proportional

Scalable Fonts:
Epson Roman, Epson San Serif, Epson Roman T & Epson San Serif H: 10.5pt., 8pt. - 32pt. (every 2pt.)

Barcode:
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet
 

Paper Path:


Manual Insertion:
Rear in, Top out

Push Tractor:
Rear in, Top out
 

Paper Media:


Cut Sheet (Single Sheet):
Length: 100 ~ 364 mm (3.9 ~ 14.3")
Width: 100 ~ 257 mm (3.9 ~ 10.1")
Thickness: 0.065 ~ 0.14 mm (0.0025 ~ 0.0055")

Cut Sheet (Multi-part Forms):
Length: 100 ~ 364 mm (3.9 ~ 14.3")
Width: 100 ~ 257 mm (3.9 ~ 10.1")
Thickness: 0.12 ~ 0.32 mm (0.0047 ~ 0.0126") (Total)

Envelope (No.6):
Length: 92 mm (3.6"), Width: 165 mm (6.5"), Thickness: 0.16 ~ 0.52 mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)

Envelope (No.10):
Length: 105 mm (4.1"), Width: 241 mm (9.5"), Thickness: 0.16 ~ 0.52 mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)

Continuous Paper (Single Sheet):
Length: 101.6 ~ 558.8 mm (4.0 ~ 22.0")
Width: 101.6 ~ 254.0 mm (4.0 ~ 10.0")
Thickness: 0.065 ~ 0.32 mm (0.0025 ~ 0.0126") (Total)

Continuous Paper (Multi-part Forms):
Length: 101.6 ~ 558.8 mm (4.0 ~ 22.0")
Width: 101.6 ~ 254.0 mm (4.0 ~ 10.0")
Thickness: 0.065 ~ 0.32 mm (0.0025 ~ 0.0126") (Total)

Roll Paper:
Width: 216 mm (8.5"), Thickness: 0.07 ~ 0.09 mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0035")
 

 

General:


Memory Buffer:
128KB
 

Supported OS and Applications:


Supported OS:
Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me /XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10

Utility:
Epson Status Monitor 3: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
Epson Printer Setting: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
 

Dimensions and Weight:


Dimensions (W x D x H):
362 x 275 x 154 mm

Weight:
4.1kg
 

 

Consumables:


Ribbon Cartridge Black:
Approx. 2.5 million characters (LQ 10cpi, 48 dots/character) - C13S015639
 

Options:


Options:
Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black) - S015634
 

Environmental Conditions (Operating):


Temperature:
5 ~ 35°C

Humidty:
10 ~ 80 % RH
 

 

Acoustic Noise:


Acoustic Noise:
Approx. 53 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
 

Interface:


Standard:
Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
USB 2.0 Full-Speed
Serial