Epson LQ-680 Pro Dot Matrix

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Product Description:
24 pin,160 columns;413cps at 10cpi high speed darft;64KB buffer:Parallel interface.

A Proven Leader in Speed and Reliability

The LQ-680 offers ultra reliable flatbed printing with Epson quality and speed. Like all dot matrix printers in the h range this highly developed impact technology remains the most efficient, productive and cost effective way to print on multi-part stationary.

The Epson LQ-680 features rugged Epson construction that ensures reliability, whilst the print head life and total volume have been extended to suit even the most demanding of environments. Paper handling versatility is evident with three-way paper handling from the front, rear or top together with crisp, clear output achievable on multi-part forms up to six layers thick. Improved front-in, front-out paper handling ensures that front-loaded cut sheet paper and single-sheet, multi-part forms emerge right-side up for instant legibility, whilst an optional cut-sheet feeder can also be added simply and easily for the convenience of pre-loading paper.

The printers come as standard with a parallel interface. An Epson Type B Interface Slot allows easy integration with a wide range of different connectivity options including a full range of network and serial configurations.

Reliable and Durable 24 pin flat bed wide carriage impact printer
Handles up to 6 part forms (1 original + 5 copies)
Prints up to 413 characters per second (10 cpi)
Flexible paper paths (Front, rear and top)
8 built-in barcode fonts
Euro symbol as resident printer font
Standard bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT3.51/NT4 included

Specifications

PRINT SPEED
PRINTER TYPE	Impact Dot Matrix
PRODUCT NAME	LQ-680
PRODUCT CODE	C11C376041
PRINTING METHOD	Impact Dot Matrix
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD	24 pins
PRINT DIRECTION	Bi-directional with logic seeking
HIGH SPEED DRAFT	10CPI - 413cps
DRAFT	15CPI - 465cps
DRAFT	12CPI - 372cps
DRAFT	10CPI - 310cps
DRAFT	20CPI condensed - 206cps
DRAFT	17CPI condensed - 175cps
LQ	15CPI - 155cps
LQ	12CPI - 124cps
LQ	10CPI - 103cps
LQ	20CPI condensed - 206cps
LQ	17CPI condensed - 175cps
PRINT CHARATERISTICS
CHARACTER SETS	1 legal character set 14 international character sets 13 character code tables (Standard) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomb, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15
BITMAP FONTS
Epson Draft	10, 12, 15 cpi
Epson Roman	10, 12, 15 cpi Proportional
Epson Sans Serif	10, 12, 15 cpi Proportional
Epson Courier	10, 12, 15 cpi
Epson Prestige	10, 12 cpi
Epson Script	10 cpi
Epson Script C	Proportional
Epson OCR-8	10 cpi
Epson Orator	10 cpi
Epson Orator S	10 cpi
SCALABLE FONTS
Epson Roman	8 to 32 pt
Epson Sans Serif	8 to 32 pt
Epson Roman T	8 to 32 pt
Epson Sans Serif H	8 to 32 pt
BAR CODE FONT	EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet
PRINTABLE COLUMNS
PITCH 10 CPI	106 characters per line, 10 character
PITCH 12 CPI	127 characters per line, 12 character
PITCH 15 CPI	159 characters per line, 15 character
PITCH 17 CPI	181 characters per line, 17.1 character
PITCH 20 CPI	212 characters per line, 20 character
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER PATH
Manual Insertion	Front In, Rear Out
Tractor	Rear In, Front Out
Cut Sheet Feeder	Rear In, Front Out
CUT SHEET SIZE
Width	90-304.8mm (3.5-12.0?)
Length	70-420mm (2.8-16.5?)
ENVELOPES	No.6, No 10
CONTINUOUS PAPER SIZE
Width	101.6-304.8mm (4.0-12.0?)
Length	101.6-558.8mm (4.0-22.0?) Can also print labels
PAPER THICKNESS
CUT SHEET
Single Sheet	0.065-0.19mm (0.0025-0.0074?)
Multi-part Forms	0.12-0.46mm (0.0047-0.018?)
ENVELOPES	0.16-0.52mm0.0063-0.0205?)
CONTINUOUS PAPER
Single Sheet / Multi-part Forms	0.065-0.19mm0.0025-0.0074?)
CONTINUOUS FORMS WITH LABELS
BASE SHEET	0.07-0.09mm (0.0028-0.0035?)
TOTAL SHEET	0.16-0.52mm (0.0063-0.0075?)
PAPER FEEDING STANDARD
Friction	Manual Insertion (Front In, Front Out)
Push Tractor	Rear In, Front Out
OPTIONAL FEEDER
Friction	Cut Sheet Feeder (Rear In, Front Out)
COPIES	Original + 5 copies
LINE SPACING	1/6 inch or programmable by 1/360 inch
PAPER THICKNESS SETTING	Manual
PAPER PATH SETTING	Manual
INPUT DATA BUFFER	64 K Byte
INTERFACES
STANDARD	Centronics®-type 8 bit parallel interface (IEEE-1284 Nibble Mode)
OPTION	Expension slot (Optional type B interfaces)
RIBBON CARTRIDGE
COLOUR	Black
TYPE	Fabric ribbon cartridge
RIBBON LIFE	Approx 2 million characters (LQ 10cpi, 48 dots/character)
ACOUSTIC NOISE	Approx 55dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
RELIABILITY
MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure)	20 million lines (except print head)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)	10000 POH (25% duty cycle)
PRINT HEAD LIFE	400 million strokes/wire
CONTROL PANEL	6 switches, 8 LEDs
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
TEMPERATURE	5-35°C
HUMIDITY	10-80% RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGE	AC 120V or AC 220-240V
RATED FREQUENCY	50-60Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION	Approx 42W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern) Energy Star Compliant
DIMENSIONS
widthxDEPTHxheight	497 x 387 x 230mm
WEIGHT	Approx 9.0kg
PRINTER DRIVER UTILITIES
OS	Microsoft® Windows® operating system Version 3.1 Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/2000 and Microsoft Windows NT® operating system Version 3.50/3.51/4.0
UTILITIES	Epson Remote! (MS-DOS environment only) Epson Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/2000 and Microsoft Windows NT® operating system Version 4.0 environment only)

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