User manual EPSON LQ-570 - PRODUCT BROCHURE

EPSON LQ-570e Impact Printer F E AT U R E S BENEFITS Prints up to 400 cps in high-speed draft mode. Works with most Windows software applications. Features EPSON ESC/P®2 and IBM 2390 Plus emulations. HIGH-SPEED PERFORMANCE AND RUGGED RELIABILITY. Built to handle all your multipart forms printing needs, the EPSON LQ-570e has the speed and durability to keep up with the most demanding workload. An innovative design enables its print head to move faster than in most impact printers: printing up to 400 characters per second (cps) in high-speed draft mode, it races through all your critical tasks. And, if you're replacing an existing impact printer, the LQ-570e is the right choice to make--with state-of-theart technology, application flexibility and lasting Epson quality. This energy-efficient printer represents narrow format, EPSON 24-pin technology at its best. With exceptional paper handling capabilities, including 5-part forms printing and multiple loading options, the LQ-570e tackles daily forms printing requirements with ease. With its font versatility and optional film ribbon cartridge, the LQ-570e produces high quality, professional text. It's great for the busy back office where you need a high performance impact printer to print tickets, purchase orders, mailing labels, packing slips, contracts or invoices. And, made with legendary Epson reliability, the rugged LQ-570e boasts a durable 10,000 poweron-hours (POH) mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) rating. The LQ-570e is compatible with most software applications and integrates easily into nearly all network platforms. From the world leader in impact printing, the EPSON LQ-570e delivers the performance you're looking for, with superior reliability and support. · High-speed printing · Windows® 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 3.51/4.0 printer drivers · Multipart printing and Easily handles up to 5-part forms and provides font versatility a variety of built-in fonts. · Powerful 24-pin technology · MTBF rating of 10,000 POH; 200-million strokes/wire print head life · Unbeatable service & support Prints Letter Quality mailing labels, invoices, packing slips, and spreadsheets. Delivers legendary Epson reliability for the most demanding back-office print tasks. Includes two year limited warranty and access to Epson's superior technical support. PRINTER S P EC I F I C AT I O N S Paper Handling Single sheets: front, top and cut-sheet feeder entry Width Front and top 10.1" to 14" High-capacity cut-sheet feeder 3.9" to 14.3" Second-bin cut-sheet feeder 7.2" to 8.5" Length Front and top 3.9" to 14.3" High-capacity cut-sheet feeder 10.1" to 14" Second-bin cut-sheet feeder 10.1" to 14" Continuous 4.0" to 22" No. 6 envelopes 6.5" x 3.625" No. 10 envelopes 9.5" x 4.125" Labels Continuous sheets Forms Continuous multipart: original plus four carbonless copies; maximum thickness 0.015" Input Buffer 64KB Interface Centronics ® compatible 8-bit Parallel standard; optional Type B Serial and buffered Parallel, Twinax, Coax, LocalTalk®, Multiprotocol Ethernet Print Servers Printer Language EPSON ESC/P 2, IBM 2390 Plus Emulation Power Requirements 120V AC± 10%; 49.5 to 60.5Hz; 120 VA max. Hardware Features Control panel selection of fonts, condensed mode, paper source, micro-adjustment, paper feeding, buffer clear, tear-off mode Reliability/ Life Expectancy MTBF Print head life Fabric Film Ribbon life Fabric Film Product/Accessory Part Numbers EPSON LQ-570e impact printer Std. capacity cut sheet feeder High capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder Pull tractor Front sheet guide Roll paper holder Parallel cable Interfaces--Type B Serial 32KB Intelligent Serial Bidirectional Parallel Multiprotocol Series 2 Ethernet Print Server Twinax Coax LocalTalk Multiprotocol 10/100 Ethernet with AC adapter Ribbons Fabric (black) Film (black) 10,000 power-on hours (POH) @ 25% duty 200 million strokes per wire 100 million strokes per wire 2 million characters in LQ mode at 48 dots/character 0.2 million characters in LQ mode at 48 LQ dots/character C293001 C806371 C806381 C800201 C814231 8310 C1-9E-A C823051 C823071 C823452 C823622 C823151 C823141 C823121 C823642 7753 7768 Printing Method 24-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional with logic seeking in text and graphics mode Print Speed Bitmapped fonts High Speed Draft 400 cps (10 cpi) Draft 450 cps 360 cps 300 cps (15 cpi) (12 cpi) (10 cpi) Letter Quality 150 cps 120 cps 100 cps (15 cpi) (12 cpi) (10 cpi) Character Matrix Bitmapped fonts 9 x 22 Draft mode (10 cpi) 31 x 22 Letter Quality mode (10 cpi) 22 x 16 Letter Quality mode (15 cpi) 37 x 22 proportional Character Sets 96 ASCII characters; 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set; 128 user-defined characters; Extended IBM style graphic characters; 5 code pages Scalable Fonts EPSON Roman 8 to 32 points EPSON San Serif 8 to 32 points EPSON Roman T 8 to 32 points EPSON San Serif H 8 to 32 points Resident Bitmapped Fonts (cpi) EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15, EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15, proportional, EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15, proportional, EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15, EPSON Prestige 10, 12, EPSON Script 10, OCR-B 10, EPSON Script 10 cpi, EPSON Script C, proportional, EPSON Orator 10, EPSON Orator-S 10, EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, PostNet Column Width 10 cpi 80 15 cpi 120 20 cpi 160 Physical Dimensions Height 6.3" Width 16.35" 12 cpi 17 cpi 96 137 Depth Weight 14.5" 16.53 lb Print Enhancements Bitmapped fonts Double-wide, double-high, condensed, double-strike Bitmapped & scaleable Superscript, subscript, emphasized, underline, score, outline, shadow, italic, strike-through, double underline Formatting 32 horizontal tabs; line spacing in 1/6" or programmable (minimum 1/360" increments); skip over perforations in lines; page length in lines or inches Maximum Graphics Resolution 360 x 360 dpi Paper Feed Mechanism Removable push/pull tractor for rear; automatic fanfold paper load; automatic single sheet paper stacking; friction feed; top and front automatic single sheet load Paper Feed Speed 45 millisecond per 1/6" line 5.0" per second continuous feed Sound Level 49 dB(A) Advanced Paper Handling Micro-adjustment for top-of-form and tear-off mode, paper parking for loading single sheet paper without removing continuous paper. Optional pull tractor, standard capacity cut sheet feeder, and high capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder Warranty Two year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada Support--The Epson ConnectionSM Pre-sales Support U.S. and Canada Automated Technical Support Internet Website 800-463-7766 800-922-8911 http://www.epson.com Epson America, Inc. 3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806 Epson Canada, Ltd. 550 McNicoll, Willowdale, Ontario M2H 2E1 Epson Latin America, Inc. 6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126 305-265-0092 Specifications are subject to change without notice. EPSON and ESC/P 2 are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. "The World Leader in Impact Printing" is a trademark and Epson Connection is a servicemark of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Epson America, Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. © Copyright 2000 Epson America, Inc. CPD-9567 35M 3/00 Printed on recycled paper