Epson LQ-310 Dot Matrix Printer
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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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
Manual Insertion |
Rear in, Top out |
Push Tractor |
Rear in, Top out |
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") |
Memory Buffer |
128KB |
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 (W x D x H) |
362 x 275 x 154 mm |
Weight |
4.1kg |
Ribbon Cartridge Black |
Approx. 2.5 million characters (LQ 10cpi, 48 dots/character) - C13S015639 |
Options |
Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black) - S015634 |
Temperature |
5 ~ 35°C |
Humidty |
10 ~ 80 % RH |
Acoustic Noise |
Approx. 53 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern) |
Standard |
Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
USB 2.0 Full-Speed
Serial |