Epson LQ870
LQ-870
| Printing Method | 24-pin impact dot matrix |
| Print Direction | Bidirectional with logic seeking in text and graphics modes |
| Print Speed Bit-mapped fonts | High speed draft 300 cps (10 cpi) Draft 413 cps (15 cpi) 330 cps (12 cpi) 275 cps (10 cpi) Letter Quality 138 cps (15 cpi) 110 cps (12 cpi) 92 cps (10 cpi) |
| Character Matrix Bit-mapped 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; 15 international character sets and 1 legal character set; 128 user-defined characters; Extended IBM style graphics characters; legal characters; 5-code pages |
| Scalable Fonts | EPSON Roman 8 to 32 points EPSON Sans Serif 8 to 32 points |
| Resident Bit-Mapped 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, 12 OCR-B 10 EPSON Script C proportional EPSON Orator 10 EPSON Orator-S 10 |
| Column Width Pica (10 cpi) Elite (12 cpi) (15 cpi) Condensed Pica Condensed Elite (20 cpi) | 80 96 120 137 160 |
| Print Enhancements Bit-mapped fonts Bit-mapped & scalable | Double-wide, double-high, condensed, double-strike Superscript, subscript, emphasized,underline, overscore, outline, shadow, italic, strike-through, double underline |
| Formatting | 32 horizontal tabs; line spacing in 1/6", 1/8" 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 | Convertible push/pull tractor for rear, front and bottom feed; automatic fanfold paper load automatic single sheet paper stacking; friction feed; top and front automatic single sheet load optional second tractor provides dual pape paths for continuous forms |
| Advanced Paper Handling Options | Micro adjustment for top-of-form and tear-off mode, paper parking for loading single sheet paper without removing continuous paper. Additional push/pull tractor, standard-capacity cut sheet feeder and high-capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder |
| Paper Feed Speed | 59 milliseconds per line at 1/6" line spacing; 3.6" per second continuous feed |
| Paper Handling: Single sheets Continuous No. 6 envelopes No. 10 envelopes Labels Form | LQ-870 5.8" to 10.1" (top loading) 7.2" to 10.1" (front loading) 4.0" to 10.1" 6.5" x 3.625" 9.5" x 4.125" 2.5" x 5.9" Continuous multi-part, original plus three carbonless copies; maximum thickness 0.012 inches |
| Input Buffer | 8KB |
| Interfacing | Centronics -compatible 8-bit parallel standard; optional serial and buffered parallel; optional Type B interface |
| Emulation | EPSON ESC/P 2, fully backward compatible with EPSON ESC/P |
| Physical Dimensions: Height Width Depth Weigh | 6.8" 18.0" 14.6" 19.6 lbs. |
| Electrical Requirements | 120V AC +/- 10%; 49.5 to 60.5Hz; 120 VA max |
| Hardware Features | Control panel selection of: fonts and various pitches; paper source; micro-adjustment; paper feeding; buffer clear; tear-off; pause |
| Sound Level | 55 dB(A) |
| Ribbon Fabric Film | Black-2 million characters at 48 dots/character (standard) 0.2 million characters at 48 LQ dots/character (optional) for highest quality 24-pin output |
| Reliability/Life Expectancy Printer Print head | MTBF 4,000 power-on hours @ 25% duty cycle 200 million strokes per wire with fabric ribbon |
| Optional Accessories Cut sheet feeders Standard capacity High capacity/envelope Push/pull tractor Multiprotocol Series 2 Type B Ethernet Print Server(10Mbps) | C806371 C806381 C800201 C823622 |
| Interfaces Serial Buffered Serial Buffered Parallel | C823051 C823071 C823101 |
| Ribbons Fabric Film | 7753 7768 |