Epson LQ-590 Mobochrome Dot Matrix Printer

Printing Technology:

• Print Method: Impact dot matrix
• Control Panel: 6 switches, 10 LEDs
• Print Direction: Bi-direction with logic seeking
• Colour: Black
• Number of Pins in Head: 24

Print Characteristics:

• Character Sets:
  • 14 international character sets
  • 13 character code tables: Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15
• Bitmap Fonts:
  • EPSON Draft, EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif, EPSON Courier, EPSON Prestige, EPSON Script, EPSON OCR-B, EPSON Orator, EPSON Orator-S, EPSON Script C
• Scalable Fonts:
  • EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif, EPSON Roman T, EPSON Sans Serif H
• Barcode:
  • EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET

Paper Media:

• Cut Sheet (Single Sheet):
  • Width: 100 – 257mm (3.9″ – 10.1”)
  • Length: 100 – 364mm (3.9″ – 14.3”)
  • Thickness: 0.065 – 0.14mm (0.0025” – 0.0055”)
• Envelopes (No.6, No.10):
  • Thickness: 0.16 – 0.52mm (0.0063″ – 0.0205”)
• Continuous Paper (Single Sheet):
  • Width: 101.6 – 254mm (4.0″ – 10.0”)
  • Length: 101.6 – 558.8mm (4.0″ – 22.0”)
  • Thickness: 0.065 – 0.39mm (0.0025” – 0.015”)
• Continuous Paper (Multi-part Forms):
  • Width: 101.6 – 254mm (4.0″ – 10.0”)
  • Length: 101.6 – 558.8mm (4.0″ – 22.0”)
  • Thickness: 0.065 – 0.39mm (0.0025” – 0.015”)
• Labels:
  • Base Sheet Thickness: 0.07 – 0.09mm (0.0028″ – 0.0035”)
  • Total Sheet Thickness: 0.16 – 0.19mm (0.0063″ – 0.0075”)
• Line Spacing:
  • 4.23mm (1/6″) or programmable in increments of 0.0706mm (1/360”)

Consumables:

• Ribbon Cartridge (Black):
  • Ribbon Life: Approx. 5 million characters

Environmental Conditions (Operating):

• Temperature: 5 ~ 35°C
• Humidity: 10 ~ 80% RH
• Acoustic Noise:
  • 52 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Input Data Buffer:

• 128 KByte