EPSON LQ 310 IMPACT PRINTER
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The Epson LQ-310 Impact Printer is a reliable dot-matrix impact printer designed for high-volume business environments, delivering clear multi-part form printing with up to 80 columns of text. It features rugged mechanics, long-lasting print head life, and consistent performance for tasks like invoices, receipts, and continuous stationery, and supports both USB and parallel interfaces for flexible connectivity.
2 YEAR WARRANTY
🖨️ Dot-matrix (impact) printing: Durable 9-pin impact mechanism ideal for multipart forms and continuous paper.
📄 Print Speed: Up to ~357 cps (characters per second) — efficient for invoices, receipts, and reports.
🧾 Multi-part Printing: Supports up to 5-part paper (original + carbon copies) for business forms and records.
📏 Print Width: Full-width printing capable — suitable for standard forms and documents.
🔌 Connectivity: Standard parallel and serial interfaces (varies by model) for reliable PC connection.
🛠️ Rugged Design: Built for long-term, high-volume use with a stable metal frame.
🔁 Reliable Mechanism: Impact print head designed for consistent performance in demanding environments.
📚 Paper Handling: Works with continuous tractor feed, single sheet, and fan-fold paper.
🛡️ Ease of Use: Simple, no-fuss operation with basic front-panel controls.
📊 Low Running Cost: Impact technology works with inexpensive paper and ribbons.
🏢 Ideal For: Accounting invoices and bookkeeping, Retail and POS systems, Banks and finance forms, Warehouses and logistics documentation
| Print Technology | Impact dot matrix |
| Number of Pins | 24 pins |
| Print Direction | Bi-directional |
| Control Codes / Emulation | ESC/P2, IBM PPDS |
| Input Buffer / Memory | 128 KB |
| Print Speeds | - High Speed Draft: 10 cpi = 347 cps; 12 cpi = 416 cps - Draft: 10 cpi = 260 cps; 12 cpi = 312 cps; 15 cpi = 390 cps; 17 cpi (condensed) = 222 cps; 20 cpi (condensed) = 260 cps - Letter Quality (LQ): 10 cpi = 86 cps; 12 cpi = 103 cps; 15 cpi = 129 cps; 17 cpi (condensed) = 147 cps; 20 cpi (condensed) = 172 cps |
| Reliability / Durability | - MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): ~10,000 POH (25% duty) - Printhead Life: ~400 million strokes per wire - Mean Print Volume Between Failures (MVBF): ~20 million lines (excluding print head) |
| Character / Font Support | - Character Sets: Italic table, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15 - Bitmap Fonts: Epson Draft (10, 12, 15 cpi), Roman & Sans Serif (10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional), Courier (10, 12, 15), Prestige, Script, OCR-B, Orator & Orator-S, Script C - Scalable Fonts: Roman, Sans Serif, Roman T, Sans Serif H (8pt – 32pt) |
| Paper Handling / Media | - Manual insertion: rear in, top out; Push tractor: rear in, top out - Paper size (cut sheet): Length 100–364 mm; Width 100–257 mm - Media thickness for cut sheet: 0.065 – 0.14 mm - Can print on up to 4-part forms (1 original + 3 copies) |
| Interface / Connectivity | USB 2.0, Serial, Parallel |
| Control Panel | 4 switches + 5 LEDs |
| Operating Conditions | - Temperature: 5 °C to 35 °C - Humidity: 10% to 80% RH |
| Dimensions & Weight | - Dimensions: 362 mm (W) × 275 mm (D) × 154 mm (H) - Weight: ~4.1 kg |
| Acoustic Noise | Approx. 53 dB(A) (ISO 7779) |
| Power Consumption | Operating: ~22 W; Sleep: ~1.3 W; Auto-off: ~0.5 W |
| Ribbon Life (Consumable) | 2.5 million characters (at LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) – for fabric ribbon cartridge |
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