EPSON LQ-2180

Print

Printing Method: 24-pin, (12 x 2 staggered), impact dot matrix

Print Direction: Bi-directional with logic seeking
Print Speed:

• High Speed Draft: 480 cps at 10 cpi
• Draft: 360 cps at 10 cpi
• Letter Quality: 120 cps at 10 cpi

Characters & Lines

Character Sets: 14 international; 1 legal
Character Code Tables: 13 tables: Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASC II, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, 1508859-15
Resident Bitmapped Fonts:

• Epson Draft 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi
• Epson Roman 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, Proportional
• Epson Sans Serif 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, Proportional
• Epson Courier 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi
• Epson Prestige 10 cpi, 12 cpi
• Epson Script 10 cpi
• Epson OCR-B 10 cpi
• Epson Orator 10 cpi
• Epson Orator-S 10 cpi
• Epson Script C Proportional

Scalable Fonts:

• Epson Roman 8 to 32 points
• Epson Sans Serif 8 to 32 points
• Epson Roman T 8 to 32 points
• Epson Sans Serif H 8 to 32 points

Bar Code Fonts: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet
Line Spacing: 1/6" or programmable in increments of 1/360"

Paper Handling

Cut Sheets:

• Single sheet or multipart
• Width: 3.9 to 16.5"
• Length: Max 16.5"
• Cut sheet multipart forms thickness: 0.0047 to 0.018" (0.12 to 0.46 mm)

Cards:

• Width: 3.9 to 7.8"
• Length: Max 7.8"
• Thickness: 0.0087" (0.22 mm)

Envelopes: No. 6, No. 10
Continuous:

• Single sheet, multipart or labels
• Width: 4" to 16"
• Length: Max 22"
Continuous paper multipart forms thickness 0.0025-0.018"(0.065-0.46mm) Paper Feed Mechanism:

• Friction feed (front / rear)
• Push tractor feed (front / rear)
• Push/pull tractor feed (front / rear)
• Pull tractor feed (front / rear / bottom)
Paper Path:

• Cut sheet: Front / rear entry
• Continuous paper: Front/rear/bottom entry

General

Printer Language : ESC / P2 and IBM 2391 Plus (IBM® ProPrinter compatible)
Interface: Standard Bidirectional parallel interface (IEEE-P1284 Nibble Mode supported)
Input Buffer : 64 KB or 0KB (user selectable)
Control Panel:

• Buttons: Operate, Pause, Load/Eject, LF / FF, Tear Off / Bin, Font, Pitch selection
• Indicators: Pause, Paper Out, Micro Adjust, Tear Off / Bin selection, Pitch selection, Font selection

Sound Level : Approx. 54 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
Rated voltage : 120V AC ±10%
Rated frequency range : 50 – 60Hz
Dimensions : 10.11" x 15.82" x 25.16" (W x D x H)
Weight : Approx. 28.7 lb
Temperature: 41° to 95° F (5° to 35° C)
Humidity: 10 – 80% RH

Reliability

MVBF: 24 million lines (not including printhead)
MTBF: 10,000 POH (25% duty cycle)
Print head life: 400 million strokes / wire
Ribbon life: 8 million characters (48 dots/character)