LQ-590II

Overview:

With powerful 24-pin technology, the Epson LQ-590II delivers precision text and graphics, plus rugged reliability for critical print requirements. Offering print speeds of up to 550 cps (Ultra Speed Draft Mode) and easy integration with existing printing formats, this robust performer is sure to increase productivity. With versatile 7-part (1+6) forms printing, multiple paper loading options, and a durable, long-lasting ribbon, it races through reports, purchase orders, invoices and more.

Ideal for point-of-sale, manufacturing, and production environments, this workhorse boasts an amazing 25,000 POH MTBF rating and a 400 million character print head life. Its easy-to-use control panel makes changing print settings a snap, while convenient configuration software facilitates simple setup via a PC. It even provides USB and parallel connections, for greater compatibility with practically any system. And, with both Epson and IBM® printer languages, it's a great replacement for the Okidata® ML-390/490 or the Epson LQ-570/870/LQ-590.

Ideal for businesses that require high quality, multi-part forms printing, the reliable Epson LQ-590II printer offer extremely low operational costs compared to other printing technologies, as well as superior performance in comparison to other printers in its class. Designed for use in demanding print environments, this heavy-duty dot matrix printer handles critical business applications with precision and ease.

Features:

• Delivers high quality text and graphics for critical applications
• Speeds through multipart forms, reports, labels and more at up to 550 cps (Ultra Spped Draft)/487cps (High Speed Draft)
• Offers an MTBF rating of 25,000 POH and a 400 million character print head life
• Facilitates greater productivity with less downtime
• 5 million (LQ-590II) character ribbon cartridge reduces the need for frequent ribbon changes
• Ensures the lowest cost per page
• Includes USB port and parallel
• Epson and IBM printer languages ensure compatibility for new and legacy printing applications
• Improved menu navigation allows quick and easy changes to printer settings
• Remote Configuration Manager facilitates easy setup via a PC

Specifications:

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Specifications
Product Code	LQ-590II
Print Other
Printing Technology	High Speed A4 24-pin impact dot matrix
ISO Print Speed	Ultra High Speed Draft: 550 cps (10 cpi); 487 cps (10 cpi)
	Draft: 366 cps (10 cpi)
	Letter Quality: 121 cps (10 cpi)
Print Direction	Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing
Paper Handling Impact
Forms	Continuous multipart
	original plus 6 carbonless copies
	maximum thickness .014"
Envelopes	No. 6 envelopes: 6.5" x 3.6"
	No. 10 envelopes: 9.5" x 4.1"
Width	Single sheets: 3.9" to 10.1"
	Continuous: 4" to 10"
	Cut-sheet feeder: 7.2" to 8.5"
Labels	Minimum: 2.5" x 0.94"
Length	Single sheets: 3.9" to 14.3"
	Continuous: 4" to 22"
	Cut-sheet feeder: 10.1" to 14"
Roll paper	8.5" width
Paper Feed Speed	45 millisecond per 1/6"
	5" per second continuous feed
Paper Path	Manual insertion: Front or top in
	top out
	Cut sheet feeder: Top in
	top out
	Tractor: Front
	rear or bottom in
	top out
Power
Rated Frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Rated Voltage	AC 220 - 240V
General
Weight	7.2kg
Sound Level	55 dB(A)
Dimensions	437mm x 375mm x 176.5mm (W x D x H)
General Impact
Software Drivers	Windows 7
	8
	10
	Vista
	XP
Printer Language	Epson ESC / P2
	IBM PPDS
Interfaces	Bidirectional Parallel (IEEE 1284 Nibble Mode supported)
	USB 2.0
Control Panel	Functions: Font
	pitch
	pause
	tear off
	bin selection
	line feed
	form feed
	load
	eject
	micro adjust
	top-of-form adjustment
	panel lockout
	reset
	menu
	default setting selection
Input Buffer	128 KB
Characters & Lines
Character Sets	96 ASCII characters; 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set; 128 user-defined characters; Extended IBM style graphic characters; 5 code pages
Resident Bitmapped Fonts	Epson Draft 10
	12
	15 cpi
	Epson Roman 10
	12
	15 cpi proportional
	Epson San Serif 10
	12
	15 cpi proportional
	Epson Courier 10
	12
	15 cpi
	Epson Prestige 10
	12
	15 cpi
	Epson Script 10 cpi
	Epson OCRB 10 cpi
	Epson Script C proportional
	Epson Orator 10 cpi
	Epson Orator S 10 cpi
Bar Code Fonts	EAN-13
	EAN-8
	Interleaved 2 of 5
	UPC-A
	UPC-E
	Code 39
	Code 128
	POSTNET
	Codabar (NW-7)
	Industrial 2 of 5
	Matrix 2 of 5
Characters per Line	80 characters at 10 cpi
Formatting	32 horizontal tabs
	line spacing in 1/6" or programmable (minimum 1/360" increments)
	skip over perforations in lines
	page length in lines or inches
Reliability
Ribbon life	5 million characters at 48 dots / character
Total Print Volume	40 million lines (not including printhead)
Print head life	400 million characters
MTBF	25000 POH (25% duty cycle)