Epson LQ690 Dot Matrix Printer - 1year Warranty

Very fast:

Print faster and more productively, thanks to the Print Speed Enhancer - a unique feature in the Epson driver. Perfect for those printing directly from any Windows ® applications. – Also, LQ-690 is capable of printing an impressive 529 cps (12 cpi) when using printer resident fonts.

High ribbon yield:

In a demanding and fast-moving work environment, a high ribbon yield is essential, and with 10 million characters per ribbon, this marks out the LQ-690 as a leading force in the flatbed market. It is also cost-effective with long ribbon replacement cycles, low running costs and total cost of ownership.

Dependable:

Durable and built to last, users will be assured by the MTBF (mean time between failures) of 20,000 power-on hours, plus a print head life of 400 million strokes/wire. This results in greater productivity and less maintenance - essential when producing large amounts of documents and data.

Smart design:

This compact hard-working printer is designed to fit on your desk. The platen gap adjustment lever is thoughtfully hidden under the front cover, to avoid accidental setting changes and paper setting is made easy thanks to the ruler in the front paper guide.

Designed with the dot matrix user in mind, our latest model has an impressive print speed of up to 529 cps. This flexible and compact printer can easily handle cut sheets, continuous paper, labels, envelopes and cards. It has a built-in Print Speed Enhancer to increase the speed of bit image printing, making it an ideal printer for those in the most demanding of work environments.

For the very best in dot matrix performance, look no further than the versatile and user-friendly Epson LQ-690, offering a winning combination of speed, reliability and ribbon yield.

Why the Epson LQ-690?

Designed with the dot matrix user in mind, our latest model has an impressive print speed of up to 529 cps. This flexible and compact printer can easily handle cut sheets, continuous paper, labels, envelopes and cards. It has a built-in Print Speed Enhancer to increase the speed of bit image printing, making it an ideal printer for those in the most demanding of work environments.

Quality

The 106 column capacity with 24 pins means greater quality

Speedy

Impressive print speed of 529 cps

Productive

Big memory buffer of 128 KB and built-in Print Speed Enhancer ensures faster printing of bit image data

Reliable

Combined power of print head life and MTBF of 20,000 hours

Energy efficient

Low power consumption so better for environment

The 106 column capacity with 24 pins means greater quality

Impressive print speed of 529 cps

Big memory buffer of 128 KB and built-in Print Speed Enhancer ensures faster printing of bit image data

Combined power of print head life and MTBF of 20,000 hours

Low power consumption so better for environment

Technology

Printing Method: Impact dot matrix

Number of Pins: 24 pins

Number of columns: 106 columns

Needles: 24 Needles

Print

Printing Speed: LQ: 12 cpi: 132 chars/s, 10 cpi: 110 chars/s, Draft: 12 cpi: 396 chars/s, 10 cpi: 330 chars/s, HighSpeed-Draft: 12 cpi: 529 chars/s, 10 cpi: 440 chars/s

Barcodes: Coda bar (NW-7), Code 128, Code 39, EAN-13, EAN-8, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E

Carbon Copies: 6 plus one original

Character Tables: PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, ISO-8859-15, Roman 8, Italic

Printing Resolution: 360 x 180 DPI

Interfaces: Bidirectional parallel, USB 2.0 Type B

Paper Handling

Document Feed: Single sheet front, Continuous paper rear, Paper output front

Paper Formats: Sheet Paper (single- and multi-layer), Continuous Paper (single- and multi-layer), Labels (single- and multi-layer), Roll Paper, Envelopes, Cardboard

Paper Thickness Continuous Paper: 0.065 mm - 0.49 mm

Paper Thickness Label Base Sheet: 0.16 mm - 0.19 mm

Paper Thickness Label Total Sheet: 0.16 mm - 0.19 mm

Paper Thickness Multi Part: 0.12 mm - 0.49 mm

Paper Thickness Single Sheet: 0.065 mm - 0.19 mm

General

Energy Use: 38 Watt, 3 Watt (standby)

Energy Star: No

Product dimensions: 480‎ x 370 x 210 mm (Width x Depth x Height)

Product weight: 6.8 kg

Temperature: Operation 5deg C - 35deg C

Humidity: Operation 10% - 80%

Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 98, Windows XP

Included Software: Epson Status Monitor

Mean Time Between Failures: 20,000 Hours

Print Head Life: 400 Million Strokes/Wire

Sound Pressure: Operation: 57 dB (A)-Standby: 54 dB (A)

Memory: 128 kB Included

Ribbon Yield: 10000000 characters Black Draft

What's in the box: Driver and utilities (CD), Main unit, Power cable, Ribbon, Setup guide, Software (CD), User manual (CD), Warranty document