Features - Epson LQ-300 + Service Manual

EPSON LQ-300+

1.1 Features

EPSON LQ-300+ is a 24-pin serial impact dot matrix printer. The major features of
this printer are as follows:
Printing speed: High speed draft
Draft
NLQ
Feeding method: Friction feed (rear)
Push tractor feed (rear)
Push and Pull tractor feed (rear)
Pull tractor feed (rear, bottom)
Feeder: Rear push tractor, CSF single-bin (Option),
Pull tractor (Option) and Roll paper holder (Option)
Paper/ Media: Single sheet, Continuous paper, Multi part paper,
Envelope, Label and Roll paper
Fonts: 9NLQ and 1 Draft Bitmap and 4 Scalable typefaces
8 Barcode fonts
Character tables: Standard version
NLSP version
Input buffer: 32 Kbytes
Acoustic noise: 49 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
Reliability: Mean print volume between failure
(MVBF)(MTBF 25% duty cycle):
MTBF
Printhead life
(Black)
Ribbon life
Interface: Bi-directional parallel interface
(IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
Serial I/F
Control code: ESC/P and IBM 2390 Plus emulation
Product Description
300 cps at 10 cpi
225 cps at 10 cpi
75 cps at 10 cpi
13 tables
39 tables
12 million lines
(except printhead)
6000 POH (25% Duty)
200 million strokes/ wire
100 million strokes/ wire(Color)
2 million characters
Features
Copy capability: 1 original + 3 copies
Control panel functions: Font, Pause, Tear off, LF/FF, Load/ Eject,
Micro Adjust, Self test, Data dump
and the default settings
Paper guide cover
Printer cover
Control panel
Parallel interface
Tractor
Paper cord
Figure 1-1. EPSON LQ-300+ Printer Parts
Revision C
Paper supports
Paper guide
Paper release lever
Knob
Ribbon cartridge
Paper thickness
lever
Paper tension unit
Power switch
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