Optional Interface Cards; Printer Specifications - Epson LQ-2180 Manual

EPSON LQ-2180

Optional Interface Cards

You can install an optional interface card to supplement your
printer's built-in parallel interface and provide added network
compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below
are compatible with your printer. (Not all interfaces are
available in all countries.)
Model number
C82305 / C82306
C82307 / C82308
C82310 / C82311
C82312
C82313
C82314
C82315
C82345
C82357 / C82362 /
C82363 / C82364
The asterisk ( ) is a substitute for the last digit, which varies by country.

Printer Specifications

Mechanical
Printing method 24-pin impact dot matrix
Printing speed High-speed draft
480 cps at 10 cpi maximum
Draft
360 cps at 10 cpi
Letter-quality
120 cps at 10 cpi
Printing direction Bidirectional logic seeking for text and
graphics printing. Unidirectional text
or graphics printing can be selected
using software commands.
Line spacing 1/6-inch or programmable in
1/360-inch increments
Printable columns 136 columns (at 10 cpi)
Resolution Maximum
360
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Name
Serial interface card
32KB serial interface card
32KB parallel interface card
LocalTalk interface card
32KB IEEE-488 interface card
Coax interface card
Twinax interface card
IEEE-1284 parallel interface card
Ethernet interface card
180 dpi (letter quality)
360 dpi (raster graphics)
Interfaces
Paper feed methods
Paper feed speed
Paper capacity
Buffer
2/99
One standard bidirectional, 8-bit,
parallel interface with IEEE 1284
nibble mode support and one optional
interface slot
Friction (front or top paper entry)
Push tractor (front or rear paper entry)
Pull tractor (front, bottom, or rear
paper entry)
Push and pull tractor (additional
tractor is required for front push and
pull tractor combination)
Cut-sheet feeder (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)
Continuous
5 inches/second
Intermittent
45 ms/line at 1/6-inch line spacing
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder
up to 150 sheets of 22 lb
(82 g/m 2 ) paper
up to 25 plain or bond envelopes
up to 30 airmail envelopes
up to 30 postcards
a stack of multi-part forms up to
0.59 inch (15 mm) thick
Note:
The total thickness of the paper stack
can be up to 0.59 inch (15 mm).
Second-bin cut-sheet feeder
up to 30 airmail envelopes
up to 30 postcards
Note:
The total thickness of the paper stack
can be up to 0.20 inch (5 mm).
64KB or 0KB (selectable in the
default-setting mode or the EPSON
Remote! utility)