Back catalogue – Epson LQ-680
A Proven Leader in Speed and Reliability
The LQ-680 offers ultra reliable flatbed printing with Epson quality and speed. Like all dot matrix printers in the h range this highly developed impact technology remains the most efficient, productive and cost effective way to print on multi-part stationary.
The Epson LQ-680 features rugged Epson construction that ensures reliability, whilst the print head life and total volume have been extended to suit even the most demanding of environments. Paper handling versatility is evident with three-way paper handling from the front, rear or top together with crisp, clear output achievable on multi-part forms up to six layers thick. Improved front-in, front-out paper handling ensures that front-loaded cut sheet paper and single-sheet, multi-part forms emerge right-side up for instant legibility, whilst an optional cut-sheet feeder can also be added simply and easily for the convenience of pre-loading paper.
The printers come as standard with a parallel interface. An Epson Type B Interface Slot allows easy integration with a wide range of different connectivity options including a full range of network and serial configurations.
- Reliable and Durable 24 pin flat bed wide carriage impact printer
- Handles up to 6 part forms (1 original + 5 copies)
- Prints up to 413 characters per second (10 cpi)
- Flexible paper paths (Front, rear and top)
- 8 built-in barcode fonts
- Euro symbol as resident printer font
- Standard bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
- Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT3.51/NT4 included
| PRINTER TYPE | Impact Dot Matrix | ||
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| PRODUCT NAME | |||
| PRODUCT CODE | |||
| PRINTING METHOD | Impact Dot Matrix | ||
| NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD | 24 pins | ||
| PRINT DIRECTION | Bi-directional with logic seeking | ||
| PRINT SPEED | |||
| HIGH SPEED DRAFT | 10CPI - 413cps | ||
| DRAFT | 15CPI - 465cps | ||
| DRAFT | 12CPI - 372cps | ||
| DRAFT | 10CPI - 310cps | ||
| DRAFT | 20CPI condensed - 206cps | ||
| DRAFT | 17CPI condensed - 175cps | ||
| LQ | 15CPI - 155cps | ||
| LQ | 12CPI - 124cps | ||
| LQ | 10CPI - 103cps | ||
| LQ | 20CPI condensed - 206cps | ||
| LQ | 17CPI condensed - 175cps | ||
| PRINT CHARATERISTICS | |||
| CHARACTER SETS | 1 legal character set 14 international character sets 13 character code tables (Standard) Italic, PC437, PC850, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomb, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15 |
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| BITMAP FONTS | |||
| Epson Draft | 10, 12, 15 cpi | ||
| Epson Roman | 10, 12, 15 cpi Proportional | ||
| Epson Sans Serif | 10, 12, 15 cpi Proportional | ||
| Epson Courier | 10, 12, 15 cpi | ||
| Epson Prestige | 10, 12 cpi | ||
| Epson Script | 10 cpi | ||
| Epson Script C | Proportional | ||
| Epson OCR-8 | 10 cpi | ||
| Epson Orator | 10 cpi | ||
| Epson Orator S | 10 cpi | ||
| SCALABLE FONTS | |||
| Epson Roman | 8 to 32 pt | ||
| Epson Sans Serif | 8 to 32 pt | ||
| Epson Roman T | 8 to 32 pt | ||
| Epson Sans Serif H | 8 to 32 pt | ||
| BAR CODE FONT | EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet | ||
| PRINTABLE COLUMNS | |||
| PITCH 10 CPI | 106 characters per line, 10 character | ||
| PITCH 12 CPI | 127 characters per line, 12 character | ||
| PITCH 15 CPI | 159 characters per line, 15 character | ||
| PITCH 17 CPI | 181 characters per line, 17.1 character | ||
| PITCH 20 CPI | 212 characters per line, 20 character | ||
| PAPER HANDLING | |||
| PAPER PATH | |||
| Manual Insertion | Front In, Rear Out | ||
| Tractor | Rear In, Front Out | ||
| Cut Sheet Feeder | Rear In, Front Out | ||
| CUT SHEET SIZE | |||
| Width | 90-304.8mm (3.5-12.0) | ||
| Length | 70-420mm (2.8-16.5) | ||
| ENVELOPES | No.6, No 10 | ||
| CONTINUOUS PAPER SIZE | |||
| Width | 101.6-304.8mm (4.0-12.0) | ||
| Length | 101.6-558.8mm (4.0-22.0) Can also print labels |
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| PAPER THICKNESS | |||
| CUT SHEET | |||
| Single Sheet | 0.065-0.19mm (0.0025-0.0074) | ||
| Multi-part Forms | 0.12-0.46mm (0.0047-0.018) | ||
| ENVELOPES | 0.16-0.52mm0.0063-0.0205) | ||
| CONTINUOUS PAPER | |||
| Single Sheet / Multi-part Forms | 0.065-0.19mm0.0025-0.0074) | ||
| CONTINUOUS FORMS WITH LABELS | |||
| BASE SHEET | 0.07-0.09mm (0.0028-0.0035) | ||
| TOTAL SHEET | 0.16-0.52mm (0.0063-0.0075) | ||
| PAPER FEEDING STANDARD | |||
| Friction | Manual Insertion (Front In, Front Out) | ||
| Push Tractor | Rear In, Front Out | ||
| OPTIONAL FEEDER | |||
| Friction | Cut Sheet Feeder (Rear In, Front Out) | ||
| COPIES | Original + 5 copies | ||
| LINE SPACING | 1/6 inch or programmable by 1/360 inch | ||
| PAPER THICKNESS SETTING | Manual | ||
| PAPER PATH SETTING | Manual | ||
| INPUT DATA BUFFER | 64 K Byte | ||
| INTERFACES | |||
| STANDARD | Centronics®-type 8 bit parallel interface (IEEE-1284 Nibble Mode) |
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| OPTION | Expansion slot (Optional type B interfaces) | ||
| RIBBON CARTRIDGE | |||
| COLOUR | Black | ||
| TYPE | Fabric ribbon cartridge | ||
| RIBBON LIFE | Approx 2 million characters (LQ 10cpi, 48 dots/character) |
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| ACOUSTIC NOISE | Approx 55dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern) | ||
| RELIABILITY | |||
| MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure) | 20 million lines (except print head) | ||
| MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) | 10000 POH (25% duty cycle) | ||
| PRINT HEAD LIFE | 400 million strokes/wire | ||
| CONTROL PANEL | 6 switches, 8 LEDs | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING) | |||
| TEMPERATURE | 5-35°C | ||
| HUMIDITY | 10-80% RH | ||
| ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS | |||
| RATED VOLTAGE | AC 120V or AC 220-240V | ||
| RATED FREQUENCY | 50-60Hz | ||
| POWER CONSUMPTION | Approx 42W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern) | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| WIDTH x DEPTH x HEIGHT | 497 x 387 x 230mm | ||
| WEIGHT | Approx 9.0kg | ||
| PRINTER DRIVER UTILITIES | |||
| OS | Microsoft® Windows® operating system Version 3.1 Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/2000 and Microsoft Windows NT® operating system Version 3.50/3.51/4.0 |
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| UTILITIES | Epson Remote! (MS-DOS environment only) Epson Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/2000 and Microsoft Windows NT® operating system Version 4.0 environment only) |
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| WARRANTY | |||
| Standard Warranty | 12 months return to base | ||
| * For more information visit www.epson.com.au/warranty/ | |||
Product Options
| Product Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Media Handling Options | |
| 8310 | Roll Paper holder |
| C806872 | High Capacity Cut Sheet Feeder |
| C806792 | Second-bin cut sheet feeder |
| Interfaces | |
| C823061 | Type "B" serial interface |
| C823081 | Type "B" 32 Kbyte intelligent serial interface |
| C823132 | Type B 32 Kbyte IEEE-488 interface card |
| C823453 | Type "B" Bi-directional parallel interface |
| Options | |
| C12C824352 | 10/100 BaseTX Internal Print Server |