Back catalogue – Epson LQ-300+II
The LQ–300+II is the latest high speed, high quality dot matrix printer of choice for the business environment. Featuring extraordinary speed, output quality and dependability — as well as optional colour capability — the Epson LQ–300+II 24–pin dot matrix printer offers exceptionally high performance in a compact and lightweight package.
The LQ–300+II offers fast draft and letter quality printing, a convertible push/pull tractor, the ability to upgrade to colour, and flexible connectivity with standard USB, serial and parallel interfaces with built–in auto switching.
A versatile printer, the LQ–300+II is easy to use and has excellent paper handling capabilities, including the ability to load single A4 cut sheets, continuous stationery, envelopes, and multi–part stationery with no wastage of the first sheet. Standard paper handling can be enhanced with the addition of the optional second tractor or the single bin cut sheet feeder.
Impact Dot Matrix printers are the ever reliable and valuable business tool, with particular applications in difficult environments, such as retail, government, warehousing, office and data processing applications. The unique features of SIDM printers make them the only viable printing alternative in many circumstances.
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Impact Dot Matrix | ||||
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| 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 | 10 CPI | 300 cps | |||
| DRAFT | 10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI |
225 cps 270 cps 337 cps |
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| DRAFT CONDENSED | 17 CPI 20 CPI |
192 cps 225 cps |
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| LQ | 10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI |
75 cps 90 cps 112 cps |
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| LQ CONDENSED | 17 CPI 20 CPI |
128 cps 150 cps |
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| PRINT CHARACTERISTICS | |||||
| CHARACTER SETS | 15 International character sets, 13 character code tables (Standard), Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15 | ||||
| BITMAP FONTS | Epson Draft : Epson Roman : Epson Sans Serif : Epson Courier : Epson Prestige : Epson Script : Epson Script C : Epson OCR-B : Epson Orator : Epson Orator-S : |
10, 12, 15 CPI 10, 12, 15 CPI, Proportional 10, 12, 15 CPI, Proportional 10, 12, 15 CPI 10, 12 CPI 10 CPI Proportional 10 CPI 10 CPI 10 CPI |
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| SCALABLE FONTS | Epson Roman : Epson Sans Serif : Epson Roman T : Epson Sans Serif H : |
10.5 pt., 8 to 32 pt. (every 2 pt.) 10.5 pt., 8 to 32 pt. (every 2 pt.) 10.5 pt., 8 to 32 pt. (every 2 pt.) 10.5 pt., 8 to 32 pt. (every 2 pt.) |
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| BAR CODE FONT | EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet |
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| PRINTABLE COLUMNS | |||||
| PITCH (CPI) | Character per line | ||||
| 10 CPI | 80 | ||||
| 12 CPI | 96 | ||||
| 15 CPI | 120 | ||||
| 17 CPICONDENSED | 137 | ||||
| 20 CPICONDENSED | 160 | ||||
| PAPER HANDLING | |||||
| PAPER PATH | Manual Insertion: Push Tractor : Pull Tractor : Cut Sheet Feeder : |
Rear in, Top out Rear in, Top out Rear/Bottom in, Top out Rear in, Top out |
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| PAPER SIZE | |||||
| CUT SHEET | Manual Insertion | Width : Length: Thickness: |
100 ~ 257 mm (3.9 ~ 10.1") 100 ~ 364 mm (3.9 ~ 14.3") 0.065 ~ 0.14 mm (0.0025 ~ 0.0055") |
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| CSF single-bin | Width : Length: Thickness: |
182 ~ 216 mm (7.2 ~ 8.5") 257 ~ 356 mm (10.1 ~ 14.0") 0.07 ~ 0.14 mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0055") |
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| Multi part | Width : Length: Thickness: |
100 ~ 257 mm (3.9 ~ 10.1") 100 ~ 364 mm (3.9 ~ 14.3") 0.12 ~ 0.39 mm (0.0047 ~ 0.013") (Total) |
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| ENVELOPE | No.6 | Width : Length: Thickness: |
165 mm (6.5") 92 mm (3.6") 0.16 ~ 0.52 mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total) |
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| No.10 | Width : Length: Thickness: |
241 mm (9.5") 105 mm (4.1") 0.16 ~ 0.52 mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total) |
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| CONTINUOUS PAPER | Width : Length: Thickness: |
101.6 ~ 254 mm (4.0 ~ 10.0") 101.6 ~ 558.8 mm (4.0 ~ 22.0") 0.065 ~ 0.32 mm (0.0025 ~ 0.013") (Total) |
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| LABEL | Width : Length: Thickness: |
101.6 ~ 254 mm (4.0 ~ 10.0") 101.6 ~ 558.8 mm (4.0 ~ 22.0") 0.07 ~ 0.09 mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0035") (Base) 0.16 ~ 0.19 mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0075") (Total) |
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| ROLL PAPER | Width : Length: Thickness: |
216 mm (8.5 ") - 0.07 ~ 0.09 mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0035") |
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| PAPER FEEDING | STANDARD | Friction: Push Tractor: Pull Tractor : |
Rear in, Top out Rear in, Top out Rear/Bottom in, Top out |
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| OPTIONAL | Cut Sheet Feeder: Push-Pull Tractor : |
Rear in, Top out Rear in, Top out |
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| COPIES | Original + 3 copies | ||||
| LINE SPACING | 1/6 inch or programmable by 1/360 inch | ||||
| INPUT DATA BUFFER | |||||
| 64 KByte | |||||
| INTERFACE | |||||
| STANDARD | Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported) | ||||
| Serial I/F | |||||
| USB (ver 1.1) I/F | |||||
| RIBBON CARTRIDGE | |||||
| STANDARD FABRIC RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK) |
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| COLOUR : TYPE: RIBBON LIFE: |
Black Fabric Approx. 2 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) |
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| OPTIONS FABRIC RIBBON CARTRIDGE (COLOUR) |
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| COLOUR : TYPE: |
Black, Magenta, Cyan and Yellow Fabric |
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| RIBBON LIFE: | Black Magenta Cyan Yellow |
Approx. 1 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) Approx. 0.7 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) Approx. 0.7 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) Approx. 0.5 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) |
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| FILM RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK) | COLOUR : TYPE: RIBBON LIFE: |
Black Film Approx. 0.2 million characters (LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) |
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| ACOUSTIC NOISE | |||||
| Approx. 49dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern) | |||||
| RELIABILITY | |||||
| MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure) | 12 million lines (Except print head) | ||||
| MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) | 6000 POH (25% duty cycle) | ||||
| PRINT HEAD LIFE | Approx. 200 million strokes/wire (black) 100 million strokes/wire (colour) | ||||
| CONTROL PANEL | |||||
| 4 switches, 5 LEDs | |||||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING) | |||||
| TEMPERATURE | 5 ~ 35 °C | ||||
| HUMIDITY | 10 ~ 80 % RH | ||||
| DIMENSIONS (excludes knob and paper release lever) | |||||
| WIDTH | 366 mm | ||||
| DEPTH | 275 mm | ||||
| HEIGHT | 159 mm | ||||
| WEIGHT | Approx. 4.4 kg | ||||
| PRINTER DRIVER / UTILITY | |||||
| OS | Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/Me/XP and Microsoft® Windows® NT® 4.0 | ||||
| UTILITY | Epson Status Monitor 3(Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/Me/XP and Microsoft® Windows® NT® 4.0 environment only) | ||||
| OPTIONS | |||||
| C13S015021 | FABRIC RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK) | ||||
| C13S015077 | FABRIC RIBBON CARTRIDGE (COLOUR) | ||||
| C13S015277 | FILM RIBBON CARTRIDGE (BLACK) | ||||
| C12C806372 | SINGLE BIN CUT SHEET FEEDER | ||||
| C12C800302 | PULL TRACTOR UNIT | ||||
| C12C832112 | COLOUR UPGRADE KIT | ||||
| C11C811141 | ROLL PAPER HOLDER | ||||
| WARRANTY | |||||
| Standard Warranty | 12 months return to base | ||||
| * For more information visit www.epson.com.au/warranty/ | |||||
| All features and specifications described are subject to change without notice. Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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