Epson DLQ-3500

DLQ-3500

24-Pin Dot Matrix Printers

Fast, precise, reliable printing, with the paper handling versatility to meet all your business needs.


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PRODUCT NAME   DLQ-3500
PRODUCT CODE   C11C396021
PRINTING METHOD   Impact Dot Matrix, Flat-bed type
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD   24 pins
PRINT DIRECTION   Bi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED
High speed draft 10 cpi   550 cps
Draft 15 cpi   742 cps
Draft 12 cpi   594 cps
Draft 10 cpi   495 cps
Draft 20 cpi condensed   495 cps
Draft 17 cpi condensed   424 cps
LQ 15 cpi   247 cps
LQ 12 cpi   198 cps
LQ 10 cpi   165 cps
LQ 20 cpi condensed   330 cps
LQ 17 cpi condensed   282 cps
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS
Character tables   1 legal character set
14 international character sets
13 character code tables(Standard)
Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15
BITMAP FONTS
Epson Draft   10, 12, 15 cpi
Epson Roman   10, 12, 15cpi, Proportional
Epson Sans Serif   10, 12, 15cpi, Proportional
Epson Courier   10, 12, 15cpi
Epson Prestige   10, 12 cpi
Epson Script   10 cpi
Epson Script C   Proportional
Epson OCR-B   10 cpi
Epson Orator   10 cpi
Epson Orator-S   10 cpi
SCALABLE FONTS
Epson Roman   8 to 32 points
Epson Sans Serif   8 to 32 points
Epson Roman T   8 to 32 points
Epson Sans Serif H   8 to 32 points
BAR   EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, code 39, Code 128, PostNet
PRINTABLE COLUMNS
PITCH (CPI)   Characters per line   Characters
10 cpi   136   10
12 cpi   163   12
15 cpi   204   15
17 cpi condensed   233   17.1
20 cpi condensed   272   20
PAPER HANDLING  
Paper Path
Standard   Manual insertion: (Front in, Front out)
Tractor: (Rear in, Front out)
Cut Sheet Size   Width: 92 -420mm (3.6 - 16.5")
Length: 92 - 420mm (3.6-16.5")
Envelopes   No. 6, No. 10
Continuous Paper Size   Width: 101.6-406.4mm (4.0-16.0")
Length: 101.6 - 559 mm (4.0 - 22.0 inches)
* Can also print labels
Overlapping Size   Width: 101.6-406.4mm (4.0-16.0")
Length: 101.6mm-559mm (4.0-22.0")
* Can also print labels
PAPER THICKNESS   CUT SHEET
Single sheet 0.065-0.12mm (0.0025-0.0047")
Multi-part forms 0.12-0.53mm (0.0047-0.021")
ENVELOPES
0.16-0.52MM (0.0063-0.021")
CONTINUOUS PAPER
Single sheet 0.065-0.9mm (0.0025-0.0074")
Multi-part forms 0.12-0.53mm (0.0047-0.024")
OVERLAPPING
0.65mm (0.026") Total thickness
PAPER FEEDING   FRICTION FEED (FRONT/REAR MANUAL, REAR CSF)
PUSH TRACTOR FEED (REAR)
OPTIONAL FEEDER   Cut sheet feeder (Rear in, Front out)
ASA Unit (Front in, Front out)
COPIES   Original + 7 Copies
1/6 inch or programmable by 1/360 inch
INPUT DATA BUFFER   128 K Byte
INTERFACE
Standard   Centronics(-type 8-bit parallel interface USBI/F Ver1.1
IEEE-1284 Nibble mode), Type B1/F level 2
Option   Expansion slot (Optional Type B interface)
RIBBON CARTRIDGE
Colour   Black or Colour
Fabric Ribbon Cartridge
Option   Fabric Black: 6 million characters
Ribbon Life
(LQ 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)		   Fabric Colour/Black 1.5 million characters
Magenta 1.1 million characters
Cyan 1.1 million characters
Yellow 0.8 million characters
ACOUSTIC NOISE   Approx. 59dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)
RELIABILITY
Total Print Volume   9 million lines
Print Head Life   400 million strokes/wire(monochrome)
CONTROL PANEL   7 switches, 12 LEDs and LCD
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
Temperature   5° to 35° C (Non-condensation)
Humidity   10 to 80% RH (Non-condensation)
POWER REQUIREMENT
Voltage   AC 220V-240V
Rated frequency   50 to 60 Hz
Power consumption   Approx. 85 W (ISO 10561 Letter pattern)
DIMENSIONS
Width   660 mm
Depth   432 mm
Height   276 mm
Weight   18.1 kg
PRINTER DRIVER/UTILITY
OS   Microsoft® Windows® NT 4.0 / 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me®
UTILITY   Epson Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/2000/Me® and Microsoft® Windows® NT operating system version 4.0 environment only)
WARRANTY
Standard Warranty 12 months return to base
Optional Additional 2 years return to base warranty   -   3YWDLQ3500
* For more information visit www.epson.com.au/warranty/

Product Options

Product Code Description
  Products
C11C396021 DLQ-3500
  Media Handling Options
C12C806832 Single-bin cut sheet Feeder
  Interfaces
C823081 Type  B  32 Kbyte intelligent serial interface
C823102 Type  B  32 Kbyte buffered parallel interface
  Cables
EPCP Parallel printer cable

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Usage Conditions
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