Epson LQ-2170

LQ-2170

24-Pin Dot Matrix Printers

High-Speed 24-Pin Printing for Office Efficiency


Overview Specs Consumables Downloads

Printing MethodImpact Dot Matrix
Number of Pins in Head 24 pins
Print directionBi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED

High speed draft

Draft 12cpi

Draft 10 cpi

NLQ 12cpi

NLQ 10 cpi


440 cps

396 cps

330 cps

132 cps

110 cps

RESOLUTION360 x 360 dpi (maximum)
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS

Character sets


1 legal character set

14 international character sets

11 character code tables

Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1

Fonts

Bit - Map Fonts





Scalable Fonts


Bar Code Font


Epson Draft 10, 12, 15cpi

Epson Roman 10, 12, 15cpi proportional

Epson Sans Serif 10, 12, 15cpi, proportional

Epson Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi

Epson Prestige 10, 12 cpi

Epson OCR-B 10 CPI

Epson Orator S 10 cpi

Epson Script C Proportional

Epson Roman 10.5, 8 to 32 points

Epson Sans Serif 10.5, 8 to 32 points

Epson Roman T 10.5, 8 to 32 points

Epson Sans Serif H 10.5, 8 to 32 points

EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET

CONTROL CODE ESC/P2 and IBM® 2391 Plus
PRIINTABLE COLUMNS

10 cpi

10 cpi condensed

12 cpi

12 cpi condensed

15 cpi

Characters per line / Character Pitch (CPI)

136 / 10

233 / 17.1

163 / 12

272 / 20

204 / 15

PAPER HANDLING

Cut Sheet Size

Envelopes

Cards

Continuous paper size

Paper Thickness




width 101-420 mm

LENGTH Front 147-420 mm

Rear 101-420 mm

No. 6, No. 10

width 100-148 mm

LENGTH Front 148 mm

Rear 100-148 mm

width 101-406mm

LENGTH 101-559mm

CUT SHEET

Single Sheet 0.065-0.14mm

Multi-part forms 0.12-0.39mm

CARD 0.22mm

CONTINUOUS PAPER

Multi-part forms 0.065-0.39mm

Paper feed methodFRICTION FEED (front/rear)

PUSH TRACTOR FEED (front/rear)

PUSH-PULL TRACTOR FEED (front/rear) with optional pull tractor

PULL TRACTOR FEED (front/rear/bottom)

CUT SHEET FEEDER (optional)

Printable area

Top margin
Bottom margin
Left margin
Right margin
Maximum print area

Single Sheets / Continuous Paper

Env. Postcards

4.2 mm / 4.2 mm

4.2 mm / 4.2 mm

3.0 mm / 13 mm

3.0 mm / 13 mm

345.4 mm / 345.2 mm

Paper thickness

Cut Sheet

Card

Continuous

Single sheet 0.065-0.14 mm

Multi-part forms 0.12-0.39 mm

0.22 mm

Multi-part forms 0.065-0.39mm

Paper weight

Cut Sheet

Envelopes

Card

Continuous paper

(Single sheet & multi part)


Single sheet 52.3 to 90 g/m2

Multi-part 40 to 58 g/m2

45 to 91 g/m2

192 g/m2

40 to 58 g/m2

Input data buffer64 K or 0K
InterfaceBi-directional parallel interface

Optional Type B interface slot

Ribbon cartridge

Colour
Type
Ribbon life


Black

Fabric Ribbon Cartridge

8 million characters (LQ, 48 dots/character)

Reliability
Print head life

Ribbon life

Total print volume


400 million characters

8 million characters

7.5 million lines (except print head)

Control panel

Buttons

Indicators


Operate, Pause, Load/Eject, LF/FF, Tear off/Bin Font, Pitch

Pause, Paper out, Paper jam, Head hot, Cover open, Micro Adjust, Tear off, Bin selection, Pitch selection, Font slection, Fatal error

Environmental conditions (operating)
Temperature

Humidity

5° to 35° C

10 to 80% RH

Acoustic NoiseApprox. 55 dB (A ) (ISO 7779 pattern)
Electrical specifications
Voltage

Rated frequency

Power consumption

220V-240V AC

50 to 60 Hz

Approx. 62 W (during Draft self test)

Dimensions

Width

Depth

Height

Weight



639 mm

402 mm

257 mm

Approx. 13 kg

Warranty12 months return to base

Product Options

Product Code Description
  Products
C165052 LQ-2170
  Configurations
EBLQ2170 LQ-2170 with Ethernet interface
  Media Handling Options
C800322 Pull tractor
C806732 High capacity cut sheet feeder
C806742 Second-bin cut sheet feeder
CSFBD270W Double-bin cut sheet feeder bundle
CSFBDD270W Double-bin cut sheet feeder
  Interfaces
C823061 Type "B" serial interface
C823081 Type "B" 32 Kbyte intelligent serial interface
C823102 Type "B" 32 Kbyte buffered parallel interface
C823142 Type "B" Coax interface
C823152 Type "B" Twinax interface
C823313 Ethernet interface
C823453 Type "B" Bi-directional parallel interface
C823623 Ethernet interface (10 Base 2/10 Base T)
POWERPRINT Apple serial to PC parallel converter & drivers
  Cables
EPCP Parallel printer cable

Equipment supplied by Epson Australia is designed to function in conjunction with genuine Epson consumables and accessories specifically configured for it.


Usage Conditions
Epson products are designed and made to give highly reliable use and long life when used according to its specifications. With any system, product or device used in situations where human life may be involved or at risk, Epson advises that you should take all necessary steps to ensure the suitability of your Epson product for inclusion in your system, and recommends that you include fail-safe procedures and redundancy support or backup equipment in your system, to maintain the maximum safety margin and optimum system reliability. Examples include but are not limited to – do not interfere with any electrical components within the device, do not use items supplied with the product for purposes other than as intended by Epson (ie mains cords, inks, CDs, plastic wrapping) and do not make modifications to the product.

This printer is designed to function only with genuine Epson ink cartridges and not with third party ink cartridges. The printer may not function properly or at all if you use third party ink cartridges.