EPSON LQ-590II Impact Printer

Increased Productivity

Fast print speeds up to 487 cps (10 cpi); 128 KB memory buffer

Long-life Reliability

MTBF 25,000 POH; superior print quality and reduced downtime

What's in the Box

Main Unit, CD-ROM, Set-up Manual, AC Power Cable, Ribbon Cartridge, Guide Stacker, Wing, Tractor

Print Method

Impact dot matrix

Control Panel

6 switches, 10 LEDs

Print Direction

Bidirectional

Control Codes

ESC/P2, IBM PPDS

Number of Pins

24

Print Speed — Ultra High Speed Draft

10 cpi: 550 cps

Print Speed — High Speed Draft

10 / 12 cpi: 487 / 584 cps

Print Speed — Draft

10 / 12 cpi: 366 / 439 cps

Print Speed — NLQ

10 / 12 cpi: 121 / 145 cps

Printhead Life

400 million strokes/wire

Mean Print Volume Between Failure (MVBF)

50 million lines (except print head)

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)

25,000 POH (25% duty)

Character Sets

Italic + 12 graphical tables (PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC865, PC863, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15)

Bitmap Fonts

10, 12, 15 cpi

Scalable Fonts

Epson Roman / Sans Serif / Roman T / Sans Serif H (8–32 pt, 2-pt increments)

Barcode Support

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

Paper Path – Manual Insertion

Front or rear in, top out

Paper Path – Push Tractor

Front or rear in, top out

Paper Path – Pull Tractor

Front, rear, or bottom in, top out

Cut Sheet (Single Sheet)

Entry: Front/Rear
Length: 100–364 mm
Width: 100–257 mm
Thickness: 0.065–0.14 mm

Cut Sheet (Multi-part Forms)

Entry: Front
Length: 100–364 mm
Width: 100–257 mm
Thickness: 0.12–0.46 mm
Copies: 1 original + 5 copies

Continuous Paper (Single/Multi-part)

Entry: Front/Rear/Bottom
Length: 101.6–558.8 mm
Width: 101.6–254 mm
Thickness: 0.065–0.49 mm
Copies: Original + 6 copies

Envelope (No.6)

Entry: Rear
Size: 92 × 165 mm
Thickness: 0.16–0.52 mm

Envelope (No.10)

Entry: Rear
Size: 105 × 241 mm
Thickness: 0.16–0.52 mm

Label (Base Sheet)

Entry: Bottom
Length: 101.6–558.8 mm
Width: 100–148 mm
Thickness: 0.16–0.19 mm

Card

Entry: Front/Rear
Size: 100 × 148 mm
Thickness: 0.22 mm

Roll Paper

Entry: Rear
Diameter: 127 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 0.07–0.09 mm

Line Spacing

4.23 mm (1/6") or programmable in 0.0706 mm (1/360") increments

Options

Single Bin Cut Sheet Feeder (C12C806372)
Pull Tractor Unit (C12C933761)
Ribbon Cartridge (C13S015589)
High Capacity Cut Sheet Feeder (C12C806382)

Operating Temperature

5–35 °C

Operating Humidity

10–80% RH

Acoustic Noise

55 dB

Input Data Buffer

128 KB

Interface

USB 2.0, Bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode)

Printable Columns

80 columns @ 10 cpi

Ribbon Cartridge Type

Fabric ribbon (black)

Ribbon Life

Approx. 5 million characters

Supported Operating Systems

Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10

Utilities

Epson Status Monitor 3; Epson Setting Utility (Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10)