EPSON LX-310 Dot Matrix Printer

Printing Technology:

Print Method:

Impact dot matrix

Control Panel:

4 switches and 5 LEDs

Print Direction:

Bi-direction with logic seeking

Number of Pins in Head:

9 pins

Control Code:

ESC/P and IBM PPDS emulation

Number of Pins:

9

Print Speed:

High Speed Draft:

(10 / 12 / 15 cpi): 347 / 357 / 390 cps
(Condensed, 17 / 20 cpi): 383 / 298 cps

Draft:

(10 / 12 / 15 cpi): 260 / 312 / 223 cps
(Condensed, 17 / 20 cpi): 222 / 260 cps
(Emphasized, 10 cpi): 130 cps

NLQ:

(10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 cpi): 65 / 78 / 55 / 47 / 56 cps

Reliability:

Printhead Life:

Approx. 400 million strokes/wire

Mean Print Volume Between Failure (MVBF):

Approx. 20 million lines (Except print head)

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF):

Approx. 10,000 POH (25% Duty)

Print Characteristics:

Character Sets:

Italic table, PC437 (US Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portugese), PC861 (Icelandic), PC863 (Canadian French), PC865 (Nordic), Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, ISO 8859-15

Bitmap Fonts:

Epson Draft: 10, 12, 15 cpi; Epson Roman & Sans Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional, Epson OCR-B

Barcode:

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

Paper Path:

Manual Insertion:

Rear in, Top out

Push Tractor:

Rear in, Top out

Paper Media:

Cut Sheet (Single Sheet):

Length: 100 ~ 364mm (3.9 ~ 14.3")
Width: 100 ~ 257mm (3.9 ~ 10.1")
Thickness: 0.065 ~ 0.14mm (0.0025 ~ 0.0055")

Cut Sheet (Multi-part Forms):

Length: 100 ~ 364mm (3.9 ~ 14.3")
Width: 100 ~ 257mm (3.9 ~ 10.1")
Thickness: 0.12 ~ 0.39mm (0.0047 ~ 0.015") (Total)

Continuous Paper (Single Sheet / Multi-part):

Length: 101.6 ~ 558.8mm (4.0 ~ 22.0")
Width: 101.6 ~ 254.0mm 4.0 ~ 10.0")
Thickness: 0.065 ~ 0.39mm (0.0025 ~ 0.015") (Total)

Envelope (No.6):

Length: 92mm (3.6")
Width: 165mm (6.5")
Thickness: 0.16 ~ 0.52mm (0.0063 ~ 0,0205") (Total)

Envelope (No.10):

Length: 105mm (4.1")
Width: 241mm (9.5")
Thickness: 0.16 ~ 0.52mm (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)

Roll Paper:

Width: 216mm (8.5")
Thickness: 0.07 ~ 0.09mm (0.0028 ~ 0.0035")

Supported OS and Applications:

Supported OS:

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10

Dimensions and Weight:

Dimensions (W x D x H):

362 x 275 x 154 mm

Weight:

Approx. 4.1 kg

Consumables:

Ribbon Cartridge Black:

Ribbon Life: Approx. 4.0 million characters (Draft 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Environmental Conditions (Operating):

Temperature:

5 ~ 35°C

Humidty:

10 ~ 80 % RH

Acoustic Noise:

Acoustic Noise:

Approx. 53 dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Input Data Buffer:

Input Data Buffer:

128KB

Interface:

Standard:

Bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported)
USB 2.0 Full-Speed
Serial

Ribbon Cartridge:

Standard:

Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black) - C13S015632

Ribbon Life:

Approx. 4.0 million characters (Draft 10 cpi, 14 dots/character