Epson LQ-590 24-pin 80 Column Dot Matrix

Features

Extremely robust design, 24 pin dot matrix printer
The Epson LQ-590 24 pin dot matrix printer has a compact footprint making it an ideal choice for general business use.

High speed, high quality printer for medium and large print volumes
Producing high quality A4 output, the Epson LQ-590 prints at an incredible 529 cps and is very reliable and economical to run.

Versatile paper management
With the ability to handle up to 5 part forms, its flexible paper management allows paper insertion from the front, top, rear and bottom. The front sheet guide enables front feeding of even small paper types.

Optional additional tractor unit
An optional additional tractor unit enables the printer to either accommodate two continuous forms at the same time, or to use push and pull paper feeding - ideal for commercial and industrial environments.

Powering business productivity with superior performance and reliability

* Powerful 24-pin print head technology
* Ultra fast print speeds
* Extreme reliability in demanding print environments
* Long-life ribbon cartridge that's easy to install
* Advanced paper handling capabilities for greater flexibility
* Easy system integration
* Simplified setup and operation

Epson LQ-590 Specifications

Printing method:	Impact dot matrix
Number of pins:	24 pins (2x12)
Print width:	8", 80 columns at 10cpi
Print colour:	Black
Print direction:	Bi-directional with logic seeking
Input buffer:	128 KBytes
Line spacing:	4.23mm (1/6th inch) or programmable in increments of 0.0706mm (1/360 inch)
Commands:	Epson ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS
Print Speed (cps)
High speed draft:	440 at 10cpi 529 at 12cpi
Draft:	330 at 10cpi 396 at 12cpi 495 at 15cpi 559 at 17cpi (condensed) 658 at 20cpi (condensed)
Letter Quality:	110 at 10cpi 132 at 12cpi 165 at 15cpi 187 at 17cpi (condensed) 220 at 20cpi (condensed)
Ribbon Cartridge
Type:	Black fabric ribbon cartridge
Ribbon Life:	Approx 5 million characters
Interfaces
Standard:	Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported) USB version 1.1
Optional:	Optional Network, 10/100 Base Tx, 802.11b Wireless, Coax, Twinax, Serial, additional Parallel, LocalTalk
Reliability
MVBF (Mean Volume Before Failure at 25% duty cycle):	40 million lines (except print head)
MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure):	20,000 Power on Hours
Print Head Life:	400 million strokes/wire
Fonts
Bitmap fonts:	Epson Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi Epson Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional Epson Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional Epson Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi Epson Prestige 10, 12 cpi Epson Script 10 cpi Epson OCR-B 10 cpi Epson Orator 10 cpi Epson Orator-S 10 cpi Epson Script C Proportional
Scaleable fonts:	Epson Roman (10.5, 8 to 32 point in increments of 2) Epson Sans Serif (10.5, 8 to 32 point in increments of 2) Epson Roman T (10.5, 8 to 32 point in increments of 2) Epson Sans Serif H (10.5, 8 to 32 point in increments of 2)
Barcode fonts:	EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET
Continuous Paper
Push Feed:	Rear in, Rear/Top out Front in, Rear/Top out
Pull Feed:	Rear in, Rear/Top out Front in, Rear/Top out Bottom in, Rear/Top out
Combined Push/Pull:*	Rear in, Rear/Top out Front in, Rear/Top out
Front and rear Push Feed paper can be loaded at the same time ready for use*
Paper width:	101.6~254mm, 4~10"
Length:	101.6~558.8mm, 4~22"
Thickness & Weight:	0.065~0.39mm, 0.0025~0.015", 52~82g/m2, 14~22lb
Multipart Weight:	40~58g/m2 , 12~15lb (one sheet)
LAbels:	Front or Bottom feed Base sheet thickness 0.07~0.09mm, 0.0028~0.0035" Total thickness 0.16~0.19mm, 0.0063~0.0075" Label weight 64g/m2 , 17lb
Copies:	1 original + 4 copies
*Requires optional additional push/pull tractor
Cut Sheet Paper
Manual Feed:	Top in top out Front in top out
Automatic Feed:	Standard capacity CSF (Cut Sheet Feeder)** Hight Capacity CSF** Both cut sheet feeders can be fitted at the same time
Paper Width:	Manual Feed: 100~257mm, 3.9~10.1" High Capacity CSF**: 100~216mm, 3.9~8.5" Standard Capacity CSF**: 182~216mm, 7.2~8.5"
Paper Length:	Manual Feed: 100~364mm, 3.9~14.3" High Capacity CSF**: 100~364mm, 3.9~14.3" Standard Capacity CSF**: 210~364mm, 8.3~14.3"
Paper Thickness & Weight	Front or Top Feed: 0.065~0.14mm 0.0025~0.0055" 52~90g/m2 , 14~24lb Cut Sheet Feeder**: 0.07~0.14mm 0.0028~0.0055" 64~90g/m2 , 18~24lb
Multipart Copies:	1 original + 5 copies (front feed)
Multipart Total Thickness:	0.12~0.36mm 0.0047~0.015" 40~58g/m2 , 12~15lb (per sheet)
**Optional
Card
Manual Feed:	Top in, Top out Front in, Top out
Automatic Feed:	High Capacity CSF (Cut Sheet Feeder)**
Card Width:	100~148mm, 3.9~5.8"
Card Length:	Manual Top Feed or High Capacity CSF**: 100~148mm, 3.9~5.8" Manual Front Feed: 148mm, 5.8"
Thickness and Weight:	0.22mm, 0.0087", 192g/m2 , 51lb
Envelopes
Manual Feed:	Top in top out
Automatic Feed:	High Capacity CSF (Cut Sheet Feeder)** 25 envelopes 90g/m2 , 24lb 30 envelopes 40g/m2 , 12lb
Envelope width:	165~241mm, 6.5~9.5"
Envelope length:	92~105mm, 3.6~4.1"
Thickness and weight:	0.16~0.52mm, 0.0063~0.0205" 45-90g/m2 , 12~24lb
Roll Paper
Optional Roll Paper Holder:	Rear in, Top/Rear out
Roll Width:	216mm, 8.5"
Roll Diameter:	127mm, 5"
Paper Thickness:	0.07~0.09mm, 0.0028~0.0035"
Paper Weight	52-82g/m2 , 14~22lb
Control Panel
	6 buttons, 10 LEDs
	Font selection, Pitch selection, Pause, Tear Off/Bin(CSF)/Card selection, Line Feed/Form Feed, Load/Eject, Micro Adjust (paper position), Reset, Self Test, Data Dump, Default Settings, Panel function lock
Dimensions & Weight (Width x Depth x Height)
Printer	437.5 x 374.5 x 171.5mm, Approx. 7.1kg
With standard capacity cut sheet feeder**	437.5 x 445 x 386mm, Approx. 7.7kg
With high capacity cut sheet feeder**	437.5 x 434 x 378mm, Approx. 8.4kg
With both cut sheet feeders**	437.5 x 564 x 408mm, Approx. 9kg
Character Sets
Standard Version (13 character tables):	Italic table, PC437 (US, Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portuguese), PC863 (Canadian-French), PC865 (Nordic), PC861 (Icelandic), BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15
NLSP Version (40 character tables):	Italic table, PC437 (US, Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC437 Greek, PC853 (Turkish), PC855 (Cyrillic), PC852 (East Europe), PC857 (Turkish), PC866 (Russian), PC869 (Greek), MAZOWIA (Poland), Code MJK (CSFR), ISO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek), ISO Latin 1T (Turkish), Bulgaria (Bulgarian), PC 774 (LST 1283:1993), Estonia (Estonia), ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT (Latvian), PC 866 UKR (Ukraine), PC860 (Portuguese), PC861 (Icelandic), PC865 (Nordic), PC864 (Arabic), PC APTEC (Arabic), PC 708 (Arabic), PC 720 (Arabic), PCAR864 (Arabic), PC863 (Canadian-French), Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15, PC771 (Lithuania), PC437 (Slovenia), PC MC, PC1250, PC1251
International character sets (14 countries and legal):	U.S.A., France, Germany, U.K., Denmark 1, Sweden, Italy, Spain 1, Japan, Norway, Denmark 2, Spain 2, Latin America, Korea, Legal
Printer Driver / Utility
Operating Systems:	Microsoft ® Windows ® 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP and NT ® version 4.0
Utility:	Epson Status Monitor 3 (Microsoft ® Windows ® 95 / 98 / Me / XP and NT ® version 4.0)
Electrical Specifications
Rated voltage:	AC 220~240V
Rated frequency:	50~60Hz
Power consumption:	Approx. 42W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern) Approx. 4.5W in sleep mode (when 5 minutes have elapsed with no data in the input buffer, no error status, and the printer has not been set to Pause) 0W when switched off Energy Star compliant
Environmental Conditions
Acoustic noise (ISO 7779 test pattern):	49dB(A) (low noise mode), 51dB(A) (normal mode)
Operating:	Temperature: 5~35°C * 1, 15~25°C * 1 * 2 Humidity: 10~80% RH * 1, 30~60% RH * 1 * 2 Resistance to shock: 1G, within 1ms Resistance to vibration: 0.25G, 10~55Hz
Non operating:	Temperature: -30~60°C Humidity: 0~85% RH * 1 Resistance to shock: 2G, within 2ms Resistance to vibration: 0.5G, 10~55Hz
* 1 without condensation * 2 when using recycled paper, multipart paper, envelopes, labels or roll paper
CE Compliance
220V & 240V models:	Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC: EN60950 EMC Directive 89/336/EEC: EN55022 class B, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, EN55024