Printer Specifications

Printing method:

9-pin impact dot matrix

Printing speed:

High speed draft

300 cps at 10 cpi
337 cps at 12 cpi
337 cps at 15 cpi

High speed draft condensed

321 cps at 17cpi
300 cps at 20 cpi

Draft

225 cps at 10 cpi
270 cps at 12 cpi
225 cps at 15 cpi

Draft condensed

191 cps at 17 cpi
225 cps at 20 cpi

Draft emphasized

112 cps at 10 cpi

NLQ

56 cps at 10 cpi
67 cps at 12 cpi
56 cps at 15 cpi
47 cps at 17 cpi
56 cps at 20 cpi

Printing direction:

Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics printing. Unidirectional text or graphics printing can be selected using software commands.

Line spacing:

1/6-inch or programmable in 1/216-inch increments

Printable columns:

LX-300+II: 80 columns (at 10 cpi)
LX-1170II: 136 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution:

240 x 144 dpi maximum

Feeding method:

Friction feed (rear paper entry)
Push tractor feed (rear paper entry)
Push and Pull tractor feed (rear paper entry)
Pull tractor feed (rear or bottom paper entry)

Feeder:

Rear push tractor
Cut-sheet feeder (Optional)
Pull tractor unit (Optional)
Roll paper holder (Optional)

Paper feed speed:

Continuous

76 mm/second
(3.0 inches/second)

Intermittent

63 msec/line at 1/6-inch line spacing

Color printing (optional, LX-300+II only):

Method

Print ribbon shifting

Ribbon color

Black, Magenta, Cyan and Yellow

Reliability:

Total print volume

12 million lines
(except print head)
MTBF 6,000 POH
(25% duty)

Print head life

Black ribbon:
400 million strokes per wire
Color ribbon (LX-300+II only):
100 million strokes per wire

Dimensions and weight (for LX-300+II):

Height

159 mm (6.26 inches)

Width

366 mm (14.4 inches)

Depth

275 mm (10.8 inches)
(excluding the knob, paper release lever, etc.)

Weight

approx. 4.4 kg (9.7 lb)

Dimensions and weight (for LX-1170II):

Height

164 mm (6.6 inches)

Width

546 mm (21.5 inches)

Depth

275 mm (10.8 inches)
(excluding the knob, paper release lever, etc.)

Weight

approx. 6.6 kg (14.6 lb)

Ribbon:

LX-300+II:
Black ribbon cartridge (#8750)
Color ribbon cartridge (S015073)
LX-1170II:
Black ribbon cartridge (#8755)

Ribbon life

(Draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/ character)

Black ribbon

3 million characters

Color ribbon
(LX-300+II only)

black:
1 million characters

cyan:
0.7 million characters

magenta:
0.7 million characters

yellow:
0.5 million characters

Acoustic noise:

Approx. 49 db (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Interfaces:

One standard bidirectional, 8-bit, parallel interface with IEEE-1284 nibble mode support, one EIA-232D serial interface, and one USB (ver1.1) interface

Buffer:

64 KB

Built-in fonts:

Bitmap fonts
EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, proportional

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

Character tables:

One Italic and 12 graphical character tables:
Italic table,
PC 437 (US, Standard Europe),
PC 850 (Multilingual),
PC 860 (Portuguese),
PC 861 (Icelandic), PC 865 (Nordic),
PC 863 (French-Canadian),
BRASCII, Abicomp, ISO Latin 1,
Roman 8, PC 858, ISO 8859-15

The following 26 graphical character tables are also available in some countries:
PC 437 Greek,
PC 852 (Eastern Europe),
PC 853 (Turkish), PC 855 (Cyrillic),
PC 857 (Turkish), PC 866 (Russian),
PC 869 (Greek),
MAZOWIA (Poland),
Code MJK (CSFR),
ISO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek),
ISO Latin 1T (Turkish),
Bulgaria (Bulgarian),
PC 774 (LST 1283: 1993),
Estonia (Estonian),
PC 771 (Lithuanian), ISO 8859-2,
PC 866 LAT. (Latvian),
PC 866 UKR (Ukrainian),
PC APTEC (Arabic), PC 708 (Arabic),
PC 720 (Arabic), PC AR 864 (Arabic), PC437 Slovenia, PC MC, PC1250, PC1251

Character sets:

8 international character sets:
USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark I,
Sweden, Italy, Spain I

120 V Model

220 to 240 V Model

Input voltage range

AC 99 to 132 V

AC 198 to 264 V

Rated frequency range

50 to 60 Hz

Input frequency range

49.5 to 60.5 Hz

Rated current

0.6 A (maximum1.4 A depending on the character type)

0.3 A (maximum 0.7 A depending on the character type)

Power consumption

Approx. 23 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)

Temperature
(without condensation)

Humidity
(without condensation)

Operation

5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F)

10 to 80% RH

Storage

-30 to 60 °C (-22 to 140 °F)

0 to 85% RH

Width

Paper guide:
100 to 257 mm (3.9 to 10.1 inches)

Cut-sheet feeder:
182 to 216 mm (7.2 to 8.5 inches)

Length

Paper guide:
100 to 364 mm (3.9 to 14.3 inches)

Cut-sheet feeder:
257 to 356 mm (10.1 to 14.0 inches)

Thickness

Paper guide:
0.065 to 0.14 mm
(0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)

Cut-sheet feeder:
0.07 to 0.14 mm
(0.0028 to 0.0055 inch)

Weight

Paper guide:
52 to 90 g/m² (14 to 24 lb)

Cut sheet feeder:
64 to 90 g/m² (18 to 24 lb)

Width

100 to 257 mm (3.9 to 10.1 inches)

Length

100 to 364 mm (3.9 to 14.3 inches)

Copies

1 original + up to 4 copies

Thickness

0.12 to 0.39 mm (0.0047 to 0.015 inch)

Weight

40 to 58 g/m² (12 to 15 lb)

Binding

Line-glued at the top or one side of form

Size

No. 6: 165 x 92 mm (6.5 x 3.6 inches)
No. 10: 241 x 105 mm (9.5 x 4.1 inches)

Thickness

0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0205 inch)

Weight

45 to 90 g/m² (12 to 24 lb)

Width

101.6 to 254 mm (4.0 to 10.0 inches)

Length (one page)

101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)

Copies

1 original + up to 4 copies

Thickness

0.065 to 0.39 mm
(0.0025 to 0.015 inch)

Gathering area up to 0.9 mm
(0.035 inch)

Weight
(not multipart)

52 to 82 g/m² (14 to 22 lb)

Weight
(one sheet of multipart)

40 to 58 g/m² (12 to 15 lb)

Binding

Spot glued or crimp bound on both sides

Label size

23.8 x 63.5 mm (15/16 x 2.5 inches) minimum
2.5 mm (0.1 inch) corner radius, minimum

Backing sheet width

101.6 to 254 mm (4.0 to 10.0 inches)

Backing sheet length

101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)

Backing sheet thickness

0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)

Total thickness

0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inch)

Label weight

64 g/m² (17 lb)

Width

216 mm (8.5 inches)

Thickness

0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)

Weight

52 to 82 g/m² (14 to 22 lb)

Width

Paper guide:
148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches)

Cut-sheet feeder:
182 to 420 mm (7.2 to 16.5 inches)

Length

Paper guide:
100 to 364 mm (3.9 to 14.3 inches)

Cut-sheet feeder:
210 to 364 mm (8.3 to 14.3 inches)

Thickness

Paper guide:
0.065 to 0.14 mm
(0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)

Cut-sheet feeder:
0.07 to 0.14 mm
(0.0028 to 0.0055 inch)

Weight

Paper guide:
52 to 90 g/m² (14 to 24 lb)

Cut sheet feeder:
64 to 90 g/m² (18 to 24 lb)

Width

148 to 420 mm (5.8 to 16.5 inches)

Length

100 to 364 mm (3.9 to 14.3 inches)

Copies

1 original + up to 4 copies

Thickness

0.12 to 0.39 mm (0.0047 to 0.015 inch)

Weight

40 to 58 g/m² (12 to 15 lb)

Binding

Line-glued at the top or one side of form

Size

No. 6: 165 x 92 mm (6.5 x 3.6 inches)
No. 10: 241 x 105 mm (9.5 x 4.1 inches)

Thickness

0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0205 inch)

Weight

45 to 90 g/m² (12 to 24 lb)

Width

101.6 to 406.4 mm (4.0 to 16.0 inches)

Length (one page)

101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)

Copies

1 original + up to 4 copies

Thickness

0.065 to 0.39 mm
(0.0025 to 0.015 inch)

Weight
(not multipart)

52 to 82 g/m² (14 to 22 lb)

Weight
(one sheet of multipart)

40 to 58 g/m² (12 to 15 lb)

Binding

Spot glued or crimp bound on both sides

Label size

23.8 x 63.5 mm (15/16 x 2.5 inches) minimum
2.5 mm (0.1 inch) corner radius, minimum

Backing sheet width

101.6 to 406.4 mm (4.0 to 16.0 inches)

Backing sheet length

101.6 to 558.8 mm (4.0 to 22.0 inches)

Backing sheet thickness

0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)

Total thickness

0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inch)

Label weight

64 g/m² (17 lb)

Width

216 mm (8.5 inches)

Thickness

0.07 to 0.09 mm (0.0028 to 0.0035 inch)

Weight

52 to 82 g/m² (14 to 22 lb)

A

The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

B

The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) each.

For single sheets the maximum paper width is 257 mm (10.1 inches).

The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). If the paper size is substantially wider than this, the side margins will be wider than the minimum, but the printable width does not increase beyond 203.2 mm (8.0 inches).

C

The minimum bottom margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

A

The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

B

The minimum left and right margins are 3.0 mm (0.12 inch) each.

For single sheets the maximum paper width is 420 mm (16.5 inches).

The maximum printable width is 345.44 mm (13.6 inches). If the paper size is substantially wider than this, the side margins will be wider than the minimum, but the printable width does not increase beyond 345.44 mm (13.6 inches).

C

The minimum bottom margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

A

The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4.2 mm (0.17 inch) each.

B

The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch) each.

The maximum paper width is 254 mm (10.0 inches).

The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). If the paper size is substantially wider than this, the side margins will be wider than the minimum, but the printable width does not increase beyond 203.2 mm (8.0 inches).

A

The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4.2 mm (0.17 inch) each.

B

The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm (0.51 inch) each.

The maximum paper width is 406.4 mm (16.0 inches).

The maximum printable width is 345.44 mm (13.6 inches). If the paper size is substantially wider than this, the side margins will be wider than the minimum, but the printable width does not increase beyond 345.44 mm (13.6 inches).

A

The minimum top margin is 4.2 mm (0.17 inch).

B

The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch).

The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch).

The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches).