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.
Specifications
- by David_W @Apr 08, 2008
Consumables
Print Yield:
5 Million Characters Black
Controls/Indicators
Control Panel:
Font
Pitch
Pause
Tear off
Bin selection
Line feed
Form feed
Load
Eject
Micro adjust
Top-of-form adjustment
Paper parking
Default feature setting
Panel lockout
Environmental Conditions
Sound Emission:
52 dB(A)
Fonts & Emulation
Fonts:
10 x Bitmap Font
11 x Barcode
4 x Scalable
Language Emulation:
Epson ESC/P2
IBM PPDS
General Information
Brand Name:
Epson
Manufacturer:
Epson Corporation
Manufacturer Part Number:
C11C558001
Manufacturer Website Address:
www.epson.com
Marketing Information:
LQ-590 Impact Printer uses 24-pin technology to deliver precision text and graphics, plus rugged reliability for critical print requirements. Offers print speeds of up to 529 characters per second, 20,000 POH MTBF rating, a 400 million character printhead life, easy integration with existing printing formats, versatile five-part forms printing, multiple paper loading options, and a durable, long-lasting ribbon. Ideal for point-of-sale, manufacturing, and production environments. Printer provides Parallel and USB connections, and a slot for optional interface cards, including high-speed Ethernet, for greater compatibility with practically any system. Paper feed rate is 45 milliseconds per 1/6" and 5.0" per second continuous feed. Paper size ranges from 3.9" to 10.1".
Product Name:
LQ-590 Dot Matrix Printer
Product Series:
LQ
Product Type:
Dot Matrix Printer
Interfaces/Ports
Interfaces/Ports:
IEEE 1284 - Parallel
USB
Media Types & Handling
Media Size:
Envelope No. 10Roll Paper
Envelope No. 6
Media Type:
Continuous Form
Single Sheet
Envelope
Label
Cut Sheet
Roll Paper
Paper Feed Rate:
5 ips
Memory
Standard Memory:
128 KB
Miscellaneous
Additional Information:
Rated voltage: 120V
Rated frequency range: 50 to 60 Hz
Total print volume: 40 million lines (not including printhead)
Resident Bitmapped 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, 15 cpi
Epson Script 10 cpi
Epson OCRB 10 cpi
Epson Script C Proportional
Epson Orator 10 cpi
Epson Orator-S 10 cpi
Bar Code Fonts:
EAN-13
EAN-8
Interleaved 2 of 5
UPC-A
UPC-E
Code 39
Code 128
POSTNET
Codabar (NW-7)
Industrial 2 of 5
Matrix 2 of 5
Scalable Fonts:
Epson Roman 10.5 pt; 8-32 pt every 2 pt
Epson Sans Serif 10.5 pt; 8-32 pt every 2 pt
Epson Roman T 10.5 pt; 8-32 pt every 2 pt
Epson Sans Serif H 10.5 pt; 8-32 pt every 2 pt
Character Sets:
96 ASCII characters
14 international character sets and 1 legal character set
128 user-defined characters
Extended IBM style graphic characters
5 code pages
Formatting:
32 horizontal tabs
Line spacing in 1/6" or programmable (minimum 1/360" increments)
Skip over perforations in lines
Page length in lines or inches
Paper Handling:
Forms:
Continuous Multipart, original plus 4 carbonless copies
Maximum Thickness: .018"
Width:
Single sheets: 3.9" to 10.1"
Continuous: 4.0" to 10.0"
Cut Sheet Feeder: 7.2" to 8.5"
Length:
Single sheets: 3.9" to 14.3"
Continuous: 4.0" to 22.0"
Cut-sheet Feeder: 10.1" to 14.0"
Paper Feed Speed:
45 millisecond per 1/6"
5" per second continuous feed
Paper Path:
Manual Insertion: Front or top in, top out
Cut sheet feeder: Top in, top out
Tractor: Front, rear or bottom in, top out
Software Drivers:
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Windows Me
Windows XP
Windows NT 4.0
Country of Origin:
Indonesia
Platform Support:
PC
Network & Communication
Network Technology:
Coaxial
Fast Ethernet
LocalTalk
Twinax
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions:
16cm Height x 41.4cm Width x 35.05cm Depth
Shipping Dimensions:
27.18cm Height x 52.32cm Width x 53.09cm Depth
Shipping Weight:
9.55 kg
Weight:
7.08 kg
Power Description
Frequency:
50 Hz to 60 Hz
Input Voltage:
110V AC
Reliability
MTBF:
20000 Hour
Print Head Life:
400 Million Characters Black
Technical Information
Maximum Mono Print Speed:
529 cps
Number of Columns:
80
Number of Pins:
24-pin
Print Direction:
Bi-directional
Print Speed:
529 cps High-speed Mode Draft Quality at 12 cpi
440 cps High-speed Mode Draft Quality at 10 cpi
330 cps Draft Quality at 10 cpi
110 cps Letter Quality at 10 cpi
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