Epson LQ 310 Dot Matrix Printer

Printing Technology

Print Method Impact dot matrix
Number of Pins in Head 24 pins
Print Direction Bi-direction with logic seeking
Control Code ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS emulation

Print Speed

High Speed Draft10/12 cpi 347 / 416 cps
Draft10/12/15 cpi 260 / 312 / 390 cps
Draft Condensed17/20 cpi 222 / 260 cps
LQ10/12/15 cpi 86 / 103 / 129 cps
LQ Condensed17/20 cpi 147 / 172 cps

Print Characteristics

Character Sets Italic table, PC437 (US Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portuguese), 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 & San Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional; Epson Courier: 10, 12, 15 cpi; Epson Prestige: 10, 12 cpi; Epson Script, OCR-B, Orator & Orator-S: 10cpi; Epson Script C: Proporational
Barcode Fonts EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet

Interface

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

Ribbon Cartridge

Standard Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black)
Ribbon Life Approx. 2.5 million characters (Draft 10cpi, 48 dots/character)
Acoustic Noise Approx. 53dB(A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Reliability

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 Head Life Approx. 400 million strokes/wire
Control Panel 4 switches and 5 LEDs