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Printer specifications, Mechanical – Epson LQ-680Pro User Manual

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EPSON LQ-680Pro

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Printer Specifications

Mechanical

Printing method

24-pin impact dot matrix

Printing speed

High-speed draft

413 cps at 10 cpi

Draft

310 cps at 10 cpi
372 cps at 12 cpi
465 cps at 15 cpi

Draft condensed

264 cps at 17 cpi
310 cps at 20 cpi

LQ

103 cps at 10 cpi
124 cps at 12 cpi
155 cps at 15 cpi

LQ condensed

175 cps at 17 cpi
206 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 1/360-inch
increments

Printable columns

106 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution

360

×

180 dpi maximum

Paper feed methods

Friction (front paper entry)
Push tractor (rear paper entry)
Cut-sheet feeders (optional)
Roll paper holder (optional)

Paper feed speed

Continuous

5 inches (127 mm)/second

Intermittent

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

Paper capacity

High-capacity cut-sheet feeder

up to 150 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m²)
paper
up to 25 plain or bond envelopes
up to 30 airmail envelopes
up to 50 postcards

The total thickness of the
paper stack can be up to 0.59
inch (15 mm).

Single-bin cut-sheet feeder

up to 50 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m²)
paper

The total thickness of the
paper stack can be up to
0.20 inch (5 mm).

Reliability

Total print volume

20 million lines (except print head)

MTBF

10,000 POH (25% duty)

Print head life

400 million strokes per wire

Acoustic noise

Approx. 55 dB (A) (ISO 7779 pattern)

Dimensions and
weight

Height

9 inches (230 mm)

Width

19.6 inches (497 mm)

Depth

15.2 inches (387 mm)

Weight

LQ-680: approx. 19.8 lb (9.0 kg)
LQ-680Pro: approx. 20.7 lb (9.4 kg)

Ribbon

Black ribbon cartridge (S015016)

Ribbon life

2 million characters (LQ, 10 cpi,
48 dots/character)