DOT MATRIX PRINTER

24-PIN NARROW CARRIAGE

LQ-310

YOUR FAST AND AFFORDABLE

PRINTING SOLUTION.

Designed to do more with less, Epson LQ-310 offers fast-printing at a low

cost. Compact and capable, Epson LQ-310 24-pin dot matrix printer features
extraordinary speed, output quality and reliability. Epsons constant innovations
in printing solutions give you the best performing printer that suits your fast
paced environment.

Print Cost Power

Effective Savings

ENGINEERED FOR BUSINESS

High Processing Speed Fast Print Speed Long-life Reliability
You can now enjoy high-speed processing time, Maximize productivity with a fast print speed With a Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) rating
with 128KB data buffer that will reduce waiting time. of up to 416 characters per second (12 cpi). of 10,000 POH (power on hours), it saves cost on
electricity without compromising good quality printing.
SPECIFICATIONS
LQ-310

MODEL NUMBER LQ-310

Dimensions & Weight
Printing Technology
Print Method Impact dot matrix Weight: Approx. 4.1kg (9.0lb)
Number of Pins in Head 24 pins
Print Direction Bi-direction with logic seeking
Control Code ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS emulation
Print Speed
154mm (6.1")
High Speed Draft 10 / 12 cpi 347 / 416 cps
Draft 10 / 12 / 15 cpi 260 / 312 / 390 cps
Draft Condensed 17 / 20 cpi 222 / 260 cps
LQ 10 / 12 / 15 cpi 86 / 103 / 129 cps
LQ Condensed 17 / 20 cpi 147 / 172 cps 275mm (10.8")
Print Characteristics
Character Sets Italic table, PC437 (US Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 362mm (14.3")
348mm (13.7") exclude knob
(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 &
Options
Orator-S: 10cpi; Epson Script C: Proportional
Scalable Fonts Epson Roman, Epson San Serif, Epson Roman T & Epson San Serif H: 10.5pt., 8pt. - 32pt. Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black) S015634
(every 2pt.)
Barcode Fonts EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet Legend
Printable Columns cpi Characters per inch
Pitch 10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 cpi 80 / 96 / 120 / 137 / 160 cpl (Characters per 25.4mm)
Paper Handling
cps Characters per second
Paper Path Tractor Rear in, Top out
cpl Characters per line
Manual Insertion Rear in, Top out
POH Power On Hours
Paper Size Length Width Thickness
Cut Sheet (Single Sheet) 100 ~ 364 mm 100 ~ 257 mm 0.065 ~ 0.14 mm
(3.9 ~ 14.3") (3.9 ~ 10.1") (0.0025 ~ 0.0055")
Cut Sheet (Multi Part) 100 ~ 364 mm 100 ~ 257 mm 0.12 ~ 0.32 mm
(3.9 ~ 14.3") (3.9 ~ 10.1") (0.0047 ~ 0.0126") (Total)
Envelope (No.6) 92 mm 165 mm 0.16 ~ 0.52 mm
(3.6") (6.5") (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)
Envelope (No.10) 105 mm 241 mm 0.16 ~ 0.52 mm
(4.1") (9.5") (0.0063 ~ 0.0205") (Total)
Continuous Paper (Single Sheet and Multi part) 101.6 ~ 558.8 mm 101.6 ~ 254.0 mm 0.065 ~ 0.32 mm
(4.0 ~ 22.0") (4.0 ~ 10.0") (0.0025 ~ 0.0126") (Total)
Roll Paper NA 216 mm 0.07 ~ 0.09 mm
(8.5") (0.0028 ~ 0.0035")
Paper Feeding
Standard Friction, Push Tractor
Optional Roll Paper Holder
Copies Original + 3 copies
Line Spacing 4.23mm (1/6") or programmable in increments of 0.118mm (1/216")
Input Data Buffer 128KB
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 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
Acoustic Noise Approx. 53 dB(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 2012 Epson Singapore Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Environmental Conditions (Operating) Reproduction in part or in whole, without the written
permission from Epson, is strictly prohibited. EPSON and
Temperature 5 ~ 35C
EXCEED YOUR VISION are registered trademarks of
Humidity 10 ~ 80 % RH Seiko Epson Corporation. All other products names and
Electrical Specification other company names used herein are for identification
Rated Voltage AC 120V / AC 220 - 240V purposes only and are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. Epson disclaims
Rated Frequency 50Hz ~ 60Hz
any and all rights in those marks. Print samples shown
Power Consumption are simulations only. Specifications and product
Operating Approx. 22W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern), (ENERGY STAR compliant) availability are subject to change without notice and
Sleep Mode Approx. 1.0 W (120V) / 1.3 W (230V) may vary between countries. Please check with local
Auto Off Mode Approx. 0.5W Epson offices for more information.

Power Off 0W
Printer Driver / Utility
Dealers Stamp
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft Windows Vista
Utility
Epson Status Monitor 3 Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft Windows Vista
Epson Printer Setting Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / 7, Microsoft Windows Vista