Description

Epson LQ 690 Dot Matrix Printer

For the very best in dot matrix performance, look no further than the versatile and user-friendly Epson LQ-690, offering a winning combination of speed, reliability and ribbon yield.

Designed with the dot matrix user in mind, our latest model has an impressive print speed of up to 529 cps. This flexible and compact printer can easily handle cut sheets, continuous paper, labels, envelopes and cards. It has a built-in Print Speed Enhancer to increase the speed of bit image printing, making it an ideal printer for those in the most demanding of work environments.

Product Features

Very fast

Print faster and more productively, thanks to the Print Speed Enhancer – a unique feature in the Epson driver. Perfect for those printing directly from any Windows ® application. – Also, LQ-690 is capable of printing an impressive 529 cps (12 cpi) when using printer resident fonts.

High ribbon yield

In a demanding and fast-moving work environment, a high ribbon yield is essential, and with 10 million characters per ribbon, this marks out the LQ-690 as a leading force in the flatbed market. It is also cost-effective with long ribbon replacement cycles, low running costs, and total cost of ownership.

Dependable

Durable and built to last, users will be assured by the MTBF (mean time between failures) of 20,000 power on hours, plus a print head life of 400 million strokes/wire. This results in greater productivity and less maintenance – essential when producing large amounts of documents and data.

Smart design

This compact hard-working printer is designed to fit on your desk. The platen gap adjustment lever is thoughtfully hidden under the front cover, to avoid accidental setting changes and paper setting is made easy thanks to the ruler in the front paper guide.

Product Specifications

Technology:

• Printing Method:
  • Impact dot matrix
• Number of Pins:
  • 24 pins
• Number of Columns:
  • 106 columns
• Pins:
  • 24 Needles

Print:

• Printing Speed:
  • HighSpeed-Draft: 10 cpi: 440 chars/s, 12 cpi: 529 chars/s
  • Draft: 10 cpi: 330 chars/s, 12 cpi: 396 chars/s
  • LQ: 10 cpi: 110 chars/s, 12 cpi: 132 chars/s
• Barcodes:
  • Coda bar (NW-7), Code 128, Code 39, EAN-13, EAN-8, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
• Carbon Copies:
  • 6 plus one original
• Character Tables:
  • PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, ISO-8859-15, Roman 8, Italic
• Printing Resolution:
  • 360 x 180 DPI

Connectivity:

• Interfaces:
  • USB 2.0, Bidirectional parallel

Paper / Media Handling:

• Document Feed:
  • Single sheet front, Continuous media rear, Paper output front
• Paper Formats:
  • Sheet Paper (single- and multi-layer), Continuous Paper (single- and multi-layer), Labels (single- and multi-layer), Roll Paper, Envelopes, Cardboard
• Paper Thickness:
  • Continuous Paper: 0.065 mm – 0.49 mm
  • Label Base Sheet: 0.16 mm – 0.19 mm
  • Label Total Sheet: 0.16 mm – 0.19 mm
  • Multi-Part: 0.12 mm – 0.49 mm
  • Single Sheet: 0.065 mm – 0.19 mm

General:

• Power Consumption:
  • 38 Watt, 3 Watt (standby)
• Product Dimensions:
  • 480 x 370 x 210 mm (Width x Depth x Height)
• Product Weight:
  • 6.8 kg
• Supported Temperature:
  • Operation: 5° C – 35° C
• Supported Humidity:
  • Operation: 10% – 80%
• Compatible Operating Systems:
  • Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 98, Windows XP
• Included Software:
  • Epson Status Monitor
• Mean Time Between Failures:
  • 20,000 hours
• Print Head Life:
  • 400 Million Strokes/Wire
• Noise:
  • Operation: 57 dB(A)
  • Standby: 54 dB(A)

Fonts:

• Bitmap Font:
  • EPSON Courier (10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI), EPSON Draft (10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI), EPSON OCR-B (10 CPI), EPSON Orator (10 CPI), EPSON Orator-S (10 CPI), EPSON Prestige (10 CPI, 12 CPI), EPSON Roman (10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, Proportional), EPSON Sans Serif (10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, Proportional), EPSON Script (10 CPI), EPSON Script C (Proportional)
• Scalable Font:
  • EPSON Roman, EPSON Roman T, EPSON Sans Serif, EPSON Sans Serif H
• Memory:
  • 128 kB Included
• Ribbon Yield:
  • 10,000,000 characters Black Draft

What’s in the Box:

• Driver and utilities (CD), Main unit, Power cable, Ribbon, Setup guide, Software (CD), User manual (CD), Warranty document

Other Features:

• Emulations:
  • ESC/P2, IBM PPDS
• Warranty:
  • 12 months Carry in