| MODEL NUMBER | LQ-310 | 
		
			| 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 | 
		
			| Printable Columns |  | 
		
			| Pitch10/12/15/17/20 cpi | 80 / 96 / 120 / 137 / 160 cpl | 
		
			| Paper Handling |  | 
		
			| Paper Path |  | 
		
			| Tractor | Rear in, Top out | 
		
			| Manual Insertion | Rear in, Top out | 
		
			| Paper Size | LengthWidthThickness | 
		
			| Cut Sheet (Single Sheet) | 100 - 364mm (3.9 - 14.3")100 - 257mm
 (3.9 - 10.1")0.065 - 0.14mm
 (0.0025 - 0.0055")
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			| Cut Sheet (Multi Part) | 100 - 364mm (3.9 - 14.3")100 - 257mm
 (3.9 - 10.1")0.12 - 0.32mm
 (0.0047 - 0.0126")
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			| Envelope (No.6) | 92mm (3.6")165mm
 (6.5")0.16 - 0.52mm
 (0.0063 - 0.0205")
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			| Envelope (No.10) | 105mm (4.1")241mm
 (9.5")0.16 - 0.52mm
 (0.0063 - 0.0205")
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			| Continuous Paper (Single Sheet an Multi part) | 101.6 - 558.8mm (4.0 - 22.0")101.6 - 254.0mm
 (4.0 - 10.0")0.065 - 0.32mm
 (0.0025 - 0.0126")
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			| Roll Paper | NA216mm (8.5")0.07 - 0.09mm
 (0.0028 - 0.0035")
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			| 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
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			| 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 | 
		
			| Environmental Conditions (Operating) |  | 
		
			| Temperature | 5 ~ 35°C | 
		
			| Humidty | 10 ~ 80% RH | 
		
			| Electrical Specification |  | 
		
			| Rated Voltage | AC 120V / AC 220 - 240V | 
		
			| Rated Frequency | 50Hz - 60Hz | 
		
			| Power Consumption |  | 
		
			| Operating | Approx. 22W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern),(ENERGY STAR compliant) | 
		
			| Sleep Mode | Approx. 1.0W (120V) / 1.3W (230V) | 
		
			| Auto Off Mode | Approx. 0.5W | 
		
			| Power Off | 0W | 
		
			| Printer Driver / Utility |  | 
		
			| 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® | 
		
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