Epson LQ870

 
 
 
 


Lq 870
Epson LQ-870 Dot Matrix Multiform Impact Printer
Fully refurbished with 90-day warranty
LQ870




LQ-870
Printing Method24-pin impact dot matrix
Print DirectionBidirectional with logic seeking in text and graphics modes
Print Speed
Bit-mapped fonts

High speed draft 300 cps (10 cpi)
Draft 413 cps (15 cpi)
330 cps (12 cpi)
275 cps (10 cpi)
Letter Quality 138 cps (15 cpi)
110 cps (12 cpi)
92 cps (10 cpi)
Character Matrix
Bit-mapped fonts
9 x 22 draft mode (10 cpi)
31 x 22 letter-quality mode (10 cpi)
22 x 16 letter-quality mode (15 cpi)
37 x 22 proportional
Character Sets96 ASCII characters; 15 international
character sets and 1 legal character set;
128 user-defined characters; Extended IBM
style graphics characters; legal characters;
5-code pages
Scalable FontsEPSON Roman 8 to 32 points
EPSON Sans Serif 8 to 32 points
Resident Bit-Mapped Fonts (cpi)EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15
EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15, proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15, proportional
EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15
EPSON Prestige 10, 12
EPSON Script 10, 12
OCR-B 10
EPSON Script C proportional
EPSON Orator 10
EPSON Orator-S 10
Column Width
Pica (10 cpi)
Elite (12 cpi)
(15 cpi)
Condensed Pica
Condensed Elite
(20 cpi)

80
96
120
137
160
Print Enhancements
Bit-mapped fonts
Bit-mapped & scalable

Double-wide, double-high, condensed, double-strike
Superscript, subscript, emphasized,underline, overscore, outline, shadow, italic,
strike-through, double underline
Formatting32 horizontal tabs; line spacing in 1/6", 1/8" or programmable (minimum 1/360"
increments); skip over perforations in lines; page length in lines or inches
Maximum Graphics Resolution360 x 360 dpi
Paper Feed MechanismConvertible push/pull tractor for rear, front and bottom feed; automatic fanfold paper load automatic single sheet paper stacking; friction feed; top and front automatic single sheet load optional second tractor provides dual pape paths for continuous forms
Advanced Paper Handling
Options
Micro adjustment for top-of-form and tear-off mode, paper parking for loading single sheet paper without removing continuous paper. Additional push/pull tractor, standard-capacity cut sheet feeder and high-capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder
Paper Feed Speed59 milliseconds per line at 1/6" line spacing;
3.6" per second continuous feed
Paper Handling:
Single sheets
Continuous
No. 6 envelopes
No. 10 envelopes
Labels
Form
LQ-870
5.8" to 10.1" (top loading)
7.2" to 10.1" (front loading)
4.0" to 10.1"
6.5" x 3.625"
9.5" x 4.125"
2.5" x 5.9"
Continuous multi-part, original plus three
carbonless copies; maximum thickness 0.012 inches
Input Buffer8KB
InterfacingCentronics -compatible 8-bit parallel standard; optional serial and buffered parallel; optional Type B interface
EmulationEPSON ESC/P 2, fully backward compatible with EPSON ESC/P
Physical Dimensions:
Height
Width
Depth
Weigh

6.8"
18.0"
14.6"
19.6 lbs.
Electrical Requirements120V AC +/- 10%; 49.5 to 60.5Hz; 120 VA max
Hardware FeaturesControl panel selection of: fonts and various
pitches; paper source; micro-adjustment;
paper feeding; buffer clear; tear-off; pause
Sound Level55 dB(A)
Ribbon
Fabric

Film


Black-2 million characters at 48 dots/character (standard)

0.2 million characters at 48 LQ dots/character (optional) for highest quality 24-pin output

Reliability/Life Expectancy
Printer
Print head

MTBF 4,000 power-on hours @ 25% duty cycle
200 million strokes per wire with fabric ribbon
Optional Accessories
Cut sheet feeders
Standard capacity
High capacity/envelope
Push/pull tractor
Multiprotocol Series 2 Type B Ethernet Print Server(10Mbps)

C806371
C806381
C800201
C823622
Interfaces
Serial
Buffered Serial
Buffered Parallel

C823051
C823071
C823101
Ribbons
Fabric
Film

7753
7768
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