EPSON LQ-570e Impact Printer
F E AT U R E S BENEFITS Prints up to 400 cps in high-speed draft mode. Works with most Windows software applications. Features EPSON ESC/P2 and IBM 2390 Plus emulations.
HIGH-SPEED PERFORMANCE AND RUGGED RELIABILITY.
Built to handle all your multipart forms printing needs, the EPSON LQ-570e has the speed and durability to keep up with the most demanding workload. An innovative design enables its print head to move faster than in most impact printers: printing up to 400 characters per second (cps) in high-speed draft mode, it races through all your critical tasks. And, if youre replacing an existing impact printer, the LQ-570e is the right choice to makewith state-of-theart technology, application flexibility and lasting Epson quality. This energy-efficient printer represents narrow format, EPSON 24-pin technology at its best. With exceptional paper handling capabilities, including 5-part forms printing and multiple loading options, the LQ-570e tackles daily forms printing requirements with ease. With its font versatility and optional film ribbon cartridge, the LQ-570e produces high quality, professional text. Its great for the busy back office where you need a high performance impact printer to print tickets, purchase orders, mailing labels, packing slips, contracts or invoices. And, made with legendary Epson reliability, the rugged LQ-570e boasts a durable 10,000 poweron-hours (POH) mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) rating. The LQ-570e is compatible with most software applications and integrates easily into nearly all network platforms. From the world leader in impact printing, the EPSON LQ-570e delivers the performance youre looking for, with superior reliability and support.
High-speed printing Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 3.51/4.0 printer drivers
Multipart printing and Easily handles up to 5-part forms and provides font versatility a variety of built-in fonts. Powerful 24-pin technology MTBF rating of 10,000 POH; 200-million strokes/wire print head life Unbeatable service & support Prints Letter Quality mailing labels, invoices, packing slips, and spreadsheets. Delivers legendary Epson reliability for the most demanding back-office print tasks.
Includes two year limited warranty and access to Epsons superior technical support.

PRINTER

S P EC I F I C AT I O N S
Paper Handling Single sheets: front, top and cut-sheet feeder entry Width Front and top 10.1" to 14" High-capacity cut-sheet feeder 3.9" to 14.3" Second-bin cut-sheet feeder 7.2" to 8.5" Length Front and top 3.9" to 14.3" High-capacity cut-sheet feeder 10.1" to 14" Second-bin cut-sheet feeder 10.1" to 14" Continuous 4.0" to 22" No. 6 envelopes 6.5" x 3.625" No. 10 envelopes 9.5" x 4.125" Labels Continuous sheets Forms Continuous multipart: original plus four carbonless copies; maximum thickness 0.015" Input Buffer 64KB Interface Centronics compatible 8-bit Parallel standard; optional Type B Serial and buffered Parallel, Twinax, Coax, LocalTalk, Multiprotocol Ethernet Print Servers Printer Language EPSON ESC/P 2, IBM 2390 Plus Emulation Power Requirements 120V AC 10%; 49.5 to 60.5Hz; 120 VA max. Hardware Features Control panel selection of fonts, condensed mode, paper source, micro-adjustment, paper feeding, buffer clear, tear-off mode Reliability/ Life Expectancy MTBF Print head life Fabric Film Ribbon life Fabric Film Product/Accessory Part Numbers EPSON LQ-570e impact printer Std. capacity cut sheet feeder High capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder Pull tractor Front sheet guide Roll paper holder Parallel cable InterfacesType B Serial 32KB Intelligent Serial Bidirectional Parallel Multiprotocol Series 2 Ethernet Print Server Twinax Coax LocalTalk Multiprotocol 10/100 Ethernet with AC adapter Ribbons Fabric (black) Film (black) 10,000 power-on hours (POH) @ 25% duty 200 million strokes per wire 100 million strokes per wire 2 million characters in LQ mode at 48 dots/character 0.2 million characters in LQ mode at 48 LQ dots/character C293001 C806371 C806381 C800201 CC1-9E-A C823051 C823071 C823452 C823622 C823151 C823141 C823121 C7768

Printing Method 24-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bidirectional with logic seeking in text and graphics mode Print Speed Bitmapped fonts High Speed Draft 400 cps

(10 cpi)

450 cps 360 cps 300 cps
(15 cpi) (12 cpi) (10 cpi)

Letter Quality

150 cps 120 cps 100 cps
Character Matrix Bitmapped 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 Sets 96 ASCII characters; 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set; 128 user-defined characters; Extended IBM style graphic characters; 5 code pages Scalable Fonts EPSON Roman 8 to 32 points EPSON San Serif 8 to 32 points EPSON Roman T 8 to 32 points EPSON San Serif H 8 to 32 points Resident Bitmapped 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, OCR-B 10, EPSON Script 10 cpi, EPSON Script C, proportional, EPSON Orator 10, EPSON Orator-S 10, EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, PostNet Column Width 10 cpi cpi cpi 160 Physical Dimensions Height 6.3" Width 16.35" 12 cpi 17 cpi 96 137

Depth Weight

14.5" 16.53 lb
Print Enhancements Bitmapped fonts Double-wide, double-high, condensed, double-strike Bitmapped & scaleable Superscript, subscript, emphasized, underline, score, outline, shadow, italic, strike-through, double underline Formatting 32 horizontal tabs; line spacing in 1/6" or programmable (minimum 1/360" increments); skip over perforations in lines; page length in lines or inches Maximum Graphics Resolution 360 x 360 dpi Paper Feed Mechanism Removable push/pull tractor for rear; automatic fanfold paper load; automatic single sheet paper stacking; friction feed; top and front automatic single sheet load Paper Feed Speed 45 millisecond per 1/6" line 5.0" per second continuous feed Sound Level 49 dB(A) Advanced Paper Handling Micro-adjustment for top-of-form and tear-off mode, paper parking for loading single sheet paper without removing continuous paper. Optional pull tractor, standard capacity cut sheet feeder, and high capacity cut sheet and envelope feeder
Warranty Two year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada SupportThe Epson ConnectionSM Pre-sales Support U.S. and Canada Automated Technical Support Internet Website 800-463-7766 800-922-8911 http://www.epson.com
Epson America, Inc. 3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806 Epson Canada, Ltd. 550 McNicoll, Willowdale, Ontario M2H 2E1 Epson Latin America, Inc. 6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126 305-265-0092
Specifications are subject to change without notice. EPSON and ESC/P 2 are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. The World Leader in Impact Printing is a trademark and Epson Connection is a servicemark of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Epson America, Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. Copyright 2000 Epson America, Inc. CPD-9567 35M 3/00

Printed on recycled paper

Read This First

Whats new about the EPSON LQ-570e? Its faster, more durable, and handles more parts per form. But dont worry; it works the same way as the EPSON LQ-570+. Take a few minutes to read this booklet so you can get up and running quickly.
Heres what youll find inside this booklet: New Specifications. 3 Printer Software. 4 Turning On the Printer. 5 The Control Panel. 5 Location of the Knob. 7 Paper Handling. 7 Selecting Fonts. 7 Adjusting for Different Top and Bottom Margins. 8 Adjusting the Loading (Top-of-Form) and Tear-off Positions with Micro Adjust. 8 No More DIP Switches. 8 Changing Settings Through the Default Setting Mode. 9 Clearing the Input Buffer. 10 Printing a Self Test. 11 New Options. 11

About Your EPSON LQ-570e

This booklet briefly describes the new features provided by the EPSON LQ-570e. It is intended for LQ-570+ users who are upgrading to the LQ-570e. If you are not familiar with the LQ-570+, please see the LQ-570e Users Guide for detailed instructions on using the printer. Your new LQ-570e printer is very similar to the LQ-570+, only better. Its faster, more reliable, and accommodates more copies per multi-part form (4 plus 1 original). It is backwardcompatible with the LQ-570+, so you should not have any problems matching the software settings youre already using. Be sure to consult the LQ-570e Users Guide for setup instructions and detailed information about your printer.

New Specifications

This table summarizes the basic specification differences for the two models.

Function

Printing speed

LQ-570+

LQ: 75 cps Draft: 225 cps High speed draft (10 cpi): not available

LQ-570e

LQ (10 cpi): 100 cps Draft (10 cpi): 300 cps High speed draft (10 cpi): 400 cps
Printable area Top margin Bottom margin Input buffer Reliability MVBF MTBF (power-on hours), 25% duty cycle 3 million lines 4,000 hours 19 million lines (except print head) 10,000 hours 5.3 mm (.2 in) 9 mm (.35 in) 8 Kb 4.2 mm (.17 in) 4.2 mm (.17 in) 64 Kb
Interface Copy capability Bar code fonts Character set tables
Parallel Type B 1+3 none 6
IEEE 1284 parallel Type B level 2 1+fonts 13

Printer Software

The LQ-570e comes with printer software on a CD-ROM which includes a printer driver for Microsoft Windows and some helpful utilities. You do not need to install this driver if you are happy with the driver(s) you are currently using for your LQ-570+. The LQ-570e printer hardware is backward-compatible with ESC/P2 software drivers. If you decide to install the software, you can take advantage of the following features: t A printer driver which lets you control printing. t The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for Windows versions 95, 98, and NT 4.0 (or later). The Status Monitor displays information about the printers status and lets you know if there is a problem with a print job. t The EPSON Remote! utility, a DOS-based printer setup utility that lets you change printer default settings from your monitor screen. (This provides an alternative way to change the default settings as described on page 9.) See the LQ-570e Users Guide for instructions on installing and using the printer software.

Turning On the Printer

The OPERATE button has been removed. To turn the printer on and off, press the power switch.

power switch

The Control Panel
The control panel has been modified, as shown on the next page. The OPERATE and ALT buttons have been removed, along with the OPERATE, DATA, and MULTI-PART lights. Note: To determine if the printer is on, you can check the Font lights. As long as one of the lights is on, you know that the printer is turned on.

Control Panel

Font lights (3 LEDs) Indicate which font is selected. If all lights are on, one of the Others fonts is selected. See page 7. LF/FF button Feeds paper line by line when pressed once. Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top-of-form position when held down. Paper Out light On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or paper is not loaded correctly. Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred.

Condensed light On when condensed mode is on.
Font button Selects the font.
Condensed button Turns condensed mode on and off. Pause button Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when pressed again. When pressed for 3 seconds, turns on the Micro Adjust mode.* To turn off, press again. Pause light On when the printer is paused. Flashes when the printer is in the Micro Adjust mode.* Flashes when the print head has overheated.
Tear Off/Bin button Advances continuous paper to the tear-off position. Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear-off position to the top-of-form position. Selects a cut-sheet feeder bin when the cut-sheet feeder is installed. Turns on Card mode to print on postcards and envelopes. Tear Off/Bin lights
f f when continuous paper is in the tear-off position. o n when bin 1 of the optional
Load/Eject button Loads a single sheet of paper. Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded. Loads continuous paper from the standby position. Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position.
*Micro Adjust mode When you hold down the Pause button for 3 seconds, the printer enters the Micro Adjust mode. (Make sure the Pause light is flashing.) In this mode, you can press the LF/FFD and Load/EjectU buttons to adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position.
cut-sheet feeder is selected.
n o when bin 2 of the optional
n n when the printer is in Card
n = On f = Flashing o = Off

Location of the Knob

The knob (for clearing paper jams) is located on the left side of the LQ-570e. Use this knob only when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or lose the top-of-form or tear-off position.

Paper Handling

While the LQ-570e handles paper much like the LQ-570+, there are certain differences. Be sure to consult your LQ-570e Users Guide for instructions on loading and removing paper, changing the tractor position, and switching between continuous and single sheets.

Selecting Fonts

On the LQ-570e, you can select from 12 fonts, 6 of which are available through the Font button. To choose one of the other 6 fonts, you need to change the default setting by assigning the desired font as Others. (See Changing Settings Through the Default Setting Mode on page 9 for more information.) The 6 fonts available through the Font button are Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, and Script. The 6 fonts available through the default setting mode are OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script-C, Roman-T, and Sans Serif H.
Adjusting for Different Top and Bottom Margins

The LQ-570e allows for smaller top and bottom margins4.2 mm (.17 inch) for bothincreasing the maximum printable area on the page. You will not notice any difference in printing unless you have specified margins in your software applications that are less than the minimum allowed by the LQ-570+ (5.3 mm [.2 inch] for the top and 9 mm [.35 inch] for the bottom). In this case you may need to adjust your top and bottom margin settings through your software or by adjusting the top-of-form position. See your LQ-570e Users Guide.
Adjusting the Loading (Top-of-Form) and Tear-off Positions with Micro Adjust
The LQ-570+ micro-feed feature is now called the Micro Adjust mode on the LQ-570e. To adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position, make sure paper is loaded in the printer. Then hold down the Pause button for 3 seconds to enter Micro Adjust mode. Make sure the Pause light is flashing. Then press the Load/Eject U or LF/FF D button to adjust the position. When you are done, press Pause again.

No More DIP Switches

The LQ 570e has no DIP switches. The functions defined by DIP switch settings on the LQ-570+ are now selected through the Default Setting Mode on the LQ-570e. See the following section.
Changing Settings Through the Default Setting Mode
The LQ-570e includes a Default Setting mode which lets you set the functions controlled by DIP switch settings on the LQ-570+, plus a number of additional features. The table below summarizes the differences. (Default settings are in bold.) To enter the Default Setting mode, make sure the printer is off and paper is loaded. Then hold down the Font button and press the power switch to turn on the printer. Instructions are printed which you can follow to change any settings. When you are finished, turn off the printer to exit the Default Setting mode. Note: You can also change the default settings using the EPSON Remote! utility. See Chapter 5 in your LQ-570e Users Guide.

Setting

Page length for continuous paper (tractor) Skip over perforation Auto tear-off Auto line feed Print direction Software (printer mode) 0 slash High speed draft I/F mode Auto I/F wait time Parallel I/F bidirectional mode Packet mode (IEEE 1284.4 protocol)
DIP switches 2-1 and 2-2 select 8.5, 11, 11.7, and 12 inches DIP switch 1-8 (On, Off) DIP switch 2-3 (On, Off) DIP switch 2-4 (On, Off) DIP switch 1-5 (Bi-D, Uni-D) DIP switch 1-6 (ESC/P2, IBM emulation) not available not available not available not available not available not available
LQ-570e (Default Setting mode)
Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17 On, Off On, Off On, Off Auto, Bi-D, Uni-D ESC/P 2, IBM 2390 Plus On: 0 , Off: 0 On, Off Auto, Parallel, Optional 10 seconds, 30 seconds On, Off Auto, Off

Auto CR (IBM 2390 Plus)* A.G.M. (IBM 2390 Plus)* Character table
not available not available DIP switches 1-1 1-4 (PC 437, PC 850, PC 860, PC 863, PC 685, Brascii (or PC 437 Greek), Abicomp [or PC 853], PC 437 [or PC 852]) DIP switches 1-1 1-4 (USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain 1) not available
On, Off On, Off Standard model: Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 860, PC 863, PC 865, PC 861, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC 858, ISO 8859-15, Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain1 OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C, Roman T, Sans Serif H 1 second, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds
International character set for Italic table

Manual feed wait time

Fixed 2 seconds front normal/ copy, rear normal) 3 seconds (rear copy)

Buzzer Roll paper

not available not available

On, Off On, Off

* These settings take effect only when IBM 2390 Plus emulation is selected.
See Chapter 5 in your LQ-570e Users Guide for instructions on using the default setting mode.
Clearing the Input Buffer
On the LQ-570+, you cleared the input buffer by pressing the ALT and PAUSE buttons. On the LQ-570e, press the Font and Condensed buttons together. (Hold them down for 3 to 4 seconds, until the printer beeps.)

Printing a Self Test

To print a self test on the LQ-570+, you held down either the LF/FF or Load/Eject button and then pressed the OPERATE button to turn on the printer. Here is how to print the self test on the LQ-570e: t For draft mode, hold down the LF/FF button and then press the power switch to turn on the printer. t For letter quality mode, hold down the Load/Eject button and then turn on the printer.

New Options

The following two new options are available for the LQ-570e: t Front sheet guide (C814231) t Roll paper holder (#8310).
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Copyright 2000 by Epson America, Inc.

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