LQ-680Pro Cat sheet c11328

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EPSON LQ-680Pro Impact Printer
F E AT U R E S BENEFITS Prints Letter Quality labels, invoices, packing slips, and more up to 413 cps in High-Speed Draft mode Automatically adjusts to accommodate the thickness of each form
FAST, RELIABLE PERFORMANCE THATS SURE TO IMPACT YOUR OUTPUT
How would you react to a 24-pin impact printer that delivered speed, versatility, and worry-free performance, all at an affordable price? Nows your chance to find out. Printing 413 cps in High-Speed Draft mode, the EPSON LQ-680Pro creates Letter Quality results on forms up to six parts thick. Thirtyeight percent faster than its predecessor, the popular EPSON LQ-670, this economical printer races through your mission critical tasks like printing tickets, receipts, checks, labels, and more. Its straight paper path and flatbed feed design offer more efficient printingwithout causing paper jams that can waste valuable time and damage high-cost forms. But, whats especially reassuring about the EPSON LQ-680Pro is its advanced APG (Automatic Platen Gap) technology. Sensing the thickness of multiple-part forms, it automatically adjusts the position of the print head to prevent damage to the pins from unnecessary force. A perfect replacement to the EPSON LQ-670 or other flatbed printers, the EPSON LQ-680Pro is compatible with most software applications and integrates easily into most network platforms. With a mean-timebetween-failure (MTBF) rating of 10,000 power-on hours (POH), twice that of the EPSON LQ-670, the EPSON LQ-680Pro offers extreme durability. And, it has a 400-million strokes/wire print head rating. With exceptional paper handling capabilities, dual paper paths, and eight bar-code fonts, this energyefficient printer is the perfect solution for your busy workgroup. It gives you speed and durability, without sacrificing performance. For state-of-the-art technology, application flexibility, and quality that will last, choose the EPSON LQ-680Pro. From the world leader in impact printers.
High-speed, 24-pin printing
Flatbed APG (Automatic Platen Gap) adjustment technology Multipart printing and font versatility MTBF rating of 10,000 POH; 400-million strokes/wire print head life Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, 2000, Me and NT 3.51/4.0 printer drivers Unbeatable service and support
Easily handles up to 6-part forms and provides a variety of built-in fonts Delivers Epsons legendary reliability for the most demanding back-office print tasks
Works with most Windows software applications; features EPSON ESC/P2 and IBM 2390 Plus emulation
Includes two year limited warranty and access to Epsons superior technical support

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PRINTER
S P EC I F I C AT I O N S Paper Handling Cut sheet single sheet (front entry, manual insertion) Width 3.5" to 12" Length 2.8" to 16.5" Thickness.0025" to.0074" Cut sheet multipart (front entry, manual insertion) Width 3.5" to 12" Length 2.8" to 16.5" (line glue on one side of the form, 11.7" maximum) Thickness.0047" to.018" Copies 1 original + 5 copies Envelope No. 6, No. 10 Thickness.0063" to.0205" Continuous paper Width 4" to 12" Length (one page) 3" to 22" Thickness.0025" to.018" Copies 1 original + 5 copies Continuous forms with labels Base sheet width 4" to 12" Base sheet length 3" to 22" Total thickness.0075" Roll paper Width 8.5" Thickness.0028" to.0035" Sound Level 55 dBA (ISO7779 pattern) Power Requirements Rated voltage Input voltage range Rated frequency range Input frequency range Physical Dimensions Width Depth Height Weight AC 120 V AC 99 to 132 V 50 to 60 Hz 49.5 to 60.5 Hz 19.6" (497 mm) 15.2" (386.5 mm) 9.0" (229.5 mm) 20.7 lb (9.4 kg)

Printing Method 24-pin, impact dot matrix Print Direction Bi-directional with logic seeking Print Speed High Speed Draft Draft Letter Quality 413 cps at 10 cpi 310 cps at 10 cpi 103 cps at 10 cpi
Character Sets 13 standard version 39 NLSP version 14 international character sets Scalable Fonts EPSON Roman 8 to 32 points (every 2 pt) EPSON Sans Serif 8 to 32 points (every 2 pt) EPSON Roman T 8 to 32 points (every 2 pt) EPSON Sans Serif H 8 to 32 points (every 2 pt) Resident Bitmapped Fonts (cpi) EPSON Draft 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi EPSON Roman 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, Proportional EPSON Sans Serif 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, Proportional EPSON Courier 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi EPSON Prestige 10 cpi, 12 cpi EPSON Script 10 cpi EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi EPSON Orator 10 cpi EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi EPSON Script C Proportional Bar Code Fonts EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet Formatting 1/6" (4.23 mm) or programmable in increments of 1/360" (.0706 mm) Paper Feed Mechanism Feeding method Friction feed (front manual, rear cut sheet feeder) Push tractor feed (rear) Feeder Rear push tractor Cut sheet feeder bin1/bin2 (option) Roll paper holder (option) Paper Feed Speed 64 millisecond per 1/6" 5" per second continuous feed Paper Path Manual insertion (front in, front out) Cut sheet feeder (rear in, front out) Tractor (rear in, front out) Input Buffer 64 KB Software Drivers Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows NT 3.51/4.0 Interface Bi-directional 8-bit parallel interface (IEEE -1284 Nibble Mode supported) Type-B interface slot option Printer Language ESC/P 2 IBM 2390 Plus emulation
Control Panel Functions Font, pause, tear off, LF/FF, load/eject, micro adjust, self test, data dump and the default settings Reliability Total print volume MTBF Print head life Black fabric cartridge 20 million lines (except print head) 10,000 POH (25% duty cycle) 400 million strokes/wire 2 million characters (LQ mode, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character) C376101 S015016 C806872 CC823051 C823071 C823121 C823141 C823151 C823452 C823622A C823642A
Product/Accessory Part Numbers EPSON LQ-680Pro EPSON LQ-680Pro Ribbon cartridge High capacity cut sheet feeder Second bin cut sheet feeder Roll paper holder Serial interface board type B 32 KB serial interface board type B LocalTalk interface type B Coax interface board type B Twinax interface board type B Bi-directional parallel board type B EpsonNet 10Base-T type B print server EpsonNet 10/100Base-TX type B print server with AC adapter

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 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
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Printed on recycled paper