Epson LQ-300 Specification Guide

Character fonts:

Print method:

24-pin impact dot matrix

Print speed:

l

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Printing

direction:

Bidirectional logic-seeking for text and

graphics. Unidirectional for graphics can

be selected with the Printer setting mode

or a software command.

Line spacing

 inch, 

 inch, or programmable in

increments of 

 inch.

Paper feed speed 80 ms per 

 line; 3.3 inches/second

with continuous feed.

Printable

columns:

80 characters at 10 cpi

96 characters at 12 cpi

120 characters at 15 cpi

137 characters at 17 cpi

160 characters at 20 cpi

Input buffer:

Download

memory:

8KB

10KB

Character tables:

Character sets:

EPSON Roman

EPSON Sans Serif

EPSON Courier

EPSON Script

Draft condensed

Roman-T

Sans Serif-H

EPSON Prestige

Draft

One italic and 8 graphic character tables.

(15 graphic character tables are available

in certain areas.)
14 international character sets and 1 legal

character set

Color printing (optional):

Method

Print ribbon shifting

Ribbon color Black, Magenta, Cyan, and Yellow

Single sheets (CSF):

Width:

182 to 216 mm (7.2 to 8.5 inches)

Length:

210 to 364 mm (8.3 to 14.3 inches)

Thickness:

0.07 to 0.12 mm (0.0028 to 0.0047 inch)

Weight:

64 to 91 

 (18 to 24 lb)

Cl Use 90 

 (24 lb) paper only under

normal temperature and humidity

conditions.

Single sheets (manual insertion):

Width:

148 to 257 mm (5.8 to 10.1 inches)

Length:

Max. 364 mm (14.3 inches)

Thickness:

0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)

Weight:

52.3 to 90 

 (14 to 24 lb) paper under

normal conditions.

 Use 90 

 (24 lb) paper only under

normal temperature and humidity

conditions.

Continuous paper:

Width:

101 to 254 mm (4 to 10 inches)

Copies:

Four sheets (one original plus three copies)

Thickness:

0.065 to 0.32 mm (0.0025 to 0.012 inch) total

Weight:

52.3 to 82 

 (14 to 22 lb) for one sheet

40 to 58.2 

 (12 to 15 lb) per sheet in

multi-part forms

Use only two- or three-part carbonless

multi-part forms fed with the tractor.
When using side-crimped multi-part

forms, raise the paper guide to keep the

printing position accurate.
When using the push tractor, the

printing position for the last page may

not be accurate because the page comes

off the tractor.