Epson LX-300+ Manuel D’Utilisation

EPSON LX-300+

2 - EPSON LX-300+

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Electrical

Environmental

Line spacing

1/6 inch or programmable in 
1/216-inch increments

Printable columns

80 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution (maximum) 240 

× 

144 dpi (NLQ)

Interfaces

1 standard bidirectional, 8-bit parallel 
interface with IEEE-1284 nibble mode 
support, and 1 EIA-232D serial 
interface

Paper feed methods

Friction (top paper entry)

Push tractor (rear paper entry)

Pull tractor (bottom or rear paper 
entry)

Push and pull tractor (optional)

Cut-sheet feeder (optional)

Roll paper holder (optional)

Paper feed speed

Continuous

3 inches/second

Intermittent

88 ms/line at 1/6-inch line spacing

Buffer

8KB

Built-in fonts 

EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi

EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi, 

proportional

EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi, 

proportional

EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, 

UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, 
Code 128, POSTNET

Character tables

1 Italic table and 12 graphical character 
tables (35 graphical character tables are 
available in some countries) 

Character sets

13 international character sets and
1 legal character set

Color printing 
(optional)

Printing method: ribbon shifting

Colors: black, magenta, cyan, yellow

Reliability

Total print volume

12 million lines (except print head)
MTBF 6,000 POH (25% duty)

Print head life

approximately 400 million strokes 
per wire (black); 100 million strokes 
per wire (color)

Dimensions
and weight

Height

6.3 inches (160 mm)

Width

14.4 inches (366 mm)

Depth

10.8 inches (275 mm)

Weight

9.8 lb (4.4 kg)

Ribbon

Black ribbon cartridge (#8750)
Color ribbon cartridge (#S015073)

Black ribbon life: 3 million characters 

(Draft: 10 cpi, 14 dots/character)

Film ribbon life (draft, 10 cpi, 14 dots/

character):
Black: 1 million characters
Cyan: 0.7 million characters
Magenta: 0.7 million characters
Yellow: 0.5 million characters

120 V

220 to 240 V

Input voltage range

99 to 132 V

198 to 264 V

Rated frequency range

50 to 60 Hz

Input frequency range

49.5 to 60.5 Hz

Rated current

0.6 A (maximum 

1.4 A depending on 

the character type)

0.3 A (maximum 

0.7 A depending on 

the character type)

Power consumption

Approx. 23 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)

Temperature

Humidity

(without condensation)

Operation

41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C)

10 to 80% RH

Storage

–

22 to 140 °F (

–

30 to 60 °C) 0 to 85% RH