Epson PLQ-20 Series Leaflet

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PRODUCT MODEL 
PLQ-20/20M       
 
 
PLQ-20D/20DM
PRINTER TYPE
PRINTING METHOD 
Impact dot matrix
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD 
24 pins
COLOUR 
Black
PRINT DIRECTION 
Bi-direction with logic seeking
CONTROL CODE 
PR2 emulation, ESC/P2,  
 
PR2 emulation, ESC/P2, WNI 4915
 
IBM PPDS emulation, IBM 4722  
 
emulation, IBM PPDS emulation,  
 
emulation 
 
 
IBM 4722 emulation
PRINT SPEED
 
 
PR2 emulation 
 
ESC/P2
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 
10cpi / 12cpi 
480 cps / 432 cps   
480 cps / 576 cps
DRAFT 
10cpi / 12cpi 
360 cps / 360 cps   
360 cps / 432 cps
NLQ 
10cpi / 12cpi 
180 cps / 180 cps   
-
LQ 
10cpi / 12cpi 
120 cps / 144 cps   
120 cps / 144 cps
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS 
CHARACTER TABLE 
International, PC-437 International, OCR-A
BAR CODE PRINTING 
PR2:  
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, Code 39, Coda bar  
 
 
(NW7), Industrial 2 of 5 
 
ESC/P:  
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, 
 
 
Code 128, POSTNET
PRINTABLE COLUMNS
PITCH 
(Characters Per Line)
10cpi / 12cpi 
94 / 112
PAPER HANDLING/FEEDING
FEEDING FORMAT 
Friction Feed (front manual)
PAPER PATH 
Manual insertion (front in, front out / front in, rear out)
PASSBOOK 
Width 
 
 
Min. 110mm, Max. 241.3mm 
 
Length 
 
 
Horiz seam: Min. 127mm, Max. 220mm
 
 
 
 
Vert seam: Min. 85mm, Max. 220mm
 
Total Thickness   
 
Max. 2.6mm (open passbook)
 
Weight 
 
 
Min. 95 g/m 2, Max. 116 g/m 2
CUT SHEET 
(Single) 
Width to Length 
 
65 X67 mm to 245 X 297mm 
 
 
Thickness 
 
Min. 0.065mm, max. 0.19mm
 
 
Weight 
 
Min.52 g/m 2, Max. 157 g/m 2 
 
(Multi-part) 
Width to Length 
 
65 X67 mm to 245 X 297mm
 
 
Copies 
 
1 original + 6 copies 
 
 
Thickness 
 
Min. 0.12mm, max. 0.53mm
 
 
Weight (per sheet)   
Min.34 g/m 2, Max. 50 g/m 2  
 
ACOUSTIC NOISE 
 
53 dB(A) (w/o MSRW)
 
 
55 dB(A) (w/ MSRW)
LINE SPACING 
 
4.23 mm (1/6 inch)
INPUT BUFFER 
64 Kbyte 
 
 
128 Kbyte
INTERFACE 
Bi-directional parallel interface 
 
Serial I/F (No. 1), Serial I/F (No. 2)
 
(IEEE1284 nibble mode supported),   
USB I/F ver. 1.1
 
Serial I/F, USB I/F ver. 1.1
RIBBON CATRIDGE
TYPE / COLOR 
Fabric / Black
RIBBON LIFE 
5 million characters (LQ 10cpi, 48 dots/character)
 
10 million characters (LQ 10cpi, 24 dots/character)
RELIABILITY
MVBF/MTBF 
7million lines/ 10,000 (POH) 
 
 
PRINT HEAD LIFE 
400 million strokes/wire
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
TEMPERATURE 
5 to 35 ˚ C
HUMIDITY 
10 to 80 % RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION
RATED VOLTAGE 
AC220-240V
RATED FREQUENCY 
50-60 Hz (49.5 to 60.5 Hz)
POWER CONSUMPTION 
Approx. 60W / Approx. 8W in sleep mode / 0W in powered off mode
 
Energy Star Compliant 
EPSON is the registered trademark  of SEIKO 
EPSON CORPORATION.    
All other product names and other company 
names used herein are for identification 
purpose only and may be the trademarks or 
registered trademarks of their respective 
owners.
Epson disclaims any and all rights in those 
marks. Scan/Print samples shown herein are 
simulations. Specifications are subject to 
change without notice.
Weight: PLQ-20D  7.7 kgs
 
PLQ-20DM  8.7 kgs
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Printed in June 2007
384 mm
280 mm
203 mm
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