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ManufacturerEPSON
Part NumberC272001
Product NameLQ-2180 24PIN Wide 480CPS Parallel Esc/P2 IBM 2391+ 64KB
CategoryDot Matrix Printers
Availability  25 In Stock
Price$545.55  Buy
Provantage CodeEPSM019
External LinksManufacturer's Web Site
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Abstract Faster. More reliable. More versatile. Combine all three and you've got the EPSON LQ-2180 printer. Can print at draft speeds of up to 480 cps, making one of the fastest 24 pin impact printers around. Its MTBF rating is an impressive 10,000 Power-On-Hours POH) and its print head has a 400 million strokes/wire rating. Translation, The EPSON LQ-2180 ...More
Product Series LQ
Product Type Dot Matrix Printer
Consumables Ribbon Cartridge
Media Type Cut Sheet

Greeting Card

Envelope

Continuous Form

Plain Paper
Maximum Print Resolution 360 x 360 dpi
Dimensions 10.6" Height x 25.2" Width x 15.8" Depth
Interfaces/Ports Parallel
Standard Memory 64 KB
Media Size Envelope No. 6

Envelope No. 10

A6

B4

Letter

A4

Legal

A3

B5

Executive
Print Technology Dot Matrix
Certifications & Standards
  • IEEE 1284
Number of Pins 24-pin
Fonts 4 x Bitmap Fonts

8 x Barcode

10 x Scalable
Frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz
Humidity 10 to 80% Operating
Language Emulation Epson ESC/P2

IBM 2391 Plus
MTBF 10000 Hour
Media Path Straight
Platform Support PC
Power Consumption 52 W
Print Direction Bi-directional
Print Yield 8 Million Characters
Processor RISC -
Sound Emission 54 dB(A)
Temperature 41 F (5 C) to 95 F (35 C) Operating
Input Voltage 110V AC
Print Head Life 400 Million Characters
Memory Technology DRAM
Print Resolution 360 x 360 dpi Monochrome
Print Speed 480 cps Draft Quality

360 cps Draft Quality

120 cps Letter Quality
Additional Information
  • Maximum Form Parts: 6
  • 24-pin, wide carriage printing: Sharp, easy-to-read, letter-quality printing, even on multipart forms.
  • Prints at up to 480 cps high speed draft: Printing tasks are completed faster than comparable 24-pin printers.
  • Print up to 6-part (original + 5) forms: Prints virtually any multipart form with superior legibility on all parts.
  • Zero tear-off paper handling: Eliminates paper waste of both pre-numbered and standard forms.
  • Front, Rear, Bottom and Top paper paths: Multiple paper paths allow printing of single sheet, continuous forms, labels, checks, multiple-size envelopes, spreadsheets, greenbar forms and much more.
  • Optional Ethernet and Type B interface cards: Easy connectivity to popular networks for use within a multi-platform environment.
  • MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure): 24 million lines (except print head)
  • Print head life: 400 million strokes/wire

    Print Characteristics:
  • Character sets:
    - 14 international; 1 legal
  • Character code tables:
    - 13 tables: Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASC II, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, 1508859-15
  • Bitmap fonts:
    - EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15
    - EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 proportional
    - EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 proportional
    - EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi
    - EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi
    - EPSON Script 10 cpi
    - EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi
    - EPSON Orator 10 cpi
    - EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi
    - EPSON Script C Proportional
  • Scalable fonts:
    - EPSON Roman 8 to 32 points
    - EPSON Sans Serif 8 to 32 points
    - EPSON Roman T 8 to 32 points
    - EPSON Sans Serif H 8 to 32 points
  • Bar code fonts:
    - EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet
System Requirements Min Operating System:
  • Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or later
  • Microsoft DOS
  • Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98
Standard Warranty 2 Year Limited

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