Epson DLQ-3500II Dot Matrix Printer

Description

Printing Technology

• Print Method: Impact dot matrix, flat-bed design

• Print Head: 24 pins

• Print Direction: Bi‑directional with logic seeking

• Control Codes: ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS emulations

• Control Panel: 13 switches, 3 LEDs, and a 1.44″ color LCD display

Print Speed & Output

• High-Speed Draft (10 cpi): ~550 characters per second (cps)

• Draft (10 cpi): ~550 cps

• Draft (17 cpi, condensed): ~501 cps

• Letter Quality (10 cpi): ~195 cps

• Letter Quality (17 cpi, condensed): ~333 cps

Character Sets, Fonts & Barcodes

• Available Character Sets (approx.): Italic plus around 12 graphical tables (e.g., PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman‑8, ISO‑Latin‑1, PC858, ISO‑8859‑15)

• Fonts:

  • Bitmap: Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier (10/12/15 cpi), Prestige (10/12 cpi), Script, OCR‑B, Orator, Orator‑S, Script C (proportional)

  • Scalable: Roman, Sans Serif, Roman T, Sans Serif H (8–32 point, in 2‑point increments)

• Barcode Types Supported: EAN‑13, EAN‑8, Interleaved 2-of‑5, UPC‑A/E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET

Paper Handling & Media Support

• Feed Options: Manual insertion (front in/out), Push tractor (rear in/front out), Pull tractor (rear in/front out)

• Supported Media:

  • Single Sheets

  • Envelopes (No. 6 & No. 10)

  • Continuous Paper

  • Multi-Part Forms (up to 8 parts)

  • Labels, Cards, Overlapping Paper

  • Auto platen gap adjustment for varying thickness (plus manual control)

• Media Dimensions:

  • Cut Sheet: 90–420 mm width, 80–420 mm length

  • Continuous Paper: width up to ~406 mm, length up to ~559 mm

  • Envelope Thickness: 0.16–0.52 mm

  • Single Sheet Thickness: 0.065–0.19 mm

  • Multi-Part Forms Thickness: 0.12–0.62 mm

• Copy Capability: 1 original + up to 7 copies

• Line Spacing: 1/6″ (≈4.23 mm) or programmable in fine increments

Reliability & Durability

• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): ~10,000 power-on hours

• MVBF (Print Volume): ~25 million lines (excluding the print head)

• Print Head Life: ~200 million strokes per wire

• Ribbon Yield: Approximately 6 million characters (black, draft mode)

Interfaces & Memory

• Standard Interfaces: Bi-directional parallel (IEEE‑1284 nibble mode), USB 2.0 (Full Speed)

• Optional Interface: Serial Interface Board (Type-B slot)

• Input Data Buffer: 128 KB

Physical & Environmental Specifications

• Dimensions (W × D × H): ≈661 × 433 × 276 mm

• Weight: ~18.9 kg

• Operating Temperature: 5 °C to 35 °C

• Operating Humidity: 10% to 80% RH (non‑condensing)

• Noise Level: ~59 dB(A) (ISO testing)

• Power Consumption: ~78 W in operation, ~0.8 W in standby

• Power Supply: AC 100–240 V, 50–60 Hz

Software & Utility Support

• Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 (with some variants listing up to Windows 11)

• Included Utilities: Epson Status Monitor, Epson Setting Utility