Epson LX-310 Dot Matrix Printer

Description

Printing Technology

• Print Method: 9‑pin narrow‑carriage impact dot matrix

• Print Direction: Bi‑directional with logic seeking

• Emulations: ESC/P and IBM PPDS

• Control Panel: 4 buttons, 5 LED indicators

• Input Data Buffer Memory: 128 KB

Print Performance

• High‑Speed Draft:

  • 10 cpi → 347 cps

  • 12 cpi → 357 cps

  • 15 cpi → 390 cps

  • Condensed (17 / 20 cpi): ~383 / 298 cps

• Draft Mode:

  • 10 cpi → 260 cps

  • 12 cpi → 312 cps

  • 15 cpi → 223 cps

  • Condensed (17 / 20 cpi): ~222 / 260 cps

  • Emphasized (10 cpi): ~130 cps

• Near Letter Quality (NLQ):

  • 10 cpi → 65 cps

  • 12 cpi → 78 cps

  • 15 cpi → 55 cps

  • 17 cpi → 47 cps

  • 20 cpi → 56 cps

Copies & Printable Columns

• Copy Capability: Prints original + 4 carbon copies (total 5-part forms)

• Columns per Line:

  • 10 cpi → 80 columns

  • 12 cpi → 96 columns

  • 15 cpi → 120 columns

  • 17 cpi → 137 columns

  • 20 cpi → 160 columns

Fonts, Character Sets & Barcodes

• Character Sets: Includes Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin‑1, PC 858, ISO 8859‑15

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

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

Paper Handling & Media Types

• Feed Methods: Manual (rear in, top out) or push tractor (rear in, top out)

• Supported Media:

  • Cut sheets (single & multi‑part)

  • Envelopes (No. 6 and No. 10)

  • Continuous paper (single & multi‑part)

  • Roll paper

• Dimensions & Thickness:

  • Cut sheets: 100–364 mm length; 100–257 mm width; thickness 0.065–0.14 mm (single) / up to 0.39 mm (multi‑part)

  • Continuous: 101.6–558.8 mm length; 101.6–254 mm width; thickness 0.065–0.39 mm

  • Envelopes: thickness 0.16–0.52 mm

  • Roll paper width: 216 mm; thickness 0.07–0.09 mm

Reliability & Durability

• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure): Approximately 10,000 power‑on hours (25% duty cycle)

• MVBF (Print Volume Between Failures): Approximately 20 million printed lines (excluding print head)

• Print Head Life: Approx. 400 million strokes per wire

Interface & Connectivity

• Interfaces:

  • USB 2.0 (Full-Speed)

  • Bi‑directional parallel (IEEE‑1284 nibble mode)

  • Serial (RS‑232)

Power, Acoustic & Environmental

• Power Consumption:

  • Operating: ~27 W (letter pattern)

  • Sleep mode: ~1.1 W

  • Auto-off mode: ~0.2 W (120 V) / ~0.3 W (230 V)

  • Power off: 0 W

• Acoustic Noise: ~53 dB(A) (ISO pattern)

• Operating Conditions: 5 °C to 35 °C; 10% to 80% RH

Dimensions & Weight

• Size (W × D × H): 362 × 275 × 154 mm

• Weight: Approximately 4.1 kg

Consumables

• Ribbon Cartridge (Fabric, Black):

  • Life: Approx. 4 million characters at 10 cpi draft mode

Operating Systems & Utilities

• Supported OS: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10

• Included Utilities: Epson Status Monitor 3, Printer Setting Utility