Epson LQ-200 Technical Brief (Impact Printers) - Page 1

Contents This technical brief provides detailed information on the following topics, related to all EPSON impact printers: Functionality M Printing technology M Control code/emulation M Paper handling M SmartPark™ settings Versatility M Flexible interfacing M Built-in fonts M Computer-based set-up Reliability M Ribbon quality M Ribbon cartridge reliability M Total Print Volume vs. MTBF M Off-carriage motor assembly Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer? An impact printer has several advantages over any other type of printer: Low cost - both in purchase price and low cost of ownership Flexible paper handling - only impact printers can handle multi-part forms and multiple paper paths that can all have paper loaded and waiting. Reliability - EPSON impact printers are renowned for their reliability with tireless printheads and superior quality ribbons. Impact printers are either 9- or 24-pin, which determines the type of printing and the number of multi-part forms that the printer are capable of printing. L LL L Nine-pin impact printers - These printers have the sturdiest printhead pins which: Hit the paper hard to make impressions through the thickest multi-part forms Offer the fastest print speeds Print from High Speed Draft up to Near Letter Quality Twenty-four-pin impact printers - These printers have finer printhead pins which: Hit the paper less hard to make impressions through most multi-part forms Offer finer Letter Quality printing Print from High Speed Draft up to Letter Quality LLL The name of an EPSON's impact printer tells you if it is a 9- or a 24-pin printer, and whether it has a narrow or wide carriage: LLL L Nine-pin printers all begin with FX, LX, or DFX Twenty-four pin printers all begin with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.