Epson LX-1170 Specifications

HEAD OFFICE
3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano, 392-8502 Japan
Phone: 0266-52-3131 Telex: 3362-435
(
EPSON J
)
Fax: 0266-53-4844
SPECIFICATIONS
PRINTER TYPE
PRINTING METHOD Impact dot matrix
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD 9 pins
PRINT DIRECTION Bi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 15 CPI 337 cps
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 12 CPI 337 cps
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 10 CPI 300 cps
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 20 CPI CONDENSED 300 cps
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 17 CPI CONDENSED 321 cps
DRAFT 15 CPI 225 cps
DRAFT 12 CPI 270 cps
DRAFT 10 CPI 225 cps
DRAFT 20 CPI CONDENSED 225 cps
DRAFT 17 CPI CONDENSED 191 cps
NLQ 20 CPI 56 cps
NLQ 17 CPI 47 cps
NLQ 15 CPI 56 cps
NLQ 12 CPI 67 cps
NLQ 10 CPI 56 cps
PRINT CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTER SETS 12 international character sets
13 character code tables
(
Standard
)
Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865,
Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858,
ISO 8859-15
BITMAP FONTS EPSON Draft: 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Roman: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional
EPSON Sans Serif: 10, 12, 15 cpi, Proportional
BAR CODE FONT EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A
UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet
PRINTABLE COLUMNS
PITCH
(
CPI
)
CHARACTERS PER LINE CHARACTER
10 CPI 136 10
12 CPI 163 12
15 CPI 204 15
17 CPI CONDENSED 233 17.1
20 CPI CONDENSED 272 20
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER PATH Manual Insertion: (Rear in, Top out)
Tractor: (Rear in, Top out)
(Bottom in, Top out)
Cut Sheet Feeder: (Rear in, Top out)
CUT SHEET SIZE Width: 148~420mm
(
5.8~16.5"
)
Length: 100~364mm
(
3.9~14.3"
)
ENVELOPES No.6, No.10
CONTINUOUS PAPER SIZE Width: 101.6~406.4mm
(
4.0~16.0"
)
Length: Max. 559mm
(
22.0"
)
Can also print labels
PAPER THICKNESS Cut Sheet:
Single sheet 0.065~0.14mm
(
0.0025~0.0055"
)
Multi-part forms 0.12~0.39mm
(
0.0047~0.015"
)
Envelopes: 0.16~0.52mm
(
0.0063~0.0205"
)
Continuous Paper:
Single sheet/ Multi-part forms
0.065~0.39mm
(
0.0025~0.015"
)
Continuous forms with label:
Base Sheet 0.07~0.09mm
(
0.0028~0.0035”
)
Total Sheet 0.16~0.19mm
(
0.0063~0.0075”
)
PAPER FEEDING
STANDARD Friction: (Rear in, Top out)
Push Tractor: (Rear in, Top out)
Pull Tractor: (Rear in, Top out)
(Bottom in, Top out)
OPTIONAL FEEDER Cut Sheet Feeder: (Rear in, Top out)
Push-Pull Tractor: (Rear in, Top out)
COPIES Original + 4 copies
LINE SPACING 1/ 6" inch or programmable by 1/ 432" inch
INPUT DATA BUFFER
8 K Byte
INTERFACE
STANDARD Centronics
®
-type 8-bit parallel interface
(
IEEE-1284 Nibble mode
)
RS-232C Serial Interface
OPTION EpsonNet 10/100 Base TX Ext. Print Server
RIBBON CARTRIDGE
COLOUR Black
TYPE Fabric ribbon cartridge
RIBBON LIFE Black Ribbon: Approx. 3 million characters
(
Draft 10cpi, 14 dots/ character
)
ACOUSTIC NOISE
Approx. 49dB
(
A
) (
ISO 7779 pattern
)
RELIABILITY
MVBF
(
Mean Print Volume Between Failure
)
12 million lines
(
Except print head
)
MTBF
(
Mean Time Between Failure
)
6000 POH
(
25% duty cycle
)
PRINT HEAD LIFE 400 million strokes/ wire
CONTROL PANEL
4 switches, 4 LEDs
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
(
OPERATING
)
TEMPERATURE 5~35˚C
HUMIDITY 10~80% RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGE AC 120V or AC 220~240V
RATED FREQUENCY 50~60Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION Approx. 23W
(ISO 10561 Letter pattern)
Energy Star compliant
DIMENSIONS
WIDTH 546mm
DEPTH 275mm
HEIGHT 163mm
WEIGHT Approx. 6.3 kg
PRINTER DRIVER/ UTILITY
OS Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95/98/2000/Me and Microsoft
®
Windows
®
NT
®
operating system Version 4.0
UTILITY EPSON Status Monitor 3
(
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95/98/2000/Me and Microsoft
®
Windows
®
NT
®
operating system Version 4.0 environment only
)
OPTIONS
RIBBON CARTRIDGE #8755
RIBBON PACK #8758
SINGLE BIN CUT SHEET FEEDER C806392
PULL TRACTOR UNIT C800342
ROLL PAPER HOLDER #8310
EpsonNet 10/100 Base TX Ext. Print Server*
1
C82378*
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
275mm
546mm
163mm
*
1
Regional AC Adapter Set (C82525) is required.
As an international E NERGY S TAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this
product meets the international
E NERGY S TAR Program for energy efficiency.
“EPSON ESC/P stands for EPSON standard code for printers. This
system of commands gives you software control of your printer from
your computers. It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported
by most application software for personal computers.”
EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
All other product names and other company names used herein are for identification purpose
only and maybe the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.
Print samples shown herein are simulations.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
9-PIN
DOT MATRIX PRINTER

Epson LX-1170 Specifications

Print Speed

high speed draft 15 CPI	337 cps
high speed draft 12 CPI	337 cps
high speed draft 10 CPI	300 cps
high speed draft 20 CPI condensed	300 cps
high speed draft 17 CPI condensed	321 cps

Power

rated voltage	AC 120V or AC 220~240V
rated frequency	50~60Hz
power consumption	23W

Environmental Conditions

temperature	5~35˚C
humidity	10~80% RH
acoustic noise	49dB (A)

Reliability

MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure)	12 million lines
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)	6000 POH
print head life	400 million strokes/ wire

Weight and Dimensions

width	546 mm
depth	275 mm
height	163 mm
weight	6.3 kg