Epson PLQ-20 User Manual

Chapter 6 Problem Solver 103
2. Turn on the printer while holding the F2 button. Then press
the F1/Eject and F2 button while the F1/Eject, Offline,and
F2 lights are flashing.
3. When the Ready light turns on, insert a sheet of A4 paper into
the front slot.
4. The printer prints the self-test pattern in the font selected in
the default settings mode.
Note:
To stop the self-test temporarily, press the offline button. To resume
the test, press the offline button again.
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Caution:
Do not turn off the printer while it is printing the self-test.
Always press the Offline button to pause printing. Then
turn off the printer.
Printing Hex Dump
If you are an experienced user or a programmer, you can print a
hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between
the printer and your software program. In hex dump mode, the
printer prints all data it receives from the computer as
hexadecimal values.
Note:
❏ The hex dump feature is designed for use with DOS-based PC.
❏ Prepare an A4 size sheet of paper before entering the hex dump
printing mode.

Epson PLQ-20 Specifications

General

Color	Yes
Character sets	ISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858
Character pitch	10, 12 cpi
Built-in barcodes	CODABAR (NW-7), EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E
Maximum number of copies	7 copies
Maximum print speed (LQ)	144 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)	432 cps
Maximum printing width (columns)	94
Needles	24
Fonts included	PR2: 4LQ & 2 Draft Bitmap, 8 Barcode, ESC/P: 9LQ & 1 Draft Bitmap, 4 Scalable typefaces, 8 Barcode
Print technology	Dot matrix
Connectivity technology	Wired
Print direction	Bi-directional
Ribbon life (black, LQ)	5 million characters
Ribbon life (black, draft)	10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	10000 h
Standard interfaces	Parallel, RS-232, USB 2.0
Certification	73/23 EEC, EN60950, EN55022 (CISPR pub.22) class B, AS/NZS 3548 class B, EN55022 class B, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, EN55024
Product color	Gray
Country of origin	Indonesia
Page description languages	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
Sound pressure level (printing)	53 dB
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)	8 W
Power consumption (typical)	60 W
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Paper tray media types	Envelopes
Pallet width	1200 mm
Pallet height	1000 mm
Pallet length (UK)	2040 mm
Quantity per pallet	28 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet (UK)	42 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet layer	4 pc(s)
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433210
Quantity per pallet layer (UK)	6 pc(s)
Package depth	460 mm
Package width	380 mm
Package height	270 mm
Package weight	9060 g
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	280 mm
Width	384 mm
Height	203 mm