Epson PLQ-30 User Manual

Contents
Getting to Know Your Printer
Features............................................................................... 8
Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions....................................................................... 9
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes........................................................ 9
Hot Parts Caution Symbol............................................................ 9
Important Safety Instructions......................................................... 9
For Users in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan........................................... 13
Chapter 1 Paper Handling
Acceptable Paper Condition. . . . . ......................................................... 16
Loading Passbooks..................................................................... 17
Loading Single Sheets................................................................... 18
Adjusting the top-of-form position........................................................ 19
Adjusting the printing start position....................................................... 21
Chapter 2 Printer Software
About Your Printer Software............................................................. 23
Using the Printer Driver................................................................. 23
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu........................................ 26
Changing the printer driver settings................................................... 28
Printer Driver Settings Overview.......................................................... 29
Printer settings.................................................................... 29
Monitoring settings................................................................ 32
Setting Utility..................................................................... 32
Using EPSON Status Monitor 3........................................................... 32
Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3................................................... 33
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3................................................... 35
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3................................................... 36
PLQ-30/PLQ-30M User’s Guide
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Epson PLQ-30 Specifications

General

Color	-
Bitmap fonts	Courier, Draft, OCR-B, Orator, Prestige, Roman, Sans Serif, Script
Character sets	ISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858
Character pitch	10, 12 cpi
Built-in barcodes	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E
Maximum number of copies	7 copies
Maximum print speed (LQ)	195 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)	360 cps
Maximum printing width (columns)	94
Print direction	Bi-directional
Ribbon life (black, LQ)	5 million characters
Ribbon life (black, draft)	10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	12000 h
Standard interfaces	Parallel, RS-232, USB 2.0
AC input voltage	220-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)	4.5 W
Power consumption (typical)	64 W
Storage temperature (T-T)	-30 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80 %
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Product color	Gray
Country of origin	Indonesia
Page description languages	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
Sound pressure level (printing)	55 dB
Needles	24
Print technology	Dot matrix
Connectivity technology	Wired
Pallet width	800 mm
Pallet height	3710 mm
Pallet length	1200 mm
Pallet width (UK)	1000 mm
Quantity per pallet	32 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet (UK)	48 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet layer	4 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet layer (UK)	6 pc(s)
Package depth	447 mm
Package width	255 mm
Package height	367 mm
Package weight	9.72 g
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	280 mm
Width	384 mm
Height	203 mm