EPSON LQ-570e

Optional Interface Cards

You can install an optional interface card to supplement your printer’s built-in parallel interface and provide added network compatibility. The EPSON interface cards in the table below are compatible with your printer.

Model number

Card type

 

 

C823051

Serial Type B interface card

 

 

C823071

32KB serial Type B interface card

 

 

C823121

LocalTalk interface card

 

 

C823141

Coax Type B interface card

 

 

C823151

Twinax Type B interface card

 

 

C823451

IEEE-1284 (Type B bidirectional)

 

parallel interface card

 

 

C823622

Type B Ethernet interface card for

 

10 Base 2 / 10 Base T

 

 

C823642

Type B Ethernet interface card for

 

10/100 Base TX with AC adapter

 

 

*If you install the C823051 optional serial interface card, be sure to set the transfer speed to one of the following: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200 bps.

Printer Specifications

Mechanical

Printing method

24-pin impact dot matrix

Emulation

EPSON ESC/P®2 and IBM 2390 Plus

Printing speed

High-speed draft

 

400 cps at 10 cpi

 

Draft

 

300 cps at 10 cpi

 

360 cps at 12 cpi

 

450 cps at 15 cpi

 

Draft condensed

 

257 cps at 17 cpi

 

300 cps at 20 cpi

 

LQ

 

100 cps at 10 cpi

 

120 cps at 12 cpi

 

150 cps at 15 cpi

 

LQ condensed

 

171 cps at 17 cpi

 

200 cps at 20 cpi

Printing direction

Bidirectional logic seeking for text and

 

graphics printing. Unidirectional text

 

or graphics printing can be selected

 

using software commands.

Line spacing

1/6 inch or programmable in

 

1/360-inch increments

Printable columns

80 columns (at 10 cpi)

Resolution (maximum) Letter quality: 360 × 180 dpi

 

Raster graphics: 360 × 360 dpi

Interfaces

1 standard bidirectional, 8-bit parallel

 

interface with IEEE-1284 nibble mode

 

support, and 1 optional interface slot

Paper feed methods

Friction (front or top paper entry)

 

Push tractor (rear paper entry)

 

Pull tractor (front, bottom, or rear

 

paper entry)

 

Push and pull tractor (optional)

 

High-capacity cut-sheet feeder

 

(optional)

 

Roll paper holder (optional)

Paper feed speed

Continuous

 

5 inches/second

 

Intermittent

 

45 ms/line at 1/6-inch line spacing

Paper capacity

Optional high-capacity cut-sheet feeder

 

up to 150 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m2)

 

paper

 

up to 25 plain or bond envelopes

 

up to 30 airmail envelopes

 

up to 30 postcards

 

Single-bin cut-sheet feeder

 

up to 50 sheets of 22 lb (82 g/m2)

 

paper

 

The total thickness of the

 

paper stack can be up to

 

0.20 inch (5 mm).

Buffer

64KB

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