User manual
Table Of Contents
- User Replaceable Parts
- Options
- Printer Specifications
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Environmental
- Paper
- Ordinary single sheets: front, top, and cut-sheet feeder entry
- Single-sheet multipart forms: front, top, and cut-sheet feeder entry
- Envelopes: top entry only
- Postcards: front and top entry
- Continuous paper (standard and multipart): front, rear, and bottom entry
- Continuous paper with labels: front and bottom entry
- Roll paper: rear entry with optional roll paper holder only
- Paper Alignment
- Printable Area
- Safety Approvals
- CE Marking
- Control Panel Buttons and Lights
- Error Indicators
- Status Monitor
- Paper Positions
- Available Paper Paths
- Paper Release Lever Positions
- Paper Thickness Lever Positions
- Paper Handling
- Loading Multipart Forms
- Loading Continuous Paper with Labels
- Using the Front Push Tractor (optional)
- Using the Rear Push Tractor
- Using the Tractor in the Pull Position
- Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Printing on Single Sheets
- Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position
- Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge
- Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
- Clearing Paper Jams
- Your Printer’s Default Settings
- Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout
- Printing a Self Test
- Printing a Hex Dump
- Cleaning the Printer
- Transporting the Printer
- Related Documentation
EPSON LQ-2080
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Electrical
Note:
This product is also designed for IT power systems with Phase to
Phase voltage 220 to 240 V. Check the label on the back of the printer
for the voltage.
Environmental
Paper
Note:
Use recycled paper and envelopes only under normal temperature
and humidity conditions, as follows:
Temperature 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)
Humidity 30 to 60% RH
Do not load paper that has been folded or is damaged, wrinkled, or
curled.
Ordinary single sheets:
front, top, and cut-sheet feeder entry
Width Front and top
3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)
High capacity cut-sheet feeder
3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)
Second bin cut-sheet feeder
7.2 to 16.5 inches (182 to 420 mm)
Length Front
5.8 to 16.5 inches (148 to 420 mm)
Top
3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)
High capacity cut-sheet feeder
3.9 to 16.5 inches (100 to 420 mm)
Second bin cut-sheet feeder
8.3 to 16.5 inches (210 to 420 mm)
Built-in fonts Bitmap fonts
EPSON Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Roman 10, 12, 15 cpi,
proportional
EPSON Sans Serif 10, 12, 15 cpi,
proportional
EPSON Courier 10, 12, 15 cpi
EPSON Prestige 10, 12 cpi
EPSON Script 10 cpi
EPSON OCR-B 10 cpi
EPSON Orator 10 cpi
EPSON Orator-S 10 cpi
EPSON Script C proportional
Scalable fonts (selectable in 2-point
increments)
EPSON Roman 10.5, 8–32 pt
EPSON Sans Serif 10.5, 8–32 pt
EPSON Roman T 10.5, 8–32 pt
EPSON Sans Serif H 10.5, 8–32 pt
Barcode fonts
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5,
UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128,
POSTNET
Character tables 1 Italic table and 12 graphical
character tables (34 graphical
character tables are available in
some countries)
Character sets 14 international character sets and
1 legal character set
Reliability Total print volume
19 million lines (except print head)
MTBF 10,000 POH (25% duty)
Print head life
200 million strokes/wire
Dimensions and
weight
Height
10.6 inches (268 mm)
Width
25.2 inches (639 mm)
Depth
15.8 inches (402 mm)
Weight
28.8 lb (13 kg)
Ribbon Black ribbon cartridge (S015086)
Ribbon life
8 million characters
(LQ, 10 cpi, 48 dots/character)
120 V Model 220 to 240 V Model
Input voltage range
99 to 132 V 198 to 264 V
Rated frequency
range
50 to 60 Hz
Input frequency range
49.5 to 60.5 Hz
Rated current
1.0 A (maximum 4 A
depending on the
character type)
0.5 A (maximum 2 A
depending on the
character type)
Power consumption
Approx. 37 W (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)
Temperature Humidity
(without condensation)
Operation
41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C) 10 to 80% RH
Storage –
22 to 140 °F (
–
30 to 60 °C) 0 to 85% RH