OEM Code: C11CA13091

Product Code

Designed with the dot matrix user in mind, our latest model has an impressive print speed of up to 529 cps. This flexible and compact printer can easily handle cut sheets, continuous paper, labels, envelopes and cards. It has a built-in Print Speed Enhancer to increase the speed of bit image printing, making it an ideal printer for those in the most demanding of work environments.

KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
Durable, 24 pin, 106 column, medium duty flatbed dot matrix printer
Prints up to 529 cps (12 cpi) at High Speed Draft
Print Speed Enhancer: Fast printing of bit image data under Windows® environment
High reliability at mean time between failure of 20,000 hours
High ribbon yield of 10 million characters
High memory buffer of 128 Kbytes
Low power consumption
Copy capability of one original + 6 copies
Compact design
Very Fast
Print faster and more productively, thanks to the Print Speed Enhancer - a unique feature in the Epson driver. Perfect for those printing directly from any Windows ® applications. Also, LQ-690 is capable of printing an impressive 529 cps (12 cpi) when using printer resident fonts.

High Ribbon Yield
In a demanding and fast-moving work environment, a high ribbon yield is essential, and with 10 million characters per ribbon, this marks out the LQ-690 as a leading force in the flatbed market. It is also cost-effective with long ribbon replacement cycles, low running costs and total cost of ownership.

Dependable
Durable and built to last, users will be assured by the MTBF (mean time between failures) of 20,000 power on hours, plus a print head life of 400 million strokes/wire. This results in greater productivity and less maintenance - essential when producing large amounts of documents and data.

Smart Design
This compact hard-working printer is designed to fit on your desk. The platen gap adjustment lever is thoughtfully hidden under the front cover, to avoid accidental setting changes and paper setting is made easy thanks to the ruler in the front paper guide.

Backed By The Leader
The LQ-690 is backed by Epson’s industry-leading service and support programs and comes with a one-year warranty.

Specifications

PRINTER TYPE Impact Dot Matrix
PRODUCT NAME Epson LQ-690
PRODUCT CODE C11CA13091
PRINTING METHOD Impact Dot Matrix
NUMBER OF PINS IN HEAD 24 pins
PRINT DIRECTION Bi-directional with logic seeking
PRINT SPEED
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 12CPI - 529cps
HIGH SPEED DRAFT 10CPI - 440cps
DRAFT 15CPI - 496cps
DRAFT 12CPI - 396cps
DRAFT 10CPI - 330cps
DRAFT 20CPI condensed - 330cps
DRAFT 17CPI condensed - 283cps
LQ 15CPI - 165cps
LQ 12CPI - 132cps
LQ 10CPI - 110cps
LQ 20CPI condensed - 220cps
LQ 17CPI condensed - 188cps
PRINT CHARATERISTICS
Print Characteristics Bitmap Fonts Epson Draft, Epson Roman, Epson Sans Serif, Epson Courier, Epson Prestige, Epson Script, Epson OCR-B, Epson Orato, Epson Orator-S, Epson Script C
Print Characteristics Scalable Fonts Epson Roman, Epson Roman T, Epson Sans Serif, Epson Sans Serif H
Print Characteristics Barcode Fonts Code 128, Code 39, EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleave 2 of 5, PostNet, UPC-A, UPC-E
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 Script C Proportional
Epson OCR-B 10 cpi
Epson Orator 10 cpi
Epson Orator S 10 cpi
SCALABLE FONTS
Epson Roman 10.5 pt., 8 pt. - 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
Epson Sans Serif 10.5 pt., 8 pt. - 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
Epson Roman T 10.5 pt., 8 pt. - 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
Epson Sans Serif H 10.5 pt., 8 pt. - 32 pt. (every 2 pt.)
BAR CODE FONT EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, PostNet
PRINTABLE COLUMNS
PITCH 10 CPI 106 characters per line, 10 character
PITCH 12 CPI 127 characters per line, 12 character
PITCH 15 CPI 159 characters per line, 15 character
PITCH 17 CPI 181 characters per line, 17.1 character
PITCH 20 CPI 212 characters per line, 20 character
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER PATH
Manual Insertion Front In, Front Out
Push Tractor Rear In, Front Out
Optional Roll paper holder Rear In, Front Out
CUT SHEET SIZE (Single sheet)
Width 90-304.8mm (3.5-12.0)
Length 70-420mm (2.8-16.5)
Thickness 0.065 - 0.19 mm (0.0025 - 0.0074 inch)
CUT SHEET SIZE (Multi part)
Width 90-304.8mm (3.5-12.0)
Length 70-420mm (2.8-16.5)
Thickness 0.12 - 0.49 mm (0.0047 - 0.019 inch)
CARD
Width 100.0 - 200.0 mm (3.9 - 7.8 inch)
Length 100.0 - 200.0 mm (3.9 - 7.8 inch)
Thickness 0.22mm (0.0087inch)
CONTINUOUS PAPER
Single Sheet / Multi-part Forms 0.065-0.19mm0.0025-0.0074)
ENVELOPE NO.6
Width 165.0 mm (6.5 inch)
Length 92.0 mm (3.6 inch)
Thickness 0.16 - 0.52 mm (0.0063 - 0.0205 inch)
ENVELOPE NO.10
Width 241.0 mm (9.5 inch)
Length 105.0 mm (4.1 inch)
Thickness 0.16 - 0.52 mm (0.0063 - 0.0205 inch)
CONTINUOUS PAPER SIZE (SINGLE SHEET/MULTI PART)
Width 101.6-304.8mm (4.0-12.0)
Length (One page) 76.2 - 558.8 mm (3.0 - 22.0 inch)
Thickness 0.065 - 0.49 mm (0.0025 - 0.019 inch)
LABELS (CONTINUOUS PAPER)
Base sheet width 101.6 - 304.8 mm (4.0 - 12.0 inch)
Base sheet length (one page) 101.6 - 558.8 mm (4.0 - 22.0 inch)
Base sheet thickness 0.07 - 0.09 mm (0.0028 - 0.0035 inch)
Total thickness 0.16 - 0.19 mm (0.0063 - 0.0075 inch)
LABELS (CUT SHEET)
Base sheet width 100.0 - 210.0 mm (3.9 - 8.3 inch)
Base sheet length (one page) 100.0 - 297.0 mm (3.9 - 11.7 inch)
Base sheet thickness 0.07 - 0.09 mm (0.0028 - 0.0035 inch)
Total thickness 0.16 - 0.19 mm (0.0063 - 0.0075 inch)
ROLL PAPER
Width 216 3 mm (8.5 0.12 inch)
Thickness 0.07 - 0.09 mm (0.0028 - 0.0035 inch)
Outside diameter ~ 127.0 mm (5.0 inch)
PAPER FEEDING
Friction feed Front, Rear
Push Tractor feed Rear
Feeder Rear push tractor and Optional roll paper holder
COPIES 1 original + 6 copies
LINE SPACING 4.23 mm (1/6 inch) or programmable in increments of 0.0706 mm (1/360 inch)
INTERFACES
STANDARD Bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported), USB2.0
RIBBON CARTRIDGE
COLOUR Black
TYPE Fabric ribbon cartridge
RIBBON LIFE Approx 10 million characters
ACOUSTIC NOISE Approx. 57 dB(A) / 54 dB(A) at Low-noise mode* (ISO 7779 pattern)
* Low-noise mode : This mode realizes noise reduction in exchange of half print speed.
RELIABILITY
MVBF (Mean Print Volume Between Failure) 40 million lines (except print head)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) 20000 POH
PRINT HEAD LIFE 400 million strokes/wire
CONTROL PANEL 4 switches, 5 LEDs
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
TEMPERATURE 5-35C
HUMIDITY 10-80% RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGE AC 120V or AC 220-240V
RATED FREQUENCY 50-60Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION Approx. 37.5 W (ISO/IEC10561 Letter pattern) approx. 2.4W in sleep mode 0 W in powered off mode
Energy Star Compliant
DIMENSIONS
widthxDEPTHxheight 480 x 370 x 210mm
WEIGHT Approx 6.8kg
PRINTER DRIVER UTILITIES
OS Windows XP (32bit) SP2 or later Professional Windows Vista (32bit/64bit) SP1 or later Ultimate/Enterprise/Business Windows 7 (32bit/64bit) Ultimate/Enterprise/Professional Windows Server 2003 (32bit/64bit) SP2 Standard/Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise (32bit/64bit), R2 Standard/Enterprise (64bit)
ACCESSORIES User's manual, Driver disk, Ribbon cartridge (black), Power supply cable
WARRANTY
Standard Warranty 12 months return to base
Optional Additional 2 years return to base warranty - 3YWLQ690
* For more information visit Epson warranty page
Product Options
Product Code Description
Media Handling Options
C12C811141 Roll Paper holder