Epson PLQ-20 Passbook Dot Matrix Printer
- Contains 24 pins
- Speed up to 576 characters per second draft
- Specialised passbook, slip or form printing
- Print head life 400 million strokes
- MVBF: 7 million lines
Blazing Fast Speeds
The 24-pin PLQ-20 series is fast and versatile, with print speeds of up to 480cps, high-speed paper throughput that enables you to get far more accomplished in a short period of time. Output speeds are enhanced with convenient automatic sheet alignment, automatic print head adjustment and automatic page border features that enable problem-free printing, this not only equates to increased productivity but improved customer satisfaction and reduced cost as well.
Versatility
The PLQ-20 series printers are not only the ideal choice for passbook printing, their versatility also accommodates a wide variety of printing needs. One of the key advantages of the PLQ-20 series is the ability to print on a variety of media that is used in financial institutions and government departments. These include passbook of up to 2.6mm thick, banking slips, visas, forms, receipts, tickets and a variety of other official documents. Additionally, a myriad of options is readily available to suit a variety of business needs, including continuous paper feeding, cut-sheets and label printing. The printers also make multi-copy printing simple, with 1+6 copies of carbon printing for data archiving and duplicates.
Reliability That You Can Count
On The PLQ-20 series, printers are not only fast, they’re supremely reliable. Built to last, these robust printers will consistently perform in the most bustling business environments. They have a mean volume between failure (MVBF) of an astounding 7 million lines! This is further enhanced by a high mean time before failure (MTBF) of 10,000 power-on hours and a print head life of 400 million strokes/wire. The Best of Tiny Packages The PLQ-20 series of printers are powerful pocket-sized packages. Taking up only a small amount of space, they are ideal for counter applications or environments where space is limited. A smart paper guide design, which bends forms or documents to be printed is another Epson ingenuity that saves space at the rear of the printer. Maximise your print area environment with the PLQ-20 series small footprint and optional space saving kit. It includes a top paper tray for storing forms, document and books.
Seamless Integration
With its ESC/P2, IBM, WNI and Olivetti emulation, you can easily install the PLQ-20 series into your existing IT infrastructure. The PLQ-20 series come with Parallel, Serial and USB interfaces and can be connected via USB to wired and wireless network. This flexibility enables you to take advantage of specific solutions as your needs grow. Reduced Total Cost of Ownership The benefits of high productivity and low ribbon yield, coupled with low serviced maintenance, results in a much reduced Total Cost of Ownership. Ribbons on the PLQ-20 series of printers are longer lasting than conventional printers and need not to be changed before a considerable length of time. With a ribbon life of 5 million characters yields, the PLQ-20 series ensure enhanced Total Cost of Ownership when compared to typical printers that use ribbons that last for only 3.5 million characters.
Easy Operations and Usability
The PLQ-20 series smart features make operations fuss free. Automated functions on the PLQ-20 series always ensure consistent and trouble-free printing. These printers offer superior and enhanced offering user-friendly maintenance capabilities like the safe and simple ribbon changing procedure that makes it easy it manage without the need for costly and time-consuming IT support.
Smart Functionality Auto Platen Gap Adjustment
The automated moving platen and roller equipped print head enables the PLQ-20 series to accept a variety of media thickness. Auto Sheet Alignment Photo Sensors detect and automatically instruct the Paper Feed Roller to realign any misfed documents. Auto Border Function A paper width detector intelligently enables printing on the same distance from the paper edge wherever the paper is set within the paper tray. Paper widths are also automatically detected to ensure printing at the proper position on the fed materials.
Print Method: Impact dot matrix
Print Direction: Bi-direction with logic seeking
Colour: Black
Number of Pins in Head:24 pins
Control Code: PR2 emulation, ESC/P2, IBM PPDS emulation, IBM 4722 emulation*
High Speed Draft:(PR2 emulation) 10cpi: 480 cps
(PR2 emulation) 12cpi: 432 cps
(ESC/P2) 10cpi: 480 cps
(ESC/P2) 12cpi: 576 cps
Draft:(PR2 emulation) 10cpi: 360 cps
(PR2 emulation) 12cpi: 360 cps
(ESC/P2) 10cpi: 360 cps
(ESC/P2) 12cpi: 432 cps
NLQ:(PR2 emulation) 10cpi: 180 cps
(PR2 emulation) 12cpi: 180 cps
Letter Quality:PR2 emulation) 10cpi: 120 cps
(PR2 emulation) 12cpi: 144 cps
(ESC/P2) 10cpi: 120 cps
(ESC/P2) 12cpi: 144 cps
MVBF:7 million lines
MTBF:10,000 Power On Hours (POH)
Printhead life:400 million strokes/wire
Character Sets:International, PC-437 International, OCR-A
Barcode:PR2: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, Code 39, Coda bar (NW7), Industrial 2 of 5
ESC/P: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET
Cut Sheet (Single Sheet):Width: 65 x 67 mm
Length: 245 x 297 mm
Thickness: 0.065 – 0.19 mm
Weight: 52 – 157 g/m2
Cut Sheet (Multi-part Forms):Width: 65 x 67 mm
Length: 245 x 297 mm
Copies: 1 original + 6 copies
Thickness: 0.12 – 0.53 mm
Weight (per sheet): 34 – 50 g/m2
Line Spacing:4.23 mm (1/6 inch)
Input Data Buffer:64 KB
Interface:Bi-directional Parallel
9-pin Serial
USB 2.0 Full speed
