DOT MATRIX PRINTERS

24-PIN
LQ-590II/590IIN

AN EFFICIENT, RELIABLE
AND AFFORDABLE PRINTER
YOU CAN RELY ON.

The Epson LQ-590II and LQ-590IIN are designed to offer busy offices
extraordinary speed, output quality and reliability. Based on Epson’s
experience in delivering industry-standard solutions, these printers help
you run and grow your business and stay in control of your operations.
Easily manage and print seven-part forms^ and reports at print speeds
of up to 487 characters per seconds (cps) to deliver fast results and
speedy transactions. Moreover, with a high character yield of up to 5
million characters, you can do more with less.
Epson genuine ribbons ensure greater
yield, better quality and longer lifespan.

Print High Speed Cost Power Ethernet*

Printing Effective Savings

IT’S IN THE DETAILS.

Increased Productivity Long-life Reliability Absolute Convenience
Enjoy maximum productivity with fast print speeds of Enjoy cost savings, superior print quality and Experience fuss-free printing with built-in
up to 487 cps (10 cpi) and 128 kb memory buffer. minimal downtime with a MTBF of 25,000 POH. network connectivity* via Ethernet cable.

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For continuous paper only
* LQ-590IIN only.
SPECIFICATIONS
LQ-590II/LQ-590IIN

MODEL NUMBER LQ-590II LQ-590IIN

Dimensions & Weight
Printer Technology
Printing Method Impact dot matrix Weight: Approx. 7.2kg (15.9lbs)
Number of Pins in Head 24 pins
Print Direction Bi-direction
Control Code ESC/P2, IBM PPDS
Printer Speed 176.5mm
Ultra Speed Draft 10 cpi 550cps (7”)
High Speed Draft 10 / 12 cpi 487 / 584 cps
Draft 10 / 12 cpi 366 / 439 cps
NLQ 10 / 12 cpi 121 / 145 cps 320mm
(14.8”)
Print Characteristics 414mm
Character Table 1 Italic and 12 graphical character tables: 1 Italic and 7 graphical character tables: (17.2”)
Italic table, PC437 (US, StandardEurope), Italic table, PC437 (US, StandardEurope),
PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portuguese), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portuguese),
PC861 (Icelandic), PC865 (Nordic), PC865 (Nordic), PC863 (Canadian-French),
PC863 (Canadian-French), Abicomp, BRASCII, PC858, ISO 8859-15 What's in the box
Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO 8859-15 Main Unit
Bitmap Fonts Draft 10, 12, 15 cpi CD-ROM
Scalable Fonts Epson Roman / Sans Serif / Roman T / Sans Serif H: 10.5pt., 8pt - 32pt. (every 2pt.)
Set-up Manual
Barcode Fonts EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A , UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET
AC Power Cable
Printable Columns
Ribbon Cartridge
Pitch 10cpi 80 columns
Guide Stacker
Paper Handling
Paper Path Manual insertion (Front or Rear in-Top out), Push Tractor (Front or rear in, top out), Wing
Pull tractor (Front, rear or bottom in, top out) Tractor
Paper / Media Length Width Thickness
Cut Sheet (Single Sheet) Entry: Front 100 - 364 mm 100 - 257 mm 0.065 - 0.14 mm
(3.9 - 14.3”) (3.9 - 10.1”) (0.0025 - 0.0055”) Options and Consumables
Entry: Rear 100 - 364 mm 100 - 257 mm 0.065 - 0.14 mm Single Bin Cut Sheet Feeder C12C806372
(3.9 - 14.3”) (3.9 - 10.1”) (0.0025 - 0.0055”) Pull Tractor Unit C12C933761
Cut Sheet (Multi-part Sheet) Entry: Front 100 - 364 mm 100 - 257 mm 0.12 - 0.46 mm
Ribbon Cartridge C13S015589
(3.9 - 14.3”) (3.9 - 10.1”) (0.0047 - 0.018”)
Copies 1 Original + 5 copies High Capacity Cut Sheet Feeder C12C806382
Continuous Paper (Single Sheet / Multi-part)
Entry: Front, Rear, Bottom 101.6 - 558.8 mm 101.6 - 254 mm 0.065 - 0.49 mm
(4.0 - 22.0”) (4.0 - 10.0”) (0.0025 - 0.019”) Legend
Copies Original + 6 copies cpi Characters per inch
(Characters per 25.4mm)
Envelope (No.6) Entry: Rear 92mm 165mm 0.16 - 0.52 mm
(3.6”) (6.5”) (0.0063 - 0.0205”) cps Characters per second
Envelope (No.10) Entry: Rear 105mm 241mm 0.16 - 0.52 mm cpl Character per line
(4.1”) (9.5”) (0.0063 - 0.0205”)
Label (Base Sheet) Entry: Bottom 101.6 - 558.8 mm 101.6 - 254 mm 0.16 - 0.19 mm
*1
(4.0 - 22.0”) (4.0 - 10.0”) (0.0063 - 0.0075”) Actual print yield may vary depending on
usage purpose and environment
Card Entry: Front, Rear 100 - 148 mm 100 - 148 mm 0.22mm
*2
(3.9 - 5.8”) (3.9 - 5.8”) (0.0087”) Without condensation
Diameter Width Thickness
Roll Paper Entry: Rear 127mm 216mm 0.07 - 0.09 mm
(5”) (8.5”) (0.0028 - 0.035”)
Line Spacing 4.23mm (1/6”) or programmable in increments of 0.0706mm (1/360”)
Acoustic Noise 55dB
Input Data Buffer 128KB
Interface USB 2.0, Bi-directional parallel USB 2.0, Bi-directional parallel
(IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported) (IEEE-1284 nibble mode supported),
Serial, 100base-Tx wired LAN
Ribbon Cartridge Standard Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black)
Ribbon Life Approx. 5 million Characters*1
Reliability
Mean Print Volume Between Failure (MVBF) 50 million lines (except print head)
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) 25,000 Power On Hours (POH) (25% Duty)
Print Head Life 400 million strokes / wire
Control Panel 6 switches and 10 LEDs
Environmental Conditions (Operating)
Temperature*2 5 - 35 °C
Humidity*2 10 - 80% RH © 2019 Epson Singapore Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction in part or in whole, without the written
Electrical Specification
permission from Epson, is strictly prohibited. EPSON and
Rated Voltage AC 220 - 240 V EXCEED YOUR VISION are registered trademarks of
Rated Frequency 50Hz - 60Hz Seiko Epson Corporation. All other products names and
other company names used herein are for identification
Power Consumption Operating 49W
purposes only and are the trademarks or registered
Sleep Mode 0.5W trademarks of their respective owners. Epson disclaims
Power Off 0.1W in power off mode any and all rights in those marks. Print samples shown
Supported Operating System are simulations only. Specifications and product
availability are subject to change without notice and
Printer Driver Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
may vary between countries. Please check with local
Utility Epson Status Monitor 3: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Epson offices for more information.
Epson Setting Utility: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10

Information correct as at March 2019