EPSON PLQ 20

RELIABLE, SEAMLESS INTEGRATION MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE
Increase service productivity and efficiency, while maintaining a low TCO, with Epson’s powerful 24-pin PLQ-20 series passbook printers.


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  • 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 are 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 accept a variety of media thickness. Auto Sheet Alignment Photo Sensors detect and automatically instruct the Paper Feed Roller to realign any mis-fed 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.

  • MODEL NUMBER PLQ-20 Series
    Printing Technology  
    Print Method Impact dot matrix
    Number of Pins in Head 24 pins
    Colour Black
    Print Direction Bi-direction with logic seeking
    Control Code PLQ-20/20M: PR2 emulation, ESC/P2, IBM PPDS emulation, IBM 4722 emulation*

    PLQ-20D/20DM: PR2 emulation, ESC/P2, IBM PPDS emulation, IBM 4722 emulation
    Printer Speed (10 / 12 cpi)  PR2 emulation ESC/P2
    High Speed Draft 480 / 432 cps 480 / 576 cps
    Draft 360 / 360 cps 360 / 432 cps
    NLQ 180 / 180 cps NA
    LQ 120 cps / 144 cps 120 cps / 144 cps
    Print Characteristics  
    Character Sets International, PC-437 International, OCR-A
    Barcode Fonts  
    PR2
    EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, 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
    Printable Columns (10 / 12 cpi)  
    Pitch 94 / 112 cpl
    Paper Handling  
    Paper Feeding Friction Feed (Front manual)
    Paper Path Manual Insertion (Front in, Front out / Front in, Rear out)
    Paper Size  
    Passbook  
    Width
    110 - 241.3mm
    Length
    Horizontal seam: 127 - 220mm
    Vertical seam: 85 - 220mm
    Total Thickness
    Max. 2.6mm (open passbook)
    Weight
    95 - 116 g/m2
    Cut Sheet (Single)  
    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)  
    Width
    65 x 67 mm
    Length
    245 x 297 mm
    Copies
    1 original + 6 copies
    Thickness
    0.12 - 0.53 mm
    Weight
    34 - 50 g/m2
    Line Spacing 4.23 mm (1/6 inch)
    Acoustic Noise 53 dB(A) (w/o MSRW)
    55 dB(A) (w/ MSRW)
    Input Data Buffer PLQ-20/20M: 64 KB 

    PLQ-20D/20DM: 128KB
    Interface PLQ-20/20M: Bi-directional Parallel
    9-pin Serial
    USB 2.0 Full speed

    PLQ-20D/20DM: 9-pin Serial x 2
    USB 2.0 Full speed
    Ribbon Cartridge  
    Standard Fabric Ribbon Cartridge (Black)
    Ribbon Life
    5 million characters (LQ 10cpi, 48 dots/character)
    10 million characters (Draft 10cpi, 24 dots/character)
    Reliability  
    Mean Print Volume Between Failure (MVBF) 7 million lines
    Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) 10,000 Power On Hours (POH)
    Print Head Life 400 million strokes/wire
    Environmental Conditions (Operating)  
    Temperature 5 ~ 35°C
    Humidty 10 ~ 80% RH
    Electrical Specification  
    Rated Voltage AC 220 - 240 V
    Rated Frequency 50Hz - 60Hz (49.5 - 60.5 Hz)
    Power Consumption  
    Operating
    Approx. 60W (ENERGY STAR Compliant)
    Sleep Mode
    Approx. 8W
    Power Off
    0W in powered off mode

     

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