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Epson LQ-590II

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Reliable 24-pin printing for multipart forms

The Epson LQ-590II is a 24-pin impact printer for demanding daily forms and report printing. It combines flexible paper handling with a long-life ribbon, an intuitive control panel and support for established printer languages.

Epson LQ-590II printer

Key Specifications

  • Print method: Impact Dot Matrix
  • Print speed: Up to 584 cps at 12 cpi, high-speed draft
  • Paper widths: Cut sheets: 100–257 mm; continuous forms: 101.6–254 mm
  • Resolution: Up to 360 × 180 dpi
  • Interfaces / connectivity: USB and parallel; LQ-590II N adds serial and Ethernet
  • Cutter and reliability: No cutter; ribbon rated for up to 5 million characters
  • Platform support: Epson ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS emulation
  • Dimensions and weight: 437 × 320 × 176.5 mm (W × D × H), excluding sheet guide and release lever; approx. 7.2 kg
  • Warranty: 3 years

In the Box

  • Selected LQ-590II or LQ-590II N printer
  • Power cable and ribbon cartridge
  • Setup documentation, driver media and warranty certificate

Interface cables and optional paper-handling accessories are separate.

Fast draft printing

High Speed Draft reaches 584 characters per second at 12 cpi.

Long-life ribbon

A ribbon rated for up to five million characters under Epson’s test conditions helps reduce replacement frequency.

Multiple paper formats

Print cut sheets and continuous forms. Multipart output supports up to seven parts with the optional pull tractor.

Simple integration

Epson ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS printer languages support existing systems, with a straightforward control panel for setup.

Printing Method
24-pin serial impact dot matrix
Print Direction
Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics; selectable unidirectional printing
Print Speed
Ultra speed draft: 550 cps at 10 cpi
High-speed draft: 487 cps at 10 cpi or up to 584 cps at 12 cpi
Draft: 366 cps at 10 cpi
Letter quality: 121 cps at 10 cpi
Print Resolution
Up to 360 × 180 dpi in letter-quality mode
Character Sets
13 standard character tables; 15 international character sets, according to Epson’s user guide
Bitmap Fonts
Epson Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S and Script C; available pitches vary by font
Scalable Fonts
Epson Roman, Sans Serif, Roman T and Sans Serif H; 10.5 pt or 8–32 pt in 2 pt steps
Barcodes
EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, POSTNET, Codabar (NW-7), Industrial 2 of 5 and Matrix 2 of 5.
Column Width
80 columns at 10 cpi; 96 at 12 cpi; 120 at 15 cpi; 137 at 17 cpi; 160 at 20 cpi
Line Spacing
1/6 in or programmable in 1/360 in increments
Paper Feed
Friction feed; front/rear push tractor; front/bottom/rear pull tractor; push-pull tractor; optional cut-sheet feeder and roll-paper holder
Paper Feed Speed
Continuous: 139 mm/s (5.5 in/s); intermittent: 40.7 ms per line at 1/6 in spacing
Media Types
Single sheets, continuous forms, multipart forms, envelopes, labels and roll paper
Maximum Media Thickness
Up to 0.49 mm (0.0193 in). One original plus five copies normally; up to one original plus six copies with front or bottom pull tractor under Epson’s normal conditions.
Media Width
Single sheet: 3.9" to 10.1"
Continuous: 4.0" to 10.0"
Cut-sheet feeder: 7.2" to 8.5"
Media Length
Single sheets: 3.9–14.3 in; continuous forms: 4–22 in; cut-sheet feeder: 8.3–14.3 in.
Optional Feeder Capacity
Single-bin: up to 50 sheets; high-capacity: up to 150 sheets of 82 g/m² paper, or up to 25 plain/bond envelopes or 30 airmail envelopes
Interfaces
LQ-590II: bidirectional parallel and USB 2.0
LQ-590II N: parallel, USB 2.0, serial and 10/100Base-TX Ethernet
Sound Level
55 dBA (ISO 7779 pattern)
Power Requirements
AC 100–240 V, 50–60 Hz
Power Consumption
Operating: approx. 57 W
Ready: approx. 12 W
Sleep: approx. 0.4 W; 0.7 W for network model
Dimensions (W x D x H)
437 × 320 × 176.5 mm (17.2 × 12.6 × 6.9 in), W × D × H; excludes sheet guide and paper release lever
Weight
15.9 lb (7.2 kg)
Control Panel
Font, pitch, pause, tear-off/bin selection, line feed/form feed, load/eject, micro-adjust, reset, self-test, data dump and default-setting selection.
Reliability
MTBF: 25,000 power-on hours at 25% duty
MVBF: 50 million lines
Printhead life: 400 million characters
Ribbon Life
Up to 5 million characters at letter quality, 10 cpi
Receive Buffer
128 KB
Standards
UL62368-1, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1, IEC/EN62368-1; FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A and ICES-003 Class A; CE marking; ENERGY STAR V2.0 and RoHS.
Software Drivers / OS Support
Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8 and 10; Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012 and 2016, as listed in Epson’s specification sheet. Additional OS support depends on the installed driver version.
Printer Languages
Epson ESC/P2 and IBM PPDS
Ribbon
S015337 black ribbon for LQ-590II and LQ-590IIN
What’s Included
LQ-590II impact printer, AC cable, ribbon cartridge, User’s Manual/Start Here Guide, setup guide, driver CD and warranty certificate
Warranty
3-year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada
Windows Driver (7, 8.1, 10)
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LQ-590II / LQ-2090II User Guide
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LQ-590II Series Specification Sheet — CPD-55332R3
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LQ-590II Printer Driver v1.0.0.0 for Windows 11
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