Model TLP 3842 Thermal and Thermal Transfer Label Printer

Save space on your desktop with this hard working, on-demand direct thermal and thermal transfer printer. Print labels and tags with text, graphics and a wide range of bar codes. The TLP 3842's 300 dpi printhead enables high quality, crisp, clear printing and ensures that very small labels are easy to read and scan. Equipped with serial, parallel, and USB interfaces, this printer offers versatile connectivity and integration. Designed for a wide variety of business applications, this reliable, low maintenance printer features permanent downloading of label and tag formats, soft fonts and graphics. You get faster throughput when and where you need it.

Designed for use with these ChemSW applications:

Chemical and Supplies Management using the CIS Chemical Inventory System® - CISPro
Laboratory Sample and Specimen Labeling using the Sample Tracking and Inventory System -STIS™
Instrument and Equipment Management using the Instrument Maintenance and Calibration System Pro - IMCS™ Pro

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Printer Specifications

  • 300-dots-per-inch resolution (12 dots per mm)
  • Print width: 4.09" (104 mm) maximum
  • Maximum label and liner width: 4.25" (108 mm)
  • Maximum label length (with standard memory): 11" (279 mm)
  • Maximum label length (with optional memory): 22" (558 mm)
Media Dimensions
  • Total thickness: .003" (.075 mm) to .007" (0.18 mm)
  • Label roll diameter: 5" (127 mm)
  • Core diameter:1.0" (25.4 mm) or 1.5" (38 mm)
Media Sensors
  • Transmissive
  • Reflective
Ribbons
  • Width (outside diameter): 1.3" (33 mm) to 4.3" (110 mm) maximum
  • Length: 2,928"/244' (74 m)
  • Recommended to be at least as wide as media
Print Speeds
  • Maximum Print Speed: 2" (51 mm) per second
Fonts
  • Standard Fonts: 5 bitmapped, expandable 8x
  • Soft font storage in Flash memory
  • Graphic features: Line and box drawing & PCX graphic storage
Memory
  • Standard: 512 KB SRAM; 1 MB Flash
  • Optional: up to 1.2 MB SRAM
Bar Codes/Symbologies
Code 39 UPC-A, UPC-E
Code 93 UCC/EAN -128 German Post Code
Code 128 with subsets A/B/C Plessey Postnet
Codabar Interleaved
2-of-5
UPC with 2 or 5 digit add on
RSS (RSS-14, limited, truncated, & stacked)   Japanese Postnet

2-Dimensional Codes
MaxiCode PDF417 QR-Code (requires Asian version printer)
Data Matrix MacroPDF417  


Electrical

  • Autoranging external power supply
  • Agency approvals: UL-CUL; FCC (Class B); VCCI (Class B); C-TICK; EN 500082-1 ;EN 55022 (Class B); NOM; CCC
Communications Interface
  • Serial RS-232 (DB-9)
  • Centronics parallel
  • USB v.1.1
Physical
  • Height: 6.8" (173 mm)
  • Width: 7.8" (198 mm)
  • Depth: 9.4" (238 mm)
  • Weight without options: 3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)
Environment Operating Temperature
  • Storage/transportation temperature: -40°F (-40°C) to 140°F (60°C)

 

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