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Product Description
For printing high-density bar codes and very small characters, the
printhead has an extremely fine 5 mil element size, which gives the
Printer 203 DPI (dots per inch) print resolution. Although the Printer is
able to produce 5 mil pixels, the actual pixel size can also be multiplied
by two in the horizontal direction and by two or three in the vertical
direction, this amounts to a maximum pixel size of 10 mil by 15 mil. An
optional 152 dot per inch (6 dot/mm) printhead (Prodigy 152) is also
available. It is approximately 25% less dense, yet can print 100%
UPC/EAN and 9.6 cpi Code 39.
Several innovative new features are designed into the Printer. For
example, label formatting can be done while printing is taking place,
eliminating the need for slow memory-intensive bit-mapping. This not
only reduces the size and cost of the Printer, but also allows an
impressive maximum label size of 4.65" (118 mm) x 99.99" (2.5 meters).
Labels generated in the 5 mil pixel mode can maintain 2" (50.8 mm) per
second. For labels in the 10 mil and 15 mil pixel modes, print rates of
3" and 4" per second (76.2 mm and 101.6 mm) are easily attained. The
optional 152 dpi printhead places less demand on the CPU, allowing
longer labels to be printed at faster speeds.
Software-selectable printhead temperature, print speed, slew rates, and
form dimensions provide the option of storing a wide variety of
parameters, thus eliminating time for manual adjustments. This is
especially helpful when using several different types or brands of label
stock, or when switching between direct thermal printing and thermal
transfer printing.
The Printer hosts both RS-232C and RS-422 computer interfaces. The
Printer can be driven from almost any host computer, or in stand-alone
configuration with built-in label batch software. For stand-alone label
printing, the Printer is connected directly to a CRT. Label formats are
stored in plug-in memory cartridges. Approximately 50 typical label
formats can be stored in each module.
For applications that require a larger data base of label formats, refer to
Datamax's PC-Batch
TM
Software for IBM PCs
®
and compatibles.
Summary of Contents for Prodigy
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