Eltron 2742 Bar Code Label Printer
Low Cost Printers for Industrial Applications

List Price $575

Eltron's low cost, heavy duty PowerPro printers are tough, versatile and hard working. Their rugged design and high throughput give you maximum performance on the production line.

With a range of printing choices, PowerPro printers give you all the features your business needs for any manufacturing or industrial setting.

PowerPro printers are designed for fast, flexible and reliable bar code label printing. With ribbon saver modes, multiple label lengths and widths, print speeds, media types and memory options, all choices designed to meet your application requirements.

Designed for use in many applications, including:

  • AIAG and ODETTE parts marking and shipping labeling
  • Shipping and receiving labeling
  • UPC and EAN product labeling

All for a price far below other high performance industrial thermal printers!

PowerPro Printers from Eltron. All Eltron Printers are built to tough ISO 9002 standards.

2742 Quick Specs.

· Direct thermal printing, Thermal Transfer printing optional
· 2 inches per second print speed (51mm/s)
· 203 dots per inch resolution (8 dots/mm)
· 4.09 inch maximum print width (104 mm)
· 22.1 inch maximum print length with memory expansion
(561 mm)
General Specifications
Print Method (LP)   Direct Thermal
Print Method (TLP)   Direct Thermal/Thermal
Max. Print Speed   2 inches per second (50 mm/s)
Dot Density   203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Memory   (std./max.)
SRAM 128Kb / 512Kb

Flash 512Kb / 1Mb
Media Width   (min./max.) 1.12" (28mm) / 4.65" (118mm)
Media Diameter   (max) 5.0" (127mm) O.D.
Print Width   (max.) 4.09" (104mm)
Print Length   (min.) 0.38" (9.7mm)
(max. std.) 11" (279mm)*
(max. opt.) 22.1" (561mm)
Ribbon Types   (TLP only) wax, wax/resin, resin
Ribbon Core Diamter   0.75" (19mm) O.D.
Ribbon Widths   1.3" (33mm), 2.5" (64mm)
3.3" (84mm), 4.3" (109mm)
Custom widths available on request
Ribbon Roll Capacity   1.39" (35.3mm) max. O.D. on a 0.5" (12.5mm) I.D. core
Ribbon Length   approx. 3600" (91m)
Graphic Features   Lines, boxes and graphics
Communications Interface   Centronics parallel and RS232C serial
Dimensions (W x D x H)   7.90" x 9.75" x 6.75
(200mm x 247mm x 171mm)
Printer Weight   4 lbs (1.81 Kg)
Shipping Weight   7.5 lbs (3.40 Kg)
Common Features
Resident Bar Codes   Code 39
    Extended Code 39
    Code 93
    Code 128 UCC
    Code 128 Subsets, A, B, and C
    Codabar
    Interleaved 2 of 5
    UPC-A, UPC-E, 2 and 5 digit add-on
    UPC Shipping container code
    EAN-8, EAN-13, 2 and 5 digit add-on
    EAN-128
    POSTNET
    German Postal Code
    MaxiCode
    PDF-417
    Bar codes printed with or without human readable text
    Bar codes can be printed in four directions: 0°, 90°, 180° and 270°
Fonts   International character sets available
    Five alpha-numeric fonts from .049" (1.25mm) to 0.23" (6.0mm) high
    All fonts are expandable vertically and horizontally
    Fonts can be printed in four directions: 0°, 90°, 180° and 270°
    Smooth soft fonts can be down-loaded from Create-A-Label Tools or Create-A-Label 3 or Eltron Font Downloader

All Fonts can be printed in normal, reverse, and no-slash style

Programming Language   Eltron's Programming Language 2 (EPL2)
Software (included)   Create-A-Label Tools and Windows¨ Drivers
Operating Temperature   40°F to 105°F (5°C to 40°C), 10-90%
Storage Temperature   -40°F to 140°F (-40°C to 60°C), 10-90%
Humidity   10% to 90% non-condensing
Electrical   Nominal Voltage: 100V/240V, 60/50 Hz (Switcher)
    Complies with FCC class A and CE (International models only) standards
    Complies with FCC class A and CE (International models only)
    Meets UL, CUL,TUV requirements
Options and Accessories   RAM Memory Expansion
    Real Time Clock (time and date)
    Label Present Sensor (peel mode)
    Reflective Sensor for use with black stripe marks
    Twinax Converter
    Cutter
    Rewinder
    Keyboard Display Unit (KDU) for stand-alone printing applications
    Create-A-Label 3 for DOS software
    Create-A-Label 3 for Windows¨ software
    Asian character sets (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) available

LAN/Ethernet Adapter

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Label & Ribbons

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