Eltron P2242 Portable Thermal Printer
(TransPort)
List Price $895
Weighing in at less than four pounds (1.81 kg), Eltron's portable TransPort printer has a compact price to match its compact size in one very rugged package. Designed to withstand the harshest environments and a tough six-foot drop, the TransPort is the lowest cost 4 inch (104 mm) industrial portable printer on the market.
Features include liner-free label printing, automatic battery save mode, supports multiple bar codes and fonts. Easy to use and easy to carry with shoulder strap or belt clip, the TransPort features long-lasting battery life and standard computer connector or optional IR interface. The TransPort can be used anywhere on-demand printing is needed.
General Specifications
512 Kb Flash and 160 Kb SRAM standard
Media sensor for black marks, see through, die cut labels and
label out
Internal label roll
Easy to load label path
Easy to use EPL2 command language
Batch or on-demand printing
Graphics, line and box drawing features, PCX bit map supported
Page print mode for label printing
LED and feed key, Ready Error indicator, battery low indicator
and battery charging indicator
Prints text, graphics and bar codes in four directions: 0°,
90°, 180° and 270°
Line box and graphics drawing features
Diagnostics and configuration printout and ASCII dump
Create-A-Label Tools and Windows printer driver standard
Compatable with Percon, Symbol, Telxon, Norand and Intermec
terminals
Printing
Direct thermal printing
Selectable print speeds: 1.5" (38.1mm) and 2" (50.8mm)
per second
203 dots per inch (8 dots/mm) print resolution
Maximum print width: 4.09" (104mm)
Maximum print length: 6.5" (165mm)
Bar Codes
Code 39
Code 93
Code 128 UCC (Shipping Container Code)
Code 128 subsets A, B and C
Codabar
EAN 128
Interleaved 2 of 5
UPC-A, UPC-E, 2 & 5 digit add-on
EAN-8, EAN-13, 2 & 5 digit add-on
POSTNET
German Postal Code
MaxiCode
PDF-417
Selectable bar code height and human readable
Bar codes with or without human readable text
Bar codes can be printed four directions: 0°, 90°, 180° and
270°
Standard Fonts
International character sets standard
Five resident fonts available from 12 pt. to 48 pt., all fonts
expandable up to 8 times vertically and
horizontally
Soft fonts can be down-loaded from Create-A-Label Tools and
Create-A-Label 3 Fonts can be printed in four
directions: 0°, 90°, 180° and 270°
All fonts can be printed in normal or reverse, zero, slash font,
supports line/box draw,
PCX graphics and graphics/logos downloaded
Media Sensing
Reflective sensor for black marks, punched holes and die cut labels
Media
Type: Roll-fed die-cut, continuous fan-fold
label, linerless media and continuous receipt paper
Material: Direct thermal sensitive labels or receipt paper
Maximum media width: 4.25" (108mm)
Minimum media width: 1" (25.4mm)
Maximum media length: 6.5" (165mm)
Minimum media length: .5" (13mm)
Maximum media thickness: .008" (.20mm)
Minimum media thickness: .003" (.07mm)
Maximum roll capacity: 2.1" (53mm) O.D. with 1"
(25.4mm) O.D. core Approximately 400" (10.2m) length
of label material @ 7 mil media thickness
Communications Interface
RS232C (RJ11 connector) Baud rate of 2,400 at
56k bits/second Xon/Xoff or DTR/DSR flow control,
software selectable (default-9,600, n, 8, 1)
Mechanical
Width: 7.4" (188mm)
Depth: 3" (76.2mm)
Height: 5.61" (142mm)
Weight: 3.6 lbs. (1.6kg) with battery and protective boot
Electrical
Nominal Voltage: (Linear) 120V/220V
60/50 Hz NiCad battery pack (prints over 300 4"W (101.6mm) x
3"L (76.2mm) labels per charge @ 30%
coverage)
Complies with FCC Class A and CE requirements
Built to UL, CUL and TUV requirements Battery with conservation
mode
Environmental
Withstands 6' (2m) drop test
Operating temperature: 32°F to 140°F (0° to 60°C)
Storage termperature: -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
Ventilation: Free air Dust conductive and corrosive resistant
Rain resistant
Options
IR interface for wireless communications (IRDA)
Battery eliminator (connects to AC outlet or other DC power
source)
Two slot battery charger
Fork lift/truck mount bracket
Date and time clock
Keyboard Display Unit (KDU) for stand-alone printing
Create-A-Label software
Weather resistant case Percon, Symbol, Telxon, Norand and
Intermec cables.
