Practical Automation Printers

Ticket Printers For Admissions, Events & Transportation

Features

High print speed
Long life, thick film print head
Integral ticket cutter
Counter top or in-counter design
Auto ticket load
WYSIWYG Windows™ driver

Applications

Movie theater Admissions
Leisure, event, entertainment
Theater, performing arts
Private and municipal stadiums
Air, rail and bus ticketing
Parking facilities

Design and Printing of Your Own Tickets Has Never Been Easier!

Choose from twelve resident fonts and seven resident bar codes, or design and print your own fonts and logos. Rotate and expand characters as you wish. Use the line and box drawing capability and dot-addressable graphics to further enhance the appearance of your tickets. The command language is extremely simple to use, and the printer controller is compatible with application software written for popular industry standards. The pETX can be mainframe or PC driven via parallel Centronics and serial RS232C ports.

Choose A Printer To Match Your Needs

The pETX will print at 200 DPI and accommodate l inch, 2 inch or 3 1/4 inch wide fanfold or roll stock, using internal or external feed. Ticket length is variable from 2 inches minimum to lO.l inches maximum at 200 DPI (20.2 inches maximum in 100 DPI emulation mode). Typical standard lengths are 2, 4 and 5.5 inches.

Outstanding Reliability

Best of all, you can rely on the pETX for long, hassle-free operation. Visual and audible alarms are built in. Rugged construction enables the pETX to withstand rough, real-world conditions.

Direct thermal technology, an integral ticket cutter, and a design philosophy founded on system simplification significantly reduces the number of moving parts. Overall reliability has been enhanced through the use of advanced programmable gate array technology to minimize component count. pETX Model modular design leads to further improvements in reliability and servicing ease. The plug-in thick film print head, (typical life of 500,000 tickets) can be replaced in seconds without tools and adjustments.

Extensive built-in diagnostics and the ability to use the front panel switches to change the functions of the DIP switches (EEPROM) simplifies field maintenance and system set-up.

Windows™ Compatible Driver

The pETX is also supported by an available Windows compatible driver. This unique driver is designed to take advantage of the flexibility and easy programming features of Windows™ including True Type fonts and graphics.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation

The Model pETX

The Model pETX is designed for in-counter vertical panel mounting. The operating controls are located behind the panel. An integral cutter is standard. A cut ticket retainer vertically stacks and holds multiple tickets. With no tickets present in the retainer, a gravity actuated door closes, preventing debris from falling into the mechanism.

Primary application-
motion picture admissions

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Print Method:

Direct thermal

Printhead Type:

Thermal dot line, intelligent with 3-level history dot logical control & 6-level dot timing adjustment. Temperature, voltage & resistance compensation.

Paper/Print Widths

Model Number

2001

2002

2003

Paper width (±0.015)

1.0"

2.0"

3.25"

Typical print width

0.8"

1.8"

3.05"

Maximum addressable print width:

1.0"

2.0"

3.15"

Dot Density:

203.2 DPI (8 dots/mm)

Dot Size:

0.0049 (0.125 mm)

Print Speed:

8 IPS maximum

Resident Fonts:

5x7; 5x9 (OCRA); 8x16; 13x20 (OCRR); 17x31 (OCRA); 17x31 (OCRB); 18x30 (Courier); 20x40 (Courier); 25x41 (Bold Prestige); 25x49 (Script); 30x52 (OCRB); 46x91 (Orator)

Resident Bar Codet:

Code 39, interleaved 2 of 5, EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC, USS-CODABAR & Code 128 normal or expandable with or without human readable interpretation line.

Graphics:

Dot addressable graphics; box and line drawing commands- downloadable fonts and 1090s- PCX file support, PCX image; rotation (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees) and multiplication.

Character Printing Controls:

Programmable height and width. Four rotations (0, 90,180, 270 degrees). Inverse printing.

Interface:

Parallel port

Centronics compatible

Serial port

RS-232

Baud Rates

2400, 4800, 9600

Flow Control

Busy or Xon/Xoff

Parity

Odd, even or none

Data

7 or 8 bits

Special Purpose l/O:	Cash drawer driver with control command. Auxiliary serial channel for transparent mode operation. Low paper input signal with two printer action algorithms.
System Parameters:	DIP switch controlled or front panel entry into nonvolatile EEPROM memory.
Download Memory:	32K bytes (nonvolatile memory option available)
Image Memory:	1/2 meu. DRAM
Input Data Buffer:	22K bytes
Registration Sensors:	Registration mark and paper load detect sensors (collectively sense out of paper) are A/D controlled for automatic compensation.
Paper Cutter:	Integrated rotary cutter cuts up to 0.012' caliper ticket stock.
Roll Stock:	Optionally supports variable length printing from roll ticket stock.
Cut Ticket Retainer/Stacker:	Mechanically linked to cutter on Model pETX.
Regulatory Compliance:
Safety	ETL listed to UL 1950, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 950 IEC 950, CE Compliant.
EMI	Compliant to FCC Class A.
Power Requirements:	115/230 VAC at 45 to 65Hz 180 Watts maximum.
Temperature:	-5° to 40°C operating; -5° to 65°C storage at 20 to 85% RH noncondensing.
Maintenance:	Modular design for easy component replacement.
Typical Life:	Printhead 500,000 tickets; cutter 1 million cuts.

Ordering Information

p = Vertical panel mount

2 = 2" ticket width

3 = 3.25" ticket width

R = Auto cutter and ticket retainer

Features	pETX

Vertical Panel Mount	Standard Feature
Roll Stock Support	Special Configuration
Ticket Stock Support	Standard Feature
Automatic Cutter	Standard Feature
Cut Ticket Retainer	Standard Feature
Nonvolatile DL Memory	Optional
Windows™ Drivers	No Charge Option