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We put Citizen printers in our systems about five years ago, and forgot about them. Why? Because Citizen simply works. Zero service calls. Zero downtime. The most reliable component in our system is always a Citizen.
-Kevin Newman, Content Manager |
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MLT-288
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5V Ultra compact line thermal mechanism

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PRODUCT FEATURES
- Compact design
- Lightweight
- High speed printing
- 5V operation
- Increased Reliability
- Control Board available: BD2-288OU
| Specification |
| Printing method |
Line thermal dot printing |
| Total dots |
384 dots/line |
| Dot density |
8 dots/mm |
| Printing with |
48 mm |
| Printing speed |
max. 420 dot-lines/s |
| Paper feeding pitch |
0.125 mm |
| Sensors |
Head temperature |
Thermistor |
| Paper presence |
Photo-interrupter |
| Head-up |
Mechanical switch |
| Voltage range |
VH |
DC 4.2 - 8.5 V |
| Vdd |
DC 4.75 - 5.25 V |
| Current consumption |
Head (VH=5V) |
Max.approx.1.7 A |
| Motor (VH=5V) |
Max.approx.0.5 A |
| Recommended paper |
Width |
58 mm |
| Thickness |
60 - 72 µm |
| Paper (Manufacturer) |
TF50KS-E2C (Nippon paper) |
| Reliability |
Head pulse-resistance |
100 000 000 pulses or more |
| Head wear-resistance |
50 km or more |
| Environment |
Operation |
Temperature: 0 - 45 C |
| Humidity: 35 - 85 % RH |
| Storage |
Temperature: -20 - 60 C |
| Humidity: 10 - 90 % RH |
| External dimensions (W x D x H) |
72.7 x 38 x 15 mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 45 g |
| Accessories |
| Control board |
BD2-2880U |

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Interface |
Parallel and RS-232C |
| Number of columns |
Font A: 32 Font B:42 |
| Font |
A: 12 x 24 dots B: 9 x 24 dots |
| Command set |
ESC/POS |
| Barcode |
supported |
| Firmware location |
Flash memory |
| Buffer |
2K bytes |
| Supporting devices |
Auto-cutter,paper sensor head-up sensor, LF switch error LED,Paper out LED |
| Dimensions |
75 x 80 mm |
| Source voltage |
5.0 V +/-5% |
| Gate array |
202LA-00 |
| Auto-cutter |
ACS-228 |
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Cutting method |
Slide cutting |
| Paper width |
45 -69 mm |
| thickness |
0.06 - 0.15 mm |
| Max.cuts/min |
20 cuts/min |
| Voltage |
5.0 V +/-10% |
| Current (peak) |
2.8 A |
| Oper. temperature |
0 - 45 C |
| Dimensions |
80 x 55.7 x 15 mm |
| Weight |
140 g |
| Reliability |
500 000 cuts |
Number of tab left full cut blade tape partial cut blade tape |
none none or 1 tab |
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