Versatile direct thermal printer

IT2000 is a thermal printer with inline header that can print on textured 58, 80 or 112 mm wide paper text, graphics and barcodes. The main advantages of this printer are: high print speed, reliability in operation, low noise, ease of operation, automatic paper cutting (optional). Fields of use: Point of Sales (POS), industrial equipment, measurement equipment, medical equipment and virtually any application that requires vouchers, data recordings, barcodes etc. The prototype was designed and manufactured by me in 1999.

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Specification:
- Print system: in-line thermal head
- Paper width: 58, 80 or 112 mm
- Optionally provided with automatic paper cutter
- Resolution: 8 dots / mm
- Print speed: max 90 mm / sec
- Interface: parallel (Centronics) and serial (RS232C) from PC or other device
- Power supply: directly from the 230V AC socket (power supply included)
- Print barcodes: UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN13, EAN8, CODE39, ITF, CODABAR
- Operating temperatures: + 10ºC ... + 35ºC
- Dimensions: 255 x 205 x 125 mm
- Weight: approx. 4 kg

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Schematic 1
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Schematic 2
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PCB layout
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User manual (ro)

Figures 4 and 5 contain the schematic diagrams of the printer. In figure 7 is the instructions manual for using the printer in Romanian language.

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Warning: This equipment is not suitable for label printing.

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