80mm panel mounting printer

80mm (3 inch) wide paper version of panel mounted printer using the same, industry standard cutout dimensions as the 60mm (2 inch) model. This means easy upgrade from MLX-2260 or many other popular 57mm panel printers from other manufacturers. The extra paper width and higher number of dots per line lends itself to graphical applications, especially; medical equipment, data logging and fault recording.

MLX-2280 thermal panel printer

General Features

Fresh, simple design - ease of installation
Industry standard panel mount configuration
High Speed Thermal (50mm/sec @ 5V)
RS-232C interface - optional USB or Parallel
5V DC power or variable direct 9V - 35V DC
Easy paper loading by CLAMSHELL design
Optional alternative emulation modes
Full size diameter roll (up to 50mm)
User supported Font Editing Utlity (-AEV)
Compact 80mm Easy Load Panel Printer

Other, more traditional text based applications can equally benefit from more characters per line (up to 64 cpl) such as; Retail, Transportation, Warehousing & Distribution, Ticketing, Hospitality, Fire & security and Vehicle based systems.

Detailed Specifications

SPECIFICATION	MLX-2280	MLX-2280-AEV	MLX-2280-P
Printing	Direct Thermal Panel Mounted
Characters per line	Up to 64	24, 32 or 40	20 or 40
Character size	9x24 dots	9x24, 12x24, dots	12x24 dots
Resolution	203 dpi, 8 dots/mm
Print width	3 inch (72mm, 576 dots)
Printing speed	Up to 60mm/sec		35mm/sec Low current
Dimensions (WxDxH)	117 x 98 x 66mm
Dimensions (behind panel)	107 x 93 x 61mm
Weight	295g (inc. full paper roll)
Interfaces	SerialRS-232C USB (option)		Parallel - Centronics
Paper supplied	Thermal roll paper (standard), label roll (option) 80mm wide, 46mm diameter
Power	Direct 5V DC	Direct 4.5V to 8.5V DC	Direct 5V DC
Power	Optional 9V - 35V DC variable voltage input		Direct 5V DC
Mains PSU	Input: 85~240VAC 50~60Hz, Output: 5VDC
Print head life	50km
Relative humidity	10 to 80% (non condensing)
Operating temperature	0~45°C

Includes...

Thermal Paper Roll, Part Code: MLX080046TPR (additional rolls sold in boxes of 20)
Serial interface cable (not -P version) approx. length 350mm, terminates with 9 way D socket - please ask for customised length and termination
Power cable approx length 150mm, unterminated - please ask for customised cable
Panel Clamp

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