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LINE THERMAL PRINTERS
CT-P291/293 PANEL PRINTER

Category	Paper width	Printing speed	Model
POS Printers	2 inch	80 mm/sec.	CT-S280 CT-S281/281L
		150 mm/sec.	CT-S310
		200 mm/sec.	CT-S601 CT-S651
		220 mm/sec.	CT-S2000/2000L
		300 mm/sec.	CT-S801/801L CT-S851
	3 inch	150 mm/sec.	CT-S310 CT-S4000/4000L
		200 mm/sec.	CT-S601 CT-S651
		220 mm/sec.	CT-S2000/2000L
		300 mm/sec.	CT-S801/801L CT-S851
	4 inch	150 mm/sec.	CT-S4000/4000L
Panel Printers	2 inch	150 mm/sec.	CT-P291
Panel Printers	3 inch	150 mm/sec.	CT-P293
Mobile Printers	2 inch	50 mm/sec.	CMP-10, CMP-10Bluetooth
	2 inch	80 mm/sec.	CMP-20, CMP-20Bluetooth/Wifi
	3 inch	100 mm/sec.	CMP-30, CMP-30Bluetooth/Wifi

CT-P291/293

CT-P291

CT-P293

Paper roll

58mm
CT-P291

Paper roll

80mm
CT-P293

150mm/sec
Printing Speed

Paper Drop in

Splash proof

Receipt

Ticket

Kitchen

Kiosk

Barcode
printing

2D QR-code
PDF417
printing

Serial

Parallel

USB

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Features

The CT-P29x is a rack mountable thermal panel printer, with easy drop-in paper loading. It is widely applicable in various kinds of data logging and measuring applications.

Small and compact design
Clamshell structure facilitates paper handling and head cleaning
Splash-proof design of panel, against vertical drips (Equivalent to IEC60529 IPX1)
High speed 150mm/sec printing
Durable to low temperature operation down to -20°C
Equipped with auto cutter (Full or partial cut)
A variety of multiple choices of functions by memory switch
Registration of user-defined characters and logos into flash memory
Page mode offers to arrange pages freely
1D and 2D bar codes available

Splash proof

Splash-proof design of panel, against vertical drips (Equivalent to IEC60529 IPX1)

Easy paper loading

Just insert paper in and close the front cover

Easy access to the front panel and setting

Operation panel

LED indicates the printer's status, types of errors, and messages.

* For LED's lighting demonstration, all LEDs are lighting.

LED

Green: Power is on when it is illuminated. It flashes when datas is incoming or a memory error has occurred.
Red: Lights or blinks in case of an error, etc. The interval length of blinking represents the type of error.
Orange: Paper is empty.

Button

FEED switch: Pressing this switch once causes the paper to feed one line. The long pressing switch causes the longer paper feed.

Applications

Receipt

Ticket

Kiosk

Barcord printing

2D QR-code
PDF417 printing

Installation image

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Specifications

		CT-P291	CT-P293
Printing method		Line thermal dot printing
Printing width		54mm (default 51mm) / 432 dots, 72 mm / 576 dots
Dot density		8 x 8 dots/mm (203 dpi)
Printing speed *1		150 mm/sec (1200 dot / lines)
Number of columns (default)		Font A: 34 columns / Max 36 columns Font B: 45 columns / Max 48 columns Font C: 51 columns / Max 54 columns	Font A: 48 columns Font B: 64 columns Font C: 72 columns / Max 54 columns
Character size (W x H) *2		Font A: 1.50 × 3.00 mm, 12 × 24 dots Font B: 1.13 × 2.13 mm, 9 × 17 dots Font C: 1.00 × 2.00 mm, 8 × 16 dots As space for internal space of character font is included, actual character is smallerthan those in the above table.
Character type		Alphanumeric, International (12 characters × 16 countries), PC437/850(858)/852/857/858/860/863/864/865/866, WPC1252, Katakana, Thai Code 18
Types of barcode		UPC-A/E, JAN (EAN) 13/8 columns, ITF, CODE 39, CODE 128, CODEBAR, CODE 93, PDF417, QRCODE
Line spacing		4.25mm (1/6 inch) settable with command
Paper roll		Paper width: 48 - 58 mm	Paper width: 58 - 80 mm
Paper roll		65 to 75µmm
Interface *3		Serial (RS-232C compliant) Parallel (Centronics or IEEE1284nibble mode compliant) USB (Option)
Input buffer		4K bytes/45 bytes
Input voltage		Input voltage: DC24V ± 10%, Current consumption: 1.9A (9A at peak)
Weight		Approx. 700g	Approx. 800g
Outside dimensions (W × D × H)		107 × 120.5 × 109 mm	127 × 120.5 × 109 mm
Operating temperature and humidity *4		-20 to 50°C, 10 to 85%RH (No condensation) (0 to 45°C: in the use of 36AD2) *4
Storage temperature and humidity		-20 to 60°C, 10 to 90%RH (No condensation)
Reliability *5	Printer head life	100 km, 1 × 100 million pulses (at normal temperature/humidity with recommended paper used, Paper thickness: 65µmm)
Reliability *5	Auto cutter life	1 million cuts (at normal temperature/humidity with recommended paper used, Paper thickness: less than 65µmm)
Safety standard *6		UL, C-UL, FCC class A, TUV-Bauart, CE marking

(*1) The printing speed is available under the condition of 24.0V, 25°C and print duty of 12.5%. Print speed may be delayed by the setting of printing conditions or by the combination of commands.

(*2) As space for internal space of character font is included, actual charqcter is smaller than those in the above table.

(*3) Inteface installed varies by model category.

(*4) Print quality may partly be out of warranty.

(*5) At normal temperature/humidity, using recommended paper and paper thickness.

(*6) Standard compliant if the CITIZEN AC adapter (36AD2) is used.

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Type Classification

CT-P291 (1) PR (2) U (3) WH (4) NN (5)
(1) Model type	CT-P291 (58mm) CT-P293 (80mm)
(2) Interface	PR: Serial + Parallel UB: USB only (option) AL: Serial + Parallel + USB
(3) Market	U: International
(4) Body case color	WH: White
(5) Wiring cable	NN: Standard harnes type DC: HOSHIDEN connector type