LINE THERMAL PRINTERS
CT-S281/281Label

Category	Paper width	Printing speed	Model
POS Printers	2 inch	80 mm/sec.	CT-S280 CBM-270L 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 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 CT-S851
	4 inch	150 mm/sec.	CT-S4000/4000L
2-Station Printers	2 inch + 2 inch	80 mm/sec.	CBM-262II
Panel Printers	2 inch	50 mm/sec.	CBM-291
	2 inch	150 mm/sec.	CT-P291
	3 inch	62.5 mm/sec.	CBM-293
	3 inch	150 mm/sec.	CT-P293
Mobile Printers	2 inch	50 mm/sec.	CMP-10

CT-S281

Cool white

Black

Paper roll

58mm

Paper roll label

58mm

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Features

The CT-S281 is the industry's most advanced two-inch thermal printer. Featuring a powerful one million cut rated auto-cutter that supports both full and partial cuts, hi-speed text and graphics, and two-dimensional barcode printing the CT-S281 packs a lot into small footprint package. Additional features include drop-in paper loading, expanded paper thickness range (0.06 to 0.1mm), and a paper out/near-end sensor.

The CT-S281 can be desktop or wall-mounted and comes with either a serial or USB interface, plus a complete drivers CD and downloadable customization utility to customize print speed, darkness, and default font.

Compact design
Auto-Cutter
Drop-in paper loading
Two-color printing
80 mm/sec print speed
Low-noise printing
Built-in input buffer
Barcode & 2D Barcode printing available
Printer class or Virtual COM can be selected for USB port
Horizontal or wall-mount installation
Customization Utility
Label version available (CT-S281L)
Driver: Window 2000 / XP / VISTA / 7 / 2003 Server, CUPS

Auto Cutter

Easy paper jam recover
Only to dial the knob for release paper jam without tools.

Easy paper loading
Just drop paper in and close the cover.

Wall-mount installation available

Applications

POS
Banking
Medical equipment
Coupon

Ticket
Daily report
Delivery
Barcode

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Specifications

		CT-S281	CT-S281L (Label)
Printing method		Line thermal dot printing
Printing width		48mm (384 dots/line)	48mm (384 dots/line)
Dot density		8 (horizontal) × 8 (vertical) dots/mm (203 dpi)
Printing speed		80mm/sec (Fastest, print density: Standard and vertical)	60mm/sec (Fastest, print density: Standard and vertical)
Number of columns		Font A: 32 columns (12 × 24 dots) Font B: 42 columns (9 × 24 dots) Font C: 48 columns (8 × 16 dots)
Character size (W x H)		Font A: 1.50 × 3.00 mm Font B: 1.13 × 3.00 mm Font C: 1.00 × 2.00 mm
Character type		Alphanumeric, International, PC437/850/852/857/858/860/863/864/865/866, WPC1252, Katakana, Thai Code 18
Character type		Kanji (JIS level 1, level 2), Kana, JIS C 6226-1983
User-defined logo/character		User-defined characters can be registered in flash memory.
Types of barcode		UPC-A/E, JAN (EAN) 13/8 columns, ITF, CODE 39, CODE 128, CODEBAR, CODE 93, PDF417, QRCODE
Line spacing		4.23mm (1/6 inch) settable with command
Paper roll	Thermal paper roll	58 × Φ83mm	58 × Φ80mm
Paper roll	Paper thickness	0.06 to 0.10 mm	Less than 0.154 mm
Interface		Serial (RS-232C compliant) or USB
Input buffer		4K bytes/45 bytes
Power supply		DC8.5V ± 5%
Power consumption		Standby: Approx. 2W, Printing: Approx. 18W (Approx. 26W max.)
AC adapter (28AD series)		Rated input: AC100 to 240V, 50/60Hz Rated output: DC8.5V, 3.0A
Weight		Printer: Approx. 630g AC adapter: Approx. 240g
Outside dimensions (W × D × H)		106 × 180 × 105 mm
Operating temperature and humidity		5 to 40°C, 10 to 85%RH (No condensation)
Storage temperature and humidity		-20 to 60°C, 10 to 90%RH (No condensation)
Reliability	Printer head life	50 km, 1 × 100,000,000 pulses (at normal temperature/humidity with recommended paper used, Paper thickness: 0.065mm)
Reliability	Auto cutter life	1 million cuts (at normal temperature/humidity with recommended paper used, Paper thickness: less than 0.075mm)
Safety standard (**)		UL, C-UL, FCC class B, TUV, GS, CE marking (**): Represents the safety standards acquired when CITIZEN SYSTEMS-made adapters (28AD series) are used

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Type Classification

CT-S281 (1) RS (2) U (3) - WH (4) - XL (5) - M1 (6)
(1) Model type	CT-S281
(2) Interface	RS: Serial RS-232C compliant UB: USB
(3) Destination (Letter + Power code)	J: Japan E: Europe U: USA
(4) Case color	WH: Cool white BK: Black
(5) Optional feature	None: No option PX: Paper near-end sensor XL: Label model PL: Papaer near-end sensor & Label model
(6) Optional feature	None: No option M1: Label/Black mark