ITX 2000/3000 Series

Applications Include:

  • Movie theater admissions

  • Leisure / Event entertainment

  • Transportation ticketing

  • Museums / performing arts centers

  • Private & municipal stadiums

  • Recreational facilities

ITX 3000 Series Thermal Printers
The ITX 3000 is Practical Automation's innovative new series of direct thermal ticket printers. Incorporating a 32 Bit controller platform, a 300-dpi print head, and a heavy-duty stepper driven cutter, these new printers are designed for use where high quality, fast printing, and long life is required.

Optimized to work from character based operating systems (DOS, Unix, Linux, etc.)*

The easy-to-use command language facilitates printing of several resident fonts and bar codes in several sizes anywhere on the ticket. Also the command language is compatible with application software written for popular industry standards including Practical Automation's own ETX and LTX Series printers. The ITX 3000 Series delivers

extensive status information over the interface. This status provides the host system with information such as low paper, out of paper, ticket count, confirm ticket printed, error condition, etc.

* For ticket printer applications using the Windows™ operating system, Practical Automation's GTX Series printers are recommended.


The ITX 3000 Series Top of the Line Features:

Choose a printer to match your needs.

The ITX 3000 Series are offered in a desktop and countertop (vertical mount) versions with standard ticket widths of 2 inches (51 mm) or 3.25 inches (82.6 mm). The ticket stock is self-loading. Choices for ticket separation include manual tear, auto cutters with ticket retainers, and auto cutters with ticket ejectors. The data interface can be IEEE 1284 Parallel, RS-232C Serial or USB (future). Standard off-the-shelf cables can be used.

The printer and controller are mounted in a single chassis. The power supply is a separate module connected to the printer through a 6 foot shielded cable and circular DIN connector. This modular packaging is easy to use and reduces the printer footprint.

A Practical Ticket Storage Solution

The Models GTX-THLP-2 and -4 ticket Storage Assemblies are designed to conveniently hold up to 2.5 and 4.5 inch wide fanfold tickets, respectively. Tickets are neatly stored in a stack and prevented from spilling over. A "low" ticket sensor is used to provide an indication when stored tickets are running low. Users can now anticipate a ticket outage before it actually happens.


ITX 3000 Series



ITX 3000 Series

Printing Method:

Direct thermal

Printhead:

   Dot Density

300 DPI (11.8 dots/mm)

   Dot Cycle Life

50 x 106 Dot Cycles (typical)

   Abrasive Life

164 K ft (50 Km) typical

   Operation Dot

history controlled

   Temperature

Thermistor Controlled

Print Speed:

6.0 in/sec Max. (152 mm/sec)

Resident Fonts:

5x7, 5x9 (OCRA), 8x16, 13x20 (OCRB), 17x31 (OCRA), 17x31 (OCRB), 18x30 (Courier), 20x40 (Courier), 24x41 (Bold Prestige), 25x49 (Script), 30x52 (OCRB), 46x91 (Orator)

Resident Bar Codes:

Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC, USS-CODABAR, Code 128 B and C with optional human readable interpretation

Graphics:

Dot addressable graphics; box and line drawing commands; downloadable fonts and logos; PCX file support; PCX image; rotation (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees); multiplication

Print Width:

1.92" (576 dots) ITX-3002
3.20" (960 dots) ITX-3003

Print Length:

2.0" Min, 10.9" Max.

Paper Width:

2.00" ITX-3002 ±.016"
3.25" ITX-3003 ±.016"

Paper Type:

Thermal tag stock

Paper Caliper:

0.004"-0.0075" typical

Paper Feed:

Friction

Plug-in Interface Options Modules:

   Parallel

IEEE-1284 (bi-directional)

   Serial

RS-232 (Busy and XON/OFF to 57.6 K baud)

   USB

(Future)

Special Purpose I/O:

8 pin mini Din connector for low paper and auxiliary power driver

Interface Cable:

IEEE-1284 A-B cable (DB25M/C36M)

RS-232 Cable (DB9M/DB9F)

USB Cable (A/B) (Future)

Cutter Life:

1 x 106 cuts (typical)

Power Requirements:

24 VDC, 60 W max average, provided by PS60-14 universal input power supply. 90-264VAC, 47/63 Hz, 1.6 A max.

Regulatory Compliance:

   CE Mark:

Compliant

   Safety:

UL 1950, 3rd Edition CSA C22.2 No. 950-95 CENELEC EN 60950:1992

   CB SCHEME:

Compliant. Consult factory for countries listed.

   EMI/EMC:

FCC Part 15 Class A CENELEC EN 55024:1998 EN 55022 Class B

Environment:

   Temperature:

Operating: +5 to 40°C
Storage: -5 to 65°C

   Humidity:

20-85% relative, non-condensing

User Switches:

Power On/Off

   Select (F0)

   Test (F1)

   Line Feed (F2)

   Form Feed (F3)

Indicators:

Power/Paper (green LED)
Ready (green LED)
Attention/Error (amber LED)
Audio Beeper

Ticket Delivery Options:

   Desktop (µITX) model:

With cutter & ejector; the ticket is ejected after cutting.

   Countertop (pITX) model:

With cutter & stacker; the ticket is stacked and held after cutting.

Either model:

Can be configured with a tearbar (no cutter installed).

Setup Parameters:

All optional control features can be changed with a user-friendly switch panel entry.

Printer Status:

Printer status information such as low paper, out of paper, ticket count, and system errors are available to the host PC via IEEE-1284 or Serial RS-232 reverse channel communication.

Download Memory:

128 K Flash, expandable (special order) for storage of user fonts and logos.

Print Image Memory:

1 Megabyte SRAM

Maintenance:

Modular design for easy component replacement


ITX 3000 Series


Specifications subject to change without notice.