Smartline SL4M

SMARTLINE SL4M

• Uncompromised features and performance at an economical price.
• User friendly graphical interface offers ease of configuration and installation.
• Consistent RFID tag support with entire SmartLine MP2 family.
• EPCglobal Gen 2 Certified Hardware.
• Interoperable with widest array of Gen 2 tags.
• 99.8% RFID encoding rates as reported by end users.

RFID PRINTING TECHNOLOGY.
The SL4M™ is the price-performance leader of the Printronix SmartLine™ series of RFID printers for industrial and commercial applications. This cost-effective UHF RFID smart label printer encoder is perfect for businesses seeking the most economical solution for developing an RFID enabled supply chain. Based on the Printronix reputation for reliability, durability, and dependability, the SL4M uses the same MP2 encoding technology and PSA3™ advanced electronic architecture found in the high performance SL5000r™ printer and SLPA8000r™ high speed printer applicator. It builds upon Printronix growing leadership and established RFID ecosystem to support manufacturers, retailers and government agencies seeking to improve their supply chain management with RFID technology. A favorite among major retailers and consumer packaged goods companies, the SL4M’s patented MP2 technology consistently provides encoding rates that exceed UHF RFID industry expectations. The EPCglobal Gen 2 Certified Hardware encoder insures that it works in a predictable and reliable manner for the best RFID enterprise solution. The SL4M stands ready for RFID global implementation with the widest breadth of Class 1 Gen 2 UHF tag support for a midrange printer. The SL4M MP2 encoding technology avoids confusion and eliminates cost, offering consistent tag support with the entire SmartLine family.

SL4M – CONTINUING THE PRINTRONIX HERITAGE
The SL4M delivers uncompromising Printronix leadership performance and quality in a costeffective industrial and commercial design. The PSA3 architecture offers leading edge enterprise printing solutions and connectivity shared across the Printronix product portfolio. Starting with remote printer management and control, five different Printer Protocol Interpreters for seamless installation into other printer brand environments, and its heavy duty printer design, the SL4M delivers reliable performance for challenging applications and environments. The user friendly graphical interface offers a unique icon menu driven navigation system for easy configuration and installation. The SL4M rugged design, built in quality, and reliable performance make its Printronix heritage unmistakable.

SL4M RFID PRINTER

• 4” Thermal transfer or direct thermal, industrial and commercial grade.
• MP2 Technology.
  1. The RFID SL4M printer includes Printronix industry leading MP2 RFID Smart encoding technology:
• Gen 2 hardware certified UHF RFID encoder.
• Configured to approved global frequency standards.
• Supports EPCglobal Class 1, Gen 2 standards.
• Multi-position RF coupler, Advanced Printer Encoder Firmware.

STANDARD FEATURES

• 32MB DRAM.
• 8MB Flash.
• Rugged Metal Construction.
• Printer Install Wizard.
• Large Graphic User Interface.
• Color Coded User Cues.
• Adjustable Transmissive Sensor.
• Reflective Sensor.
• Auto-Calibration.
• USB 2.0, Serial, Parallel, Ethernet PrintNet™ 10/100 Base-T Ethernet Embedded Printer Language Support (Printronix, Zebra, TEC, Sato, Intermec, Datamax).
• Label Design Program.
• XML Enabled Printing.
• XML Based Remote Management via PXML.
• PrintNet Remote Management*
• MP2 RFID Smart Encoding Technology.
• Snap-in and Upgradeable Printheads.
• Media Counter.
• Ribbon Life Indicator.

OPTIONS

• Memory Cartridge.
• DBCS Font Cartridge.
• Real Time Clock.

INTERFACES

• Standard: RS232 Serial, IEEE 1284 (Centronics),USB 2.0, Ethernet.

USER INTERFACE

• Message Display: User friendly interface offering a unique icon menu driven navigation system with up to 8 lines of displayed messages.

PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS

• Memory: 32MB DRAM, 8MB FLASH.
• Print Speed: 10 ips @ 203 dpi (254mm/sec @ 8/dpmm),10 ips @ 305 dpi (254mm/sec @ 12/dpmm).
• Printing Methods: Thermal transfer or direct thermal.
• Resolution: 203 dpi (8/dpmm).
• optional 305 dpi (12/dpmm).
• Printable Width: 4.1” max (104mm).

RFID CAPABILITIES

• Operating Capabilities: Encode with automatic verification and read with or without lock Access Gen 2 memory spaces like TID, EPC, User and the Lock and Kill passwords.
• Error Handling Modes: Overstrike – Overprint failed or “bad” RFID tag and applies the data to the next label Stop – Pause after detecting a failed or “bad” tag for user intervention
• None – ignores all errors
Statistics Tracking: Track the total number of RFID labels processed and the number of failed (overstruck) tags.

MEDIA COMPATIBILITY

• Media Types: Paper, film or synthetic thermal transfer or direct thermal label, tag and ticket stock in roll or fanfold form.
• Media Capacity: Roll Supply – 8” diameter on a 3” core (203mm diameter on a 76mm core).
• Media and Liner Width: 1.0” to 5.15” (22mm to 127mm).
• Label Length(min/max): 0.25” to 99” (6mm to 2,514.6mm).
• Thermal Transfer Ribbon: Ribbon Width (min/max) – 1.55” to 5.0” (39.5mm to 127mm).
• Maximum Ribbon Length: 450M.
• Ribbon Core Diameter: 1.0” (25.4 mm).
• Ribbon Outer Diameter (max): 3.3” (85mm).

MEDIA SENSING METHODS

• Transmissive (Gap, Notch, Hole), Reflective(Black Mark), Disable (Continuous Media).

MEDIA HANDLING MODE

• Tear-Off Strip, Peel-Off, Continuous.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

• Standard: Printronix Graphics Language (PGL).
• Zebra Graphics Language (ZGL)‡.
• TEC Graphics Language (TGL)‡.
• Intermec Graphics Language (IGL)‡.
• SATO Graphics Language (STGL)‡.
• Datamax Graphics Language (DGL)‡.
• XML – Extensible Mark-up Language.

BAR CODE SYMBOLOGIES
Australian Post, Aztec, BC412, Code 128 (A,B,C), Code 35, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar (NW7), Datamatrix, EAN13 (JAN), EAN-8 (JAN), FIM,125, German I-2/5, IFT14, ITF14, Matrix (2 of 5), Maxicode, MSI, PDF-417, Planet, Plessey, PostBar, Postnet, ROYAL BAR, RSS14, Telepen, UCC/EAN 128, UPC A, UPC E, UPC E0, UPC E1, UPC SHIP, UPS 11.

FONTS AND CHARACTER SET

• Fonts: Monotype Imaging (Agfa Monotype) – Letter Gothic Bold, Courier Bold, CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed, OCR-A, OCR-B, CG Times, CG Triumvirate, CG Triumvirate Bold, (additional fonts available).
• Character Set: Unicode with TrueType font support.

GRAPHIC SUPPORT AND WINDOWS DRIVERS.

• Graphic Support: PCX and TIFF file formats.
• Windows Drivers: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 server.

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Power: Auto ranging power supply 90-264 VAC (48-62Hz) PFC.
• Regulatory Compliance: FCC Part 15 Subpart C Sections 15.207, 15.209, 15.247, Industry Canada RSS-210, ETSI EN 301 489-1, ETSI EN 301 489-3, ETSI EN 300 220-3, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 60950, cMETus, CE, IDA, BSMI, CCC, C-Tick, GOST-R, MIC, Argentina “S” mark.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

• Operating Temperature: 5°C to 40°C.
• Operating Humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing.
• Storage Temperature: -5°C to +60°C(-23°F to +104 °F).
• Storage Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing.
• Dimensions: 11.75” W x 18.75” D x 12.125” H(298mm W x 476mm D x 308mmH).
• Printer Weight: 34lbs (15.4Kg).
• Shipping Weight: 42lbs (19Kg).