ETX Series Printers
Ticket Printers For Admissions, Events & Transportation

Features

  • High print speed
  • Long life, thick film print head
  • Integral ticket cutter
  • Counter top or in-counter design
  • Auto ticket load
  • WYSIWYG Windows™ driver
Applications
  • Movie theater Admissions
  • Leisure, event, entertainment
  • Theater, performing arts
  • Private and municipal stadiums
  • Air, rail and bus ticketing
  • Parking facilities

Design and Printing of Your Own Tickets Has Never Been Easier!

Choose from twelve resident fonts and seven resident bar codes, or design and print your own fonts and logos. Rotate and expand characters as you wish. Use the line and box drawing capability and dot-addressable graphics to further enhance the appearance of your tickets. The command language is extremely simple to use, and the printer controller is compatible with application software written for popular industry standards. The ETX can be mainframe or PC driven via parallel Centronics and serial RS232C ports.

 Choose A Printer To Match Your Needs

The ETX will print at 200 DPI and accommodate l inch, 2 inch or 3 1/4 inch wide fanfold or roll stock, using internal or external feed. Ticket length is variable from 2 inches minimum to lO.l inches maximum at 200 DPI (20.2 inches maximum in 100 DPI emulation mode). Typical standard lengths are 2, 4 and 5.5 inches.

Outstanding Reliability

Best of all, you can rely on the ETX for long, hassle-free operation. Visual and audible alarms are built in. Rugged construction enables the ETX to withstand rough, real-world conditions.

Direct thermal technology, an integral ticket cutter, and a design philosophy founded on system simplification significantly reduces the number of moving parts. Overall reliability has been enhanced through the use of advanced programmable gate array technology to minimize component count. ETX Series modular design leads to further improvements in reliability and servicing ease. The plug-in thick film print head, (typical life of 500,000 tickets) can be replaced in seconds without tools and adjustments.

Extensive built-in diagnostics and the ability to use the front panel switches to change the functions of the DIP switches (EEPROM) simplifies field maintenance and system set-up.

Windows™ Compatible Driver

The ETX is also supported by an available Windows compatible driver. This unique driver is designed to take advantage of the flexibility and easy programming features of Windows™ including True Type fonts and graphics.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation


Meet the ETX Series Printers family

The Model ETX

The standard ETX is a counter-top printer with a locking cabinet and internal storage for 1500 fanfold tickets. External ticket stock feed can also be accommodated. An integral ticket cutter is standard. Applications include:

  • Theater performing arts centers
  • Recreational facilities
  • Private and municipal stadiums
  • Transportation ticketing
  • Parking Facilities

The Model µETX

The Model µETX is the functional equivalent of ETX but drastically reduced in size to minimize counter space requirements. It can accommodate externally fed ticket stock only. An integral ticket cutter is standard.

  • All ticketing applications of the standard Model ETX
  • Occupies only 105 square inches of counter space

The Model pETX

The Model pETX is designed for in-counter vertical panel mounting. The operating controls are located behind the panel. An integral cutter is standard. A cut ticket retainer vertically stacks and holds multiple tickets. With no tickets present in the retainer, a gravity actuated door closes, preventing debris from falling into the mechanism.

  • Primary application-
    motion picture admissions
ETX Series Printers Specifications
Print Method: Direct thermal
Printhead Type: Thermal dot line, intelligent with 3-level history dot logical control & 6-level dot timing adjustment. Temperature, voltage & resistance compensation.
Paper/Print Widths
ETX, µETX, pETX:
Model Number
2001 2002 2003
Paper width (ħ0.015)
1.0" 2.0" 3.25"
Typical print width
0.8" 1.8" 3.05"
Maximum addressable print width:
1.0" 2.0" 3.15"
Dot Density: 203.2 DPI (8 dots/mm)
Dot Size: 0.0049 (0.125 mm)
Print Speed: 8 IPS maximum
Resident Fonts: 5x7; 5x9 (OCRA); 8x16; 13x20 (OCRR); 17x31 (OCRA); 17x31 (OCRB); 18x30 (Courier); 20x40 (Courier); 25x41 (Bold Prestige); 25x49 (Script); 30x52 (OCRB); 46x91 (Orator)
Resident Bar Codet: Code 39, interleaved 2 of 5, EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC, USS-CODABAR & Code 128 normal or expandable with or without human readable interpretation line.
Graphics: Dot addressable graphics; box and line drawing commands- downloadable fonts and 1090s- PCX file support, PCX image; rotation (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees) and multiplication.
Character Printing Controls: Programmable height and width. Four rotations (0, 90,180, 270 degrees). Inverse printing.
Interface:
      Parallel port Centronics compatible
      Serial port RS-232
      Baud Rates 2400, 4800, 9600
      Flow Control Busy or Xon/Xoff
      Parity Odd, even or none
      Data 7 or 8 bits
Special Purpose l/O: Cash drawer driver with control command. Auxiliary serial channel for transparent mode operation. Low paper input signal with two printer action algorithms.
System Parameters: DIP switch controlled or front panel entry into nonvolatile EEPROM memory.
Download Memory: 32K bytes (nonvolatile memory option available)
Image Memory: 1/2 meu. DRAM
Input Data Buffer: 22K bytes
Registration Sensors: Registration mark and paper load detect sensors (collectively sense out of paper) are A/D controlled for automatic compensation.
Paper Cutter: Integrated rotary cutter cuts up to 0.012' caliper ticket stock.
Roll Stock: Optionally supports variable length printing from roll ticket stock.
Cut Ticket Ejector: Ticket ejector mechanically linked to paper cutter on models ETX and µETX
Cut Ticket Retainer/Stacker: Mechanically linked to cutter on Model pETX.
Regulatory Compliance:
      Safety ETL listed to UL 1950, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 950 IEC 950, CE Compliant.
      EMI Compliant to FCC Class A.
Power Requirements: 115/230 VAC at 45 to 65Hz 180 Watts maximum.
Temperature: -5° to 40°C operating; -5° to 65°C storage at 20 to 85% RH noncondensing.
Maintenance: Modular design for easy component replacement.
Typical Life: Printhead 500,000 tickets; cutter 1 million cuts.


Ordering Information


None= Counter-
top with internal ticket supply
µ= Small footprint counter-
top
p= Vertical panel mount
1 = 1" ticket
width
2 = 2" ticket
width
3 = 3.25" ticket
width
E = Auto cutter and ticket ejector
(EXT and µEXT only)
R = Auto cutter and ticket retainer
(pEXT only)

Meet the ETX Series Printers features

Features ETX µETX pETX
Counter Top STD STD -
Vertical Panel Mount - - STD
Internal Ticket Storage STD - -
Locking Cabinet STD - -
Roll Stock Support SC SC SC
Ticket Stock Support STD STD STD
Automatic Cutter STD STD STD
Cut Ticket Ejector STD STD -
Cut Ticket Basket STD STD -
Cut Ticket Retainer/Stacker - - STD
Nonvolatile DL Memory OPT OPT OPT
Windows™ Drivers STD STD STD
Table Legend:
STD=Standard Feature, -=Not Available, OPT=Optional, SC=Special Configuration

Specifications subject to change without notice.