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Thermal printer is easy fit for kiosks

A DED product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 31, 2005

New from Nippon Primex, the NP-211-D thermal printer is the latest addition to an already comprehensive range of kiosk printers available from DED.

New from Nippon Primex, the NP-211-D thermal printer is the latest addition to an already comprehensive range of kiosk printers available from DED.

This palm size printer runs on 7-14V DC power, weighs only 650g and measures just 85mm wide by 125mm deep, with a height of only 80mm.

Due to its low power consumption, the NP-211-D is very inexpensive to run, prints 50mm per second on 58mm wide paper, and comes with drivers for Windows 95/98/NT4.0/2000/XP and a USB or serial option.

The unique manual tear bar on the NP-211-D is a feature that's sure to be popular - it locks the paper in place as it's being printed and thanks to the unique shape of the tear bar, the receipt is torn off without damaging the mechanism if an impatient customer pulls to get their receipt quicker.

This feature also contributes towards the low cost and reliability of the NP-211-D, with no electrical cutter or blade to worry about, the printer becomes more dependable, using less hardware to make it just as effective as many of the other kiosk printers DED offers.

The NP-211-D comes with an optional front panel/bezel available in black, and thanks to this option it becomes easier to integrate the printer into kiosks.

Removing the need to design an appropriate sized hole in the front of the Kiosk to line up with where the receipt will be dispensed means that associated costs with integrating this printer are again reduced - just cut a hole the same size as the bezel and fit the printer behind it.

Early signs indicate that the NP-211-D is set to be a very popular option, particularly in smaller kiosks where space and power options are limited, or in gaming machines where receipts are required rather than cash payouts to increase security in pubs, clubs and shops, and also in helping to reduce the size of kiosks to make them user friendly and more appealing to the eye.

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