Overview

The MH240 Series is TSC’s mainstream industrial barcode label printer. The MH240 Series features a premium printhead technology, faster processor, and all the memory customers will need to print high quality labels delivered at the fastest speeds.

• “Thermal Smart Control” print technology produces cleanest, high quality barcodes

• Easy to operate with the new GUI design on display

• 3.5” colour LCD with 6-button control for standard model or 4.3” colour touch LCD panel with 6-button control for advanced model

• Small label peel off- Up to 0.5 inch length (MH240/MH340/MH640 and MH240T/MH340T/MH640T)

• Support 8” OD full roll internal rewinder (Only on MH240P/MH340P/MH640P)

• USB host interface for stand-alone applications

• Available in 203 dpi, 300 dpi and 600 dpi resolutions, firmware automatically detects printhead resolution and switches accordingly

• 600 meter ribbon supply

• microSD Flash memory expansion up to 32 GB

• Ribbon capacity and label near end monitor widget

• TSPL-EZ firmware for plug-n-play ease

• Options include: General purpose IO connectivity, internal Bluetooth module, slot-in 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless module kit, regular cutter

• ENERGY STAR® qualified

Printer Specifications:

• Print Method: Thermal Transfer & Direct Thermal
• Resolution: 8 dots/mm (203 DPI)
• Max. Print Speed: 356 mm (14”)/second
• Max. Print Width: 104mm (4.09″)
• Max. Print Length: 25,400mm (1000”)
• Processor: 32-bit RISC CPU
• Memory: 512 MB Flash memory / 256 MB SDRAM / microSD Flash memory card reader for Flash memory expansion, up to 32 GB

Ribbon Specification:

• 600 m long, max. OD 90 mm, 1” core (ink coated outside or inside)
• Ribbon Width: 25.4 mm – 114.3 mm (1” – 4.5”)

Label Specification:

• Label Roll Capacity: 203.2 mm (8”) OD
• Label Length: 5 – 25,400 mm (0.20” – 1,000”)

Media Specification:

• Media Type: Continuous, die-cut, black mark, fan-fold, notch (outside wound)
• Media Width: 20 – 114 mm (0.79″ – 4.5″)
• Media Thickness: 0.06 – 0.28 mm (2.36 – 28 mil)
• Media Core Diameter: 38.1 – 76.2 mm (1.5” – 3”)

Internal Fonts:

• 8 alpha-numeric bitmap fonts
• Monotype Imaging® true type font engine with one CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed scalable font

Barcodes:

• 1D barcode: Code 39, Code 93, Code128UCC, Code128 subsets A.B.C, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN 8, EAN 13, EAN 128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN and UPC 2(5) digits add-on, MSI, PLESSEY, POSTNET, China post, ITF14, EAN14, Code 11, TELEPEN, TELEPENN, PLANET, Code 49, Deutsche Post Identcode, Deutsche Post Leitcode, LOGMARS
• 2D barcode: TLC39, CODABLOCK F mode, Maxicode, QR code, Aztec, PDF-417, Micro PDF 417, GS1 DataMatrix, GS1 DataBar (RSS barcode)

Font and barcode rotation:

• 0, 90, 180, 270 degree

Interface:

• RS-232
• USB 2.0
• Internal Ethernet, 10/100 Mbps
• USB host *2, for scanner or PC keyboard (factory option)
• GPIO + Centronics (factory option)
• Bluetooth (factory option)
• Slot-in 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless (dealer option)

LCD:

• 16 bits color, 480 x 272 pixel, with back light, Resistive Touch Screen

Operation Switch, Button, LED:

• 1 power switch, 6 operation buttons (2 function keys and navigation buttons) & 1 LED with 3 colors (red, green, amber)

Power:

Internal switching power supply
• Input: AC 100-240V, 4-2A, 50-60Hz
• Output: DC 5V, 5A; DC 24V, 7A; DC 36V, 1.4A; Total 243W

Sensors:

• Gap transmissive sensor (position adjustable)
• Black mark reflective sensor (position adjustable)
• Head open sensor
• Ribbon encoder sensor
• Ribbon end sensor
• Media near end sensor

Real Time Clock:

• Standard

Environment Condition:

• Operation: 5 – 40°C, 20 – 85% non-condensing
• Storage: -40 – 60°C, 5 – 90% non-condensing

Safety Regulation:

• FCC Class A, CE Class A, RCM Class A, UL, cUL, TÜV/safety, CCC, KC, BIS, ENERGY STAR®

Environmental Concern:

• Comply with RoHS, WEEE

Accessories:

• Quick start guide
• USB cable
• Power cord

Physical Characteristics:

• Enclosure: Die-cast print mechanism and base with bi-fold metal cover with large clear media view window
• Width: 276mm (10.87″)
• Height: 326mm (12.83″)
• Depth: 502mm (19.76″)
• Weight: 15.43 kg (34.02 lbs)

User Options:

• KP-200 Plus keyboard display unit
• KU-007 Plus programmable smart keyboard

Internal Rewinder (full roll):

• N/A

Dealer Options:

• Regular cutter (full cut guillotine cutter)
• 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless module kit (slot-in)
• Peel-off kit

Factory Options:

• GPIO + Parallel interface
• Internal Bluetooth module

Printer Language:

• TSPL-EZ (Compatible to EPL, ZPL, ZPL II)