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It has always been Citizen’s tradition to produce unique and innovative label printers and the CLP 621 Thermal Printer is no exception.
Even though they are aimed at the entry level and desktop printer environment, it is packed full of features and options usually only found on high performance machines.
However, in a world where price is the key to so much, Citizen have used their skills in precision manufacturing to produce a high performance printer that the bank manager will also like.
Another tradition for Citizen has been its clamshell mechanisms. Often emulated (but never bettered) our engineers worked tirelessly to develop a newer and even simpler system. The mechanism still uses an all-metal construction for the clamshell to make sure the printer is reliable and precise.
The printhead can be raised to the vertical position for easy cleaning and servicing and the cleverly designed media arm includes an adjustable media sensor.
The colour-coded operator levers within the printer are designed to make set up easy, quick and efficient and the printer can be configured easily by the Vue-Print menu system developed by Citizen for other printers in its range.
Many other machines available on the market have an external power supply which can be kicked or damaged or even simply unplugged by mistake.
They do not compromise here either with a high performance integrated internal power supply for hassle-free printing and reliability.
Its also inevitable that a label printer must be able to connect to all types of computer systems. Traditional serial and parallel ports are still very popular in the market as are the newer USB, high-speed parallel and, of course, ethernet and WiFi.
The Ethernet and WiFi boards can be installed in minutes without removing any covers. As they are internal options, there is no concern that they can get broken or damaged and they do not increase the printer’s footprint either.
Technology
Thermal Transfer and direct thermal printing
Resolution (approx)
203 dpi, 8 dots/mm
Print speed (max)
4 inches/second, 100 mm/s
Fonts
1 Scalable, 8 Bitmap resident
TrueType download
Supported as standard
Media types
Roll or fanfold media; continuous or perforated; die-cut labels, tags & tickets
Media sensing
Label gap, notch or reflective
Moveable media sensor
Standard
Media width (min-max)
0.75 - 4.65 inches, 19 - 118 mm
Media roll size (max)
5 inches, 125 mm (internal)
Media thickness
0.0025 - 0.01 inches, 0.0635 - 0.254 mm
Ribbon type
Ribbon size
Ribbon winding
Print width (max)
4.1 inches, 104 mm
Print length (max)
32 inches, 812mm
Label length (min)
0.50 in, 12.7 mm
Interfaces IEEE1284 parallel RS232C USB Ethernet WiFi
Standard Standard Standard Optional Internal Optional Internal
Mechanism & Case type
Metal clamshell mechanism with plastic case
User interface
4 buttons + 4 LEDs + VuePrintTM Menu
User memory SDRAM on-board Flash on-board
8Mb 2Mb
Windows drivers
Included on CD with printer.
Label design software
Options & accessories
Autocutter Peeler External media holder for 8 inch / 200mm rolls Ethernet & WiFi interfaces, see above
Size (WxDxH)
224x288x270 mm
Weight (approx)
4.5kg
