The IER 457 (SKU: 10PR76D00 - P/N: IER457) is a compact thermal transfer printer designed for ticketing, checking, boarding and financial operations in the ATB environment. It features 4-track magnetic encoding-decoding of ATB coupons, and the superior print speed and quality associated with high-resolution thermal transfer technology.

Print Technology

Thermal transfer. Thin film head Cassette ribbon capacity for a print length of 4" (100 mm) 2500 coupons (single pass), 11000 coupons (multiple pass, if available)

Magnetic Encoding / Decoding

4 tracks, 210 bpi Double head for separate read and write Document issuing as well as front feed document revalidation

Paper Handling

Front and continuous mode insertion Pre-cut documents in front feed mode Stock dimensions and characteristics as defined in IATA 1722C Paper speed: encoding/decoding 24"/sec (600mm/sec) Print step: 100 steps/inch: front mode. ATB coupons or wallets; continuous mode: mono-coupon or wallet, fanfold; output stacker (50 documents)

Printing Features

Resolution: 150 dots/inch (6 dots/mm) print head, 100 dots/inch (4 dots/mm) paper-advance Print line width: 3 1/4" (82.55 mm) Print speed: up to 4 inches/sec. (100mm /sec) Typical throughput: 3 sec, total processing time for 1 ATB coupon Basic character spacing: 1/10 " (2.54 mm) Basic character format: 10 dots horizontal, 15 dots vertical Basic line spacing: 1/6 " (4.23 mm) Other character formats and spacings available upon request Expanded/compressed characters (vertical and horizontal) Dot-addressable graphic printing

Interfaces

Serial, asynchronous, RS232C, RS422 and 20mA current loop Transmission rate: 1200/2400/4800/9600/19200 baud Parity: odd, even or none Protocol compatible with any host system Downline loadable software: handling of 32KB non-volatile memory for parametric tables, logos and variable data

Control Panel

4 standard control switched (4 extra optional) 4 standards LEDs (4 extra optional) Alphanumeric display (2 lines of 16 characters) Maintenance diagnostics: by switch or at power-up

Options

Front input hopper (50 documents) Communication line-sharing with IER 411 bag tag printer Color marking (choice of 1 out of 4)

Environment

AC power: 100/120/220/240 VAC +-10%, 50/60 Hz +- 2% Operating temperature: +41°F to +104°F (+5°C to +40°C) Storage temperature: -4°F to +158°F (-20°C to +70°C) Operating humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)

Physical Data

Dimensions (HxWxD): 8 7/14 x 10 2/10 x 17 7/10" (220 x 260 x 450 mm) Acoustic noise: Less than 55 dBA

Compliance

ATB/ATA Resolution 1722C FCC, CE, UL