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•  P7000 Ultra Capacity ribbon - up to 300% longer life with darker, sharper print
•  Integrated Print Management- total visibility andcontrol of image quality and consumables
•  High speed - up to 2000 LPM
•  Low cost of operation - typically 10X lower than laser or serial matrix
•  Forms flexibility - straight paper path and heavy duty pulling power
•  Rugged design holds up to abuse and harsh environments
•  100% duty cycle - designed for relentless printing
•  Whisper quiet operation - models range from 50-53 dBA which is less than an office laser
•  Comprehensive bar code support - high quality reliable bar codes in the following symbologies: Code 39, EAN 8/13, UPC A/E, Postnet, Royal Mail, Interleaved 2 of 5, and PDF417
•  Supports  USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Code Initiative 
•  New pedestal or quietized  cabinet models
  
  

P7000 Ultra Capacity Line Matrix Ribbons

Central to the development of the new P7000 family of line matrix printers was the design of a completely new consumable. Addressing our customers' requests for fewer user interventions, darker images, and easier ribbon loading, the new P7000 Ultra Capacity Ribbon was created.

The combination of specially designed inks, fabrics, and construction, along with a physically larger spool yield a 300% improvement in life over our most popular 30 million character ribbons. Rated at 90 million characters the number of user interventions are significantly reduced. Pedestal users need not worry, as the new P7000 models have been designed to work with these oversized spools.

Darker Image. Due to the proprietary pigments and dyes used in the P7000 Ultra Capacity ribbon design an image 20% darker than our previous ribbons was achieved. This all means darker print for longer periods of time. All this without introducing the risk of ink contamination common with "dark" third party ribbons. In contrast, most third party ribbons achieve darkness by simply slopping on heavy loads of ink that readily migrates into the print head.

Lowest Cost of Operation. The P7000 Ultra Capacity ribbon's unique new formulation actually delivers more yield per unit volume of raw materials. These savings are passed on to the user resulting in an actual decrease in the cost per page over the already amazingly economical P5000 ribbons. For example, the popular P5000 Gold Series 50 ribbon at list price costs almost 25% more.

One Ribbon Fits Almost All Applications. The P7000 Ultra Capacity ribbon is almost always the right choice for your application. It has been designed to give the darkest starting print, longest life, and best cost per page. It contains the necessary ingredients to be readable by infrared OCR and bar code scanners, and produces sharp high contrast bar codes and text.

Integrated Print Management System. The Ultra Capacity ribbons include the necessary bar code to work integrally with the new Integrated Print Management System to provide complete visibility. The P7000 has a new feature that automatically monitors and communicates ribbon life. This allows the system administrator to have precise control over print quality, consumable costs, and job planning.

P7000 Integrated Print Management System

The P7000 has a new feature that automatically monitors and communicates ribbon life. This allows the system administrator to have precise control over print quality, consumable costs, and job planning. Changing ribbons too frequently wastes money, changing them too seldom produces inconsistent or unusable output, and constantly monitoring the print quality manually is the biggest waste of them all. Now the new P7000 Integrated Print Management system provides the IT manager the tools to work efficiently.

•  No set up required - system is configured to work right out of the box
•  Fully automatic - Just load ribbons like normal
•  Adjustable end point - allows setting for darker or lighter printing to suit application
•  Remote visibility - view ribbon type and life anywhere via web
•  Instant alerts - remote e-mail notification when ribbon life is low and needs changing
•  Usage tracking - provides complete log of all supplies used
•  Job planning - know if there is enough ribbon life to start that large job

Operation. Using a special bar coded spool, the printer automatically detects when a new or used ribbon is installed and determines the ribbon's properties. Then, using a sophisticated algorithm, the system monitors all jobs printed and automatically updates the display to indicate the remaining life of the ribbon.

Once the ribbon life gets near the end point, the printer will issue a ribbon low warning by displaying a message and flashing the indicator light. Printing will continue without interruption. When the ribbon reaches 0% remaining, the display will update, the audible alarm will sound (if enabled), the indicator light will flash, and printing will pause. If a new ribbon is installed, the system will automatically detect the ribbon, clear the condition, and restart the life at 100%. If it is not convenient to immediately change the ribbon at this point, printing can be resumed for a few minutes by returning the printer on-line. This should be enough to complete the job. If not, the same procedure can be repeated indefinitely to extend the printing on the same ribbon.

Ribbon Monitoring with PrintNet Enterprise. The integrated print management system is tied in completely with PrintNet Enterprise (PNE). Using PNE, it is possible for a system administrator to view the current status of all printers remotely. Furthermore, PNE can be configured to deliver alerts on all consumable warnings. So, when a ribbon reaches the low state, PNE will notify the system administrator remotely via an automated e-mail alert of the low condition. This allows corrective action to be taken before the ribbon reaches its end of life. If the ribbon is not changed, an alert will again be initiated once the ribbon reaches the 0% end point.

Ribbon Log. The system tracks all ribbons that have been used on a particular printer. This data allows the user to monitor how many ribbons, and exactly which types, have been used.

Output Darkness Adjustment. The system is set up by default to meet most user's requirements. However, some applications require that the output remains darker than the nominal set point , and some applications are less critical and could tolerate a lighter final image. The system can easily be adjusted accommodate this variability. The range is as follows:

Darker +3, Darker +2, Darker +1, Normal (default), Lighter -1,-2,-3,-4 , Lighter -5

The ribbon life indicator will always start at 100% and end at 0%, even if a darker or lighter setting is selected. If a darker setting is selected zero will be reached more quickly. If a lighter setting is selected, the system will extend the amount of printing it takes to reach zero.