The Datamax W-Class Family of printers are designed to address the specialized printing needs of applications where wide label formats are industry-standard requirements. The W-Class product family consists of the W-6208, the W-6308, and the W-8306.W-Class wide-format label printing products are the most advanced of their kind in the marketplace today.

The W-Class features more standard memory, a fast processor, and the scalability required in today’s connected workplace. The W-Class utilizes the acclaimed electronics features of the industry – leading Datamax I-Class product line, including a card cage with the option to add accessories anytime and on-site. W-Class printers are constructed to endure the most intense industrial printing environments, with an all-metal chassis and heavy-duty metal exterior designed to protect the value of your technology investment.

All of the W-Class printers are equipped with an adjustable-contrast LCD front-panel display that allows operators to select media, speed and temperature settings as well as network connectivity options.

The W-Class Family of printers are ideal for mission critical compliance labeling applications such as automotive, chemical, transportation and paper-processing industries requiring ODETTE, EAN-128 and AIAG labels. It is equipped with a 32-bit, 90-MHz, true multi-tasking processor and 16MB of standard memory, which provides accelerated first-label output and variable-data printing.

When it comes to reliability, ease of use, maintenance, and high performance, there is just one choice, the Datamax W-Class Family of printers. They are the most affordable high – performance, heavy duty, mission critical, wide web thermal printers in today’s market.


W-CLASS PRINTERS
are ideal for applications such as:

• Compliance Labeling
• Pallet Tracking
• Packing Lists
• Drum Labeling
• Asset Tracking
• Work In Progress

PRINT SPECIFICATIONS

W-6208 W-6308 W-8306 PRINT SPEED 8 IPS 8 IPS 6 IPS RESOLUTION 203 DPI 300 DPI 300 DPI PRINT WIDTH 6.62" (168.1 mm) 6.40" (162.6 mm) 8.53" (216.7mm) MEDIA WIDTH 2.0" – 6.7" (50.8mm – 170.18mm) 2.0" – 6.7" (50.8mm – 170.18mm) 3.0" – 9.0" (76.2mm – 228.6mm)

PRINTER TYPE Direct Thermal or Thermal Transfer BAR CODE MODULUS 5 mil to 150 mil (203 dpi) / 3.3 mil to 150 mil (300 dpi) "X" dimension in picket fence or ladder orientations PRINT LENGTH* 0.5" – 99.99" (12.7mm – 2539.7mm) * Print length values vary with printer configuration MEDIA TYPE Roll-fed or fan-fold materials, die-cut or continuous labels; perforated or continuous tag/ticket stock MEDIA THICKNESS .0025" – .0100" (.0635mm – .254mm) MEDIA SENSING Adjustable sensor detects "see through" for liner-backed die-cut labels and tags or reflective sensing for media with black stripe sensing SUPPLY ROLL 8" (203mm) maximum diameter on 1.5" – 3" (38mm – 76mm) core. Fan-fold stock accepted from rear of printer REVOLVING MEDIA HUBS Standard 3" and 1.5" hubs LABEL BACKFEED For use with optional cutter RIBBONS Industry standard ribbon widths; 1" (25mm) ribbon core, 1509’ (460M) in length CABINET Metal construction, clear side window to easily monitor media supply levels FRONT PANEL DISPLAY 240X320 pixel graphic display with back light, providing EFIGS and user defined language support including Unicode characters BAR CODES Code 3 of 9, UPC-A, UPC-E, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, HIBC, Codabar, Plessey, UPC 2 and 5 digit addendums, Code 93, Postnet, UCC/EAN Code 128, Telepen, UPS MaxiCode, FIM, PDF417, USD-8, Datamatrix, QR Code, Aztec, TLC 39, Micro PDF417 RESIDENT FONTS Ten alphanumeric fonts from .035" (.89mm) to .64" (16.26mm) including OCR-A, OCR-B, CG Triumvirate™, CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed™ scalable font from AGFA®. DOWNLOADABLE FONT TYPES True-Type, AGFA® Intellifont™, Bitmap CHARACTER SET Modified IBM® Code Page 850; includes characters for English and most European, Scandinavian and Spanish speaking countries FONT EXPANSION/ROTATION All fonts expandable vertically and horizontally up to 24x; fonts and graphics can be printed in four directions: 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° GRAPHICS SUPPORTED .PCX, .BMP and .IMG files REVERSE FIELDS/MIRROR IMAGE Any font or graphic field can be printed as a normal or reverse image MEMORY 2MB Flash; 16MB SDRAM INTERFACES Centronics® Parallel port, IEEE 1284 compliant and RS232 at 2,400 to 38,400 BPS; optional Ethernet, USB, and Twinax/Coax USB HOST PORTS Two USB Host Ports for connection of USB peripherals SDIO INTERFACE The Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO) Card Slot accepts SDIO Flash Memory Cards for additional storage of label formats, templates, fonts, and graphics. WINDOWS® DRIVER Used for creating label formats using virtually any Windows®-based program. Included on Datamax Accessories CD, or via our web site at www. d a t a m a x c o r p . c o m POWER SOURCE 90 ® 132 or 180 ® 264 VAC @ 47 ® 63 Hz; auto switching: specify appropriate power cord when ordering OPERATING TEMPERATURE 32°F to 100°F (0°C to 38°C) DIMENSIONS 14.8" H x 13.8" W x 18.50" D (376mm H x 351mm W x 470mm D); W-6208 & W-6308 14.8" H x 16.1" W x 18.50" D (376mm H x 409mm W x 470mm D); W-8306 WEIGHT 55 lbs., (24.8Kg); W-6208 & W-6308 65 lbs., (29.3Kg); W-8306