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 PRINTERSare 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) |
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| 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 |
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