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- MANCHESTER, N.H., March 23, 1992 -- Facit, Inc., today introduced a low
- cost bar code and label thermal printer that offers big machine
- convenience and features at small machine prices.
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- The new Facit T400 direct thermal printer features support for
- peel-and-dispense and batch mode label printing, downloading of graphics
- and data storage in non-volatile memory. The printer offers Facit's proven
- LDS bar code emulation, in addition to Epson emulation, in 40 and 80
- column models.
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- The Facit T400 prints at up to 3.5 inches per second even at high
- resolution, in either batch or on-demand modes for label and bar code
- industrial applications typical of warehouses, machine shops and
- laboratories. Retail applications include bar code pricing labels for
- department stores and supermarkets. The pre-heated print head improves
- print quality, reliability and performance even in cold environments.
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- Big machine features include built-in incremental and decremental counters
- for printing sequential bar code labels off-line, a choice of 18 resident
- fonts and support for all the most popular bar codes.
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- The T400 has flexible paper handling and will accept a variety of direct
- thermal label stock and fax paper up to 9.0 mil thick. Tag/tear,
- peel-and-dispense, batch and user-defined advance modes are all available
- with automatic compensation for label size and virtually unlimited print
- size. The supply rack of the T400 accepts paper as large as 8 inches in
- diameter or fan folded stock, with label or tag delivery selectable in
- batch or on-demand modes.
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- The Facit T400 includes easy-to-use software for designing custom labels,
- company logos in PCX format and printer setup software. Options include a
- label presence sensor that holds the label until the operator is ready to
- take it, a Centronics parallel interface and the ability to store logos in
- non-volatile memory.
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- Pricing and Availability
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- The Facit T400 printers are available immediately for $1,729, and will be
- exhibited at the upcoming FOSE show in Washington, D.C., the COMDEX show
- and the ID Expo, both in Chicago.
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- Facit, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Facit AB, Sweden, is located in
- Manchester, NH. The privately held company manufactures industrial grade
- printers, including laser, dot matrix, thermal and bar code models, as
- well as industrial PCs, tape punch equipment and other program storage
- devices for the NC/DNC industry.
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- Facit Inc
- At University Center, 400 Commercial St, PO Box 9540
- Manchester, NH 03108-9540
- 603-647-2700
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