Portable Printer TSC Alpha 3R

Enjoy TSC’s reputation for cost-efficient, high durability printers with the Alpha-3R economical receipt printer. The Alpha-3R is a comfortable, light-weight printer capable of working with any mobile receipt printing application where you need quick, simple receipts on demand. Our Alpha-3R is designed for a rough life, inside the IP54-rated environmental case to resist dust and water and with its rubber over-mold design prepared to take up to a five foot fall and keep printing.

These small and light printers can be worn comfortably for a full shift, without interfering with the user’s tasks. Use USB, or optional Bluetooth®, 802.11 b/g/n Wireless or Serial to connect to a mobile computer or even a smart phone and produce clear easy-to-read receipts hour after hour.

• TSC Designed & Manufactured
• IP54-rated environmental case to resist dust and water
• Double-wall plastic design with rubber over-mold construction that withstands 5 ft. (1.5 m) drop
• Wired & wireless communication interfaces: USB 2.0, RS-232, Bluetooth, and 802.11 b/g/n
• High capacity 2500 mAh rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries
• Large Paper capacity to reduce the frequency of changing paper roll
• High-speed processor and extensive memory for fast print speeds of up to 4" (100mm) per second
• Last more than 12 hours of printing receipts on a single battery charge
• Supports TSPL-EZ (EPL2 and ZPL emulations) plus CPCL emulation
• 2-Year Warranty is longer than other competitor’s warranty

• Direct Store Deliveries (DSD)
• Field Repair/Installation
• Mobile Point-of-Sale
• Parking Citations
• Mobile ticketing
• Onboard Transportation Ticketing
• Utility Billing/Meter Reading

TSC Alpha-3R Mobile Printer Specifications

Resolution
8dots/mm (203 dpi)

Printing Method
Direct Thermal

Max. Print Speed
102 mm (4")/second

Max. Print Width
72 mm (2.83")

Max. Print Length
2,286 (90")

Enclosure
Double-walled plastic with rubber over molded

Physical Dimensions
116 mm (w) x 148 mm (h) x 70 mm (d)
4.57" (w) x 5.83" (h) x 2.75" (d)

Weight (including battery)
0.55 kg (1.212 lbs)

Drop Specification
1.5 m (5 ft)

IP Rating
IP54 (w/case)

Max. Roll Capacity
57 mm (2.25") OD

Processor
32-bit RISC CPU

Memory
4 MB Flash Memory
8 MB SDRAM

Interface
USB 2.0
802.11b/g/n Wireless (factory option)
Bluetooth (factory option)
RS-232 (user option)

Power
Two-cell, 7.4V DC, 2500 mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery

Operation switch, button
3 buttons (On/off, feed, cover-open)
2 color LED for printer status, 3 LEDs for battery status

Sensors
Reflective sensor
Head open sensor

Internal Fonts
8 alpha-numeric bitmap fonts
One Monotype Imaging CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed scalable font

Bar code
1D bar code
Code 39, Code 93, Code 128UCC, Code 128 subsets, A, B, C, Codabar, Interleave 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN and UPC 2(5) digits add-on, MSI, PLESSEY, POSTNET, China POST, GS1 Data bar

2D bar code
PDF-417, Maxicode, DataMatrix, QR code, Aztec

Printer language
TSPL-EZ (EPL2, ZPL2) & CPCL emulation

Media type
Receipt paper & Bline receipt paper (Black mark in printing side)

Max. Media Width
80 mm (3.15")

Media thickness
0.0508 ~ 0.1016 mm (2 ~ 4 mil)

Media core diameter
10.2 ~ 19mm (0.4" ~ 0.75")

Environment condition
Operation: -10 ~ 50C (32 ~ 104F), 10 ~ 90% non-condensing
Storage: -40 ~ 60C (-40 ~ 140F), 10 ~ 93% non-condensing

Safety regulation
FCC, CE, CB, CCC

Environmental concern
Comply with RoHS, WEEE

Accessories
Windows labeling software CD disk
Quick start guide
Belt clip
Li-ion battery
Power adapter

Limited warranty
Printer: 2 years
Print head: 25 km (1 million inches) or 12 months which comes first
Platen: 25 KM (1 million inches)

Factory options
802.11 b/g/n Wireless network
Bluetooth module

User options
RS-232 cable

USB cable
Li-ion battery
Charger station 1 cell (with changeable power connector)

Vehicle power adapter
IP54-rated environmental case with shoulder strap