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Packed with features for industrial desktop printing

The CL-S521II offers a reliable, easily integrated industrial desktop printing solution. These units are supplied as standard with on-board ZPL2®, Datamax® and EPL2® emulations plus CBI BASIC Interpreter programming support, offering maximum flexibility and easy compatibility with other applications.

  • Handles a range of media types, including specialized labels and wristbands.
  • Powerful on-board 32 bit processor for fast output
  • 32Mb of RAM and 16Mb of flash

Featured Specs

  • Paper width: Variable paper width - 0.8 inches (19.5 mm) – 4.6 inches (118 mm)
  • Paper load: Durable design - Citizen's proven Hi-Lift™ all-metal mechanism
  • Printing Speed: Fast print out - 6 inches per second (150 mm per second)
  • Media support: Large media capacity - holds rolls up to 5 inches (127 mm)
  • Paper thickness: Paper thickness up to 0.250mm
  • Hi-Open™ case for vertical opening, no increase in footprint and safe closing.
  • Low space requirement - integrated power supply enables clean work station
  • Case colour: Available in black or white
  • Energy: Internal power supply for reliability
  • Media sensor: Black mark sensor, Adjustable media sensor, Label gap sensor
  • Tear bar: Standard tear-bar for perforated tags
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Product Specifications
Printing Technology Direct Thermal
Resolution 203 dpi
Print Speed (maximum) 6 inches per second (150 mm/s)
Print Width (maximum) 4 inches (104 mm)
Media Width (min to max) 0.5 - 4.6 inches (12.5 - 118 mm)
Media Thickness (min to max) 63.5 to 254 µm
Media Length (min to max) 0.25 to 99.99 inches (6.35 to 2539.74mm)
Roll Size (max), Core Size Inside diameter 5 inches (125 mm) External diameter 8 inches (200mm) Core size 1 inch (25mm)
Mechanism Hi-Lift™ metal mechanism with wide opening head
Media Sensor Fully adjustable gap, notch and reflective black mark
Main Interface Dual Interface Serial (RS-232C), USB (version 2.0, full speed)
Optional interfaces
  • Parallel (IEEE 1284 compliant)
  • Wireless LAN 802.11b and
  • 802.11g standards, 100 metres, 64/128 bit WEP, WPA, up to 54Mbps
  • Ethernet (10/100 BaseT)
  • Case Hi-Open™ metal case with safe, soft-close feature
    Control panel 4 buttons and 4 LEDs
    Flash (Non-Volatile Memory) 16 MB total, 4MB available for user
    RAM (standard Memory) 32MB total, 8MB available for user
    Drivers and software Free-of-charge from website, including support for various platforms
    Emulations (Languages)
  • Citizen Original Commands
  • Datamax® DMX
  • Cross-Emulation™ - autoswitch between Zebra® and Datamax® emulations
  • Zebra® ZPL2®
  • CBI™ BASIC Interpreter
  • EPL-2®
  • Size (W x D x H) and Weight 231 x 289 x 183mm, 3.6 Kg
    Warranty 2 years on printer. 6 months or 30 Kms on printhead
    Cutter Guillotine type, Dealer Installable

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