438 THERMAL POSTAL PRINTER

MICROCOM 438 THERMAL POSTAL PRINTER
 

KEY FEATURES:

PAPER WIDTH
1.5”-4.375" (38.1 mm-111 mm)

PRINT RESOLUTION
203 dpi

MAX PRINT SPEED
Up to 8” /second (200 mm)

COMMUNICATION PORTS
RS-232 Serial and USB

FIELD REPLACEABLE WEAR PARTS
Print Head

The 438 Postal was created to be an inexpensive printer able to withstand the rigors of high-volume label and ticket printing operations at large or small mail presort facilities. Tailored specifically for the Intelligent Mail Tray Label and 24-digit Enhanced Distribution Label (EDL) on the USPS Atlas System, the 438 Postal offers user friendly design for easy cleaning, routine maintenance and printer service or repair.

438 Postal Features:

  • Easy to replace wear parts
  • Rugged metal housing
  • Small form factor
  • Auto loading capability
  • Windows print driver for quick and easy integration
  • Microcom LDS programming language
  • Paper up to .013” thick
  • 20MB Flash for storing fonts and graphics
  • 8MB RAM

438 Postal Accessories:

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438 Postal Uses:

 
  • Mail Sortation
  • Tray Tag Printing

438 Postal Drivers:

 
Name Description Category Download
Windows FTDI USB Driver Used for USB connectivity on FTDI chip set printers by utilizing a USB to Virtual Serial Port driver Driver
Windows Print Driver For general Windows printing using Windows print sub system Driver
Linux CUPS Driver For general Linux printing using CUPS print sub system Driver
OPOS Driver POS for .NET service object and device manager | Requires LDS2 Operation Driver

438 Postal Utilities:

 
Name Description Category Download
Device Installer XPort Ethernet configuration utility (DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS HERE) Utilities
MCT Terminal application for communication with Microcom products Utilities
BMP2MIC Bitmap to Microcom format for graphic creation Utilities

Developer Tools:

 
Name Description Category Download
Windows Driver Sample Application Used to demo the Microcom Windows driver programmatically | Requires Windows Print Driver Sample Application

Manuals for the 438 Postal and applications:

 
Name Description Category Download
Windows Print Driver Manual Download and view the manual for the Microcom Windows driver Manual
438 Postal Operators Manual Download and view the operators manual for the Microcom 438 thermal postal printer Manual
PAPER WIDTH: 1.5”-4.375" (38.1 mm-111 mm)
PAPER THICKNESS: UP TO .013" (.33 mm)
  • 3.3" x 1.9" Fanfold Tray Tags
  • 3.3" x 1.9" Roll Tray Tags
  • Sack Tags (up to 4.375” wide)
  • Continuous Roll (up to 4.375” wide)
  • Die-Cut Labels
 
 
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