SEIKO INSTRUMENTS UPGRADES SMART LABEL PRINTER.Seiko Instruments Seiko Instruments Inc. (セイコーインスツル株式会社 USA Inc., a developer and marketer of advanced business and home/office products, has introduced their new model Smart Label Printer (SLP-240), the fastest and most fully featured printer in the series. The SLP-240 allows users to instantly print one label at a time or one after another for envelopes, package addresses, file folders, floppy and zip disks, video tapes and more. The SLP (Service Location Protocol) An IETF standard used to announce and discover services such as printers and file shares on an IP network. Apple used SLP prior to Mac OS 10.2, but migrated to its Bonjour technology. SLP is also used in SIP-based IP telephony applications. 240 makes it easy to design custom labels by employing multiple fonts, graphics and barcodes, in addition to copying text from virtually any windows application A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. and importing nearly all graphic formats. The Smart Capture feature allows the Smart Label Printer to instantly retrieve and print out an address label with information from Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. documents. With this feature, address labels are ready before users are finished typing the letter. "The SLP 240 enables users to save time, money and hassle by allowing them to print labels one at a time or one right after another," said Mike Del Vecchio Del Vecchio is a surname, and may refer to:
Seiko first introduced the Smart Label Printer in 1989, thereby creating the "one label at a time" peripheral category. In the intervening 11 years, Seiko Instruments has continued advancing this category with a complete line of printers that are widely used for addressing envelopes, media storage, ID badges, name tags, bar code printing and many other office and home applications. The SLP 240 is compatible with PC's running Windows '95 or Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 4.0 or higher. The Windows print driver allows users to print labels directly from any Windows application. The SLP-240 prints on 1 1/8" and 2 1/8" labels and automatically loads labels to print in 203 DPI (Dots Per Inch) The measurement of the resolution of display and printing systems. A typical CRT screen provides 96 dpi, which provides 9,216 dots per square inch (96x96). Flat panel displays from 110 to 200 dpi have also been developed. resolution at a speed of three seconds per standard address. The direct thermal printing technology eliminates messy inks, ribbons and toner. Seiko Instruments' Smart Label Printer 240 has an estimated street price of $249. Other models retail as low as $99. About Seiko Instruments USA Inc. The Business and Home/Office Products Division of Seiko Instruments USA Inc. develops and markets a line of SmartTools, and innovative, compact peripherals to users of personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. and communication systems. Seiko Instruments is one of three worldwide Seiko group Seiko Group (セイコー・グループ companies. In addition to specialty label printers, Seiko Instruments also manufactures thermal printers, electronic components, and factory automation/robotics systems. Seiko Instruments USA is located at 2990 West Lomita Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90505. Seiko Instruments can be found on the World Wide Web www.seikosmart.com. For more information, call 310/517-7050. |
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