Honeywell PM65 Industrial Label Printer 203 DPI Thermal Transfer Wi-Fi PM65A11000000201

Key Features

• Print labels up to 167.4 mm (6.59 in) wide, covering pallet placards and large compliance formats.
• Produce crisp 203 dpi output at speeds reaching 300 mm/s (12 ips) to keep packing lines moving.
• Connect through built-in Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11ax and Bluetooth without buying an add-on radio kit.
• Drive the printer from a 3.5-inch touch screen that responds to bare fingers, gloved hands or a stylus.
• Load ribbons up to 450 m (1,476 ft) long to cut the number of changeover stops on lengthy print runs.
• Feed rolls up to 213 mm (8.38 in) across on 38 mm to 76 mm cores for extended unattended operation.
• Switch between thermal transfer and direct thermal media so one chassis covers both label programs.
• Retire older printers without rewriting formats using ZSim, DPL, IPL, Fingerprint and Direct Protocol.
• Monitor and update the fleet remotely with the Printer Edge web interface and SOTI Connect to avoid site visits.
• Stamp every label automatically from the standard real-time clock for shift records and traceability.
• Hold complex formats, graphics and fonts on board using 512 MB of flash memory and 256 MB of SDRAM.
• Keep the media path simple with fixed hanger support and tear-off output for straightforward runs.

Key Specifications

• Print Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm); printhead field-replaceable as PM65-TPH-203
• Print Speed: 50 mm/s to 300 mm/s (2 ips to 12 ips)
• Print Method: Thermal transfer configuration that also accepts direct thermal media
• Maximum Print Width: 167.4 mm (6.59 in), identical at both 203 dpi and 300 dpi
• Media Width: 51 mm to 178 mm (2 in to 7 in), labels, tags and linered stock
• Media Roll: Up to 213 mm (8.38 in) outer diameter on 38 mm to 76 mm (1.5 in to 3 in) cores
• Ribbon: Up to 450 m (1,476 ft) on a 25.4 mm (1 in) core; wax, mid-range or resin
• Memory: 512 MB flash memory and 256 MB SDRAM, plus FAT16 or FAT32 USB storage
• Wired Interfaces: Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, USB 2.0 Host x2, USB 2.0 Device, RS-232
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, North America radio, plus Bluetooth
• Media Handling: Fixed hanger with tear-off output; no rewinder or cutter fitted
• Operating Environment: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F), 20 to 85 percent RH non-condensing

Wide Format Industrial Printer

The Honeywell PM65A11000000201 is a six-inch industrial label printer built on the Honeywell Printer Edge platform for continuous, high-volume production printing. The unit measures 484 mm x 292 mm x 350 mm (19.1 in x 11.5 in x 13.8 in) and weighs 13.7 kg (30.2 lb), so it sits on a bench, cart or packing station without a dedicated enclosure. It is configured for thermal transfer printing at 203 dpi and also accepts direct thermal media, letting a single chassis cover both ribbon and ribbon-free label stock. A 3.5-inch full touch screen on the front panel accepts input from bare fingers, gloved hands or a stylus, so operators adjust settings without removing personal protective equipment.

Included Kit And Connectivity

This configuration ships with the PM65A printer, the PM65 regulatory sheet, a collapsible core and a United States power cord. Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, two USB 2.0 host ports, a USB 2.0 device port and an RS-232 serial port are built in, and the installed radio adds 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi for North America together with Bluetooth. A real-time clock is standard. Label stock, thermal transfer ribbon, network and USB cables, label design software licenses and printer stands are not supplied. The internal rewinder, label dispenser, media cutter, RFID encoder and the parallel, industrial and applicator interface boards are separately ordered field-installable options that this part number does not carry.

Print Speed And Media

The 203 dpi printhead resolves 8 dots per millimeter across a maximum print width of 167.4 mm (6.59 in) and runs from 50 mm/s to 300 mm/s (2 ips to 12 ips), so throughput can be traded against print darkness on demanding substrates. Media between 51 mm and 178 mm (2 in and 7 in) wide feeds from rolls of up to 213 mm (8.38 in) outer diameter on cores of 38 mm to 76 mm (1.5 in to 3 in). Ribbon capacity reaches 450 m (1,476 ft) on a 25.4 mm (1 in) core in widths from 50.8 mm to 172.7 mm (2 in to 6.8 in), and wax, mid-range and resin formulations are all supported. Labels, tags and linered stock run as standard media types.

Legacy Printer Replacement

Printer Edge firmware interprets Direct Protocol, Fingerprint, IPL, ZSim, DPL and direct PDF printing, and it executes Smart Printing applications written in C#. That breadth of command language support lets this printer take the place of an aging unit on an existing line whenever the host system already emits one of those data streams, which avoids rewriting label formats or reworking ERP and warehouse management print jobs. Bitmap, TrueType and OpenType fonts are resident alongside all major one-dimensional and two-dimensional barcode symbologies, and 512 MB of flash with 256 MB of SDRAM keeps complex formats, graphics and font sets on the device so the host transmits only variable data.

Durability And Operating Range

The printer operates between 5°C and 40°C (41°F and 104°F) at 20 to 85 percent relative humidity, non-condensing, and tolerates storage from -20°C to 70°C. It accepts any supply from 100 V AC to 240 V AC at 50 Hz to 60 Hz, so the same unit can be redeployed between facilities without a power conversion. Regulatory coverage includes RoHS compliance, CE marking and FCC Class B, and the printer is ENERGY STAR 3.0 qualified. Honeywell backs the hardware with a one year factory warranty, and field-replaceable printheads and platen rollers are available so a worn consumable does not take the printer out of service.

Remote Management And Software

Printer Edge presents a browser-based configuration interface for local setup. SOTI Connect and the optional Honeywell Operational Intelligence subscription extend this to remote monitoring, firmware distribution and diagnostic reporting across a printer estate, so configuration profiles, certificates and label formats reach the device without an engineer traveling to the site. The printer is a supported output target for BarTender, NiceLabel and TEKLYNX LABELVIEW, which lets established label templates and print automation carry over unchanged. Firmware, fonts and formats can also be loaded locally from a FAT16 or FAT32 USB memory device.

Typical Deployments

This printer suits manufacturing lines, warehouses and distribution centers producing pallet placards, carton labels, work-in-process tags and shipping documentation at 203 dpi. Food and beverage plants apply it to date-coded and lot-coded product labels, while third-party logistics providers and retail distribution operations run it as a shared, network-attached printer at packing and staging stations. The six-inch print width covers GS1 logistics labels and large regulatory placards that a four-inch printer cannot produce in a single pass, and the 203 dpi head is the economical choice where linear barcodes and readable text, rather than fine two-dimensional codes, dominate the label set.

Barcode Printer Shop supplies the Honeywell PM65A11000000201 along with the ribbons, media and accessories that match your labeling program. Contact us to learn more or secure this solution for your business today.