The 4-inch thermal desktop printer for label and tag printing applications. The WS4 series printers are feature-rich, affordably priced, and with great production throughput. The printer is designed to be user-friendly, with flexible media capability and enhanced connectivity. It also includes tool-less print head and platen roller replacement, and has all five printer languages pre-installed and auto-detected. A three-color LED lamp system helps operators easily identify the printer status at a glance.
Three-color status LED for clear printer status indication
Flexible label and ribbon handling
Compatible with wound-in or wound-out labels and ribbons
Adjustable I-mark sensor for precise label positioning
Versatile ribbon core sizes (0.5” or 1.0” ID)
984 feet ribbon capability for high-volume printing
Advanced connectivity
Comes with Ethernet, USB, and RS232 interfaces as standard
Optional Bluetooth or Wireless LAN for enhanced connectivity
Supports IPv4/IPv6
Features multiple printer emulations (SZPL, SEPL, SDPL, SIPL)
Cerner validated
Fully Cerner Validated for native use within the Cerner health IT system, ensuring safety, quality, and efficacy for patients. Designed for use throughout the healthcare supply chain, they are ideal for printing patient wristbands, pathology labels, and other labels in hospitals.
SATO is a GS1 Healthcare member promoting serialization for patient safety and comfort.
Method
Thermal Transfer
Mode
Continuous & Tear-off
Resolution
203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Speed
6 ips (152.4 mm/sec)
Print area
Maximum width: 4.09″ (104 mm)
Maximum length: 39.33″ (999.0 mm)
Sensor type
Adjustable I-Mark Sensor (Reflective), Label Gap Sensor (Transmissive), Label Taken Sensor (Dispenser Option)
Media type
Roll or Fan-fold Die Cut Labels, Plain Paper Face Stock, Synthetics and Continuous Stock, Ticket
Media
Thickness (label & liner) 0.002” – 0.007” (0.06 mm – 0.19 mm) Roll diameter Roll max. outside diameter: 5.0” (127.0 mm), Core diameter: 1.0” / 1.5″ (25.4 mm / 38.1 mm) Width 0.88″ (22.4 mm) to 4.53″ (115.0 mm) Length Continuous:
TT/DT: 0.31″ (10.0 mm) to 39.21″ (996.0 mm) Tear-off: TT/DT: 0.31″ (25.4 mm) to 39.21″ (996.0 mm)
DT mode on TT model: 1.18″ (30.0 mm) to 39.21″ (996.0 mm) Cutter: TT/DT: 0.76″ (25.4 mm) to 39.09″ (993.0 mm)
DT mode on TT model: 1.37″ (35.0 mm) to 39.09″ (993.0 mm) Dispenser: TT/DT: 0.92″ (25.4 mm) to 5.92″ (150.4 mm)
DT mode on TT model: 1.37″ (35.0 mm) to 5.92″ (150.4 mm)
Ribbon (TT model)
Length Max. 984.2 ft (300m) center justified Core diameter 0.5″ (12.7 mm) for 100m (328.0 ft) / 1.0″ (25.4 mm) for 300m (984.2 ft) Wind direction
Face-out/face-in, no setting change required
SATO genuine consumables
For maximum print quality and optimum use, SATO recommends the use of SATO genuine consumables.
Internal fonts
7 bitmap SATO fonts, 2 scalable SATO fonts, multinational language support, single and double byte fonts (Korean, Chinese and Japanese)