
The Wasp WPL305 is a compact, powerful desktop barcode printer designed to meet your light- to medium-duty barcode printing requirements. Its durable construction, speed, and dual printing technologies make the WPL305 a leader in its class.
The WPL305 offers both direct thermal and thermal transfer printing in one printer, reducing the need for investing in additional printers that only support one type of printing process. The Wasp WPL305 is a cost effective way to print labels of all types, including shipping labels, stock labels, asset tags, medical labels, and location labels.
The WPL305 prints at speeds up to 5 inches per second at 203 dpi print resolution. The WPL305 features 8 MB of operating DRAM, 2 MB of FLASH memory & Parallel, USB, RS232 connectivity. To ensure compatibility with your application, the WPL305 includes WPL, ZPL and EPL emulations.
The WPL305 is designed to be easy to install and use. Due to its reliability, it requires little maintenance. Optional upgrades such as peel & present, label cutter, additional memory cards, and Ethernet connectivity make the WPL305 one of the most versatile barcode printers of its kind. WPL305 thermal printers are CE, FCC, TUV, & UL certified and RoHS compliant.
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System Requirements
Benefits
Features
Technical Specifications
Standard Features
Printing method |
Thermal transfer and direct thermal |
Resolution |
203 dpi (8 dots / mm) |
Print speed |
Up to 5 inches per second |
Maximum print width |
4.25" (108 mm) |
Maximum print length |
39" (990 mm) |
Memory |
8 MB SDRAM 2 MB Flash |
Sensors |
Label gap, reflective (position adjustable), black line, head open |
Cabinet |
Double-walled ABS plastic |
Operation panel |
One push switch, one indicator LED (two color) |
Dimensions |
12.4” L x 8.4” W x 7.4” H (314mm L x 213mm W x 188mm H) |
Net weight |
7 lbs (3 kg) |
Command set |
WPL, ZPL emulation, EPL emulation |
Operational Characteristics
Communication interfaces |
RS232, Centronics Parallel, and USB |
Operating temperature |
40˚F - 104˚F (5˚C to 40˚C) |
Storage temperature |
14˚F - 140˚F (-10˚C to 60˚C) |
Certifications |
CE, FCC, TUV, UL |
Media
Media width |
1” - 4.4” (19mm - 118mm) |
Media diameter |
5 “ OD (127 mm) with 1” core |
Ribbon length |
984 ft (300m) (Max.) |
Fonts, Graphics & Symbologies
Barcode symbologies |
1D Barcodes: Code 39, Code 39C, Code 93, Code 128UCC, Code 128 subsets A.B.C., Code 11, Codabar, Interleave 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UCP-E, EAN and UPC 2(5) digital add-on, MSI, PLESSEY, POSTNET 2D Barcodes: PDF-417, Maxicode, DataMatrix, MicroPDF417 |
Resident fonts |
Five alphanumeric fonts, OCR-A, OCR-B, and one true type font |
Font rotation |
0, 90, 180, 270 degree |
Options & Accessories
Stand-alone KDU |
WPL305 KDU Keyboard display unit |
Interfaces |
External Ethernet adapter |
Memory expansion |
SD memory expansion slot for use with 4GB flash memory |
Battery pack/charger |
WPL305 battery pack charger |
Cutter |
Full, 4.6” (116mm) width |
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