Zebra TTPM2 Manual - page 7
February, 2009
TTPM2 Selection Guide
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INPUT VERSIONS
There is no special input version for roll paper with black marks. If you use roll paper, you
can use both single and dual entry versions.
TICKET MATERIAL
Gapped tickets produce less paper debris in the printer than non-gapped ticket. This is
because gapped tickets are cut, while non-gapped tickets are burst off in the perforation.
Because of this we recommend gapped tickets for customers that do not already have
other types of tickets in stock that the printer must conform to.
ENCODING
LoCo is the standard magnetic used on credit cards etc. HiCo means household-magnet
proof encoding. That is, the encoding is not destroyed if you put the ticket on the fridge
door with a fridge-magnet, or if it comes in contact with a magnetic lock on a handbag.
ISO tracks 2&3 are the most commonly used.
Center track has the advantage that it is more forgiving. The user can enter the ticket in
two directions and it is still read by the reader. Center track is suitable for mass transport,
parking, etc. where the customer himself should enter the ticket into the reader.
OUTPUT VERSIONS
The duck-beak is a stainless steel beak that guides the ticket.
The FL1, 2 and 3 front load modules also guide the ticket. But in addition to that, the
printer motor drives them so that the ticket is ejected longer when printed, and pulled in
more easily when loaded from the front.
The duck-beak, FL1, 2 and 3 all have optical ticket sensors fitted to them. The host com-
puter can ask for the sensor status so that it can determine whether the customer or op-
erator has taken the ticket or not. With duck beak and FL1, the system can then alert the
user that the ticket has not been taken.
In addition to this, the FL2 and 3 can pull the ticket back in, void it, and throw it in the
waste bin. The waste bin can also be used if the ticket entered is no longer valid.
In addition to the FL2 functions, FL3 can feed the ticket all the way out so that it drops
down into a bowl. This may be desired in kiosks.
The duck beak with front load requires that the ticket is pushed in longer when loaded
compared to the FL1, 2 and 3. This makes the duck beak with front load less suitable for
unattended customer operated kiosks.
Personnel in ticket offices, who handle manually-fed loose-leaf tickets, can just as well
enter them in the upper rear entry as using a front load printer. Tickets are issued quicker
this way because they do not have to be transported back through the printer.