Spec Sheet
Description
Industrial mid-range, direct thermal and 
thermal transfer label, ticket and tag 
printer. Also available with RFID.
Physical Characteristics
PM43: LxHxW: 483 x 295 x 284 mm (19.0 x 11.6 x 11.2 in) 
Weight: 15.82 kg (34.88 lbs.)
PM43C: LxHxW: 431 x 181 x 253 mm (17.0 x 7.1 x 9.9 in) 
Weight: 12.5 kg (27.65 lbs.)
PM43C with Dome Door: LxHxW: 
500 x 245 x 253 mm (19.6 x 9.6 x 9.9 in) 
Weight: 12.71 kg (28.02 lbs.)
PM23C: LxHxW: 431.84 x 181 x 205.5 mm (17 x 7.13 x 8.09 in)
PM23C with Dome Door: LxHxW: 
500.22 x 244.87 x 205.5 mm (19.69 x 9.64 x 8.09 in)
PM23C with Bag Tag Door: LxHxW:  
431.84 x 207 x 205.5 mm (17 x 8.15 x 8.09 in)
Weight: 9.5 Kg (21 lb)
PM43/43c Print Specifications
Max. Width at 203dpi: 108 mm (4.25 in)
Max. Width at 300 dpi: 106 mm (4.17 in)
Max. Width at 406 dpi: 104 mm (4.09 in) 
Max. Length at 203 dpi: 4.8 m (15.75 ft)
Max. Length at 406 dpi: 1.2m (3.94 ft)
PM23c Print Specifications
Max. Width at 203dpi: 56 mm (2.2 in)
Max. Width at 300 dpi: 56 mm (2.2 in)
Max. Width at 406 dpi: 64 mm (2.5 in)
RFID Standards & Frequencies
18000-6C / EPC Class 1 Generation 2
865-928 MHz radio configured to comply 
with local UHF RFID regulations including 
FCC and ETSI. Contact local representative 
for availability in particular regions.
Print Speed
At 203/300 dpi: 100-300 mm/s (4-12 ips)
At 406 dpi: 100-250 mm/s (4-10 ips)
Print Resolution
At 203 dpi: 8 dots/mm
At 300 dpi: 11.8 dots/mm
At 406 dpi: 16 dots/mm
Media
Type: Labels and Tags, Linerless and Linered media
PM43/43c Max/Min Width: 114/19 mm (4.5/0.75 in)
Thickness: 3 to 10.4 mil 
PM23c Max/Min Width: 68/19 mm (2.7/0.75 in)
Configuration: Roll-fed or fanfold
Sensing: Gap, notch, black mark, continuous
Label Roll Max. Diameter: 213 mm (8.38 in)
Label Roll Core: 38-76 mm (1.5-3 in)
Type: Ribbons
PM43/43c Roll Max. Diameter: 
80 mm (3.15 in), approx. 450 m 
PM23/43c Roll Max. Diameter: 61 mm (2.40 in), 229 m
Core ID: 25 mm (1 in)
Type: Wax, mid-range, resin
Genuine Intermec Media: www.intermec.com/media
Interfaces
Standard:
•  Ethernet 10/100 Mbps
•  RS-232, up to 115.2 kB/s
•  Supported Serial Protocols:
• Fingerprint/Direct Protocol: XON/XOFF, 
ENQ/ACK, DSR/DTR, RTS/CTS
• IPL: XON/XOFF, Intermec Std. Protocol
•  USB 2.0
•  USB Host (X1 on PM23c/PM43c, X2 on PM43)
Optional:
•  Parallel IEEE 1284
•  Industrial Interface (8 digital in/out, 4 analog
  relays, 1 RS232/422/485 port)
•  Dual Serial ports RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 and
  20mA Current Loop
•  Dual USB Host
Wireless:
•  IEEE 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth
•  Wi-Fi Certified, CCX (Cisco®) version 4 Certified
•  Static WEP (64 bit and 128 bit), Dynamic WEP 
  (TLS, TTLS, PEAP, LEAP, EAP-FAST), WPA 
  (TKIP/CCKM Personal and Enterprise, WPA2 
  (AES-CCMP/CCKM Personal and Enterprise)
•  Multiple industrial antenna options 
  for maximized coverage
Supported Protocols:
TCP/IP-suite (TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP), LPR/LPD, 
FTP, BOOTP, DHCP, HTTP, SNMPv1/2c/3, SNMP-MIBII 
supported – over UDP/IP (private enterprise MIB 
included), SMTP
•  Supports IPv4 and IPv6
•  “No-touch” configuration capability 
  through embedded RFID chip 
Software
Printer Command Languages:
•  IPL, DP, ZSim (ZPL), DSim (DPL)
•  XML enabled for SAP® AII and Oracle® WMS
Applications / Drivers:
•  InterDriver™ Windows printer driver
•  Intermec Certified Device Types for SAP®
•  Intermec label design and print package
Smart Printing Languages:
•  Intermec C# for Printers
  •  Smart Printing Developer Resource Kit
  •  Write apps with .NET-compatible 
 development environments
•  Intermec Fingerprint
  •  Use Intermec Fingerprint ApplicationBuilder (IFAB)
Configuration & Device Management Support: 
•  PrintSet for printer configuration
•  SmartSystems™
•  Sophisticated web interface for configuration, 
  upgrade and 1:1 management
•  Wavelink Avalanche™
Bar Code Symbologies
All major 1D and 2D symbologies are supported.
Standards Supported
UPC/EAN Shipping Container; UCC/EAN 128 
Serial Shipping Container; MH10.8 Shipping 
Label; AIAG (shipping parts label); OGMARS; 
POSTNET; HIBCC; ISBT 128; GM1724; UPS 
Shipping label; Global Transport Label 
Fonts
Monotype font engine
Non-Latin fonts available through WTLE
Graphics
Supports PCX, PNG, GIF and BMP file formats. 
Other formats supported with Label Generation Tools.
Memory
Standard: 128MB Flash memory, 128MB SDRAM,
Multi-GB USB memory device (FAT16/FAT32)
User Interface
Color Touch UI
Icon UI
User Interface Languages
On Color Touch LCD and Web Interface: 
English, Russian, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, 
Italian, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese 
Power Supply
AC Voltage: 100 to 240 VAC, 45 to 65Hz
PFC Regulation: IEC320/C14
Power Consumption: Standby 9W; Peak 300W 
Operating Environment
Ambient Operating Temperature:
+5°C to +40°C (+41°F to +104°F)
Storage Temperature: -20°C to +70°C (-4°F to +152°F)
Humidity: 20 to 80% non-condensing
Regulatory Approvals
RoHS Compliant, CE (EN55022 Class A), 
FCC Class A, UL/cUL, D Mark and CCC
Options and Accessories
Consult the PM Series Accessory Guide for full 
details: Integral self-strip unit with liner takeup, label 
taken sensor (LTS), media low sensor, media supply 
hub, parallel interface board, real time clock, RFID 
UHF, additional serial interface boards
1
, industrial 
interface boards
1
, collapsible ribbon and liner core
2
, 
cutter
2
, linerless
2
, full batch label/liner rewinder
3
1
 Not applicable when using IPL firmware
2
 Compatible with PM43 and PM43c only
3 
Compatible with PM43 only
Copyright © 2013 Intermec Technologies Corporation. 
All rights reserved. Intermec is a registered trademark of 
Intermec Technologies Corporation. All other trademarks 
are the property of their respective owners. 
612178-C 08/13
In a continuing eort to improve our products, Intermec 
Technologies Corporation reserves the right to change 
specifications and features without prior notice.
North America
Corporate Headquarters
6001 36th Avenue West
Everett, Washington 98203
Phone: (425) 348-2600
Fax: (425) 355-9551
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Headquarters Oce
Mexico
Phone: (+52) 55 52 41 48 00
Toll Free NOLA: 
01800 490 4990
South Latin America
Headquarters Oce 
Brazil
Phone: +55 11 3711-6770
Fax: +55 11 5502-6780
Europe/Middle East & 
Africa Headquarters Oce
Reading, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 118 923 0800
Fax: +44 118 923 0801
Asia Pacific 
Headquarters Oce
Singapore
Phone: +65 6303 2100
Fax: +65 6303 2199 
Internet
www.intermec.com
Worldwide Locations:
www.intermec.com/locations
Sales
Toll Free NA: (800) 934-3163 
Toll in NA: (425) 348-2726
Freephone ROW: 
00 800 4488 8844
Toll ROW: +44 134 435 0296
OEM Sales
Phone: (425) 348-2762
Media Sales
Phone: (513) 874-5882
Customer Service 
and Support
Toll Free NA: (800) 755-5505
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