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: 152 mm (6 in) for long 
door models; 213 mm (8.38 in) for all other models
Label Roll Core: 38-76 mm (1.5-3 in)
Type: Ribbons
PM43 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
North America
6001 36th Avenue West
Everett, Washington 98203
Phone: (425) 348 2600
Fax: (425) 355 9551
North Latin America 
Mexico
Phone: (+52) 55 52 41 48 00
Toll Free NOLA: 
01800 490 4990
South Latin America
Brazil
Phone: (+55) 11 3711 6770
Fax: (+55) 11 5502 6780
Europe, Middle East & Africa 
Reading, United Kingdom
Phone: (+44) 118 923 0800
Fax: (+44) 118 923 0801
Asia Pacific 
Singapore
Phone: (+65) 6303 2100
Fax: (+65) 6303 2199
Media Sales
EMEA: (+31) 24 372 3167
USA: (513) 874 5882
http://intermec.custhelp.com
Sales
Toll Free NA: (800) 934 3163
Toll in NA: (425) 348 2726
Freephone ROW: 
00800 4488 8844
OEM Sales
Phone: (425) 348 2762
Customer Service & Support
Toll Free NA: (800) 755 5505
Toll in NA: (425) 356 1799
EMEA: intermec.custhelp.com
Internet
www.intermec.com
Worldwide Locations
www.intermec.com/locations
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