Honeywell PC45 Direct Thermal and Thermal Desktop Printer

The Honeywell PC45 is a next-generation desktop printer family designed for businesses that need powerful performance, reliable connectivity and easy integration in a compact format. Building on the proven design principles of earlier E-Class and PC43 printers, the PC45 family brings modern connectivity, improved manageability, enterprise-level security features and flexible accessory options to everyday desktop label printing workflows. The PC45 family includes the PC45d and PC45t models. The PC45d is the direct thermal version, designed for simpler short- to medium-life label applications without ribbon handling. The PC45t is the thermal transfer version, intended for applications where ribbon-based printing is required for more durable label output. This makes the PC45 family suitable for a wide range of retail, logistics, warehouse, healthcare, office and light industrial labelling tasks. The PC45 is built on the Honeywell Printer Edge platform, which provides a smart, connected printer environment for setup, printer management, quality output and enhanced security. Printer Edge helps businesses manage printer networks more consistently, with support for configuration, updates, monitoring and a unified software toolkit. For organisations deploying multiple printers, this can reduce support effort and help keep printer operations more predictable. The printer is designed for fast and accurate 4-inch desktop label printing. Both PC45d and PC45t models support 203 dpi and 300 dpi print resolution. Maximum print width is 108 mm at 203 dpi and 106 mm at 300 dpi. Print speed ranges from 2 ips up to 8 ips at 203 dpi, and from 2 ips up to 6 ips at 300 dpi. This gives the PC45 enough flexibility for everyday label output, from standard operational labels to sharper high-resolution labels. Media handling supports common desktop labelling applications. The PC45 supports media widths up to 118 mm, maximum media roll outside diameter of 127 mm and media core inner diameters of 12.7 mm, 25.4 mm and 38.1 mm. Minimum media length is 6.35 mm, and supported media thickness ranges from 0.05 mm to 0.16 mm. Supported media types include wristbands, tags, receipt paper, linered and linerless labels, and labels with black mark or gap. Media sensing includes gap, notch, black mark and continuous media detection. A key advantage of the PC45 is its downtime-reduction feature set. Media low sensing is listed, and the supplied material also highlights low label and low ribbon warning workflows designed to help predict and reduce downtime. These functions are especially useful in environments where printer interruptions can slow order processing, retail service, warehouse operations or production support tasks. Connectivity is stronger than on many traditional desktop printers. Standard interfaces include Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, USB 2.0 Host High Speed and USB 2.0 Device High Speed. Optional RS-232 is available. Wireless connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6 with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax support and Bluetooth 5.2, with Bluetooth listed as field or factory installable. The supplied material also mentions optional WWAN through a cellular modem, which can support more flexible deployment scenarios where wired or local WLAN connectivity is not ideal. Network protocol support includes TCP/IP, LPR/LPD, Telnet/SSH, FTP/SFTP, BOOTP, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMPv1/2c/3 and SMTP, with IPv4 and IPv6 support. Secure printing and secure printer configuration channels are also listed. This makes the PC45 suitable for more controlled network environments where printer security, remote configuration and enterprise monitoring are important. The PC45 also offers RFID capability as an option. The supplied specification lists UHF RFID support based on ISO 18000-6C / EPC Class 1 Generation 2, with radio configuration dependent on local UHF RFID regulations such as FCC and ETSI. Availability should be confirmed by region and exact configuration. This option makes the PC45 relevant for businesses that need desktop RFID label encoding in addition to standard barcode label printing. The user interface is a major usability improvement. The PC45 includes an 88.9 mm, or 3.5-inch, colour LCD with 320 × 240 resolution, one Print/Feed button and a ready-to-work LED. This supports clearer printer status visibility and easier operation than basic LED-only desktop printers. Combined with Honeywell software tools, this helps simplify daily use, troubleshooting and operator interaction. The PC45 supports a broad set of printer command languages, including Fingerprint, Direct Protocol, Intermec Printer Language, ZSim2 for ZPL-II compatibility, DPL, XML support for SAP AII and Oracle WMS, PDF and C#. Driver and application support includes InterDriver for Windows, CUPS driver for Linux, Honeywell Device Types for SAP and Honeywell label design and print package. Smart Printing support through C# for Printers and the Honeywell Smart Printing Developer Resource Kit enables supported applications to be developed using .NET-compatible environments. The printer family is designed to integrate into modern enterprise workflows. Honeywell Smart Parse technology can help resize objects, barcodes or font types without backend system changes, supporting smoother migration and label format adaptation. Honeywell Operational Intelligence can provide remote management capabilities, diagnostics and output performance tracking, helping organisations monitor printer usage and address problems more proactively. The PC45 has a compact desktop footprint. The PC45d measures 168 mm × 181.3 mm × 215.6 mm and weighs 1.8 kg. The PC45t measures 179.6 mm × 212.9 mm × 285.5 mm and weighs 2.7 kg. Both models are designed to fit into everyday work environments where space is limited but reliable label printing is still required. Accessory options include self-strip module with LTS, media low sensor, UHF RFID, cutter module for linered and linerless media, external media holder and cellular modem. These options allow the PC45 to be adapted to different workflows, including label dispensing, cutting, RFID encoding, extended media handling and more flexible connectivity. The operating temperature range is 0°C to 45°C, with storage from -20°C to 70°C and 10% to 90% non-condensing humidity. Standard memory is 256 MB RAM and 512 MB flash. The power supply supports 100–240 V AC input and 24 V DC output. Regulatory approvals listed in the supplied material include RoHS compliance, CE Class B, FCC Class B and Energy Star 3.2 qualification. Overall, the Honeywell PC45 is a strong next-generation desktop printer family for businesses that need compact but enterprise-ready label printing. Its strongest value lies in the combination of direct thermal or thermal transfer model options, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Ethernet, Printer Edge, large colour LCD, optional RFID, optional cellular connectivity and modern device management capabilities. It is especially relevant where older desktop printers need to be replaced with a more connected, secure and manageable platform.

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