2. Fonts, Bar Codes and Graphics Specification Ribbon types 
Ribbon size 
Wax, Wax/Resin and Resin 
OD 1.45 in. (37 mm); ID 0.5 in. (12.7mm); Length11 
Dimension  W5.3 x D9.0
x H6.4 in.
W7.3 x D10.9 x H6.0 in 
Weight   1.2Kg
(2.6 lbs) 
1.7 kg  
(3.74 lbs) 
1.9 kg  
(4.1 lbs) 
FCC 
class A 
FCC class B  FCC class A 
21VAC   19VAC
Or DC24V (min 2.5A), 50/60Hz 
Electrical 
CE, UL and CUL approved. 
Operating 
temperature 
40°F ~ 100°F (4°C ~ 38°C) 
Storage 
temperature 
40°F ~ 140°F (4°C ~ 60°C) 
Humidity    15~85% RH
Optional 
Accessories 
● Serial (RS232) cable 
● External media stacker  
(for media roll with max. 8-inch OD) 
● Dispenser Kit 
● Cutter 
● Flash memory 
● Font board 
● Extension RAM ++ 
(0.5M for models 204/214/314 only) 
● RTC board 
● USB-Interface 
● Standalone KDU-ArgoKee 
● Network print server-ArgoNet 
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The specifications of fonts, bar codes and graphics depend on the 
printer emulation. The emulation is a printer programming 
language, through which the host can communicate with your 
printer. There are two printer programming languages for models 
203/204/214/314, they are PPLAand PPLB. 
Printer Programming Language A, PPLA 
Specification Model 
OS-203DT 
Model 
OS-204DT
Model 
OS-214TT
Model 
OS-314TT 
General fonts 7 alpha-numeric fonts, OCR A and OCR B ASD 
Smooth fonts 4, 6, 8, 10, 
12, 14 and 18 
points 
Symbol sets 
for fonts 
smooth 
USASCII, UK, German, French, Italian, Spanish, 
Swedish, and Danish/Norwegian 
Courier fonts 8 symbol set (PC, PC-A,PC-B EAMA-94, 
Roman8, Legal, Greek and Russian)
X 
Soft fonts Downloadable PCL fonts 
Font 
expandability
1x1 to 24x24 
Bar code 
types 
Code 39, Code 93, Code 128/subset A,B,C,   Codabar, 
Interleave 2 of 5, UPC A/E/2 and 5 add-on, EAN-8/13, 
UCC/EAN-128, Postnet, Plessey, HBIC, Telepen and 
FIM. MaxiCode and PDF417 (2D symbologies). 
Graphics PCX, BMP, IMG and HEX formats 
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