Star Micronics® SP298 Ticket Printer (Discontinued)

As of: Friday, August 29, 2025
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Star Micronics Ticket Printer SP298

Standard Features

  • Top and bottom paper sensing 
  • AutoSide Loading™ for quick and easy document loading 
  • Bidirectional serial impact printer capable of printing graphics using a highly
    reliable nine-pin printhead 
  • Up to 3.1 lines per second printing with bidirectional check mode 
  • Epson TM-U295/TM290 compatible with same size footprint and interchangeable power supply, easier paper and ribbon loading 
  • Single or up to three-part multicopy ticket printing 
  • Cash drawer driver

Approvals

UL Listed
UL_Listed_C-US

WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm California Proposition 65

Print tickets up to four parts thick with the Star SP298 ticket printer. Basic popular features make this printer is an economical choice for simple industrial ticket printing needs.

Star Micronics SP298 Specifications

Print Speed: 
3.1 lines per second (13 mm/sec)

Print Width:
2.5 in (63 mm)

Line Spacing:
1/6 in, N/144 in Star line mode, 1-60 in-ESC/POS™ mode

Print Head:
Nine-Pin

Number Of Columns:
42

Print Direction:
Bidirectional

Paper Width:
3.15 to 7.17 in (80 to 182 mm)

Paper Thickness:
0.004 to 0.008 in (0.09 to 0.2 mm)

Copy Capabilities:
1 original and 2 copies

Paper Sensors:
Top and bottom of form

Ribbon:
Cassette-type purple ribbon. Ribbon life is approximately 2.2 million characters (continuous print)

Printer Reliability:
9 million lines MCBF (CRT)

Print Head Reliability:
70 million characters

Interface:
RS-232 (DB-25F) serial interface 

Data Buffer:
Star mode: 2KB or 35 bytes ESC/POS mode: 512 bytes or 35 bytes

Emulation:
Star mode, ESC/POS™ (TM-U295/TM290)

Drawer Kickout Device Funcition:
2 drivers

Drivers:
Windows® 95/98/2000/NT 4.0, OPOS, JavaPOS™

Operating Temperature:
41 °F to 104 °F
(5 °C to 40 °C)

Humidity:
10% to 80% RH

Dimensions:
(L × W × H)
7.48 × 7.09 × 7.48 in
(190 × 138 × 190 mm)

Weight:
9 lb

Approvals:
UL and C-UL Listed, TUV

Warranty:
Parts: three-year limited
Print head: one-year limited 

Parts

Part # Description
69901 Printer,Ticket SP298 RS232 Printer w/Power Supply
69902 Printer,Ticket SP298 RS232 Printer Star w/No Power Supply

Options

Part # Description
Accessories & Consumables
72471 CD,Star Printer Programmers Manuals, Software Utilities, Printer Drivers
72309 Power Supply,Star 12VDC Vehicle Cigarette Lighter Plug 12VDC Input and Star Compatible Connector 24VDC Output
69903 Power Supply,Star SP298 SP500, TSP743, TSP654, TUP592, NP-2511, NP-3511 Star PS60-24A 24VDC Universal For All Star Printers Except DP8340
69921 Ribbon CRTG,RC200P Purple Star SP200, SP298, SP2520, SP2320, SP500, SP512
Cables
15547 Cable Assy,Universal Serial Interface (Both RS232/20mA) 25 Pin D-Sub Male To Blunt End 25-pin side-3-Red, 7-Black, 4 & 5 jumpered, 9-Green, 10-White
15568 Cable,Kit 25 Pin RS232 IDS SP 25 Pin D-Sub Male To 25 Pin D-Sub Male
72440 Cable ASSY,RS232 Straight 25 Pin D SUB Male to 9 Pin D SUB Female, Pinout: 2 to 2, 3 to 3, 5 to 7 G, RTS to DSR, DSR to DTR Cable is 6ft long

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