NCR 203 dpi Replacement Thermal Printhead - 497-0470348

Keep your retail transaction lanes running efficiently and prevent checkout delays with the NCR Replacement Thermal Printhead (MPN: 497-0470348). Engineered specifically for high-volume retail point-of-sale environments, this genuine OEM printhead provides a reliable replacement component to maintain the operational performance of your customer-facing hardware line.

Over time, continuous heat and direct paper friction wear down the sensitive digital heating components of point-of-sale receipt terminals. This premium replacement module restores faded, streaked, or unreadable customer text to a sharp, high-contrast finish. Delivering a clear 203 dpi printing resolution, it ensures that global product barcodes, promotional coupons, and legal checkout data stay legible for every customer.

Product Features:

Direct OEM Restoration: Engineered as a direct mechanical drop-in replacement to match the original out-of-the-box factory specifications of your POS hardware.
High-Resolution Output: Drives crisp, easily scannable receipt text and clean geometric promotional graphics via an optimized 203 dpi resolution matrix.
Checkout Downtime Minimization: Quickly remedies common terminal display issues like blank lines, text fading, or streaking caused by worn-down element dots.
Industrial Friction Resistance: Built using specialized hard-coat surface layers designed to resist structural scraping and grit from continuous bulk thermal paper feeds.
Clean Component Pin Configuration: Features a modular connection array for secure electronic signal pathways to the host printer control unit.

Technical Specifications:

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 497-0470348
Manufacturer: NCR
Component Type: Replacement Thermal Printhead Assembly
Maximum Native Resolution: 203 x 203 dpi
Printing Technology: Direct Thermal Printing
Physical Housing Material: Aluminum Core with Protected Element Substrate

Hardware Compatibility:

This genuine NCR component is built to slide directly into the structural housing frames of the following multi-functional point-of-sale checkout peripherals:

NCR RealPOS Receipt Printers: 7168 Dual-Station Printer Series.
NCR RealPOS Thermal Printers: 7198 Single-Station Thermal Printer Series.
Cross-Model Integration: Backwards compatible with select 7197 legacy configurations depending on terminal manufacturing dates.