Zebra’s Z Series industrial printer is upgradable with RFID for smart label encoding. Make warehouse or inventory management more efficient with Z Series printers. Z Series allows for high-speed, high-volume printing. The XML printing option allows for direct connection to ERP applications.
Description
Standard Features
- Thermal transfer and direct thermal operating modes (can only use one mode at a time)
- Die-cast aluminum base, frame, and printhead mechanism
- Metal media cover with large clear window
More Standard Features
- 16 MB DRAM, 8MB Flash
- 203dpi (8 dots/mm) printhead
- RS-232C Serial Interface
- High Speed, IEEE 1284, Bi-Directional Parallel Interface
- USB 2.0
- Transmissive and reflective media sensors
- Multi-lingual backlit 240×128 pixel graphic display
- Color-coded operator cues
- RFID Ready
- 7 bitmapped and 1 scalable font (CG Triumvarate Bold Condensed)
- 32-bit processor
- Auto-calibration
- Auto detectable (90V – 265V) power supply
- Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3®) (for print head energy control)
- Real Time Clock
- Unicode™ – Compliant
- Quick change printhead and platen
- Charcoal gray form design (for improved smudge resistance)
- ZPL® or ZPLII® (Zebra Programming Language®)
Printer Specifications
Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
Memory
- 16 MB DRAM
- 8 MB Flash
- 64 MB Factory-Installed On-Board Flash (optional)
Print width: 6.6″ (168 mm)
Print length
- Length with 203 dpi: 102″ (2,591 mm)
- Length with 300 dpi (optional): 45″ (1,143 mm)
Print speed: 203 dpi
10″ (254 mm)/sec
300 dpi
8″ (203 mm)/sec
Media sensors: Reflective, Transmissive
Media Characteristics
Maximum label and liner width
- 7″ (178 mm) – tear & cutter
- 6.75″ (171 mm) – peel & rewind
Minimum label and liner width: 2″ (51 mm) – tear & cutter, peel & rewind
Maximum label and liner length: 39″ (991 mm)
Maximum roll diameter: 8″ (203 mm)
Core diameter: 3″ (76 mm)
Media thickness: .0023″ (.058 mm) to .010″ (0.25 mm)
Media types: black mark, continuous, die-cut, fanfold, notch, perforated, tag stock
Ribbon Characteristics
Outside diameter: 3.2″ (81.3 mm)
Standard length: 1476′ (450 m)
Ratio: 3:1 media roll to ribbon ratio
Ribbon width: 2″ (51 mm) to 6.85″ (174 mm)
Ribbon setup: Ribbon wound ink side out
ID Core: 1.0″ (25.4 mm)
Operating Characteristics
Operating temperature TT: Operating
Temperature: 40° F (5° C) to 104° F (40° C)
Thermal transfer DT: Operating temperature: 32° F (0° C) to 104° F (40° C)
Direct thermal Storage temperatures: -40° F (-40° C) to 140° F (60° C)
Operating humidity: 20-85% non-condensing
Storage humidity: 5/85% non-condensing
Electrical: Universal auto-detectable (PFC-compliant) power supply 90-265 VAC
Agency approvals
- IEC 60950-1 EN 55022 Class B
- EN 55024
- EN 61000-3-2
- EN 61000-3-3
Physical Characteristics
Width: 13.4″ (341 mm)
Height: 13.3″ (338 mm)
Depth: 18.7″ (475 mm)
Weight: 34.7 lbs (16 kg)
Shipping weight: 54 lbs (24.5 kg)
Related Products
Options
- 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) printhead
- 64 MB Factory-Installed, On-Board Flash Memory (58 MB user available)
- Cutter with catch tray
- Value peel (front mount, passive peel option with no liner take-up)
- Rewind, internally rewinds full label roll on three-inch core (comes with taller, non-standard printer base)
- RFID Field Upgrade Kit
- ZebraDesigner
- ZebraDesigner Pro
- ZebraDesigner for XML
- ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise
- Printhead conversion kits
- ZebraCare Extended Warranty
- European and Asian font sets
- APL-I/APL-D firmware (contact Zebra Development Services for additional details)
- ZebraNet Wireless Plus Print Server
- ZebraNet b/g Print Server
Communication and Interface Capabilities
- USB 2.0
- RS-232C serial port
- RS 232 to RS-422/485 serial port adaptor
- RS232 DB9 to DB25 adaptor
- High speed, IEEE 1284, bi-directional parallel interface
- ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
- ZebraNet Wireless Plus Print Server
- ZebraNet b/g Print Server
Programming Languages
Core programming languages: XML, ZPL II, ZPL, EPL
Bar Codes/Symbologies
Linear Codabar
Code 11
Code 39
Code 93
EAN-13
EAN-8
Industrial 2-of-5
Interleaved 2-of-5
Logmars
MSI
Planet Code
Plessey
Postnet
RSS (reduced space symbology)
Standard 2-of-5
UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions
UPC-A
UPC-E
Code 128 with subsets A/B/C and UCC case codes
2-dimensional Aztec
Codablock
Code 49
Data Matrix
MaxiCode
MicroPDF417
PDF417
QR Code
RSS / GS1 DataBar family (12 barcodes)
Fonts and Graphics
- Standard fonts: 7 bitmapped, 1 smooth scalable (CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed)
- Sets: IBM Code Page 850 International character set
- Optional European and Asian font sets
- Supports user-defined fonts and graphics, including custom logos
- ZPL II drawing commands, including boxes and lines
