Standard Features
Physical Features
• Print methods: direct-thermal or thermaltransfer
• Construction: metal frame and plastic enclosures
• Bi-fold media door with large clear window
• Side-loading supplies path for simplified media and ribbon loading
• Thin film printhead with E3™ Element Energy™ Equalizer for superior print quality
• Three-color LEDs for quick printer status
• 4.3” color resistive touch screen with intuitive menu for quick operation and settings
• Communications: USB 2.0 Data Interface, RS232 Serial port, 10/100 Ethernet
• USB Host
• Adjustable transmissive and reflective media sensors
• ENERGY STAR® certified
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE)
• ZebraDesigner Essentials – easy label design tool free at www.zebra.com/zebradesigner
• Real-Time Clock (RTC)
Firmware
• ZBI 2.0™ — Optional powerful programming language that lets printers run stand aloneapplications, connect to peripherals, and much more.
• ZPL and ZPL II™ — Zebra Programming Language provides sophisticated label formatting and printer control and is compatible with all Zebra printers.
• EPL and EPL2™— Eltron Programming Language with Line Mode simplifies label formatting and enables format compatibility with legacy applications. (EPL with Line Mode available on direct thermal models only.)
Optional Features
Physical Features
• Printhead 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
Connectivity Options (one per printer)
• 802.11ac Wi-Fi option card
• 10/100 Ethernet option card, which allows for portability of print server settings from one printer to another
• Applicator Interface


Optional Features (continued)
Media Handling
• Front mount, passive peel option, with no take-up spindle
• Front mount guillotine cutter
• Liner take-up rewinds entire 8″ roll of liner (includes peel option; factory installed only) Printer Operation
• User Interface − 4.3” color resistive touch screen with intuitive menu
• 256 MB SDRAM memory (32 MB user-available SDRAM)
• 256 MB on-board linear Flash memory (64 MB user available Flash memory storage for downloadable objects)
• Advanced label counters
• Auto calibration — Printer calibrates when printer is turned on or when printhead is closed using
RFID
• Supports tags compatible with UHF EPC Gen 2 V2, ISO/IEC 18000-63 and RAIN RFID protocols
• Prints and encodes tags with a minimum pitch of 0.6 in./16 mm
• Adaptive Encoding Technology simplifies RFID setup and eliminates complex RFID placement guidelines
• RFID job monitoring tools track RFID performance
• Globally certified in more than 70 countries for RFID to support multinational deployments
• RFID log records all RFID data with timestamps, ensuring complete traceability
• RFID ZPL commands provide compatibility with existing Zebra RFID printers
• Support for industry standard multi-vendor chip-based serialization (MCS)
• Integrated Zebra RE40 RFID Reader/Encoder
Printheads/Resolution
• Printhead 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
• Printhead 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
Ribbon Specifications
(Thermal Transfer Option Only)
• Ribbon width: 1.57″ (40mm) to 4.33″ (110mm)
• Maximum ribbon lengths:− 1476′ (450 m)
• Maximum ribbon roll size:− 450 m: 3.2″ (81.3 mm) O.D. on a 1.0” (25.4 mm) I.D. core
• Ribbon wound ink-side out
Media Specifications
• Media Types
− Continuous, die-cut, notch, black-mark
• Maximum non-continuous label length: *
− 39″ (991 mm)
• Media web width (label and liner):
− 0.75″ (19.4 mm) to 4.50″ (114 mm)
• Minimum label length: **
− Tear-off mode: 0.7″ (17.8 mm)
− Peel mode: 0.5″ (12.7 mm)
− Cutter: 1.0″ (25.4 mm)
• Media thickness (label and liner):
− .003″ (0.076 mm) to 0.010″ (0.25 mm)
• Maximum media roll dimensions:
− 8.0″ (203 mm) O.D. on a 3″ (76 mm) I.D. core
− 6.0″ (152 mm) O.D. on a 1″ (25 mm) I.D. core