More Standard Features

• Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3®) for superior print quality
• USB 2.0 and RS-232 serial ports
• Dual media sensors - transmissive and reflective sensing technology, selectable through software or front panel
• Media supply hanger designed for 1" (25mm) through 3" (76mm) core diameters
• Side loading metal print mechanism with head open lock

Printer Specifications

Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
Memory: 128MB Flash, 128MB RAM
Print width: 4.09"/104 mm
Print length: 203 dpi: 157"/3,988 mm and 300dpi: 73"/1854 mm (optional)
Print speed: 203 dpi:
6" (152 mm)/sec
300 dpi:
6" (152 mm)/sec
Media sensors Reflective, Transmissive

Media Characteristics

Maximum label and liner width: 4.50"/114 mm
Minimum label and liner width: 0.75" (19.4 mm)
Maximum non-continuous label length: 39"/991 mm
Maximum Media Roll Size:

• 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
  
  

Media thickness: 0.003"/0.076 mm to 0.010"/0.25 mm
Media types: continuous, die-cut, notch, black mark

Ribbon Characteristics

Outside diameter: 300m = 2.7"/68.6 mm; 450m = 3.2"/81.3 mm
Standard length: 984'/300 m or 1476'/450 m
Ribbon width: 1.57"/40 mm to 4.33"/110 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% to 85% non-condensing
Storage humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing
Energy Star certified universal auto-ranging (PFC-compliant) power supply 100-240VAC; 47-63 HZ. Not 90–265VAC; 48–62Hz

Agency approvals

• IEC 60950
• EN 55022 Class B
• EN55024
• EN 61000-3-2
• EN 61000-3-3

Physical Characteristics

Width: 9.5"/242 mm
Height: 10.9" (277 mm)
Depth: 17" (432 mm)
Weight: 20 lbs (9.1 kg)
Shipping weight: 25 lbs (11.4 kg)

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Options

Factory Installed Printer Options

• Thermal Transfer Core-to-Core Ribbon Handling System
• Print head 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
• A front mount, passive peel option, w/ no take-up spindle
• A front mount guillotine cutter
• Liner Take-Up for ZT230 only, rewinds entire 8" roll of liner (includes peel option)

Field Installed Printer Options

• Additional scalable and smooth bitmapped fonts available
• Print head 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
• A front mount, passive peeler
• A front mount guillotine cutter
• Internal parallel port option
• ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server – supports 10/100 Ethernet networks internally integrated option that enables the use of ZebraLink Webview and Alert features. 
• ZebraNet n Printer Server – supports 802.11 a/b/g/n networks via an internally integrated option
• Real Time Clock (RTC) –date/time for standalone applications 
• Keyboard Display Unit (KDU) option – Enter variable data and retrieve stored forms for standalone applications (requires null modem adapter with DB9 serial cable). 

Communication and Interface Capabilities

• Internal parallel port option
• ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server – supports 10/100 Ethernet networks internally integrated option that enables the use of ZebraLink Webview and Alert features.
• ZebraNet® n Printer Server – supports 802.11 a/b/g/n networks via an internally integrated option.

Programming Languages

Core programming languages: ZPL I/ZPL II

Bar Codes/Symbologies

Bar code modulus "X" dimension:

- Picket fence (non-rotated) orientation:

203 dpi = 4.9 mil to 49 mil

300 dpi = 3.3 mil to 33 mil

- Ladder (rotated) orientation:

203 dpi = 4.9 mil to 49 mil

300 dpi = 3.9 mil to 39 mil

Bar code ratios – 2:1, 7:3, 5:2, & 3:1

Linear bar codes: Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 with subsets A/B/C and UCC Case Codes, ISBT-128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC and EAN 2-or 5-digit extensions, Plessey, Postnet, Standard 2-of-5, Industrial 2-of-5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Logmars, MSI, Codabar and Planet Code

2-dimensional bar codes: Codablock, PDF417, Code 49, DataMatrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, TLC 39, MicroPDF, RSS-14 (and composite), Aztec

Fonts and Graphics

Fonts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and GS are expandable up to 10 times, height and width independently. However, fonts E and H (OCR-A and OCR-B) are not considered in-spec" when expanded.

The scalable smooth font 0 (CG Triumvirate™ Bold Condensed) is expandable on a dot-by-dot basis, height and width independent, while maintaining smooth edges. Maximum character size depends on available memory.

IBM Code Page 850 international character sets are available in the fonts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and 0 through software control.