LabelZone Zebra Zd420 Datasheet En Us 2015 Technical Specifications User Manual
2016-03-10
User Manual: LabelZone Zebra Zd420-Datasheet-En-Us-2015
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
ZD420 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
ZD420 Specifications
STANDARD FEATURES
• 6 ips maximum print speed
• ZPL II® and EPL2™ programming languages
• Connectivity: USB 2.0, Bluetooth Low Energy and USB Host
• OpenACCESS™ design for easy media loading
• 203 dpi print resolution (8 dots/mm)
• 4.09” (104 mm) print width
• Direct thermal and thermal transfer printing of barcodes, text and graphics
• 512 MB of Flash memory
• 256 MB SDRAM
• Head-up sensor
• Multi-position transmissive and full-width reflective sensor
• 5” outside diameter media capability
• Fan-fold media feed slot
• Link-OS®-enabled
• Print Touch™-enabled
• Unicode compliant for multi-language printing
• 16 resident expandable ZPL II® bitmap fonts
• Two resident scalable ZPL fonts
• Multiple DOS and Windows® codepage support
• Windows drivers
• Printer utilities
• Linear & 2-D barcode symbologies
• ENERGY STAR® Certified, meets Energy Eciency Level VI
OPTIONAL FEATURES
• 300 dpi print resolution (12 dots per mm)
• Field installable cutter:
– Continuous paper, linered label and tag stock
Note: Cutting through labels and liner is not supported
– Maximum thickness 0.0075” (0.1905 mm)
• Field installable dispenser (peeler) – Label peel and present with label
taken sensor
Connectivity
Options
• Field installable Ethernet – 10/100 internal
• Field installable RS-232 auto-sensing Serial interface, DB-9
• Factory installed wireless – Wi-Fi certified 802.11ac and
Bluetooth 4.1; MFi-certified (Apple)
ACCESSORIES
• ZKDU™ – keyboard display unit for ZPL
• Mounting adapter plate
• Optional media core adapters are available to accommodate 1.5” , 2”
and 3” ID core sizes.
LINKOS™ SOLUTIONS
Software • Document Design – Quickly design a customized print
solution using your business data and Zebra’s intuitive,
plug-and-print design tools
• Printer Integration – Zebra oers apps and products
designed to help you integrate Zebra devices into your
existing systems
• Printer Management – Manage your print operations
locally and globally with Zebra’s suite of device
management tools
• Developer Tools – Provides you with the tools you
need to create your own apps, including documentation,
source code, programming languages, templates and more
• Zebra Setup Utility – Single printer configuration utility
ZebraDesigner™ – Windows Driver: Microsoft certified
for Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1,
Windows 10 (downloadable from www.zebra.com)
Firmware • ZPL II – Universal language for Zebra printers. Simplifies
label formatting and enables format compatibility with
existing systems that run Zebra printers
• EPL2 – Eltron Programming Language simplifies label
formatting and enables format compatibility with
legacy applications
• Web View – Connect and control Zebra barcode
printers via the printer’s Web interface using a common
Web browser (ZPL mode)
PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS
Resolution 203 dots/inch (dpi)
(8 dots/mm)
300 dots/inch (dpi)
(12 dots/mm)
Speed
inch/sec - ips
(mm/sec)
Programmable 2, 3, 4, 5
or 6 max. (51, 76, 102, 127
with max. 152)
Programmable 2, 3 or
4 max. (51, 76,
with max. 102)
Dot pitch 0.0049” (0.13 mm) 0.0033” (0.085 mm)
Max. print length 39.0” (991 mm) 39.0” (991 mm)
Min. print length One dot One dot
Max. print width 4.09” (104 mm) 4.09” (104 mm)
Min. print width One dot One dot
MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
• Media width: 0.585 – 4.65” (15 - 118 mm)
• Label length:
– Minimum 0.25” (6.4 mm - tear)
– Minimum 1” (25.4 mm - with cutter)
– Minimum 0.5” (12.7 mm - with peeler)
– Maximum 39” (991 mm)
– Core inner diameter: Standard - 0.5”/12.7 mm, 1.0”/25 mm.
With optional adaptor kit - 1.5”/37.1 mm, 2.0”/50.8 mm, 3”/76 mm
• Max roll outer diameter – 5.00” (127 mm)
• Media thickness – 0.003” (0.08mm) min, 0.0075 (.1905mm) max
• Media sensing – gap, black line, notch
• Media type:
– Roll-fed or fan-fold
– Label stock (die cut or continuous, direct thermal or thermal transfer)
– Tag stock (die cut or continuous, direct thermal or thermal transfer)
– Receipt paper (continuous, direct thermal)
– Wristband stock (direct thermal or thermal transfer) (Z-Band 4000)
ZPL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE ZPL/ZPL II
• Communicates in printable ASCII characters
• Compatible with mainframe, mini and PC hosts
• Downloadable objects include graphics and bitmap fonts, label templates
and formats
• Automatic memory allocation for format while printing
• Automatic serialization of fields
• Format inversion (white on black)
• Mirror-image printing
• Four position field rotation (0º, 90º, 180º, 270º)
• Slew command
• Programmable label quantities with print, pause
• Status messages to host upon request

EPL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE EPL2
• ASCII EPL2 programming language (Page Mode)
• Field Rotations
• Variable field support (up to 100)
• Counter support (up to 10)
• Variable field addition and subtraction
• Status reporting
• Form, fonts and graphics storage
• Simple set of formatting commands
• Support of selected barcode
FONTS SPECIFICATIONS
EPL BARCODES SYMBOLOGIES
• Linear barcodes: Code 39, Code 128A, B & C (User selectable/Auto), UCC/EAN-128,
Code 93, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-A with 2 and 5 add on,
UPC-E with 2 and 5 add on, EAN 13, EAN 8, EAN 13 with 2 and 5 add on, EAN 8 with
2 and 5 add on, Postnet (5, 9, 11, & 13 digit) Japanese Postnet, Plessey (MSI-1), MSI-3,
German Post Code, RSS-14 (limited, truncated, stacked)
• 2-dimensional barcodes: Maxicode (modes 2,3,4,6), PDF417 (MicroPDF417 and
MacroPDF417), Data Matrix
CODE PAGES SUPPORTED
• DOS: 437, 850, 851, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 862, 863, 865, 866, 869, 737, Big 5,
GB2312, GB18030
• Windows: 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, and 1257
INTERFACE/CONNECTIVITY TYPES
• Auto-sensing Serial – RS232:
– Software selectable
o baud rate (default 9600)
o parity (default none)
o data length (default 8)
o stop bit (default 1)
– Flow control – hardware and software
– Connector: DB-9 Type: 9 pin D Sub connector female (standard)
– Includes +5 VDC- 160 mA power output capability
• Wireless - factory installed option
– Wi-FI 802.11ac
– Bluetooth 4.1; MFi-certified (Apple)
• USB:
– Version 2.0 full speed, bi-directional
– Supported in Win98 and Win98SE, Win Me and Windows 2000 platforms
– Connector – Type B Female
• Internal 10/100 Ethernet – factory or field installable option
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
• Auto-ranging external power supply with C13 type connector
• Output: 24 VDC, 3.125A
• Input: 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
• ENERGY STAR 2.0 qualified; Energy Eciency Level 6 certified
• Healthcare models include IEC 60601-1 certified power supply
AGENCY APPROVALS
• IEC 60950-1, EN55022 Class B, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, FCC Class B,
ICES-003, FCC 15.209; 15.247(d), IC RSS 247, EN 300 328, EN 301 893, EN 62311, cTUVus
• CE Marking, VCCI, C-Tick, S-Mark, CCC, CU, BSMI, KCC, SABS, IN-Metro, BIS, NOM
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ZPL FONT SPECIFICATIONS 203 DPI 8 DOTS/MM
ZPL FONT SPECIFICATIONS 300 DPI 12 DOTS/MM
Font Matrix
(in dots) (H x W) Type* Minimum Char.
Size (H x W)
Maximum
C.P.I.
A 9 x 5 U-L-D .030” x .020” 50.8
B 11 x 7 U .037” x .030” 33.8
C,D 18 x 10 U-L-D .060” x .040” 25.4
E 42 x 20 OCR-B .138” x .085” 11.5
F 26 x 13 U-L-D .085” x .053” 19.06
G 60 x 40 U-L-D .200” x .160” 6.36
H 30 x 19 OCR-A .100” x .098” 10.02
GS 24 x 24 SYMBOL .80” x .80” 12.7
P-V U-L-D
Scalable (Smooth) Font
Ø 15 x 12 U-L-D
• Character Fonts: Standard bitmapped Zebra fonts: A, B, C, D, E (OCR-B),
F, G, H, (OCR-A), GS, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V & Ø Smooth font (CG Triumvirate™
Bold Condensed*)
• Supports user-defined fonts and graphics, including custom logos
Bitmap fonts are expandable up to 10 times, height and width independent.
Fonts E and H (OCR-B and OCR-A), however, are not considered in spec
when expanded
• Smooth scalable font Ø (CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed*) is expandable
dot-by-dot, height and width independent, while maintaining edges to
a max. 1500 x 1500 dots
• Printers sold in China include the Simplified Chinese SimSun font
pre-installed
• 64 MB user available non-volatile memory storage for downloadable objects
• 8 MB user-available SDRAM
* Contains UFST® from Agfa Monotype Corporation
ZPL BARCODE SYMBOLOGIES
• Barcode ratios: 2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1
• Linear barcodes: Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, UPC-A, UPC-E,
EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-14, UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions,
Plessey, POSTNET, Standard 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5,
LOGMARS, MSI, Codabar, and GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS)
• 2-dimensional barcodes: PDF417, MicroPDF-417, Code 49, Maxicode,
Codablock, Data Matrix, QR code, and Aztec
Type Width Height SP CPI Chars
Font1 8 12 2 20.3 160
Font2 10 16 2 16.9 160
Font3 12 20 2 4.5 160
Font4 14 24 2 12.7 160
Font5 32 48 4 5.6 80
Font Matrix
(in dots) (H x W) Type* Minimum Char.
Size (H x W)
Maximum
C.P.I.
A 9 x 5 U-L-D .044” x .030” 33.3
B 11 x 7 U .054” x .044” 22.7
C,D 18 x 10 U-L-D .089” x .059” 16.9
E 28 x 15 OCR-B .138” x .098” 10.2
F 26 x 13 U-L-D .128” x .079” 12.7
G 60 x 40 U-L-D .295” x .236” 4.2
H 21 x 13 OCR-A .103” x .093” 10.8
GS 24 x 24 SYMBOL .118” x .118” 8.5
P-V U-L-D Backward compatible w/ S-300
Scalable (Smooth) Font
Ø 15 x 12 U-L-D
*U = upper case, L = lower case, D = descenders

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PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions 10.0 in. L x 8.0 in. W x 7.0 in. H
254 mm L x 202 mm W x 177 mm H
Weight 5.0 lbs./2.3 kg
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Operating
Temperature 40ºF to 105ºF (5ºC to 41ºC)
Storage
Temperature -40ºF to 140ºF (-40ºC to 60ºC)
Operating
Humidity 10% to 90% non-condensing
Storage
Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
Zebra recommends cleaning the printer on a regular basis using standard Zebra cleaning
supplies. Refer to the User’s Guide for more details.
CLEANING
The exterior is cleaned with a lint-free cloth, and if necessary, a mild detergent solution
or desktop cleaner can be used. Interior components (printhead, platen, media path, and
dispenser bar) are cleaned with alcohol or blown air.
For healthcare models refer to Zebra Guide to Disinfecting and Cleaning for a full list of
Zebra approved cleaning agents.
MEDIA REGISTRATION
Media registration and minimum label length are aected by media type, width and print
speed. Performance improves as these factors are optimized. Zebra recommends always
qualifying any application with prior testing.
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