Zebra GK420T direct thermal and thermal transfer printer
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Direct thermal and thermal transfer printer
The Zebra enhanced GK420T thermal transfer printer offers the best value in a basic desktop printer, featuring a fast 5 inches per second print speed to meet your low- to medium-volume printing requirements. The GK420T has a sleek and compact design, boasts the easiest ribbon loading system on the market, and supports a variety of applications and industries.
Zebra GK420T direct thermal and thermal transfer printer benefits
- Best value in a desktop printer
- Enhanced performance and speed
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Built for ease-of-use and durability
Standard features
- Print methods: direct thermal or thermal transfer
- Programming language: EPL and ZPL are standard construction: Dual-wall frame
- Tool-less printhead and platen replacement
- OpenACCESS™ for easy media loading
- Quick and easy ribbon loading
- Auto-calibration of media
- Triple connectivity: USB, parallel, serial
Print speed
- 127 mm per second
Print width
- 104 mm
Print lenght
- 991 mm
Resolution
- 203 dpi
Memory
- Standard: 8 MB SDRAM (3 MB available to user); 4 MB Flash (1.5 MB available to user)
- Optional: 64 MB Flash (68 MB total) Flash with RTC
Media sensors
- Standard: Fixed reflective and transmissive sensors
- Optional: Adjustable reflective black line sensor (GX models)
Media characteristics
- Maximum Label and Liner Length: Maximum non-continuous: 39”/990 mm
- Maximum Label and Liner Width 0.75”/19 mm to 4.25”/108 mm
- Maximum Media Roll Size 5”/127 mm O.D.
- Media Thickness 0.003”/0.08 mm to 0.0075”/0.19 mm
- Media Types Roll-fed or fan-fed, die-cut or continuous direct thermal labels with or without black lin
Networking and connectivity
- Wireless—802.11 b/g or Bluetooth® (optional) with LCD display offered in combination with USB and serial interfaces
Fonts and character sets
- 16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap fonts
- One resident scaleable ZPL font
- Five resident expandable EPL2 fonts
- Native open type font support
- Unicode™ compliant for multi-language, ondemand thermal printing
Barcode symbologies
- Barcode Ratios: 2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1
- Linear Barcodes: Codabar, Code 11 (ZPL), Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Code 93, EAN-13, EAN-8, EAN-14 (ZPL), German Post Code (EPL), Industrial 2-of-5 (ZPL), Interleaved 2-of-5, Japanese Postnet (EPL), ISBT-128 (ZPL), Logmars (ZPL), MSI, Plessey, Postnet, GS1 DataBar (RSS-14), Standard 2-of-5 (ZPL), UCC/EAN-128 (EPL), UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions (ZPL), UPC-A, UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, UPC-E, and GS1 Databar (formerly RSS)
- 2-Dimensional: Codablock (ZPL), Code 49 (ZPL), Data Matrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, PDF417, MicroPDF417, Aztec (For EPL and ZPL except where noted)
Physical characteristics
- Width: 171mm
- Depth: 209mm
- Height: 152mm
- Weight: 1.4kg (of printer only: no media or options)
Options and accesories
- Dispenser—label peel and present with label present sensor
- ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server—Internal Ethernet for network communication and printing
- Bluetooth wireless, includes LCD for visual communication—GX models only
- 802.11b/g wireless radio, includes LCD for visual communication—GX models only
- Adjustable media sensor for black line media— GX models only
- Cutter for various media types—GX models only
- 300 dpi print resolution printing for fine detail and crisp images (GX430t™)
- 64 MB Flash memory with real-time clock (for total of 68 MB)—GX models only
- Font Packs—Asian and other international font kits
- KDU Plus™ and KDU™ keyboard display units for stand-alone printing solutions
- Interface cables and adapters
Communication and interface capabilities
- G-Series models triple interface standard
- RS-232 auto-sensing serial interface, DB-9
- USB V1.1, bi-directional
- Centronics® parallel
- Ethernet—10/100 internal (optional) offered in combination with USB and serial interface (replaces parallel port)
- Wireless—802.11 b/g or Bluetooth (optional) with LCD display offered in combination with USB and serial interfaces (replaces parallel port)— GX models only
Please Note: specifications and options vary according to printer model and are subject to change without prior notice.