Spec Sheet
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SPECIFICATION SHEET
ZC300 CARD PRINTER FOR NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
ZC300 Card Printer Specifications
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MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS CONTINUED
Card Compatibility:
NOTE: For optimum print quality and printer performance,
use of Genuine Zebra supplies is recommended.
• Card Thickness: 10-40 mil
• Card Size: CR80 ISO 7810 ID-1 format, CR79
• Card Material: PVC and PVC composite
• Adhesive back and writable back cards
• Spot color or monochrome printing only on < 20 mil
thick cards and CR79 cards
OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
Environmental
Operating Temperature:
59º F to 95º F/15º C to 35º C
Operating Humidity: 20% to 80%
non-condensing
Media Storage:
— Temperature: 41º F to 77º F/5º C to 25º C
— Humidity: 35% to 65% non-condensing
Electrical
• Auto-switching single-phase AC power
• Operating range: 90-132VAC and
190-264VAC RMS
• Frequency range: 47-63 Hz
• FCC Class A
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SINGLE SIDED
Dimensions 10.2 in. H x 6.2 in. W x 15.1 in. D
258 mm H x 157 mm W x 383 mm D
Weight 8.8 lbs (4.0kg)
DUAL SIDED
Dimensions 10.2 in. H x 6.2 in. W x 18.4 in. D
258 mm H x 157 mm W x 468 mm D
Weight 9.7 lbs (4.4 kg)
COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERFACE CAPABILITIES
USB 2.0 — Standard
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet — Standard
802.11ac with MFi — Optional
ENCODING OPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
• Magnetic stripe encoder — ISO 7811 (new and pre-encoded; tracks
1, 2, and 3; high and low coercivity; stripe down and stripe up with
duals-sided printers) *
• Third party contactless encoder integration kit*
*Field upgradeable options
PRINTER NAME
ZC300 (NA and EMEA)
STANDARD FEATURES
• 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) print resolution
• 2 GB flash memory
• Image size: 1006 x 640 pixels
• Auto calibration of ribbon
• USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100 connectivity
• 100 card capacity auto-adjusting input hopper (30 mil)
• 100 card capacity output hopper (30 mil)
• Manual card feeding capability with LED bezel
• Graphical color LCD
• 3 Tricolor printer status indicator lights
• Kensington® secure lock slot
• Print Touch NFC tag for online printer help and
documentation access
• Printer host authentication
• Data encryption
• Two-year unlimited warranty on printer and printhead
PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS
• Dye-sublimation thermal transfer direct to card print method
• Full-color or monochrome printing
• Single and dual-sided printing
• Edge-to-edge printing on standard CR-80 media
Printing throughput (cards per hour) based on batch printing
with USB connectivity. Times may vary depending on the
computer configuration.
• 900 cards/hour single sided monochrome
• 200 cards/hour single-sided YMCKO
• 140 cards/hour dual-sided YMCKOK
• 450 cards/hour dual sided monochrome
MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
Supplies Specifications:
NOTE: The ZC300 printer is designed to work only with Zebra
genuine ribbons. Ribbons are included in a simple-to-load cartridge.
Ribbon Description Cartridge Image Count
YMCKO* 200
YMCKO* 300
YMCKOK* 200
½ YMCKO* 400
½ YMCKOKO* 250
KrO* 700
KdO* 700
Black Monochrome* 2000
Black Monochrome 1500
White Monochrome* 1500
Red Monochrome 1500
Blue Monochrome 1500
Gold Monochrome 1500
Silver Monochrome 1500
Ribbon availability may vary by region.
• *Zebra intelligent technology automatically detects and
authenticates ribbon
• Cleaning roller is included with each ribbon
• Two available cleaning kit options: your choice of two (2) or
five (5) isopropyl alcohol cleaning cards (1,000 images/card)