This affordable, compact, and easy-to-use direct thermal printer provides a cost-effective way to print labels for applications with a short shelf life in low-volume printing environments.
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Zebra's feature-rich, competitively priced GC420d desktop printer brings performance and reliability to many low- to medium-volume, direct thermal printing applications. The printer’s space-saving design contains a powerful 32-bit processor for fast label throughput; a large memory for more graphics storage, longer label formats, and faster processing. It also includes both EPL™ and powerful ZPL® programming languages—making it easy to integrate with other Zebra printers—while its triple connectivity option offers system integration flexibility. Peeler/dispenser option extends the GC420d printer’s application versatility. The GC420d delivers all the quality, durability and value you expect from Zebra.
BENEFITS
- Best value in a desktop printer
- Enhanced performance
- Built for ease-of-use and durability
DEAL FOR
- Government – asset management, documents management, evidence tracking
- Healthcare – laboratory specimen and blood bank labeling
- Retail – price labeling and receipt printing
- Manufacturing – light industrial work-in-process, product and shipping labeling
- Transportation & logistics – boarding tickets, bag tags, parking passes
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STANDARD FEATURES
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- Print method: direct thermal
- EPL and ZPL programming languages standard
- 32 bit RISC processor
- Quick and easy ribbon loading system
- Construction: ABS double-walled casing
- OpenACCESS™ design
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
- Resolution
- 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
- Memory
- Standard: 8 MB SDRAM; 8 MB Flash
- Print width
- 4.09" (104 mm) maximum
- Print length
- 39” (991 mm) maximum
- Print speed
- 4" (102 mm)/sec
- Media sensors
- Reflective
Transmissive
MEDIA CHARACTERISTICS
- Maximum label and liner width
- 4.25" (108 mm)
- Minimum label and liner width
- 1.00" (25.4 mm)
- Maximum label and liner length
- 39" (991 mm)
- Maximum roll diameter
- 5" (127 mm)
- Core diameter
- 1.0" (25.4 mm) and 1.5" (38 mm)
- Media thickness
- 0.003" (.08 mm) to 0.007" (0.18 mm)
- Media types
- tag stock, Roll or fanfold
OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
- Operating temperature
- TT: Operating temperature 40° F (5° C) to 105° F (41° C) Thermal transfer
DT: Operating temperature 40° F (5° C) to 105° F (41° C) Direct thermal
- Storage temperatures
- -40° F (-40° C) to 140° F (60° C)
- Operating humidity
- 10-90% non-condensing R.H.
- Storage humidity
- 5-95% non-condensing R.H.
- Electrical
- Auto-detecting (PFC compliant) 110-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
- Agency approvals
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- TUV-R NRTL
- TUV-R CB
- NOM
- KCC
- CE
- FCC Class-B
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Width
- 7.9" (201 mm)
- Height
- 6.7" (170 mm)
- Depth
- 8.2" (208 mm)
- Weight
- 3 lbs (1.4 kg)
- Orientation
- Center
RELATED PRODUCTS
- Options
- Dispenser with label taken sensor
- Communication and Interface Capabilities
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- Serial RS-232 (DB9)
- Parallel (Centronics)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
- Core programming languages
- EPL2, ZPL I/ZPL II
BAR CODES/SYMBOLOGIES
- Linear
- Codabar
Code 11
Code 128
Code 128 with subsets A/B/C
Code 39
Code 93
EAN-13
EAN-14
EAN-8
EAN-8 and EAN-13 with 2 or 5 digit extensions
German Post Code
Industrial 2-of-5
Interleaved 2-of-5
Japanese Postnet
Logmars
MSI
MSI-3
Plessey
Postnet
RSS (reduced space symbology)
RSS-14 (limited, truncated, stacked)
UCC/EAN-128
UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions
UPC-A
UPC-A and UPC-E with 2 or 5 digit extensions
UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions
UPC-E
- 2-dimensional
- Aztec
Codablock
Code 49
Data Matrix
MacroPDF417
MaxiCode
MicroPDF417
PDF417
QR Code
RSS / GS1 DataBar family (12 barcodes)
- Fonts and Graphics
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- 16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap fonts
- One resident scalable ZPL font
- Five resident expandable EPL2 bitmap fonts
- Supports user-defined fonts and graphics - including customer logos
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