Zebra ZD500 Barcode Label Printer

Printer Features

• Tool-less printhead and platen replacement
• OpenACCESS for easy media loading
• Quick and easy ribbon loading
• Simplified calibration of media
• Quad connectivity: USB, Parallel, Serial, and Ethernet
• Real-time clock
• LCD User Interface
• Zebra E³ Printhead Energy Control
• ENERGY STAR qualified
• Link-OS enabled
• Print Touch app
• Unicode compliant for multi-language printing
• 16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap fonts
• Two resident scalable ZPL fonts
• Auto-switching 100-240V power supply
• Head-up sensor
• Standard tear-off mode feature
• 3" media core adaptor
• Zebra printer drivers for Windows™

Printer Specifications

Resolution:

• 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
• 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) optional
  
  

 Memory:

• 128 MB Std SDRAM memory (4 MB available to user)
• 256 MB Std Flash memory (56 MB available to user)
  

Print length:

• 39" (990 mm) maximum
  

Programmable print speeds of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 ips (51, 76, 102, 127, and 152 mm/s)

Media sensors:

•  Full width reflective and multiposition transmissive sensors

Media Characteristics

Maximum label and liner length: 39"/990 mm (maximum non-continuous)

Maximum label and liner width: 0.75"/19 mm to 4.25"/108 mm

Label Length:

• Minimum using tear off mode: .25" (6.3 mm)
• Minimum with label present sensor used - 0.50" (12.7 mm)
• Minimum with cutter - 1.0" (25.4 mm)
  
  

Maximum media roll size: 5"/127 mm O.D.

Media thickness: 0.003"/0.08 mm to 0.012" (0.305 mm)

Media types: Roll-fed or fan-fed, die-cut or continuous direct thermal labels with or without black line, tag stock, continuous receipt paper, wristbands

Ribbon Characteristics

Outside diameter: 1.36"/35 mm
Standard length: 244'/74M
Ratio:  1:1 media to roll to ribbon
Width:  1.33"/33.8 mm to 4.3"/109.2 mm
Core inner diameter: 0.5"/12.7 mm

Environmental

Storage Temperatures: -40 degrees F/-40 degrees C to 140 degrees F/60 degrees C

Physical Characteristics

Width:  7.6"/193 mm
Height: 7.5"/191 mm
Depth: 10.0"/254 mm
Weight: 4.9 lbs/2.2 kg

Barcodes/Symbologies

• Barcode Ratios: 2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1
• Linear Bar Codes: 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: PDF417, MicroPDF-417, Code 49, Maxicode, Codablock, Data Matrix, QR code, Aztec

Options and Accessories

• 300 dpi print resolution printing for fine detail and crisp images
  
• Wireless—802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0
  
• Dispenser—label peel and present with present sensor
  
• Cutter for various media types
• RFID encoding available
• ZKDU and KDU Plus keyboard display for stand-alone printing solutions