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Affordability Meets High-Quality Zebra’s feature-rich, competitively priced GC420™ desktop printer brings Zebra quality, durability and reliable performance to many low- to medium-volume, direct thermal and thermal transfer printing applications.
Compact Design Filled with Powerful Features The GC420 printer’s compact, space-saving design contains a powerful 32-bit processor for fast label throughput, and 8 MB Flash memory for increased storage of fonts and graphics. The GC420 supports media widths up to 4.25” for standard desktop applications. It also includes both EPL2™ and powerful ZPL II® programming languages—making it easy to integrate with other Zebra printers. Peeler/dispenser option extends the GC420 printer’s versatility to meet an even greater variety of applications.
Ideal for These Applications 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
• 32 bit RISC processor • Programming languages: EZPL (ZPL, ZPL II and EPL2) • Triple connectivity: USB, parallel and serial • Print methods: Direct thermal and thermal transfer, printing of barcodes, text and graphics. • OpenACCESS™ for easy media and ribbon loading • Microsoft® Windows® drivers
Printer Specifications
Resolution 203 dpi/8 dots per mm Memory 8 MB Flash, 8 MB SDRAM (standard) Print width 4.09”/104 mm Print length 39”/990 mm Print speed 4”/102 mm per second maximum Media sensors Reflective and transmissive sensors
Media Characteristics
Media width 1.00”/25.4 mm to 4.25”/108 mm Media length 0.38”/9.6 mm to 39”/990 mm Maximum media roll size 5”/127 mm O.D. on a 1.00”/25.4 mm, 1.5”/38 mm I.D. core Media thickness 0.003”/0.08 mm to 0.007”/0.18 mm Media types • Roll-fed or fan fold • Label stock (die cut or continous, direct thermal or thermal transfer) • Tag stock (die cut or continous, direct thermal or thermal transfer) • Receipt paper (continous, direct thermal) • Wristband stock (direct thermal or thermal transfer)
Ribbon Characteristics
Outside diameter 1.34”/34 mm Standard length 244’ (74 m) Ribbon capacity 1:1 One ribbon per roll of media
Width
1.33”/33.8 mm to 4.3”/110 mm Core I.D. 0.5”/12.7 mm
Operating Characteristics
Environmental • Operating Temp: 40° F/5° C to 105° F/41° C • Storage Temp: -40° F/-40° C to 140° F/60° C • Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing R.H. • Storage Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing R.H.
Physical Characteristics
GC420d GC420t Width: 7.9”/201 mm 7.9”/201 mm Height: 6.7”/170 mm 6.8”/173 mm Depth: 8.2”/208 mm 9.4”/239 mm Weight: 3 lbs/1.4 kg 3.2 lbs/1.5 kg
Zebralink™ Solutions
Software • ZebraDesigner™ Pro—An intuitive, easy-to-use software program for creating complex label designs (option) • ZebraDesigner—Offers basic features for simple label design • ZebraDesigner Driver—The most powerful driver available from Zebra Firmware • ZPL II®—Zebra Programming Language provides sophisticated label formatting and printer control. • EPL2™—Eltron Programming Language with Line Mode simplifies label formatting and enables format compatibility with legacy applications.
Communication and Interface Capabilities
• Centronics® parallel (36 pin) connector ports • RS-232 Serial interface • USB V1.1 interface, bi-directional
Options and Accessories
• Dispenser—Label peel and present with label present sensor • KDU and KDU Plus™—Keyboard display units for stand-alone printing applications
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