Zebra ZT200 Series Commercial Printers Features
Overview of Zebra ZT200 Series Commercial Printers
Zebra incorporated extensive customer feedback, as well as the legacy of its Stripe® and S4M™ printers, to create the new ZT200™ series printers, which feature space-saving design, effortless setup, intuitive user operation, and ease of service and maintenance. Whether you are adopting barcode technology for the first time or upgrading existing printer models, the ZT200 series is the right choice for a variety of labeling applications. This innovative new printer provides many user benefits.The ZT200 series offers a streamlined design and smaller footprint that takes up less physical space than the Stripe and S4M models. ZT200 series printers require minimal operator training and benefit from tool-less standard component maintenance and a durable design to minimize service. Your IT staff will appreciate the backwards compatibility, since it allows for new printers to be up and running with minimal time and effort.The ZT200 series has been designed for ease of use, versatility and outstanding value.
Ideal for These Applications
Manufacturing / work-in-process, product ID/serial numbers, packaging labels, receiving/put-away labeling
Transportation & Logistics / order picking/packing, shipping/receiving, cross-docking, compliance labeling
Healthcare / orders, specimen labels, asset-tracking, unit-of-use labeling
Retail / shelf-labeling, shipping, returns, item tags
Government / asset-tracking, logistics labeling, warehousing
The ZT200 series design is the culmination of extensive feedback from our customers and understanding their printing applications, evolving business needs and operational challenges. The ZT200 series offers outstanding performance and features not usually found in a printer this affordable.
Space-Saving Design
• Compact footprint and streamlined design fits easily in confined areas where space is at a premium
• Space saving design with unique bi-fold door (requires 4 in./102 mm of opening space) fits easily into tight spaces maximizing work space
Fast Installation and Integration
• Ideal replacement printer for previous generation Stripe and S4M models
• Multiple connectivity options: parallel, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n wireless
• Icon-based status LEDs provide immediate and easily visible printer status
Intuitive, Effortless Media Loading
• Side-loading design eliminates complicated threading of supplies
• Color-coded cues give even first-time users visual guidance for loading ribbon and media
• Illuminated moveable sensor is visible through the media for trouble-free sensor-position adjustment
Print Quality
• Engineered for greater print precision with fine-tuned adjustments
• Crisp, clean text and barcodes—even on narrow media
Zebra Reliability and Durability
• Built for light industrial and commercial environments
• Energy Star®-compliant
• Drive system designed for optimal performance, with minimal maintenance required
Simplified Serviceability
• Easy, tool-less platen and printhead removal enable simple cleaning and replacement
• Simple interchangeable connectivity options enable rapid printer changes and upgrade
• Only three common tools needed for basic service
Genuine Zebra™ Supplies
Zebra is one of the largest thermal supplies manufacturers in North America. Our four manufacturing locations provide convenient shipping throughout North America.
Zebra provides high-quality supplies solutions for virtually any application:
• The largest selection of pre-tested, labels, tags and ribbons for your ZT200 printer.
• Ability to create custom labels in any size with pre-printed text, graphics and logos.
• Supplies extensively tested to insure print quality, chemical resistance and adhesive strength.
• ISO 9001:2008 certified
Zebra ZT200 Series Commercial Printers Specifications
Printer Name
ZT220ZT230
Standard Features
• Print methods: direct-thermal or thermal-transfer (optional)
• Construction: metal frame with choice of metal (ZT230) or plastic (ZT220) media cover• Bi-fold media door with large clear window
• Side-loading supplies path for simplified media and ribbon loading
• Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3™) for superior print quality
• Bi-color LEDs for quick printer status
• Icon-based LCD multilingual graphical user interface and full function keypad (ZT230)
• Simple keypad (ZT220)
• USB 2.0 and RS-232 serial ports
• Energy Star-compliant
Printer Specifications Resolution
• 203 dpi/8 dots per mm
• 300 dpi/12 dots per mm (optional)
Memory
Standard: 128 MB flash (58 MB user-available), 128 MB DRAM
Print width
4.09”/104 mm
Print speed
6”/152 mm per second
Media sensors
Transmissive and reflective sensors
Media characteristics
• Maximum label and liner width: 4.5”/114 mm
• Maximum non-continuous label length: 39”/991 mmMedia width0.75”/19.4 mm to 4.50”/114 mm
Print length
• 203dpi: 157”/3,988 mm
• 300dpi: 73”/1,854 mm
Maximum media roll size
• 8.0”/203 mm O.D on a 3.0”/76 mm I.D. core
• 6.0”/152 mm O.D. on a 1.0”/25 mm I.D. core
Media thickness
0.003”/0.076 mm to 0.010”/0.25 mm
Media types
Continuous, die-cut, notch, black mark
Ribbon characteristics
(Thermal-transfer option only)
Outside diameter
3.2”/81.3 mm on a 1.0”/25 mm I.D. core (ZT230)
Standard length
300 m/984’ (ZT220) or 450 m/1,476’ (ZT230)
Ratio
• 2:1 media-roll-to-ribbon ratio for ZT220
• 3:1 media-roll-to-ribbon ratio for ZT230
Width
1.57”/40 mm to 4.33”/110 mm
Ribbon setup
Ribbon wound ink-side out, core to core
Operating characteristicsEnvironmental
• Operating Temperature: 40° F/5° C to 105° F/40° C (Thermal Transfer) 32° F/0° C to 105° F/40° C (Direct Thermal)
• Storage/Transport Environment:-40° F/-40° C to 140° F/60° C
• Operating humidity: 20% to 85% non-condensing
• Storage humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing
Electrical
• Universal auto-ranging (PFC-compliant) power supply 100-240 VAC; 47-63 Hz
• Energy Star-compliant
Agency approvals
• IEC 60950, EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3
• cTUVus, CE Marking, FCC-B, ICES-003, VCCI, C-Tick, NOM, S Mark, CCC, GOST-R, KCC, BSMI, UkrSepro
Physical Characteristics ZT220 closed ZT230 closed
Width: 9.4”/239 mm 9.5”/242 mmHeight: 11”/280 mm 10.9”/277 mmDepth: 17”/432 mm 17”/432 mmWeight: 17 lbs/7.8 kg 20 lbs/9.1 kg
Options and accessories
• Peel – a front-mount, passive-peel with no take-up spindle
• Peel – a front-mount, passive-peel with liner take-up spindle (factory-fit only)
• Cutter – a front-mount guillotine cutter
• Real-time clock (RTC)
• Keyboard Display Unit (KDU)
ZebraLink SolutionsOptional software
• ZebraDesigner™ Pro
• ZebraNet™ Bridge Enterprise
• ZebraNet Setup Utilities v 7.0
• ZBI 2.0™ ZBI-Developer™
Optional connectivity
• ZebraNet® a/b/g/n Print Server (internal)
• ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server (internal or external)
• Centronics® parallel port (internal)
Firmware
• ZPL II®
• Zebra Global Printing Solution
• EPL2™ (late 2012)
• Web View & Alert
• ZBI 2.0 (optional)
Barcode symbologies
• Linear barcodes: Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 with subsets A/B/C and UCC Case Codes, ISBT-128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC and EAN with 2 or 5 digit extensions, Plessey, Postnet, Standard 2-of-5, Industrial 2-of-5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Logmars, MSI, Codabar, Planet Code
• 2-Dimensional: Aztec, Codablock, PDF417, Code 49, Data Matrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, MicroPDF417, TLC 39, RSS-14 (and composite)
Fonts and graphics
• 7 bitmapped, 1 smooth-scalable (CG Triumvirate™ Bold Condensed). Contains UFST® from Agfa Monotype
• Pre-loaded Unicode™-compliant scalable fonts for EMEA character sets
• International character sets supporting the following code page: IBM® Code Page 850• Supports user-defined fonts and graphics, including custom logos
• ZPL II drawing commands including boxes and lines
For optimum print quality and printer performance, use genuine Zebra supplies.
