label printer bar code printer Zebra ZT230 Industrial Printer

More Standard Features

• Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3®) for superior print quality
• USB 2.0 and RS-232 serial ports
• Dual media sensors - transmissive and reflective sensing technology, selectable through software or front panel
• Media supply hanger designed for 1" (25mm) through 3" (76mm) core diameters
• Side loading metal print mechanism with head open lock
• Link-OS™ capable

Printer Specifications

Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm) 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) Memory: 128MB Flash, 128MB RAM Print width: 4.09"/104 mm Print length: 203 dpi: 157"/3,988 mm and 300dpi: 73"/1854 mm (optional) Print speed: 203 dpi: 6" (152 mm)/sec 300 dpi: 6" (152 mm)/sec Media sensors: Reflective, Transmissive

Media Characteristics

Maximum label and liner width: 4.50"/114 mm Minimum label and liner width: 0.75" (19.4 mm) Maximum non-continuous label length: 39"/991 mm Maximum Media Roll Size:

• 8.0" (203 mm) O.D. on a 3" (76 mm) I.D. core
• 6.0" (152 mm) O.D. on a 1" (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

Outside diameter: 300m = 2.7"/68.6 mm Standard length: 984'/300 m Ribbon width: 1.57"/40 mm to 4.33"/110 mm Ribbon setup: Ribbon wound ink-side out ID Core: 1.0" (25.4 mm)

Operating Characteristics

Operating temperature TT: Operating temperature: 40° F (5° C) to 104° F (40° C) Thermal transfer DT: Operating temperature: 32° F (0° C) to 104° F (40° C) Direct thermal Storage temperatures: -40° F (-40° C) to 140° F (60° C) Operating humidity: 20% to 85% non-condensing Storage humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing Energy Star certified universal auto-ranging (PFC-compliant) power supply 100-240VAC; 47-63 HZ. Not 90–265VAC; 48–62Hz

Agency approvals

• IEC 60950
• EN 55022 Class B
• EN55024
• EN 61000-3-2
• EN 61000-3-3

Physical Characteristics

Width: 9.5"/242 mm Height: 10.9" (277 mm) Depth: 17" (432 mm) Weight: 20 lbs (9.1 kg) Shipping weight: 25 lbs (11.4 kg)

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Options

Factory Installed Printer Options

• Thermal Transfer Core-to-Core Ribbon Handling System
• Print head 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) 
• A front mount, passive peel option, w/ no take-up spindle
• A front mount guillotine cutter
• Liner Take-Up for ZT230 only, rewinds entire 8" roll of liner (includes peel option)

Field Installed Printer Options

• Additional scalable and smooth bitmapped fonts available
• Print head 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
• A front mount, passive peeler
• A front mount guillotine cutter
• Internal parallel port option
• ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server – supports 10/100 Ethernet networks internally integrated option that enables the use of ZebraLink Webview and Alert features.
• ZebraNet n Printer Server – supports 802.11 a/b/g/n networks via an internally integrated option.
• Real Time Clock (RTC) –date/time for standalone applications
• Keyboard Display Unit (KDU) option – Enter variable data and retrieve stored forms for standalone applications (requires null modem adapter with DB9 serial cable).

Communication and Interface Capabilities

• ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server – supports 10/100 Ethernet networks internally integrated option that enables the use of ZebraLink Webview and Alert features. 
• ZebraNet® n Printer Server – supports 802.11 a/b/g/n networks via an internally integrated option. 

Programming Languages

Core programming languages: XML, ZPL I/ZPL II

Bar Codes/Symbologies

Bar code modulus "X" dimension:

- Picket fence (non-rotated) orientation:

203 dpi = 4.9 mil to 49 mil

300 dpi = 3.3 mil to 33 mil

- Ladder (rotated) orientation:

203 dpi = 4.9 mil to 49 mil

300 dpi = 3.9 mil to 39 mil

Bar code ratios – 2:1, 7:3, 5:2, & 3:1

Linear bar codes: 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 2-or 5-digit extensions, Plessey, Postnet, Standard 2-of-5, Industrial 2-of-5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Logmars, MSI, Codabar and Planet Code

2-dimensional bar codes: Codablock, PDF417, Code 49, DataMatrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, TLC 39, MicroPDF, RSS-14 (and composite), Aztec

Fonts and Graphics

• Fonts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and GS are expandable up to 10 times, height and width independently. However, fonts E and H (OCR-A and OCR-B) are not considered in-spec" when expanded.
• The scalable smooth font 0 (CG Triumvirate™ Bold Condensed) is expandable on a dot-by-dot basis, height and width independent, while maintaining smooth edges. Maximum character size depends on available memory. 
• IBM Code Page 850 international character sets are available in the fonts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and 0 through software control