ZT421 Industrial Printer

Specifications are provided for reference and are based on testing the ZT421™ printer
using genuine Zebra® supplies. Results may vary in actual application settings or when
using other-than-recommended Zebra supplies. Zebra recommends always qualifying
any application with thorough testing.

More Standard Features

 

  • Thermal transfer and direct thermal printing
  • Thin film printhead with E3™ Element Energy™ Equalizer for superior print quality
  • 203 dpi print resolution (8 dots / mm)
  • Print speeds per second up to 12″

 

Printer Specifications

Resolution:

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

Media Sensors:

  • Dual media sensors
    • transmissive and reflective
  • 3″ media supply hanger
  • Auto calibration
    • printer calibrates when printer is turned on or when printhead is close

Media Characteristics

Media Types: Continuous, die-cut, notch, black-mark

  • Maximum Non-continuous Label Length: 39″ (991 mm)
  • Media Web Width (Label and Liner):
    • 2.00″ (51 mm) to 7.0″ (178 mm) Tear / Cutter
    • 2.00″ (51 mm) to 6.75″ (171 mm) Peel / Rewind
  • Minimum Label Length:
    • Tear-off mode: 0.5″ (12.7 mm)
    • Peel mode: 0.5″ (12.7 mm)
    • Rewind mode: 0.5″ (12.7 mm)
    • Cutter: 1.00″ (25.4 mm)
  • Media Thickness (Label and Liner):
    • 0.0023″ (0.058 mm) to 0.010″ (0.25 mm)
  • Maximum Media Roll Dimensions:
    • 8.0″ (203 mm) O.D. on a 3″ (76 mm) I.D. core

Ribbon Characteristics

 

  • Ribbon Width: 2.00″ (51 mm) to 6.85″ / 174 mm
  • Maximum Ribbon Length: 1476′ (450 m)
  • Maximum Ribbon Roll Size: 450 m: 3.2″ (81.3 mm) O.D. on a 1.0″ (25.4 mm) I.D. core
  • Ribbon Wound Ink-side Out

 

Environmental

 

Operating Environment:

  • Thermal transfer = 40º to 104ºF (5º to 40ºC)
  • Thermal direct = 32º to 104ºF (0º to 40ºC)
  • 20% to 85% non-condensing R.H.Storage / Transportation Environment:
  • -40º to 140ºF (-40º to 60ºC)
  • 5% to 85% non-condensing R.H.

 

Design

 

  • Easy, side-loading metal print mechanism
  • Door and print mechanism activated lights to light supplies path
  • Tool-less printhead and platen replacement
  • Metal media cover with enlarged clear viewing window
  • Robust-gold user touch points indicating key adjustments
  • Bi-fold media door decreasing overall operating space by 35%

 

Operation

 

  • 4.3-inch color touch display with intuitive menu for quick operation and settings management
  • Bi-colored status LEDs for quick printer status
  • ARM Cortex A7 processor
  • 256 MB RAM memory (8 MB User Available)
  • 512 MB Flash memory (64 MB User Available)
  • Print Touch™ application
  • Link-OS®-enabled
  • Auto-switching 100-240V power supply
  • ENERGY STAR® qualified
  • Printhead element out detection

 

Communication

 

  • USB 2.0, high speed
  • RS-232 Serial (RS-232C with DB9F connector; Configurable baud rate (2400 – 115,200kB), parity, and data bits. Stop bits at 1 or 2; Software (XON/XOFF), hardware (DTR/DSR or RTS/CTS) communication handshake protocols)
  • 10/100 Ethernet: Supports networks internally integrated option that enables the use of Webview and Alert features
  • Bluetooth® 4.1 (including Apple®)
  • Dual USB Host

 

Media Handling

 

  • Dual media sensors — transmissive and reflective
  • 3″ media supply hanger
  • Auto calibration — printer calibrates when printer is turned on or when printhead is closed
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