Zebra ZC300 Card Printer
ZC300 Card Printer
Flexible and secure card printing with ground-breaking simplicity. Print single or dual-sided magnetic stripe or contactless cards, in color or monochrome.
Graphical Color LCD
Auto-Adjusting Feeder
USB & Ethernet Standard
AES Data Encryption
Quick Specifications
Core Performance
- Print Method: Dye-sublimation thermal transfer direct to card
- Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)
- Max Print Speed (Mono): Up to 900 cards/hour (single-sided)
- Max Print Speed (Color): Up to 200 cards/hour (single-sided YMCKO)
Connectivity & Usability
- Connectivity: USB 2.0, Built-in 10/100 Ethernet (802.11ac Optional)
- User Interface: Graphical color LCD with multiple languages
- Media Types: PVC and PVC composite, adhesive back, writable back
- Print Width: Edge-to-edge printing on standard CR-80 media
Detailed Specifications
Standard Features
- 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) print resolution
- 2 GB flash memory
- Image size: 1006 x 640 pixels
- Auto calibration of ribbon
- USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100 connectivity
- 100 card capacity auto-adjusting input hopper (30 mil)
- 100 card capacity output hopper (30 mil)
- Manual card feeding capability with LED bezel
- Graphical color LCD
- 3 Tricolor printer status indicator lights
- Kensington secure lock slot
- Print Touch NFC tag for online printer help access
- Printer host authentication and Data encryption
- Three-year limited warranty on printer and printhead
Printing Specifications
- Dye-sublimation thermal transfer direct to card print method
- Full-color or monochrome printing
- Single and dual-sided printing
- Edge-to-edge printing on standard CR-80 media
Printing throughput (cards per hour) based on batch printing with USB connectivity. Times may vary depending on computer configuration.
- 900 cards/hour single sided monochrome
- 200 cards/hour single-sided YMCKO
- 140 cards/hour dual-sided YMCKOK
- 450 cards/hour dual sided monochrome
Media Specifications
Supplies Specifications: The ZC300 printer is designed to work only with Zebra genuine ribbons. Ribbons are included in a simple-to-load recyclable cartridge. Zebra intelligent technology automatically detects and authenticates ribbon. Cleaning roller is included with each ribbon.
| Ribbon Description | Cartridge Image Count |
|---|---|
| YMCKO | 200 |
| YMCKO | 300 |
| YMCKOK | 200 |
| 1/2 YMCKO | 400 |
| 1/2 YMCKOKO | 250 |
| KrO | 700 |
| KdO | 700 |
| Black Monochrome | 2000 / 1500 |
| White, Red, Blue, Gold, Silver Monochrome | 1500 (each) |
Card Compatibility
For optimum print quality and printer performance, use of Genuine Zebra supplies is recommended.
- Card Thickness: 10-40 mil (Spot color or monochrome printing recommended only on >20 mil thick cards and CR79 cards)
- Card Size: CR80 ISO 7810 ID-1 format, CR79
- Card Material: PVC and PVC composite
- Adhesive back and writable back cards supported
Physical Characteristics
| Configuration | Dimensions (H x W x D) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Single Sided | 10.2 in. x 6.2 in. x 15.1 in. (258 mm x 157 mm x 383 mm) |
8.8 lbs (4.0 kg) |
| Dual Sided | 10.2 in. x 6.2 in. x 18.4 in. (258 mm x 157 mm x 468 mm) |
9.7 lbs (4.4 kg) |
Operating Characteristics
- Operating Temp: 59 F to 95 F / 15 C to 35 C
- Storage Temp: 23 F to 158 F / -5 C to 70 C
- Operating Humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing
- Media Storage: 41 F to 77 F / 5 C to 25 C (35% to 65% non-condensing)
- Electrical: Auto-switching single-phase AC power. 90-132VAC and 190-264VAC RMS, 47-63 Hz
- Approvals: FCC Class A
Additional Optional Features & Encoding
- Magnetic stripe encoder - ISO 7811 (new and pre-encoded; tracks 1, 2, and 3; high and low coercivity; stripe down and stripe up with dual-sided printers) [Field upgradeable option]
- Card flipper for dual-sided printing [Field upgradeable option]
- 10 card reject bin is standard with dual-sided printers [Field upgradeable option]
- Lockable enclosure [Field upgradeable option]
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity [Optional]
Printer Drivers
- Windows Certified: Windows Server 2008 (32/64 bit), Windows 7 (32/64 bit), Windows 8 and 8.1 (32/64 bit), Windows Server 2012 (64 bit), Windows 10 (32/64 bit), Windows Server 2016
- Linux: Ubuntu 16.X (64 Bit)
- Apple: MAC OS X 10.13.X (64 bit)
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