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
Zebra ZC300 Card Printer

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
YMCKO200
YMCKO300
YMCKOK200
1/2 YMCKO400
1/2 YMCKOKO250
KrO700
KdO700
Black Monochrome2000 / 1500
White, Red, Blue, Gold, Silver Monochrome1500 (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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