Zebra ZC100

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 connectivity
• 100 card capacity auto-adjusting input hopper (30 mil)
• 100 card capacity output hopper (30 mil)
• Manual card feeding capability with LED bezel
• 3 Tricolor printer status indicator lights
• Kensington® secure lock slot
• Printer host authentication and data encryption
• Print Touch NFC tag and Quick Help QR code for online printer help and documentation access
• Two-year unlimited warranty on printer and printhead

PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS

• Dye-sublimation thermal transfer direct to card print method
• Full-color or monochrome printing
• Single-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 the computer configuration.
Single-Sided

• YMCKO: 150 cph
• Monochrome: 700 cph

MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS

Supplies Specifications:
NOTE: The ZC100 printer is designed to work only with Zebra genuine ribbons. Ribbons are included in a simple-to-load cartridge.

• YMCKO* - 200
• ½ YMCKO* - 400
• Black Monochrome* - 2000
• Black Monochrome - 1500
• White Monochrome* - 1500
• Red Monochrome - 1500
• Blue Monochrome - 1500
• Gold Monochrome  - 1500
• Silver Monochrome  - 1500

Ribbon availability may vary by region.

• *Zebra intelligent technology automatically detects and authenticates ribbon
• Cleaning roller is included with each ribbon
• Two available cleaning kit options: your choice of two (2) or five (5) isopropyl alcohol cleaning cards (1,000 images/card)

Card Compatibility:
NOTE: For optimum print quality and printer performance, use of Genuine Zebra supplies is recommended.

• Card Thickness: 10-40 mil
• Card Size: CR80 ISO 7810 ID-1 format, CR79
• Card Material: PVC and PVC composite
• Adhesive back and writable back cards
• Spot color or monochrome printing only on < 20 mil thick cards and CR79 cards

OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS

Environmental

• Operating Temperature: 59º F to 95º F/15º C to 35º C
• Storage Temperature: 23º F to 158º F/-5º C to 70º C
• Operating Humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing
• Storage Humidity: 20% to 90% non-condensing
• Media Storage:
• Temperature: 41º F to 77º F/5º C to 25º C
• Humidity: 35% to 65% non-condensing

Electrical

• Auto-switching single-phase AC power
• Operating range: 90-132VAC and 190-264VAC RMS
• Frequency range: 47-63 Hz
• FCC Class A

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Dimensions

• 10.2 in. H x 6.2 in. W x 15.1 in. D
• 258 mm H x 157 mm W x 383 mm D

Weight

• 8.6 lbs (3.9 kg)

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERFACE CAPABILITIES

• USB 2.0 — Standard
• Built-in 10/100 Ethernet — Optional
• 802.11ac with MFi — Optional

ENCODING OPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

• Magnetic stripe encoder — ISO 7811 (new and pre-encoded; tracks 1,
• 2, and 3; high and low coercivity; stripe down; 30 mil cards only) *
• Third party contactless encoder integration kit*

*Field upgradeable options

PRINTER DRIVERS

• Windows Server® 2003 (32 bit)
• Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64 bit),
• Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit)
• Windows 8 and Win 8 Pro (32 bit and 64 bit
• compatible)
• Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
• Windows 10 (32 bit and 64 bit)

Windows drivers include:

• Color coded printer status indicators for
• the operator
• Black panel extraction and controls for
• specialty ribbon panels with image preview
• Configuration utility to limit access by
• operators to change image quality and
• printer settings
• Advanced printer configuration, security
• settings and diagnostics capabilities

• Linux Ubuntu
• Apple iOS 10.2

ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL FEATURES

• Lockable enclosure (field upgradeable option)

PRINT DNA

Multiplatform Software Development Kit (SDK)
Windows C#/.Net and Java Printer Software Development Kit (SDK)

• One SDK download supports Android, Java and Windows environments
• Easily build card-printing apps with complete control over print functionality from Windows, Linux, Mac OS and Android environments
• Enable card printing from Android mobile devices
• Incorporate encryption and host authentication
• Includes documentation and source code examples

CardStudio
Included with the printer, this simple-to-learn and feature-rich card design software that makes it easy to design loyalty cards, gift cards, ID cards and more.

Print Touch
With a single tap, you can use Android-based mobile devices to access how-to and troubleshooting information to help keep printers up, running and available.

About Print DNA. Print DNA propels your Zebra Link-OS for Card printers into a class of their own, providing Zebra-only software tools that make life easier for everyone who touches your printers, from printing to printer management and application development.