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The Zebra ZC100 card printer is Zebra’s entry level printer. The ZC100 is affordable, easy to use and its very robust.
The ZC100 is ideal for businesses looking to print single sided identity cards, membership or event guest cards
The Zebra ZC100 comes with an two-year unlimited warranty on the printer and printhead. For additional peace of mind, FlockChain also offers the option for maintenance contracts for next business day to site for additional peace of mind.
User Friendly design
- User Friendly plug-and-play setup.
- Brand new driver with a graphical user interface.
- The card feed instantly adjusts to the thickness of the cards you are using.
- Loading and unloading cards made easier than ever with the new and improved hopper design.
- Easy to change the ribbon, no instructions are required.
- Fast Single-Sided colour and Monochrome Printing.
- Small footprint design to fit wherever you need printing.
PRINT TECHNOLOGY
Direct-to-Card Printer
PRINT CAPABILITIES
Single-Sided Only
PRINT SPEED
Colour – 150 cph Mono – 700 cph
MAX. IMAGES PER RIBBON ROLL
Colour – 200 and Mono – 2000
COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE
Standard – USB 2.0; Optional Built-in 10/100 Ethernet; 802.11ac MFi
OPTIONS
Encoding: Magnetic Stripe, Third party Contactless encoder integration kit
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
Zebra ZC100 Specifications
Printing Specifications
| • Dye-sublimation thermal transfer direct to card print method • Full-colour 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. | |
| YMCKO: | Single-Sided: 150 cph |
| Monochrome: | Single-Sided: 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. | |
| Ribbon Description | Cartridge Image Count |
| YMCKO* | 200 |
| 1/2 YMCKO* | 400 |
| Black Monochrome* | 2000 |
| Black Monochrome | 1500 |
| White Monochrome* | 1500 |
| White Monochrome | 1500 |
| Red Monochrome | 1500 |
| Blue Monochrome | 1500 |
| Gold Monochrome | 1500 |
| Silver Monochrome | 1500 |
| *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 • Transparent cards* *Note: Spot colour or monochrome printing recommended only on >20 mil thick cards, CR79 cards, and transparent cards. |
Operating Characteristics
| Operating Temp. | 59º F to 95º F/15º C to 35º C |
| Operating Humidity | 20% to 80% 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 | 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 (ZIP Pocket)* *Field upgradeable options |
Printer Drivers
| Microsoft Windows Certified | Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (32 bit and 64 bit compatible) Windows Server 2012 (64 bit) Windows 10 (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows Server 2016 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 16..X (64 Bit) |
| Apple | MAC OS X 10.13.X (64 bit) |
| Please see www.zebra.com for an up-to-date listing of supported systems |
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 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 (Windows only) • Includes documentation and source code examples CardStudio A 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. Printer Profile Manager Enterprise (PPME) PPME facilitates the centralized control and management of a large number of Card printers via an intuitive Web interface. This application makes it easy to navigate through all the Card Printer settings and quickly create your printer profiles with just a handful of ‘clicks’. Update and manage networked Enterprise Zebra Link-OS printers from a single console automatically with a direct encrypted connection to protect sensitive data. |
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. |
Zebra ZC100 Consumables
Printer Ribbons
| Product Code | Description |
| 800300-350EM | Zebra ZC100 YMCKO colour ribbon (200 prints) |
| 800300-301EM | Zebra ZC100 Monochrome Black ribbon (2,000 prints) |
| 800300-303EM | Zebra ZC100 Black Monochrome ribbon (1,500 prints) |
| 800300-302EM | Zebra ZC100 Red Monochrome Ribbon (1,500 Prints) |
| 800300-304EM | Zebra ZC100 Blue Monochrome Ribbon (1,500 Prints) |
| 800300-306EM | Zebra ZC100 Metallic Gold Monochrome Ribbon (1,500 Prints) |
| 800300-307EM | Zebra ZC100 Metallic Silver Monochrome Ribbon (1,500 Prints) |
| 800300-309EM | Zebra ZC100 White Monochrome Ribbon (1,500 Prints) |
| 800300-370EM | Zebra ZC100 Half-Panel YMCKO Colour Ribbon (400 Prints) |
Cleaning Kits
| Product Code | Description |
| 105999-311 | Zebra ZC100/300 Cleaning Card Kit – 5 Cards |
| Product Code | Description |
| 104523-111 | Zebra Premier Grade Blank White Cards – 500 Cards |
| 104523-113 | Zebra High Coercivity (Hi-Co) Blank White Cards – 500 Cards |
| 104523-112 | Zebra LoCo Blank White Cards – 500 cards |
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