ZEBRA® GX420D™ , GX420T™ AND GX430T™ PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
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ZEBRA® GX420D™, GX420T™ AND GX430T™ PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Specifications are provided for reference and are based on printer tests using Genuine Zebra™ supplies. Results may vary in actual application settings or when using other-thanrecommended Zebra supplies. Zebra recommends always qualifying any application with thorough testing. Standard Features Optional Features • Maximum speed 6 ips (152 mm/second) • Direct thermal (d) and Thermal transfer (t) printing of barcodes, text and graphics • 4 ips (102 mm/second) maximum print speed - GX430t • OpenACCESS™ design for easy media loading • 203 dpi print resolution (8 dots/mm) • 300 dpi print resolution (12 dots/mm) - GX430t • Fully enclosed 5.0" (127 mm) media compartment • Dual-wall frame construction • ZPL II® programming language • EPL2™ page mode programming language • EPL™ Line Mode support - GX420d • 32 bit RISC processor • 8 MB Std SDRAM memory (3 MB available to user) • 4 MB Std Flash memory (1.5 MB available to user) • Zebra E3™ Printhead Energy Control • Triple communications interface: Serial, USB & Parallel • User interface feed button (ZPL style) • Odometer for printer length tracking • Unicode™ compliant for multi-language printing • Simplified calibration of media • 16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap fonts • One resident scalable ZPL font • Five resident expandable EPL2 fonts • Auto-switching 100-240V power supply • Transmissive and reflective media sensing • Head-up sensor • Standard tear-off mode feature • Programmable print speeds of 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 ips (51, 76, 102, 127 & 152 mm/seconds) • Zebra printer driver for Windows® • 64 MB Flash Memory with Real-Time Clock – total of 68 MB (65.5 MB available to user) for applications requiring additional levels of memory, time and date information • Adjustable Media Sensor – full-width reflective black line sensor and multi-position gap sensor • Ethernet – 10/100 internal offered in combination with USB v1.1 & Serial interface (replaces Parallel port) • Wireless – 802.11b/g or Bluetooth® 2.0 with LCD display (replaces Parallel port) • Dispenser (peeler) – Label peel and present with present sensor • Cutter: - Continuous paper, linered label & tag stock - Maximum thickness 0.0069” (0.175 mm) SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE • Font Packs – Asian and other international font kits • Power Cord – US, Europe, UK, Australia, Argentina, Japan and China • ZBI 2.0™ – field installed via activation key Accessories • KDU Plus™ – full-size keyboard with LCD for standalone printing applications • KDU – Keyboard Display Unit for stand-alone printing applications where space is limited

• ZebraDesigner – Offers basic features for simple label design (standard) • ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise – Centrally manage Zebra printers from a single PC screen anywhere on your global network (option) • ZebraNet Utilities v 7.0 – Provides enhanced printing, conversion and administration capabilities; message management and more (standard) • Zebra Universal Driver – The most powerful driver available from Zebra for Windows 95/98/2000/2003/ME/NT/XP (standard) • ZebraDesigner Driver – Zebra driver compliant with Windows 95/98/2000/2003/ME/NT/XP and Vista (downloadable from www.Zebra.com) •...

• Max Roll Diameter: 5.00" (127 mm) • Media Thickness: 0.003" (0.08 mm) - 0.0075" (0.19 mm) • Media Sensing: fixed reflective and transmissive gap, black line and notch • Media Types: Roll-fed or fan-fold, die cut or continuous direct thermal labels with or without black mark, tag stock, continuous receipt paper and wristbands • Dispenser peeler (optional) may not work with all media types and should be tested for media compatibility ZPL Font Specifications 203 dpi (8 dots/mm) Printing Mode Direct thermal Thermal transfer Direct thermal Calibration Procedure • The GX420 and GX430 are...

• Bitmap fonts are expandable up to 10 times, height and width independent. Fonts E and H (OCR-B and OCRA), however, are not considered in spec when expanded. • Smooth scalable font Ø (CG Triumvirate™ Bold Condensed*) is expandable dot-by-dot, height and width independent, while maintaining edges to a max. 1500 x 1500 dots **Spacing of Asian characters is controlled via the i command. The formula for CPI is 203 / (32 + i). Thus as i increases, CPI decreases. For example: If i = 2, CPI = 203/34 = 6.0 *Contains UFST® from Agfa Monotype Corporation ZPL Barcode Symbologies • Barcode Ratios: 2:1...

Agency Approvals Environmental Specifications • Emissions: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, VCCI, C-Tick • Emissions and Susceptibility: (CE): EN55022 Class-B, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3 and EN55024 • Safety: CB Scheme IEC 60950:1991 +A1 +A2 +A3 +A4, TUV NRTL, IRAM, NOM, AAMI, and CCC Operating Temperature: 40º to 105ºF (4.4º to 41ºC) Storage Temperature: -40º to 140ºF (-40º to 60ºC) Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing R.H. Storage Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing R.H. Preventative Maintenance Physical Specifications (no options installed) • Zebra recommends cleaning the printer on a...