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ZEBRA Z6Mplus PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications are provided for reference and are based on printer tests using Zebra brand ribbons and labels. Results may vary in actual application settings or when using other than recommended Zebra supplies. Zebra recommends always qualifying any application with thorough testing. auto-switching networks and enables ZebraLink Webview and Standard Features Alert features. 203 dpi print resolution (8 dots/mm) Internal or external ZebraNet PrintServer II provides cost Thin film print head with E3 Element Energy Control effective Ethernet connectivity to 10Base-T networks and Thermal transfer and direct thermal printing of bar codes, text, enables ZebraLink Webview and Alert features. and graphics RS-232 DB-9 to RS422/485 Adapter ZPL or ZPL II programming language, selectable through APL-I firmware allows a 203 dpi (8 dots /mm) Zebra printer software or front panel to parse and print IPL code intended for an Intermec 3400D, 32 bit high speed processor or 88XX printer. (With APL-I firmware installed, ZPL On board Real Time Clock (RTC) programming language is not recognized, and ZPL specific 8MB DRAM memory (3.5MB User Available) features are not available.) 4MB Flash memory (2 MB User Available) APL-D firmware allows 203 dpi (8 dots /mm) Zebra printer to parse and print DPL code intended for a Datamax Prodigy Serial RS-232, and bi-directional parallel ports Plus, Prodigy, or Allegro printers. (With APL-D firmware Transmissive and reflective sensing technology installed, ZPL programming language is not recognized, and Sleek personality / rugged metal design: ZPL specific features are not available.) Die-cast aluminum frame: 0.20" (5mm) thick ensures parallelism of spindles for consistent print quality ZebraLink Solutions Die-cast Metal base withstands harsh industrial Software conditions ZebraDesigner Pro An intuitive, easy-to-use software program Metal media cover with enlarged clear window : easy to for creating complex label designs (option). view supplies ZebraDesigner Offers basic features for simple label design Die-cast print mechanism with head open lock withstands ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise Centrally manage Zebra printers general wear & tear and facilitates media loading. from a single PC screen anywhere on your global network. Standard LCD control panel: Back-lit, 2 line, 16 characters w/ ZebraNet Utilities v 7.0 Provides enhanced printing, conversion, full menu to change set-up options and administration capabilities; message management; and more. Charcoal gray form design for improved smudge resistance Zebra Universal Driver The most powerful driver available Zebra printer driver for Windows 3.X and 95/98/NT 2000 from Zebra operating systems

Optional Features

Print head 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) Full-width guillotine knife cutter and catch tray, operates under software control cutting labels individually or in strips (not compatible with rewind and peel options) A front mount, passive peel option, w/ no take-up spindle Rewind internally rewinds full roll of printed labels on 3 core, or peels & rewinds liner Factory Installed 64MB (61MB user available) Flash Memory option Memory board socket option PCMCIA socket: Supports linear type I & type II, 5 volt memory cards, up to 32MB, ATA format up to 256MB. Compact Flash: Supports compact flash cards up to 256MB. Additional scalable and smooth bitmapped fonts available ZebraNet Wireless Print Server option provides an internally integrated wireless option and supports Symbol and Cisco radio cards. Internal or external ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server option supports 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and fast Ethernet 10/100

Networking Options

ZebraNet Wireless PrintServer (internal) ZebraNet 10/100 PrintServer (internal or external) ZebraNet PrintServer II (internal or external)

Firmware

ZPL II Universal language for Zebra printers. Simplifies label formatting and enables format compatibility with existing systems that run Zebra printers. APL Zebras Alternative Programming Language allows integration into mixed printer environments without reprogramming formats. Web View Connect and control Zebra bar code printers via the printers Web interface using a common Web browser. Alert Printers equipped with ZebraNet print servers provide alerts via any email-enabled, wired, or wireless device to minimize downtime.

Printing Specifications

203 dpi resolution (8 dots/mm) - Dot size (W x L): 0.0049" x 0.0049" (0.125mm x 0.125mm)

P/N 11968L Rev. 9

SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

March 2006

300 dpi resolution (12 dots/mm) - Dot size (W x L): 0.0033" x 0.0039" (0.084mm x 0.099mm) First dot location measured from inside media backing edge: 0.10".04" (2.5mm, not to exceed 1.0mm +1.0mm) Maximum print width: 6.6 (168mm) Maximum continuous media print length: 203 dpi 300 dpi 102 45

Standard Printer Fonts

Fonts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and GS are expandable up to 10 times, height and width independently. However, fonts E and H (OCR-A and OCR-B) are not considered in-spec" when expanded. The scalable smooth font 0 (CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed) is expandable on a dot-by-dot basis, height and width independent, while maintaining smooth edges. Maximum character size depends on available memory. IBM Code Page 850 international character sets are available in the fonts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and 0 through software control.
Font Matrix Type* Inches Inter-character Gap Character Size Millimeters

Char/inch

Media Specifications
Maximum non-continuous label length: 39" (991mm) Media type: continuous, die-cut, tags, black-mark Media web width (label and liner): 2.00" (51mm) to 7.00" (178mm) Tear / Cutter 2.00 (51mm) to 6.75 (171mm) Peel / Rewind Minimum label length: - Rewind mode: 0.5" (12.7mm) - Peel mode: 1.0" (25.4mm) - Tear-off mode:.5" (12.7mm) - Cutter mode: 1.5" (38.1mm) Media thickness (label and liner): 0.0023" (0.058mm) to 0.010" (0.25mm) Maximum full-width media thickness for cutter: 0.25mm (0.010") Maximum media roll size: 8.0" (203mm) O.D. on a 3" (76mm) I.D. core Maximum fan-fold pack size: 8.0"L (203mm) x 7.0W (178mm) x 6.2"H (157mm) Gap and notch sensing standards: - Inter-label gap: 2 - 4mm, preferably 3mm - Sensing notch: 0.25"W (6mm) x 0.12"L (3mm) - Sensing hole: 0.125" (3mm) diameter * Note: Notch & Hole Position centered from 0.15 to 3.5 from media inner edge Fixed transmissive sensor location: 7/16 from media inner edge Black mark sensing standards: - Black mark length (parallel to inside media edge): 0.098" - 0.453" (2.5mm - 11.5mm) - Black mark width (perpendicular to inside media edge): > 0.37" (> 9.5mm) - Black mark location: within 0.040" (1mm) of inside media edge - Black mark density: > 1.0 Optical Density Units (ODU) - Maximum media density: 0.5 ODU

A B C,D E F G H GS P Q R S T U V 0
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
U-L-D U U-L-D OCR-B U-L-D U-L-D OCR-A SYMBOL U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D
0.044 0.054 0.088 0.138 0.128 0.295 0.103 0.118.098.138.172.197.236.290.394 Scalable
0.029 0.044 0.059 0.098 0.079 0.236 0.093 0.118.089.118.153.172.207.261.349
33.90 22.60 16.95 10.17 12.71 4.24 10.71 8.48 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1.13 1.38 2.25 3.50 3.25 7.50 2.63 3.00 2.49 3.51 4.37 5.00 5.99 7.37 10.0
0.75 1.13 1.50 2.50 2.00 6.00 2.38 3.00 2.26 2.99 3.89 4.37 5.26 6.63 8.86
1.33 0.89 0.67 0.40 0.50 0.17 0.42 0.33 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Default: 15 x 12

*U = Uppercase, L = Lowercase, D = Descenders
Font Matrices for 8 dot/mm (203 DPI) Print heads
Font Matrix Type* Character Size
Inches Inter-character Gap

Millimeters

U-L-D U U-L-D OCR-B U-L-D U-L-D OCR-A

SYMBOL

.030.037.060.137.087.200.100.080.098.138.172.197.236.290.394 Scalable
0.020 0.030 0.040 0.087 0.053 0.160 0.093 0.080.089.118.153.172.207.261.349
50.00 33.33 25.00 11.54 18.75 6.25 10.71 12.50 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
0.76 0.93 1.53 3.47 2.20 5.08 2.54 2.03 2.49 3.51 4.37 5.00 5.99 7.37 10.0
0.51 0.76 1.02 2.20 1.36 4.07 2.37 2.03 2.26 2.99 3.89 4.37 5.26 6.63 8.86
U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D U-L-D

Ribbon Specifications

Ribbon width: 2.00 (51mm) to 6.85" (174mm) Standard Lengths: 1476 (450M) or 984' (300m) Maximum ribbon roll size: 3.2" (81.3mm) O.D. on a 1.0" (25.4mm) I.D. core Ribbon wound ink-side out
Font Matrices for 12 dot/mm (300 DPI) Print heads March 2006
1.97 1.31 0.98 0.45 0.74 0.25 0.42 0.49 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Height

2591mm 1143mm Media registration tolerance: Vertical 0.039" (1.0mm) on non-continuous media Horizontal 0.039" (1.0mm) within a roll of media Programmable print speeds: - 203 dpi models = 2.0" (51mm) through 10" (254mm) per second in 1" increments - 300 dpi model = 2.0" (51mm) through 6" (152mm) per second in 1" increments

Bar Code Symbologies & Specifications
Bar code modulus "X" dimension: - Picket fence (non-rotated) orientation: 203 dpi = 4.9 mil to 49 mil 300 dpi = 3.3 mil to 33 mil - Ladder (rotated) orientation: 203 dpi = 4.9 mil to 49 mil 300 dpi = 3.9 mil to 39 mil Bar code ratios 2:1, 7:3, 5:2, & 3:1 Aztec Codabar (supports ratios of 2:1 to 3:1 CODABLOCK Code 11 Code 39 (supports ratios of 2:1 to 3:1 Code 49 (2-D) Code 93 Code 128 (subsets A, B, C, and UCC case C codes) Data Matrix EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN extensions Interleaved 2 of 5 (supports ratios 2:1 to 3:1, modulous10 check digit) Planet Code ISBT-128 Logmars MaxiCode (2-D) PDF417 (2-D) Micro PDF (2-D) Plessy Postnet QR-Code MSI Standard 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC extensions RSS
Software (XON/XOFF), hardware (DTR/DSR, or RTS/CTS) communication handshake protocols RS422/485 with optional adapter. ZebraNet Wireless Print Server 802.11b-compliant wireless print server ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server - Ethernet network print server (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX) ZebraNet Print Server II - Ethernet network print server (10BASE-T) -

Electrical Specifications
Auto-detectable 90-265VAC, 48-62 Hz, 5A fused power supply Agency approvals: IEC 60950, EN 55022 Class B, EN55024, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3. Product Markings: cULus, CE Marking, FCC-B, ICES-003, VCCI, C-Tick, NOM, IRAM, CCC, GOST-R, BSMI (BSMI is pending as of 9-30-03)

Physical Specifications

Height: 13.32" (338mm) Width: 13.43" (341mm) Depth: 18.69" (475mm) Weight: 34.7lbs. (16kg) Shipping Weight: 54bs
Environmental Specifications
Operating environment: Thermal transfer = 40 to 104F (5 to 40C) Thermal direct = 32 to 104F (0 to 40C) 20% to 85% non-condensing R.H. Storage/Transportation environment: -40 to 140F (-40 to 60C) 5% to 85% non-condensing R.H.

Preventative Maintenance

Zebra recommends cleaning the printer on a regular basis using standard Zebra printer parts and cleaning supplies. Consult your Users Guide for further details.

Zebra Programming Language
(ZPL and ZPL II) Communicates in printable ASCII characters Unicode - Compliant (Version V60.14 and higher) Compatible with mainframe, mini, and PC hosts Downloadable objects include graphics, scalable and bitmap
fonts, label templates and formats Adjustable print cache Data compression Automatic memory allocation for format while printing Automatic serialization of fields Format inversion (white on black) Mirror-image printing Four position field rotation (0, 90, 180, 270) Slew command Programmable label quantities with print, pause, cut control Status messages to host upon request
Cleaning: The exterior is cleaned with a lint-free cloth, and if necessary, a mild detergent solution or desktop cleaner. Interior components (print head, platen roller, media sensor, peel bar, ribbon and media paths) are cleaned with alcohol or blown air to remove any particles. Lubrication: All mechanical parts are self-lubricating and do not require additional lubrication. Print Registration: Media registration and minimum label length are affected by media type and width, ribbon type and print speed. Performance improves as these factors are optimized. Zebra recommends always qualifying any application with thorough testing.
Communications Specifications
Bi-directional parallel interface High-speed serial interfaces - RS-232C, with DB9F connector - Configurable baud rate (600 115,200kB), parity, and data bits. Stop bits at 1 or 2. SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE March 2006