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Zebra GK420d Barcode Label Printer

Zebra"s GK420d compact direct thermal desktop printers have been designed for print widths up to 4 inches and deliver best-in-class speed and performance. GK420d printers are reliable, durable, and flexible to fit almost any low- to mid-volume printing application and budget.

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Print method: direct thermal
Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Print speed: up to 5" (127 mm) per second
EPL and ZPL programming languages standard
OpenACCESS design for easy media loading
Smallest footprint in 4-inch thermal printer
Dual-wall reinforced plastic construction
32 bit RISC processor
XML-enabled printing
Media sensors: Reflective, Transmissive

Zebra GK420d Specs (pdf)

Zebra GK420d Driver (download)

Standard Features

Print speed: up to 5" (127 mm) per second
Print method: direct thermal
EPL and ZPL programming languages standard

More Standard Features

OpenACCESS design for easy media loading
Smallest footprint in 4-inch thermal printer
Dual-wall reinforced plastic construction
32 bit RISC processor
XML-enabled printing

Printer Specifications

Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Memory: Standard: 8 MB SDRAM (3 MB available to user); 4 MB Flash (1.5 MB available to user)
Print width: 4.09" (104 mm)
Print length: 39" (991 mm)
Print speed: 5" (127 mm)/sec
Media sensors: Reflective, Transmissive

Media Characteristics

Maximum label and liner width: 4.25" (108 mm)
Minimum label and liner width: 0.75" (19 mm)
Maximum label and liner length: 0.38" (9.7 mm) to 39" (991 mm)
Maximum roll diameter: 5" (127 mm)
Core diameter: 0.5" (12.7 mm), 1.0" (25.4 mm), 1.5" (37.1 mm)
Media thickness: 0.003" (0.08 mm) to 0.0075" (0.20 mm)
Media types: black bar, black mark, continuous, continuous receipt, die-cut, fanfold, gap, notched, perforated, receipt, roll-fed, tag, tag stock

Operating Characteristics

Operating temperature DT: Operating temperature: 40 F (5 C) to 105 F (41 C)
Direct thermal Storage temperatures: -40 F (-40 C) to 140 F (60 C)
Operating humidity: 10-90% non-condensing
Storage humidity: 5-95% non-condensing
Electrical: Auto-detectable (PFC Compliant) 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Agency approvals

FCC Part 15
Subpart 15
VCCI
C-Tick
EN55022 Class-B
EN6100-3-2
EN6100-3-3
EN55024
CCC
CB Scheme IEC 60950: 1991 +A1 +A2 + A3 +A4
TUV NRTL
IRAM
NOM
AAMI

Physical Characteristics

Width: 6.75" (171 mm)
Height: 6" (152 mm)
Depth: 8.25" (209 mm)
Weight: 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
Shipping weight: 7.1 lbs (3.2 kg)
Orientation Center

Programming Languages

Core programming languages: EPL2, Line Mode, ZPL I/ZPL II

Bar Codes/Symbologies

Linear Codabar
Code 11
Code 128
Code 128 with subsets A/B/C
Code 39
Code 93
EAN-13
EAN-14
EAN-8
EAN-8 and EAN-13 with 2 or 5 digit extensions
German Post Code
Industrial 2-of-5
Interleaved 2-of-5
Japanese Postnet
Logmars
MSI
MSI-3
Plessey
Postnet
RSS (reduced space symbology)
Standard 2-of-5
UCC/EAN-128
UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions
UPC-A
UPC-A and UPC-E with 2 or 5 digit extensions
UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions
UPC-E
2-dimensional Aztec
Codablock
Code 49
Data Matrix
MacroPDF417
MaxiCode
MicroPDF417
PDF417
QR Code
RSS / GS1 DataBar family (12 barcodes)
Fonts and Graphics

16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap fonts
One resident scalable ZPL font
Five resident expandable EPL2 bitmap fonts
Supports user-defined fonts and graphics - including customer logos

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Print Speed

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