Zebra 96XiIII specs

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Industrial printing with high resolution

The industry's first 600dpi printer-- the 96XiIII---is unmatched for printing large amounts of bar code, text and graphics information in limited label space. This printer is ideal for applications that require extremely high resolution---labeling electronic components, telecommunication assemblies, computer peripherals, small pharmaceutical packaging, diagnostic research samples, and more.

Reliability: The Zebra Advantage

For nearly 30 years, every Zebra printer has been designed, engineered and constructed with quality and durability in mind. This ongoing dedication to excellence is how we've earned our reputation for proven reliability.

Your Zebra printer will deliver the results you expect: enhanced productivity, minimal maintenance, and a lower cost of ownership. We even back up every product with a 12-month printer warranty and 6-month printhead warranty, with no limitation on inches printed.

Common applications:

• Chemical drum labels
• Large paper roll labeling
• Clinical lab label sets
• Primary metal standard labels
• ODETTE labels for the automotive industry
• Banner-sized labels
• Pallet and shipping labels
• Container labels
• Multiple-across labels

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• 600-dots-per-inch resolution (23.5 dots per mm) Standard
• Thin film printhead with Element Energy Equalizer (E3 ) ASIC

Media Dimensions

• Minimum media width: 0.79" (20.07mm)
• Maximum media width: 3.54" (90mm)
• Maximum label length: 20" (508mm)
   39" (991mm) with memory expansion
• Total thickness: .003" (.076mm) to .012" (0.3mm)
• Label roll diameter: 8" (203mm)
• Core diameter: 1.6" (40mm)
• Minimum label gap: 2mm

Dual Media Sensors

• Transmissive
• Reflective

Ribbons

• Outside diameter: 3.2" (81mm) maximum
• Recommended to be at least as wide as media

Print Speeds

• 1" (25mm), through 4" (102mm) per second in 1" (25mm) increments

Zebra Programming Language (ZPL or ZPL II)

• ZPL or ZPL II selectable through software or through easy-to-use front panel, prompts with user-programmable password
• ZBI - Zebra BASIC interpreter for translation of foreign data streams into ZPL II

Fonts

• Bitmap fonts A through H and GS symbols are expandable up to 10 times, height and width independent
• Smooth scalable font Ø (CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed) is expandable dot-by-dot, height and width independent
• IBM Code Page 850 International Characters

Memory

• Dual 32-bit RISC and CISC microprocessors
• 4MB standard RAM (expandable to 12MB)
• PCMCIA Memory Card Interface
• 1.5 MB Flash (E:)

Bar Codes/Symbologies

Bar code ratios: 2:1, 7:3, 5:2 and 3:1

2-Dimensional Codes

Electrical

• Universal power supply with power-factor correction 90-264VAC, 48-62 HzAC
• Agency approvals: UL 1950, CISPR 22 (class B), IEC 950, 801-2, -3, and -4 standards, CSA 950, Canadian Doc. (class A), FCC (class A), CE compliance

Communications Interface

• Embedded ZebraNet Web view and Alert features (require optional ZebraNet Print Server II)
• RS-232/422/485 serial interface
• High-speed Bi-directional parallel interface with autodetect

Physical

• Height: 15.5" (393.7mm)
• Width: 9.15" (232.4mm)
• Depth: 19.5" (495.3mm)
• Weight without options: 50 lbs (22.7kg)

Environment Operating temperature

• Thermal transfer 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C)
• Direct transfer: 32F to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
• Storage/transportation temperature: -40°F (-40°C) to 140°F (60°C) 5% to 85% non-condensing relative humidity (storage)

Options

• Media supply spindle 40mm
• Clear media side bi-fold door (free factory-selectable option)
• Media rewind spindle - rewinds finished roll internally onto 3" core
• Rewind (full label roll onto core)
• Label peel (full roll liner rewind)
• Expanded memory (up to 12MB)
• Additional fonts available on EPROM
• IBM Twinax Interface (emulates IBM System 3X and AS/400 printers)
• IBM Coax Interface (emulates IBM System 3270 printers)
• Applicator interface - provides status and control signals for applicators and remote control services.
• ZebraNet MPS (provides ethernet connectivity)
• BAR-ONE label design software
• Internal real-time clock
• Additional options available
• Advance counter

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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