Zebra P420i ID Card Printer Specs

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Dual-Sided, Edge-to-Edge Color Card Printing Is Easier and Faster Than Ever

The Eltron P420i plastic card printer is highly versatile, and designed for high volume printing of dual-sided plastic cards in color. Use the P420i card printer to print:

• Employee ID, Time and Attendance cards
• Student ID and Facilities Access Control cards
• Club Membership and Loyalty cards

The P420i's rugged, all metal enclosure houses a low-maintenance print mechanism that includes self-cleaning card handling, high capacity ribbon system, two-line LCD control panel, and convenient card reject hopper. The reject hopper separates cards that fail encoding prior to printing, saving valuable printer ribbon. The enclosure includes a viewing window to monitor the printing process without opening the unit. Transparent input and output hoppers provide visual card capacity status.

The P420i is easy to load and use; the operator control panel displays printer status and functions that guide the operator, using easy to understand status and simple instructions. Printer ribbon synchronization is automatic, eliminating the need for operator intervention. A self-cleaning cartridge thoroughly removes dust before printing to help eliminate card rejects due to dust contamination.

Eltron card printers provide precise card printing, economical, reliable, easy-to-use operation, plus the broadest line of options, accessories and supplies in the industry.

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General Specifications

• High speed printing, over 102 cards/hour edge to edge in full color (YMCKO/K) throughput
• 4MB image memory standard
• Standard card flip over feature for dual sided printing
• Reject Card Box feature
• Small footprint
• Easy to use WindCard™ Classic utility tool standard
• Windows® Drivers for 95 and NT 4.0
• One year printer warranty
• One year printhead warranty (unlimited passes)
• Powerful CPPL (Card Printer Program Language)

Color Printing

• Color dye sublimation or monochrome thermal transfer printing
• 102 cards/hour throughput, 35 seconds per card, 2 sides (YMCKO/K)
• 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) print resolution
• Edge to edge printing standard

Bar Codes

• Code 39 · Code 128 B & C with & without check digit
• 2 of 5 & 2 of 5 Industrial
• UPC-A
• EAN 8 & EAN 13
• PDF-417 2D bar code and other symbologies available via Windows driver and WindCard Classic utility tool

Fonts

• True Type fonts available via Windows driver and WindCard Classic utility tool

Card Specifications*

• Types: PVC, Composite
• Card width/length: ISO CR-80 - ISO 7810, 2.125" (54mm) X 3.385" (86mm)
• Magnetic Stripe - ISO 7811
• Smart Card - ISO 7816-2 · Card thickness: 10 mil (.25mm) to 60 mil (1.524mm)
• Card Feeder capacity: up to 300 cards (10 mil), up to 100 cards (30 mil)
• Card Output Hopper capacity: up to 300 cards (10 mil), up to 100 cards (30 mil)

Ribbon Specifications

• Monochrome: 1500 cards/roll
• Monochrome colors: black, red, blue, green, yellow, silver, gold, white, Scratch-Off Grey · K Resin + O: 800 cards/roll
• K Dye + O: 800 cards/roll
• YMCKO: 350 cards/roll
• YMCKO/K: 250 cards/roll

Overlay Varnish Specifications

• Thermal transfer
• Clear and holographic options available:
  - Clear
  - Genuine/Secure hologram
  - Pcard hologram
  - Custom hologram

Communications Interface

• Parallel ECP Centronics standard (cable included)
• Ethernet Option
• USB port Optional

Mechanical

• Width: 20.90" (523mm)**
• Depth: 10.17" (2543mm)
• Height: 10.76" (269mm)
• Weight: 27.5 lbs (12,5 kg)

Electrical

• 110-240V, 50/60Hz
• FCC Class B, CE, UL and CUL approved

Environmental

• Operating temperature: 608F to 868F (158C to 308C)
• Operating humidity: 20% to 65% non-condensing
• Storage temperature: -238F to 1588F (-58C to 708C)
• Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
• Ventilation: Free air

Options

• USB Interface
• Ethernet 
• Smart Card contact station (30 mil cards only)
• Magnetic encoder (30 mil cards only)
• Extended warranty program
• Hot Swap warranty program
• Cleaning supplies
• Service manual

* For optimum performance use Zebra/Eltron media.
** Without card feeder and card hopper

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