Zebra ZC300

Zebra ZC300

The ZC300 card printer delivers groundbreaking simplicity, security and connectivity options in the slimmest fit-everywhere design in this printer class. Its elegant engineering eliminates virtually all pain points typically associated with card printing, making it easier than ever to print identity, access or membership cards, or credit and debit cards. The result is push-button simplicity, regardless of whether you are printing single or dual-sided cards in color or in black and white.

PRINT TECHNOLOGY
Direct-to-Card Printer

PRINT CAPABILITIES
Single-sided
Dual-sided

PRINT SPEED
Single-sided: Color -  200  cph Mono – 900 cph 
Dual-sided: Color – 140 cph Mono – 450 cph 

MAX. IMAGES PER RIBBON ROLL
Color -  300 
Mono – 2000 

COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE
Standard – USB 2.0; Built-in 10/100 Ethernet 
Optional - 802.11ac MFi

OPTIONS
Magnetic stripe encoder        
Third party contactless encoder integration kit

PRODUCT REFERENCES
• ZC31-000C000EM00: Single sided card printing, thermal transfer (dye sublimation, 4-colour), 300 dpi, USB, Ethernet, LCD Display
• ZC31-0M0C000EM00: Single sided card printing, thermal transfer (dye sublimation, 4-colour), 300 dpi, USB, Ethernet, magnetic stripe writer (tracks: 1,2,3), LCD Display
• ZC32-000C000EM00: Two sided card printing, thermal transfer (dye sublimation, 4-colour), 300 dpi, USB, Ethernet, LCD Display
• ZC32-0M0C000EM00: Two sided card printing, thermal transfer (dye sublimation, 4-colour), 300 dpi, USB, Ethernet, magnetic stripe writer (tracks: 1,2,3), LCD Display
• ZC31-000CQ00EM00: Single sided card printing, thermal transfer (dye sublimation, 4-colour), 300 dpi, USB, Ethernet, LCD Display, CardStudio
• ZC32-000W000EM00: Two sided card printing, thermal transfer (dye sublimation, 4-colour), 300 dpi, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi (802.11ac), LCD Display
• ZC31-000W000EM00: Single sided card printing, thermal transfer (dye sublimation, 4-colour), 300 dpi, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, LCD Display
• ZC31-AM0C000EM00: Single sided card printing, RFID reader/writer, thermal transfer (dye sublimation, 4-colour), 300 dpi, USB, Ethernet (10/100 Mbit), LCD Display

COMPATIBLE PRODUCTS
Color ribbons: 800300-370EM / 800300-350EM / 800300-320EM / 800300-321EM / 800300-550EM / 800300-360EM

Monochrome ribbons: 800300-309EM / 800300-301EM / 800300-306 / 800300-307 / 800300-302 / 800300-304 / 800300-303

Cleaning Kit: 105999-311 / 105999-310

Zebra ZC300

STANDARD FEATURES
• 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) print resolution
• 2 GB flash memory
• Image size: 1006 x 640 pixels
• Auto calibration of ribbon
• USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100 connectivity
• 100 card capacity auto-adjusting input hopper (30 mil)
• 100 card capacity output hopper (30 mil)
• Manual card feeding capability with LED bezel
• Graphical color LCD
• 3 Tricolor printer status indicator lights
• Kensington® secure lock slot
• Print Touch NFC tag for online printer help and documentation access
• Printer host authentication
• Data encryption

PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS
• Dye-sublimation thermal transfer direct to card print method
• Full-color or monochrome printing
• Single and dual-sided printing
• Edge-to-edge printing on standard CR-80 media

Printing throughput (cards per hour) based on batch printing with USB connectivity. Times may vary depending on the computer configuration.
• 900 cards/hour single sided monochrome
• 200 cards/hour single-sided YMCKO
• 140 cards/hour dual-sided YMCKOK
• 450 cards/hour dual sided monochrome

MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
• Supplies Specifications:
NOTE: The ZC300 printer is designed to work only with Zebra genuine ribbons. Ribbons are included in a simple-to-load cartridge.

Ribbon Description Cartridge Image Count

YMCKO*: 200 Cartridge Image Count  
YMCKO*: 300 Cartridge Image Count  
YMCKOK*: 200 Cartridge Image Count  
½ YMCKO*: 400 Cartridge Image Count  
½ YMCKOKO*: 250 Cartridge Image Count  
KrO*: 700 Cartridge Image Count  
KdO*: 700 Cartridge Image Count  
Black Monochrome*: 2000 Cartridge Image Count  
Black Monochrome: 1500 Cartridge Image Count   
White Monochrome*: 1500 Cartridge Image Count  
Red Monochrome: 1500 Cartridge Image Count  
Blue Monochrome: 1500 Cartridge Image Count  
Gold Monochrome: 1500 Cartridge Image Count  
Silver Monochrome: 1500 Cartridge Image Count  

Ribbon availability may vary by region.

• *Zebra intelligent technology automatically detects and authenticates ribbon
• Cleaning roller is included with each ribbon
• Two available cleaning kit options: your choice of two (2) or five (5) isopropyl alcohol cleaning cards (1,000 images/card)

• Card Compatibility:
NOTE: For optimum print quality and printer performance, use of Genuine Zebra supplies is recommended.

• Card Thickness: 10-40 mil
• Card Size: CR80 ISO 7810 ID-1 format, CR79
• Card Material: PVC and PVC composite
• Adhesive back and writable back cards
• Spot color or monochrome printing only on < 20 mil thick cards and CR79 cards

OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
• Environmental: Operating Temperature: 59º F to 95º F/15º C to 35º C, Storage Temperature: 23º F to 158º F/-5º C to 70º C, Operating Humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing, Storage Humidity: 20% to 90% non-condensing, Media Storage: — Temperature: 41º F to 77º F/5º C to 25º C — Humidity: 35% to 65% non-condensing
• Electrical: Auto-switching single-phase AC power, Operating range: 90-132VAC and 190-264VAC RMS, Frequency range: 47-63 Hz, FCC Class A

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
• SINGLE SIDED:
Dimensions 10.2 in. H x 6.2 in. W x 15.1 in. D (258 mm H x 157 mm W x 383 mm D)
Weight 8.8 lbs (4.0kg)

• DUAL SIDED:
Dimensions 10.2 in. H x 6.2 in. W x 18.4 in. D (258 mm H x 157 mm W x 468 mm D)
Weight 9.7 lbs (4.4 kg)

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERFACE CAPABILITIES
• USB 2.0 — Standard
• Built-in 10/100 Ethernet — Standard
• 802.11ac with MFi — Optional

ENCODING OPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
• Magnetic stripe encoder — ISO 7811 (new and pre-encoded; tracks 1, 2, and 3; high and low coercivity; stripe down and stripe up with duals-sided printers) *
• Third party contactless encoder integration kit*
*Field upgradeable options

PRINTER DRIVERS
• Microsoft Windows Certified: Windows Server® 2003 (32 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8 and Win 8 Pro (32 bit and 64 bit compatible), Windows Server 2012 (64 bit), Windows 10 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows drivers include: Color coded printer status indicators for the operator, Black panel extraction and controls for specialty ribbon panels with image preview, Configuration utility to limit access by operators to change image quality and printer settings, Advanced printer configuration, security settings and diagnostics capabilities
• Linux: Ubuntu
• Apple: iOS 10.2