Review: Zebra ZM400 Custom Label Printers

By Lewis Clarke




Zebras best-in-class Z Series printers just got better! The ZM400 includes additional productivity-enhancing features and modern, flexible network connectivity for easy system integration in most manufacturing, warehousing and business programmes. This commercial and or commercial workhorse also delivers efficient 4-inch-wide labeling thanks to its fast throughput and 10 inches-per-second print speed.

Only 1 glance at the Zebra ZM400 and you may immediately know that it is not your average printer. This printer was created for the serious business with an above standard requirement for label printing. When I say above normal I mean the ones that need more printing capabilities than the average consumer printer can handle.

The Zebra ZM400 custom label printer offers a good variety of network connectivity options. The power to connect to almost any network, means simple and simple integration into your excisting sub-structure.

Once connected into your warehouse network, labels can be published easily and quickly. Three resolutions can be stipulated with each job-203 dots per in. (8 dots/mm), 300 dpi (12 dots/mm), and 600 dpi (23.5 dots/mm). Each choice of resolution has a concurring print speed-10 inches per second (254 mm/sec) at 203 dpi, 8 inches per second (203 mm/sec) at 300 dpi, and 4 inches per second (102 mm/sec) at 600 dpi.

STANDARD FEATURES OF THE ZEBRA ZM400 PRINTER

- 16 MB DRAM, 8MB Flash
- 203dpi (8 dots/mm) printhead
- RS-232C Serial Interface
- High Speed, IEEE 1284, Bi-Directional Parallel Interface
- USB 2.0
- Transmissive and reflective media sensors
- Multi-lingual backlit 240?128 pixel graphic display
- Color-coded operator cues
- RFID Ready
- 7 bitmapped and 1 scalable font (CG Triumvarate Bold Condensed)
- 32-bit processor
- Auto-calibration
- Auto discoverable (90V? 265V) power supply
- Part Energy Equalizer? (E3?) (for print head energy control)
- Real Time Clock
- Unicode - Compliant
- Quick change printhead and platen
- Charcoal grey form design (for improved smudge resistance)
- ZPL or ZPLII (Zebra Programming Language?).




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