Zebra Stripe - Media Handling

Media Specifications
Total media width Maximum 4.5" 115 mm
Maximum when
Cutter is installed
4.0" 101.6 mm
Minimum 0.75" 19 mm
Label length Maximum See “Printing Considerations” (page 2-2)
Minimum Tear-Off 0.63" 16 mm
Peel-Off 1.00" 25.4 mm
Cutter 1.50" 38.1 mm
Total thickness
(includes liner)
Maximum
(Printhead position may
need to be adjusted above 0.01")
0.012" 0.304 mm
Minimum 0.003" 0.76 mm
Core size 3.0" 76.2 mm
Maximum roll diameter 8.0" 203.2 mm
Inter-label gap Maximum 0.157" 4 mm
Minimum 0.079" (0.118" preferred) 2 mm
(3 mm preferred)
Ticket/tag notch size 0.236" W x 0.079" L 6 mm W x 2 mm L
Ribbons
Ribbon Width Zebra recommends using ribbon at least as wide as the
media you are using to protect the printhead from wear.
Minimum 1.57" 40 mm
Maximum 4.3" 110 mm
Standard lengths 2:1 media to ribbon roll ratio 984’ 300 m
3:1 media to ribbon roll ratio 1476’ 450 m
Core size Inner diameter 1.0" 25.4 mm
Maximum outside diameter 3.18" 80.77 mm
Zebra Programming Language II
®
(ZPL II
®
)
ASCII Data Commands provide the following features:
• Downloadable graphics
(with data compression)
• Bit image data transfer and printing,
including mixing of text and graphics
• Format inversion
• Mirror image printing
• Four-position field rotation
(0, 90, 180, 270 degrees)
• Slew command
• Programmable quantity with print pause
• Communicates in printable ASCII characters
• Controlled via mainframe, mini, PC,
Portable Data Terminal (PDT)
• Serialized fields
• In-spec OCR-A and OCR-B
• UPC/EAN [nominal 100% magnification
(6 dot/mm printhead only)]
Stripe Maintenance Manual: Volume 1 The Zebra Stripe
®
System
44868L Page 2-3