Zebra ZD500 series User Manual

1/16/2014 ZD500 Series™ Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide P1062653-002 Rev. A
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Introduction
This section introduces you to your new Zebra
®
ZD500 Series™ desktop thermal label
printer. It describes what you get in your shipping box and provides an overview of printer
features. It also includes procedures that describe how to open and close the printer and
report any problems.
Your printer, when connected to a host computer, functions as a complete system for
printing labels, receipts, forms, and tags.
This users guide provides all the information you need to operate your printer on a daily
basis.
ZD500 Series™ Thermal Printers
The Zebra
®
ZD500 Series™ models are desktop thermal label printers with the widest
range of features and options including an internal UHF RFID encoder option.
• The 203 dpi (dots per inch print density) version printer provides thermal transfer and
direct thermal printing at speeds up to 6 ips (inches per second).
• The 300 dpi version printer provides thermal transfer and direct thermal printing at
speeds up to 4 ips.
• These printers support ZPL™ Zebra printer programming language and a wide variety
of interface and feature options.

Zebra ZD500 series Specifications

General

Print Method	Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal
Resolution	203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Max Print Width	4.09" (104 mm)
Max Print Length	39" (991 mm)
Media Sensors	Reflective and Transmissive
Media Length	39 in./991 mm
Storage Temperature	-40°F to 140°F (-40°C to 60°C)
Operating Humidity	20% to 85% (non-condensing)
Storage Humidity	5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Connectivity	Ethernet, Serial, Bluetooth
Memory	128 MB Flash
Programming Languages	ZPL