Enhanced Performance and Speed
Well-suited to retail, health care and manufacturing industries, the extra compact Zebra GK420D direct thermal printer is the perfect fit wherever you need a low-priced, space-saving printer for receipts, coupons, labels or tags. Along with fast print speeds of up to 5 ips, the GK420D offers USB/serial connectivity and a 10/100 Ethernet option.
Standard Features |
Standard Features |
Print methods: Thermal transfer or direct thermal
• Programming language: EPL™ and ZPL® are
standard construction: Dual-wall frame
• Tool-less printhead and platen replacement
• OpenACCESS™ for easy media loading
• Quick and easy ribbon loading
• Auto-calibration of media
• Triple connectivity: USB, Parallel, Serial
• Certified Microsoft® Windows® drivers
• ENERGY STAR® qualified |
Printer Specifications |
Maximum Print Length |
39”/991 mm |
Maximum Print Speed |
5”/127 mm per second |
Media Sensors |
Standard: Fixed reflective and transmissive sensors |
Memory |
Standard: 4 MB Flash; 8 MB SDRAM |
Print Width |
4.09”/104 mm |
Resolution |
203 dpi/8 dots per mm |
Media Characteristics |
Maximum Label and Liner Length |
Maximum non-continuous: 39”/991 mm |
Maximum Label and Liner Width |
0.75”/19 mm - 4.25”/108 mm |
Maximum Media Roll Size |
5”/127 mm O.D. |
Media Thickness |
0.003”/0.08 mm to 0.0075”/0.19 mm |
Media Types |
Roll-fed or fan-fed, die-cut or continuous direct
thermal labels with or without black line, tag stock,
continuous receipt paper, wristbands |
Ribbon Characteristics |
• Outside diameter: 1.36”/35 mm
• Standard length: 244’/74 m
• Ratio: 1:1 media to roll to ribbon
• Width: 1.33”/33.8 mm to 4.3”/109.2 mm
• Core inner diameter: 0.5”/12.7 mm |
Operating Characteristics |
Agency Approvals |
• Emissions: FCC Part 15, Subpart B (Class B),
ICES 003 , VCCI, C-Tick, CQC, EAC, KCC, BSMI,
ICES-003
• Emissions and Susceptibility: EN55022 (Class B),
EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3
• Safety: CB Scheme IEC 60950-1, TUV NRTL,
C-Tick, CCC, NOM, EAC, KCC, BSMI, BIS |
Electrical |
Auto-detectable (PFC Compliant) 100-240VAV,
50-60Hz
• ENERGY STAR qualified printers |
Environmental |
Operating temperature: 40° F/4.4° C to 105° F/41° C
• Storage temperature: -40° F/-40° C to 140° F/60° C
• Operating humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
• Storage humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing |
Physical Characteristics |
Direct Thermal Thermal Transfer
Width: 6.75/171 mm 7.6/193 mm
Height: 6.0/152 mm 7.5/191 mm
Depth: 8.25/210 mm 10.0/254 mm
Weight: 3 lbs/1.4 kg 4.6 lbs/2.1 kg |
ZebraLink™ Solutions |
Communication and Interface Capabilities |
• RG-Series models triple interface standard
• RS-232 auto-sensing Serial interface, DB-9
• USB V1.1, bi-directional
• Centronics® Parallel
• Ethernet—10/100 internal (optional, replaces
Serial and Parallel ports) |
Firmware |
EPL2™
• EPL Line Mode (direct thermal only)
• ZPL II®
• Web View
• Alert
• ZBI™ |
Networking and Connectivity |
Ethernet - 10/100 internal (optional) |
Software |
ZebraDesigner™ Pro
• ZebraDesigner
• ZebraNet™ Bridge Enterprise
• ZebraNet Utilities v7.0
• ZebraDesigner Windows® Driver
• ZBI-Developer™
• POS Driv |
Fonts/Graphics/Symbologies |
Barcode Symbologies |
• Barcode Ratios: 2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1
• Linear Barcodes: Codabar, Code 11 (ZPL), Code
128, Code 39, Code 93, Code 93, EAN-13, EAN-8,
EAN-14 (ZPL), German Post Code (EPL), Industrial
2-of-5 (ZPL), Interleaved 2-of-5, Japanese Postnet
(EPL), ISBT-128 (ZPL), Logmars (ZPL), MSI,
Plessey, Postnet, GS1 DataBar (RSS-14), Standard
2-of-5 (ZPL), UCC/EAN-128 (EPL), UPC and EAN
2 or 5 digit extensions (ZPL), UPC-A, UPC-A and
UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, UPC-E,
and GS1 Databar (formerly RSS)
• 2-Dimensional: Codablock (ZPL), Code 49 (ZPL),
Data Matrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, PDF417,
MicroPDF417, Aztec (For EPL and ZPL except
where noted) |
Fonts and Character Sets |
• 16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap fonts
• One resident scaleable ZPL font
• Five resident expandable EPL2 fonts
• Native open type font support
• Unicode™ compliant for multi-language, ondemand
thermal printing |
Graphic Features |
• Supports user-defined fonts and graphics—
including custom logos
• ZPL II drawing commands—for boxes and lines |
Options and Accessories |
• Dispenser—label peel and present with label
present sensor
• ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server—Internal Ethernet
for network communication and printing
• Font Packs—Asian and other international font
kits
• ZKDU™ and KDU Plus™ keyboard display units
for stand-alone printing solutions
• Interface cables and adapters |