Zebra GC420d

Zebra GC420d

Affordability Meets High-Quality

Zebra’s feature-rich, competitively priced GC420™ desktop printer brings Zebra quality, durability and reliable performance to many low- to medium-volume, direct thermal and thermal transfer printing applications.

Compact Design Filled with Powerful Features

The GC420 printer’s compact, space-saving design contains a powerful 32-bit processor for fast label throughput, and 8 MB Flash memory for increased storage of fonts and graphics. The GC420 supports media widths up to 4.25” for standard desktop applications. It also includes both EPL2™ and powerful ZPL II® programming languages—making it easy to integrate with other Zebra printers. Peeler/dispenser option extends the GC420 printer’s versatility to meet an even greater variety of applications.

Print method: direct thermal
EPL and ZPL programming languages standard
32 bit RISC processor
Quick and easy ribbon loading system
Construction: ABS double-walled casing
OpenACCESS™ design

Printer Specifications

Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Memory: Standard: 8 MB SDRAM; 8 MB Flash
Print width: 4.09″ (104 mm) maximum
Print length: 39″ (991 mm) maximum
Print speed: 4″ (102 mm)/sec
Media sensors: Reflective, Transmissive

Media Characteristics

Maximum label and liner width: 4.25″ (108 mm)
Minimum label and liner width: 1.00″ (25.4 mm)
Maximum label and liner length: 39″ (991 mm)
Maximum roll diameter: 5″ (127 mm)
Core diameter: 1.0″ (25.4 mm) and 1.5″ (38 mm)
Media thickness: 0.003″ (.08 mm) to 0.007″ (0.18 mm)
Media types: tag stock, Roll or fanfold

Operating Characteristics

Operating temperature

TT: Operating temperature 40° F (5° C) to 105° F (41° C) Thermal transfer
DT: Operating temperature 40° F (5° C) to 105° F (41° C) Direct thermal

Storage temperatures: -40° F (-40° C) to 140° F (60° C)
Operating humidity: 10-90% non-condensing R.H.
Storage humidity: 5-95% non-condensing R.H.
Electrical: Auto-detecting (PFC compliant) 110-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz

Agency approvals

• TUV-R NRTL
• TUV-R CB
• NOM
• KCC
• CE
• FCC Class-B

Physical Characteristics

Width: 7.9″ (201 mm)
Height: 6.7″ (170 mm)
Depth: 8.2″ (208 mm)
Weight: 3 lbs (1.4 kg)
Orientation: Center

Related Products

Options

• Dispenser with label taken sensor

Communication and Interface Capabilities

• Serial RS-232 (DB9)
• Parallel (Centronics)
• USB Interface

Programming Languages

Core programming languagesEPL2, ZPL I/ZPL II

Bar Codes/Symbologies

Linear bar codes: Codabar, Code 11, Code 128, Code 128 with subsets A/B/C, Code 39, Code 93, EAN-13, EAN-14, EAN-8, EAN-8 and EAN-13 with 2 or 5 digit extensions, German Post Code, Industrial 2-of-5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Japanese Postnet, Logmars, MSI, MSI-3, Plessey, Postnet, RSS (reduced space symbology), RSS-14 (limited, truncated, stacked), UCC/EAN-128, UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, UPC-A, UPC-A and UPC-E with 2 or 5 digit extensions, UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, UPC-E

2-dimensional bar codes: Aztec, Codablock, Code 49, Data, Matrix, MacroPDF417, MaxiCode, MicroPDF417, PDF417, QR Code, RSS / GS1 DataBar family (12 barcodes)

Fonts and Graphics

• 16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap fonts
• One resident scalable ZPL font
• Five resident expandable EPL2 bitmap fonts
• Supports user-defined fonts and graphics – including customer logos