Zebra QL 420Plus

Zebra QL 420Plus

Durable Mobile Printers to Meet Your Changing Business Needs.

Need a printing partner tough enough for the concrete jungle? The durable QL Plus series of direct thermal mobile printers can survive everything from warehouse floors to parking lots. Plus, these powerful printers with secure wireless connectivity process and print labels/receipts with complex graphics and fonts quickly.

The QL Plus series of direct thermal printers has been designed with the most advanced technology in rubberized over-molding to maintain robust construction and minimal weight. With centerloading media, battery monitoring and an LCD, these printers provide user-friendly options to keep your business moving. QL Plus series mobile printers enabled with secure wireless options are easily integrated into your infrastructure. Just a glance at the LCD, and you can read your network settings, or check the communications status. In addition, each printer can be assigned a unique IP address for monitoring over the network, and messages can be sent to the printer using the POP3 functionality. All of these features make the QL Plus printer an integral part of your network environment.
The QL Plus series’ wireless modules in Bluetooth® 2.0 or 802.11b/g offer the flexibility to adjust to a wide range of connectivity needs.

Print method: Direct thermal
Rubber infused plastic over-mold design for tough conditions
Battery monitoring via a battery low indicator light or gauge on the optional LCD
Lithium ion battery
Open access design and center locking media loading
Backward compatible with Encore and Cameo media and cables
Label Vista and Windows printer drivers
Quick Flip Peel and Present Mode
USB 2.0 Full Speed Support
Native CPCL, ZPL, EPL2, and XML support

Printer Specifications

Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Memory

• 8 MB Flash
• 16 MB RAM

Print width: 4.09″ (103.9 mm) maximum
Print length: Maximum print length 32″ (813 mm) – actual length depends upon total memory usage
Print speed: 3″ (76 mm)/sec

Optional Features

• Bluetooth
• 802.11b/g
• Linerless
• International character sets
• Application-specific accessories

Media Characteristics

Maximum label and liner width: 2″ (50.8 mm) to 4.12″ (104.6 mm)
Maximum roll diameter: 2.625″ (66.68 mm) on .75″ (19.05 mm) core
Core diameter: Interchangeable .75″ (19.1 mm) or 1.38″ (34.9 mm)
Media thickness: Label thickness: 2.5 mil to 6.5 mil / Tag receipt thickness: 2.5 mil to 6.0 mil
Media types: roll-fed, die-cut, linerless, receipt, fanfold, black bar

Operating Characteristics

Operating temperature DT: 5° F (-15° C) to 122° F (50° C)
Direct thermal Storage temperatures: -13° F (-25° C) to 158° F (70° C)
Operating humidity: 10-80% non-condensing
Storage humidity: 10-90% non-condensing
Electrical External charger options
Lithium Ion
2.1 Ah
7.4 V

Agency approvals

• FCC and CE Class B compliance
• Design certified by CSA
• CB Scheme report
• NOM certified
• C-Tick clearance

Physical Characteristics

Width: 6.0″ (152.4 mm)
Height: 7.5″ (190.5 mm)
Depth: 3.0″ (76.2 mm)
Weight: 2.0 lbs (0.907 kg)

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Options

• LCD control panel
• 802.11b or 802.11g wireless local area network (WLAN) and/or Bluetooth
• Wireless Security Support (ie. WPA, WPA2, VPN, 802.11i)
• Media width auto-sensing feature
• Linerless printing
• Spare Lithium Ion battery packs
• Battery chargers
• International character sets
• Label Vista software for receipt and label design and font creation

Communication and Interface Capabilities

• RS-232 8PIN DIN connector serial port
• Selectable baud rate 9600 to 115.2 kbps
• Xon/Xoff or hardware flow control
• Optional: Bluetooth
• Optional: 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless LAN

Programming Languages

Core programming languages: CPCL-native, ZPL II, EPL2, XML

Bar Codes/Symbologies

Linear Codabar
Code 128
Code 93
Code 39
EAN-8 and EAN-13 with 2 or 5 digit extensions
Interleaved 2-of-5
Postnet
Plessey
UCC/EAN-128
FIM
UPC-A and UPC-E with 2 or 5 digit extensions
2-dimensional PDF417
MaxiCode
Data Matrix
RSS / GS1 DataBar family (12 barcodes)
QR Code
Aztec

Fonts and Graphics

• Standard fonts: five resident scalable, rotatable fonts from 12-48 pt.
• Downloadable soft fonts from Label Vista software
• Optional international character sets
• Supports graphics, line and box drawing features; PCX and bitmap