Zebra GK420d direct thermal label printer

The Zebra GK420d direct thermal printer offers the best value in a basic desktop printer, featuring a fast 5 inches per second print speed to meet your low- to medium-volume printing requirements. The GK420d has a sleek and compact design, boasts the smallest footprint in a 4-inch desktop printer, and supports a variety of applications and industries.

The GK420d comes standard with EPL and ZPL programming languages, and dual connectivity (USB, serial) for easy integration into existing systems. For additional flexibility, 10/100 internal Ethernet is also available. Well-suited to any industry, the reliable GK420d desktop printer is a smart investment that�s always a perfect fit.

Standard Features

Print speed: up to 5" (127 mm) per second
Print method: direct thermal
EPL and ZPL programming languages standard
OpenACCESS design for easy media loading
Smallest footprint in 4-inch thermal printer
Dual-wall reinforced plastic construction
32 bit RISC processor

Printer Specifications

Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)

Memory: Standard: 8 MB SDRAM (4 MB available to user); 4 MB Flash (1.5 MB available to user)

Print width: 4.09" (104 mm)

Print length: 39" (991 mm)

Print speed: 5" (127 mm)/sec

Media sensors: Reflective
Transmissive

Media Characteristics

Maximum label and liner width: 4.25" (108 mm)

Minimum label and liner width: 0.75" (19 mm)

Maximum label and liner length: 0.38" (9.7 mm) to 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" (0.08 mm) to 0.0075" (0.20 mm)

Media types: black bar, black mark, continuous, continuous receipt, die-cut, fanfold, gap, notched, perforated, receipt, roll-fed, tag, tag stock

Operating Characteristics

Operating temperature: 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

Storage humidity: 5-95% non-condensing

Electrical: Auto-detectable (PFC Compliant) 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz

Agency approvals

FCC Part 15
Subpart 15
VCCI
C-Tick
EN55022 Class-B
EN6100-3-2
EN6100-3-3
EN55024
CCC
CB Scheme IEC 60950: 1991 +A1 +A2 + A3 +A4
TUV NRTL
IRAM
NOM
AAMI

Physical Characteristics

Width: 6.75" (171 mm)

Height: 6" (152 mm)

Depth: 8.25" (209 mm)

Weight: 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)

Shipping weight: 7.1 lbs (3.2 kg)

Orientation: Center

Programming Languages

Core programming languages: EPL2, Line Mode, ZPL I/ZPL II

Bar Codes/Symbologies

Linear: 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)
Standard 2-of-5
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: Aztec
Codablock
Code 49
Data Matrix
MacroPDF417
MaxiCode
MicroPDF417
PDF417
QR Code
QR Code (requires Asian version printer)
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