• Print Methods: Thermal transfer and direct thermal printing
• Construction: Metal frame and bi-fold metal media cover with enlarged clear viewing window
• Side-loading supplies path for simplified media and ribbon loading
• Thin film printhead with E3™ Element Energy™ Equalizer for superior print quality
• Communications: USB 2.0, high-speed, RS-232 Serial, 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.1, Dual USB Host
• 4.3-inch color touch display with intuitive menu for quick operation and settings management
• Bi-colored status LEDs for quick printer status
• ENERGY STAR qualified

Physical Characteristics

Dimensions (closed)     
ZT411: 19.5 in. L x 10.6 in. W x 12.75 in. H 495 mm L x 269 mm W x 324 mm H
ZT421: 19.5 in. L x 13.25 in. W x 12.75 H495 mm L x 336 mm W x 324 mm H

Weight
ZT411: 36 lbs./16.33 kg
ZT421: 40 lbs./18.14 kg

Printer Specifications

Resolution        
203 dpi/8 dots per mm

300 dpi/12 dots per mm (optional)

600 dpi/24 dots per mm (optional for ZT411 only)

Memory            
256 MB SDRAM memory

512 MB on-board linear Flash memory

Maximum Print Width 

• ZT411: 4.09 in./104 mm
• ZT421: 6.6 in./168 mm

Maximum Print Speed 

• ZT411: 14 ips/356 mm per second
• ZT421: 12 ips/305 mm per second

Media Sensors 
Adjustable dual media sensors: transmissive and reflective

Print Length     
ZT411

• 203 dpi: 157 in./3988 mm
• 300 dpi: 73 in./1854 mm
• 600 dpi: 39 in./991 mm

ZT421

• 203 dpi: 102 in./2591 mm
• 300 dpi: 45 in./1143 mm

Media Characteristics

Maximum Media Width             
ZT411

• 1.00 in./25.4 mm to 4.5 in./114 mm tear/cutter
• 1.00 in./25.4 mm to 4.25 in./108 mm peel/rewind

ZT421

• 2.00 in./51 mm to 7.0 in./178 mm tear/cutter
• 2.00 in./51 mm to 6.75 in./171 mm peel/rewind

Maximum Media Roll Size  : 8.0 in./203 mm O.D. on a 3 in./76 mm I.D. core

Thickness           0.0023 in./0.058 mm to 0.010 in./0.25 mm

Media Types      Continuous, die-cut, notch, black-mark

Ribbon Characteristics

Standard Length             1476 ft./450 M

Width  

• ZT411: 2.00 in./51 mm to 4.33 in./110 mm
• ZT421: 2.00 in./51 mm to 6.85 in./174 mm

Core      1.0 in./25 mm I.D.

Environmental

Operating Temperature Thermal transfer: 40º F to 104º F/5º C to 40º C Direct thermal: 32º F to 104º F/0º C to 40º C

Storage/Transportation Temperature   -40º F to 140º F/-40º C to 60º C

Operating Humidity       20% to 85% non-condensing

Storage Humidity           5% to 85% non-condensing

Firmware

ZBI 2.0™ — Optional powerful programming language that lets printers run stand-alone applications, connect to peripherals, and much more.
ZPL and ZPL II® — Zebra Programming Language provides sophisticated label formatting and printer control and is compatible with all Zebra printers.
EPL and EPL2™— Eltron® Programming Language with Line Mode simplifies label formatting and enables format compatibility with legacy applications. (EPL available on 203 dpi models only.)
Electrical   Auto-detectable (PFC Compliant) 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz, ENERGY STAR qualified

Options and Accessories

Communication              Two open communication slots to add internal cards for:

• Dual band 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• Parallel (bi-directional interface)
• 10/100 Ethernet
• Applicator interface

Media Handling             

• Rewind: Internally rewinds a full roll of printed labels on 3” core, or peels and rewinds liner (factory installed only)
• Peel: Front-mount, passive peel option
• Peel: Liner take-up — additional full-roll liner take-up spindle accommodates standard printer base
• Cutter: Front-mount guillotine cutter and catch tray
• 1 in. I.D. Core media supply hanger (ZT411 only)
• Ink-side in ribbon supply (ZT411 only)

RFID     

• Supports tags compatible with: UHF EPC Gen 2 V2, ISO/IEC 18000-63 and RAIN RFID protocols
• Integrated RFID system is user-upgradable in the field and available on both 4 in. and 6 in. models
• Adaptive Encoding Technology automatically selects optimum encode settings
• Field installable on-metal RFID kit available*

Keyboard Display Unit   ZKDU™ keyboard display units for stand-alone printing applications

Fonts and Graphics

• 16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap and two resident scalable ZPL fonts Asian and other international scalable and smooth bitmapped fonts Unicode™: For multi-language printing
• Downloadable objects include graphics, scalable and bitmap fonts, label templates and formats
• IBM Code Page 850 international character sets are available in the fonts A, B, C, D, E, F, G and 0 through software control
• Code Page 1250, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255 Support with font 0
• 64 MB user-available non-volatile memory storage for downloadable objects
• 8 MB user-available SDRAM