Printer Zebra GK420d Direct Thermal

The Zebra enhanced 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 Zebra enhanced GK420d comes standard with EPL and ZPL programming languages, and triple connectivity (USB, Auto-sensing serial and Centronics parallel) 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.

Zebra GK420d Direct Thermal Printer Highlights

Best value in a desktop printer
Enhanced performance and speed
Built for ease-of-use and durability

Zebra GK420d Specifications

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
XML-enabled printing

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
0.5" (12.7 mm) and 1.0" (25.4 mm), 1.5" (37.1mm)
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

Related Products

Options
10/100 internal Ethernet connectivity
Dispenser - label peel and present with present sensor
Asian font sets
Communication and Interface Capabilities
Auto-sensing Serial RS-232 (DB-9)
USB V1.1, bi-directional
10/100 internal Ethernet (replaces serial port)

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