Printer Zebra S4M Full-size Metal

Zebra S4M barcode featuring easy controls and side-loading design offers barcode printing with serial, parallel and USB connectivity.

Zebra’s S4M printer proudly wears the Stripe series name. Offering ease of use, a metal construction, and a variety of connectivity options into a thermal printer that takes a full 8” roll of Zebra labels for fewer media changes. Designed for the budget–minded, the Zebra S4M barcode printer has the features needed to support many applications at an affordable price. With easy controls and proven side-loading design, it’s quick to learn, use, and load, so operators can focus on more productive tasks. Zebra S4M printer offers standard serial, parallel and USB connectivity, as well as optional internal 10/100 Ethernet and IEEE 802.11b/g wireless networking for simple integration and remote monitoring, plus it can be ordered with different printer programming languages. Compared to similar printers on the market, the Zebra S4M thermal printer is an outstanding value.

Zebra S4M Printer Benefits

Affordable, metal printer with full 8" media roll capacity
Simple to use through a streamlined front control panel and a proven side-loading design
Simple to integrate by offering a variety of ways to connect

Zebra S4M Full-size Metal Printer Highlights

Optional internal 10/100 Ethernet and IEEE 802.11b/g wireless networking
Proven side-loading design
Remote monitoring

Zebra S4M Specifications

Resolution
203dpi / 8 dots per mm
300dpi / 12 dots per mm (optional)

Memory
Standard: 4MB Flash, 8MB DRAM

Print Width
4.0i" / 104mm

Print Length
203dpi: 157" / 3,988mm
300dpi: 73" / 1,854mm (optional)

Print Speed
6" / 152mm per second

Media Sensors
Transmissive and reflective sensing sensors

Zebra S4M Printer Networking

ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
ZebraNet PrintServer II
ZebraNet Wireless Print Server
Zebra S4M Features

Print Methods
Direct thermal
Thermal transfer (optional)
Construction
Die-cast metal frame with sheet metal enclosure

Media Cover
Metal media cover with enlarged clear window

Printing
Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3) for superior print quality

Control panel
Backlit LCD
Interfaces
Parallel, USB 1.1 and RS232 serial ports

Compliance
Unicode™ - Compliant

Media Characteristics

Minimum Label and Liner Width
0.75" / 19.4mm to 4.50" / 114mm

Maximum Label and Liner Width
0.75" / 19.4mm to 4.50" / 114mm

Maximum Label and Liner Length
Maximum non-continuous: 39" / 991mm

Maximum Label and Liner Length (optional)
39" (991mm)

Core Diameter
8.0" / 203mm O.D. on a 3" / 76mm ID core
6.0" / 152mm O.D. on a 1" / 25mm ID core

Media Thickness
0.003" / 0.076mm to 0.010" / 0.25mm

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

Ribbon Characteristics

Outside Diameter
3.2" / 81.3mm

Standard Length
984' / 300m or 1476' / 450m

Ratio
2:1 media roll to ribbon ratio for 984' / 300m
3:1 media roll ribbon ratio for 1476' / 450m

Ribbon Width
1.57" / 40mm to 4.33" / 110mm

Ribbon Setup
Ribbon wound ink-side out

ID Core
1.0" / 25.4mm

Environmental

Operating Temperature
Thermal Transfer: 40F to 104F (5C to 40C)
Direct Thermal: 32F to 104F (0C to 40C)

Storage Temperature
-40F to 140F (-40C to 60C)

Operating Humidity
20% to 85% non condensing

Storage Humidity
5% to 85% non condensing

Electrical
Universal auto-ranging (PFC-compliant) power supply 90-265VAC, 48-62Hz

Agency Approvals
IEC 60950, EN 55022 Class B, EN55024, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3

Physical Characteristics

Width
10.7" (272mm)

Height
11.6" (295mm)

Depth
18.8" (477mm)

Weight
27.2lbs (12.4kg)

Shipping Weight
33.5lbs (15.2kg)

Options and Accessories
Printhead 300dpi (12 dots per mm) (ZPL only)
Peel - a front mount, passive peel option, with no take-up spindle
Factory installed 64MB (61MB user available) Flash memory option
Real Time Clock (RTC) option
Thermal transfer ribbon handling system
Keyboard display unit (KDU) (EPL only)
Additional scalable and smooth bitmapped fonts available
ZebraNet Wireless Print Server
Internal ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
External ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
External ZebraNet PrintServer II
APL-I firmware
APL-D firmware

Communication and Interface Capabilities
RS232 serial port
USB 1.1
Parallel

Programming Language

Core Programming Languages
EPL-Page Mode, ZPL I/ZPL II

Bar Code Symbologies

Linear
Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 subsets A/B/C and UCC case C codes, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC with 2 or 5 digit extensions, Plessey, Postnet, Standard 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleave 2 of 5, Logmars, MSI, Codabar, Planet Code, RSS (Reduced Space Symbology)

2D
Codablock, Code 49, Data Matrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, MicroPDF417, TLC 39, RSS

Fonts and Graphics
7 bitmapped, 1 smooth scalable (CG Triumvirate™ Bold Condensed)
International character sets supporting the following code page: IBM Code Page 850 International character set
Support user-defined fonts and graphics- including custom logos
ZPL II drawing commands- including boxes and lines
(ZPL only, other firmware languages may vary)