Affordability Meets High-Quality
Zebra's feature-rich, competitively priced GC420 desktop printer brings Zebra quality, durability and reliable performance to many low to medium-volume, direct thermal and thermal transfer printing applications. With the same mechanical design as the legacy TLP/LP 2844 series, it allows customers to easily migrate to the new GC420.
Compact Design Filled with Powerful Features
The GC420 printer's compact, space-saving design contains a powerful 32-bit processor for fast label throughput, and a large memory for more graphics storage, longer (991 mm) label formats, and faster processing. The GC420 supports a 104 mm media width for standard desktop applications. It also includes both EPL™ and powerful ZPL® programming languages — making it easy to integrate with other Zebra printers — while its three interfaces and 10/100 Ethernet option offers flexibility in connecting with your local or networked system. Peeler / dispenser and cutter options extend the GC420 printer's versatility to meet an even greater variety of applications.
Standard Features
32 bit RISC processor
Co-resident EPL and ZPL programming languages
Triple connectivity: Serial, USB and parallel
Print methods: Thermal transfer and direct thermal modes
GC420d — direct thermal only
GC420t — thermal transfer and direct thermal
Construction: Dual-wall frame, reinforced plastic
OpenACCESS™ for easy media and ribbon loading
Certified Microsoft® Windows® drivers
Printer Specifications
Resolution – 203 dpi/ 8 dots per mm
Memory – 8 MB Flash, 8 MB SDRAM (standard)
Print Width – 4.09"/104 mm
Maximum Print Length – 39"/990 mm
Maximum Print Speed – 4"/102 mm per second
Media Sensors – Standard: Fixed reflective and transmissive sensors
Media Characteristics
Media width – 1.00"/25.4 mm to 4.24"/108 mm
Media length – 0.38"/9.6 mm to 39"/990 mm
Maximum media roll size – 5"/127 mm O.D. on a 1.00"/25.4 mm, 1.5"/38 mm I.D. core
Media thickness – 0.003"/0.08 mm to 0.007"/0.18 mm
Media types – Roll-fed or fan-fed, die cut or continuous direct thermal labels with or without black mark, tag stock, continuous receipt paper, wristbands, and optional liner-free direct thermal media
Ribbon Characteristics
Outside diameter – 1.34"/34 mm
Standard length – 244' (74 m)
Ratio – 1:1 media to roll to ribbon
Width – 1.33"/33.8 mm to 4.3"/110 mm
Core I.D. – 0.5"/12.7 mm
Operating Characteristics
Environmental
Operating Temp – 40° F/5° C to 105° F/41° C
Storage Temp – -40° F/-40° C to 140° F/60° C
Operating Humidity – 10% to 90% non-condensing R.H
Storage Humidity – 5% to 95% non-condensing R.H.
Agency Approvals – TUV-R NRTL, TUV-R CB, NOM, KCC, CE, FCC Class-B
Physical Characteristics
GC420d GC420t
Width 7.9"/201 mm 7.9"/201 mm
Height 6.7"/170 mm 6.8"/173 mm
Depth 8.2"/208 mm 9.4"/239 mm
Weight 3 lbs/1.4 kg 3.2 lbs/1.5 kg
Zebralink™ Solutions
Software
Zebra Setup Utilities — Windows utility drivers to set up and configure your Zebra printer
ZebraDesigner™ Pro — An intuitive, easy-to-use software program for creating complex label designs (option)
ZebraDesigner — Offers basic features for simple label design
ZebraNet™ Bridge Enterprise — Centrally manage Zebra printers from a single PC screen anywhere on your global network
ZebraNet Utilities v7.0 — Provides enhanced printing, conversion and administration capabilities; message management; and more
Zebra Universal Driver — The most powerful driver available from Zebra
Web View — Connect and control Zebra bar code printers via the printer's Web interface using a common Web browser using ZPL II
Alert — Printers equipped with ZebraNet® print servers will notify you via any e-mail-enabled, wired, or wireless device to minimize downtime
Firmware
ZBI 2.0™ — Powerful programming language that lets printers run stand-alone applications, connect to peripherals, and much more (option)
ZBI-Developer™ — Programming utility makes it dramatically easier for programmers to create and test complex ZBI 2.0 programs and distribute them to the printer (standard with ZBI 2.0)
ZPL II® — Zebra Programming Language provides sophisticated label formatting and printer control and is compatible with tabletop and mobile Zebra printers
EPL2™ — Eltron Programming Language simplifies label formatting and enables format compatibility with legacy applications
EPL — Line Mode support (GK888d) enables format compatibility with legacy applications
Fonts/Graphics/Symbologies
16 resident expandable ZPL fonts
One resident scalable ZPL font
5 resident expandable EPL2 fonts
Supports user-defined fonts and graphics — including custom logos
Bar Code Symbologies
Bar Code Ratios – 2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1
Linear Bar Codes – Codabar, Code 11 (ZPL), Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Code 93, EAN-13, EAN-8, EAN-14 (ZPL), German Post Code (EPL), Industrial 2-of-5 (ZPL), Interleaved 2-of-5, Japanese Postnet (EPL), ISBT-128 (ZPL), Logmars (ZPL), MSI, Plessey, Postnet, GS1 DataBar (RSS-14), Standard 2-of-5 (ZPL), UCC/EAN-128 (EPL), UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions (ZPL), UPC-A, UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, UPC-E, and GS1 Databar (formerly RSS)
2-Dimensional – Codablock (ZPL), Code 49 (ZPL), Data Matrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, PDF417, MicroPDF417, Aztec (For EPL and ZPL except where noted)
Communication and Interface Capabilities
Centronics® parallel (36 pin) connector ports
RS-232 Serial interface
USB V1.1 interface, bi-directional
10/100 internal Ethernet with USB V1.1 (option)
Options and Accessories
Dispenser — Label peel and present with label present sensor
Cutter for various media types
10/100 internal Ethernet with USB V1.1
KDU and KDU Plus™ — Keyboard display units for stand-alone printing applications
