Zebra ZC300 Card Printer Compact, Secure, and Easy Card Printing The ZC300 Card Printer offers a versatile and user-friendly solution for printing various types of cards, from identity and membership cards to credit/debit and event passes. With groundbreaking simplicity and advanced security, it allows users to print cards quickly and easily, all while offering enhanced design options and connectivity. Read more
Ease of Use:
The ZC300 is designed with simplicity in mind, featuring a highly intuitive LED/LCD interface with icons, animations, and messages in multiple languages to guide users in everyday tasks like clearing jams or loading ribbons.
Its plug-and-play setup means there’s no complicated configuration needed—just plug it in and start printing.
Versatile Card Design:
You can print single or dual-sided cards in both black & white or full color. Special features like metallic effects, watermarks, and pearlescent ribbons allow for creative card designs. The ZC300 also supports a variety of card types, including magnetic stripe, and contact/contactless cards.
Smart Card Feeder and Hopper:
A new card feeder adjusts automatically to different card thicknesses, making it easy to switch between card types. The redesigned hopper allows easy loading and unloading, with a high-capacity design that reduces the need for frequent refills.
Security Features:
Advanced security capabilities include AES data encryption and printer-to-host authentication, ensuring sensitive data like account numbers are protected during printing. The printer also allows for the embedding of security marks like watermarks, enhancing card protection.
Compact and Stylish Design:
With its sleek, minimal footprint, the ZC300 fits in spaces where other printers might not, including under counters or on shelves. Its attractive design also makes it suitable for customer-facing environments like retail stores or hospitals.
Connectivity Options:
The ZC300 offers a variety of connectivity options, including USB, Ethernet, and optional Wi-Fi, ensuring flexible deployment. It’s designed to integrate easily into your environment and be accessible to multiple users.
Durability and Convenience:
The printer is equipped with a secure cover lock to prevent theft of cards and supplies in public-facing areas. The ribbon-changing process is incredibly simple, and the printer provides real-time notifications when it’s time to change ribbons.
Encoder Support:
The ZC300 supports magnetic stripe encoding, as well as contact and contactless encoding with a Secure Access Module (SAM) for secure payment card production.
Security Enhancements:
The ZC300 offers industry-leading encryption for secure printing, along with authentication features that ensure only authorized devices can print cards.
Flexible Support and Maintenance:
Zebra provides various support services, including Zebra OneCare for complete coverage, Technical Software and Support (TSS) for access to expert assistance, and Install & Configuration Assistance for optimal printer setup.
STANDARD FEATURES
• 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) print resolution • 2 GB flash memory • Image size: 1006 x 640 pixels • Auto calibration of ribbon • USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100 connectivity • 100 card capacity auto-adjusting input hopper (30 mil) • 100 card capacity output hopper (30 mil) • Manual card feeding capability with LED bezel • Graphical color LCD • 3 Tricolor printer status indicator lights • Kensington® secure lock slot • Print Touch NFC tag for online printer help and documentation access • Printer host authentication • Data encryption • Three-year limited warranty on printer and printhead |
Printing Specifications
• Dye-sublimation thermal transfer direct to card print method • Full-color or monochrome printing • Single and dual-sided printing • Edge-to-edge printing on standard CR-80 media Printing throughput (cards per hour) based on batch printing with USB connectivity. Times may vary depending on the computer configuration. • 900 cards/hour single sided monochrome • 200 cards/hour single-sided YMCKO • 140 cards/hour dual-sided YMCKOK • 450 cards/hour dual sided monochrome |
Media Specifications
Supplies Specifications: | NOTE: The ZC300 printer is designed to work only with Zebra genuine ribbons. Ribbons are included in a simple-to-load recyclable cartridge. |
Ribbon Description | Cartridge Image Count |
YMCKO* | 200 |
YMCKO* | 300 |
YMCKOK* | 200 |
½ YMCKO* | 400 |
½ YMCKOKO2 | 250 |
YMCKLL* | 200 |
YMCPKO* | 200 |
SrDYMCKO* | 200 |
KrO* | 700 |
KdO* | 700 |
Black Monochrome* | 2000 |
Black Monochrome | 1500 |
White Monochrome* | 1500 |
Red Monochrome | 1500 |
Blue Monochrome | 1500 |
Gold Monochrome | 1500 |
Silver Monochrome | 1500 |
Ribbon availability may vary by region. *Zebra intelligent technology automatically detects and authenticates ribbon • Cleaning roller is included with each ribbon • Two available cleaning kit options: your choice of two (2) or five (5) isopropyl alcohol cleaning cards (1,000 images/card) Card Compatibility: NOTE: For optimum print quality and printer performance, use of Genuine Zebra supplies is recommended. • Card Thickness: 10-40 mil* • Card Size: CR80 ISO 7810 ID-1 format, CR79* • Card Material: PVC and PVC composite • Adhesive back and writable back cards *Note: Spot color or monochrome printing recommended only on >20 mil thick cards and CR79 cards. |
Operating Characteristics
Operating Temp. | 59º F to 95º F/15º C to 35º C |
Storage Temp. | 23º F to 158º F/-5º C to 70º C |
Operating Humidity | 20% to 80% non-condensing |
Media Storage | — Temperature: 41º F to 77º F/5º C to 25º C — Humidity: 35% to 65% non-condensing |
Electrical | • Auto-switching single-phase AC power • Operating range: 90-132VAC and 190-264VAC RMS • Frequency range: 47-63 Hz • FCC Class A |
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions | Single Sided |
Weight | Single Sided |
Communications and Interface Capabilities
USB 2.0 | Standard |
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet | Standard |
802.11ac | Optional |
Encoding Options and Specifications
Magnetic stripe encoder — ISO 7811 (new and pre-encoded; tracks 1, 2, and 3; high and low coercivity; stripe down and stripe up with duals-sided printers)3,4 |
Printer Drivers
Microsoft Windows Certified | Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (32 bit and 64 bit compatible) Windows Server 2012 (64 bit) Windows 10 (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows Server 2016 Windows drivers include: • Color coded printer status indicators for the operator • Black panel extraction and controls for specialty ribbon panels with image preview • Configuration utility to limit access by operators to change image quality and printer settings • Advanced printer configuration, security settings and diagnostics capabilities |
Linux | Ubuntu 16..X (64 Bit) |
Apple | MAC OS X 10.13.X (64 bit) |
Please see www.zebra.com for an up-to-date listing of supported systems. |
Additional Optional Features
• Card flipper for dual-sided printing3 • 10 card reject bin is standard with dual-sided printers3 • Lockable enclosure3 |
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