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Zebra® G-Series™
Thermal Desktop Printers for Labels, Receipts and Tags
Always a Perfect Fit
Zebra’s G-Series compact desktop printers for print widths up to
Zebra’s G-Series printers
support many applications,
4 inches deliver best-in-class speed and performance. From the basic
including:
GK™ model to the feature-rich GX™ model, the G-Series printers are
• Retail price marking, gift
reliable, durable, and flexible to fit almost any low- to mid-volume
registry, and coupon and
printing application and budget.
receipt printing
• Retail pharmacy prescription
Fitting Choices
labeling
• Healthcare specimen
Built with Zebra durability and reliability, the G-Series GK model provides
labeling and patient tracking
the best value of all basic desktop thermal printers, while the premier
• Light-industrial work-in-
GX model supports a variety of industries and applications with the
process, product and
widest range of features. Choose the space-saving direct thermal
shipping labeling
version of either model for the smallest footprint of any 4-inch desktop
• Security applications:
visitor ID, evidence tracking,
printer, or the direct thermal/thermal transfer version to save users time
parking passes
with the easiest ribbon-loading system available.
• Travel/Hospitality:
boarding passes, bag tags,
With both EPL™ and ZPL® programming languages native on all models,
ski lift tickets
G-Series printers fit in perfectly with other Zebra printers. And a variety
of connectivity options makes them easy to integrate into existing local
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or networked systems.
Zebra’s G-Series printers are a smart investment, and always a perfect fit.
Zebra G-Series printers
Providing ease of use and durability,
the G-Series GK and GX models are
reliable desktop printing solutions
that are always a perfect fit.
You'll feel like they’re designed just
for you because they offer such a
broad array of options. And with
both EPL and ZPL pre-installed, you
can even switch between languages
depending on desired label format.
Basic GK Model: Your Best Value
GK420d™
GK420t™
The Zebra GK model is your best
value in a basic desktop thermal
Well-suited to retail, healthcare and
With the GK420t direct thermal/
printer. Its enhanced performance
manufacturing industries, the extra
thermal transfer printer, use Zebra’s
delivers fast print speeds of up to 5
compact GK420d direct thermal printer
easy ribbon-loading thermal transfer
inches per second and fast first
is the perfect fit wherever you need a
technology to produce crisp, long-
label out. USB and serial
low-priced, space-saving printer for
lasting label images, or direct thermal
connectivity interfaces come
receipts, coupons, labels or tags. Along
technology to print receipts and labels
with fast print speeds of up to 5 inches
for indoor, short-term use. The GK420t
standard, or use the ZebraNet®
per second, it offers USB/serial connec-
is well-suited to any industry, and
10/100 Print Server option for
tivity and a 10/100 Ethernet option.
provides the same print speeds and
distributed printing.
connectivity options as the GK420d.
PRINT SPEED
Best-in-Class GX Model:
Maximum print speed 5"/127 mm per second
PRINT SPEED
Feature-Rich
Maximum print speed 5"/127 mm per second
RESOLUTION
The Zebra GX model is best in
203 dpi/8 dots per mm
RESOLUTION
203 dpi/8 dots per mm
class with the widest range of
MEMORY
features in a desktop thermal
8 MB SDRAM
MEMORY
4 MB Flash
8 MB SDRAM
printer. It delivers even faster
4 MB Flash
CONNECTIVITY
first-label-out and, at 6 inches per
Serial RS-232
CONNECTIVITY
second, offers the fastest desktop
USB V1.1
Serial RS-232
printer speed on the market. More
ZebraNet 10/100 Ethernet (optional)
USB V1.1
ZebraNet 10/100 Ethernet (optional)
connectivity choices—
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
USB/serial/parallel, 10/100 Ethernet,
EPL and ZPL co-resident
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
EPL and ZPL co-resident
and wireless—ensure easy system
MAXIMUM PRINT AREA
integration. An LCD panel, included
Width: 4.09"/104 mm
MAXIMUM PRINT AREA
Length: 39"/991 mm
Width: 4.09"/104 mm
with wireless options, displays
Length: 39"/991 mm
MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
prompts and
Label and liner width: 0.75"/19 mm to
MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
wireless status.
4.25"/108 mm
Label and liner width: 0.75"/19 mm to
4.25"/108 mm
And with options that increase your
Ribbon width: 1.33"/33.8 mm to
4.3"/109.2 mm
media flexibility, such as a movable
Ribbon length: 244'/74 m
sensor, a peeler, and cutter for
labels or receipts—plus a version
with 300-dpi resolution—the GX
model fits a variety of applications
and environments.
Zebra G-Series printers
GX420d™
GX420t™
GX430t™
The direct thermal GX420d is extra
The direct thermal/thermal transfer
This direct thermal/thermal transfer
compact to fit in congested work-
GX420t has the easiest ribbon-loading
desktop printer includes a 300-dpi
spaces and produces 203-dpi print
system around. Like the GX420d, it
printhead to ensure high-quality, crisp,
resolution at speeds up to 6 inches per
produces 203-dpi print resolution at
clear printing of 2-D bar codes, fine
second. Its wide range of options
speeds up to 6 inches per second, and
text and complex graphics—ideal for
include 802.11b/g or Bluetooth® wire-
like all GX models, it’s well-suited to a
high-density data on small labels. Like
less connectivity and 10/100 Ethernet,
variety of applications and industries
the GX420t, it has the widest range of
in addition to standard USB/serial/paral-
thanks to a wide choice of options.
features and the easiest ribbon-loading
lel. Increase your media choices and
system of any desktop printer on the
application flexibility with cutter, peeler,
market. It prints up to 4 inches per
PRINT SPEED
and adjustable black line sensor
second.
Maximum print speed 6"/152 mm per second
options.
RESOLUTION
PRINT SPEED
PRINT SPEED
203 dpi/8 dots per mm
Maximum print speed 4"/102 mm per second
Maximum print speed 6"/152 mm per second
MEMORY
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION
8 MB SDRAM
300 dpi/12 dots per mm
203 dpi/8 dots per mm
4 MB Flash
8 MB (12 MB total) Flash with RTC (optional)
MEMORY
MEMORY
8 MB SDRAM
CONNECTIVITY
8 MB SDRAM
4 MB Flash
4 MB Flash
Serial RS-232
8 MB (12 MB total) Flash with RTC (optional)
8 MB (12 MB total) Flash with RTC (optional)
USB V1.1
Parallel
CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY
ZebraNet 10/100 Ethernet (optional)
Serial RS-232
Serial RS-232
802.11b/g wireless (optional)
USB V1.1
USB V1.1
Bluetooth wireless (optional)
Parallel
Parallel
Wireless options include LCD for visual
ZebraNet 10/100 Ethernet (optional)
ZebraNet 10/100 Ethernet (optional)
communication
802.11b/g wireless (optional)
802.11b/g wireless (optional)
Bluetooth wireless (optional)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
Bluetooth wireless (optional)
Wireless options include LCD for visual
Wireless options include LCD for visual
EPL and ZPL co-resident
communication
communication
MAXIMUM PRINT AREA
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
Width: 4.09"/104 mm
EPL and ZPL co-resident
EPL and ZPL co-resident
Length: 39"/991 mm
MAXIMUM PRINT AREA
MAXIMUM PRINT AREA
MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
Width: 4.09"/104 mm
Width: 4.09"/104 mm
Label and liner width: 0.75"/19 mm
Length: 39"/991 mm
Length: 39"/991 mm
to 4.25"/108 mm
Ribbon width: 1.33"/33.8 mm
MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
to 4.3"/109.2 mm
Label and liner width: 0.75"/19 mm
Label and liner width: 0.75"/19 mm
Ribbon length: 244'/74 m
to 4.25"/108 mm
to 4.25"/108 mm
Ribbon width: 1.33"/33.8 mm
to 4.3"/109.2 mm
Ribbon length: 244'/74 m
Zebra G-Series printers
Always a perfect fit, Zebra’s G-Series desktop printers support a variety
of applications with the basic GK models to the feature-rich GX models.
S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a t a G l a n c e *
OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
GK models dual interface standard
RS-232 serial interface, DB-9
Environmental
USB V1.1, bi-directional
STANDARD FEATURES
Operating temperature: 40° F/4.4° C to
ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server (optional)—
Print methods: Thermal transfer or direct thermal
105° F/41° C
replaces serial
Programming language: EPL and ZPL are standard
Storage temperature: -40° F/-40° C to 140° F/60° C
Construction: Dual-wall frame
Operating humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
FONTS/GRAPHICS/SYMBOLOGIES
Tool-less printhead and platen replacement
Storage humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Fonts and Character Sets
OpenACCESS™ for easy media loading
Electrical
16 resident expandable ZPL II bitmap fonts
Quick and easy ribbon loading
Auto-detectable (PFC Compliant) 100-240VAV,
One resident scaleable ZPL font
Auto-calibration of media
50-60Hz
Five resident expandable EPL2 fonts
Native open type font support
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Agency Approvals
Unicode™ compliant for multi-language,
Emissions: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, VCCI, C-Tick
Resolution
on-demand thermal printing
Emissions and Susceptibility: (CE): EN55022
203 dpi/8dots per mm;
Class-B, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-0 and
Graphic Features
300 dpi/12 dots per mm (GX430t model)
EN55024, CCC
Supports user-defined fonts and graphics—
Memory
Safety: CB Scheme IEC IEC 60950:1991 +A1
including custom logos
Standard: 4 MB Flash; 8 MB SDRAM
+A2 +A3 +A3 +A4, TUV NRTL, IRAM NOM,
ZPL II drawing commands—for boxes and lines
Optional: 8 MB (12 MB total) Flash with RTC
AAMI, CCC
Bar Code Symbologies
(GX models)
Bar Code Ratios: 2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Print width
Linear Bar Codes: Codabar, Code 11 (ZPL), Code
Direct Thermal
Thermal Transfer
4.09"/104 mm
128, Code 39, Code 93, Code 93, EAN-13, EAN-
Width:
6.75"/171 mm
7.6"/193 mm
8, EAN-14 (ZPL), German Post Code (EPL),
Maximum Print length
Height:
6.0"/152 mm
7.5"/191 mm
Industrial 2-of-5 (ZPL), Interleaved 2-of-5,
39.0"/990 mm
Depth:
8.25"/210 mm
10.0"/254 mm
Japanese Postnet (EPL), ISBT-128 (ZPL),
Weight:
3 lbs/1.4 kg
4.6 lbs/2.1 kg
Logmars (ZPL), MSI, Plessey, Postnet, GS1
Maximum Print speed
DataBar (RSS-14), Standard 2-of-5 (ZPL),
GK420: 5"/127 mm per second
ZEBRALINK™ SOLUTIONS
UCC/EAN-128 (EPL), UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit
GX420: 6"/152 mm per second
extensions (ZPL), UPC-A, UPC-A and UPC-E
GX430: 4"/102 mm per second
Software
ZebraDesigner™ Pro
with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, UPC-E, and
Media sensors
GS1 Databar (formerly RSS)
ZebraDesigner
Standard: Fixed reflective and transmissive sensors
2-Dimensional: Codablock (ZPL), Code 49 (ZPL),
ZebraNet™ Bridge Enterprise
Optional: Adjustable reflective black line sensor (GX
Data Matrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, PDF417,
ZebraNet Utilities v7.0
models)
MicroPDF417, Aztec
Zebra Universal Driver
For EPL and ZPL except where noted
MEDIA CHARACTERISTICS
ZebraDesigner Driver
OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES
Maximum label and liner length
Networking/Connectivity
Maximum non-continuous: 39"/991 mm
Dispenser—label peel and present with label
ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server (optional)
present sensor
Maximum label and liner width
802.11b/g wireless (optional on GX model)
ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server—Internal Ethernet for
0.75"/19 mm to 4.25"/108 mm
Bluetooth wireless (optional on GX model)
network communication and printing
Maximum media roll size
Wireless options include LCD for visual
802.11b/g wireless (optional)
5"/127 mm O.D.
communication
Bluetooth wireless (optional)
Wireless options include LCD for visual
Media thickness
Firmware
communication
0.003"/0.08 mm to 0.0075"/0.19 mm
EPL2™
Adjustable media sensor for black line media—GX
Media types
models only
EPL™ Line Mode (direct thermal only)
Roll-fed or fan-fed, die-cut or continuous direct
Cutter for various media types—GX models only
ZPL II®
thermal labels with or without black line, tag
8 MB Flash memory with real-time clock (for total
Web View
stock, continuous receipt paper, wristbands
of 12 MB)—GX models only
Alert
Font Packs—Asian and other international font kits
RIBBON CHARACTERISTICS
KDU Plus™ and KDU™ keyboard display units for
COMMUNICATION AND
stand-alone printing solutions
Outside diameter
INTERFACE CAPABILITIES
1.36"/35 mm
GX models triple interface standard
Standard length
RS-232 serial interface, DB-9
*Specifications subject to change without notice.
244'/74 m
USB V1.1, bi-directional
©2008 ZIH Corp. EPL, EPL2, OpenACCESS, ZebraLink
Ratio
Parallel DB-25 female connector
and all product names and numbers are Zebra trade-
1:1 media to roll to ribbon
ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server (optional)—
marks, and Zebra, the Zebra head graphic, ZPL, ZPL
replaces parallel
II, and ZebraNet are registered trademarks of ZIH
Width
802.11b/g wireless (optional)—replaces parallel
Corp. All rights reserved. Bluetooth is a registered
1.33"/33.8 mm to 43"/109.2 mm
Bluetooth wireless (optional)—replaces parallel
trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Unicode is a trade-
Core inner diameter
Wireless options include LCD for visual
mark of Unicode, Inc. All other trademarks are the
0.5"/12.7 mm
communication
property of their respective owners.
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