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ZEBRA® GT800™ PRINTER

SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications are provided for reference and are based on printer tests
using Genuine Zebra™ supplies. Results may vary in actual application
settings or when using other-than-recommended Zebra supplies. Zebra
recommends always qualifying any application with thorough testing.

Standard Features Accessories

• 300 meter ribbon capacity • ZKDU™ – keyboard display unit for ZPL
• 32 bit RISC processor • KDU Plus™ – full-size keyboard with LCD for stand-
• 5 ips maximum print speed alone printing applications
• ZPL II® programming language
• EPL2™ programming language ZebraLink™ Solutions
• Triple connectivity: Serial, USB and Parallel Software
• OpenACCESS™ design for easy media loading
• Document Design – Quickly design a customized print
• 203 dpi print resolution (8 dots/mm) solution using your business data and Zebra’s intuitive,
• 4.09" print width plug-and-print design tools
• Direct Thermal (d) and Thermal Transfer (t) printing of • Printer Integration – Zebra offers apps and products
barcodes, text and graphics designed to help you integrate Zebra devices into your
• 8 MB of Flash memory existing systems
• 8 MB SDRAM • Printer Management – Manage your print operations
• Head-up sensor locally and globally with Zebra’s suite of device
• Multi-position transmissive and full-width reflective management tools
sensor • Developer Tools – Provides you with the tools you
• 5" outside diameter media capability need to create your own apps, including
• Fan-fold media feed slot documentation, source code, programming languages,
• 5 resident expandable bitmap fonts (USA, European) templates and more
• Multiple DOS and Windows® codepage support • Zebra Setup Utility – Single printer configuration utility
• Windows drivers • ZebraDesigner™ – Windows Driver: Microsoft certified
• Printer utilities for Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8 Windows
• Linear & 2-D barcode symbologies 8.1, Windows 2008, and Windows 2012 (downloadable
• ENERGY STAR® 2.0 qualified from www.Zebra.com)

Optional Features Networking Options

• 300 dpi print resolution (12 dots per mm) • Ethernet - 10/100 internal offered in combination with
• Cutter: USB & Serial interface (replaces Parallel port)
- Continuous paper, linered label and tag stock
- Maximum thickness 0.0069" (0.175 mm)

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Firmware
• EPL2 – Eltron Programming Language simplifies label Ribbons/Ribbon System
formatting and enables format compatibility with legacy • Ribbon Width: 1.33 - 4.3" (33.8 – 109.2 mm)
applications • Ribbon Capacity: 1 ribbon roll per 4 rolls of media (300
• ZPL II – Universal language for Zebra printers. M); 1 ribbon roll per roll of media (74 Meter);
Simplifies label formatting and enables format • Meter Ribbon OD: 300 Meter Ribbon 2.6" (66 mm);
compatibility with existing systems that run Zebra 74 Meter Ribbon 1.34" (34 mm)
printers • Core ID: 300 Meter Ribbon 1.0" (25.4 mm);
• Web View – Connect and control Zebra barcode 74 Meter Ribbon 0.5" (12.7 mm)
printers via the printer’s Web interface using a common • Max Ribbon Length: 984′ (300 Meter) using 0.000328"
Web browser (ZPL mode) ribbon thickness
• Alert – Printers equipped with ZebraNet ® print servers • Ribbon Type: wax, wax/resin and resin
will notify you via any email-enabled, wired, or wireless
device to minimize downtime (ZPL mode)
ZPL Programming Language (ZPL/ZPL II)
Printing Specifications • Communicates in printable ASCII characters
• Compatible with mainframe, mini and PC hosts
• Resolution: 203 dots/inch (dpi) (8 dots/mm)
• Downloadable objects include graphics and bitmap
• Dot pitch: 0.0049" (0.125 mm)
fonts, label templates and formats
• Maximum print length: 39.0" (991 mm)
• Automatic memory allocation for format while printing
• Minimum print length: 0.005" (0.125 mm – one dot)
• Automatic serialization of fields
• Maximum print width: 4.09" (104 mm)
• Format inversion (white on black)
• Minimum print width: 0.005" (0.125 mm – one dot)
• Mirror-image printing
• Programmable print speed: 2, 3, 4, 5 ips (51, 76,
• Four position field rotation (0º, 90º, 180º, 270º)
102, and 127 mm/s) at 203 dpi
• Slew command
• Barcode modulus “X” dimension: 5 mil to 50 mil
• Programmable label quantities with print, pause
• Optional 300 dpi print resolution (12 dots/mm)
• Status messages to host upon request
Media Specifications
• Media Width: .75 - 4.49" (19.1 - 114 mm) ZPL Font Specifications
• Label Length: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
- Minimum 0.25" (6.4 mm - non peel) Matrix
Minimum Char. Maximum
- Minimum 1" (25.4 mm - with cutter) Font (in dots) Type*
Size (H x W) CPI
- Minimum 0.38" (9.7 mm - with peeler) (H x W)
A 9 x5 U-L-D .044" x .030" 33.3
- Maximum 39" (991 mm) B 11 x 7 U .054" x .044" 22.7
• Core Diameter – .4375 - 1.5" (11.11 - 38 mm) C,D 18 x 10 U-L-D .089" x .059" 16.9
E 28 x 15 OCR-B .138" x .098" 10.2
• Max Roll Diameter – 5.00" (127 mm)
F 26 x 13 U-L-D .128" x .079" 12.7
• Media Thickness – 0.003 - 0.007″ (0.08 - 0.18 mm) G 60 x 40 U-L-D .295" x .236" 4.2
• Media Sensing – gap, black line, notch H 21 x 13 OCR-A .103" x .093" 10.8
• Media Type: GS 24 x 24 SYMBOL .118" x .118" 8.5
P-V U-L-D Backward compatible w/ S-300
- Roll-fed or fan-fold
Ø 15 x 12 U-L-D Scalable (Smooth) Font
- Label stock (die cut or continuous, direct thermal or
thermal transfer) *U = upper case, L = lower case, D = descenders
- Tag stock (die cut or continuous, direct thermal or
• Character Fonts: Standard bitmapped Zebra fonts: A,
thermal transfer) B, C, D, E (OCR-B), F, G, H, (OCR-A), GS, P, Q, R, S,
- Receipt paper (continuous, direct thermal)
- Wristband stock (direct thermal or thermal transfer)

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T, U, V & Ø Smooth font (CG Triumvirate™ Bold

Condensed*) EPL Barcodes Symbologies
• Supports user-defined fonts and graphics, including
• Linear barcodes: Code 39, Code 128A, B & C (User
custom logos (2 MB Flash memory)
selectable/Auto), UCC/EAN-128, Code 93, Codabar,
• Bitmap fonts are expandable up to 10 times, height and Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-A with 2 and 5
width independent. Fonts E and H (OCR-B and OCR- add on, UPC-E with 2 and 5 add on, EAN 13, EAN 8,
A), however, are not considered in spec when EAN 13 with 2 and 5 add on, EAN 8 with 2 and 5 add
expanded on, Postnet (5, 9, 11, & 13 digit) Japanese Postnet,
• Smooth scalable font Ø (CG Triumvirate Bold
Plessey (MSI-1), MSI-3, German Post Code, RSS-14
Condensed*) is expandable dot-by-dot, height and (limited, truncated, stacked)
width independent, while maintaining edges to a max.
• 2-dimensional barcodes: Maxicode (modes 2,3,4,6),
1500 x 1500 dots
PDF417 (MicroPDF417 and MacroPDF417), Data
*Contains UFST® from Agfa Monotype Corporation
Matrix

ZPL Barcode Symbologies

• Barcode ratios: 2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1 Code pages supported:
• Linear barcodes: Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code • DOS: 437, 850, 851, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 862,
128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-14, UPC-A 863, 865, 866, 869, 737, Big 5, GB2312, GB18030
and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, Plessey, • Windows: 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256,
POSTNET, Standard 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, and 1257
Interleaved 2 of 5, LOGMARS, MSI, Codabar, and
GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS) Interface/Connectivity Types
• 2-dimensional barcodes: PDF417, MicroPDF-417, • Serial – RS232:
Code 49, Maxicode, Codablock, Data Matrix, QR code,
- Software selectable
and Aztec
o baud rate (default 9600)
o parity (default none)
EPL Programming Language (EPL2) o data length (default 8)
• ASCII EPL2 programming language (Page Mode) o stop bit (default 1)
• Field Rotations - Flow control – hardware and software
• Variable field support (up to 100) - Connector: DB-9 Type: 9 pin D Sub connector female
• Counter support (up to 10) (standard)
• Variable field addition and subtraction - Includes +5 VDC- 160 mA power output capability
• Status reporting • Parallel:
• Form, fonts and graphics storage - Centronics
• Simple set of formatting commands - Connector: 36 Pin
• Support of selected barcodes - Includes +5VDC – 300mA power output capability
• USB:
Font Specifications - Version 1.1, bi-directional
- Supported in Win98 and Win98SE, Win Me and
Type Width Height Sp CPI Chars
Windows 2000 platforms
Font1 8 12 2 20.3 160
- Connector – Type B Female
Font2 10 16 2 16.9 160
• Internal 10/100 Ethernet – optional (replaces Parallel
Font3 12 20 2 4.5 160
port)
Font4 14 24 2 12.7 160
Font5 32 48 4 5.6 80

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Electrical Specifications Preventative Maintenance
• Auto-ranging external power supply with C7 type Zebra recommends cleaning the printer on a regular basis
connector using standard Zebra cleaning supplies. Refer to the
• Output: 20 VDC, 2.5A User’s Guide for more details.
• Input: 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
• ENERGY STAR 2.0 qualified
Cleaning
The exterior is cleaned with a lint-free cloth, and if
Agency Approvals necessary, a mild detergent solution or desktop cleaner
can be used. Interior components (printhead, platen,
TUV-R NRTL, TUV-R CB, NOM, KCC, CE, FCC Class-B
media path, and dispenser bar) are cleaned with alcohol
or blown air.
Physical Specifications
GT800
Media Registration
Height 7.25" (184 mm) Media registration and minimum label length are affected by
Width 7.75" ( 197 mm) media type, width and print speed. Performance improves as
these factors are optimized. Zebra recommends always
Depth 10.75" (273 mm)
qualifying any application with prior testing.
Weight 5.8 lbs (2.63 kg)

Operating Environment
• Operating Temperature: 40ºF to 105ºF; (5ºC to 41ºC)
• Storage Temperature: -40ºF to 140ºF; (-40ºC to 60ºC)
• Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
• Storage Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing

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