Label Rack Review: Zebra ZM400 Printer

By Lewis Clarke

Zebras best-in-class Z Series printers just got better! The ZM400 includes further productivity-enhancing features and modern, flexible network connectivity for straightforward system integration in most manufacturing, warehousing and business programs. This industrial or commercial workhorse also delivers efficient 4-inch-wide labeling thanks to its fast throughput and 10 inches-per-second print speed.

Only 1 look at the Zebra ZM400 and you may immediately know that it is not your average printer. This printer was made for the serious business with an above ordinary requirement for label printing. When I say above standard I mean those that require more printing capabilities than the regular customer printer can handle.

The Zebra ZM400 custom label printer offers a good variety of network connectivity options. The facility to connect to nearly any network, means simple and easy integration into your excisting infrastructure.

Once connected into your warehouse network, labels can be printed easily and quickly. 3 resolutions can be stipulated with each job-203 dots per in. (8 dots/mm), 300 dpi (12 dots/mm), and 600 dpi (23.5 dots/mm). Each selection of resolution has a concurring print speed-10 inches per second (254 mm/sec) at 203 dpi, 8 inches per second (203 mm/sec) at 300 dpi, and 4 inches per second (102 mm/sec) at 600 dpi.

STANDARD FEATURES OF THE ZEBRA ZM400 PRINTER

- 16 MB DRAM, 8MB Flash
- 203dpi (8 dots/mm) printhead
- RS-232C Serial Interface
- High Speed, IEEE 1284, Bi-Directional Parallel Interface
- USB 2.0
- Transmissive and reflective media sensors
- Multi-lingual backlit 240?128 pixel graphic display
- Color-coded operator cues
- RFID Ready
- 7 bitmapped and 1 scalable font (CG Triumvarate Bold Condensed)
- 32-bit processor
- Auto-calibration
- Auto perceivable (90V? 265V) power supply
- Element Energy Equalizer? (E3?) (for print head energy control)
- Realtime Clock
- Unicode - Compliant
- Fast change printhead and platen
- Charcoal grey form design (for improved smudge resistance)
- ZPL or ZPLII (Zebra Programming Language?).

About the Author:

Label Rack is the distributer of custom labels and Zebra printers world wide. If you have any questions or require help with barcode labels, custom labels or zebra printers.