ID Card Printers

ZC300 Professional Direct-to-Card Dual-sided ID Card Printer

The simplest card printer on the planet. Design and print practically any card with breakthrough simplicity, and design and print the cards of your dreams with revolutionary ease.

USB 2.0 & Ethernet300 dpiSingle & dual-sided
Single-sidedDual-sided
ZC300 Professional Direct-to-Card Dual-sided ID Card Printer
Technical Specifications

ZC300 Professional Direct-to-Card Dual-sided ID Card Printer

Print Method
Dye-sublimation thermal transfer direct-to-card
Print Resolution
300 dpi (11,8 dots per mm)
Print Speed
Up to 900 single-sided monochrome cards per hour
Memory
2 GB flash memory
Card Capacity
100-card auto-adjusting input and 100-card output hoppers (30 mil)
Connectivity
USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100 standard; 802.11ac optional
Card Compatibility
CR80 (ISO 7810, ID-1) and CR79; PVC and composite PVC; 10 to 40 mil thickness
Dimensions (single-sided)
10,2 in H x 6,2 in W x 15,1 in D (258 mm x 157 mm x 383 mm)
Weight
Single-sided 8,8 lb (4,0 kg); dual-sided 9,7 lb (4,4 kg)
Operating Temperature
59 °F to 95 °F / 15 °C to 35 °C
Encoding Options
Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), contact/contactless smart card, MIFARE and UHF RFID encoders
Warranty
Three-year limited warranty on printer and printhead
Key Features

8 Features

Dye-sublimation thermal transfer printing directly onto the card, in full color or monochrome, single-sided or dual-sided

Edge-to-edge printing on standard CR-80 stock at 300 dpi (11,8 dots per mm)

Up to 900 single-sided monochrome cards per hour, 200 single-sided YMCKO cards per hour and 140 dual-sided YMCKOK cards per hour

Auto-adjusting input hopper and output hopper, each holding 100 cards (30 mil)

A full range of encoding options, including ISO 7811 magnetic stripe, combined MIFARE contactless smart card and UHF RFID encoders

USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100 connectivity standard, with optional 802.11ac Wi-Fi

Printer-to-host authentication and data encryption, plus a Kensington security slot and NFC Print Touch tag

Three-year limited warranty on the printer and printhead

Overview

About the Zebra ZC300 Card Printer

The Zebra ZC300 is the simplest card printer on the planet, letting you design and print practically any card with breakthrough simplicity. It uses dye-sublimation thermal transfer printing directly onto the card, in full color or monochrome, single-sided or dual-sided, with edge-to-edge output on standard CR-80 stock at 300 dpi.

When it comes to card design, the sky is the limit: the ZC300 prints up to 900 single-sided monochrome cards per hour and supports a full range of encoding options, including ISO 7811 magnetic stripe, combined MIFARE contactless smart card and UHF RFID encoders. Advanced security features include printer-to-host authentication and data encryption. A revolutionary design adapts to every environment, with USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100 standard, optional 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and a three-year limited warranty on the printer and printhead. Barrdega supplies the ZC300 with expert configuration guidance — request a quote for project pricing.

Full Specifications

Zebra ZC300 Technical Specifications

Specification Detail
Print methodDye-sublimation thermal transfer directly onto the card
Print optionsFull color or monochrome; single-sided or dual-sided; edge-to-edge printing on standard CR-80 stock
Print resolution300 dpi (11,8 dots per mm)
Print speed (single-sided monochrome)900 cards per hour
Print speed (single-sided YMCKO)200 cards per hour
Print speed (dual-sided YMCKOK)140 cards per hour
Print speed (dual-sided monochrome)450 cards per hour
Memory2 GB flash memory
Image size1006 x 640 pixels
Input hopperAuto-adjusting, 100-card capacity (30 mil)
Output hopper100-card capacity (30 mil)
Card thickness10 to 40 mil
Card sizeCR80, ISO 7810 format, ID-1 type, CR79
Card materialPVC and composite PVC; adhesive-backed and writable cards
USB 2.0Standard
Built-in Ethernet 10/100Standard
802.11acOptional
Encoding optionsISO 7811 magnetic stripe encoder; combined MIFARE ISO 14443 A and B contactless encoder (13.56 MHz) with 1 SAM slot; ISO 7816 contact encoder with EMV Level 1 certification; UHF RFID EPCglobal Gen 2 encoder
Windows driversWindows Server 2008/2012/2016, Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1, Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit)
Linux driversUbuntu 16.X (64 bit)
Apple driversMAC OS X 10.13.X (64 bit)
Operating temperature59 °F to 95 °F / 15 °C to 35 °C
Storage temperature23 °F to 158 °F / -5 °C to 70 °C
Operating humidity20 % to 80 % non-condensing
ElectricalSingle-phase auto-switching AC; 90 V to 132 V AC and 190 V to 264 V AC RMS; frequency 47 Hz to 63 Hz; FCC Class A
Dimensions (single-sided)10,2 in H x 6,2 in W x 15,1 in D / 258 mm x 157 mm x 383 mm
Dimensions (dual-sided)10,2 in H x 6,2 in W x 18,4 in D / 258 mm x 157 mm x 468 mm
Weight (single-sided)8,8 lb (4,0 kg)
Weight (dual-sided)9,7 lb (4,4 kg)
Additional optionsCard-flip module for dual-sided printing; 10-card reject hopper for dual-sided printers; locking enclosure
WarrantyThree-year limited warranty on printer and printhead

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