105SL Specifications 
serial number 6400357 and later

• Standard Features
• Optional Features
• Printing Specifications
• Media Specifications
• Ribbon Specifications
• Font Specifications
• Barcode Symbologies & Specifications
• Zebra Programming Language® (ZPL® and ZPL II®)
• Communications Specifications
• Electrical Specifications
• Physical Specifications
• Environmental Specifications
• Preventative Maintenance

Standard Features

•  203 dpi print resolution

• Thin film print head with E3® Element Energy Control

• Thermal transfer and thermal direct printing of bar codes, text, and graphics

• ZPL® or ZPL II® programming language, selectable through software or front panel

• Fast 32 bit processing

•  Firmware is flash resident/download upgradeable

• 33000M* Main Logic Board (s/n 6400004-6457097, only accepts firmware earlier then x.14)
  6 MB Dram Memory (3MB user available)
  2 MB Flash Memory (768K user available)
  *33000M has been superceded by 34901-020M

• 33360M Main Logic Board (s/n's after 6457097, can accept firmware all the way up to x.14)
  6 MB Dram Memory
  4 MB Flash Memory

• 34901-020M Main Logic Board (current production mlb)
  6 MB Dram Memory
  4 MB Flash Memory (selectable via printer configurator)
  Real Time Clock standard on this mlb, earlier boards did not have this feature

• 34901-021M Main Logic Board (current production mlb)
  6 MB Dram Memory
  64 MB Flash Memory (selectable via printer configurator)
  Real Time Clock standard on this mlb, earlier boards did not have this feature

• Standard LCD control panel: Back-lit, 2 line, 16 characters w/ full menu to change set-up options

• Serial RS-232and IEEE 1284 (nibble mode) 
  bi-directional parallel interface

• Transmissive media sensor

• Zebra® printer driver for Windows™ 3.X and  95/98/NT/2000 operating systems

•  NEW ZebraLink™ - the revolutionary real-time connectivity control solution:

1. WebView / Alert - (requires optional ZebraNet™ PrintServer II)

Optional Features

•  Print head 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)  (factory installable only)

•  Full-width rotary knife cutter (factory installable only) - operates under software control cutting labels individually or in strips (not compatible with rewind and peel options). Note: Catch tray orderable separately.

• Media rewind spindle - rewinds roll internally onto 3" core

• Label peel and liner rewind - for print-and-apply

•  Internal fan-fold media supply bin (not compatible with rewind and peel options)

• Reflective (black mark) media sensing option...available as field kit

• RS422/485 serial adapter interface

• Twinax or Coax interface option

• ZebraNet™ PrintServer II - provides Ethernet connectivity and enables the use of the Webview and Alert features (Internal or External). 10Base-T or Novell IPX/SPX networks.

• ZebraNet Wireless Card Socket (WCSO, enables Wireless 802.11b ethernet connectivity)provides an internally integrated wireless option and supports multiple third party LAN radio cards.  

• Wireless Print Server-supports: wireless, 802.11b communications.

• 10/100 Print Server-ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server is available in an internal or external version that provides a complete wired solution for 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and fast Ethernet 10/100 auto-switching networks.

• PCMCIA Flash memory slot  - for additional storage of fonts, graphics, logos, templates and label formats or pre-programmed with optional and international scalable fonts.

• Note : PCMCIA, Compact Flash, Wireless option info. This link details some of the changes to these option offerings over the course of time.
  The original PCMCIA pcb supported PCMCIA cards (factory installed only, replacement pcb #33030M . Then a memory board was introduced that supported both PCMCIA and CF memory cards (factory installed only, replacement pcb 33037M. Then came the Wireless/Memory card #G79095 which supports wireless, PCMCIA and CF.

• 64 MEG On-board Flash. Suggested installation by ZASP's or factory.

• 48766-001 ZBI 2.0 Enablement Kit for 1

• 48767-001 ZBI 2.0 Enablement Kit for 5

• 48768-001 ZBI 2.0 Enablement Kit for 25

• 13831-001 ZebraDesigner Pro

• 13832-001 ZebraDesigner for mySAP Business Suite

• 13833-001 ZebraDesigner for XML

• 48733-120 ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise for 1-50 Printers

• 48734-120 ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise for 1-100 Printers

• 48735-120 ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise for 100+ Printers

Factory Only Options

• Print head 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) (Factory only)
• PCMCIA Flash memory slot (factory installable only) - for additional storage of fonts, graphics, logos, templates and label formats or pre-programmed with optional and international scalable fonts. Cards available with up to 8MB flash.....(The original memory board was part number 33030 and did not support compact flash A: memory, just the PCMCIA B: memory. Sometime later they started installing 33037M boards into the SL's that were factory configured for a memory card slot. The 33037M boards do support Compact Flash A: memory and PCMCIA B: memory. 33037M is supported starting with 60.x.x.x firmware)
• Cutter Option (Factory Only)

Printing Specifications

• 203 dpi resolution (8 dots/mm)
  • Dot size (W x L): 0.0049" x 0.0049" (0.125mm x 0.125mm)
• 300 dpi resolution (12 dots/mm)
  • Dot size (W x L): 0.0033" x 0.0039" (0.084mm x 0.10mm)
• First dot location measured from inside media edge:
  • 0.10" +/-0.035" (2.5mm +/-0.89mm)
• Maximum print width: 4.09" (104mm)
• Maximum continuous media print length:

• Media registration tolerance: *
  • Vertical ≤ +/-0.050" (+/-1.3mm) on non-continuous media Horizontal ≤ +/-0.050" (+/-1.3mm)
• Programmable print speeds:
  • 203 dpi model = 2.0" (51mm) through 8.0" (203mm) per second in 1" increments
  • 300 dpi model = 2.0" (51mm) through 8.0" (203mm) per second in 1" increments

Media Specifications

• Maximum non-continuous label length: 39" (991mm)
• Media type: continuous, die-cut, (and optional black mark)
• Media width (label and liner): 
  • .79" (20mm) to 4.52" (115mm)
• Minimum label length: **
  • Rewind mode: 0.25" (6mm)
  • Peel mode: 0.5" (13mm)
  • Tear-off mode: 0.7" (18mm)
  • Cutter mode: 1.5" (38mm)
• Media thickness (label and liner):
  • 0.003" (0.076mm) to 0.012" (0.305mm)
• Maximum media roll size:
  • 8.0" (203mm) O.D. on a 3" (76mm) I.D. core
• Maximum internal fan-fold pack size:

  • 8.0"L (203mm) x 4.5"W (114mm) x 4.5"H (114mm)

• Transmissive (gap) sensing standards:
• Interlabel gap: 2 - 4mm, preferably 3mm
• Sensing notch: 0.25"W (6mm) x 0.12"L (3mm)
• Sensing hole: 0.125" (3mm) diameter
• (Optional black mark field kit) -

• Reflective (black mark) sensing standards:
  • - Black mark length (parallel to inside media edge):
  • 0.12" - 0.43" (3 - 11mm)
  • - Black mark width (perpendicular to inside media edge):
  • > 0.43" (> 11mm)
  • - Black mark location:
  • within 0.040" (1mm) of inside media edge
  • - Black mark density: > 1.0 Optical Density Units (ODU)
  • - Maximum media density: 0.5 ODU

**Minimum label length is affected by media type and width, ribbon type, and print speed. Performance improves as these factors are optimized. Zebra recommends always qualifying any application with thorough testing.

Ribbon Specifications

• Ribbon width: 0.79" (20mm) to 4.5" (114mm)
• Standard Lengths: 984' (300m) or 1476' (450m)
  • Provides 2:1 and 3:1 media roll to ribbon ratios
• Maximum ribbon roll size:
  • 3.2" (81.3mm) O.D. on a 1.0" (25.4mm) I.D. core
• Ribbon wound coated-side out

Font Specifications

203 dpi (8 dots/mm)

300 dpi (12 dots/mm)

† U - Uppercase L - Lowercase D - Descenders

• Bitmap fonts A through H and GS symbols are expandable up to 10 times, height and width independent
• Smooth scalable font Ø (CG Triumvirate™ Bold Condensed) is expandable dot-by-dot, height and width independent
• IBM® Code Page 850 International Characters

Bar Code Symbologies & Specifications

• Bar code modulus "X" dimension:
  • Picket fence (non-rotated) orientation:
    • 203 dpi = 4.9 mil to 49 mil
    • 300 dpi = 3.3 mil to 33 mil
  • Ladder (rotated) orientation:
    • 203 dpi = 4.9 mil to 49 mil
    • 300 dpi = 3.9 mil to 39 mil
• Bar code ratios: 2:1, 7:3, 5:2, and 3:1
  • Linear bar codes: Code11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 with subsets A/B/C and UCC Case Codes, ISBT-128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, Plessey, Postnet, Standard 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, LOGMARS, MSI, Codabar
  •  2-dimensional bar codes: 2-dimensional bar codes: Codablock, PDF-417, Micro-PDF417, Code 49, DataMatrix, Maxi Code, QR Code

Zebra Programming Language®  (ZPL® and ZPL II®)

• Communicates in printable ASCII characters
• Compatible with mainframe, mini, and PC hosts
• Downloadable objects include graphics, scalable and bitmap fonts, label templates and formats
• Adjustable print cache (^COY)
• Data compression
• Automatic memory allocation for format while printing
• Automatic serialization of fields (^SN and ^SF)
• Format inversion (white on black) (^FR and ^LR)
• Mirror-image printing (^PM)
• Four position field rotation (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) (^FW)
• Slew command (^PF and ^PH)
• Programmable label quantities with print, pause, cut control (^PQ)
• User programmable password (^KP)
• Status messages to host upon request (~HS)
• ZBI™ (Zebra BASIC Interpreter) - accessible on Z4M: (^JI and ~JI)
  • Interpreting program module that sits between the communication ports and the ZPLII processing engine
  • Can be used to convert non-ZPL printer programming language to ZPL commands
  • Direct interface to peripheral devices such as bar-code scanners, weight scales, and keyboards
  • Based on ANSI BASIC computer language

Communications Specifications

• Standard IEEE 1284 (nibble mode) bi-directional parallel interface

• Standard high-speed RS-232C  9 pin female serial interface: (9 to 25 pin adaptor # 33138 sold seperately)

•  Configurable baud rate (110 - 115.2kB), parity, and data bits.  Stop bits are fixed at 1.

•  Software (XON/XOFF) or hardware (DTR/DSR) communication handshake protocols

• RS-422/485 serial interface (Requires 33114M optional adapter)

• twinax/Coax interface option

Electrical Specifications

• Universal power supply with power factor correction 90-264VAC, 48-62Hz.
• Agency approvals: UL 1950, CISPR 22 (class B), IEC 950, 801-2, -3, and -4 standards, CSA 950, Canadian Doc. (class A), FCC (class A), CE compliance

• Inrush is the RMS value of the first positive and negative current pulse at turn on at 120V, 60 Hz. 
• Idle is power in standby mode after power-up sequence is over, at 120V 60 Hz.   
• Printing is the peak power used during printing of the Pause Test label at speed A and 120Vac, 6

Physical Specifications

• Height: 15.5" (394mm)
• Width: 11.2" (283mm)
• Depth: 19.5" (459mm)
• Weight: 55lbs. (25kg)
• Shipping Weight: 63lbs. (29kg)

Environmental Specifications

• Operating environment:
  • Thermal transfer = 41° to 104°F (5° to 40°C)
  • Thermal direct = 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
  • 20% to 85% non-condensing R.H.
• Storage/Transportation environment:
  • -40° to 140°F (-40° to 60°C)
  • 5% to 85% non-condensing R.H.

Preventative Maintenance

Zebra recommends cleaning the printer on a regular basis using standard Zebra printer parts and cleaning supplies. Consult your User's Guide for further details.

• Cleaning: The exterior is cleaned with a lint-free cloth, and if necessary, a mild detergent solution or desktop cleaner. Interior components (printhead, platen roller, media sensor, peel bar, ribbon and media paths) are cleaned with alcohol or blown air to remove any particles.