96XiIIIPlus Information

Standard Features

• Full function front panel and multilingual back-lit LCD display with user programmable password protection
• Flash memory including 2.0MB non-volatile memory storage for downloadable objects
• ZebraLink ™ - the revolutionary real-time connectivity and control solution
  • ZBI ™ (Zebra BASIC Interpreter)
  • WebView (requires optional ZebraNet ® PrintServer II)
  • Alert (requires optional ZebraNet PrintServer II)
• Communications via serial RS-232 and bi-directional parallel port with auto detect
• USB 2.0 (480 Mbits/second) port
• Thin film print head with E 3® Element Energy Control
• Thermal transfer and thermal direct printing of bar codes, text, and graphics
• Dual media sensors, transmissive and reflective, selectable through software or front panel
• ZPL ® or ZPL II ® programming language, selectable through software or front panel
• ZBI ™ - Zebra BASIC interpreter for translation of foreign data streams into ZPL II
• 32 bit 133 Mhz RISC processor
• 16 MB SDRAM memory, 12 MB user-available, 4 MB non-volatile Flash memory
• Type I, II linear memory only up to 32 MB and future availability of Type III Series PC Card Interface
• Simultaneous ATA-style PCMCIA and Compact Flash (CF) memory card support up to 1 GB (current market availability) for additional storage of fonts, graphics, logos, templates, and label formats or preprogrammed with optional and international fonts. PCMCIA is externally accessible and hot swappable. CF is internal.
• Clear media side door - easy monitoring of supplies usage without opening the printer
• Zebra printer driver for Windows ™ 3.X and 95/98/NT/2000 operating systems
• Internal real-time clock
• Advanced label/media counters
• Auto calibration-printer calibrates when printer is turned on or when printhead is closed with approximately two labels
• Early Warning Systems-provide low label, low ribbon, and clean printhead alerts via the front panel and ZebraLink Alerts.

Optional Features

• ZebraNet PrintServer II - provides Ethernet connectivity and full use of Zebranet Web View and Alert features 
• ZebraNet Wireless Card Socket-provides an internally integrated wireless option and supports multiple third party LAN radio cards
• Clear media side bi-fold door - allows shorter media door opening radius
• Full-width rotary knife cutter and catch tray, operates under software control cutting labels individually or in strips 
  Cutter Catch Tray Size 90 & 96: 3.54 wide x 10.50 long
                                                     140: 5.51 wide x 10.50 long
                                                     170: 7.10 wide x 10.50 long
                                                     220: 8.80 wide x 10.50 long
• Media rewind spindle - rewinds finished roll internally onto 3" (76mm) core, or enables label peel and liner rewind
• 3" (76mm) core enables label peel and liner rewind
• RS-422/485 with multidrop capability to network to multiple printers from a single host with external adaptor P/N 33114M
• IBM ® Twinax interface - emulates IBM System 3X and AS/400 printers
• IBM Coax interface - emulates IBM System 3270 printers
• Applicator interface - provides status and control signals for applicators and remote control devices
• Media supply spindle for 3" (76mm) core or 40 mm core (in lieu of standard hanger)
• Linear PCMCIA cards are available 8 MB and 32 MB
• ATA-style PCMCIA or Compact Flash memory cards 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 MB
• Additional fonts available 
• BAR-ONE® Windows-based WYSIWYG on-screen label design and print application software

• Media type: continuous, die-cut, or black mark
• Media width (label and liner)
  0.79" (20mm) to 3.54" (90mm)
• 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 full-width media thickness for cutter:
  0.35 mm (0.014")
• Maximum media roll size:
  • 8.0" (203mm) O.D. on a 3" (76mm) I.D. core
• 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
• 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

  *Media registration and minimum label length are 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 width: 0.79" (20mm) to 3.4" (87mm)
• Standard Lengths: 1476' (450m) or 984' (300m)
  • 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

• 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

† U - Uppercase L - Lowercase D - Descenders

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, Planet Code

2-dimensional bar codes: Codablock, PDF-417, Code 49, DataMatrix, Maxi Code, QR Code, RSS Composite, and TLC 39

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
• Object copying between memory areas (RAM and PC memory card)
• 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) 
  • 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

• ZebraNet ® PrintServer II interface Ethernet network (10BASE-T)
• USB 2.0 (480 Mbits/second) port
• High-speed bi-directional parallel interface, IEEE 1284-1994 compatibility, nibble mode. Supports ECP starting at firmware version 42.12.0.
• High-speed serial interfaces:
  • RS-232C with DB9F connector, optional converter for DB25F available
  • Optional RS-422/485 with multidrop capability to network to multiple printers from a single host with external adaptor P/N 33114M
  • Configurable baud rate (110 - 115.2kB), parity, data bits, and stop bits
  • Software (XON/XOFF) or hardware (DTR/DSR) communication handshake protocols
• IBM ® Twinax interface - emulates IBM System 3X and AS/400 printers
• IBM Coax interface - emulates IBM System 3270 printers
• Applicator interface with DB15F connector (Option)

• Universal power supply with power-factor correction 90-264VAC, 48-62 Hz
• Agency approvals: Bi-National UL 60950 3 rd edition/CSA CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-00 Third Edition; IEC 950/EN60950: 1992 W/amendments 1 thru 4 (CB Scheme); EN55022: 1998 Class B; EN55024: 1998; EN61000-3-2,3 W/amendment A12; Canadian ICES-003, Class B; FCC Class B; Argentina 92/98 Phase 3; Australia AS/NZS 3548; R.O.C. CNS 13438

• 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.

• 600 dpi resolution (23.5 dots/mm)
• Dot size (W x L):0.0016" x 0.0016" (0.042mm x 0.042mm)
• First dot location measured from inside media edge:
  • 0.023" +/-0.035" (0.6mm +/-0.9mm)
• Maximum print width: 3.2" (81mm) See Link for details
• Maximum non-continuous media print length:
  • 16MB memory = 39" (991mm)
• Maximum continuous media print length:
  • 16MB memory = 39" (991mm)
• Media registration tolerance:
  •  *Vertical = < +/-0.060" (+/-1.5mm) on non-continuous media
  • Horizontal = < +/-0.060" (+/-1.5mm)
• Programmable print speeds: 
  • 1.5" (38mm), 2" (50mm) through 4"(102mm) per second in 1" (25mm) increments
• Bar code modulus "X" dimension:
  • Picket fence (non-rotated) orientation = 1.6 mil to 16 mil
  • Ladder (rotated) orientation = 1.6 mil to 16 mil

*Media registration and minimum label length are 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.

• Power consumption: 
  • Idle = 20W 
  • Printing = 121W (printing pause test label at lowest speed) 
  • Standby = 25W
• Height: 15.5" (393.7mm)
• Width: 9.15" (232.4mm)
• Depth: 19.5" (495.3mm)
• Weight: 50lbs. (22.7kg)