Media Specifications

Media Specifications

Standard

Smart Media (RFID)

 

 

Tear-off

0.7" (18 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum label length*

Peel-off

0.5" (13 mm)

 

 

 

 

Cutter

1.5" (38 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rewind

0.25" (6 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total media width

Minimum

1.57” (40 mm)

3.0” (76 mm)

 

 

 

(label + liner, if any)

Maximum

5.51” (140 mm)

5.51” (140 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total thickness

Minimum

0.003” (0.076 mm)

0.003” (0.076 mm)

 

 

 

(includes liner, if any)

Maximum

0.012” (0.305 mm)

0.010” (0.254 mm) excluding IC Chip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cutter maximum full-width

 

.009" (.23 mm)

 

media thickness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roll media core inside diameter

3” (76 mm)

4.0” (102 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum roll diameter

 

8.0” (203 mm)

6.0” (152 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

RFID Tag Types

 

 

Phillips I-Code

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Instruments Tag-It

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum

0.079” (2 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred

0.118” (3 mm)

 

Inter-label gap

 

 

 

 

Maximum inter-label gap =

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

2 x (label length for which you have

 

 

 

 

calibrated the printer + 1”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum internal fanfold media pack size

8.0” x 5.51” x 4.5” (203x140x114 mm)

 

(label + liner) L x W x H

 

 

 

Ticket/tag sensing notch L x W

0.12" x .25"

 

(3 mm) x (6 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ticket/tag sensing hole diameter

0.125" (3 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective leading edge

Vertical

±0.070” (±1.8 mm)

 

registration accuracy*

Horizontal

±0.070” (±1.8 mm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark length

Minimum

0.12” (3 mm)

 

 

(measuring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parallel to

Maximum

0.43” (11 mm)

 

 

label/tag edge)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark width

Minimum

0.43” (11 mm)

 

Additional

(measuring

 

 

 

perpendicular to

Maximum

Full media width

 

specs. for

 

label/tag edge

 

 

 

black mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensing

Mark location

 

Marks must be located within .040"

 

 

 

(1 mm) of the inside media edge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark density

 

> 1.0 ODU (Optical Density Unit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum density of the back of

 

 

 

the media on which the black

0.5 ODU

 

 

mark is printed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Media registration and minimum label length are affected by media type and width, ribbon type, print speed, and printer mode of operation. Performance improves as these factors are optimized. Zebra recommends always qualifying any application with thorough testing.

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