Print Mechanism Capabilities

The Zebra R-140 print mechanism has been designed to print information on labels, tickets, and tags. It uses a square or rectangular dot thermal printhead that heats a ribbon as it passes beneath the print elements, melting its ink onto the media (direct thermal print mode involves using heat-sensitive media instead of an inked ribbon). Print speeds are selected via software control.

RFID Capabilities

Transponders used with the R-140 work on the 13.56 MHZ international frequency for RFID. Currently, smart labels based on chip/antenna inlays using Texas Instruments’ Tag-It, and Philips Semiconductors’ I•CodeRFID transponder chips are fully supported. Transponder data may be read, written and write-verified through RFID enhancements to Zebra’s ZPL II programming language. Encoding and verifying data through ZPL II is as easy as printing a bar code.

Media Transport Mechanism Capabilities

The media transport mechanism of the Zebra R-140 printer has been designed to accommodate various types of media including die-cut labels, ticket and tag stock, continuous roll media, fanfold media, and black-mark media.

System Requirements

In addition to the Zebra R-140 printer, you will need the following items to form a complete label preparation system:

νLabel-, ticket-, tag-, or “Smart” RFID label-stock

νThermal transfer ribbon (if printing in Thermal Transfer mode).

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Zebra R-140 User’s Guide