Barcode Printer Zebra S4M

Zebra’s S4M printer proudly wears the Stripe series name.

Offering ease of use, a metal construction, and a variety of connectivity options into a thermal printer that takes a full 8” roll of Zebra labels for fewer media changes. Designed for the budget–minded, the Zebra S4M has the features needed to support many applications at an affordable price. With easy controls and proven side-loading design, it’s quick to learn, use, and load, so operators can focus on more productive tasks. The printer offers standard serial, parallel and USB connectivity, as well as optional internal 10/100 Ethernet and IEEE 802.11b/g wireless networking for simple integration and remote monitoring, plus it can be ordered with different printer programming languages. Compared to similar printers on the market, the S4M thermal printer is an outstanding value.

• Print Methods: Direct thermal and Thermal Transfer (optional)
• Construction: Die-cast metal frame with sheet metal enclosure
• Metal media cover with enlarged clear window
• Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3®) for superior print quality
• Back-lit LCD control panel
• Parallel, USB 1.1 and RS-232 serial ports
• Unicode™ - Compliant

• Print Methods: Direct thermal and Thermal Transfer (optional)
• Construction: Die-cast metal frame with sheet metal enclosure
• Metal media cover with enlarged clear window
• Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3®) for superior print quality
• Back-lit LCD control panel
• Parallel, USB 1.1 and RS-232 serial ports
• Unicode™ - Compliant

Resolution

203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
300 dpi (12 dots/mm)

Memory

4MB Flash, 8MB DRAM

Print width

4.09"/104 mm

Print length

203 dpi: 157"/3,988 mm and 300dpi: 73"/1854 mm (optional)

Print speed

203 dpi:

6" (152 mm)/sec


300 dpi:

6" (152 mm)/sec

Media sensors

Reflective
Transmissive

Maximum label and liner width

0.75”/19.4 mm to 4.50”/114 mm

Minimum label and liner width

0.75" (19.4 mm)

Maximum label and liner length

Maximum non-continuous: 39”/991 mm

Maximum label and liner length (optional)

39" (991 mm)

Core diameter

8.0" (203 mm) O.D. on a 3" (76 mm) I.D. core 
6.0" (152 mm) O.D. on a 1" (25 mm) I.D. core

Media thickness

0.003”/0.076 mm to 0.010”/0.25 mm

Media types

continuous, die-cut, tag, black mark

Outside diameter

3.2”/81.3 mm

Standard length

984’/300 m or 1476’/450 m

Ratio

2:1 media roll to ribbon ratio for 984’/300 m 
3:1 media roll ribbon ratio for 1476’/450 m

Ribbon width

1.57”/40 mm to 4.33”/110 mm

Ribbon setup

Ribbon wound ink-side out

ID Core

1.0" (25.4 mm)

Operating temperature

TT: Operating temperature 40° F (5° C) to 104° F (40° C) Thermal transfer
DT: Operating temperature 32° F (0° C) to 104° F (40° C) Direct thermal

Storage temperatures

-40° F (-40° C) to 140° F (60° C)

Operating humidity

20% to 85% non-condensing

Storage humidity

5% to 85% non-condensing

Electrical

Universal auto-ranging (PFC-complaint) power supply 90-265VAC, 48-62 Hz

Agency approvals

• IEC 60950
• EN 55022 Class B
• EN55024
• EN 61000-3-2
• EN 61000-3-3

Width

10.7”/272 mm

Height

11.6" (295 mm)

Depth

18.8" (477 mm)

Weight

27.2 lbs (12.4 kg)

Shipping weight

33.5 lbs (15.2 kg)

Options

• Thermal Transfer Ribbon Handling System
• Print head 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) (ZPL Only)
• A front mount, passive peel, w/ no take-up spindle
• Factory installed 64 MB (61 MB user available) Flash Memory option 
• Additional scalable and smooth bitmapped fonts available
• ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
• Keyboard Display Unit (KDU) (EPL only)
• Real Time Clock (RTC) 
• APL-I/APL-D firmware (contact Zebra Development Services for additional details)
• Factory installed full-width guillotine knife cutter and catch tray
• ZebraNet Wireless Plus Print Server
• ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
• ZebraNet b/g Print Server

Communication and Interface Capabilities

• RS-232 serial port
• USB 1.1 
• Parallel
• ZebraNet Wireless Plus Print Server
• ZebraNet b/g Print Server
• ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server

Core programming languages

EPL-Page Mode, ZPL I/ZPL II

Linear

Code 11
Code 39
Code 93
Code 128 with subsets A/B/C and UCC case codes
UPC-A
UPC-E
EAN-8
EAN-13
UPC-A with 2 or 5 digit extensions
Plessey
Postnet
Standard 2-of-5
Industrial 2-of-5
Interleaved 2-of-5
Logmars
MSI
Codabar
Planet Code
RSS (reduced space symbology)

2-dimensional

Codablock
Code 49
Data Matrix
MaxiCode
QR Code
MicroPDF417
TLC 39
RSS / GS1 DataBar family (12 barcodes)

Fonts and Graphics

• 7 bitmapped, 1 smooth scalable (CG Triumvirate™ Bold Condensed)
• International character sets supporting the following code page: IBM® Code Page 850 International character set
• Support user-defined fonts and graphics – including custom logos
• ZPL II drawing commands – including boxes and lines
  (ZPL only, other firmware languages may vary)