Card Printer Zebra ZXP Series 8

Innovative, best-in-class retransfer card printer

With best-in-class, productivity-boosting, full-throttle throughput, produce vivid color plastic cards on demand fast—thanks to Zebra’s highly advanced ZXP Series 8 retransfer card printer and its patent-pending image transfer process. Yet even at unparalleled print speeds, the printer achieves superior, photo-like image quality that boasts rich, consistent colors and strikingly sharp resolution.

The Zebra ZXP Series 8 includes ZMotif™ software for easy integration with enterprise applications. A modular design gives you the flexibility to add a variety of encoding options as needed. And the printer’s high reliability minimizes maintenance needs and total cost of ownership.

Ideal for

• ID and access control cards
• Government-issued driver’s licenses
• National ID and voter registration cards
• People-tracking in high-security areas
• Instant issuance of ATM/credit/smart cards
• Personalized gift, membership and loyalty cards
• Smart cards in travel, gaming and entertainment

Superior performance

• Best-in-class throughput for printing, encoding and laminating—due in part to the patent-pending simultaneous 2-sided retransfer process plus efficient landscape print mode—increases your operational efficiency without sacrificing quality.
• Based on Zebra’s image-processing technology, photo-quality image and print resolution are obtained to meet your quality and brand specifications.
• Designed inside and out to be reliable and durable—reducing repair costs and downtime.

Easy printer integration and management

• ZMotif XML-based drivers and SDK makes the printer enterprise-ready with driver and management utility tools for easy setup and faster deployment—saving IT time and costs.
• Microsoft® Windows® certified drivers ensure application compatibility, ease of use, and investment protection in existing software infrastructures.
• A variety of connectivity interfaces are available for easy integration into local or networked • systems—USB, Ethernet, and 802.11b/g wireless.

Modular design with order-now or add-later options

• Magnetic stripe encoder
• Smart card contact and contactless encoders
• UHF Gen 2 RFID encoder
• Ethernet and 802.11b/g wireless connectivity

Security features

• Laminator module option for single- or dual-sided lamination
• Transfer film easily shows tamper evidence for built-in fraud protection
• Lockable enclosure and card feeder prevents unauthorized use
• Kensington® lock slot to secure printer to work environment

Printing 
Dye sublimation retransfer
Full color or monochrome retransfer printing
Single- and dual-sided printing
Max print speed single-side 190 cph*
Max print speed dual-sided 170 cph*
Photo quality image
Over-the-edge printing on standard CR80 media

* Print speed based on click to drop, average print coverage, with USB connectivity, card per hour (cph).

Standard Features 
USB and Ethernet-ready (firmware pending**) connectivity 
Single-card feed capability
150 card capacity feeder (30 mil)
15 card reject hopper (30 mil)
100 card output hopper (30 mil)
i Series™ intelligent media technology
Auto-calibration of media
21-character, 6 line LCD operator display
304 dpi (12.0 dots/mm) print resolution
64 MB memory standard
Lifetime warranty on printhead
2-year limited warranty on printer
Microsoft® Windows® certified drivers

Optional Features
Laminator—single-sided and dual-sided**
Lockable enclosure/card feeder
Extended product warranty programs
1 GB Ethernet and 802.11b/g wireless connectivity**

Encoding Options & Specifications 
Smart card contact station—ISO 7816
Magnetic stripe encoder—ISO 7811 and JIS-II (high and low coercivity
Combined MIFARE® ISO 14443 (13.56 MHz) and ISO 7816 contact encoder 
Combined ISO 15693 HID® iClass® (13.56MHz) and ISO 7816 contact encoder** 
Combined HID Prox reader (125 kHz) and contact • encoder** UHF Gen 2 RFID encoder**

ZMotif Software
Microsoft Windows Certified Printer Drivers 
Supported: Windows XP*, Windows Vista®*, Windows Server® 2003*
*32 bit and 64 bit compatible
Driver features: 
Graphical card orientation setting to visualize card printing setup and configuration 
Card source selection
Card type selection
Complete graphical control over area and element selection of black extraction parameters 
Auto sensing of ribbon type, laminator and smart card encoding options
Toolbox utility features: 
Printer configuration tools and utilities for complete control over all printer functions and features 
Optional password protection settings and user role-based security settings prevent accidental or unauthorized driver or printer configuration changes 
Complete technology card management enables setup and testing of all printer and encoder features and functionality 
Printer test cards and diagnostics utilities ensure error-free printing and fast troubleshooting capabilities 
XML-based SDK: 
XML-based SDK enables third parties to quickly add advanced print and encoding features to the ZXP printer
Capabilities include direct access to PC/SC Smart Card encoder driver and XML-based job control print job specifications

Supplies
i Series intelligent technology uses RFID tags to authenticate and automate color ribbons, transfer film and laminate 
Media Starter Kit—1 YMCK ribbon, 1 roll of transfer film, 200 PVC cards, cleaning rolls (2 per ribbon) 
Cleaning supplies
True Colours ribbon 
YMCK 4 panel color with resin black: 625 images/roll
YMCKK 5 panel color: 500 images/roll
YMC 3 panel color: 825 images/roll**
YMCuVK 5 panel color: 500 images/roll**
Monochrome (black, gold, silver): 2500 images/roll**
True Colours transfer film 
Clear and holographic**: 1250 images/roll
True Secure laminate 
Linerless & waste-free 1.0 mil laminate: 625 images/roll 
Laminate types: clear full coverage, clear for magnetic stripe cards, clear for contact smart cards 
Custom laminates available with holographic images and UV images

Card Specifications
Card thickness: 30 – 40 mil
Card size: ISO 7810 format, Type ID-1, CR-80 size 
Card material: PVC and composite, ABS cards, PET, PET-G, Teslin® composite, and polycarbonate
(30 mil to 40 mil) 
Specialty cards: transparent (IR-blocked) or translucent card 30 mil (clear and colored) 
Technology cards: contact and contactless smart cards, UHF cards

Communications Interfaces 
USB V2.0 
10/100 Ethernet-ready

Electrical 
Single-phase AC power
90V~264V AC RMS and 47-63 HZ (50-60 Hz nominal)

Physical 
Printer 
Height (printer only): 11.9"/303 mm
Height (w/card feeder): 13.2"/334 mm
Width: 14"/356 mm
Width (w/card feeder): 14.9"/379 mm
Width (w/card feeder, w/laminator): 25.8"/656 mm
Depth: 20.4"/519 mm
Weight (printer only): 27.5 lbs/12.5 kg

Environmental 
Operating Temperature: 59º F/15º C to 77º F/25º C 
Storage Temperature: 23º F/-5º C to 131º F/55º C
Operating Humidity: 20% to 80% inclusive, non-condensing 
Storage Humidity: 10% to 90% inclusive, non-condensing
Shipping Temperature: -40º F/-40º C to 140º F/60º C
Shipping Humidity: 10% to 90% inclusive, non-condensing
Media should not be above 140º F/60º C for longer than 200 hours, and above 90% relative humidity at 104º F/40º C for longer than 100 hours

NOTE: For optimum print quality and printer performance, use of Zebra genuine supplies is recommended.

** Available in future release

Genuine Zebra Supplies
Genuine Zebra supplies meet stringent quality standards and are recommended for optimal printing quality and proper printer performance. The ZXP Series 8 printer is designed to work only with Zebra True Colours® i Series™ ribbons, Zebra True Colours™ i Series transfer film and Zebra True Secure™ i Series laminates.

• Zebra True Colours® i Series™ intelligent ribbon and transfer film automatically calibrate printer—increasing productivity, reducing downtime, and minimizing training.
• Zebra’s True Secure™ i Series™ laminates create highly secure ID cards, and the patented linerless laminate is waste-free and lowers the cost per card.
• Choose Zebra for quality plastic cards in a variety of types and materials.
• For high-quality cards, rely on Zebra ribbons, transfer film and laminate consumables.