Zebra S4M Thermal Printer

Printer Specifications

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
6" (152 mm)/sec

Media sensors
Reflective
Transmissive

Media Characteristics

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

Ribbon Characteristics

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

Operating Characteristics

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)

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

Physical Characteristics

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 Flash Memory
Additional scalable and smooth bitmapped fonts available
ZebraNet Wireless Print Server
Internal ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
External ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
External ZebraNet PrintServer II
Keyboard Display Unit (KDU) (EPL only)
Real Time Clock (RTC)

Communication and Interface Capabilities

RS-232 serial port
USB 1.1
Parallel

Programming Languages

Core programming languages
EPL-Page Mode, ZPL I/ZPL II

Bar Codes/Symbologies

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

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)