ZEBRA S4M Label Printer

Select your product at the end of the page.

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 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.

Standard Features

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

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: 203 dpi: 6" (152 mm)/sec
300 dpi: 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

Ribbon setup: Ribbon wound ink-side out

ID Core: 1.0" (25.4 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)

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

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)

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 / 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)