Desktop Printer
reliability at a competitive price
Providing enhanced performance and reliability at a competitive price, the GT820 direct thermal / thermal transfer desktop printer offers a wide range of advanced features to meet a variety of low- to medium-volume printing applications.These include productivity-enhancing features such as a 300 meter ribbon that limits downtime by requiring less-frequent replacement; fast,127 mm per second print speed;
powerful 32-bit processor for fast label throughput; and a large memory for faster processing plus support for more graphics and
longer labels.Designed Just for You Built with Zebra quality and durability, GT820 is designed for versatility and easy integration,
with a flexible choice of connectivity interfaces, aswell as co-resident EPL™ and powerful ZPL® programminglanguages for compatibility with
all Zebra printers. With support for media widths up to 114 mm,the GT820 is ideal for many applications including thoserequiring wider media.
The Zebra Gt 820 offers the following features:
Ideal for These Applications
• Manufacturing
- – Light-industrial work-inprocess
- – Product and shipping labeling
• Transportation & logistics
• Government
– Asset management
– Documents management
– Evidence tracking
• Healthcare
– Laboratory specimen
– Blood bank labeling
• Retail
– Price labeling
– Receipt printing
Printer Name
GT820^
Standard Features
• 300 meter ribbon capacity
• 32 bit RISC processor
• Co-resident EPL and ZPL programming
languages
• GT 800 series Connectivity Options:
– GT820: Serial & USB
– GT800: Serial, USB & Parallel
• Print methods:
Thermal transfer and direct thermal modes
• Construction: Dual-wall frame, reinforced
plastic
• OpenACCESS™ for easy media and ribbon
loading
• Certified Microsoft® Windows® drivers
Printer Specifications
Resolution
203dpi/ 8dots per mm
Memory
8MB Flash, 8MB SDRAM (standard)
Print Width
4.09”/ 104mm
Print Length
39”/ 990mm
Print Speed
5”/ 127mm per second
Media Sensors
Standard:
Fixed reflective and transmissive sensors
Media Characteristics
Media Width
0.75”/ 19.5mm to 4.49”/ 114mm
Media Length
0.25”/ 6.5mm to 39”/ 990mm
Maximum Media Roll Size
5”/ 127mm O.D. on a 1”/ 25.4mm, 1.5”/ 38mm
I.D. core
Media Thickness
0.003”/ 0.08mm ~ 0.007”/ 0.18mm
Media types
Roll-fed or fan-fed, die cut or continuous direct
thermal labels with or without black mark, tag
stock, continuous receipt paper, wristbands, and
optional liner-free direct thermal media
Ribbon Characteristics
Outside Diameter
2.6”/ 66mm (300m); 1.34”/ 34mm (74m)
Standard Length
984’ (300m); 244’ (74m)
Ratio
• 1:4 media to roll to ribbon (300m)
• 1:1 media to roll to ribbon (74m)
Width
1.33”/ 33.8mm ~ 4.3”/ 110mm
Core I.D.
• 300m ribbon 1”/ 25.4mm
• 74m ribbon 0.5”/ 12.7mm
Operating Characteristics
Environmental
• Operating Temp:
40°F/ 5°C ~ 105°F/ 41°C
• Storage Temp:
-40°F/ -40°C ~ 140°F/ 60°C
• Operating Humidity:
10% ~ 90% non-condensing R.H
• Storage Humidity:
5% ~ 95% non-condensing R.H.
Agency Approvals
TUV-R NRTL, TUV-R CB, NOM, KCC, CE,
FCC Class-B
Physical Characteristics
Width: 7.75”/ 197mm
Height: 7.25”/ 184mm
Depth: 10.75”/ 273mm
Weight: 10.98 lbs/ 5kg
Fonts/ Graphics/ Symbologies
• 16 resident expandable ZPL fonts
• One resident scalable ZPL font
• 5 resident expandable EPL2 fonts
• Supports user-defined fonts and graphics —
including custom logos
Bar Code Symbologies
• Bar Code Ratios:
2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1
• Linear Bar Codes:
Codabar, Code 11 (ZPL), Code 128, Code 39,
Code 93, Code 93, EAN-13, EAN-8,
EAN-14 (ZPL), German Post Code (EPL),
Industrial 2-of-5 (ZPL), Interleaved 2-of-5,
Japanese Postnet (EPL), ISBT-128 (ZPL),
Logmars (ZPL), MSI, Plessey, Postnet,
GS1 DataBar (RSS-14), Standard 2-of-5 (ZPL),
UCC/EAN-128 (EPL), UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit
extensions (ZPL), UPC-A, UPC-A and UPC-E
with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, UPC-E,
and GS1 Databar (formerly RSS)
• 2-Dimensional:
Codablock (ZPL), Code 49 (ZPL), Data Matrix,
MaxiCode, QR Code, PDF417, MicroPDF417,
Aztec (For EPL and ZPL except where noted)
Communication and Interface Capabilities
• Centronics® parallel (36 pin) connector ports
(GT800 only)
• RS-232 Serial interface
• USB V1.1 interface, bi-directional
Zebralink™ Solutions
Software
• Zebra Setup Utilities:
Windows utility drivers to set up and configure
your Zebra printer
• ZebraDesigner™ Pro:
An intuitive, easy-to-use software program for
creating complex label designs (option)
• ZebraDesigner:
Offers basic features for simple label design
• Zebra Universal Driver:
The most powerful driver available from Zebra
Firmware
• ZBI 2.0™:
Powerful programming language that lets
printers run stand-alone applications, connect
to peripherals, and much more (option)
• ZBI-Developer™:
Programming utility makes it dramatically
easier for programmers to create and test
complex ZBI 2.0 programs and distribute them
to the printer (standard with ZBI 2.0)
• ZPL II®:
Zebra Programming Language provides
sophisticated label formatting and printer
control and is compatible with tabletop and
mobile Zebra printers
• EPL2™:
Eltron Programming Language simplifies label
formatting and enables format compatibility
with legacy applications
