Zebra S4M Mid-Sized Industrial Thermal Printer

Zebra's S4M is the next generation printer from the Stripe series. The S4M has a rugged metal contruction and prints up to 4.09" wide labels at resolutions of 203 or 300 dpi.

The S4M was designed for medium budget applications, and works well in mid-sized warehousing and manufacturing applications that have a moderate printing need, but still require a durable printer. The S4M features simple controles, a easy side-loading design, and offers standard serial, parallel and USB connectivity.

S4M Benefits

Affordable, metal printer with full 8" media roll capacity
Simple to use through a streamlined front control panel and a proven side-loading design
Simple to integrate by offering a variety of ways to connect

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Zebra S4M Datasheet

Zebra White Paper - Bar Coding 101

Part Numbers

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

Specification

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)

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