ZXP Series 8 Card Printers
With Zebra's innovative ZXP Series 8 retransfer card printer line and Windows certified Drivers and ZMotif SDK software, create vivid color and monochrome cards on-demand with picture-perfect image quality. This retransfer printer is ideal for printing on uneven card surfaces, such as smart cards, or for when the application calls for very high image quality or cards that are more durable and abrasion resistant. Using an innovative retransfer print process, the Zebra ZXP Series 8 delivers superior print resolution at the fastest speeds in its class for high-quality photo ID cards with images and graphics that look more like glossy magazine prints than ordinary ID photos. The printer's modular design provides flexibility to add a variety of encoding options as needed. Single or dual sided lamination is also available.
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Used For:
- Person ID & Access Control
- Security
- Loyalty & Membership Cards
- Financial Cards
ZXP Series 8 Card Printer
Increase operational efficiency and lower costs without sacrificing image quality. This card printer lets you create on-demand picture-perfect plastic cards.

Capabilities:
- Optional lockable enclosure and card feeder
- Optional dual or single sided lamination
- Single or Dual sided printing and multiple encoding options
ZXP Series 8 Secure Issuance Card Printer
Improve customer satisfaction and reduce card program costs with a credit card printer that instantly and securely prints and encodes high-quality financial cards.

Capabilities:
- Application driven Mechanical and Logical Security Locks
- Advanced features for ensuring data privacy
- Features that ensure Financial Industry security compliance

Standard Features
- True edge-to-edge printing via over-the-edge printing
- Windows drivers: XP, Vista, Server 2003, Windows 7
- Retransfer print technology
More Standard Features
- Single-card feed capacity
- 21-character, 6-line LCD operator display
- Lockable card feeder
- Two year limited printer, and lifetime printhead warranty
- 304 dpi (12 dots/mm) print resolution
- Uses True Colours i Series intelligent media
Printer Specifications
Single or Dual-sided Printing
Color Capability: Full Color Monochrome
Print Method: Retransfer
Dual-sided (single pass)
Card Feeder: Single Card Feeder, Integrated Card Feeder
Card Feeder/Hopper Capacity
- 150 card capacity card feeder (30 mil)
- 100 card output hopper (30 mil)
Memory: 64 MB memory (standard)
Print speed
- 190 cards/hr Single-sided print (YMC)
- 180 cards/hr Dual-sided print (YMCK)
Media Characteristics
Ribbons
- Zebra True Colours i Series ribbons with intelligent RFID technology to authenticate and automate ribbons
- YMCK ribbon – 625 images/roll
- YMCKK ribbon – 500 images/roll
- YMCUvK – 500 images/roll
- YMCKI – 500 images/roll
- YMCKKI – 415 images/roll
- YMC – 800 images/roll
- Monochrome Black – 2500 images/roll
Transfer Film Zebra True Colours i Series transfer film: 1250 images/roll single-side, 625 images/roll dual-sided
Operating Characteristics
Operating temperature: 59° F (15° C) to 77° F (25° C)
Storage temperatures: 23° F (-5° C) to 131° F (55° C)
Operating humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing
Storage humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
Electrical: 100-240V AC and 50-60 Hz
Auto-sensing single-phase AC power
Physical Characteristics
Width: 18.75" (476 mm)
Height: 13.2" (334 mm)
Depth: 20.4" (519 mm)
Weight: 27.5 lbs (12.5 kg)
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Card Encoding Options
- Magnetic stripe encoder ISO 7811, 3 tracks, HiCo/LoCo, stripe down
- Smart card contact station ISO 7816
- EMV level 1 Combined MIFARE ISO 14443 (13.56 HHz) contactless and ISO 7816 contact encoder
Options
- Lockable enclosure
- Extended warranty programs
Communication and Interface Capabilities
- USB V2.0 (standard)
- 10/100 Ethernet (standard)
- 802.11 b/g wireless (option)
Programming Languages
Core programming languages XML
Bar Codes/Symbologies
Linear: Other Symbologies via Windows Driver
Fonts and Graphics: True Type or other type fonts via Windows driver
Card Detail
Card Types
- EMV Certified
- PVC, Composite PVC, ABS, PET, PET-G, Teslin Composite
- Specialty cards: transparent, translucent (clear and colored)
- Technology cards: magnetic stripe, contact smart, contactless smart, UHF RFID
Card Size: CR-80 size, ISO 7810 format, Type 1D-1
Card Thickness: 30 mil – 40 mil

Standard Features
- Mechanical and logical printer locks
- Obscure card input and output hoppers
- AES 128 encription of encoding data
More Standard Features
- 304 dpi (12 dots/mm) print resolution
- Two years limited on printer, lifetime on printhead
Printer Specifications
Single or Dual-sided Printing
Color Capability: Full Color Monochrome
Print Method: Retransfer
Card Feeder: Integrated Card Feeder Single Card Feeder
Card Feeder/Hopper Capacity
- 150 card capacity card feeder (30 mil)
- 100 card output hopper (30 mil)
Memory: 64 MB memory (standard)
Print speed
- 190 cards/hr Single-sided print (YMC)
- 180 cards/hr Dual-sided print (YMCK)
Media Characteristics
Ribbons
- Zebra True Colours i Series ribbons with intelligent RFID technology to authenticate and automate ribbons
- YMCK ribbon – 625 images/roll
- YMCKK ribbon – 500 images/roll
- YMCUvK – 500 images/roll
- YMCKI – 500 images/roll
- YMCKKI – 415 images/roll
- YMC – 800 images/roll
- Monochrome Black – 2500 images/roll
Transfer Film Zebra True Colours i Series transfer film: 1250 images/roll single-side, 625 images/roll dual-sided
Operating Characteristics
Operating temperature: 59° F (15° C) to 77° F (25° C)
Storage temperatures: 23° F (-5° C) to 131° F (55° C)
Operating humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing
Storage humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
Electrical: 100-240V AC and 50-80 Hz
Auto-sensing single-phase AC power
Related Products
Card Encoding Options
- Magnetic stripe encoder ISO 7811, 3 tracks, HiCo/LoCo, stripe down
- Combined MIFARE ISO 14443 (13.56 HHz) contactless and ISO 7816 contact encoder
Options Extended warranty programs
Communication and Interface Capabilities
- USB V2.0 (standard)
- 10/100 Ethernet (standard)
Programming Languages
Core programming languages XML
Bar Codes/Symbologies
Linear: Other Symbologies via Windows Driver
Fonts and Graphics: True type or other type fonts via Windows driver
Card Detail
Card Types
- Technology cards: magnetic stripe, contact smart, contactless smart
- PVC, Composite PVC, ABS, PET, PET-G, Teslin composite, Polycarbonate
Card Size: CR-80 size, ISO 7810 format, Type 1D-1
Card Thickness: 30 mil – 40 mil







