Mobile Printers

Zebra’s ZQ500 Series offers best-in-class, rugged mobile printers for applications outside of a business’s four walls. The premium 3″ ZQ510 and 4″ ZQ520 printers are Zebra’s next-generation of high-performance mobile printers.

The printers’ patented, military-grade design provides exceptional durability and reliability in the toughest environments. Optimized for on-demand receipt printing in transportation & logistics and government, the ZQ500 Series can also produce labels for a range of applications.

Call to speak with a Zebra certified printer expert today! We carry ribbons, labels and all the available accessories for the ZQ series printers.

Government:

E-citation and parking enforcement, such as printing weather-resistant tickets to be placed on a vehicle’s windshield

Transportation & Logistics:

Field sales and service receipts, invoices and reports; transportation tickets, direct store delivery (DSD) receipts, cash on delivery (COD) receipts; car rental receipts for vehicle return; parcel and logistics proof of delivery receipts, notices, labels and documentation, utility readings and invoices.

Printer Name

ZQ510
ZQ520

Standard Features
• Apple iOS, Android, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry® connectivity
• Direct thermal printing of barcodes, text and graphics
• 203 dpi resolution (8 dots per mm)
• Print speed up to 5″/127 mm per second (with Draft mode enabled)
• CPCL and ZPL® programming languages
• XML support
• Resident fixed and scalable fonts
• 400 MHz 32-bit ARM® processor with 256 MB RAM (8 MB available for user applications)
• 512 MB Flash supports downloadable programs, receipt formats, fonts and graphics (64 MB available for user storage)
• USB On-The-Go ports (with optional strain relief cable)
• 2600 mAh removable Li-Ion smart battery, with optional extended battery
• Built-in battery charger
• Black mark and gap media sensing using fixed center position sensors
• Optional linerless platen
• Cold Temperature Compensation mode– optimizes/balances print speeds to allow for better print performance at lower temps
• Dual-sided tear bar which allows for clean tear in either direction (not available with linerless SKUs)
• Supports vertical and horizontal printing
• Printer can be used in any orientation
• Center-loading media locking for variable roll widths
• “Clamshell” design for easy media loading
• Management: Mirror, SNMP, Web server, Profile Manager, AirWatch® and Wavelink Avalanche®
• Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Ready Low Energy radio
• Simple easy-to-read LCD with large icons for battery and wireless status
• Tolerance of multiple drops from 6.6′ (2 m) to concrete
• Label odometer
• Real-time clock
• QR code links to web-based help pages; not displayed on LCD
• Semi-sleep/instant on mode – which allows the printer to “wake” on touch (Wake on BT only supported in BT 4.0 radio), or on Bluetooth print job transmission
• Zebra Print Touch simplifies Bluetooth pairing and launches web-based help pages with Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled devices • Power Smart Print Technology – anticipates upcoming printing to optimize battery consumption and print speed

Printer Specifications

Resolution

203 dpi resolution (8 dots/mm)

Maximum Print Width

• ZQ510: 2.83″/72mm
• ZQ520: 4.09″/104mm

Print Length

Max: 39″

Print Speed

Up to 5″/127mm per second

Operating Characteristics

Environmental

• Operating Temperature: -4° to 131°F (-20° to 55°C)
• Charging Temperature: 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
• Cradle Temperature: 32° to 122°F (0° to 50°C)
• Storage Temperature: -22° to 150°F (-30° to 66°C) to 150°F (66°C)
• Relative Humidity: – Operation: 10% to 90% non-condensing – Storage: 10% to 90% non-condensing
• IP Rating: IP54 (IP65 with exoskeleton)

Agency Approvals

• Emissions: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, EN55022 Class-B, EN60950, EN55024 and VCCI class B
• Susceptibility: EN55024, EN61000-4-2, EN61000-4-3, EN61000-4-4, and EN61000-4-5
• Safety: CE, UL, TUV, CSA

Media Characteristics

Maximum Media Width

• ZQ510: 3.15″/80 mm +1 mm
• ZQ520: 4.45″/113 mm +1 mm Maximum Media Roll OD
• ZQ510: 2.0″/51 mm • ZQ520: 2.24″/57 mm Maximum Media Thickness
• ZQ510: 0.0063″ (0.1600 mm) for labels and 0.0055″ (0.1397 mm) for tag/receipt
• ZQ520: 0.0063″ (0.1600 mm) for labels and 0.0055″ (0.1397 mm) for tag/receipt Media Types Receipt, Gap/Black mark Label, Tag

Physical Characteristics

ZQ510 ZQ520
Height: 5.9″/150 mm 6.2″/158 mm
Width: 4.7″/120 mm 6.1″/155 mm
Depth: 2.4″/62 mm 2.6″/67 mm
Weight (w/battery): 1.39lbs/22.3 oz 1.73lbs/27.6oz

Fonts/Graphics/Symbologies

CPCL Font Specifications

• Standard Fonts: 25 bitmapped, 1 smooth, scalable (CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed*)
• Optional Fonts: downloadable bitmapped/ scalable fonts
• CPCL Asian Fonts are not supported *Contains UFST from Agfa Monotype Corporation CPCL Barcode Symbologies
• Barcode Ratios: 1.5:1, 2:1, 2.5:1, 3:1, 3.5:1
• Linear Barcodes: Code 39, Code 93, UCC/ EAN128, Code 128, Codabar (NW-7), Interleaved 2-of-5, UPC-A, UPC-E, 2 and 5 digit add-on, EAN- 8, EAN-13, 2 and 5 digit add-on
• 2-Dimensional: PDF417, MicroPDF417, MaxiCode, QR Code, GS1 / DataBar™ (RSS) family, Aztec, MSI/Plessey, FIM Postnet, Data Matrix, TLC39

ZPL Font Specifications

• Character Fonts: Standard bitmapped Zebra fonts: A, B, C, D, E (OCR-B), F, G, H, (OCR-A), GS, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V & Ø Smooth font (CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed)
• Unicode Scalable Swiss 721 is preloaded on the printers E: memory location (supports Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic and Hebrew)
• Google/ Adobe Hans (Asia SKUs only)
• Thai Angsana (Asia SKUs only)

ZPL Barcode Symbologies

• Barcode Ratios: 2:1, 3:1, 5:2, 7:3
• Linear Barcodes: Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, ISBT-128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, Planet Code, Plessey, POSTNET, Standard 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, LOGMARS, MSI, Codabar, and GS1 DataBar (RSS)
• 2-Dimensional: PDF417, MicroPDF-417, Code 49, TLC39, Maxicode, Codablock, Data Matrix, QR code, Aztec

Optional Features

• ZebraNet® 802.11a/b/g/n radio with support for: Wi-Fi® Certification
• Bluetooth 3.0 / 802.11b/g Multiport Radio (can be used simultaneously) – Security modes 1 – 4 – “Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad” (MFi) certified – WEP, TKIP and AES encryption – WPA and WPA2 – 802.1x – EAP-FAST, EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, PEAP, LEAP – 802.11d and 802.11i – Key Bonding • ZBI 2.x™ – powerful programming language that lets printers run standalone applications, connect to peripherals, and much more
• ESC-POS available via post-sale download

Link-OS Software Solutions

• Profile Manager – Advanced, server based device management for networked printers, operates via a web browser interface
• Cloud Connect – Secure, direct, encrypted and authenticated connections to the web for printing and device management
• Virtual Devices – Use legacy and non-Zebra command languages to print labels and tags
• Zebra Utilities – Print from iOS, Android, Windows Mobile devices
• Print Station – Driverless printing from Android devices
• AirWatch Connector – Manage from within the AirWatch environment • Mulitplatform Software Development Kit – Simplifies printing application development with support for Blackberry, Apple, Android, WinCE®, WinMobile®, Windows desktop and Linux/Unix platforms