Zebra 105SL DATASHEET

Zebra® 105SL™

Serious About Bar Coding?
Here’s the Choice of Experience

The 105SL combines enhanced memory, processing capacity, and
features with rugged and reliable all-metal construction. Proven
platform longevity plus fast processing and print speed make it
the choice of experienced users who value reliability, productivity,
consistent print quality, network compatibility, and superior service
and support.

Cutting-Edge Network Connectivity

The 105SL offers flexible connectivity options including ZebraNet®
Wireless Plus print server to free you to move or reconfigure the
printer without costly recabling, plus ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server,
which offers a complete wired solution when using 10Base-T,
100Base-TX, and fast Ethernet 10/100 auto-switching networks. And
with Zebra advanced printer management, gain the efficiency and
the ease of centralized monitoring and control of your Zebra printers
and ZebraNet print servers.

GENUINE ZEBRA™ SUPPLIES

Get the most out of your resources—use genuine Zebra supplies! Our wide range
of printer media and ribbons are Zebra-manufactured and -tested to ensure optimal
performance in Zebra printers.

The 105SL is ideal for
moderate- to high-volume
printing applications (including
distributed, batch, or single
format) in:

• Manufacturing and compliance labeling

• Logistics and inventory control

• Product identification marking

• Work in process

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Specifications at a Glance*

Standard Features

• Print methods: Thermal transfer or direct thermal

• Construction: Steel frame and cabinet with metal
interior components

• Single-level Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3™)for
superior print quality

• Fast 32-bit processing

• Selectable print speeds up to 8”/second

• Transmissive media sensor

• Standard 2-line, 16-character LCD control panel

• Internal real-time clock

• Unicode™ compliant

• XML-Enabled printing—direct-connect integration for
bar code label printing; eliminates license fees and
print server hardware and lowers customization and
programming costs

Printer Specifications

Resolution

• 203 dpi/8 dots per mm;

• 300 dpi/12 dots per mm (optional)

Memory

• Standard: 6 MB SDRAM; 4 MB Flash

• Optional:

Up to 256 MB—PCMCIA card or CompactFlash®

(CompactFlash not supported with ZebraNet
Wireless Plus)

64 MB Flash memory (factory installed)

Print Width

• Width: 4.09”/104 mm

• Print Length with 203 dpi: 106”/2,692 mm (with
standard memory)

• Print Length with 300 dpi (optional): 65”/1,651 mm
(with standard memory)

Print Speed

8”/203 mm per second (203/300 dpi)

Media Sensors

Transmissive (standard) and Reflective (optional)

Media Characteristics

Maximum label and liner length

39”/991 mm

Maximum label and liner width

.79”/20 mm to 4.52”/115 mm

Maximum roll outer diameter (O.D.)

8”/203 mm

Core inner diameter (I.D.)

3”/76 mm

Media thickness

.003”/.076 mm to .012”/.305 mm

Media types

Roll-feed, die-cut, continuous, fanfold, tags, tickets

Ribbon Characteristics

Outside diameter

3.2”/81.3 mm

Standard length

984’/300 m to 1,476’/450 m

Ratio

2:1 and 3:1 media roll to ribbon ratio

Width

.79”/20 mm to 4.5”/114 mm

Ribbon setup

• Ribbon wound ink side out

• Ribbon is recommended to be at least as wide as
media.

Core inner diameter (I.D.)

1”/25.4 mm

Operating Characteristics

Environmental

• Operating Temp. 32º F/0º C to 104º F/40º C

• Storage/Environ. -40º F/-40º C to 140º F/60º C

• Operating Humidity 20-85% non-condensing

• Storage Humidity 5-85% non-condensing

Electrical

Universal power supply with factor correction
90-264 VAC; 48-63 Hz

Agency Approvals

UL 1950; CISPR 22 (Class B); CSA 950; IEC 950; 801-2,

-3 and -4 standards; Canadian Doc. (Class A); FCC

(Class A); CE compliance

Physical Characteristics

• Width: 11.2”/283 mm

• Height: 15.5”/394 mm

• Depth: 19.5”/495 mm

• Weight: 55 lbs/25 kg

• Shipping weight: 63 lbs./29 kg

Related Products

Options and Accessories

• 300 dpi printhead

• Full width cutter with orderable catch tray

• Internal rewind spindle

• Peel/liner rewind (for print-and-apply)

• Reflective media sensor

• Fanfold bin

Zebralink™ Solutions

Software

• ZebraDesigner™ Pro

• ZebraDesigner for XML

• ZebraDesigner

• ZebraNet™ Bridge Enterprise

• ZebraNet Utilities v 7.0

• Zebra Universal Driver

• European and Asian font sets

• ZBI-Developer™

Networking

• ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server

• ZebraNet Wireless Plus

• Twinax and coax interfaces (internal)

Firmware

®

• ZPL II

• Global Printing

• APL-I™/APL-D™ (Contact Zebra Development
Services for additional details)

• Web View

• Alert

• XML-Enabled printing

• ZBI 2.0™

Communication and Interface Capabilities

Centronics® RS-232 RS-422*, and RS-485* serial ports;
IEEE 1284 bi-directional parallel

Bar Code Symbologies

Linear Bar Codes

Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 with subsets
A/B/C and UCC Case Codes, ISBT-128, UPC-A, UPC-E,
EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC and EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions,
Plessey, Postnet, Standard 2-of-5, Industrial 2-of­5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Logmars, MSI, Codabar, GS1
DataBar (RSS)

2-Dimensional

Codablock, PDF417, Code 49, Data Matrix, MaxiCode,
QR Code, MicroPDF417, GS1 DataBar (RSS), Aztec

Fonts and Graphics

Fonts and Character Sets

• Standard Fonts: 7 bitmapped, 1 smooth scalable

(CG Triumvirate™ Bold Condensed)

• Sets: IBM® Code Page 850 International

character set

• Contains UFST® from Monotype Imaging, Inc.

Graphic Features

• Supports user-defined fonts and graphics—including
custom logos

• ZPL II drawing commands—including boxes, circles
and diagonal lines

For optimum print quality and printer performance, use
genuine Zebra™ supplies.

*Specifications subject to change without notice.
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ZPL II are registered trademarks of ZIH Corp. All rights reserved. Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. CG Triumvirate and UFST are trademarks of Monotype Imaging, Inc. and may
be registered in certain jurisdictions. IBM is a trademark or registered trademark of Internation Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk
Corporation. Unicode is a trademark of Unicode, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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