Zebra Z91-0M0C0000EM00 Product Data Sheet

PRODUCT SPEC SHEET

ZXP SERIES 9 RETRANSFER CARD PRINTER

ZXP Series 9 Retransfer Card Printer

PAIRING OUTSTANDING PRINT QUALITY
WITH THE FASTEST PRINT SPEEDS IN THE INDUSTRY

Extending Zebra’s line of card printers, the ZXP Series 9™ is a retransfer card printer specif ically engineered for high-security applications.
With industry-leading throughput—up to 190 cards per hour—it enables you to print more cards faster and with outstanding quality.
Take control with the printer’s user-selectable print quality mode, allowing you to optimize for print speed or sharpen print quality.
And, the dual-sided, simultaneous retransfer process provides best-in-class printing, encoding and laminating throughput.

Featuring Zebra’s patented waste-free laminate design, the ZXP Series 9 provides an extremely low cost-per-card and eliminates more than
50% of the typical waste.

Quality, Dependability, Flexibility
and Speed

Government, Education, Retail and Hospitality industries have an
ever-increasing focus on security, a need for flexibility and a continual
demand for eciency.

Zebra OneCare Service

Increase printer uptime, and reduce lost productivity and unbudgeted
repair costs, by selecting a Zebra OneCare™ service agreement.
A cost-eective means of planning and budgeting your annual
maintenance expenditures, your agreement ensures that trained
Zebra® technicians will bring your printer back to factory specifications.
Zebra oers a variety of plans to fit your budget and business needs.

Genuine Zebra Supplies

The choice of card-printer supplies is critical: supplies are the number
one factor impacting the reliability and consistency of card printing, as
well as print quality. Genuine Zebra™ supplies meet stringent quality
standards. Our supplies deliver consistent results with every print job
and minimize wear and tear on critical printer parts—resulting in reduced
overall maintenance costs.

Zebra’s PVC and Composite PVC cards are guaranteed ISO-compliant.
Zebra oers cards with tamper-resistant embedded holograms, magnetic
stripes and smart chips—which can be encoded on-demand with a Zebra
card printer—for maximum security and functionality. Select from Zebra’s
portfolio of stock cards, or design a unique custom card to best reflect
your brand or meet your organization’s security needs.

Outstanding Print Quality + Fastest Print Speeds

Produce durable, long-lasting, tamper-resistant cards with the sharpest
photo-like image quality that boasts rich, consistent colors and strikingly
sharp resolution. Industry-leading throughput allows you to print more
cards faster—even with dual-sided lamination and encoding.

Valuable Cost Savings + Reduced Waste

Ensure security and reduce the likelihood of forgeries with best-in-class
retransfer and laminate technology — including holographic images.
Experience extremely low cost-per-card operation with Zebra’s patented
waste-free laminate technology featuring linerless media with a single
core and no carrier. Reduce waste by 50% and save up to 30% in costs
compared to the competition.

Smart Design + Flexible, Hassle-free Operation

Zebra’s patented dual-sided, simultaneous retransfer printing design
eliminates the need for the printer to mechanically flip cards during
produc tion. This engineering makes throughput even faster, and it
reduces the risk of costly mechanical errors and card jams.

Featuring multiple connectivity options including standard USB and
Ethernet, along with optional Wi- Fi®(US and EU only), the ZXP Series
9 gives you the added flexibility you need to relocate your printer
anywhere within your network. And, the printer’s new user-selectable
print quality mode gives you more options and control.

Exclusive Color Predictive Technology

Zebra’s exclusive Color Predic tive Technology (CPT) delivers superior,
photo-like image quality. Based on patented image-processing
algorithms, Zebra’s CPT constantly monitors printing and instantaneously
adapts printer settings to automatically produce the highest print
quality—time after time, card after card.

For more information about the ZXP Series 9 Retransfer Card Printer, visit

www.zebra.com/zxpseries9 or access our global contact directory at www.zebra.com/contact

PRODUCT SPEC SHEET

ZXP SERIES 9 RETRANSFER CARD PRINTER

The Features You Need In Your Card Printer

Time is precious and budgets are carefully managed to avoid waste. Spending resources on additional printers, operator time and supplies is costly.
Zebra engineered the ZXP Series 9 with you in mind— creating new ways to save you time and money.

Keep Your Printers Up and Running

Reduce printer downtime with Near Field Communication (NFC)
technology and QR Codes that give you instant access to printer
information and support. Obtain on-the-spot guidance and
troubleshooting tips through the dedicated web support page and
webpage launching features — including online help, how-to videos and
printer information resources.

Monitor Your Printers Remotely

View printer settings and status on your networked printers, and
manage a large number of networked remote printers from anywhere in
the world using Zebra’s optional PrintMonitor.

Get The Support You Need

With Zebra’s free card testing service you get complimentar y card­testing support and guidance from skilled Zebra professionals.

Ensure The Highest Quality Right From the Start

“First card out” card quality improvements give you consistent, quality
cards and reduce waste.

Setup and Configure With Ease

Along with user interface improvements, you’ll also enjoy added features
and benefits including a certified Windows® driver and an enhanced
toolbox for a consolidated view of all aspects of the ZXP Series 9
printer—which together make it easier to set up and configure.

Benefit From Added Security Features

Reduce the likelihood of counterfeit cards and unauthorized printer use
with printer-enabled security features. Add even more security and
counter feit prevention/tampering with custom Zebra supplies such as
specialty holographic laminates.

Help Your Printers Do Even More

Add optional features like magnetic stripe and smart card encoding,
along with Zebra’s suite of software and SDK options for the best and
easiest application integration options.

Zebra’s Patented Waste-Free Stock
and Custom Laminates Deliver Durability and Security

Benefits of Laminates:

All printed plastic cards containing personal information, which is especially important in Government and Higher Education markets, are subject to
counter feiting, alteration, duplication and tampering. A protec tive film—commonly referred to as a laminate— can be applied to cards during the printing
process, adding an extra layer of security and extending card life up to 5-10 years.

Stock Laminates Custom Laminates

Zebra’s stock laminates give your printed cards securit y, protection
andextended card life for a range of card applications in various
industries—including Higher Education, Government, Hospitality,
Retail, Manufacturing, Transportation and Logistics, Healthcare and
Service Bureaus.

Stock laminates give you:

• Tamper-resistant and anti-counterfeiting holographic features to
protect against alteration and duplication

• Protection of card images, colors and printed data against fading due
to UV rays and from scratching due to daily wear and tear

You can purchase any of Zebra’s clear
and holographic stock laminates with:

• No minimum order

• No origination fee

• Fast delivery

For additional information on stock and custom laminates, including design support, please see our Custom Laminates Brochure or contac t your Zebra
sales representative.

For added security, Zebra laminates can also be embedded with
a broad range of customizable security elements including visual
holograms, micro-text, UV fluorescent images, guilloche patterns
and metallic inks. Customize your laminate order to include your
company logo and name or other unique images or text to further
prevent tampering or counterfeiting. Partner with Zebra to create art
for your design.

Before you place your custom laminate order,
please remember:

• Custom laminates have a minimum order quantity of 50 rolls per
side per order

• Standard lead-time for custom orders is up to 12 weeks once the
artwork is approved and your purchase order is submitted

• There is a one-time origination fee per laminate patch design.
See your Zebra account representative for details.

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ZXP SERIES 9 RETRANSFER CARD PRINTER

APPLICATIONS

Government

• U.S. Federal
Government IDs

• Government IDs

• Government-issued IDs
and Cards

• ID and Access Control

Education

• Student and Sta ID
and Access Control

Retail & Hospitality

• ID and Access Control

• Personalized Gift,
Membership and
Loyalt y Cards

• Smart Cards in Travel,
Gaming and Entertainment

Transportation & Logistics

• ID and Access Control

Manufacturing

• ID and Access Control

Service Bureaus

• Employee, Student IDs

• Personalized Gift,
Membership and Loyalty
Cards

• Other Customized Cards

Retransfer Printing Technology Highlights

Traditional direct-to-card printers use a printhead that prints through a ribbon directly onto the card. Retransfer printers
print onto a flexible, transparent film that is then thermally bonded to the card creating a more durable, scratch-resistant
produc t. This retransfer technology produces images with optimal qualit y that are more vibrant and saturated, even on
uneven card surfaces such as key tag or smart cards.

Benefits of Zebra’s Innovative
Retransfer Card Printer

Higher image quality with vibrant, rich colors.

The ability to print on uneven card surfaces
such as smart cards.

True edge-to-edge printing (via over-the­edge printing). Traditional card printers leave
a white border at the edges of the card.

The ability to print on non-PVC cards. Direct­to-card printers require a dye-receiving
surface, which is not available on all non-PVC
cards.

More durable and abrasion-resistant cards
that don’t require an additional overlay or
varnish.

Built-in fraud protection with inherently
tamper-evident film.

Advantages of Zebra’s Innovative
Retransfer Card Printer

Outstanding Print Quality: Zebra’s exclusive Color

Predictive Technology based on patented image-processing
algorithms compensates for image errors normally caused
by high printing speeds—enabling photoquality images and
print resolution even at increased print speeds.

Industry-leading Print Speeds: Zebra achieves print speeds
that far exceed any other retransfer printer, and that are
comparable to many of the fastest direct-to-card printers on
the market today. Zebra’s patented image transfer process
applies film to both sides of the card in a single pass,
drastically reducing the print time.

Exceptional Cost Savings: The ZXP Series 9 featuring
Zebra’s wastefree laminate technology gives you an
extremely low cost-per-card operation. Eliminate up to half
the typical waste with our linerless media with a single core
and no carrier.

TRANSFER FILM

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TRANSFER
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TRANSFER FILM
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COLOR RIBBON
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PRINT HEAD

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ZXP SERIES 9 RETRANSFER CARD PRINTER

ZXP Series 9 Specifications

PRINTER NAME

ZXP Series 9

PRINTING

• Dye diffusion retransfer

• Full color or monochrome retransfer printing

• Single- and dual-sided printing

• Max print speed single-side 190 cph*

• Max print speed dual-sided 180 cph*

• User-selectable print modes: standard and fine

• Photo-quality images

• Over-the-edge printing on standard CR80 media

STANDARD FEATURES

• USB and Ethernet connectivity

• Single-card feed capability

• 150 card capacity feeder (30 mil)

• 15 card capacity reject hopper (30 mil)

• 100 card capacity output hopper (30 mil)

• i Series™ intelligent media technology

• Auto-calibration of media

• 21-character, 6 line LCD operator display

• 304 dpi (12.0 dots/mm) print resolution

• 64 MB memory standard

• Lifetime warranty on printhead

• 2-year limited warranty on printer

• Microsoft® Windows certified drivers

• Kensington physical lock capable

OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES

• Laminator—single-sided and dual-sided

• Lockable enclosure/card feeder

• Zebra OneCare service programs

• 802.11b/g wireless connectivity

• Card input hopper (150 cards 30 mil)

ENCODING OPTIONS & SPECIFICATIONS

• ISO 7816 Smart Card Contact Station for third-party
external contact encoders

• Magnetic stripe encoder—AAMVA and ISO 7811 (new and
pre-encoded; tracks 1, 2, and 3; high and low coercivity)

• Combined MIFARE® ISO 14443 A & B (13.56 MHz)
contactless, ISO 7816 Contact Encoder PC/SC compliance
(supported over USB and Ethernet)

• Encoding over Ethernet

LAMINATOR SPECIFICATIONS

• Single-or dual-sided lamination option (with dual-sided
printer only)

• 180 cards per hour dual-sided printing and dual-sided
lamination

• GSA FIPS 201 approved (dual-sided lamination)

• Uses Zebra True Secure i Series laminates only

• Laminate for the top and bottom sold separately

• Custom-coded laminates available

• Custom holographic laminates available

ZMOTIF SOFTWARE

• ZMotif SDK support and sample code

• Microsoft Windows Certified Printer Drivers with toolbox
utility features: Windows 8, Windows 2012, Windows 10,
Windows 2008, Windows 7

• CardStudio card design and issuance software

• Zebra Virtual PrintWare software support

Driver
Features

Toolbox
Utility
Features

ZMOTIF SDK • Downloadable SDK for custom

• Graphical card orientation setting
to visualize card printing setup and
configuration

• Card source and card type selection

• Complete graphical control over
area and element selection of black
extraction parameters

• Auto sensing of ribbon type, laminator
and smart card encoding options

• Printer configuration tools and utilities
for complete control over all printer
functions and features

• Optional password protection settings
and user role-based security settings
prevent accidental or unauthorized
driver or printer configuration changes

• Complete technology card
management enables setup and
testing of all printer and encoder
features and functionality

• Printer test cards and diagnostics
utilities ensure error-free printing and
fast troubleshooting capabilities

applications

• SDK enables third parties to quickly
add advanced print and encoding
features to the ZXP Series 9 printer

• Capabilities include direct access to
PC/SC Smart Card encoder driver and
job control over print job specifications

• Support for Uv and inhibit ribbon panel
features and capabilities

SUPPLIES

• Zebra i Series intelligent technology uses RFID tags to
authenticate and automate color ribbons, transfer film
and laminate

• Specially designed cleaning supplies simplify preventative
maintenance

True Colours
i Series
Ribbon:

True Colours
i Series
Transfer
Film:

• YMCK 4 panel: 625 images/roll

• YMCKK 5 panel: 500 images/roll

• YMCUvK 5 panel: 500 images/roll

• YMCKI 5 panel: 500 images/roll

• YMCKKI 6 panel: 415 images/roll

• YMC 3 panel: 800 images/roll

• Monochome black: 2500 images/roll

• Clear: 1250 single-sided/625
dual-sided cards/roll

True Secure
i Series
Laminate

• Linerless, waste-free 1.0 mil top and
bottom laminate: 625 images/roll

• Laminate types: clear, magnetic stripe,
smart card, and holographic designs

• Custom laminate with registered or
wallpaper holographic images available
on request

CARD SPECIFICATIONS

• Card thickness: 30 – 40 mil

• Card size: ISO 7810 format, Type ID-1, CR-80 size

• Card material: PVC and composite, ABS cards, PET, PET-G,
and Teslin® composite**

• Specialty cards: transparent (IR-blocked) or translucent
card 30 mil (clear and colored)**

• Technology cards: contact and contactless smart cards,
UHF cards**

COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACES

• USB 2.0

• USB supports plug-and-play printer identification

• 10/100 Ethernet

• 802.11 b/g wireless connectivity

ELECTRICAL

• Auto-switching single-phase AC power

• 100V~240V AC and 50-60 Hz

PHYSICAL

Printer

• Height (w/ card hoppers): 13.2”/334 mm

• Width (w/ card hoppers): 18.75”/476 mm

• Width (w/ card hoppers, w/ laminator): 30.75”/781 mm

• Depth: 20.4”/519 mm

• Weight (printer only): 27.5 lbs./12.5 kg

• Weight (printer, laminator): 44 lbs./20 kg

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Operating Temperature: 59º F/15º C to 95º F/35º C

• Storage Temperature: 23º F/-5º C to 131º F/55º C

• Operating Humidity: 20% to 80% inclusive,
non-condensing

• Storage Humidity: 10% to 90% inclusive, non-condensing

• Shipping Temperature: -40º F/-40º C to 140º F/60º C

• Shipping Humidity: 10% to 90% inclusive, non-condensing

• Media should not be above 140º F/60º C
for longer than 200 hours, and above 90%
relative humidity at 104º F/40º C for longer than 100 hours

NOTE: For optimum print quality and printer performance,
use of Genuine Zebra supplies is recommended.

* Print speed based on click to drop, average print coverage,

with USB connectivity, card per hour (cph)

** Please contact your Zebra reseller for qualification of cards

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