Zebra® HC100™ Wristband Printer

A Total Solution for Wristband
Printing

Zebra’s HC100™ wristband printer was
developed to maximize ease of use.
Just pop the easy-to-load cartridges
containing Zebra’s Z-Band® wristbands
into the printer—and print individual
wristbands. The wide range of available
wristbands are suitable for hospital
patient identification as well as guest
identification at hospitality venues and
attractions such as amusement parks,
sporting events and zoos.
It’s easy-to-load feature requires
minimal user action as the printer
detects the wristband type and size and
automatically calibrates the settings for
optimal print quality and reduced waste.
There is minimal training required to use
the HC100—loading or switching the
cartridge is a quick and simple task.
The wristband cartridges are available
in a wide variety of wristband sizes and
colors and feature a waterproof adhesive,
making the HC100 an ideal solution
for amusement and water park guest
identification. With faster print speeds,
wait lines at the point of entrance
are reduced, improving the customer
experience and staff productivity.
The HC100 withstands most hospital
disinfectants and with more connectivity
options—including 802.11b/g wireless
LAN capability—and a small footprint,
the HC100 printer works with your
network and fits your workspace. The
HC100 allows you to print patient
information and all industry standard
one- and two-dimensional barcode
symbologies directly onto Zebra’s Z-Band
direct thermal wristbands—featured with
an antimicrobial coating and available
with adhesive or clip closure, in a
variety of sizes, colors and materials—
enabling hospital staff to process patient
admissions quickly and safely

Genuine Zebra™ Wristbands for the HC100 Printer
Healthcare Wristbands

Zebra’s Z-Band thermal wristbands allow you to print patient information
and barcodes directly on the wristbands.
• Determined MR-Safe by an independent MRI testing company
• Feature a silver antimicrobial coating that protects the wristband
• Scannable up to 14 days, promoting quality patient care and safety
• Quick and easy to print and fasten using an adhesive tab or color clip
Attraction and Event Wristbands
Enable cashless point-of-sale and access management with print-on-demand
barcoded wristbands. The Zebra HC100 printer and direct thermal Z-Band® Fun
or Z-Band® Splash wristbands can:
• Reduce ticket fraud; revenue losses associated with theft and counterfeits
• Improve transaction speeds
• Enhance each guest’s experience with barcode scanning
• Lower total cost of ownership with increased convenience and rewards

SPECIFICATIONS AT A GLANCE*

Printer Name
HC100
Standard Features
• Quick & easy wristband cartridge loading
• Automatic print speed setting—up to
4 ips depending on installed cartridge
• Direct thermal printing of barcodes, text
and graphics
• Dual-wall frame, impact-resistant plastic
• ZPL® or ZPL II® programming language
• 32 bit RISC processor
• 8 MB (2 MB user-available) Flash
memory (standard)
• 16 MB (4 MB user-available) SDRAM
memory (standard)
• Element Energy Equalizer™ (E3™) for superior
print quality
• Dual communications interface: serial and USB
• Odometer for print-length tracking
• Illuminated media low/media out indicator
• Tool-less printhead and platen replacement
• Unicode™-compliant for multi-language printing
• Instant media calibration—no wasted media
• 16 resident expandable bitmap fonts
• One resident scalable font
• Head-up sensor
• Standard tear-off mode feature
• XML-enabled printing—allows XML
communications from information systems
• ENERGY STAR® qualified
Printer Specifications
Maximum Print Length
• 22″/558 mm
Minimum Print Length
• 3″/76 mm
Print Widths
• 0.75″/19.05 mm, 1″/25.4 mm, 1.1875″/30.16 mm
Resolution
• 300 dpi/12 dots per mm
Maximum Print Speed
• 2″/51 mm per second (Healthcare)
• 4″/102 mm per second (Z-Band Fun
& Z-Band Splash)
Media Characteristics
Zebra offers a comprehensive range of wristband
solutions for healthcare and hospitality industries.
Healthcare Wristbands
• Adhesive or clip closure.
• Adult, child and infant sizes.
• Barcodes on Z-Band wristbands are proven to
withstand water, soaps, foams, alcohol and
other common solvents found in a healthcare
environment, and remain scannable for longer
than the average patient stay.
Hospitality Wristbands
• One-day and multi-day wristband options.
• Seven bright colors.
• Designed for amusement parks, water parks,
carnivals, zoos, sporting events and resorts.
• Variable print-on-demand barcoded wristbands
means the wristband does not have value until
printed, reducing ticket fraud.
Operating Characteristics
Environment
• Operating temperature: 40° F/4.4° C
to 104° F/40° C
• Storage temperature: -40° F/-40° C
to 140° F/60° C
• Operating humidity: 20%-85%
non-condensing R.H.
• Storage humidity: 5%-85%
non-condensing R.H.
Wristband Cartridge Environmental
Specifications
• Service temperature: -40° F/-40° C to
140° F/60° C
• Storage temperature: 32° F/0° C to 70°F/21° C
at 35% to 50% non-condensing R.H.
Electrical
• Universal power supply (PFC-compliant)
100–240VAC, 50–60Hz
• ENERGY STAR qualified printer
Agency Approvals
• Emissions: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, VCCI, C-Tick
• Emissions and Susceptibility: (CE): EN 55022
Class B and EN 55024
• Safety: CB Scheme IEC 60950-1:2001,
TÜV, NRTL
• Power supply: IEC 60601-1:1995
Physical Characteristics
• Width: 5″/127 mm
• Height**: 7″/178 mm
• Depth: 9.5″/242 mm
• Weight: 3.1 lbs/1.4 kg
** Requires 6″/153 mm clearance above printer to
load cartridge
Healthcare wipeable plastic is designed to
withstand a variety of disinfectants, chemicals and
cleaning solutions. See zebra.com for full list.
Options and Accessories
• ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server (internal)—
factory-installed only, offered in combination
with serial/USB interface
• ZebraNet® b/g Print Server (internal)—factoryinstalled only, offered in combination with serial/
USB interface
• Font packs—Asian and other international
font kits
• Factory-installed 64 MB (58 MB user-available)
Flash memory option
• ZBI 2.0™—Factory- or field-installed, this
powerful programming language lets printers
run standalone applications, connect to
peripherals, and much more
Fonts/Graphics/Symbologies
Fonts and Character Sets
• 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)
• Supports user-defined fonts and graphics—
including custom logos
• Bitmap fonts are expandable up to 10 times,
height- and width-independent. Fonts E and H
(OCR-B and OCR-A), however, are not considered
in spec when expanded
• Smooth-scalable font Ø (CG Triumvirate Bold
Condensed) is expandable dot-by-dot, heightand width-independent, while maintaining edges
to a max. 1500 x 1500 dots
Barcode Symbologies
Linear barcodes:
• Codabar, Code 11, Code 39, Code 93,
Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-14,
GS1 DataBar™ (formerly RSS), Industrial
2-of-5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Logmars, MSI,
Plessey, Postnet, Standard 2-of-5, UPC-A,
UPC-E, UPC-A and UPC-E with EAN 2 or
5 digit extensions
Two-dimensional:
• Aztec Code, Codablock, Code 49, Data Matrix,
MaxiCode, MicroPDF417, PDF417, QR Code
ZebraLink™ Solutions
Software
• ZebraDesigner™ Pro (option)
• ZebraDesigner (standard)
• ZebraNet™ Bridge Enterprise (option)
• ZebraNet Utilities v7.0 (standard)
• ZebraDesigner Driver
• Zebra Universal Driver
• ZBI 2.0 (optional)
• ZBI-Developer™ (standard with ZBI 2.0)
Networking Options
• ZebraNet® 10/100 Print Server (internal)
• ZebraNet® b/g Print Server (internal)
Firmware
• ZPL II—Universal language for Zebra printers.
Simplifies wristband and label formatting and
enables format compatibility with existing
systems that run Zebra printers.
• Web View & Alert