Bringing Link-OS® environment capabilities to the Desktop, the ZD500 supports powerful applications for intuitive use and management. Delivering top-quality performance in the most demanding applications, it boasts a standard set of advanced features and supports both direct thermal and thermal transfer printing. – Tool-less printhead and platen replacement; – OpenACCESS™ for easy media loading; – Quick and easy ribbon loading; – Simplified calibration of media; – Quad connectivity: USB, Parallel, Serial, and Ethernet; – Real-time clock; – LCD User Interface; – Zebra E3 Printhead Energy Control; – ENERGY STAR® qualified; – Link-OS™enabled; – Print Touch™ app; – Unicode compliant for multi-language printing; – 16 resident expandable ZPL II® bitmap fonts; – Two resident scalable ZPL fonts; – Auto-switching 100-240V power supply; – Head-up sensor; – Standard tear-off mode feature; – 3″ media core adaptor; – Zebra printer drivers for Windows™.