The Zebra GK888d thermal desktop printer offers exceptional performance and reliability for a wide range of low- to medium-volume printing applications.
This space-saving printer features a powerful 32-bit processor for fast label printing, supports both Simplified and Traditional Chinese fonts, and boasts ample memory for storing more images, longer label formats, and faster processing. It also supports both EPL and the powerful ZPL programming language.
The GK888d can be easily integrated into a variety of printing applications, including:
Government – Asset management, document management, evidence tracking;
Healthcare – Laboratory sample and blood bank labels
; Retail – Price tags and receipt printing
; Manufacturing – Light industrial work-in-process, product, and freight labels
; Transportation and Logistics – Boarding passes, parking permits.
The GK888d features serial, parallel, and USB interfaces to meet diverse connectivity needs.
Zebra GK888d Advantages
: ● Best price-performance ratio among desktop printers in its class
● Pre-installed Traditional and Simplified Chinese font sets
● Higher performance
● Excellent ease of use and durability
The Zebra GK888d printer features:
* Automatic printer language detection and switching between ZPL and EPL programming and multiple label formats.
* Industry-leading ribbon loading design.
* Color-coded operator controls and media guides.
* Onboard Simplified and Traditional Chinese font sets for EPL (888 legacy fonts – GB-2312 and Big 5) and ZPL (GB18030-2000 and Big 5) programming.
* Zebra™ Global Print Solution – supports Microsoft Windows keyboard encoding and ANSI, Unicode UTF-8 and UTF 16 (Unicode conversion formats), XML, ASCII (7 and 8 bits used by legacy programs and systems), single and double byte basic font encoding, hexadecimal encoding, and custom character mapping (DAT table creation, font linking, and character remapping).
* Improved printer performance: faster printing speeds and a 32-bit processor.
* Includes a complete suite of free software applications and drivers for configuring printer settings, designing and printing labels and receipts, obtaining printer status, importing graphics and fonts, sending programming commands, updating firmware, and downloading files. It can also copy printer settings and send graphics, files, fonts, and firmware (updates) to one or more printers connected locally via ZebraNet™ Bridge.
* Maintenance reporting is enabled, allowing users to customize items.
Zebra GK888d Detailed Specifications
Printing Specifications
● Printing Method: Thermal
● Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
● Memory: 8MB SDRAM, 8MB Flash (standard)
● Maximum Print Width: 104mm
● Maximum Print Length: 990mm
● Maximum Print Speed: 4 inches/second (102 millimeters/second)
● 32-bit RISC Processor
● Media Sensor: Standard: Fixed transmission and reflective sensors
Operating Parameters
● Operating Temperature: 40°F/5°C – 105°F/41°C
● Storage/Transportation Ambient Temperature: -40°F/-40°C – 140°F/60°C
● Operating Humidity: 10-90%, non-condensing
● Storage Humidity: 5-95%, non-condensing
Electrical Parameters
● Automatic Detection (compliant with PFC specifications) 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
● Serial RS232, USB, Parallel Port
● Optional: 10/100 Internal Ethernet (occupies both serial and parallel ports)
Physical parameters
: ● Dimensions: 201mm*170mm*208mm
● Weight: 1.4kg
Labels
● Maximum label and backing paper width: 108 mm
● Minimum label and backing paper width: 25.4 mm
● Maximum label and backing paper length: 991 mm
● Maximum media roll diameter: 127 mm
● Core paper roll: 25.4 mm and 38 mm
● Media thickness: 0.08 mm to 0.18 mm
● Media type: roll or folded paper, continuous paper, die-cut paper or black label paper, receipt paper and wristband
● For optimal print quality and printer performance, sensitive consumables are recommended.
Fonts/Graphics/Symbols
● 16 built-in extensible ZPLII bitmap fonts
● 1 built-in scalable ZPL font
● 5 built-in extensible ELP2 fonts
● Supports user-defined fonts and graphics—including custom logos
● Programming language and Chinese font comparison table
| programming language | Big5 | GB2312 | GB18030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPL | Kai (Font 8) | Sung (Font 8) | none |
| ZPL | SimSun |
| Font | type | width | high | spacing | CPI | character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sung | Simplified | 32 | 32 | 0* | 6.3* | 15792 |
| Kai | Traditional Chinese | 32 | 32 | 0* | 6.3* | 15793 |
| SimSun | Simplified | twenty four | twenty four | 0* | 8.5* | 30492 |
| SimSun | Traditional Chinese | twenty four | twenty four | 0* | 8.5* | 30492 |
Note: Spacing of Asian characters is controlled via the `i` command. CPI calculation formula: 203/(32+i), CPI decreases as `i` increases.
● Barcode ratios: 2:1 (no rotation) and 3:1
● Linear barcodes: Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 (including subsets A/B/C and UCC Case C 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-of-5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Logmars, MSI, Codabar, Planet Code
● Two-dimensional barcodes: Codablock, PDF417, Code 49, DataMatrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, MicroPDF417, TLC39, GS1 DataBar (RSS), Aztec
ZebraLink Solutions
● ZebraDesigner Pro/ZebraDesigner/ZebraNet Utilities v 7.0/ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise/Zebra Universal Driver
● ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server
● ZPL and EPL Programming Languages
Optional Accessories:
● Peeler – Uses a label pickup sensor for label peeling and delivery.
● Paper cutter for various media types.
● ZebraNet 10/100 Print Server – Built-in Ethernet for network communication and printing.
● KDU and KDU Plus – Keyboard display unit for standalone printing applications.
