Zebra ZQ620 Plus-HC

The Zebra ZQ620 Plus-HC is a premium healthcare mobile printer designed for accurate point-of-care label printing in clinical environments. It is built for workflows where specimen labelling accuracy, staff productivity and patient safety are critical, including mobile specimen collection, blood bank management and breast milk labelling. As the wider model in the ZQ6 HC healthcare mobile printer family, the ZQ620 Plus-HC offers a maximum print width of 72 mm. This makes it better suited than the compact ZQ610 Plus-HC for wider specimen labels, blood bank labels, breast milk labels, container labels, receipt-style outputs and broader mobile healthcare labelling tasks. The ZQ620 Plus-HC uses direct thermal printing for barcodes, text and graphics. It does not require ribbon, which simplifies use in clinical environments. Print resolution is 203 dpi, and maximum print speed is up to 115 mm per second, or 4.5 inches per second. The printer supports CPCL, EPL and ZPL programming languages, with XML support and ZBI 2.x for more advanced standalone application logic. A key healthcare-specific advantage is its disinfectant-ready construction. The printer uses medical-grade plastics in a healthcare colour scheme, allowing it to be cleaned between uses. This makes the ZQ620 Plus-HC suitable for hospitals, clinics and healthcare facilities where devices may need frequent disinfecting to help reduce the spread of germs. The printer is designed for mobile clinical work. Its dimensions are 173.7 mm × 117.9 mm × 76.9 mm, and its weight with battery is 0.73 kg. A belt clip is included for convenient carrying during a shift, allowing healthcare staff to move with the printer between patient rooms, collection points and clinical work areas. Wireless connectivity is one of the strongest features of the ZQ620 Plus-HC. The specification lists ZebraNet Wi-Fi 6 with simultaneous Bluetooth 5.3, MIMO antenna design, operation on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, WPA3 / WPA2 / WPA security and roaming standards including 802.11k, 802.11v and 802.11r. These capabilities are important in healthcare facilities where staff move across different wireless coverage areas during a shift. The printer also supports Bluetooth 4.2 Classic and BLE, Apple iOS, Android and Windows Mobile connectivity, Zebra Print Touch with NFC for simplified Bluetooth pairing and web-based help access, USB 2.0 full-speed communication and a 14-pin RS-232C serial interface. 10/100 Ethernet support is available through the charging cradle. Instant wake-up supports time-sensitive healthcare workflows. The printer can enter sleep mode when idle and automatically wake when a print job is sent. The supplied material highlights wake-up over both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, helping ensure the printer is ready when a label is needed while still conserving battery power between tasks. Battery performance is designed for full-shift mobile use. The ZQ620 Plus-HC uses a removable, rechargeable 3250 mAh PowerPrecision+ lithium-ion battery. PowerPrecision+ provides battery metrics that help identify aging batteries before they affect productivity. Zebra Power Smart Print Technology optimizes power usage by delivering the required amount of energy for high-quality printing, with estimated battery savings of 20 to 30 percent according to the supplied material. The large colour display supports daily usability. The ZQ620 Plus-HC includes a 288 × 240 pixel colour display that can be customized using WML with text and icons. Printer colour alerts help users quickly identify pause or error states. Five-way navigation buttons and two software-defined keys support easier configuration and operation. Media handling is designed for mobile healthcare labelling. The printer uses a clamshell design for easy media loading, centre-loading media locking for variable roll widths, fixed-centre black mark and gap sensing, peel-and-present mode and a label present sensor for issuing labels one at a time. A tear bar supports easy media dispensing, and the printer can be used in any orientation with vertical or horizontal printing. The ZQ620 Plus-HC supports media widths from 25 mm to 79 mm. Maximum media roll size is 66 mm outside diameter on a 19 mm or 34.9 mm inner core. Label and liner length ranges from 12.7 mm to 813 mm or continuous. Supported media types include die-cut labels and tags, linerless labels, receipt paper, black bar media and gap media. Supported thickness is listed as 2.3 mil to 5.5 mil tag stock or 6.5 mil label stock. The ZQ620 Plus-HC is built for everyday healthcare mobility. It has an IP54 dust and water resistance rating and tolerates multiple drops from 1.52 m to concrete. Operating temperature is 0°C to 50°C, with operating humidity from 10% to 90% non-condensing. Storage and transportation temperature is -25°C to 65°C, with storage humidity from 10% to 90% non-condensing. The printer runs on Zebra Link-OS and is supported by Zebra DNA for Printers. Management tools include Mirror, SNMP, web server, Ivanti Avalanche powered by Wavelink, Printer Profile Manager Enterprise, Omnissa Workspace ONE UEM, SOTI Connect and 42Gears. These tools help healthcare IT teams configure, secure, monitor and manage mobile printer fleets. Security is supported through Zebra DNA and PrintSecure. PrintSecure helps configure secure connections, assess potential vulnerabilities, block unauthorized access and control data exchanges. The specification also notes that FIPS support is available as a printer OS download at no cost, though exact implementation requirements should be confirmed during healthcare IT planning. The printer includes 256 MB RAM and 512 MB Flash as standard, with 128 MB available for user storage. The flash memory supports downloadable programs, receipt formats, fonts and graphics. Font support includes 25 bitmapped fonts and one smooth scalable font, with optional international character sets including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese. Barcode support covers common clinical and operational labelling needs. Supported linear barcodes include Code 39, Code 93, UCC / EAN128, Code 128, Codabar, Interleaved 2-of-5, UPC and EAN formats. Supported 2D codes include PDF417, MicroPDF417, MaxiCode, QR Code, GS1 DataBar, Aztec, Data Matrix and TLC39. The ZQ620 Plus-HC is also backward compatible with QLn accessories, helping healthcare organisations upgrade from earlier Zebra mobile printer deployments without necessarily replacing all supporting accessories or charging infrastructure. Overall, the Zebra ZQ620 Plus-HC is a premium healthcare mobile printer for wider point-of-care labels. Its strongest value lies in its disinfectant-ready healthcare construction, 72 mm print width, Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, secure enterprise management, large colour display, PowerPrecision+ battery management, IP54 durability and Zebra DNA lifecycle support.

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Product Features

• Connection: Bluetooth, WIFI
• Resolution: 203 dpi

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