Zebra ZXP Series 3 / ZC series — PVC card printing setup

Printer setup › Zebra ZXP Series 3 / ZC series

Printers: Zebra ZXP Series 1 / 3, ZC100, ZC300, ZC350

1. Install the printer driver

Download the driver for your exact model and Windows version from the maker’s website: Zebra support & downloads ↗. After installing, print a Windows test page once to make sure the printer works.

2. Windows Printing preferences

1. Switch the printer on. Open Windows → Printers & scanners (Devices and Printers) → right-click your printer → Printing preferences.
2. The values below are a starting point for a double-side printer with a half-panel colour ribbon (colour on the photo side, black on the back). With a full-panel ribbon choose that ribbon and colour on both sides.
3. Set these options in Zebra ZXP Series 3 — Card Setup tab:

   Orientation

   Landscape

   Print on both sides

   Yes

   Rotate 180°

   [None]

   Monochrome conversion

   Text Mode

   Printing Mode

   Print

   Auto detect start of image for half panel ribbons

   ticked

   Ribbon combination

   Front YMCKO, Back KO

4. If the picture sits a little off the card, the driver’s Device Settings → Tools offsets, or X / Y Offset in the software, correct it.
5. Click Apply / OK so Windows remembers the settings. Repeat them if Windows creates a second copy of the printer on another USB port.

3. Settings in Print Perfect Ai

1. Set these options in Print Perfect Ai → App Settings → Printer & output:

   Select Printer Type

   Single Side or Double Side

   Select Printer Brand

   Zebra

   Select Printer Name

   your card printer

   Half Panel Ribbon

   tick for half-panel ribbon / pre-printed cards

2. Double Side sends front and back as one job — no card flipping. Back side upside down? Tick “Rotate back side 180°”.
3. The card always fills the whole card page of the driver, so there is no white edge.
4. In the software click Print test card. If the print sits a little off the card, correct it with X Offset / Y Offset (mm) and print again — the values are saved.