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BIXOLON XT5-40

What BIXOLON XT5-40 runs, at which resolutions, and where each claim comes from.

Not physically tested by Labelixa. Everything on this page comes from manufacturer documentation, not from a printer on our bench. Verify on your own hardware before production.

Specifications

Manufacturer	BIXOLON
Family	XT5-40
Category	Industrial
Resolution	203 dpi
Print width	104 mm
Connectivity	USB, USB Host, RS232, Ethernet

Printer languages

Native means the printer's own language. Emulation means a separate, manufacturer-documented mode that accepts another vendor's language — useful, but not the same thing.

Language	Type	Evidence
ZPL	Documented emulation 'Emulation: SLCS, BPL-Z (ZPLII), BPL-E (EPL), BPL-D (DPL), XML' — the vendor's own parentheses tie BPL-Z to ZPL II	VENDOR_EMULATION_DOCUMENTATION Source · 2026-09-25
EPL	Documented emulation BPL-E (EPL), same line	VENDOR_EMULATION_DOCUMENTATION Source · 2026-09-25
DPL	Documented emulation BPL-D (DPL), same line — unlike the XD5-40 it is not an option	VENDOR_EMULATION_DOCUMENTATION Source · 2026-09-25

What this means in practice

This model accepts ZPL, EPL, DPL through a manufacturer-documented emulation mode. Emulations are generally good, but they are a separate mode: coverage and edge-case behaviour can differ from the native language, and no vendor promises byte-identical output. Test the specific label you intend to print.

This body ships in a single resolution (203 dpi), which removes one class of surprise: a label written for it always renders at the same physical size, and a design made for a 300 dpi printer will come out roughly twice as large here.

Anything positioned beyond 104 mm of print width will not appear on the label; the compatibility checker flags this for the ZPL job you paste.

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