Zebra® ZP 450™ Desktop Thermal Printer User Guide
ii P1031442-001 ZP 450 User Guide 12/8/2010
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iv FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Digital Devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
About This Document This section provides you with contact information, document structure and organization, and additional reference documents. Contents Who Should Use This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi How This Document Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi About This Document Who Should Use This Document Who Should Use This Document This User Guide is intended for use by any person who needs to operate or to troubleshoot problems with the printer. How This Document Is Organized The User Guide is set up as follows: P1031442-001 Section Description Introduction on page 1 This section describes what you get in your shipping box and provides an overview of printer features.
About This Document Contacts Contacts Technical Support via the Internet is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Web Site: www.zebra.com E-mail Back Technical Library: emb@zebra.com Emaillist Self Service Knowledge Base: www.zebra.com/knowledgebase Online Case Registration: www.zebra.
viii About This Document Document Conventions Document Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this document to convey certain information. Alternate Color (online only) Cross-references contain hot links to other sections in this guide. If you are viewing this guide online in .pdf format, you can click the cross-reference (blue text) to jump directly to its location. Command Line Examples Command line examples appear in Courier New font.
Contents About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Who Should Use This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi How This Document Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
x Long Term Printer In-activity or Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determining Thermal Media Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Print Width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Print Quality. . .
1 Introduction This section describes what you get in your shipping box and provides an overview of printer features. This includes procedures that describe how to open and close the printer and report any problems. Contents ZP-Series™ Thermal Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unpack and Inspect the Printer . . .
2 Introduction ZP-Series™ Thermal Printers ZP-Series™ Thermal Printers The Zebra ® ZP model is the best value in a desktop thermal printer. The ZP 450™ printer provides direct thermal printing at speeds up to 5 ips (inches per second) at a 203 dpi (dots per inch) print density. The ZP 450™ supports both ZPL™ and EPL™ Zebra printer programming languages and a wide variety of interface and feature options.
Introduction What’s in the Box? What’s in the Box? Save the carton and all packing materials in case you need to ship or store the printer later. After unpacking, make sure you have all parts. Follow the procedures for inspecting the printer to familiarize yourself with printer parts so you can follow the instructions in this book.
4 Introduction Inspecting the Printer Inspecting the Printer Look at the outside of the printer and make sure that all parts are present. Status Light Feed Button Release Latches Interface Connectors Power Base Release Latches Power Supply Receptacle Active Power Light Power Switch Opening the printer To access the media compartment, you must open the printer. Pull the release latches towards you and lift the cover. After opening the printer, check the media compartment.
Introduction Inspecting the Printer Printer Features Printhead Gap Sensor Media Roll Holder and Media Guide Black-Line Sensor Head-Up Sensor (inside) Power Base Dispenser - Open Platen Roller Mini-CD Storage Peel Bar Peel Roller Label Taken Sensor Roll Holder Stop Adjustment 12/8/2010 ZP 450 User Guide P1031442-001 5
6 Introduction Inspecting the Printer Closing the printer 1. Lower the top cover. Press down until the cover snaps closed. Reporting Damage If you discover damage or missing parts: • Immediately notify and file a shipping damage report. • Keep the carton and all packing material for inspection. Mini-CD’s in Printer Storage Slot For printer configurations that include the printer support CD: The printer has a mini-CD storage slot molded between the printer and its power base.
2 Getting Started This section describes how to set up your printer for the first time and use the most common operating procedures for loading media. Contents Attaching Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Modes of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Loading Roll Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 Getting Started Attaching Power Attaching Power Important • Set up your printer so that you can handle the power cord easily if needed. To make certain the printer cannot carry electrical current, you must separate the power cord from the power supply receptacle or AC electrical outlet. Caution • Never operate the printer and power supply in an area where they can get wet. Serious personal injury could result! 1. Make sure the power switch is in the off position (down). 2.
Getting Started Modes of Printing Modes of Printing You can operate this printer in different modes: • Standard tear-off mode allows you to tear off each label (or a strip of labels) after it is printed. The most common media use configuration is covered in the follow section, Loading Roll Media. • Dispense mode will peel the backing material away from the label as it is printed. After this label is removed, the next one is printed.
10 Getting Started Loading Roll Media Placing the Roll in the Media Compartment 1. Open the printer. Remember that you need to pull the release latch levers toward the front of the printer. 2. Open the media roll holders. Pull the media guides open with your free hand and place the media roll on the roll holders and release the guides. Orient the media roll so that its printing surface will face up as it passes over the platen (drive) roller.
Getting Started Loading Roll Media 3. Pull the media so that it extends out of the front of the printer. Verify the roll turns freely. The roll must not sit in the bottom of the media compartment. Verify that the media’s printing surface is facing up. 4. Push the media under both of the media guides. Under Media Guides 5. Close the printer. Press down until the cover snaps closed.
12 Getting Started Operator Controls Operator Controls Power Switch Press up to turn ON or down to turn OFF the printer. Important • To make certain the printer cannot carry electrical current, you must separate the power cord from the power supply receptacle or AC electrical outlet. Set up your printer so that you can handle the power cord easily if needed. Caution • The power should be turned off before connecting or disconnecting the communications and power cables.
Getting Started Operator Controls Feed Button • Tap the Feed button once to force the printer to feed one blank label. • Press the Feed button to take the printer out of a “pause” condition. The printer is put into “pause” by either a programming command or an error condition. See Status Light Descriptions on page 48 in the Troubleshooting chapter. • Use the Feed button for printer setup and status (see Feed Button Modes on page 57 in the Troubleshooting chapter).
14 Getting Started Printing a Test Label Printing a Test Label Before you connect the printer to your computer, make sure that the printer is in proper working order. You can do this by printing a configuration label. 1. Make sure the media is properly loaded and the top cover of the printer is closed. Then, turn the printer power on if you have not already done so. 2. When the status light is solid green, press and hold the feed button until the status light flashes once. 3. Release the feed button.
Getting Started Pre-install Windows® Printer Drivers Pre-install Windows® Printer Drivers Zebra is changing the way you install and use your printer with your Windows based PC systems. We recommend that at minimum, the ZebraDesigner™ Windows ® driver be preinstalled to take advantage of the advancements in ease of use and simplicity of the Windows operating systems since the release of Windows XP® SP2.
16 Getting Started Pre-install Windows® Printer Drivers Serial Port and Windows® operating systems The Windows operating system default settings for the serial port communication closely match the printer’s defaults settings with one exception; the data Flow Control settings. The Windows default data Flow Control setting is NONE. The GK printer requires data Flow Control set to Hardware. Note • The GK™ printer does not support Windows® Serial Port Plug and Play (PnP) device detection at this time.
Getting Started Connecting your Printer to a Computer Connecting your Printer to a Computer The Zebra ® ZP-Series™ printers support a variety of interface options and configurations. These include: Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, RS232 Serial, Parallel (IEEE 1284.4) and 10/100 Ethernet. • USB, Serial and Parallel • Optional: USB and Ethernet (Wired) Caution • Keep the power switch in the OFF position when attaching the interface cable.
18 Getting Started Connecting your Printer to a Computer USB Interface Requirements Universal Serial Bus (version 2.0 compliant) provides a fast interface that is compatible with your existing PC hardware. USB’s “plug and play” design makes installation easy. Multiple printers can share a single USB port/hub. When using USB cable not supplied with your printer, verify that the cable or cable packaging bears the “Certified USB™” mark (see below) to guarantee USB 2.0 compliance.
Getting Started Connecting your Printer to a Computer Serial Communications The printer automatically detects and switches the serial port to match common serial port cabling and signal connection configurations for DTE and DCE communications. The required cable must have a nine-pin “D” type (DB-9P) male connector on one end which plugs into the mating (DB-9S) serial port located on the back of the printer. The other end of this signal interface cable connects to a serial port on the host computer.
20 Getting Started Connecting your Printer to a Computer EPL Y Command Use the serial port setup (Y) command to change the communications settings on the printer. 1. With the host computer set at the same communications settings as the printer, send the Y command to change the printer to the desired settings. Note: the Y command does not support setting the data flow control, use the Xon/Xoff setting. 2. Change the host computer settings to match the new printer settings.
Getting Started Connecting your Printer to a Computer Parallel Port The required cable must have a 25 pin “D” type (DB-25P) male connector on one and a Centronics on the end (IEEE 1284 A-B parallel interface specification).
22 Getting Started Connecting your Printer to a Computer Ethernet The printer requires UTP RJ45 Ethernet cable rated CAT-5 or better. For more information on configuring your printer to run on a compatible Ethernet based network, see the ZebraNet® 10/100 Internal Print Server manual. The printer must be configured to run on your LAN (local area network). The print server on board your printer can be accessed through the printer’s web pages.
Getting Started Connecting your Printer to a Computer Communicating with the Printer Universal Serial Bus (USB) Communications The printer is a terminal device when using a universal serial bus interface. You can refer to the Universal Serial Bus Specification for details regarding this interface. USB Printer Detection and Windows® operating systems. Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP and later operating systems support the USB communications with printers.
24 Getting Started Connecting your Printer to a Computer Notes • ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _
3 Operations and Options This section provides media and print handling, font and language support, and the setup of less common printer configurations. Contents Thermal Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Term Printer In-activity or Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26 Print Operations Thermal Printing Thermal Printing Caution • The printhead becomes hot while printing. To protect from damaging the printhead and risk of personal injury, avoid touching the printhead. Use only the cleaning pen to perform maintenance. Caution • The discharge of electrostatic energy that accumulates on the surface of the human body or other surfaces can damage or destroy the printhead or electronic components used in this device.
Print Operations Adjusting the Print Width Adjusting the Print Width Print width must be set when: • You are using the printer for the first time. • There is a change in media width. Print width may be set by: • The Windows printer driver. • The five-flash sequence in Feed Button Modes on page 56. • Controlling printer operations with ZPL programming; refer to the Print Width (^PW) command (consult your ZPL Programming Guide).
28 Print Operations Media Sensing Media Sensing The printer has automatic media sensing capability. The printer is designed to continuously check and adjust media length sensing for minor variations. Once the printer is printing or feeding media, the printer continually checks and adjusts the media sensing to accommodate for minor changes in media parameters from label to label on a roll and from roll to roll of media.
Print Operations Printing in Dispenser Mode Printing in Dispenser Mode The dispenser option allows you to print a label with backing (liner/web) removed from the label, ready for application. When printing multiple labels, removing the dispensed (peeled) label notifies the printer to print and dispense the next label. For the dispenser mode to operate correctly, label (taken) sensing must be enabled in your application software or the Windows® printer driver.
30 Print Operations Printing in Dispenser Mode 2. Lift the liner over the top of the printer and open the dispenser door.
Print Operations Printing in Dispenser Mode 3. Insert the label liner between the dispenser door and the printer body. 4. Close the dispenser door.
32 Print Operations Printing in Dispenser Mode 5. Press the Feed button to advance the media. 6. Set the label (taken) sensor to detect removed labels. This is set by the Windows printer driver (a configuration setting) or your application software. 7. During the print job, the printer will peel off the backing and present a single label. Take the label from the printer to allow the printer to print the next label. Note: If you skipped step six, the printer will stack and eject peeled labels.
Print Operations Printing on Fan-Fold Media Printing on Fan-Fold Media Printing on fan-fold media requires you to adjust the media guide’s stop position. 1. Open the top cover. Fan-Fold Media Path 2. Adjust the media guide stop position with the green thumb wheel. Use a piece of the fan- fold media to set the stop position. Rotate the wheel toward you to open the guides wider. Rotate the wheel away from you to make the media guide narrower.
34 Print Operations Printing on Fan-Fold Media 3. Insert the media through the slot at the rear of the printer. 4. Run the media between the media guide and roll holders. 5. Close the top cover. After printing or feeding several labels: If the media does not track down the center (moves from side to side) or the sides of the media (liner, tag, paper, etc.) are frayed or damaged when exiting the printer, then the media guides may need further adjustment.
Print Operations ZebraNet® 10/100 Internal (Wired) Print Server Option ZebraNet® 10/100 Internal (Wired) Print Server Option The ZebraNet® 10/100 Internal Print Server (PS) is an optional factory installed device that connects the network and your ZebraLinkTM-enabled printer. The print server provides you with a browser interface for printer and print server settings.
36 Print Operations ZebraNet® 10/100 Internal (Wired) Print Server Option Printer Network Configuration Status Label ZP 450 printers with the ZebraNet® 10/100 Internal Print Server option on-board, print an additional printer configuration status label for information needed to establish and trouble shoot network printing. . The regular printout of the configuration status label has some of the printer’s network settings such as IP Address, on the lower half of the printout.
4 Maintenance This section provides routine cleaning and maintenance procedures. Contents Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning the Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning the Media Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning the Platen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38 Maintenance Cleaning Cleaning When you clean the printer, use one of the following supplies that best suits your needs: Order Quantity Cleaning Supplies Intended Purpose Cleaning pens (105950-035) Set of 12 Clean printhead Cleaning swabs (105909-057) Set of 25 Clean media path, guides and sensors You can obtain cleaning supplies at www.zipzebra.com/customerchoice. The cleaning process takes just a couple of minutes using the steps outlined below.
Maintenance Cleaning Cleaning the Printhead Always use a new cleaning pen on the printprintheadhead (an old pen carries contaminants from its previous uses that may damage the printhead). Caution • The printhead becomes hot while printing. To protect from damaging the printhead and risk of personal injury, avoid touching the printhead. Use only the cleaning pen to perform maintenance. When you load new media, you can also clean the printhead. 1. Rub the cleaning pen across the dark area of the printhead.
40 Maintenance Cleaning Cleaning the Media Path Use a cleaning swab to remove debris, dust or crust that has built-up on the holders, guides and media path surfaces. 1. Use the alcohol in the cleaning swab to soak the debris so that it breaks up. 2. Wipe the ridges to remove accumulated debris. 3. Wipe the inside edges of both edge guides to remove any built-up residue. 4. Rotate and wipe the pinch roller. Use Cleaning the Platen on page 42 to clean the platen roller. 5.
Maintenance Cleaning Sensors Dust can accumulate on the media sensors. 1. Gently brush away dust; if necessary, use a dry swab to brush away dust. If adhesives or other contaminates remain, use an alcohol moistened swab to break up. 2. Use a dry swab several times to remove any residue that may be left from the first cleaning .
42 Maintenance Cleaning Cleaning the Platen The standard platen (drive roller) normally does not require cleaning. Paper and liner dust can accumulate without effecting print operations. Contaminates on the platen roller can damage the printhead or cause the media to slip when printing. Adhesive, dirt, general dust, oils and other contaminates should be cleaned immediately off the platen.
Maintenance Cleaning 5. Install the platen in the printer. Discard the cleaning swabs after use - do not reuse. 6. Make sure the bearings are on the shaft of the platen. 7. Align the platen with the gear to the left and lower it into the printer’s bottom frame. 8. Rotate the tabs back and snap them into place. Allow the printer to dry for one minute before closing the dispenser door, media cover or loading labels.
44 Maintenance Cleaning Notes • ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________
5 Troubleshooting This section provides information about printer error reporting that you might need for printer troubleshooting. Assorted diagnostic tests are included. Contact us at www.ups.zebra.com to get printer repair information. Contents Status Light Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status Light Error Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46 Troubleshooting Status Light Descriptions Status Light Descriptions What the Status Light is Telling You P1031442-001 LED Status and Color Printer Status For a Resolution, Refer to Number: Off Off 1 Solid Green On 2 Solid Amber Stopped 3 Flashing Green Normal Operation 4 Flashing Red Stopped 5 Double Flashing Green Paused 6 Flashing Amber Paused 7 Alternately Flashing Green and Red Needs Service 8 Flashing Red, Red and Green Needs Service 9 Flashing Red, Amber Green (* -
Troubleshooting Status Light Error Resolutions Status Light Error Resolutions The following Status Error Light Resolution numbers correspond to the Status Light Description table on the previous page. Each error number may have one or more resolution to correct that error listed. 1. The printer is not receiving power. • Have you turned on the printer power? • Check power connections from the wall outlet to the power supply, and from the power supply to the printer. See Attaching Power on page 8.
48 Troubleshooting Status Light Error Resolutions 6. The printer is paused. • Press the Feed button to resume printing. 7. The printhead is over temperature. • Printing will stop until the printhead cools to an acceptable printing temperature. When it does, the printer will automatically resume operation. 8. FLASH memory is not programmed. • Return the printer to an authorized reseller. 9. The printhead or motor has had a critical failure. • Return the printer to an authorized reseller.
Troubleshooting Print Quality Problems Print Quality Problems No print on the label. • The media may not be direct thermal media. See the test procedure Determining Thermal Media Types on page 26. • Is the media loaded correctly? Follow the instructions for Loading Roll Media on page 9 in the Getting Started section. For printing using transfer ribbon, see Printing a Test Label on page 14. The printed image does not look right. • The printhead is dirty. Clean the printhead.
50 Troubleshooting Print Quality Problems There are long tracks of missing print (blank vertical lines) on several labels. • The printhead is dirty. Clean the printhead. • The printhead elements are damaged. The printing does not start at the top of the label or misprinting of one to three labels. • The media may not be threaded correctly. Follow the instructions for Loading Roll Media on page 9 in the Getting Started section. • The printer needs to be calibrated.
Troubleshooting Print Quality Problems A EPL label format was sent to, but not recognized by, the printer. • Is the printer in pause mode? If so, press the Feed button. • If the printer has label dispensing enabled, the printer may be waiting for the label to be removed. The liner/web must be properly threaded through the label dispenser mechanism (peeler) to correctly operate in label dispense mode, refer to Printing in Dispenser Mode on page 29.
52 Troubleshooting Manual Calibration Manual Calibration Manual calibration is recommended whenever you are using pre-printed media or if the printer will not correctly auto calibrate. 1. Make sure media is loaded. 2. Turn on the printer power. 3. Press and hold the Feed button until the green status light flashes once, then twice and then continuing until the flash groups reach the group of seven flashes. Release the Feed button. 4. The printer will set the media sensor for the label backing being used.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tests Troubleshooting Tests Printing a Configuration Label To print out a listing of the printer’s current configuration, refer to the one-flash sequence in Feed Button Modes on page 56 in this section. See Appendix: ZPL Configuration on page 65 to interpret the label. Recalibration Recalibrate the printer if it starts to display unusual symptoms, such as skipping labels. Refer to the two-flash sequence in Feed Button Modes on page 56 in this section.
54 Troubleshooting Resetting the Factory Default Values Resetting the Factory Default Values Sometimes, resetting the printer to the factory defaults may solve some problems. Refer to the four-flash sequence in Feed Button Modes on page 56 in this section. Communications Diagnostics If there is a problem transferring data between the computer and printer, try putting the printer in the communications diagnostics mode.
Troubleshooting Communications Diagnostics The following example of a communications DUMP mode printed out. The printout displays hexadecimal data 00h-FFh (0-255 decimal) with a unique character for each hexadecimal value displayed above the hexadecimal data. The blank lines between the lines of data are where serial port and Bluetooth data handling errors get logged.
56 Troubleshooting Feed Button Modes Feed Button Modes Power Off Modes With the printer power off, press and hold the Feed button while you turn on the power. Flash Sequence Amber - Red Flashing Action Firmware Download Mode - The printer starts rapidly flashing red to denote entry into the Firmware Download mode. Releasing the Feed button here will start initializing the printer for download.
Troubleshooting Feed Button Modes Power On Modes With the printer power on and top cover closed, press and hold the Feed button for several seconds. The green status LED will flash a number of times in sequence. The explanation at the right (Action) shows what happens when you release the key after the start specific number of flashes and before the next flash sequence starts. Flash Sequence Action * Configuration Status - Prints a detailed printer configuration status label.
58 Troubleshooting Feed Button Modes Notes • ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________
A Appendix: Interface Wiring This section provides printer interface connection information. Contents Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial Port Interface . . . . . .
60 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface The figure below displays the cable wiring required to use the printer’s USB interface. The printer requires cable or cable packaging that bears the “Certified USB™” mark to guarantee USB 2.0 compliance. 2 3 1 4 Pin Signal 1 Vbus - N/C 2 D- 3 D+ 4 Ground Shell Shield / Drain Wire For printer supported operating systems and drivers, see the software and documentation CD or visit the Zebra Web site at: http://www.
Parallel Interface Parallel Interface The printer’s parallel interface uses the IEEE 1284-A to 1284-B parallel interface cables. the host connector has a DB-25 pin male connector. The printer connector is a Centronics style connector. Early model G-Series printers had DB-25 pin connector on the printer side, as well as, the host connection side (IEEE 1284-A to A parallel cable). HOST DB-25 Pin No. STROBE~ DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 ACK~ BUSY PAPER ERR.
62 Ethernet Interface Ethernet Interface This interface requires a UTP RJ45 Ethernet cable rated CAT-5 or better. The table below provides the cable’s pinout assignments.
Serial Port Interface Serial Port Interface Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Description Not used RXD (receive data) input to the printer TXD (transmit data) output from the printer DTR (data terminal ready) output from the printer -- controls when the host may send data Chassis ground DSR (data set ready) input to the printer RTS (request to send) output from the printer -- always in the ACTIVE condition when the printer is turned on CTS (clear to send) - Not used by the printer +5 V @ 0.
64 Serial Port Interface Connecting the Printer to a DTE Device DB-25S Connector to DTE Device (PC) DB-9P Connector to Printer DB-9S Connector to DTE Device (PC) DB-9P Connector to Printer Connecting the Printer to a DCE Device DB-25S Connector to DCE Device P1031442-001 DB-9P Connector to Printer DB-9S Connector to DCE Device ZP 450 User Guide DB-9P Connector to Printer 12/8/2010
B Appendix: ZPL Configuration This section provides a basic overview of managing printer configuration, the Configuring Status Printout, and Printer Memory Printouts. Contents Managing the ZPL Printer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ZPL Configuration Status to Command Cross-reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Printer Memory Management and Related Status Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66 Managing the ZPL Printer Configuration Managing the ZPL Printer Configuration The ZPL printer is designed to allow you to change printer settings dynamically for fast first label out printing. Printer parameters that are persistent, will be retained for following formats to use.
ZPL Configuration Status to Command Cross-reference ZPL Configuration Status to Command Cross-reference The Printer Configuration Label, shown below, provides a listing of a majority of the configurations settings that can be set by ZPL command.
68 ZPL Configuration Status to Command Cross-reference Table 1 • ZPL Commands and Configuration Receipt Callout Cross-Reference Command Listing Name Description ~SD DARKNESS Default: 10.0 ^PR PRINT SPEED Default: 6 IPS / 152.4 mm/s (max.
ZPL Configuration Status to Command Cross-reference The configuration settings listed here resume after the TAKE LABEL sensor value. These listings contain printer features seldom changed from default or provide status information (e.g. Firmware Version).
70 Printer Memory Management and Related Status Reports Printer Memory Management and Related Status Reports To help you manage printer resources, the printer supports a variety format commands to manage memory, transfer objects (between memory areas, import and export), object naming, and provide various printer operating status reports. They are very similar to the old DOS commands like DIR (directory listing) and DEL (delete file).
Printer Memory Management and Related Status Reports Table 3 • Object Management and Status Report Commands Command 12/8/2010 Name Description ^WD Print Directory Label Prints a list of objects and resident bar codes and fonts in all addressable memory locations ~WC Print Configuration Label Prints a configuration Status Receipt (Label) Same as Feed Button mode one flash routine ^ID Object Delete Deletes objects from printer memory ^TO Transfer Object Used to copy an object or group of objec
72 Printer Memory Management and Related Status Reports Notes • ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __
