Zebra Technologies ZP 450 manual

Use r Gu ide Zebr a ® ZP 45 0™ Des k to p The r ma l P r i n te r[...]

ii P 1031442-001 ZP 450 User Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010[...]

ii i 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 User Gui de P1 031442-001 © 2010 ZI H C orp. ZP -S e ries,Z P 450, Z B I , Z BI 2. 0, ZBI-D e veloper , Uni-Ribbon, Zebr aDe s igner , ZebraNet, E P L, E PL 2, Z PL , Z PL II , Ope nAC C E SS and all product name s an d numbers a re Ze bra trademarks, and Zebr a , the Zebra head gr aphic, Z PL, Z PL II, E lemen t Ener gy E [...]

iv P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/2010 FCC Com plia nce Statemen t Th is devi c e comp lies w i th Part 15 ru le s. Op e ra tio n is s ubje c t to the follo wing tw o condit ions : 1. Th is devi c e may n ot caus e harm fu l in ter feren ce, an d 2. Thi s d ev i c e m ust a cce pt a ny i nt erf e r en ce re cei v ed , i nc l ud in g int e[...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Ab out Th is D ocu ment Th i s sec tio n p rov ide s yo u w ith c o nta c t inf o rma tio n, do c um e n t s tr uct u re a nd or ga ni za ti o n, an d add itiona l re fe ren ce docum e n ts. C ont e nts Who S ho ul d Us e Th is Do cu men t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Abo ut Thi s Doc ume nt Who Should Use This Document vi P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Wh o Sho uld U se This Documen t Thi s Us er Gu i de i s i nte nd ed f or u se by an y p er so n w ho n eed s to op erat e or to tr ou bles ho ot p ro b lems with the pr inter. Ho w T h is Do cument Is Or ganize d Th e Use r Gu ide is set u p as f[...]

vi i About This Document Cont acts 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Conta cts T ec hn i ca l S up po r t v ia t he I nt e r net i s a va i la bl e 24 ho ur s pe r da y , 3 65 d ays pe r ye ar. We b S i te: www .ze bra. com E - mai l B ack T echnical L i brar y: • E - mai l addres s: em b@z eb r a.co m • S ubje ct l i n e: Ema illis[...]

Abo ut Thi s Doc ume nt Document Conventions vi ii P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Do cumen t Con ventio ns Th e fo llo wing co nventio ns a re u se d th rou ghou t th i s doc ume n t to c o n v e y c erta in in forma tion. Al te r n ate C ol or (onlin e only ) Cross -refere n ce s con tain hot lin k s to o ther se c ti o n s in this[...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Co nt en ts A bo ut T his Doc um ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Who Sho u ld Us e Th i s Doc u m e nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi H o w Thi s Doc u m en t Is Org anized . .[...]

x P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Lon g T erm Printer In -a ctivi ty o r S tora ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 R e pl a c i ng Su ppl ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 D e termini ng Therm al M e d ia T[...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 1 I ntr odu ct i on Th i s sec tio n des c ri be s wh a t y o u ge t in y ou r sh ip pin g bo x a nd pro vid e s an o ver vie w of pri nte r feat u r es. Thi s in cl u des pr o ced ure s t ha t de scr ibe h ow t o o pen an d clos e t he pri n t er a nd rep ort an y p r ob l ems . C ont e nts ZP-S e rie [...]

I n tr o du c ti on ZP-Series™ Thermal Printers 2 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Z P -Se r ies ™ Ther m al P r in t er s Th e Z e b ra ® Z P m o d el is the bes t v alu e in a d es k top th ermal prin ter . T he ZP 45 0™ prin te r pr o vi d es di re c t t her m al pr i n tin g at s p ee ds u p t o 5 i ps ( i nc he s pe r s ec[...]

3 Introduction What’ s in the Box? 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Wh at’ s in the B o x? S a v e th e ca rto n a nd a ll pac k in g mat e rials in ca s e you n e ed to s hip o r s t o re the prin ter l a ter . Afte r unpa ckin g , mak e sure y o u hav e a ll parts . Follo w the pro c ed u re s for insp e ctin g th e p rin t e r t[...]

I n tr o du c ti on Inspecting the Printer 4 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 In sp e cting t h e P r in t er Lo o k a t the o u t s i d e o f th e prin ter a n d mak e su re that all p arts a re prese n t. Opening the pr inte r T o acce ss th e me d ia com partm e nt, y o u m u st op e n the printe r . P u ll the re lea s e la tches [...]

5 Introduction Inspecting the Printer 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 P ri nter Feature s Pr in th ead Hea d-U p S e ns or (i ns ide ) Label Taken Sen sor P eel Roller P eel Bar Pl ate n Ro ll er Medi a Roll Ho ld er a nd Medi a Guide Po w er B as e Gap Sen sor Bl a c k- Lin e Se n s o r Mi n i - C D S to ra g e Di spen se r - Ope n R[...]

I n tr o du c ti on Inspecting the Printer 6 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Closing th e pri nter 1. Lo we r th e to p cove r . P re ss d o wn until th e c over sn a p s clo s ed . Re porting Dama ge I f yo u di sc ov er d a ma ge or m i s si ng pa r t s: • Im m ed ia tel y no ti fy a n d fil e a s hi pp ing da ma g e re po rt . ?[...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 2 Ge ttin g S t arted Th is sectio n des c ribes h ow to set u p y our p rinter f or the firs t time an d use the mo st c o mmon op erat i n g p r oc edu r es f or l o ad i n g med ia. C ont e nts At tachi ng P ow er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Attaching Power 8 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 At t aching P o wer 1. Ma ke s ur e t he po we r s wi t c h i s i n th e o ff po si t i on ( do w n) . 2. In se rt the AC p o wer co rd into the p ow e r su ppl y. 3. Plu g th e o t he r en d o f the co rd i n t o a n app r op ri at e A C el ec t r i c al o ut l e[...]

9 Getting St arted Modes of Printing 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Mo de s of P r i nt i ng Y ou can operate th is pri nter in d iffe re n t mod e s: • S ta ndard tear -o ff mode al lows yo u to te ar off e ach labe l (o r a strip of labe ls) afte r it is pr i n te d. T he m os t co mmo n m ed ia u se c on f ig ur a t io n is co v[...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Loading Roll Media 10 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Pla cin g the Rol l i n th e Med i a Comp a rtm e nt 1. Op e n the p rin ter . Remem b er th a t y o u ne e d to pull t he r e lease latc h lev e rs t owar d the front o f th e printe r . 2. Op e n the m edi a ro ll h o lders . Pul l th e m edi a g ui d es o p[...]

11 Getting St arted Loading Roll Media 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 3. P u ll th e me d ia s o that it e xten d s ou t o f th e fro n t of the p rin t e r . V erify th e ro ll tu rn s fr e ely . Th e ro ll must no t sit in the b ott o m o f th e med ia comp a rtme nt. V erify th at t h e medi a ’ s p ri nt ing su rf ace is f ac i[...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Operator Controls 12 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Op erato r Co ntrol s Po we r Sw i t c h P re ss up to t ur n ON or do w n to turn OFF th e prin ter . Ac tive Powe r Li ght Loca ted at t he r ea r of the p r i nter , the ac tiv e p ow er li gh t i nd icat es t hat e lect r ica l po wer i s en er gizi ng t h [...]

13 Getting St arted Operator Controls 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Feed Butt on • T ap th e F ee d b utto n o n ce to fo rce the p rint e r to fee d o ne b lank la b el. • P ress the Fee d butto n t o take th e printe r out o f a “pause ” co nditio n. Th e printe r is put in to “p aus e” b y ei t he r a p rog r amm ing [...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Printing a T est Label 14 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 P r i nti ng a T est L ab el Bef o re y ou co nn ect th e p r int er to y our co mp uter , mak e s ure t hat th e p ri nt er i s i n p r oper w o r kin g o r der . Y ou can do th is by p rin tin g a conf igura tio n label. 1. M a k e su re the media i s p [...]

15 Getting St arted Pr e-install Windows® Printer Drivers 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Pre -inst all W indows ® Prin ter Driv er s Z ebr a i s c ha n gi n g t h e w ay yo u i n s t al l an d u se yo ur p r i nt er wi th y ou r Wi nd ow s ba se d P C s y st em s. W e r ecom m en d th a t at mi ni mu m, t h e Ze bra D e s ig ne r?[...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Pre-install Windows ® Printer Drivers 16 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Se r ial P o rt an d W in dow s ® oper ati ng sys tems The Wi n do ws op er at ing s y st em defa ul t se t tin gs f or t h e se ri al po rt co mm un ic at ion cl o s ely ma tc h th e prin ter ’ s de fa u lts s ettin gs w i th one e x c [...]

17 Getting St arted Connecting your Printer to a Computer 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Co nnectin g y our Pri nte r t o a C o m p u t er Th e Z e b ra ® Z P-Ser ies ™ prin te rs su pport a v arie ty o f inte rfa ce option s an d conf ig u rat io ns . Th es e in c lude: U n iv ersal Ser ia l Bus (U S B) in te rfa ce, RS2 3 2 S er[...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Connecting your Printer to a Computer 18 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 USB I nte rfac e Req u ir eme nts Un ivers a l Seri al Bus (v e rs io n 2 . 0 c om p lia n t) p ro v ides a fas t in t e rfa ce that is c o mpa tib le wi th y o u r exis ting PC hard w are . USB’ s “ plug a nd play ” d es ign mak e s i[...]

19 Getting St arted Connecting your Printer to a Computer 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Seri al Co mmu n ic ati on s Th e pr in te r auto mati c a lly d ete c ts a n d switc hes th e ser ia l p o rt to m atc h com mon se rial po rt cab l i ng an d si gn al co nn ec tio n con f i gu rat i on s f o r D TE an d DC E co mm un ic at i on[...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Connecting your Printer to a Computer 20 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 EP L Y C o mm a nd Use t h e seri al p ort s et up ( Y ) com mand to c h a nge the communi catio n s s e t tings o n the p rinter . 1 . W i th the h o st c ompute r se t a t t he s am e co mmunic a t io n s s etti n gs as th e p rinter , s e[...]

21 Getting St arted Connecting your Printer to a Computer 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Par a llel Po r t The requ i red ca bl e m ust h av e a 25 p i n “ D” t y pe (DB -25 P ) mal e co nnect o r on o ne an d a Cent ro nic s o n th e end (IEE E 1 2 84 A-B p ara l lel in t e rface sp ec ifica t io n).[...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Connecting your Printer to a Computer 22 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Eth e rnet Th e pr in te r requ ires UTP RJ 4 5 Eth e rn et cabl e ra ted CA T -5 o r b ette r . F or m ore i nfo r m a tio n o n c o nfi gu ri ng yo ur pr i nte r to r u n on a c om pa tib l e E t her ne t b as ed n et wo rk , s ee t h e Z [...]

23 Getting St arted Connecting your Printer to a Computer 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Communi cating w ith the Pr inte r U ni ve r sa l S er ia l Bu s (US B ) C om m un i ca ti o ns Th e pr in te r is a term inal d e vic e when us ing a u n iversa l serial b u s inte rfa c e. Y ou ca n refer to th e Un ivers al S e ri a l Bu s S p[...]

Get tin g S t ar ted Connecting your Printer to a Computer 24 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 No t es • __ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________________________________________ ________[...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 3 O pe r at i ons an d Op tio ns Th i s sec tio n pro vi de s m edi a an d p r int h a nd ling , f o nt a nd la ng ua ge su p po rt , a nd the set u p o f les s commo n prin te r config u ra tions. C ont e nts Ther m al Pr int ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Pri nt Ope rat io ns Thermal Printing 26 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 T h erm al Prin t in g Y o u m ust us e t he co r re ct m edi a for th e ty pe of pr i nti n g y ou re q uire . Y o u m ust u se di re c t th ermal m e dia . L o n g T erm Pr in t er In -a ctivity o r S t orag e Ov e rti me the prin thead ma y stic k to t he pla[...]

27 Print Operations Adjusting the P rint Width 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Ad justing t h e Print W id th P rint wid th must b e set wh e n : • Y ou are usi n g the p rinter for the first t i m e. • T her e i s a ch a ng e i n m e di a w i dt h. P rint wid th may be set b y: • T he Win do ws pri nt e r dr i v er. • The f i[...]

Pri nt Ope rat io ns Media Sensing 28 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 M edi a S e ns in g Th e pr in te r has a u to m atic m ed ia se n sin g c a p abili ty . The pr int e r is des ig n ed to con tinuo usly ch eck an d adj u s t me di a le ng th se ns i n g f o r m in or var i a ti o ns . On ce t h e p r i nt er is pr i n t in g or [...]

29 Print Operations Printing in Dispenser Mode 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 P ri n ti ng in Disp en ser Mod e Th e dis p en s er optio n allows yo u to prin t a label w ith ba c k in g ( lin er/w eb) re m ove d fro m the lab el, re a dy fo r a p p lica tion. When pr in ti n g mu ltip le labels, re m o v in g the d ispense d (p ee l[...]

Pri nt Ope rat io ns Printing in Dispenser Mode 30 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 2. Lift t h e l in er o ver t he to p of t h e p ri nter and o pen th e d is pen ser do or .[...]

31 Print Operations Printing in Dispenser Mode 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 3. In sert the la b e l li n er b etw e e n th e d ispen s er do o r and th e prin ter bod y . 4. Cl ose t he di sp en se r d oo r.[...]

Pri nt Ope rat io ns Printing in Dispenser Mode 32 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 5. P re ss th e Fe e d bu tton to adva n c e the me d ia . 6. S e t th e la b e l (tak e n ) se n so r to detec t re m ove d la bels. T his is set b y the W in d o w s pri nter d riv e r (a con figura tion set tin g ) o r yo ur app lica tion softw are.[...]

33 Print Operations Printing on Fan-Fold Media 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 P ri nti ng on Fan -Fo ld Med ia P rinti ng o n fan-fo ld me d ia r e q u ir es you to ad ju st th e med ia guide’ s s t op p osit ion. 1. Op e n th e top c ove r . 2. A d jus t t h e m e d ia gu ide st op p os it ion wi t h th e gre e n th um b wh e e l.[...]

Pri nt Ope rat io ns Printing on Fan-Fold Media 34 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 3. In sert the m edia th ro u g h the slo t a t th e rea r o f th e p rin ter . 4. Ru n th e media b e tween th e me d ia gu ide and ro ll h o ld e rs. 5. Clo se the to p cove r . Afte r prin tin g or fee d in g se v er a l lab e ls: If th e m e dia d [...]

35 Print Operations ZebraNet® 1 0/100 Internal (Wired) Print Server Option 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Z eb r aNet ® 10/1 00 In terna l (Wir ed ) Prin t Ser ver Opt ion The Ze bra Net ® 10/1 0 0 Internal Prin t Ser ver (PS ) is a n o p tiona l fa c tory in sta lled devi c e tha t co nn ec t s t h e n et w o r k a nd yo ur Z ebr[...]

Pri nt Ope rat io ns ZebraNet® 10/ 100 Internal (Wired) Print Server Option 36 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 P ri nter Ne t w ork Config ur a tion St at us Label ZP 45 0 p rin ters wit h th e Ze b ra Ne t ® 10/10 0 In te rna l P rin t S e rv er o p ti on o n-boa rd , print a n add itiona l p rin te r confi gurati on sta tus l a b[...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 4 Ma in te n ance Thi s se ct i on p rov id es rou tin e c l ean in g an d m aint en an ce pro ced ure s. C ont e nts Cl eani ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 C le an in g the P rin th ead . . . . . . . . . [...]

Mai nte nan ce Cleaning 38 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Cle a n ing Wh en y o u cle a n the prin ter , use one o f t h e f o llow in g supplies th at be st s u its y our n e ed s : Y o u c an ob tai n cl ea n ing s u pp li es at ww w .zipzeb ra.com /custom erch oice . Th e cle aning pro cess takes j u st a coupl e of min utes us i[...]

39 Maintenance Cleaning 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Cleani ng the P ri nthead A lw a ys us e a n ew cl ean ing p e n on the prin tp ri nth e a d he ad ( a n old pe n ca r ri es c on tam in an ts fr o m it s p rev iou s use s th at m ay da m a ge t he pri n the ad) . When y ou loa d n ew med ia, y ou ca n a lso clean t he pri n t h[...]

Mai nte nan ce Cleaning 40 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Cleani ng the M edia Path Us e a cle a n ing s wa b to remo v e d ebris , d ust or c ru st t hat h as b u ilt-up on th e h olders, gui d e s a n d med i a p at h surf a ces . 1. Use t h e alco ho l in t h e cl e ani n g s w ab t o s oak t h e d ebris so that i t b reak s u p.[...]

41 Maintenance Cleaning 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Se ns ors Dus t can ac cu mul a te on t he me dia sen s ors. 1. Ge n t ly b r ush aw ay du st ; i f ne ce ss a ry , use a d r y s wa b t o br u s h a wa y du st . I f ad hes iv e s or o t he r c on tam i n at es r em a in , u se an al co ho l mo is te ne d s wab to b rea k u p. 2[...]

Mai nte nan ce Cleaning 42 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Cl ea n i n g th e P l at en The stan d ard plate n (d ri v e roll er) n o rmally does not requi re c l eaning. Paper a n d l i n er dus t ca n ac c u m ula te wit hout e ffe c t in g p rin t o p e ratio ns. Con ta min a t e s on th e pla ten ro ller ca n dama g e th e pr in [...]

43 Maintenance Cleaning 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 5. Inst a l l t h e p lat en i n t h e p r int er . Di sca rd t h e c le an ing swab s aft e r us e - d o no t r eus e. 6. Ma ke sure t he be ar ing s a r e o n th e s haf t o f t h e p la t en. 7. Alig n the p laten with the gear to the l e ft a n d lowe r i t in to the p rin te[...]

Mai nte nan ce Cleaning 44 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 No t es • __ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________[...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 5 T r oub le sho ot i ng Th is sectio n p ro v id es inf ormat io n a bou t p ri nter er ror repo rtin g that you m i g h t n eed for p rin t e r tro u b lesho o tin g . A ssorte d diagno stic t e sts are incl uded. C o nta c t us a t www . u p s.zebr a. co m to ge t prin ter re pai r inform atio n . C [...]

T ro ubl esh oot in g S tatus Light Descriptions 46 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 St a t us Li g ht D e s cr i pt i on s What the Status Li ght i s T el ling Y ou LE D Status and Colo r P r inter S tat us Fo r a R esolut i on , R e fe r t o N u mb e r : Of f Of f 1 So lid Gre e n On 2 S o lid A mb e r S topp ed 3 F las h i ng Gr ee[...]

47 T roubleshooting S t atus Light Error Resolutions 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 S t atu s Li gh t E rror Reso lu t ions Th e fo llo wing S tatu s Erro r Light Re s olu tio n n u m be rs corre spond to th e Sta tu s Lig ht De sc r i pt i on t a bl e on t he p re vi o us p a ge . Ea c h e r r or nu m b e r m ay ha v e on e or m o r[...]

T ro ubl esh oot in g S tatus Light Error Resolutions 48 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 6. The pr inte r is p a used. • P ress the Feed b u tto n to re sume pr in t in g . 7. The p r int hea d i s over tem p era ture . • Prin tin g w ill st op un t il th e p rin t hea d c oo ls to an acc ept a bl e p rin t ing te mp er at u re. [...]

49 T roubleshooting Print Quality Problems 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 P r in t Q u a l it y P r o b l em s No pri nt on the l a bel. • T he med i a m a y no t be di r ec t t her m al m edi a . S ee th e te st pr o ce du r e De t ermin in g T her mal Me di a T yp e s on p age 26 . • I s th e m e dia l oaded corre ctly ? Follo [...]

T ro ubl esh oot in g Print Quality Problems 50 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 The r e are long t r a c k s of mi s s i ng pr int ( blank v erti cal lines) on s e v e ra l la bels . • Th e prin thea d is dirty . C l e a n the p rin thea d. • The pri nth ead e le men t s ar e da mag ed . The pri nting doe s no t st art at the top[...]

51 T roubleshooting Print Quality Problems 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 A E PL l abel form at w a s sent t o, bu t not recogni zed b y , the pri nter . • I s th e pri nter in pau se mod e ? If so , pr ess the Fe ed b u tton. • I f the p rinter ha s la b el disp e ns in g enable d , the prin ter m ay be wa iting for th e lab e l[...]

T ro ubl esh oot in g Manual Calibration 52 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 M anu al Cal i br ati o n M a n ual calib ra t io n is re c o mm e nde d w hen e ver you a re us in g p re -p rin ted me d ia or i f the printe r will n o t corre ctly au to cali brate . 1. Ma ke s ur e m e di a is l oa ded . 2. T u rn on the prin ter po w er[...]

53 T roubleshooting Troubles hooting T ests 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 T r ou bl es ho ot ing T e st s P ri nting a Configura tion Lab el T o pr in t out a listin g o f th e pr in t e r ’ s curre nt co nfig uratio n, re fe r to t h e o n e- fla sh sequ e nce in Fe e d Bu tt o n Mo de s o n pa ge 56 in th is s ecti on. S e e A p[...]

T ro ubl esh oot in g Resetting the Factory Default V alues 54 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 R e se t ti n g t h e F a ct o r y D e fa ul t V a l u es S o m e t imes, re se tting t he prin ter to t h e fa c tory d efaults may s o lv e s o m e p ro b lems. R e f e r to the fou r-fl as h s equ en ce in Feed Butt o n Mod es on p a ge [...]

55 T roubleshooting Communications Diagnostics 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Th e fo ll o w ing e x ampl e o f a co m mu nic a ti o ns D U M P mo de pri nte d o ut. Th e pri nto ut d is pla y s h ex ade ci ma l da ta 00 h-FF h (0 - 25 5 dec im al) wi th a un iq ue c h ara c te r fo r e a c h hex ad e cim al v al ue dis p lay ed ab o[...]

T ro ubl esh oot in g Feed Button Modes 56 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 F eed Butt on Modes P o we r Of f M o de s W i t h t he pri nt er power of f , pre ss and hold the Fee d butt on w hile you tur n on t he power . Flash Seq uence A ct ion Amber - Re d Fl ashing Firmware Dow nload Mod e - T he pr inter starts rapidly f l ashing[...]

57 T roubleshooting Feed Button Modes 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 P o we r On M o des W i t h t he pri nt er power on and top cover closed, pr e ss and hol d t he Feed but ton f or several seconds. The green status LE D will fl a sh a num ber of time s in s eque nce. The expla nation at the r ight (A ct ion) shows what happens whe[...]

T ro ubl esh oot in g Feed Button Modes 58 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 No t es • __ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________[...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 A A ppe ndi x: In t erf ace W i ri ng Th is sectio n pro vi d es p rin te r in terface co nnectio n inform ation. C ont e nts Univ er sa l S er ial B us (U S B) In te rfa ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Para lle l I nte rf ac e . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface 60 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Un iver sal Ser ial Bu s (US B) In ter f a ce Th e fi g u re belo w dis pl a ys th e c a ble wir ing re q u i red to u s e the pri n te r ’ s USB int e rfac e . The pri nte r r eq uir es cab l e o r ca bl e pac ka ging t ha t be ar s t h e “ Cer ti f ied USB?[...]

61 Parallel Interface 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Par allel Int e r f ace The pri nt e r ’ s par a l le l i nterf a ce use s t he IE E E 12 84 -A to 12 84 - B pa r al lel i nt e r face cab l es. t he ho st co nn ect o r h as a DB- 25 p i n m al e c on ne ctor. T h e p r i nter con ne ct or i s a C entr o ni cs s tyl e co nn ec t[...]

Ethernet Interface 62 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 E ther net Int erface Th is interfa ce requ ires a U T P RJ 4 5 Et h e rnet cab le ra ted CA T -5 or bette r . T he ta bl e be lo w p r ov i des t he cab l e’s p i no ut a s si gn me n t s . Si g na l Pi n Pi n Si g na l T x + 11T x + T x - 22T x - R x + 33R x + — 44— — 55[...]

63 Serial Port Interface 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Se ria l Po rt I nt erf ace Th e ma x imu m c urrent a v aila ble th rough th e s e rial a nd/or p a ralle l p o rt is not t o exc eed a tota l o f 0.7 5 Amp s. Wh en XON/ X OF F h and shaking is s electe d , data flow is contr olled by th e ASCI I con tro l codes DC1 (X ON ) an[...]

Serial Port Interface 64 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Co nnec t ing t h e P ri n t er t o a D TE De vi ce Con n ecting th e Prin ter to a D CE De v ice DB -25S Connect or t o D T E D evic e ( P C ) DB -9 P Connector to P r in te r DB- 9P Connect or to Pr i n ter DB -9S Connector t o D T E Device (PC) DB -9 P C onnect or to P ri n [...]

12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 B A p p end ix : ZP L Co nf ig ur at io n T hi s s e ct i on p r ov id es a b as i c ov er vi e w of man ag i ng pr i n te r co nf i g ur at i o n, th e C on f ig ur i n g S tatus Pri ntout, a nd P rin te r Me mory Pr int o uts . C ont e nts Man ag in g t he Z PL P rin te r Co nfi gu ra tio n . . . . . [...]

Managing the ZPL Printer Configuration 66 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Ma n ag i ng t he ZP L Pr i nt e r Co nf i gu ra t i on Th e Z P L prin ter is desig n ed t o a l lo w yo u to c h a nge p ri nter setti ngs dyn a mic ally fo r fas t first lab el out p rin ting. Prin ter par amete rs tha t ar e pe rs i s t e nt, will b e reta [...]

67 ZPL Configuration S t atus to Command Cross-reference 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 ZP L Con fi g ur a ti o n S ta tu s t o C om ma n d C ro ss- re f er e nc e Th e P rint e r Conf igura tio n Label, s hown below , pr ovides a listin g o f a m a jo rity o f th e con fig uratio ns sett in g s th at can be se t b y ZP L c om m and [...]

ZPL Configuration S tatus to Command Cross-reference 68 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 T a ble 1 • ZPL C omman ds an d Config uration R ecei pt Callo ut C ross-Re ferenc e F rom th is p o in t i n t he Co nfigura tion Re c eipt listin g, the p rint out h a s sen s or s ettin g s a nd values are disp l a ye d to t r ou bles ho ot s[...]

69 ZPL Configuration S t atus to Command Cross-reference 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 Th e co n fig u ra tion set tin g s liste d here res u m e afte r the T AKE LABEL s en s or val u e. Th e se li s t ing s c o nta in p rint er f e at ure s se ld om c h a n ge d fr o m d e fa u lt or pro vi de st a tu s i nfo r m a tio n (e. g. F [...]

Printer Memory Management and Related S tatus Reports 70 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 Pr in t er Me m or y M a na g em e nt an d R e l a t ed St a t us R e po rts T o h elp yo u m an a ge p r in t er r e s ou r ce s, t he pr in te r su pp or ts a v a riet y for ma t co mma nd s to man ag e m emo r y , tr an sf er ob j e ct s ( b e[...]

71 Printer Memory Management and Related S ta tus Reports 12/ 8/ 2010 ZP 450 U ser Gui de P1 031442-001 T able 3 • O bje c t Manage men t and Sta tus Re port C omm a nds C omman d Name D escri ption ^W D Pr in t Di rec to r y La be l P r int s a li st o f ob je c t s an d res id e nt b a r c od es a nd fo n t s in a ll ad d re ss ab le me m o ry [...]

Printer Memory Management and Related S tatus Reports 72 P 1031442-001 ZP 450 U ser Gui de 12 / 8/ 2010 No t es • __ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________________________________________ _________ _________________________________________________________________ _________ ___[...]