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P1005089 Rev . C January , 2013 Zebra ® M M 4 Mo b i le M o u n t V e h i c u l a r Mo u n t fo r Ql n4 2 0 , QL 4 2 0 a nd P 4 T /RP 4 T Mo bi le P r i n t er S eri es Sa fety Gui de a nd I n stal la t io n In st ru c t io n s[...]
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pg. 2 of 13 P1005089 Rev . C Special Notices The follow ing notice s emphasize cer t ain infor mation in the guid e. Each ser ves a spe cial purpo se and is dis played in the forma t shown : Note: No te is u sed to emphas ize an y signi cant inform ation. Caution : Indicates informa tion t hat, if not follo wed, can resul t in d amage t o soft w[...]
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P1005089 Rev . C pg. 3 of 13 Introduction NO TE: Z ebr a T ech nol ogie s Co rpor ati on is not lia ble for person al in ju r y or da ma ge to an y eq ui pmen t caused by the impr oper mechani cal in stalla tion of this equipment or improper con nection to an y power sou rce . Check with the vehic le man ufacturer or dealer for installat ion ass is[...]
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pg. 4 of 13 P1005089 Rev . C T ools Required for Installation • An el ectr ical drill, drill bi ts 1/ 4”( 6 mm ) ) • T aps - 1/ 4 -20 and #6 - 32 (M6 and M3). • Common hand to ols. References • The Q Ln Serie s, QL Plus Ser ies, and P4 T / RP 4T Us er Guides • The RCL I- DC Mobile Charge r Inst allat ion Guide, or • The 5 0W . DC/ DC [...]
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P1005089 Rev . C pg. 5 of 13 Fig ure 1 Sta ndard Mo unt ing C ongur ation s ( A K 1 8 926 -3 shown with QL 4 2 0. Al so used with P 4T ) ) V er tica l Mount ing (numbers in italics are in cm.) HEIG HT “H” WIDTH “ W” DEP TH “D” DEP TH W / BIN 21.32 IN *. 11.63 IN . 8.2 IN . 11.07 IN . 54.2 CM * 29.5 CM 20.83 CM 28.1 CM Horizon tal Mou[...]
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pg. 6 of 13 P1005089 Rev . C QL 420 P4T QLn420 DI M. “ A ” 5.82 in. [14,78 cm) 5.92 in. [15,04 cm) 7.00 in. [17,78 cm] DI M “ B” 2.80 in. [7,11 cm] 4.05 in. [10,28 cm] 2.75 in [6,98 cm] Fig ure 2 Horizon tal and V ertical Mount ing Detail s (QL 4 20 il lustra ted) Use a 1/ 4” (6 mm) drill bit to make mounting hol es. Secu re the mount wi [...]
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P1005089 Rev . C pg. 7 of 13 11.0 0 " 8.63" 2.01" 2.75" 1.82" 0.31" 0.31" Dia. x4 0. 31 " Fig ure 3 Mount ing Brac ket Hole La yout ( not t o scale ) Note th at using a MM4 M obile Mount as sembly in t he horizonta l conf iguration requi res leaving a minimum acc ess for pr inter contro ls from any overhangin[...]
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pg. 8 of 13 P1005089 Rev . C Remove Belt Clip by removing (2) scr ews. Remove Carrying Strap by unscrewing corner screws Replace bushings and screws after removing carrying strap. Remove Carrying strap. Metal Belt Clip Remove (2) screw s Fig ure 5 : QL 4 20 Pri nt er Pr eparat ion Fig ure 4 : QLn4 20 P rint er Prepara tion Docking Contacts Plug Pri[...]
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P1005089 Rev . C pg. 9 of 13 Installing the Printer The Q Ln420, Q L 420 or P 4T Printe r can now be ins tall ed in the Mobile M ount. QLn420: Peel adhe sive backer from the (4) Foam W a sher s and apply to th e Mounting Pla te ov e r the printe r mounting hole s as indica ted in Figure 6. Se cure the print er to the Mobile Mo unt Bracket wi th ( 2[...]
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pg. 10 of 13 P1005089 Rev . C conti nued Install the Output Cable from the DC/DC Module QL 420: Plug the ou tput volt age cabl e from the DC /DC mo dule into the ba t ter y pack conne ctor of Q L 420. (Note : In some ins tall ations i t may be easie r to plug the charge r cable into t he bat ter y pa ck prior to secur ing the Printe r to the Mobile[...]
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P1005089 Rev . C pg. 11 of 13 Loading Media Follow the loa ding procedure s found in the QL n Series, Q L 420 or P4 T User ’ s Guide. Note that i f you are using Fanfold m edia, you should inst all the Fanfol d Spacer (p/n BA 16625 - 1 ) bet we en the printe r’ s media su ppor ts . The Space r is included w ith the M M4 Mobile Mount K it. CAUTI[...]
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pg. 12 of 13 P1005089 Rev . C Connect the Printer QL4 20: Plug the outpu t cable f rom the module to th e bat ter y conne ction on the p rinter . (Refer to t he QL 420 U ser ’ s Manual for mor e informa tion. ) I t may be easi er to plug in the charge r connector b efore moun ting the Print er to the Mobile Mo unt bracket. P 4T /RP 4T : P lug the[...]
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Zebra T echnologies Corporation 475 Half Day Road, Suite 500 Lincolnshire, IL 60069 USA T : +1 847.634.6700 or +1 800.423.0442 p. 13 of 13 P1005089 r ev. C Printer T echnical Support When c alling with a s peci fic probl em regarding th e printer s used in conjunc tion wi th the MM4 Mobile Moun t, plea se have the following info rmation on hand: ?[...]