Zebra Technologies UMAN-MZA-007 manual

Zebra T echnologies Corporation 475 Half Day Road, Suite 500 Lincolnshire, IL 60069 USA T: +1 847.634.6700 or +1 800.423.0442 UMAN-MZS-007 rev . B May , 2013[...]

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3 MZ Series User Guide co nt in ue d T ab le of Co n te nt s Proprietar y Statements ............................................................................................5 Docume nt Conv entions ...........................................................................................7 Introduc tion to the MZ Series ........................[...]

4 MZ Series User Guide More Interface Cables ................................................................................48 Appendi x B................................................................................................................. 49 Media Supplies ...............................................................................[...]

5 MZ Series User Guide Pr op ri eta ry St at ement s Th i s ma nu al c o nt a i ns p r op ri e t a r y i nf o rm a t io n of Z e br a T ec hn o lo gi e s C or p or a t io n. I t i s in te n de d s ol e l y fo r th e i nf o rm a ti on a n d us e o f p ar ti e s op e r at i ng a nd m a in t a in in g t he e qu i p - me nt d e s cr i be d h er e in . [...]

6 MZ Series User Guide Copyr igh ts Th e c op yr i gh t s in t h is m a nu al a nd t h e la b e l pr in t e ng in e d e sc r ib e d th e re in a r e ow n ed b y Ze br a Techn o lo g ie s C or p o ra t io n. U n au t ho r iz ed r e pr o du c t io n of t h is m a nu al o r t he s o f t wa r e in t he l a be l p ri n t en gi n e ma y re s ul t i n im [...]

7 MZ Series User Guide Doc ume nt C on v entio ns The fo llowin g conventi ons ar e use d throu ghout t his do cu - ment t o convey cer t ain in forma tion: If you ar e view ing th is guid e online, clic k the underlined tex t to jump to a re lat ed Web sit e. Click on italic tex t (not under- lined) t o jump to tha t lo ca tion in t his man ual. C[...]

8 MZ Series User Guide In tr o d u ct i o n t o th e MZ Se r ies Than k you for choos ing one o f our Ze bra ® MZ™ ser ies Mobil e Prin ter s . The se r ugge d prin ter s ar e sure to b ec ome produ ct ive and e f f i cien t addi tion s to your work pl ace t hank s to thei r innovati ve des ign. Be c ause t hey are m ade by Zeb ra T echnolo gies[...]

9 MZ Series User Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Fe ed S wi t ch 2. Me di a St at u s Li gh t 3. US B Por t 4. Ba t te r y Cha r gi ng Re c ep t a cl e 5. Me di a / B l ac k B ar S en s or 6. Me di a C ove r 7 . Pl a te n 8. Pr in t he ad 9. L at c h Re le a se B u t t on 10. Co mmu ni ca t io n s St a t us In di ca t or 1 1 . I R w in dow 12. Cha rg[...]

10 MZ Series User Guide Gett in g R ea dy t o Pr int Battery In st al l in g an d Re mo vi ng t he Ba t te ry Impo r tant • Bat ter ies are shipp ed p ar tially charg ed. R emove any protec tive pa ckagin g from n ew bat ter y p ack s prio r to use. Figure 2. 1 : Inst alling the B at ter y 1 . Use a coin t o rota te the Bat te r y Comp ar tm ent [...]

11 MZ Series User Guide Figure 2. 2: Rem oving the B atte r y 1 . Use a coin t o rota te the Bat te r y Comp ar tm ent lock 1 / 4 turn as shown. 2. Re move th e Ba tt er y Comp ar tm ent Cove r Ba t te r y Pac k Co nn ec t o r Squ ee ze lo ck to re leas e bef or e un pl u gg in g c on ne ct or . Li f t B a t t er y pa ck f r e e fr om th e pr in t [...]

12 MZ Series User Guide When t he ba t ter y is f i rs t in s t alle d, the pr int er power a nd char ge indic a tor s shoul d indic a te the b at te r y i s not f ully char ged (see “ Charg ing the B at te r y ” bel ow and “Op er ator Con trol s” ). Y ou mus t charge th e bat ter y f ully be fore using th e printer fo r the rs t time. C[...]

13 MZ Series User Guide Charging the battery Ref er to Figur e 4. 1 . Plug the Char ger Power Sup ply i nto th e app ropri ate A .C. wall re cep t acl e. The n inse r t t he cha rge c abl e into t he prin ter ’s charge r jack . 2. The p rin ter ’s charger i ndic ato r will in dic at e the s t at us o f the cha rge r as foll ows: • An amb er l[...]

14 MZ Series User Guide MZ Se ri es Q ua d P ow er S tat io n The MZ s eri es Q uad Power St a tion i s de signe d to do ck and char ge up to four MZ s eri es p rint er s of e it her t yp e simul t ane - ousl y . 1 . Ensure tha t the Power St a tion h as b een in s t alle d prop erl y per i t s ins t ruc t ion manua l. Ensure t hat t he powe r supp[...]

15 MZ Series User Guide char ging pro ces s . Ref er to th e Con tro ls se c tion o f thi s manual for more i nfor ma tion. Ba tte ry Sa fe ty Cauti on • Avoid accidental shor t circuiting of any bat ter y . Allowing bat ter y term inals to contac t conduc tive mater ial will create a shor t circuit which could c ause burns an d other injuri es o[...]

16 MZ Series User Guide Loading the Media (A ll models) 1 . Open th e prin ter: Re fer to Fig ure 6. • Pre ss t he la tch r elea se b ut ton on t he top o f the pr int er as show n at “1 ” below. The me dia cover wi ll f lip ope n auto - mat ica lly r evealing th e medi a compa r t men t. 2. Loa d the me dia: Refer t o Figure 7 • Ins er t t[...]

17 MZ Series User Guide Using P re-Printed Receipt Media MZ ser ies p rin ter s buil t a f ter 6 /1 6/20 0 8 su ppor t align ment o f pre - pri nte d rec eip t s by using a s ens or in the p rin thea d. (Ref er to “D ete rminin g Y our Print er ’s V er sion” in t he T roubl esh oot ing sec t ion of t his manu al for mo re in forma tion) Plea [...]

18 MZ Series User Guide Figure 7 : Installin g Med ia Me di a Ro ll Note dir ection media pulls o  the r oll . Me di a C ove r Pull a shor t lengt h of media out o f the Pr inter Figure 8: Closing the M edia Cover Ensure b oth sides of the media cover are s ec ure ly latc he d whe n clos ed .[...]

19 MZ Series User Guide Operator C ontrols MZ ser ies p rin ter con tr ols ar e det aile d bel ow and in Figur e 9. The p rint er ha s t wo c ont rol bu t tons and f our mul tipu rpo se indic at or s. The Power B utton tu rns t he pr inte r on and of f. The Feed But ton advan ce s a leng th o f med ia unt il it i s re - lea se d. The Green / Amber [...]

20 MZ Series User Guide othe r Blue too th dev ice. 2. A blin kin g light ind ica te s tha t th e prin ter i s rec eiv ing dat a v ia Blu eto oth co mmunica tio ns. • If t he pri nte r has an 8 0 2. 1 1 b/ g radi o ins t all ed: 1 . A s te ady li ght indi ca te s the p rint er ha s as so ciat ed w it h a wir ele ss L oc al Ar ea Ne t work ( W L A[...]

21 MZ Series User Guide V erify the P rinter Is Working Be fore you conn ec t th e prin ter to your co mput er , po r t a ble dat a t ermin al or w irel es s L AN, m ake sure th at th e prin ter i s in prop er work ing or der . Y ou c an do t his by pr intin g a con f igu - rat ion la bel u sing t he “ t wo key re se t ” met hod. I f you c an?[...]

22 MZ Series User Guide Ca bl e C omm un i ca t io n Caution • T he pr inter should b e turn ed o b efore conn ec ting o r disconnec tin g the communic ations cab le. The sm all conn ec tor on t he USB c abl e plug s into t he pri nte r . The c onnec to rs a re keyed to as sure c orr ec t alignm ent; d o not tr y to forc e the c abl e i f it d[...]

23 MZ Series User Guide IR C om m un i ca t io ns Ensure t hat t he ter minal s endin g and re cei ving d at a i s wi thin the sh ade d zone dep ic ted in Fi gure 1 2. The IR w indow o n the fron t of t he pri nte r mus t fa ce th e corr es pondin g win dow on the te rmina l to prop erl y sen d and re cei ve signal s. T he ma xi - mum dis t an ce I[...]

24 MZ Series User Guide Wireles s Com muni catio ns wit h Bluet ooth ™ Blue toot h is a wor ld wid e st a ndar d for th e exchange of da t a be t we en t wo devic es v ia ra dio fr eque ncie s. B lue toot h radi os are re lat ivel y low powe red t o help p revent in ter f eren ce wi th othe r devic es r unning a t simila r radi o fr equen cie s. [...]

25 MZ Series User Guide WLAN Over view All M Z seri es p rint er s ca n be eq uipp ed w ith r adio s usi ng the indus t r y s t an dard 8 02 . 1 1 b/ g proto col. MZ s eri es pr int er s will have the FCC I .D. number o f the r adio on t he ser ial numb er la - bel on t he ba ck of t he uni t. MZ ser ies p rin ter s w it h the Ze bra 8 02. 1 1b/ g [...]

26 MZ Series User Guide W ear ing t he P ri nt er Bel t C li p Ref er to Figur e 1 3. A ll MZ ser ie s prin ter s ar e have a bel t clip ins t all ed a s a st a ndar d fea tur e. T o use: hook the clip over your bel t, an d ensu re tha t th e clip i s sec urel y at t ac hed to t he bel t. T he b el t clip w ill pi vot slight ly to a llow you to mov[...]

27 MZ Series User Guide Ad jus ta ble S ho ul de r S t ra p Ref er to Figur e 1 4 if you have ord ere d the sh oulde r st ra p op - tion for your pr int er . S ecur e each e nd of t he shoul der s t rap a s show n bel ow . Use th e main bu ckl e on the s hould er s tr ap to adjus t to t he de sir ed len gt h. NOTE: If you a re using a should er str[...]

28 MZ Series User Guide Pr e v en tiv e Mai nt enan ce Extending Batter y Life • Al ways ob ser ve the s a fet y pr ec aut ions in t he Li thium - Ion B at ter y T echnic al Bul let in inc luded w i th ea ch Ba t ter y Pack . • Never expo se th e ba t t er y to dire c t sunligh t or temp er a - ture s over 1 0 4° F (4 0 ° C). • Do not ch ar[...]

29 MZ Series User Guide General Cleaning Instruc tions Caution • T o avoid possible p erso nal injur y or dam age to the pr inter , never inser t any p ointed or shar p obje ct s into the pr inter . Always turn the p rinter o b efore p er fo rming any cleani ng procedu res. Use care whe n work ing near th e tear bar. The edge s are ver y sharp[...]

30 MZ Series User Guide co nt in ue d Figure 1 5: MZ Seri es Cleaning Note • T we lve pack s of ap proved cleanin g pens are availab le fro m Zebra as p/ n 1 05 950- 03 5. Caution • T o avoid possible p ers onal injur y o r damage to the Pri nter , never inser t any p ointed or shar p obje ct s into the Printer. Me di a Co mp ar t me n t Prin t[...]

31 MZ Series User Guide T rou ble sh oot in g Interpreting Indicators The p rint er ’s indica tor s dis play var ious p rint er f unc tion s and the ir s t at us . Check t he ind ica tor s t a tus, t hen r ef er to th e T rouble shoo ting to pic re fe renc ed in t he char t . Function In dicator Color Indicator Status: Steady Indicator Status: Bl[...]

32 MZ Series User Guide • Ch ec k qual it y o f med ia. • I f u sin g lab el m edi a, ens ure t he “ T one” s et ti ng is s et t o 50 . 4. Partial or missing print : • Ch ec k med ia ali gnme nt . • C lea n pri nt hea d. • En sure M ed ia C over is p rop erl y cl ose d an d la tch ed. 5. No print: • R epl ac e ba t t er y . • Ch e[...]

33 MZ Series User Guide Resetting an MZ Series Printer If the pr inter has locke d up and is not resp ondin g to any operator in puts or ex ter nal commands , either f rom a conne c ted ter minal or f rom a linked LAN , you can p er for m a forced re set as fo llows: Units bui lt bef ore June 18, 2008 ( se e Figure 1 6 - Dete rmining Y our Printer [...]

34 MZ Series User Guide T roubleshooting T ests P ri n ti ng a C o n gu ra t io n Labe l T o print ou t a lis ti ng of t he prin ter ’ s curre nt con f igur at ion fol - low the se s te ps: 1 . T urn the p rint er o f f. Load the m edia c ompar tm ent w it h journa l medi a (media wi th n o bla ck bar s p rint ed on t he bac k) 2. Pre ss a nd [...]

35 MZ Series User Guide T o termina te th e Communi ca tion s Diagn os ti cs Mo de and r e - turn t he pr inte r to nor mal op era tion s: 1 . T ur n the pr int er OFF . 2. Wait 5 sec onds . 3. T urn the p rint er ON . Ca ll ing T echn i ca l S uppo rt If t he pr inte r fail s to pr int t he con f igura tion l ab el, or you en - count er prob lem s[...]

36 MZ Series User Guide Uni t S e ri al Num b er Ap p li ca t io n Num b er Pr in t H ea d T es t Th is e xam p le ha s a Bl ue to o th ™ ra di o in s t a ll ed . Figure 1 7 : Conguratio n Lab el E xamp le (MZ 220 illustrated) End o f Fi r s t Re po r t Re po r t a p - pe ar s o nl y on un i t s wi t h wi re l es s o p - ti on s in s t a ll ed[...]

37 MZ Series User Guide co nt in ue d Fla s h Me mo r y Siz e Ma x im um L ab e l Siz e Figure 1 7a: C onguratio n Lab el E xam ple (continued) Bl ue to o th ra di o par ame te rs[...]

38 MZ Series User Guide Figure 1 7 c : Conguratio n Lab el E xam ple (continued) Am ou nt o f Me mo r y Avai la bl e Re si de n t Fon t s CC L (C PC L) pr og ra mm in g la ng ua ge i s su pp or t ed[...]

39 MZ Series User Guide Spe cif i cat io ns Note.- Printer spe cicati ons are subjec t to chan ge witho ut notice. P ri n ti ng S pec i c at i on s Paramet er MZ 220 MZ 320 Print Width Up to 1.89 in. (48,0 mm) Up to 2.9 in. (71,2 mm) Print Speed (max) 3” per second (76,2 mm/second) Print Speed (normal) 2” per second (5,0 mm/second) Print [...]

40 MZ Series User Guide F on t an d Ba r C ode Spe ci c a ti on s fo r M Z Se ri es Linear & 2-D Bar Bar Codes Available Codabar (NW -7) UCC/EAN 128 Code 39 Code 93 EAN 8/JAN 8, 2 and 5 digit extensions EAN 13/JAN 13, 2 and 5 digit extensions EAN 14/JAN 14, 2 and 5 digit extensions lnterleaved 2 of 5 MSI/Plessey FIM/POSTNET UPC-A , 2 and 5 d[...]

41 MZ Series User Guide co nt in ue d U SB C omm un i ca t ion s P o rt Figure 1 7 : USB Communications Por t 5 1 Pin# Signal Name T ype Description 1 VBUS - USB Bus P ower 2 USB - bi-directional I/O signals 3 USB + bi-directional I/O signals 4 USB_ID - Identifies A/B connector 5 Return - Ground P h ys ical , E n vi r on me n ta l a nd E l ectr ic [...]

42 MZ Series User Guide Figure 1 8: MZ 220 Overall Dim ensions Figure 1 9: M Z 32 0 Overa ll Dimensio ns 5. 3 4 ” (1 35 ,6 m m) 3. 18” (8 0 ,7 mm) 2. 2 6 ” (57 , 4 mm) 2. 47 ” (62,7 m m) 5. 3 4 ” (1 35 .6 m m) 2. 2 6 ” (57 , 4 mm) 2. 47 ” (62,7 m m) 4. 1 1” ( 104 , 4 m m)[...]

43 MZ Series User Guide MZ Se ri es A cc es s ori e s Description MZ 220 MZ 320 Adjustable shoulder strap • • Protective soft case • • V ehicle Adapter Cable • • Extra battery packs • • MZ Series Quad P ower Station 100-240 V AC • • Refe r to Appen dix A for i nformati on on Data I /O Cables For more de tails on availab le acces[...]

48 MZ Series User Guide Appendices Appen dix A In t erfa c e C ab le s U SB C ab le Par t N um be r AT 1701 0 -1 ; US B A t o US B Mi ni B C a b le MORE I NTERF AC E CAB LES Contac t the Factor y o r your Zebra S ales Re prese ntative for mo re informati on on inter f ace cabl es to most maj or manuf ac turer ’s data terminals. Y ou m ay also vis[...]

49 MZ Series User Guide Appendices Appen dix B Med ia S u ppl ies T o insure ma ximum p rin ter li fe an d cons is te nt pr int qual - it y and p er for mance f or your indi vidu al appl ica tion, i t is r ec - ommend ed th at onl y me dia pro duce d by Zebr a be us ed. Advant a ge s includ e : • Con sis te nt qua lit y and r eliab ili t y o f me[...]

50 MZ Series User Guide Appendices Appen dix D Ba tte ry Di spos al The EP A c er ti f ie d RBRC ® Ba t t er y Recyclin g Seal on t he Li thium - Io n (Li- ion) bat ter y sup plie d wi th your pri nte r indic at es Ze bra T echn ologi es Cor por at ion is volun t aril y par ti cipa tin g in an in - dus tr y pro gram to c olle c t and re cycle th e[...]

51 MZ Series User Guide Appendices Appen dix E P rod uct S up port When c allin g wi th a sp eci f i c probl em re gard ing your prin ter , pl ea se have the f ollow ing in forma tion o n hand: • Mode l numbe r/t yp e (e. g. MZ 220) • Unit s eria l number • Produ ct C on f igura tio n Cod e (PCC) For Pro duc t Suppo r t C ont a c t s, see t h[...]

52 MZ Series User Guide Appendices In th e Ame ri cas c ont ac t Re gio nal H ea dqu ar te rs T ech nic al Su pp or t Cus tom er S er v ice D ep t. Zeb ra Techn olo gi es Co rp or ati on 47 5 Hal f Day R oa d, Sui te 50 0 Lin coln shi re, Il lin ois 6 0 069 U. S . A T : + 1 8 47 634 6700 T oll -f re e + 1 80 0 423 0422 T : + 1 8 47 91 3 22 59 F: + [...]

53 MZ Series User Guide Appendices Appen dix F U si ng z eb ra. c o m The fo llowin g det a ils u sing th e sea rch f unc tion s on Zeb ra’s W eb si te w w w.zebra.com for fin ding sp eci f i c docume nt s . Go to ht tp: / /w w w . zebr a.com/us/ en/suppor t-dow nloads .html Sel ec t th e app rop ria te pri nter in t he Pri nter Su pp or t dr opd[...]

54 MZ Series User Guide Appendices Go to ht t p://ww w. ze bra .com /us/en/suppo r t- dow nlo ads /mobi le/mz -320.html Click o n Sof t ware & U tili ties t ab to d own loa d La be l Vis t a. Cli c k on “D ow n lo ad ” to dow n lo ad L ab el Vi s t a t o you r lo c al dr iv e[...]

55 MZ Series User Guide Ind e x A Accessories Belt clip 26 list of 43 Shoulder Strap 27 B Battery , charging 12 MZ Series Charger P ower Supply 13 using Quad P ower Station 14 Battery , installing 10 Battery life, tips for extending 28 Battery , removing 11 Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) 24 Bluetooth™ Networking Overview 24 C Cleaning general ins[...]

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