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2Z e b r a S- S eries User’s Guide 6VWHP2YHUYLHZ The S -Series Pri nter , when connect ed to an appro priate ASCII data sourc e, functi ons as a compl ete label, ticket, and t ag print ing system. Cust omer- supplie d asynchro nous modems may be used to connect r emote hosts to the S -Serie s Pr inter . Connecti on of the S - Series Pr inter [...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 3 The st anda rd prin thea d for th e S -Series Printer has a pr int res olution of 8 dots/mm ( 203.2 dots/ inch). Opt ional pri ntheads a re avail able for the 105 Se for ei th er 6 dots/mm ( 152 dot s/ in ch) or 12 dot s/ mm (300 dots/ inc h ) resol ution . 0HGL D7UDQ VSRU W0HFK DQLV P&DSDE LOL WLHV T[...]

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Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 9 Figur e 1 $&3RZ HU)XVH 5HSODFHP HQW A user -replaceable AC po wer fuse i s located ju st above t he power ON/OFF switch (see Figure 1). For a 1 15 V AC installat ion, the replac ement fu se is a 3AG Fast Blow style r ated a t 5 Amp/25 0V AC. For a 230 V AC install ation, the f use is th e same styl e [...]

10 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 9$&2 SHUDW LRQ 1. Conf irm tha t the v oltag e sele ctor s witch is set to 1 15 V . 2. At tach th e supp lied powe r cord to the AC power recept acle lo cated on the re ar of th e prin ter . 3. Con nect the o pposite e nd of the po wer cord to a properl y grounded source o f 1 15 V AC (50 or 60[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 11 5LEERQ/RDGLQJ  6H  Refer t o Figure 4 thr oughout thi s procedur e. Note : When placi ng the ri bbon roll on t he ribbon s upply spin dle, make sure th at the cor e is pushe d up agains t the st op on the ri bbon supply s pindle and that the ribbon is aligned s quarely wi th its core. If th i[...]

12 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 4. Import ant... T o make ribbo n loading a nd unloadi ng easier , make a leader for your r ibbon rol l if it does n’t already have one (r efer to Figure 3). T ear off a str ip of media (labe ls a nd back ing) about 6" - 12" long fr om the roll . Peel of f a l abel from thi s strip a nd remove the rem[...]

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14 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 5LEERQ/RDGLQJ  6  Refer t o Figure 4 t hroughout this procedur e. Note : When placi ng the ri bbon roll on t he ribbon s upply spin dle, make sure th at the cor e is pushe d up agains t the st op on the ri bbon supply s pindle and that the ribbon is aligned s quarely wi th its core. If th is [...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 15 0HGLD/RDGL QJ T o load media, move the print head locki ng lever to the OPEN pos ition. Refer t o Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8. When the media is load ed, close the printhe ad by moving t he lever on the uppe r printhe ad mechanis m to the CLOSED positi on. Note : The fir st time you load media a nd whenever you sub[...]

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Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 17 7HDU2II 0RGH Follow th e instru ctions des cribed in “Ro ll Media ” on page 15. 5HZLQG 0RGH Note : Rewind opti on requir ed. T o initi ally co nfi g ure th e prin ter f o r this m ode , foll ow th ese ste ps: 1. Remov e the media rewind pla te from it s storag e locati on in front of the pr int he ad[...]

18 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide &XWWHU 0R GH Follow th e instru ctions des cribed in “Ro ll Media” o n page 15 with the excepti on of step 6: firs t route t he media t hrough the c utter modu le (see Figures 5 and 6) and then clos e the pri nthead ass embly by moving th e lever l ocated on the upper p rinthead assembly t o the CLOSED[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 19 Figur e 8 5HPRYLQJ8VHG5LEERQ  6H  T o remove used ri bbon, refe r to Figur e 9 and fol low the st eps below . 1. Pu ll the hoo k out sli ghtly , then rota te the hook back-and- forth se veral time s as sh own a nd r em ove it fr om the s pind le. 2. Gr asp the us ed ribbon a nd remove it f[...]

20 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 5HPRYLQJ8VHG5LEERQ  6  Refer t o Figure 10. 1. T urn the knob at th e end of th e ribbon t ake-up spi ndle (1) clockwise until i t stops. This cause s the ribbon r elease b ars to pivot down (2), easing t he spindl e’ s “grip” o n the wound r ibbon. 2. Sl ide the r ibbon of f of the [...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 21 ,QLWLDO3ULQWHU3 RZHU8S After yo u finish l oading th e ribbon a nd media, cont inue rea ding th rough “Operati on” beginn ing on p age 23 and “Confi guration and Calibr ation” beginni ng on page 39. Perfor m the foll owing init ial pri nter power -up ste ps as y ou com e to t h em: 1. Po wer-On S[...]

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24 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 7 UDQVPLVVLYH6HQVL QJ0RGH In tran smissive s ensing mode, a senso r detects a light shi ning thr ough a web, not ch, or hol e in non-co ntinuous med ia. In thi s way , the printe r determ ines the positio n of the la bel/tag . %ODFN0DUN6HQVLQJ0RGH In blac k mark sensi ng mode, a sens or detec ts[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 25 3 HHO 2II 0RGH When t he med ia is in the re st (idl e) pos ition , the st art of t he lab e l to be printe d is s lightly in front of the printhea d. T o print a label, the prin ter fir st backfee ds the me dia until the sta rt of the la bel is di rectly u nder the print head and th en prin ts the e ntire [...]

26 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide ) URQW3 DQH O. H V 3$86( .H The P AUSE key stops and r estarts the print ing pr oces s. If th e prin ter is idle (not pr inting) when t he P AUSE key is pressed , no pri nting can occur . If th e P AUSE key is pressed whi le printi ng is in progr ess, the p rinting stops once the current label i s comp[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 27 02'(. H The MODE key puts the printe r in configur at io n mode. In this mode, you can adju st the pr int darkn ess, media t ear -of f positi on, and labe l top positi on, or perf orm a cali bration. See “Config uration a nd Calibra tion” beginni ng on page 39 for more informati on. ) URQW3 DQH O?[...]

28 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 3 RZHU2Q6H OI7 HVW A Power -On Se lf T est ( POST) is perfo rmed eac h t ime the p ri nte r is turne d ON. This tes t checks f or pr oper in itia lizat ion of vari ous ele ctron ic cir cuit s and estab lishes starti ng parameters as those sto red in the pr inter’ s memory . Duri ng this test seq uenc e[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 29 Some of t he printe r self te sts produc e labels at varying pr int speed s. These speeds may be refer red to as “inches pe r second,” “millimet ers per second,” or by alpha betic let ter des ignat ion ( i.e., “ A,” “B,” “C,” etc.). The followi ng chart s hows the re lationsh ips betwee n the [...]

30 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide &$1&(/ .H6 HOI7HVW This sel f test p rints a s ingle la bel which c ontains a li sting of the print er ’ s current configur ation par ameters stor ed in conf igurati on (EEPROM) memory . Press t he CANCEL key whi le turning the AC p ower switch ON. See Figur e 12 for a sample conf iguration pr[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 31 3$86( .H6 HOI7HVW This self te st is ac tua ll y com prise d of fo ur i nd ivi d ual t e st fe at ure s, as descri bed below . 1. The initia l self t est prin ts 15 labe ls at spe ed “A” then automatic ally P AUSES the printer . When the P AUSE key is pre ssed, an ad ditional 15 label s print o ut. [...]

32 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide )((' .H6 HOI7HVW Note : The CANCEL Key Self T est should be p erforme d befor e this self test. I nformation on the con figuration printout (see Figu re 12 on page 30) can be use d wi th the r es ult s of thi s sel f te st to de ter m ine the best darkness setting for a spe cif ic medi a/ribb[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 33 )((' .HD QG3$86 (.H6 HOI7HVW Press ing th ese tw o ke ys at th e sam e tim e, wh ile tu rning the p ower ON, temporar ily rese ts the pr inter co nfigurat ion to the factory default values. These val ues rem ain acti ve until p ower is tu rned OFF . Whene ver th e printer is r eset to fac[...]

34 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide )((' .HD QG&$1&( /.H6 HOI7HVW This tes t print s seven pre -programmed label for mats at di ffere nt speeds. The p rinte r aut omat ical ly pa uses afte r each form at. The s eque nce o f lab el forma ts is as follows: * “C” for the 105 Se wi th the 300 dots/inc h printhe ad. [...]

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Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 39 yØÃAÏÍAcÍAOÃAÏ 2SWLRQ6ZLWFKHV Thes e swit ches a re lo cated at the re ar of the pri nter above the Si gnal Int erface Cable Conne ction. See Figure 16. In the table s on th e foll owin g pag e, an “R” means t he switch i s OFF (posi tio ne d to th e ri g[...]

40 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide %DQN  Note : For Seri al Inter face Printer s only . The S -Series P rinte r , with th e RS-232 Seria l Interface, uses eight miniatur e switche s locate d on the rear of the pr in ter ab ove the signa l interf ace cabl e connector . The ON/OFF posit ions of t hese switche s esta blish some of the printe r [...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 41 %DQN  These swi tches can manually ove rride any ZPL I I commands tha t af fect print mod e, media mode, and media type. They can also over ride set tings establ ished duri ng the cal ibrati on procedur e. Reasons why you might want to us e these ov erride s witches ar e: • T roub leshooti ng. By using th[...]

42 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide &RQILJXUDWLRQ0RGH The confi guration mode allows y ou to fine -tune th e interna l printe r configu ration se ttings f or your appli cation. I n this mode, you can change the fo llow in g para mete rs: • Printi ng darknes s • Rest position of t he medi a with respect to the “ web” or “ interlabel[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 43 &DOLEU DWLR Q Note : Perform t he calib ration pr ocedure when medi a and ribb on are first inst al le d and ea ch time a dif ferent type of media or r ibbon is insta lled. During th is pro cedure, th e prin ter auto maticall y determ ines the me dia type, labe l le ngt h, medi a and r ibb on sen sor set ti n[...]

44 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide $GMXVWLQJ WKH3U LQW'D UNQHVV This proc edure set s the dar kness of t he printing on the labe l. Use the lowest s etting t hat provides the neces sary pri nt qualit y . 1. Pr ess the MODE key . P AUSE and DARKEN ligh ts turn ON. 2. Press UP or D OWN to adj ust th e curr ent se tting . 3. Pr ess the [...]

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46 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide ,QWHUIDF HV The method o f interf acing th e Zebra S -Serie s P rinte r to a d ata so urce depend s on th e commun icati on opti ons in sta lled in the print er . Depending on how the p rinter wa s ordered , the inte rface is either an RS-232 ser ial data por t or a par allel po rt. 'DWD6 SHF LILFD WLR[...]

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48 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide ,QWHUFRQQHF WWR '7( 'HYLFHV The print er is co nfigured as Da ta T erminal Equipmen t (DTE). T o connect the print er to oth er DTE devices (such a s th e se ri al port of a PC), use an RS-232 Null Modem (cross over) cable. Figu re 19 illust ra tes the conne ct ion s requir ed for this cabl e. [...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 49 3DUD OOHO &DEOLQ J5HTXLU HPHQWV The requi red cable must have a standard 36-pin par allel conne ctor on one end, which is plugged into the mating c onnector loc ated at t he upper r ear of the p rinter . The parall el inte rface cab le is connected using bail clips, instea d of screws , in a simil ar po[...]

50 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 6LJQDO 'HVFU LSWLRQV The foll owing ch art provides a descri ption of e ach of the pins in t he parall el connect or . A standar d parall el data ca ble provi des the r equired interc onnection between the compute r and the p rinter . Parallel Connector Pin Assignments Pin N o . Descr ipti on 1 The nS tro[...]

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52 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 3ULQWKHDG DQG 3ODWHQ5 ROOHU Inconsi stent print quality , such as voids in the bar co de or graph ics, may indicat e a dirt y printhe ad. For opt imum performan ce, Zebra reco mmends perfor ming the cl eaning pro cedure on t he followi ng page af ter ever y roll of ribb on (perfor m this pro cedure after[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 53 It is not nec essa ry to tu rn prin ter powe r OFF pr ior to clea ning . If pow er is turned OFF , all la bel form ats, im ages, and parameter settin gs stored in th e printe r ’ s formatti ng RAM are lost. Perman ent paramet er setting s stored in EEPROM are ret ained. When po wer is tur ned back ON, i t may b[...]

54 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide Extend th e Life of Y our Prin thead Wi t h Save-A-Printhead Cleaning Film Challenge The print head is t he most cri tical c omponent in your printer , and possibly t he most delica te. It i s a consumabl e item jus t like the b rakes on yo ur car , which eve ntually wears ove r time. Howeve r , with o ngoing car[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 55 A void the Contri buting Fact ors to Pr emature Printh ead Failur e Abrasion - Ove r time, the move ment of media /ribbon a cross the printhea d wears through the prote ctive cer amic coat ing, exposi ng and event ually dama ging th e print ele m ents ( dots) . In or der to avoid abrasion: • Clean your printhe [...]

56 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide How to Use Save-a -Printhead Cle aning Film 1. Re move power fr om the print er . 2. Ope n the pri nthead, re move media and ribbon fr om the print mechanism. 3. Cl ean the pr inthead pe r the re commended Preve ntive Maint enance pr ocedures. 4. Po sit ion the Sav e-a-Prin thead fil m in the p rint path , placin[...]

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60 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide Figur e 23 %ODFN0DUN0 HGLD6HQ VRU3 RVLWLRQ$GMXV WPHQW This sens or posit ion requi res no adj ustment or calibra tion by the user . 7 UDQVPLVVL YH0HGLD6HQVRU3 RVLWLRQ$GMXVWPHQW The tra nsmissi ve media s ensor senses eith er the “we b” bet ween label s or a hole or notch in t he med[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 61 8SSHU7 UDQVP LVVLYH0HG LD6HQVRU 3RVLWL RQ$GMXVW PHQW T o adjust the upper medi a sensor , refer to Figure 24 and foll ow these steps. 1. Remov e the rib bon and loca te the upp er media se nsor . 2. Loos en the Phil lip s hea d scre w . 3. Sl ide the u pper senso r along th e slot to the desir ed p[...]

62 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide /RZHU 7UD QVPLVVLYH0 HGLD6HQVR U3RVLWL RQ$GMXVWP HQW T o adjust the lower med ia sensor , follow these st eps: 1. Loc ate th e lower medi a sensor assembly (a sprin g clip hol ding a smal l printe d circuit board ) under th e rear i dler rol ler . 2. Posi tion th e sen sor so th at the two b rass- [...]

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64 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 8. Open th e prin thea d. 9. Pu ll the medi a out o f the print er until a label i s positi oned under the printhe ad. Move t he ribbon back to it s normal pos ition. Note : Be sure t hat the l abel is p ositione d between t he upper and lower medi a s enso rs. 10. Close the printh ead. 1 1. Press t he MODE key t[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 65 2 ÃØOlÆÏ This sec tion contai ns tr oubles hoot ing c harts used t o lo cali ze and repai r the printe r when faul ts occur . The procedu res called o ut in the ACTION column may be performed by t he ope ra tor or by a ser vice te chni ci an when indicat ed. SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS ACTION Al[...]

66 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS ACTION Printer stop s. P AUSE light and P APER/RIBBON light both ON. Media inc orrectly loade d or not loaded. L oad medi a correctly . See “Media Loading” on p age 15. Mis adjus ted me dia se nsor . Media not calib rated. Ch eck p osition a nd sens itivity of medi a sens or and /or calibr a[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 67 SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS ACTION Loss of p rinting re gis tra tion o n labels. (For Peel-Of f Mode) Possible media sensor o r calibr ation prob lem. Adj u s t me dia s enso r pos ition (see p age 63) or calibrate media ( see pag e 43) . Call a servic e techni cian if necess ary . Pri nter set fo r non - conti nuous media[...]

68 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS ACTION Long t racks o f missing print on several l abels. Wri nkled ribbon . S ee “W rinkled rib bon.” on pag e 68 under SYMP TOM. Print eleme nt damag ed. Call a service te chnicia n. In Peel-Of f Mode, skewed o r stuck la bels. Glue mat erial f rom back of labels c ausing m edia move ment [...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 69 SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS ACTION Changes in p arameter settings did n ot ta ke effect . Parameters are set or saved incorrectly . Reload t he factory default s. See “Ca libration” on page 43 and ca librate the printer . Then, c ycle the powe r ON/OFF switch . If problem continue s, there may be a p roblem on t he ma [...]

70 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS ACTION Labels ar e jamm ing in c utter , or labels are being cut more than once . Cutter is di rty . Follow cutter modu le clean ing proced ure on p age 57. Label len gth is too short. Incr ease label l ength. For printers with the cutter option inst alled: printin g stops. P APER/RIBBON, P AUSE[...]

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72 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 0HGLD+ DQGOL QJ • Te a r - O f f M o d e : Produced in str ips. • Peel-O ff Mode: Requ ires Peel -Off op tion or Medi a Rewind opti on. Labels a re di spensed a nd peeled from the liner , and th e l iner is r ewoun d inter nally . • Rewind Mode: Req uires Medi a Rewind option. A full rol l of pri nted la[...]

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74 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 6WDQGDU G) RQWV The s calab le sm ooth f ont (C G Triumvir ate™ B old C onde n sed) i s expandabl e on a dot- by-dot ba sis, heigh t- and widt h-indepe ndent, while maintai ning smooth edg es. Maximum size depends on available memor y . Fonts A, B, C, D, E, F , G , and H are expandable up to 10 times, he igh[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 75 Font Mat rices for 6 d ot s/mm Pr inthead F o n t M a t r i x (in do ts ) T ype Character S ize Inches Millimeters Height Width Inter- char acter gap Height Width Char ./Inch Height W idth Char./ Inch A 9 5 1 U- L-D 0. 059 0.039 25.40 1 .50 1 .00 1.00 B 1 1 7 2 U 0.072 0. 059 16.93 1.83 1 .50 0.67 C,D 18 1 0 2 U-[...]

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Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 77 &RPPX QLFDW LRQV,QWHU IDFH • RS-232 at 1 10 to 19,200 baud ( select from s tandard r ates). Baud r ate, data bit s, parity , error dete ction protoco l, and XON-XOFF or DTR/DSR handshaki ng are al l switch- selecta ble. S top bi ts are fixe d at 1. • Compatibi lity Mode Par allel Int erface. Maximum ca[...]

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Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 79 %®ÏÆ 3HHO2II Y our printer may be equippe d with the peel-of f opti on. In the peel-of f mode, only t he label backing re winds onto t he rewind spindle. Th e peel/t ear bar s eparates the l abel from t he backing and the label av ailable sensor a ctivates t he P AUSE mode to allow the o perator t [...]

80 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide ) DQIRO G6XSSO%LQ Y our printer ma y be equipped with an opt ional internal fan fold supply bin. It is us ed t o load fa nfol d med ia wit hin th e med ia co mpar tment, and i t protect s the medi a from environme ntal cont aminants s uch as dust and dirt. The fanf old media su pply bin i s fully a djustab[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 81 2SWLRQDO3ULQWH U) RQWV The S -Ser ies Print er can be optioned wi th charac ter font s in addit ion to those whi ch are st andard in the unit. Only o ne add ition al fon t c an be insta lled in the p rinter at a tim e. Thi s instal lation s hould be pe rformed by a service technician. Once ins talled, this [...]

82 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 9 $ &) DFWRU 6HWXS Yo u r Z e b r a S -Series Pr inter is factory set for 230 V AC operation i f reque sted when th e ord er is pl aced. If it is neces sary to reco nfig ure yo ur printe r for oper ation at 1 15 V AC, see page 10. .%'5$00H PRU([SDQVL RQ Note : Thi[...]

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86 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide /DEH O'DU NQHV V/H YHO V T oo Dark — D ark la bels a re fa ir ly obv iou s . The norm al ba r code bars increa se in siz e, and the op enings in small alphanume ric char acters may fill in with i nk. It may b e read able but no t “in- spec ”. Ro tated bar co de bars and spaces run toget her . Sli[...]

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88 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 2SWLRQDO3ULQWHU) RQWV Y our printer c an be op tioned wit h charact er fonts in addition to those t hat are sta ndard in t he unit. Th e followi ng pages il lustra te the opt ional fon ts in each o f the avai lable styl es. From time to time, addi tions may be made to the l ist of a vailable fo nts. Cont ac[...]

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Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 91 ÆÆAÃá Alphanumeric — I ndicati ng letters, numerals, an d charact ers such a s punctuat ion marks. Backfe ed — The print er pulls the media a nd ribbon ( if used) backward into th e printer so th at the beg inning of the label to be p rinted is pr operly positi oned behind the print head. Backfee[...]

92 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide Diagnosti cs — Informat ion abo ut what prin ter func ti ons ar e not wor king. This inf ormation i s used for trouble shooting. Dir ect thermal printing — Printi ng in wh ich d irect t herm al me dia is used. No ribbon i s used; inst ead, th e media is coat ed with a s ubstance which rea cts to he at to prod[...]

Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide 93 Print spe ed — The speed at wh ic h prin ting o c curs. F or the rmal tr ansfe r printe rs, th is spe ed is expresse d in terms of ips ( inches pe r second) . Ze bra offers pr inter s that c an pr int fro m 2 ip s to 12 ip s. Printhead wear — The de gra d at i on o f the surface of the printhe ad and/or the p[...]

94 Zebra S- S eries User ’s Guide T ag — A type of media having no a dhesive ba cking but featuri ng a hole or notch by wh ich the t ag can be hun g. Usually t ags are made of cardboar d or other durable materi al. T ake label sensor — See “Label available s ensor” on pa ge 92. Thermal dir e ct printing — See “Direct t hermal pri ntin[...]

Zebra S -S eries User’s Guide 95 A Accessories, 77 Adjustments Bar Code Darkness, 85 Black Mar k Media Sen sor Posi t ion, 60 Label Po sition, 44 Media R est Positio n, 44 Media Se nsitivity, 6 3 Print Darkness, 44 Printhead Pressure, 59 Ribbon Se nsor Sensitiv ity, 63 Toggle P ositioning , 59 Transm issive M e di a Sensor Positio n, 60 ASCII Cod[...]

96 Zebra S -S eries User’s Guide M Main tenance , 51 Media Ha ndling Sp ecifications, 72 Media L oading Cutte r Mode, 18 Fanf old Me dia, 18 Peel-Off Mode, 17 Rewind Mo de, 17 Roll Me dia, 15 Tear-Off Mode, 17 Media Req uirement s, 4 Media R est Positio n, 44 Media Re wi nd Option , 79 Media Se nsing Mo des Black Mark Se nsing Mode, 24 Transm iss[...]

Zebra S -S eries User’s Guide 97 R Removi ng Used Ribb on (105Se ), 19 Removi ng Used Ribb on (160S), 20 Repacki ng, 5 Repor ting Dam age, 7 Reshipping, 8 Rewind Mo de, 17, 25 Ribbo n Loadi ng ( 1 05Se), 11 –13 Loadi ng ( 160S), 14 Requiremen ts, 4 Sens or Se ns it ivit y, 63 Specificati o ns, 73 Roll Me dia, 15 RS-232 Serial Data Port DCE Devi[...]

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