Zebra Z4M manuel d'utilisation

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    ii Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6 M Printer s Us er’s Guid e 3 URSULHWDU6WDWHPHQW Thi s manu al con tains pro priet ary in forma tion of Z ebra T ech nolog ies Co rpor ation. It is in tende d sole ly f or th e informa ti on a nd use of par ties opera ting and maintai ni ng t he equi pm e nt described here in . Such prop rietary informa tion may not be used,[...]

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    vi Z ebra Z 4M/ Z 6 M Printer s User’s Guide ÆÏAOÆÍØ YAÏ ³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³³ ¦Ê System Consi derations .......... ........................... .................. ........................... ........ 17 Interfac es .......................... .........[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e vii Lubricat ion ...................... .................. ........................... .................. ........................ 65 Printhe ad Pressure Adj ustment ................. .................. ........................... ............... 65 Rewind Media Alignment .......................... ........[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 1 :l  Y   l +HOOR • This user ’ s guide prov ides all the in formation you need to operat e the Z 4M ™ or Z 6M™ pr inte r . •T h e ZPL II ® Pr ogramming Guide V olume I an d V olume I I (part # 45 540L) detai ls how to create t he perfec t labe l format f or your ap plicati on. The g [...]

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    2Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5HS RUWLQ J'DPDJH If you di scover shipping damage: • Immedia tely not ify th e shippin g company a nd file a damag e report. Zebr a T echnologi es Corpor ation is not r esponsi ble for a ny damage inc urr ed during the ship ment of the equipment and will not r epair thi s damage unde r warran[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 3 3 ULQWHU3 RZHU The powe r supply i n the p rinter a utomati cally de tects the appli ed li ne voltag e and works in the 90 t o 265 V AC range. :$51, 1* )RUSHUVRQQ HODQ GHTX LSPHQW VDIHWD OZDV XVHD  WKUHH SURQJSOX JZLWKD QHD UWKJURX QGF RQQHFWLR[...]

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    4Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3 ULQWHU2YHUYLHZ Figur e 2 sho ws the b asic c ompone nts of your pr inte r . Depen ding on insta lled o ptions , your printer may look s lightly dif ferent. Figur e 2 Media Supply Guide Media Guide Ribbon Sensor Media Supply Hanger Media Alignment Spindle Printhead Open Lever T ake -up Spindle Rewin[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 5 AOÃAÏÍÏlÍ-ÃÏlà This chapte r of the u ser ’ s guide i s so impo rtant th at we’ve pr inte d it on a di f ferent colo r paper ! That way , it wil l be eas y for you to f ind when you must cali brat e (s et up) the p rinter f or you r partic ular a pplicat ion. 3 XUSRV[...]

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    6Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 7 SHVRI0 HGLD 1RQ&RQW LQXRXV:HE 0HGLD Non-co ntinuous we b media (re fer to Fi gure 3) re fers to indivi dual labe ls that are sepa rated by a gap, notch, o r hole. When y ou look at the medi a, you can t ell where one l abel ends and the next one be gins. Figur e 3 Non-continuous me[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 7 1RQ&RQW LQXRXV% ODFN0 DUN 0HGL D Non-co ntinuous b lack mark medi a has bla c k marks print ed on the ba ck of the liner mate rial tha t in dic ate th e st art a nd en d o f ea ch lab el (r efe r to Fig u re 4 ). &RQWL QXRXV0HG LD Conti nuous media ( refer to Fi gure 5) i s one u[...]

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    8Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &KRRVLQJWKH 3 ULQW0RGH •I n tear -off mode, each label (or a st rip of l abels) ca n be to rn of f aft er it i s printed . •I n peel -off mode, li ner mat erial is pee led away from the la bel as it is print ed. After this la bel is re m oved fro m the pr int er , th e ne x t on e is pr[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 9 3 RVLWLRQLQJWKH 0HGLD6 HQVRU The cor re ct pos ition ing of the m edi a se nso r is imp ort ant — it can m ake t he d if f er enc e betwe en a perfe ct label and a call to T echnica l Suppor t! There are two medi a sens ors in thi s print er: “ref lective ” and “trans missive .” 5HIOHF [...]

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    10 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide $GMXVWL QJWKH 5HIOHFWL YH6HQVRU Refer to Figure 7. 1. Ope n the pr inthead assembly by p ressing t he print head ope n lever . 2. Lo cate the ref lective se nsor pos itionin g lever . 3. Move t he ref lective senso r positioni ng le ver acro ss the width of t he me dia un til the ref lective sen[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 11 /R DGLQ J WKH 5LEE RQ Refer to Figure 8. For mor e detail ed informa tion, refer to the ins tructi ons that b egin on page 34. Figur e 8 Ribbon Supply Spindle Ribbon T ake -up Spindle Printhead Open L ever Ribbon Guide Plate Printhead Assembly[...]

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    12 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide $XWR&DOLEUD WLRQ Durin g auto cal ibratio n, the pri nter d etermines the label length a nd media/ri bbon sens or settings . Auto cal ibra ti on o ccu r s wh e n th e prin ter is tur ne d o n a nd e a ch ti me th e pr in ter reco vers from a n error c ondition. (T o clear a n erro r , open and cl [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 13 2SHUDWRU&RQWUROV 32:( 56 ZLWFK The POWER swit ch is located a t the bac k of the pr inter ab ove the power cord. T urn on th e prin ter . )URQW 3DQHO For a more det ailed exp lanation of the fr ont pa nel keys an d lights (shown i n Figur e 9), refer to the instructi ons tha t begin on page [...]

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    14 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &RQILJXULQJWKH3 ULQWHU The co nfigurat ion proce dure i n T able 1 con tains th e informat ion yo u need to g et your pri nter up and runnin g, but it i s not compr ehensive . Refe r t o pa ge 37 for mo re infor ma tion. 1. Pr ess the SET UP/EXIT key at the “PRI NTER READY” display to enter[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 15 &RQILJXULQJWKH6 RIWZDUHRU3 ULQWHU'UL YHU Many pri nter set tings may also be con t rolled by yo ur pri nter ’ s driver or label pre parat ion soft w are . Refer to th e dr iv er o r so ft war e doc um en tat ion fo r mor e infor ma tion. 3 ULQWLQJ D7 HVW/DEH O T o[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 17 ÆÏAOÆÍØYAÏ 6VWHP&RQVL GHUDWLRQV ,QWHU IDFHV The met hod of int erfacing this printer to a data s ource depe nds on the commu nication options i nstalle d in th e printer . The st andard i nterface s are an RS-232/ RS-422/RS-48 5 serial data[...]

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    18 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide When communi cating vi a the par allel port (refer to Figure 12), th e previous ly mentioned parameters are not consi dered. For s erial an d paralle l pinout and tech nical in formation , refer to “Append ix” begin ning on p age 87. &DEOLQJ 5HTXLUHPH QWV  Da ta cab les mu st b e full y [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 19 -ÃÏlà ÍAÆYÆ ) URQW3 DQH O This section d iscusses the fu nctions of the cont rols and i ndicator s on th e printer . Beco me fa mi liar w ith e ac h o f th ese fu nc tions bef ore o p era ting th e p rint er . )UR QW3D QHO'LV SO D The fr ont panel display (shown in Fi gur[...]

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    20 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide )UR QW3D QHO. HV Key Func tion FEED Forces the printer to feed one blank label each t ime the key is pressed. • Printer not pr inting: one blank label immediately feeds. • Printing: one blank label feeds after the current bat ch of labels is complete. PA U S E S tarts and stops the printing pr[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 21 )UR QW3D QHO/LJ KWV Light St at us Indication POWER Off The printer is of f or no power is applied. On The printer is on. PA U S E Off Normal printer operation. On The printer has stopped all printing operations. Flashing In peel-off mode, the P AUSE light flashes when the label is available for re[...]

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    22 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5ROO0H GLD/RDG LQJ 7HDU RII0R GH Refer to Figure 14. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as poss ible. 4. Pl ace t he roll of medi a on th e media [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 23 &XWWHU 0R GH (Cutt er opti on require d) Refer to Figure 15. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as poss ible. 4. Pl ace t he roll of medi a on th e med[...]

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    24 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 9DOX H3HHORII 0RGH (V alue peel-o f f option r equired) Refer to Figure 16. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as poss ible. 4. Pl ace t he roll of m[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 25 Figur e 16 Media Guide Dancer Ribbon Sensor Lab el V alue Pe e l Lever Printhead Open L ever Printhead Assembly Media Supply Guide Media Supply Hanger T ransmissive Sensor T ear-off/ P eel-off Bar V alue P eel Assembly[...]

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    26 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide /LQHU 7DN HXS0RGH (Lin er tak e-up opti on requir ed) NOTE: This optio n is avail able on the Z4M p rinter o nly . Refer to Figure 17. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 27 17. If the printer is paused (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE ke y to enable pri nting. Peel ing start s automat ically . Press t he FEED key to test. Liner Removal 1. Pu ll the line r s lide towa rd y ou ( see i nset ) unt il it stop s (about a thir d of the way down the li ner take -up spind[...]

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    28 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3RZHU 3 HHO5HZLQG 3HHO0 RGH (Power peel/re wind opt ion requi red) Refer to Figure 18. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as poss ible. 4. P[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 29 16. Close the prin thead assem bly . 17. Close th e value peel a ssembly usi ng the value peel lever . 18. If the printer is paused (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE ke y to enable pri nting. Peel ing start s automat ically . Press t he FEED key to test. Liner Removal 1. Cut the l iner mate ria[...]

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    30 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3RZHU 3HHO5 HZLQG5 HZLQG 0RGH (Power rewind opt ion re quired) Refer to Figure 19. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as poss ible. 4. Pl ac[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 31 14. Slide t he rewind med ia guide a gainst th e media, and tight en the thu mbscrew t o lock it into position. 15. Close the prin thead assem bly . 16. If the printer is paused (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE ke y to enable pri nting. Media Removal 1. Cut the med ia between the media a lignm[...]

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    32 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide ) DQIROG0H GLD/RDGL QJ Fanfo ld media feeds th rough eit her the bottom or rear a ccess slo t. Refer to Figure 20. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 33 Figur e 20 Printhead Assembly Media Supply Guide Media Supply Hanger Printhead Open L ever T ransmissive Sensor Media Guide Dancer Ribbon Sensor Printhead Open L ever Printhead Assembly T ransmissive Sensor Media Supply Guide Media Guide Dancer Ribbon Sensor Media Supply Hanger Bottom Feed Rear Feed[...]

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    34 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5LEERQ/RD GLQJ NOTE: The r ibbon suppl y spin dle in your printer is a “dua l tensio n” variety . Most a ppl ic ati ons r equire t he s pi ndl e t o b e in the “nor mal ” po sition. The “low tens ion” po siti on is rec ommende d only whe n a wide ribbo n is us ed and n ormal tens ion hampe[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 35 Figur e 22 Ribbon Supply Spindle Printhead Open L ever Ribbon Guide Plate Printhead Assembly Ribbon Sensor Ribbon Supply Spindle Ribbon T ake-up Spindle Printhead Open L ever Ribbon Guide Plate Printhead Assembly Ribbon Sensor (Ribbon Loaded) Release Knob T ension Blades Ribbon T ake-up Spindle Ribbon T [...]

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    36 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5LEERQ5HPR YDO T o remove the ribbon: 1. I f the ribb on has not run out, break it betwee n the ribbon guid e plate and t he ribbon take -up spindl e. 2. Whi le tur ning the r ibbon tak e-up sp indle rel ease knob counter clockwise , squee ze the r ibbon agai nst the r ibbon take-up sp indle tension b[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 37 yØÃAÏ Afte r you have i nstalle d the media and ribbon and the Power - On Self T est (POST) i s comple te, the f ront pa nel displ ay shows “PRI NTER READY .” (If the printer fails i ts POST , refer to page 75.) Use the front pa nel displ ay and t he four k eys direc tly be[...]

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    38 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &KDQJLQJ3 D VVZRUG3 UR WHFWHG3 DUDPHWHUV Cert ain paramet ers are password pr otected b y factory defaul t. NOTE: Y ou have t he opt ion of makin g all paramete rs passwor d protect ed. See “P ASSWORD LEVEL” on page 52 for detai ls. CAUTION: Do not cha nge password -protect ed parameter [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 39 /HDYLQJWKH6H WXS0RGH Y ou can le ave th e program mode at any ti me by pressi ng the SETUP/EXI T key . The “SA VE CHANGES” displ ay appears . There are five choices, whi ch are des cribed belo w . Pressing the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (– ) key displ ays other choi ces and pre ssing th[...]

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    40 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &RQILJXUDWLRQD QG&DOLEUD WLRQ6HTXHQFH Display S hows Action/Explanation PRINTER R EADY Normal printer operation. Settin g Print Para meters DARKNESS Adjusting Print Darkness : Press the INCREMENT ( +) key t o increase darknes s. Press t he DECREME NT (–) key to decrease darkness. De[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 41 Display S hows Action/Explanation PRINT MODE Sele cting Pr int Mode : Press the INCR EMEN T (+) or DEC REMENT (–) k ey to display ot her choices. Defau lt: T ear-off Se lec tion s: T ear -off, cutter , peel-of f, liner take-up, rewind Print mo de settings tell the print er the method of media delivery [...]

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    42 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation PRIN T METHOD Sel ect ing Pri nt Met hod : Press the INCREMENT (+) key for the next value; press the DECREME NT (–) key for the previous value. Defau lt: Thermal transfer Se lec tion s: Thermal transfer , direct thermal The print m ethod parameter tells the printer the[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 43 Listing P rinter Informati on Display S hows Action/Explanation LIST FO NTS List Font s : Press the INCREMENT (+) key to print a label listing all of t he available fonts. This selection is used to print a label that lists all of the fonts currently av ailable in the printer , including standard printer [...]

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    44 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation INITIAL IZ E C ARD Initiali ze Memory Card CAUTION: Perform this oper ation only when it is necessary to erase all prev iously stored informat ion from the opt ional memory ca rd. Press the SETUP/ EXIT key to bypass this f unction. 1. Press t he INCREMENT (+) key to s el[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 45 Media and Ribbon Sensor Calibrat ion Performing the man ual calibration procedure resets the sensitivity of the sensors t o detect the m edia and ribbon you are using more accurate ly . With the sensor s at their new sensitivity , the printer then performs the manual calibration. Changing the t ype of ri[...]

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    46 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Setting Communication Parameters Comm unication parameters m ust be set c orrectly for the printer to c ommunicate wit h the host com puter . These parameters mak e sure that the printer and host computer are “speaking the same language.” All comm unication parameters are password protected. Display [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 47 Display S hows Action/Explanation PA R I T Y Settin g Parity: P ress the INCREMENT (+) or DECREME NT (–) key to display other choices. Defau lt: Ev en Se lec tion s: Even, odd, none The parity of the printer must match the parity of the host computer for accurate comm unications to take place. Select t[...]

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    48 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation NETWORK ID Settin g Netwo rk ID: Press the DECREM ENT (–) key to mov e to the next digit position, press the INCREMENT (+) key to increase the value of t he digit. Defau lt: 000 Ran ge: 000 - 999 Network I D is used t o assign a unique nu mber to a printer used in an R[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 49 Selecting Prefix and Delimiter Characters Prefix and delimiter characters are 2-digit hex values used within the ZPL/ZPL II formats sent t o the printer . The printer uses the last prefix and delimiter charac ters sent to it, whether from a ZPL II instruction or from the front panel. NO TE: DO NOT use th[...]

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    50 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Sele ct i ng ZPL Mode Display S hows Action/Explanation ZPL MODE Select ing ZPL Mode: Press the INCREMENT (+ ) or DECREMENT ( –) key to display ot her choices. Defau lt: Z PL II Se lec tion s: ZPL II , Z PL The printer remains in the selected mode until i t is changed by this front p ane l instruction [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 51 Label Positi oning Para meter s Display S hows Action/Explanation BAC KFEED Backfeed S equence: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (–) key to display ot her choices. Defau lt: Default (90%) Se lec tion s: Default, after , before, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 8 0%, of f This parameter establishe[...]

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    66 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide The pr essure a djustment dials ea ch have f our possi ble sett ings d esignate d by blocks of increa sing si ze embossed on the pri nt mechani sm. The smalle st block ( fully count ercl ockwise ) is consid ered “ posit ion 1” and the l ar gest b lock (ful ly cl ockwis e) is consi dered “po sition [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 71 :DUQLQJ³&877(5 -$0 287 2)0(025 < 3 ULQW4XDO LW3 UREO HPV *HQHUDOSULQWTXDOLW LVVXHV Problem Sol ution Cutter blade is in t he media path. T urn off the printer power and unplug the printer . Inspect the cutter module for debris and clean as needed following the c[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 75 3 ULQWHU' LDJQRVWLFV 3RZHU 2Q6 HOI7HVW A Power -On Self T est (POST) is perfor med autom aticall y each ti me the pr inter i s tur ned on. Durin g thi s te st sequ enc e, th e fr ont panel li ght s an d li qui d cr ystal dis p la y (LCD ) mo nito r the p rog r ess of the P OST . I f the [...]

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    76 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &$1&( /.H 6HOI7 HVW Thi s self test prin t s a lis tin g of t he configu ration para meters currentl y stored in th e print er ’ s m emo ry . See Figure 3 0. (Depen ding on the o ptions or dered, your labe l may look di f ferent .) 1. T urn of f the print er . 2. Pres s and hold t he [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 77 3$86 (.H 6HOI7HVW  This self test c an be used t o provide the tes t labels required when makin g adju stments to th e printer’ s mecha nical asse mblies. See the sample printout in Figure 3 1. 1. T urn of f the print er . 2. Press an d hold the P AUSE key while turn i ng o n the p ow e r [...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 85 $ &3 RZHU&RUG Since many areas of the worl d have spec ific powe r requirement s, an AC power c ord may not be incl uded with your prin ter . The power cord must meet your local e lectri cal requ irements. :$51, 1* )RUSHUVRQQ HODQ GHTX LSPHQW VDIHWD OZDV XVH?[...]

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    90 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 56 ,Q WHU IDF H Figur e 38 illu strates the pi n connecti ons on the DB-25 conn ector at the rear of the pri nter that are used for the RS- 485 communicat ion proto col. NOTE: XON/XOFF han dshaking must be used for RS- 485 communica tions. Figur e 38 DB-25P Connector to Printer Data Input [...]

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    94 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide L LCD Erro r Conditio ns and Warnings, 69 Liner Removal , 27 , 29 Line r Take- up M ode , 2 6 Lubri cat ion, 65 M Medi a L oading Cutt er Mode, 23 Fan fol d, 32 Line r Take- up M ode , 2 6 Power Peel/Rewind (Peel Mode), 28 Power Peel/Rewind (Rewind Mode), 30 Tear-off Mode, 22 Value Peel-off Mode, 24 Medi[...]

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    Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 95 Specificati ons AC Power Cord, 85 Bar Codes, 84 Gene ra l, 81 Medi a, 83 Optio ns, 83 Prin tin g, 82 Zebra Programming Language (ZP L II), 84 Sto rage , 2 System Con si deratio ns Data Sp ecification s, 17 Interfaces, 17 T Tear-off Mode, 22 Test La bel Print ing, 1 5 Tran smissi ve Sensor Posit ionin g, [...]

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