Genicom 90 TM manual

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    333 Corporate W oods Parkway V ernon Hills, Illinois 60061.3109 T elephone 847.634.6700 Facsimile 847.913.8766 http://www .zebra.com Zebra House The V alley Centre, Gordon Road High W ycombe Buckinghamshire HP13 6EQ, UK T elephone +44 (0) 1494 472872 Facsimile +44 (0) 1494 450103 - Series User's Guide Zebra T echnologies Europe Limited ZEBRA P[...]

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    Ze br a Xi II -Series P rinter User’s G uide Cust omer or d er # 48460L Manufacturer part # 48460LB Rev. 1 xi2covr Page i Tuesday, April 23, 1996 2:00 PM[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I Printe r U ser’s Gu ide Proprietar y Sta tem ent This m a n ual c onta in s propr ieta r y info rma tio n of Z ebr a Tech no lo g ies C orp or atio n. It is intended so lely f or th e info rmatio n a nd u s e o f pa r - ties o per atin g and main tain ing th e equ ip men t d escri bed her ein . Su ch p rop rieta ry in for matio n may[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I Printe r U ser’s Gu ide Warran ty Informati o n 1. P rinter Warranty ZEBR A p rin ter s, ex clu din g ther m al prin thea ds wh ic h a re wa rra n ted sepa r a tely belo w , a r e war r a nted a g ai nst def ec ts in ma ter ia l or wo rk- ma nship for six (6) mo nt hs fr om the da te o f o ri g ina l ship ment b y Z EBRA Tec hnolo gi[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I Printe r U ser’s Gu ide All s ta temen ts, tec hnic al inf orm atio n a nd rec omm end atio ns r ela ting to Z EB RA P ro du c ts a r e b as ed up on tests believ ed to be relia ble but do not c ons titut e a g uar antee o r war r an t y. ZEBRA TECHN OLOGIES SHALL N O T, UNDER A NY CIRC UMSTA NCES WHA TSOEVER, BE L IABLE TO BUYER O R[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I Printe r U ser’s Gu ide v Con ten t s W arran t y In form at ion .... ..... ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. . ii i 1. Print er Warra nt y . ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... . ii i 2. Su p pli es W a rr a n t y . [...]

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    vi Zebra Xi I I Printe r U ser’s Gu ide Rewi nd Mo de f or Pri nte rs W it h t h e Cutter Opti o n .. 1 3 Pee l-Of f M od e Me di a L o a di n g .... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... . 1 4 Re mo v i ng th e L a bel Bac k in g Ma t eria l .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ...[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I Printe r U ser’s Gu ide vii C lea nin g t he Se n so r s . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 57 C l ea ni n g the Cu t te r Mo d ul e .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 58 Lubri ca tion .. ..... ....... ....... .......... ..... ....... ....... .......... ..... ....... .......... ....... [...]

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    vi i i Zebra Xi I I Printe r U ser’s Gu ide Chapt e r 6 Specifi cati ons 8 1 Med i a H an d li n g ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... . 8 1 Optio ns ........ .......... ....... ............. ......... .......... .......... ............ ....... .[...]

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    Z e b r a X i I I P r i n t e r U s e r’s G u ide ix C o m m u n i c a t i on s C od e . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . 1 0 5 I n t er f a c e s . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . 1 0 5 D a ta Sp e c i f i c a t i o n s . . [...]

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    x Zebr a Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide xi2user. toc Page x Tuesday, April 23, 1996 1:25 PM[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I Printe r U ser’s Gu ide xi List of Figu r es 1. Medi a Loadi ng 9 2. Ro ll Med ia Load ing 1 0 3. Fan f o ld Medi a Loadin g 11 4. Upper Med ia Sensor Adjustme nt 16 5. Lo wer Me dia Se nsor Ad justm en t 1 7 6. Ribbo n L o a ding Diagram f o r t he 90XiI I and 140XiI I Pri n ters 18 7. Ribbo n L o ad ing Diagram f or the 170XiI I a [...]

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    xi i Zebra Xi I I P rin ter U se r’s Gu id e List o f Tables 1 . Fr o nt P an el Ke y s 27 2. F r ont P a n el L ights 28 3. Pri nt er S tatu s Se nsor s 29 4. Powe r-On Sel f T est Sequ enc e 30 5 . Cle ani ng Sch e dul e 55 6. Trou ble sho ot ing 63 7. Ei ght D ots/ m m Pr int hea d 88 8. Tw e lve D ots /mm Pr int he ad 89 9 . Opt ional Pri nte[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 1 Chap ter 1 Getting Started Cong ratu lati ons! You h a ve j ust purcha s ed a high-qua lit y ther ma l demand printe r m anu fa ctur ed by th e i n dustry l e ader in qu ality , serv ice , a n d v al ue— Zebra T ec hnologi e s Corpor atio n . F o r ov er 25 y ea rs, Zebra h as pro vided cust omers wit h t[...]

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    Gettin g St arted 2 Zebr a Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide thes e si gna ls along w ith the inp u ts r e ceive d from the c ontr o l pa ne l a nd vari- ous s e nsors. T he m i c roprocess ors i n terpret t his i n formation a nd cont rol t h e Xi I I prin te r’s m ec ha n ic s, pr inth ead , c om m u nica tio n s, co m ma nd in ter pre t a- tio[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 3 Getti ng Start ed System Requirements In addit ion t o the Xi I I printer, you wil l n e ed the f o ll owing it ems to for m a c o m pl ete l a be l prep a rati on sy stem : • Labe l -, tic ket-, o r tagsto ck. • A dev ice , such as a c o m pu ter, for data e n try a n d ou tpu t of label f o rm ats. ?[...]

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    Gettin g St arted 4 Zebr a Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Ribbo ns use d in the Z ebra Xi I I printer M UST b e as w ide as o r wid e r than the m ed ia use d. Ze bra-bra n d ribbo ns pro vide an extrem el y sm ooth ba ck ing surfac e w hi ch pro tects th e printh ead fro m a brasi on by th e m edia. If th e r ib- bon is n arro w er tha n t he m[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 5 Getti ng Start ed Storage and Reship ping If you are not placing the Xi I I pri nte r in to oper atio n imm ed i ate ly , repac kag e it us ing t h e or i ginal pa c king mater i als. The Xi I I printer m a y be st ored under the f o llowing conditions: • Tempe ratu re: -4° to +140° F (-20° to +60° C)[...]

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    Gettin g St arted 6 Zebr a Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Sin ce th e Ze bra Xi I I -S eri es prin te r w as d esig ne d and is fabri ca te d as a n i n dustri al -ty pe u nit, i t w i ll functi o n satisfacto rily in ar e as su ch as w a re- hous e s, f actory floors, a n d office environments that confor m to s pecified envir o nme ntal and e [...]

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    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 7 Getti ng Start ed Commu nicat ions The Xi I I pri n ter ha s be e n d esi gne d wi th flexi bl e c omm u nic atio n c a pa bil ities that a llow the pri n ter to be inte rfa ced to a va ri ety o f con tro llin g devi ces. A sin g l e DB25 c on n ecto r i nc lud e s al l si gna ls n ece ss ar y for i nte rfa[...]

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    Gettin g St arted 8 Zebr a Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Non -Co n tin uo u s Med i a This type o f me d ia has som e type of ph ysica l cha racte r isti c (gap, n otc h, per- forati on , etc . ) w hich in dic ate s th e star t/en d of e a ch labe l. The Med ia Se nsor must be prop erly p o sitioned t o sense thes e indicat ors. See “Adjus ti[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 9 Getti ng Start ed Tear- Off Mo de M e dia Load ing Figur e 1 i l lustrates the m ethod of l o a di ng media. F irst, m ove the P rinthea d Open Leve r counter c l ock w is e to the open posi tio n an d rai se the pr inth ea d. Second, s l ide t he Media Gu i de and t he Media S uppl y Gu ide as far o ut fro[...]

  • Page 23

    Gettin g St arted 10 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Ro l l M ed i a Lo ad in g Plac e th e me dia rol l o n th e Me dia Suppl y Ha n g e r a n d th read the m ed ia throug h the prin the ad asse mbl y as shown in the “T e ar- Off” l oad ing part of Fi g u re 2. F l ip u p th e Me d i a Su p p l y G u i de and ad j u st th e M ed i a Su[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 11 Getti ng Start ed To load fanf old media, thr ead the media t hrough the Pri nthea d Assembly as shown in F i gur e 3. Adjust t he Media Guide a g ainst t he out er edge of the me di a. Thi s gu ide m u st not c au se pressu re or e xc essiv e drag o n the m ed ia. Clo se th e P rin the ad Ope n L ever , a[...]

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    Gettin g St arted 12 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Cut ter Mode M e dia Lo ad ing (Cutter Option Required) Figur es 2 a nd 3 i l l u s trate a prin te r equ ippe d with the Cu tter Optio n. To ensure prop er media loa ding, f ollow the di rections for th e Tear-Off Mode with t he ex c e ption that t he media m ust a l so b e rout ed thr o[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 13 Getti ng Start ed 8. M e d ia l oadi ng is now complete. See “Adj usting the Tra nsm i ssiv e M e d i a S e nsor Ass e mbly Pos i tion” o n p age 15. Rewin d Mode f or Prin ters With the Cu tter Op tion 1. R em ove the Me dia Rewind Plat e fr om its st orage l o c atio n i n fro nt o f th e print m ec [...]

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    Gettin g St arted 14 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Pee l-Of f Mode M e dia Loa ding (Re w ind Opt ion Re quired) Figur e 2 il l ustrate s a p rinter wit h the Rewind Option. To insure proper media loadin g , see Figur e 2 and follow the pro c edur e b elow. 1. Re mo ve the Rewi nd P lat e if one is p res e nt and stor e it on t he t w o m[...]

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    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 15 Getti ng Start ed Adj ustin g the Transmissive Media Senso r Asse mbly Posit ion Whe n th e Xi I I printer is p o w e r ed on, it p e rform s a self test and configu res its ope r atin g ch ara cte ri stic s. So me of the se c ha rac te ri sti cs a re d ete rm i n ed by the posi tio n of the Tran sm i ssiv[...]

  • Page 29

    Gettin g St arted 16 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Adjusting the Upper Med ia Senso r Po sition Note: If yo u own a 1 40 Xi I I or 170 Xi I I prin ter and n eed to mov e th e senso r to the out side hal f of t he m ax imu m m ed ia w i dth, or from th e outs ide ha lf to the i nside half , conta c t a s ervice technic ia n to perfor m th [...]

  • Page 30

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 17 Getti ng Start ed 4. Sli d e t he upper s ensor a l ong th e sl ot to t h e desir e d po siti on. W he n usin g labe l stoc k th at h as a g a p be tw ee n l abe ls (d i e- cu t l abe lstoc k ), po siti on the m edia sensor a nywher e a l ong t h e gap EXC EPT wh e re th e r ounded cor n ers of t he l ab e[...]

  • Page 31

    Gettin g St arted 18 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de in the w ires to a d ju s t the s e nso r to the desi re d positi on. I f y ou are mov - ing the s e nsor toward th e pr inter’ s m ai n fra me a nd a la rge loop of wire develops, call a service technician t o properly adjust the w ires. Fi gure 6. Ribbon Loading Diagr am for the 90 Xi[...]

  • Page 32

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 19 Getti ng Start ed R i bb on Lo ad in g To lo ad ri bbon , r e fe r to Figu re s 6 and 7 an d fo l low the proce d ur e be low. Note: U se ri bbon tha t is at lea s t as w ide as th e me d ia. The sm ooth ba cki ng of th e ribbon p rotects t he p rinthea d from we ar a n d prematur e failur e du e t o e xce[...]

  • Page 33

    Gettin g St arted 20 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 2. Place the ribbon roll on the Ribbo n Supply Spindle. Note: M a k e sure that th e c o re i s pu sh e d up a ga in st th e s top on th e rib b o n supply spindle a nd that the r ibbon is align ed squa rel y w ith its core . I f this is not do n e , th e r ibbo n m ay n ot c o ver th e p[...]

  • Page 34

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 21 Getti ng Start ed Rib bon R emoval 1. Bre ak the rib bon as c lose to the Ribbo n Tak e-Up Spi n dle as possi ble . 2. R ef er t o Figur e 8. Pull t he hook out sli ghtly, r otate th e h ook back- and- fort h s e veral t i mes a s shown, a n d t h en r emove it from t he spind le. 3. Grasp the u sed ribbo [...]

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    Gettin g St arted 22 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de xi2ch1 Page 22 Tuesda y, April 23, 1996 12: 22 PM[...]

  • Page 36

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 2 3 Chap ter 2 Operation Op eratin g You r Zebra Xi II -Se r ies Printer Now that y our prin te r i s re ad y fo r o pe ra t ion, how does it wor k? The Zebra Xi I I -Seri e s p rinter i s designe d t o r eceiv e instru c tions from a host c o m puter, su c h as an I BM -com pati ble PC . To c r eate a label [...]

  • Page 37

    Operati on 24 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Prin ter Operating Mod es The Xi I I pr inte r ca n be con fi gur ed for one o f sev e ral diffe ren t ope r atin g modes b y sendin g th e p roper commands f rom the h ost c o mpu ter o r by con - figur ing the pri nte r fo r a ce rtain m ode u si ng th e f ron t pan el displa y . Tear-Off Mo d[...]

  • Page 38

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 25 Oper ati on When t he m edia is i n the r e st ( i dl e ) p osition, t he start of t he ne xt l abel is dir e c tly u nde r the p r inthead . After the lab e l is p rinted, th e m edia f eeds for- ward unti l the start of the next label is under th e printhead. The media never ba c kf ee ds i n this mode. [...]

  • Page 39

    Operati on 26 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Front P anel Di splay The F ro nt Pan el Displ ay co m muni ca tes o pera t iona l status and progra m ming modes and para m et ers. Fi gure 9 . Front Panel xi2ch2 Page 26 Tuesda y, April 23, 1996 1:45 PM[...]

  • Page 40

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 27 Oper ati on Front Pan el Keys Tabl e 1. F ront Panel Keys Ke y Function St ar t s an d s top s the pr i nt ing pr oce ss. • I f th e pr i n ter i s no t pr i n ti ng: no pr i nt i ng can occ ur • Print ing: p ri nti ng s top s onc e the curre nt l ab e l i s comp lete P res s to rem ov e er ror me ss a[...]

  • Page 41

    Operati on 28 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Fro nt P an e l Ligh t s Table 2 de scribes t he operation of th e front p anel l ights. Note: If tw o o perati n g c onditions occur s i multa neously, o ne which causes a lig h t to b e on const a ntly a nd one w hich ca uses the sa m e l ight to flas h , the l ight wil l flas h. Table 2. Fro [...]

  • Page 42

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 29 Oper ati on Prin ter Statu s Sen sors Zebra Xi I I - Seri e s pr i nter c ontai ns several statu s sensors. These senso rs alert th e ope rato r to vari o u s c onditions by e ither stopping t h e pri n ting or t urning on a li ght. S en sors are d esc ribe d i n Tabl e 3. Tabl e 3. Pri nter Status Sensor [...]

  • Page 43

    Operati on 30 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de In itia l Prin ter Pow e r-Up Eac h ti m e yo u tu rn the pri n te r o n, it auto m atic al l y pe r f o rm s a se lf -te s t called the Pow e r-On Sel f Tes t (POST). Tu rn the pr in te r on no w by p re s s i ng the Po w e r Sw i tc h a t th e re a r o f th e pri nte r. Th e Fro n t Pan el Po [...]

  • Page 44

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 31 Oper ati on Con fig uration and Calibra tio n After y ou h a v e i nstal le d th e m edia a nd r i bbo n a n d the P OST (P ower-On Self Te s t) is compl e te, t he fro n t panel d ispla y will show “ .” You ma y now s et p rinter paramet ers for your ap plic ation u sin g th e front pane l displ ay an[...]

  • Page 45

    Operati on 32 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de An asteris k ( *) i n t he upper left hand corn e r of t he displa y indica t es th at t he valu e displa yed is diffe rent th an the cu rr en tl y sto re d valu e. Changing P ass wo rd- Prote cted P arame ters Certai n para me ters a re pas swor d- pro te cted b y fac tor y d efa ult. CAUTI ON:[...]

  • Page 46

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 33 Oper ati on des c rib ed b elow. Pr essin g the l eft or rig ht bla ck ova l key d i spla ys othe r choi ce s and pr essin g the Next/Sav e key sele cts the displ ayed c h oice. • - pe rm an e n t l y sav es th e c h a ng e s. Va lu e s are sto re d in th e pri nter eve n whe n power i s tur n ed off . ?[...]

  • Page 47

    Operati on 34 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Conf igurat io n and Calibrat io n S equence 1. Pre s s: 2. D is play Shows : Acti on/ Explan ation: — Norma l printer operat i on. Sett in g P r int P ar am e ters Adjus ting Pr int Dar kness Pr ess t he r ight oval ke y t o incr eas e da rknes s. Press the le ft ova l k ey to decrea se d ark[...]

  • Page 48

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 35 Oper ati on Se le ctin g Pr in t Mo de Pr ess the rig ht or le ft o val k ey to displ ay ot her cho ices. De f aul t: Tear- O ff Se le ct ion s: Tear-O ff , Peel-O ff , Cutter , Rewind, A ppl icat or Print mod e se ttin gs tell th e print er the metho d of med ia deli very t hat you wish to use. Be sure to[...]

  • Page 49

    Operati on 36 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Se tt in g P r int Wi dt h Press the r i gh t ova l key to incr ea se t he value , pres s the le ft oval key t o decrea se t he val ue. T o c hange the un it of m e asure ment, pr ess t he left oval ke y unti l the unit of mea- surem en t is activ e, the n press the r ig ht ov al key to togg le [...]

  • Page 50

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 37 Oper ati on List Imag e s Press the r ight ov al ke y to pri nt a labe l l isting al l of the avai l able ima ges. Th is s ele ct io n is u s ed t o pr int a la b el th a t lis ts a ll o f the im a ges c u rren tl y st ore d in t he p ri nte r' s RAM, opt io nal EPROM, or on an opt ional me mory car d[...]

  • Page 51

    Operati on 38 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Med ia an d Ribbon S ensor Calibr ation Note: Before you begi n this proc edure, m ake sure tha t the M axim u m Lengt h is set to a valu e equal to or grea ter th an t he lengt h of th e lab els you are usin g. If t he M axim um Lengt h i s set to a lower value, th e calib ration pr ocess will [...]

  • Page 52

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 39 Oper ati on Media and Ribbo n Sensor Se nsi tivity Press Next /Save to s kip th is p rocedu r e a nd con tinue wit h “Sett ing Ho st P ort” below. Press the rig ht ov al key to s tart t he c alibr ation proce dure. This pro cedur e is used to adj ust th e se nsiti vi ty of th e Medi a and Ribbo n Senso[...]

  • Page 53

    Operati on 40 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de S etti ng Comm unicat ion P aramete rs Co mmuni cati on par amete rs must be set corr ec tly fo r the pri nt er to co m mu nic ate wit h the hos t. These par ame ters mak e sure th at th e prin t er and ho st are “spe aking the sa me langua ge”. Al l commun ic atio n s pa ramete rs are pass [...]

  • Page 54

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 41 Oper ati on Setti ng Host Hands hake Pres s the ri ght or left ova l key to di sp lay oth er choices . De f aul t: XON/XOFF Se lect ion s: XON/ XOFF, DTR/ DSR The h and shake p rotocol of the print er must match t he handsh ake pr oto col of th e host for co mmu ni- catio ns to ta ke place. Se lect the ha [...]

  • Page 55

    Operati on 42 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Setti ng Communicat io ns Mode Pres s the ri ght or lef t ova l key to disp lay oth er choi ces . Default: No rmal Mode Sele ction s: N orm al M ode, Diag nosti cs The Commun icati on Diagn osti cs M ode is a t r ou bl eshoot in g tool fo r check ing the int erconn ecti on be tw ee n th e pr in [...]

  • Page 56

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 43 Oper ati on Format Pref ix Chara cter Press the lef t ov al k ey to mo ve to the ne xt d igit p ositi on , pr ess the rig h t ova l k e y to i nc rea se t h e va lu e of th e dig it. Default: 5E ( caret ) Ra nge: 00 - FF (Exc lud e the val ues ind ic ated on t he A SCI I Code Char t in the Ap pendix .) The[...]

  • Page 57

    Operati on 44 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Power -Up and Hea d Close Par ameters Media Power- Up Press the rig ht or le ft oval key to dis play ot he r choic es. Default: Feed Select ions: Feed, Cali brati on, Len gth , an d N o Moti on Th is pa ra me te r e s tabl is h es t he a ctio n o f th e me di a whe n t he p ri nte r i s tu rne d[...]

  • Page 58

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 45 Oper ati on Label Position ing Paramet er s Backfee d Seque nce Pre ss the ri gh t or lef t ov al key to dis pla y other choi ces. Default: De fault ( “Defau lt” is d ef ined as 90 %) Select ions: D efa ult, aft er, befo re, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% , 50%, 60 % , 70%, 80% This par ameter estab lishe s when a[...]

  • Page 59

    Operati on 46 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Setti ng t h e Head Tes t Count Press the lef t ov al key to move to t he next digi t posi ti on, press the ri ght oval key t o change t h e va lue of t h e di git. Default: 0000 (Dis able s th e t es t) Range: 000 0 to 9999 The prin ter per iodical ly per f orm s a test of t he prin thead func [...]

  • Page 60

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 47 Oper ati on Setti ng the Veri fier Po rt Pre ss the ri gh t or lef t ov al key to disp lay other choi ces. Default: Off Sel ectio ns: Off, 1 VER-RPRNT , 2 VER-THRUPUT Th e Au x ili ary P or t is u se d to de term ine ho w th e pr inte r wi ll re ac t to t he Z ebr a On -L ine V eri fi er . There ar e curre[...]

  • Page 61

    Operati on 48 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de These par amete rs are au tomati call y se t durin g the cal ib rati on procedur e. They shou ld on ly be changed by a qua lifi ed s ervic e techn i c ia n. Refer to t he maint enance manual for more inf or m ati on on t he s e pa ra me te rs . Press t he Next/ Save key repe atedly to ski p thes[...]

  • Page 62

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 49 Oper ati on Select ing the Disp l ay Langua ge Pre ss the righ t or lef t ov al ke y to disp lay oth er choi ces. De f aul t: Engli sh Choices: Engl ish, Sp anish, French , German, Italia n This paramet er all ows y ou to c hange the langu age u sed o n the fro nt pa nel display. Yo u hav e now com p leted[...]

  • Page 63

    Operati on 50 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Figur e 10. Media and Ribbon Sensor Pr ofile Sam ple Printo u t xi2ch2 Page 50 Tuesda y, April 23, 1996 1:45 PM[...]

  • Page 64

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 51 Oper ati on Sample Z PL II Label Fo rmats ZPL I I ® is Zebra Technologies Corpo rati o n's Z ebra P ro gram m ing Languag e I I labe l de sign l anguage. ZP L I I le ts you cr eat e a w i de var iet y o f labe l s fro m th e simpl e to th e ver y c o m pl ex, inc lu ding text, bar cod es, an d gr a p[...]

  • Page 65

    Operati on 52 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de For m at 1: Simpl e T ext and a Barcod e For mat 2: Sav ing a La b el Format As a Graphic Im age Line # Type t his label for mat: Yo u’ll ge t this pr into ut: 1. ^X A 2 . ^LH 30,30 3 . ^FO20,10^AD^FDZEBRA^FS 4 . ^FO20,60^B3N,Y,20,N^FDAA A001^FS 5. ^X Z Line #1: I nd i cate s star t of l ab el[...]

  • Page 66

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 53 Oper ati on Forma t 3: Usi ng a S erializ e d Data Field Line # Ty pe this l abel fo r m at: You’ll ge t this pri nto ut: 1. ^ X A 2. ^ L H 3 0, 3 0 3 . ^FO20,10^AD ^FDZEBRA^FS 4. ^FO20 ,60 ^B3,,40,^FDAAA001^FS Ten labe ls sho uld print . The first and l ast a re shown here. 5 . ^FO20 , 180^AF^SNSERIAL N[...]

  • Page 67

    Operati on 54 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de xi2ch2 Page 54 Tuesda y, April 23, 1996 1:45 PM[...]

  • Page 68

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 5 5 Chap ter 3 Routine Car e and Adjustment Clea ni ng CAUTI ON: Use only the clea ning agents i ndica t ed. Ze bra Technologies Corp orat ion wil l not b e r e sp onsib le for any othe r f lui ds b ein g us ed on t his pr int er. Tab le 5. Cle anin g Sch edul e Ar ea Me tho d Inte r val Pri nt he a d S ol ve[...]

  • Page 69

    Ro u t in e Car e a nd Adj us t m e nt 56 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Table 5 on pa ge 55 provides a brief clean ing s che dule. S pecific cle aning procedur e s are p rovided b elow. A Pr e ventive Ma intenance Kit (par t # 01 429) i s avai l abl e fro m Zebr a . Kit item s are al so sol d separate l y by the part nu mbers sh own. Pr e[...]

  • Page 70

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 57 Rou t in e C ar e an d Adju stm en t 2. Open the Pr int he ad b y moving t he Pr inthead Op e n Lever to the op e n position (as shown i n Figure 11). 3. Rem o ve the m ed ia and ribbon (i f prese nt). 4. Moisten an appli c ator tip w ith Zebra T e c hnologies Corpo ration- rec om - mended s o lv e nt and [...]

  • Page 71

    Ro u t in e Car e a nd Adj us t m e nt 58 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide page 17. Brush /va cu um any accu m u late d pape r lin t and d ust o ff of th e sen - sors. Clean i n g th e Cu tter Module (Fo r printe rs equ ippe d w i th the o ptio n a l cut ter.) The Cutter Modul e r e qu ir e s periodic c leaning to r e move pape r d u s t and[...]

  • Page 72

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 59 Rou t in e C ar e an d Adju stm en t Fuse Replacement The Z ebr a Xi I I printe r use s a me tr ic - styl e fu se (5 X 20 mm I EC) rate d at F5 A , 250V . The end c aps of the fuse must bea r the ce r tific atio n mar k o f a known international saf et y organization (See Figur e 20, “Int ernationa l Saf[...]

  • Page 73

    Ro u t in e Car e a nd Adj us t m e nt 60 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Figure 12. Fuse Repl ace ment— Step 1 Figure 13. Fuse Repl ace ment— Step 2 xi2ch3 Page 60 Tuesda y, April 23, 1996 12: 32 PM[...]

  • Page 74

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 61 Rou t in e C ar e an d Adju stm en t Adj ustments Togg le Positioning Both t oggl e s s houl d b e positione d s o that they provi d e even p ressur e on the media. The toggle s a r e posi tion e d b y sl id ing them to the d esir ed l o cat ion. On med i a too narro w to ac commodat e both t oggl es, posi[...]

  • Page 75

    Ro u t in e Car e a nd Adj us t m e nt 62 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Printh ead P ressure Adjustment Th is ad justm en t m a y be nece s sary i f pri nti ng i s t o o l igh t o n o n e si de o r i f thic k media is us e d. R e fer t o F i gure 14. 1. Perfor m t he Toggl e P ositioning procedur e above. If the problem i s sol ve d, y ou[...]

  • Page 76

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 6 3 Chap ter 4 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics This se ctio n con tai ns tr o ublesh o o ting ch arts use d to lo c al ize an d r e pai r th e prin t er when f ault s oc cur. The p roced ures c a lled out in t he “ Acti on” column may be perf or m ed b y the op erator or b y a ser v ice technic ia n when [...]

  • Page 77

    Troub l eshooting an d D iagn osti c s 64 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U se r’s Gu ide Err or l ight f lashe s. F o r d ire c t t he r mal m o d e: R i bb on is l oa ded . Remo ve r i bbon . Fo r the rma l tra nsf er mo d e : Loa d ri bbo n and r eca l ib r at e pr i nt er. Ma ke sure that the sna p p l at e is i n p l a ce and clean . Pri nt er st op [...]

  • Page 78

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 65 Trou blesh o otin g an d D iagnosti c s E xpe rie nc i n g pri nt q ual i ty pro b lem s . Print hea d e l ement is b ad or g o ing ba d . To co rrect the si tua tio n, call a s er - vice tech nician to r ep l a c e the pr i nt - hea d. To ove rrid e t h is er ro r mess ag e, plac e ^JT0 an d ~JO in y our [...]

  • Page 79

    Troub l eshooting an d D iagn osti c s 66 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U se r’s Gu ide Wr i nkl ed r i b bon. R i bb on fe d th rou gh mach in e i n cor - rec tly. S ee “R ibbo n Lo ad i n g” on pa ge 19 . In c or re c t da rk nes s set t i ng . S e t dar kne ss to the lowe st s et t i ng pos si b l e for goo d p ri nt qual ity . S ee “Setti ng t[...]

  • Page 80

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 67 Trou blesh o otin g an d D iagnosti c s M is re g is tra ti o n an d mi s- pr int of 1 t o 3 la bel s. Me d i a wa s pul l ed w he n mo to r w a s not mo ving . R ec alib rat e t h e pr i n t e r. In Re wi nd o r Pee l- Off mo de: pr i n te r w as c alib rat ed w ith ou t m ed i a p rop erly inst alle d. L[...]

  • Page 81

    Troub l eshooting an d D iagn osti c s 68 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U se r’s Gu ide A l abe l fo rma t was s ent to t he pr i n te r bu t n ot r ec og- niz ed. Da ta light fl ashes but no printi ng oc cur s. Communi c ations par amete rs a re inco rr ec t. Print a Com m un i cati ons Di agnos ti c label. Chec k for F o rma t or Ov err un Errors. Re [...]

  • Page 82

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 69 Trou blesh o otin g an d D iagnosti c s Print er Diagnostics Pow er- On Self Tes t A Pow er -On Self Te s t (POST) is perfo rm ed au to ma tica lly e ach tim e the print e r is t ur n e d on. T his t e st checks f o r proper init iali zati on of v ario us e l ec - tron ic c i rcuits and e stablishe s start[...]

  • Page 83

    Troub l eshooting an d D iagn osti c s 70 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U se r’s Gu ide Ca n cel Key Self Test Turn the pri nte r off. Pr es s the Can c el Ke y and h old w hile tu rn i ng the pow er on. This self t e st p rints a lis t ing o f t he c onfigurat ion p ara m et ers cur re nt ly st or e d in t he pri nt er’ s m emo ry. S ee Fi gur e 1 5.[...]

  • Page 84

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 71 Trou blesh o otin g an d D iagnosti c s Pause Key Self Test This self tes t ca n be used to pr o vide t h e test l ab e ls r equired when m aking adju stm e nts to the pri nter ’s mec han ical assem bli es. S ee the sampl e prin tout in Figu re 16 . Turn t he pr i nter o f f. P ress the Paus e k e y a n [...]

  • Page 85

    Troub l eshooting an d D iagn osti c s 72 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U se r’s Gu ide Feed K ey Self Test The Cance l Key Self Test sh ou ld be p e rform ed prior to this self test. Infor- mation o n the “ Config u r atio n” pri n tout ( Canc el K e y Se lf Test) can be used with t he r e sults of t h is s e lf test to det e rmin e t he best Darkn[...]

  • Page 86

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 73 Trou blesh o otin g an d D iagnosti c s Figure 17. Feed Key Tes t Sample Printo ut Figur e 18. Co m m unic ations Diagno sti cs T est Sample Pr intou t xi2ch4 Page 73 Tuesda y, April 23, 1996 11: 58 AM[...]

  • Page 87

    Troub l eshooting an d D iagn osti c s 74 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U se r’s Gu ide xi2ch4 Page 74 Tuesda y, April 23, 1996 11: 58 AM[...]

  • Page 88

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 7 5 Chap ter 5 Option s Note: Your pr inter may n ot have all of the o ption s d esc ri bed in th i s ch apte r . Cal l yo ur sal es repre se n tati ve fo r mo re info rm atio n abo u t the se o pti on s. Rewin d Option Your Zebra Xi I I -S eries pr inte r m ay be e qu i ppe d w i th the opti o nal Medi a R e[...]

  • Page 89

    Opti ons 76 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Cutter Your Zebra Xi I I pri n ter m ay be equ ippe d w ith a c u tter u se d to c u t th e labe ls afte r th ey a re pr inted . The Cu tte r Op t ion ma y be ins t al led concurr ently with othe r optio n s inc luding t he Rewind Opti on. T h e Cutt er Option m a y be fa c - tory- install ed o r [...]

  • Page 90

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 77 O pti on s Zebra On-L ine V erifier The Zebra On-Line Verifier is an external d evice that provides the me ans to a utom atic al ly sc an an d an aly ze ce rtai n bar code sy mbo ls a s they are pri n ted . If t he v e rifier det e cts a problem w ith t he bar c o de , i t w ill a u tom atic al ly pause th[...]

  • Page 91

    Opti ons 78 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Op tio na l M edi a Supp ly Fi ns Optiona l Media S u pply F ins are a v ailable to c onv e rt t he st andard 3- inch (76 mm) cor e diameter to a 1.77 inch (45 mm) c or e for sma ll er c ore media rolls. Simply rem o ve the curr en t fins and instal l the redu ced- diam ete r fins. Fo nt s Ther e [...]

  • Page 92

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 79 O pti on s KMT Prin thea d The K M T pri nthe ad , use d on all o lder prin ters, i s avail abl e fo r use wi th the Xi I I prin ters fo r c usto m ers w ho want to m ai ntai n full com patibi l it y w ith thei r exi stin g pri nte rs. Commu nication In terfaces IB M ® Tw inax I n terf ace Thi s in terfa [...]

  • Page 93

    Opti ons 80 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de RS-485 Inte r face The R S- 4 85 i n terfac e pro vides a sim ple and co st-e ff ecti ve w ay to c onnect a PC and mu ltipl e pri n te rs togeth er to crea te an i n stant ne two r k. Thi s simpl e cabli n g s y stem c o n nects d ire c tly to a pe rson a l com pute r’s ser ia l port an d allows[...]

  • Page 94

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 8 1 Chap ter 6 Specificatio ns Note: Your pr inter may n ot have all of the o ption s d esc ri bed in th i s ch apte r. Media Han dling • T ear- off m o de: L a b els ar e pr odu c ed in s tr ips • Pe el -off m od e : Labe l s a re d ispe n se d an d pee le d from the l ine r a s need e d • C utte r m o[...]

  • Page 95

    Spec if icati ons 82 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Op tio ns Zeb ra Prog ramming La ngu age ( ZP L II ® ) • IBM Twina x In t erf ace • IBM Co ax Int erf a ce • Zebra Net™—Et her n et Int e rfa ce: 10Base-T and 10Base-2 • R S-485 I n terfac e • Fo nt ca r ds • Fo nt EPR OMs • Memo r y SIMMs • Memo r y c ar ds • C u t[...]

  • Page 96

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 83 Sp ecifi cati ons Bar Cod es • Co d e 1 1 • Code 39 (Su p ports rati os of 2:1 up to 3:1) • Code 49 (2-di m ension a l bar code) • Co d e 9 3 • Code 128 (S uppo rts se ri al izatio n in subs ets B a nd C an d UCC Cas e C Co des ) • Cod aba r ( Sup po rt s rati os o f 2:1 u p to 3:1) • CODABLO[...]

  • Page 97

    Spec if icati ons 84 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de General S pecificati ons Gene ral Specific ations 90 Xi II 1 40 Xi II 170 Xi II 220 Xi II Heig ht 15.5 ” 39 3.7 m m 15.5 ” 39 3.7 m m 15.5 ” 39 3.7 m m 15.5 ” 39 3.7 m m Wi dth 5.2” 133.3 m m 11.2” 285.7 mm 1 3.2” 336.5 m m 15.8 ” 40 1.3 m m Dept h 19 .3” 4 90.2 mm 19 .3[...]

  • Page 98

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 85 Sp ecifi cati ons Printi ng Sp ecificatio ns Ribbon Specific ations P ri nt ing Spe cificat i o ns 90 Xi II 140 Xi II 170 Xi II 220 Xi II Reso lut ion 300 d ot s/ inch 12 do ts /mm 203 dots / in ch 8 dot s /mm 300 do t s/ inch 12 dots/mm 203 do ts/ inch 8 dots/mm Dot size ( Width Leng th) 0. 0033 ” 0. 00[...]

  • Page 99

    Spec if icati ons 86 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Media Spec ificat ions Media Speci fic ations 90 Xi II 14 0 Xi II 170 Xi II 220 Xi II Total media width (label + liner, if any) Minim um Not available at time of pr ess 1. 57” 40 mm 2” 50 m m 4.25 ” 108 mm Ma xim u m 5.5 9” 142 mm 7. 17 ” 1 82 m m 8.8 ” 224 mm Maxi m um labe l[...]

  • Page 100

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 87 Sp ecifi cati ons Power L ine Co rd S pecification s • The o ver all l e n gth must be l e s s tha n 9 .8 f t. (3. 0 m eters ) • It m ust be ra te d fo r at l ea s t 5 A , 250 V . • Th e c has s is ground (earth) MUST be c onnected to assur e safe ty an d r e duce electroma gnetic in terference. The [...]

  • Page 101

    Spec if icati ons 88 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Prin ter Fo nts St an dard Pr in ter Font s For mor e in form ati o n on fon ts, refe r to the Z P L II P rogra mm ing Guide . • B it-m appe d fo nt s A , B, C, D, E , F , G, H, and GS a re exp a nda ble up to 1 0 ti m es, height- a nd wid th- independent . However , f o nts E and H ( O[...]

  • Page 102

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 89 Sp ecifi cati ons Table 8. Twelve Do ts/mm Prin thead Stand ard Do t Matrix Ty pe Mi nimum Char acter S iz e Fo nts Hei g ht Wid th ( in do ts) Inter - char ac- te r G ap U = Up per cas e L = L o wer ca se D = De scend er s Hei g ht Wi dth Chara c te r Densi ty A9 51U - L - D 0. 03 0” 0. 02 0” 0. 76 mm[...]

  • Page 103

    Spec if icati ons 90 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Stan dard Prin ter Fo nt Exa m ples Optional Pr in ter Fonts The r e ar e m any optio n al cha ra ct er f onts tha t c an be p ur cha sed f or yo ur Xi II prin te r i n ad ditio n to t hos e which are s tandard in the u nit. Fr o m time to time, additions m a y be m ade to the lis t of av[...]

  • Page 104

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 91 Sp ecifi cati ons Figure 22. Bitmap Sm oo th Fonts : Po i nt Si ze Exampl e s Table 9 . Option al Pri nter Fo nts Currentl y Av ailable Scal able (S m o oth )Font s (each is sup pli ed a s a com ple te se t of N orma l, Bo ld, Italic , and Bo ld Italic styl es ) Bitm ap Fo nt s ( suppli ed onl y in Bold). [...]

  • Page 105

    Spec if icati ons 92 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de Optional Prin ter Fo nt E xa m ples. — CG Tr iumv irate™ Co nd ens ed Cyr il lic — East Eur opean — Futura ™ Futura ™ Gree k — Icel and ic — Ka nji, Goth ic — Kanj i , Mi nc ho — Ka n ji, M inch o and Got hic — Tu rk i sh — Un ivers ® Uni v ers ® CG T imes - Stan[...]

  • Page 106

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 9 3 Chap ter 7 Support Services Ho w to Reach Us Whic h depar t m e nt do you nee d ? Zebra Te chno logie s Corporation, USA Zebra Technol o gies Europe Li m i ted, UK Inte rne t w eb site : P rov i des cu rr ent inf or m a t i on abou t Zeb r a, it s pr odu c ts , an d it s se rv i ce s. http://www. zebra .c[...]

  • Page 107

    Supp ort Se rvic e s 94 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Tech nical Su p port Somet ime durin g th e lif e of y our Zebra Technologi e s C o r por atio n equ ip- men t yo u may f in d y o urse l f in need o f tec hnica l assista nc e. We pro v ide a full y trained technical sup port st aff to ans w er a n y ques tio ns you m ay have. If y ou[...]

  • Page 108

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 95 Sup por t S ervi ce s dis tan ce phon e c a ll, please com ple te the serv ic e form (page 96) in its e ntire ty . On l y w ith A LL of the i nfo rm atio n requ este d c an w e give you a c cu- rate and fast assistance. Al so, yo u should be able t o ans w er t he followin g questio ns when y ou c all : ?[...]

  • Page 109

    Supp ort Se rvic e s 96 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Compl e te this f o rm b ef ore r equesti ng t echnical as sistance. S e rial # _____ __________________ _________ ______________ M odel # _________ __________________ _________ _________ _ (B e sp e cific: i n c l ude ALL l ette rs and n u m bers ) C ontact Person _ _________ ________[...]

  • Page 110

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 97 Sup por t S ervi ce s Prod uct Service and S u ppo rt Programs At Zebra Technologies , o ur ser vice and support goal is to keep y our printer per fo rm in g o ptim al l y. Z ebr a Te c hnical and R epai r S erv ice s pr ovi de a br o ad ran ge o f se rvice o ptio ns. If you are in n eed o f tech ni c al a[...]

  • Page 111

    Supp ort Se rvic e s 98 Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide E x tended F actory Service Agree ment The Ex te nde d F ac tory S er vice A gr ee me nt co vers all parts and labor requ ired to assu re op tim um perfo rm anc e (w ith th e exc eptio n of pri nthea d s). All Z e bra equ ipm ent re turne d f o r servi ce u nd er this agreem en t und e[...]

  • Page 112

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 99 Sup por t S ervi ce s Your bus iness requi res the Zebra p rinter to be ready w hen you a re. To he lp you, Wa ng offers a c omplet e ma i ntenan c e p rogra m a t yo u r lo cati on. Y ou ma y choos e fro m a v ariety of remedial s uppor t s ervices. Eac h includes tol l- free access to Wa ng’s National [...]

  • Page 113

    Supp ort Se rvic e s 10 0 Ze bra Xi I I P rin ter U se r’s Gu ide User Self-Mainten ance If qual ified t echnicia n s ar e part of your organization, th e n t h is may be the option t hat best f i ts your n e eds. Zebra p r o vid e s a var iet y of help f u l ser vice s if y ou c hoos e to p e rform you r own m aint enance. Mak ing sur e y ou h a[...]

  • Page 114

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 01 Sup por t S ervi ce s For m or e information about Zebra T echnologi e s’ service and support pro- gra ms, c on tact our Tec hn i c al S upport staf f a t: Zebra Tra inin g Prog rams At Z e bra Technolog i es, our t r aini ng goal is to provi d e qua lity t raining p ro- gra ms that en h ance the va lu[...]

  • Page 115

    Supp ort Se rvic e s 10 2 Ze bra Xi I I P rin ter U se r’s Gu ide On-site trai n ing and c u st o m co urse s a re avai l abl e. Class c o nte nt can be c u s - tomiz ed and s c hedules de velop e d upon request t o a d dress yo ur organiza- tion’s s pe cif i c needs . F or c ustomiz e d or on-s it e cour s e s, tui t i on f e es d e pend on co[...]

  • Page 116

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 03 Sup por t S ervi ce s Bar Codes at Wor k This one- da y cour s e presents an intro duction t o bar coding. This cours e covers ba r code t erminology, sp e cif i cati on s, a nd applic atio ns as soc iate d with select ed, of ten-us ed ba r c odes. I n order to ga in a bett er u n derstan d ing of la b e[...]

  • Page 117

    Supp ort Se rvic e s 10 4 Ze bra Xi I I P rin ter U se r’s Gu ide pri or to p a rtic ipa t ing in t his advanced prog ra m . After r eviewing basi cs, this cour se l o oks at adva nced ZP L t e chniques tha t incr e as e thro u ghput a n d enha nce graphics c apabilitie s. The stude nts use Z-Tools s oftware to apply im ag e s an d T r u eTy pe ?[...]

  • Page 118

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 10 5 A ppendi x Prin ter Interfa ce Techni cal In formatio n System Con si derat ions Communicatio ns Code The Xi I I pr inter se nds an d re cei v e s A m eri ca n Stan da rd Co d e fo r I nfo r ma- tion Inter change ( ASCII). This c ode c ons ists of 128 c h ara cte rs ( 2 56 for Code Page 850) i ncluding u[...]

  • Page 119

    10 6 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Data S pecif icatio ns When c ommuni c ating vi a a n as y nchr onous s e rial d a ta p ort (RS-232/ R S- 42 2 /RS-485), the baud rate, n umbe r o f da ta and stop bi ts, parity, and hand - shak ing are u ser-se le ctabl e. Pari ty only appli es to data tran smi tted by the Xi I I printer since the pari[...]

  • Page 120

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 07 RS-23 2 Interco nn ectio ns The Z ebr a Xi I I prin ter is co nfi gur ed as Data Te rm in al E qu i pmen t (D TE ). Figure 24 illustra tes the internal conn ecti ons of the pri nter ’s RS-232 con - nector. Figure 25 illustrate s the connections r equired to inter connec t the Xi I I pr in t e r with th[...]

  • Page 121

    10 8 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide When the printe r is connecte d via its RS-232 in terfa ce to D ata Co mm un ica- tion Equ ipme nt (DCE ) s uch as a m ode m, use a standard RS-232 (straight- thro u gh) int e r fa c e c able. Figur e 26 illustrates the c onnections re quir e d f or this c abl e. RS-422/RS-485 In terco nnectio ns The Z [...]

  • Page 122

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 09 inter connecting t o the p rint e r’s D B -25 c onne cto r. Fig ure 28 il lustrate s the in tern al con necti o ns o f the Xi I I printer ’s RS-422 or RS-485 c on n e cto r. Para llel Da ta Po rt A stand ard 36-pi n parall e l conne ctor is availabl e at the rear of th e prin ter for c onne ctio n to[...]

  • Page 123

    11 0 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide parallel c o mmuni c ations mode, t h e standard RS-232 port wi l l not fu nc tion as an i nput por t. The para llel interf ace r e ceiv es data fro m the data sou r ce but c annot send back print er stat us inf ormation o ver t his p or t. Howe v e r, if the Xi I I pri nte r rece ive s a “Pr inte r S[...]

  • Page 124

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 11 Cabling Requirement s Da ta ca ble s m ust be fu lly s h i e lded a n d fitt ed with metal o r m etal i zed con - nec tor sh ell s. Sh i e lde d ca ble s an d c onne cto rs ar e r equir ed to pr even t ra dia- tion and r ecept ion o f ele c tr i cal noise. To mi nim ize elec tr i c al no ise pi cku p in [...]

  • Page 125

    11 2 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide ASCII Co de Chart See Ta ble 13. Shade d valu es are N OT re com men de d to be use d f o r Com - man d Prefi x, Form at Pref ix, or Deli mite r chara cte rs. Table 1 3. ASCII Code Ch art Hex Charac ter 00 NUL 01 SO H 02 STX 03 ETX 04 EO T 05 ENQ 06 A CK 07 BEL 08 BS 09 H T 0A LF 0B VT 0C FF 0D CR 0E S [...]

  • Page 126

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 13 Adj ustin g Darkness for “In-S pec” Bar Codes All d irect t he r m al a n d ther m al transfe r m ate ri a ls do n ot u se the sa me dar k- ne ss s ett ing. T he b est way t o check fo r t he pro p er darkn es s is to use a bar code v erifi e r t hat actuall y measures b a rs/s paces and w ill ca lcu[...]

  • Page 127

    11 4 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Slightly Dark Slig htly dar k labels a re not as obviou s. The nor ma l bar code w ill be "in- spec". S m all c haracter alpha numerics wi ll b e bold a n d c o uld b e sli g htly filled in. The ro tate d ba r c o de spac es are sm all w hen co m pare d to the in s pe c c o d e , po ss i b l y[...]

  • Page 128

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 15 Figur e 2 9 . B ar Code Exam p les xi2appa Page 115 Tue sday, April 23, 1996 1:05 PM[...]

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    11 6 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide xi2appa Page 116 Tue sday, April 23, 1996 1:05 PM[...]

  • Page 130

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 11 7 Glossa ry alphan umer i c I n dicating l ette rs, nu m er- als, a nd cha racte rs su ch as pun ctu a- tion marks. back fee d Back feed is when t he p r in ter pull s th e me dia and r ibbon ( if u sed ) bac k w a rd in to the pri n te r so t ha t th e begin ning o f the lab el to be print ed is prop e rl[...]

  • Page 131

    G loss ary 11 8 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide core diam et er Th e insi d e di am eter o f th e ca rdb oar d c ore at the cent er o f a r oll of m ed ia/ri bbo n. cutter A devi ce tha t can cut e a ch l ab el/ tag i mm ed i ate l y afte r it is prin te d . diagn ostic s I nfor ma ti on about what prin te r f unctions are not w ork ing. T[...]

  • Page 132

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 19 Glossary printh ead wear Th e deg ra datio n of th e surfa ce of th e pri nthea d and/o r the prin t el emen ts o ver ti me . He at and abr asi on can cau se pri n the ad w e ar. The ref or e , t o m ax imiz e t he life of your p r i nthead us e t he lo w e st p rint darkn e s s s et ting ( somet imes ca[...]

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    G loss ary 12 0 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide xi2gl oss Page 120 Tuesday, April 23, 1996 1:12 PM[...]

  • Page 134

    Zebra Xi I I Pri nter Us er’s Gui d e 12 1 Index Nu m eri cs 9 P in to 2 5 Pin I n ter conn ect ing C ab l e Figure 10 8 A AC Po wer F use 59 Ad j ust ment Lo w er Me dia Sens or 17 Ad j ust ments Ad j ust i n g for "I n -Spe c" B ar Cod e s 1 13 Me dia Sen sor As sem bly Po sit i on 15 Pr inthea d Pre s sure 62 Ap plic a to r Inte rfac[...]

  • Page 135

    I ndex 12 2 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide St op B i t s 40 Com muni cati ons LCD S ett ing 4 2 Com muni cati ons Code 105 Com muni cati ons Di ag nos ti cs Mo d e 7 2 Config uration a nd Cal ibrati on 3 1 Conf igura t i o n L abel 70 Contin uous Me d i a Load ing 1 1 Contro l Prefix Characte r 42 Contro l Prefix Sett ing 4 2 Cu tter Cl e[...]

  • Page 136

    Zebra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gui de 1 23 Inde x Pee l-Off Mo de 14 Me dia P ow e r- Up S etti ng 44 Me dia Sen sor 29 Me dia Sen sor As sem bly Po sit i on A dj us tme n t 15 Me dia Sen sor Ca l ib r at i on 38 Me dia Sen sor Pr of ile Pri n t in g 3 8 Me dia Supp l y S p i nd le 77 Me dia Type S et ti ng 35 N Ne two r k ID S e tt ing 41 Ne xt [...]

  • Page 137

    I ndex 12 4 Ze bra Xi I I P rinte r U ser’s Gu ide Rib bon S e nso r 2 9 R ibbo n Sen sor Ca l ibr at i on 38 Rol l Me di a Loa d ing Di ag ra m 1 0 RS-2 32 Connec t i ons Figure 10 7 RS-2 32/RS- 4 22/RS-485 Pi no uts 1 06 RS-4 22/RS - 4 85 Connec t i ons 1 09 RS-4 22/RS- 4 85 I nterc onne ction Cabl e 1 09 RS -4 22/ RS- 4 85 I n te rnal Co n nec[...]

  • Page 138

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