Zebra Technologies UMAN-QLP-001 manual

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    UMAN- QLP -001 rev . A[...]

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    2 QL Plus Series User Guide Contents Pro pr ie ta r y St a tem en t s .............................................................. 4 Document Conv entions .............................................................. 6 Cautions, Important, and Note .................................................................... 6 In tr odu c t ion to t he Q[...]

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    3 QL Plus Series User Guide Preve nt ive M ain te nan c e ........................................................... 51 E x t en din g Ba t ter y Li fe ................................................................... 5 1 Ge ne ra l Cle an ing I ns t r uc t ion s ....................................................... 5 2 QL 220 Plus Cleaning ..[...]

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    4 QL Plus Series User Guide Proprietary S tatements Th i s ma nu a l co nt ain s p ro pr i et a r y i n fo r ma t io n o f Ze b ra Tech no lo g ie s C or p or a t io n. I t i s in te n de d s ol e ly f o r th e in f or m at i on a nd u s e o f pa r tie s o p er a t in g an d ma in t a in in g t he e q ui p - me n t de s cr i be d h er e in . Su ch [...]

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    5 QL Plus Series User Guide Copyrights Th e c op yr i gh t s in t h is m an u al a nd t h e la b el p r in t e ng in e de s c ri b ed t h er e in a re o w ne d by Ze br a Techn o lo gi e s C or p or a t io n. U na u th o ri ze d r ep ro d uc t io n o f th i s ma nu a l or t h e so f t wa r e in t he l a be l p ri n t en gi ne m ay r e s ul t in i m[...]

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    6 QL Plus Series User Guide Document Conventions The f ollow ing convent ions a re us ed t hroughou t thi s doc u- ment t o convey cer tain in fo rma tion: Cautions, Important, and Note  Cau t io n•War nsyo uoft h epo te nt ia lf ore lec t ro s ta ti cdi sc ha r ge.  Cau t io n•War nsyo uofap o[...]

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    7 QL Plus Series User Guide Introduction to the QL Plus ™ Series Tha nk you for choo sing on e of ou r Zebr a ® Q L Plus s erie s Mobil e Prin ter s . The se r ugge d prin ter s a re sure t o bec ome produ ct ive and e f fic ient a ddi tion s to your work pl ace t hank s to the ir innovat ive des ign. B ec aus e they ar e mad e by Zebr a T e ch[...]

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    8 QL Plus Series User Guide QL 2 20 Pl us Ove r view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Pl at e n Rol l er 2. B a r Se n so r 3. M e di a Su pp o r t 4. L atc h 5. L atc h Re l ea s e Bu t ton 6. “ D ” R in g 7 . Co nt r ol Pa n el 8. Q u ic k Li nk™ Mo du le 9. P r in t He a d 10. “ E-Z Pe e l ” L ab e l Peel e r 1 1. Me d ia S up po r t D i s[...]

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    9 QL Plus Series User Guide QL 3 20 P lus Ove rv ie w 1 Pl at e n Rol l er 2. B ar S en s or 3. M ed ia S up p or t Di sk s 4. M ed ia S up p or t 5. “ E Z -P ee l ” Pe el e r 6. L a tc h 7 . L at c h Re le a se L eve r 8. C on t ro l Pan e l 9. “D ” R in gs 10. Qu ic k Li nk™ Mo du le 1 1. Pr in t H ea d 1 2. Me di a Co ver 13. Be l t Cl[...]

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    10 QL Plus Series User Guide QL 4 2 0 P lus Ov erview 1 Pl at e n Rol l er 2. B a r Se n so r 3. M e di a Ro ll e r s 4. R e ar M e di a Sl ot 5. M e di a Su pp o r t 6. “ E Z-Pe el ” Pe e le r 7 . L at c h 8. L atc h Re l ea s e Bu t ton 9. “ D ” R in gs 10. C on tr ol P an el 1 1. Qui ckL ink™ Modul e 12. Pr in t H ea d 13 . M ed ia S u[...]

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    11 QL Plus Series User Guide Getting Re ady to Print B a tt e ry Ins tal ling the B at ter y  Im po r t an t•B at ter ie sar esh ip pe dpa r t ia ll ych a rge d.R em ove pro t ec ti ves hr in k- w ra pan dla be lsf ro mne wba t t er ypac kspr io rto use. 1 . Rot ate t he be lt c lip t[...]

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    12 QL Plus Series User Guide Charging T r ickle  Charging Fault  Condition Ye llow Green Figu re 4: LI7 2 S ingl e Cha rg e r T yp e s Figu re 3: LI 72 S ingl e Cha rg e r Charg ing the B at te r y wi th the L I72 Charger LI7 2 Cha r ge r Cha r ge r Ja c k LI7 2 2-W ir e Ch ar ge r LI7 2 3 -W i re Ch a rg er Ba t te r y Pa c k[...]

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    13 QL Plus Series User Guide The L I72 is a wall moun te d fa st c har ger w it h univer s al 1 10 to 23 0, 50 - 6 0 Hz. V AC inpu t. M ult ipl e A .C. plu g con figura tio ns compl y wi th m os t int erna ti onal s t and ard s. T his ch arge r is in - tend ed for u se w it h Li thium Ion (L i- ion) bat terie s. Q L s erie s prin ter s onl y ut il[...]

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    14 QL Plus Series User Guide Charging Battery P acks with the LI72 Three- Wire V ersion Plug th e LI72 into th e appr opri ate A .C. wall re cep t acle, and then in se r t t he cha rge c abl e into t he ba t ter y p ack c harg er ja ck . Theyel low/ gre enchar geind ica torL EDwillind ica tet hes t a - tus o f th e char ger [...]

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    15 QL Plus Series User Guide Model UCLI72-4 Quad Charger The U CL I72 - 4 Quad Ch arge r is de sign ed to c harg e up to four QL s eri es b at ter y pack s simul t ane ous ly . B a t t erie s mu st b e re - moved from t he pr inte r to be c harg ed in th e Qu ad Char ger . 1 . Ensure th at t he cha rge r has b een in s t alle d prop erl y pe r the [...]

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    16 QL Plus Series User Guide rec t ly und er th e ba t t er y b eing c harg ed w ill tur n on i f the ba t t er y is prope rl y inse r t ed. The in dic ato r s under t he ba t ter y will allow you to mon itor the ch argin g proc es s pe r the t a ble b elow: Amber Green Battery Status On Off Charging On Flashing 80% charged (O .K. to use) Off On Co[...]

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    17 QL Plus Series User Guide Bat ter y Safe t y  C au t io n•Avo ida cc id en ta lsh or tci rc ui t in gofa nyb at ter y.Allo wi ng ba t t er yterm i na lst oco n ta ctc on du ct i vem at eri alw i llc re at eash or t ci rc ui tw hi chc ou ldc au seb u rnsa ndo t [...]

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    18 QL Plus Series User Guide Loading the Media Y oucanop era teQ LPlu sprin ter sinon eoft wodif fe ren t mode s: T ear-O f f or Pee l- Of f. T e ar -O f f mode allow s you to tea r of f ea ch lab el (or a st rip o f lab el s) af ter it i s prin te d. In Peel - O f f mode, th e bac kin g mat eri al is p ee led aw ay[...]

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    19 QL Plus Series User Guide QL 3 20 Plu s Prin ter s 1 A . Op en th e prin ter: Re fer to F igure 6 a. • Rot at ethel at chrel ea selever sonea chsid eoft hepr inte r as show n a t “1 ” below. The la tch a ss embl y wi ll flip op en autom at ica lly a s show n at “ 2 ” . • Rot at etheM edi [...]

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    20 QL Plus Series User Guide All mo del s 2. Loa d the me dia: Load ing med ia f rom an int ern al supp ly . Refe r to Figur e 7 . • Gra spth emedi asupp or tsw her eshow nandpul lthem apar t. In se r t t he roll o f me dia be t ween th em, and le t th e medi a supp or t s c los e. Ensure t hat t he me dia pu lls o f[...]

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    21 QL Plus Series User Guide QL 4 2 0 Plu s Printe rs O nly 2 A . Lo ad th e medi a fr om an ex te rna l suppl y: The Q L 42 0 Plus h as a lo ading s lot in t he rea r of t he me dia comp ar t men t whi ch allow s you to us e st a ndar d 4” ( 1 0 1 .6 mm ) wid e fan -fo ld me dia f rom an ex ternal s uppl y . Re f er to Figur e 8. T he ex t ern a[...]

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    22 QL Plus Series User Guide nal sup ply t hrough t he re ar fe ed slo t, b et ween t he me dia guide s and up th rough th e med ia comp ar tment a s show n. Make sure t he si de of t he me dia you wi ll be pr int ing on fac es t he pr int he ad. 3. Cl ose t he Me dia C over: Refer t o Figure 9. • Ifyoupl antous ethep rin ter[...]

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    23 QL Plus Series User Guide Operator Controls QL P lus pr inte r s are avail able w i th one o f t wo poss ibl e con - trol p ane ls . The key pad c ont rol pan el i s det a iled b elow a nd in Figure 10. The op tiona l LCD cont rol p ane l (Figure 1 1 ) allow s eas y dis play an d sel ec tion o f many p rint er f unc tion s as de - t aile d on fo[...]

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    24 QL Plus Series User Guide • Prin ter sw it hawir ele s s Qui ck Link mo dule in st a lled: a rap - idly b link ing LED indi ca te s norm al da t a tr ansm is sion. • Ast eadi lyli tyellowLEDind ica te san er ror con dit ion. T his can b e cau se d by one of t he foll owin g : 1 . The me dia cover i s no[...]

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    25 QL Plus Series User Guide continued LCD Con tro l Panel The o ptio nal LCD con tro l pane l ha s but tons f or the p ower on/of fandme diafe edf unc t ionsju sta sinth est a ndar dcont rol pane l. It a lso h as t wo keys which all ow navig at ion and s ele c- tion o f menu op tion s a f fec t ing prin ter f unc t[...]

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    26 QL Plus Series User Guide or Indic a tes B lue toot h communi ca tion s s t at us . A “bulb” ic on app ear s on e arlie r prin ter s; the “ Blue too th” icon ( ) w ill app ear on t he mo st r ec ent Q L Plu s ser ie s disp lays T his i con wi ll eit her b e on to indi ca te a Blu eto oth conne c tion, or o f f. These i cons a ppe ar onl [...]

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    27 QL Plus Series User Guide Ex te nd e d LCD F unct ions Function Default setting Scroll & Select Options Sensor T ype Bar Bar Gap Baud Rate 19200 9600 19200 32400 Data Bits 8 7 8 WLAN ID* F actory Set V alue N/A Label T op 000 Increase (+120 dots Decrease (-120 dots max.) Left P osition 000 Increase (+120 dots max.) Decrease (-120 dots max.) [...]

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    28 QL Plus Series User Guide V erif y the Printer Is Wor king Be for e you connec t t he pr inte r to your compu te r or por t able dat a t ermin al, make sure t ha t the pr int er is in p rope r work ing orde r .Y oucand othisbyp rint ingacon gur at ionlab elu sing the “ t wo key rese t ” met hod. I f you[...]

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    29 QL Plus Series User Guide Cable Communicat ion Cau t io n•Th epri n te rsh ou ldb etu rn edo f fbef or eco nn ec t in g or di sc on ne ct i ngac om mu n ic at io nsc a ble . All Q L Plu s se rie s prin ter s c an comm unica te by c abl e ; the spe ci fic c abl e suppl ied w it h your prin ter w ill var y[...]

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    30 QL Plus Series User Guide the c abl e mus t be p lugge d into t he ho st t erm inal a s show n in Figure 1 2, or to a ser ial or U SB por t on a comp ute r (Figure 13. ) The Q L Plu s se rie s is co nfig ured w i th th e USB O pen H CI in ter- fac e dri ver allow ing i t to communi ca te w it h Win dows ® ba sed devi ce s. USB dr iver s are i [...]

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    31 QL Plus Series User Guide If you have a pr inte r equip ped w i th th e Ki cks t an d opt ion, you mus t fir s t remove the b el t clip r et ain er as s how n in Figure 1 5, ret ainin g the t wo scre ws ho lding t he re t aine r to the l ower cover . A rra nge th e communic a tion s cab le in a br oad lo op as det a iled a bove, and cap ture i [...]

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    32 QL Plus Series User Guide IR Communicat ions Prin ter s e quipp ed for in f rar ed (IR) commu nica tio ns ar e iden - ti fie d by a small “ IR ” lo go on the uni t ’ s labe l. Prin ter s w i th th e IR opt ion con for m to th e IrDA communi ca tion s prot ocol.   I Rfu nc t io nsa red is a ble di faco mm u ni ca[...]

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    33 QL Plus Series User Guide Wir ele ss C ommuni ca tion s wit h B l u e t o o t h™ “B lue toot h” is a worl dw ide s t an dard f or the exchang e of dat a b et ween t wo devic es v ia ra dio f requ enci es . Blue too th ra - dios ar e rel at ivel y low power ed to h elp pr event int er fere nce wi th ot her d evic es ru nning at s imilar r a[...]

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    34 QL Plus Series User Guide WL AN Overvi ew QL P lus pr inte r s can b e equi ppe d wi th r adio s usin g the in - dus tr y st a ndar d 8 02. 1 1 proto col s. T hey w ill have the FC C ID numbe r on the s eri al numb er lab el on t he ba ck o f the uni t. • QLP lusse rie sW irel es sNe t workPrin ter sw i thth eZebr a?[...]

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    35 QL Plus Series User Guide Re fer to A pp endi x F for t ips on d ownl oadin g the L a bel V i st a appli ca tion f rom Z ebra ’ s W eb si te. QL s eri es pr int er s wi th an o ptio nal me mor y upgrad e can suppo r t an i nte rpr ete r for ZP L II ® , or EPL prog ramming l an - guage s. Q L Plu s se rie s prin ter s al so have int er pre ter[...]

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    36 QL Plus Series User Guide Im po r t ant N o ti ce : T h i s de v i c e is a po r t a b l e R F pr i n t e r int en de d f or comm er cia l a nd indu s tr ia l use i n a l l E U a n d E F T A m e m b e r s t a t e s . Radio Regulator y Information Zebra B lue tooth R adio Q L + ZBR 3  Cau t io n•E x po su ret oRa d ioFr eq ue [...]

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    37 QL Plus Series User Guide WL AN Modu le Us ing 8 02 . 1 1b CF Radio (Nor th Am eric a ) The following section only applies when the CF (Compact Flash) WLAN module (With FCC ID: I28MD-RW4137) is installed in a QL Plus series printer (note that only one of the radio op - tions can be installed in the printer at one time). Other than conditions spe[...]

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    38 QL Plus Series User Guide 0168 Im por t an t No ti ce: Th is d ev ic e i s a po r t ab le R F p ri nt er i nt e nd ed fo r co mm er ci al a nd i nd us t r ia l us e in a ll EU a n d EF TA mem be r s t at e s exc ep t in F ra nc e wh e re re s tr ic t iv e us e ap p li es . WL AN Modu le Using 802. 1 1 b CF Ra dio (Asia & E U Coun trie s ) Th[...]

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    39 QL Plus Series User Guide Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Th i s de vi c e co mp l ie s w i th t h e e ss e nt i al r e qu ir e me n t s o f th e R &T TE D i re c t iv e 199 9 / 5/ EC.T h efo ll ow i ngt e s tme t ho d sha veb e ena p pl ie di nor de rt opr ove pr e su mp t io no fco mp l ia [...]

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    40 QL Plus Series User Guide 0336 Im por t an t No ti ce: Th is d ev ic e i s a po r t ab le R F p ri nt er i nt e nd ed fo r co mm er ci al a nd i nd us t r ia l us e in a ll EU an d EF TA mem be r s t at e s exc ep t in F ra nc e wh er e re s t ri c ti ve u se a pp li e s. Zebra 8 02 . 1 1 b WL A N Rad io Mod ule The following section only applie[...]

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    41 QL Plus Series User Guide Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Th i s de vi c e co mp l ie s w i th t h e e ss e nt i al r e qu ir e me n t s o f th e R &T TE D i re c t iv e 199 9 / 5/ EC.T h efo ll ow i ngt e s tme t ho d sha veb e ena p pl ie di nor de rt opr ove pr e su mp t io no fco mp l ia [...]

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    42 QL Plus Series User Guide WL AN Modu le Us ing 8 02 . 1 1g Radio The following section only applies when the 802.11g WLAN module (With FCC ID: I28MD-ZLAN11G) is installed in a QL Plus series printer (note that only one of the radio options can be installed in the printer at one time). Other than conditions specified elsewhere in this manual, on[...]

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    43 QL Plus Series User Guide Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Th i s de vi c e co mp l ie s w i th t h e e ss e nt i al r e qu ir e me n t s o f th e R &T TE D i re c t iv e 199 9 / 5/ EC.T h efo ll ow i ngt e s tme t ho d sha veb e ena p pl ie di nor de rt opr ove pr e su mp t io no fco mp l ia [...]

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    44 QL Plus Series User Guide Compac t Flash (8 02 . 1 1b ) an d Blue toot h Co - loc ated R adio Modules The following section only applies when the CF (Compact Flash) WLAN module ( FCC ID: H9PLA4137) and Bluetooth module (FCC ID: I28MD-BTC2TY4) are installed in a QL 220 Plus or QL 420 Plus printer . This co - located radio configuration has demon[...]

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    45 QL Plus Series User Guide Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Th i s de vi c e co mp l ie s w i th t h e e ss e nt i al r e qu ir e me n t s o f th e R &T TE D i re c t iv e 199 9 / 5/ EC.T h efo ll ow i ngt e s tme t ho d sha veb e ena p pl ie di nor de rt opr ove pr e su mp t io no fco mp l ia [...]

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    46 QL Plus Series User Guide Using the Accessories Bel t Clip Re fer to Fi gure 1 7 . A ll Q L Plus p rint er s ar e have a bel t clip in - st a lled a s a s t anda rd fe at ure. T o use: hook the c lip over your bel t, a nd ens ure th at t he clip i s se cure ly a t t a che d to the b el t. The b el t clip w ill pi vot to allow you to move fr eel [...]

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    47 QL Plus Series User Guide continued Kic ks tand Re fer to Fi gure 18 . The K ic ks t and o pti on allow s us er s to us e the pr int er on a de sk top. T o u se t he opt ional K ic ks t and: Flip the K ick s t and on t he ba ck o f the p rint er op en unt il you fee l a slight d et ent . Th e prin ter w ill now si t a t approxim at ely a 3 0 º [...]

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    48 QL Plus Series User Guide Des k Stan d Re fer to Fi gure 19. T o use t he De sk S t and: Slide the pr int er onto t he D es k St and. T he pr inte r ’ s bel t clip w ill hook o nto th e De sk St and a s show n and re t ain it in pl ace. Ens ure th at t he clip is s ecu rel y at t ache d to the St an d and t he me dia comp ar t men t of t he pr[...]

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    49 QL Plus Series User Guide continued Adjustable Shoulder Strap Re fer to Fi gure 20 i f your pr inte r is e quipp ed for t he sho ul- der s tr ap op tion. Sn ap ea ch end o f th e shoul der s t rap in to the “D ” ring s in the t op of t he pr inte r . Hol d the b uck le an d pull t he st ra p as show n b elow un til you achi eve the de sire d[...]

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    50 QL Plus Series User Guide Carr ying Stra p Re fer to Fi gure s 2 1 and 21 a. T her e are t wo varie tie s of c ar- r y ing s tr ap. One o f the m clip s onto t he pri nte r ’ s “D ” ring s as doe s the s hould er s tr ap, and the o the r is se cure d to th e prin ter per mane ntl y w ith l oop s in the s t rap s ecur ed by sl eeves c ap - [...]

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    51 QL Plus Series User Guide Prev entive Maintenance Ex tending Bat ter y Life • Neverexpo set heba t ter ytod irec ts unlighto rtemp era - ture s over 104° F (4 0 ° C). • Donotc harg etheb at ter ywhent hete mper at ureexcee ds  1 1 3 ° F (45 ° C) . • Al waysu seaZe [...]

  • Page 52

    52 QL Plus Series User Guide General Cleaning Ins truc tions  Cau t io n•Avo idp os s ib lepe r so na li nj ur yo rd am ag eto t hep ri n ter :nev er in se r ta nyp oi nt edo rs ha rpo bje ct si n tot hep ri nt er.  Al way st ur nth epr in te rof fbe fo rep er for mi[...]

  • Page 53

    53 QL Plus Series User Guide Figu re 2 2: Cl ea nin g the Q L 2 2 0 Plus Printhead Elements Pee l er B a r Pl at e n su r f a ce Avoid using alcohol on linerless platen surface T e ar B a r L ab e l Pr e se nc e Sensor Ba r S en so r Ga p Sensor Sup p or t Di s ks , In ne r su r f a ce s o n bo th s id e s. Linerless units only . Be ar in g Po in t[...]

  • Page 54

    54 QL Plus Series User Guide QL 3 2 0 Plus Cle a nin g Area Method Interval Printhead (F igure 23) Use the supplied cleaning pen or 70% isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab to clean the print elements from end to end (the print elements are located in the thin gray line on the printhead). After every five rolls of media (or more often, if needed), L[...]

  • Page 55

    55 QL Plus Series User Guide Printhead Elements Pee l er B a r Roller s Located under “EZ-P eel” P eeler Pl at e n su r f a ce Avoid using alcohol on linerless platen surface T e ar B a r L ab e l Pr e se nc e Sensor Ba r S en so r Ga p Sensor Be ar in g Po in t s Linerless Platens only Me di a D is k s, Inn e r su r f a ce s o n bo th s id e s[...]

  • Page 56

    56 QL Plus Series User Guide Area Method Interval Printhead (F igure 24) Use the supplied cleaning pen or 70% isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab to clean the print elements from end to end (the print elements are located in the thin gray line on the printhead). After every five rolls of media (or more often, if needed), Linerless media requires mo[...]

  • Page 57

    57 QL Plus Series User Guide Printhead Elements Pee l er B a r Rol le r s Pee l er B a r or Sc ra p er Scraper used on units with linerless platens only . Pl at e n su r f a ce Avoid using alcohol on linerless platen surface T e ar B a r L ab e l Pr e se nc e Sensor Ga p Sensor Be ar in g Po in t s Linerless Platens only Edg e Gu id es , Inn e r su[...]

  • Page 58

    58 QL Plus Series User Guide T roubleshooting Figu re 2 5 Q L Plus Co ntr ol Pan e ls Ke ypad Control Panel If t he pr inte r is no t fun ct ioning p rope rly , r ef er to t he cha r t bel ow to find t he s t ate o f th e t wo L EDs on t he Keypa d Con tro l Panel. T hen r ef er to t he T rouble sho otin g topic r e fere nce d in the ch ar t to re[...]

  • Page 59

    59 QL Plus Series User Guide LCD Contr ol Panel Indicators The t op of t he dis play s hows s everal i cons w hich in dic at e the s t a tus o f vari ous pr int er fu nc tion s. Che ck t he indi ca tor s t a - tus, t hen r ef er to t he T rouble sho otin g topic r e fere nce d in th e char t to res olve th e prob lem. Icon Status Indication R ef. t[...]

  • Page 60

    60 QL Plus Series User Guide T rouble shooting T opi cs 1 . N o power • Che ckt ha tba t ter yi sin st a lle dpro per ly . • Re cha rgeo rrep la ceba t ter yasne ce ss ar y .  Al way sd is po seo fba t teri esp ro pe rl y.Ref ert oAp pe nd i xEfo rmo re in f orm a ti [...]

  • Page 61

    61 QL Plus Series User Guide 8 . Y ellow error light or flashing : • Noa ppl ic at ionora ppl ica t ionco rr upt ed:reloa dpro gra m. • I fus ingw ire le s scommu nic at ion s:ashin gindi ca tori s nor mal w hile d at a i s b eing t ran smi t ted o r rec ei ved. 9. Y ellow error light alway s on,[...]

  • Page 62

    62 QL Plus Series User Guide T rouble shooting T e st s Print ing a Configuration Label T o p rint o ut a li s ting o f the p rint er ’s curren t con figura tion f ol - low the se s te ps: 1 . T u rn th e prin ter o f f. Load the me dia c ompa r t men t wi th journ al med ia (media w it h no bla ck b ar s prin te d on the back) . 2. Pre s s and[...]

  • Page 63

    63 QL Plus Series User Guide T o t ermi nat e the C ommunic a tion s Dia gnos ti cs M ode an d re - turn t he pr inte r to nor mal op era ti ons: 1 . T urn t he pr inte r OFF . 2. Wait 5 sec ond s. 3. T urn th e prin ter O N. Contac ting T echnical Suppor t If t he pr inte r fail s to pr int th e con figur at ion lab el, or you en - count er pro b[...]

  • Page 64

    64 QL Plus Series User Guide Figu re 2 6: QL Plu s Con gu rat ion L a be l E xa mpl e Uni t S er i al Number Ap p li ca t io n Number End o f Fi r s t Repor t Pr in t H ea d T e s t Re po r t a pp e ar s onl y o n uni t s wi t h w ir el e ss op ti on s in - s t al le d. Uni t s w i t h no wi re l es s o p - ti on s w ill p r in t an e mp t y l i[...]

  • Page 65

    65 QL Plus Series User Guide continued Figu re 2 6 a: QL Plus Co n gur ati on L ab e l E xamp le (conti nue d ) Memor y Inst alled Ma x im um L ab e l Siz e Resident Hu ma n Readable fon t s installed Per ip he r al s in s t al le d: In t hi s ex- am pl e th e LCD d is p la y op ti on i s installed.[...]

  • Page 66

    66 QL Plus Series User Guide Figu re 2 6 b: QL Plus Co n gura ti on L ab e l E xamp le (contin ue d ) Fil e s Lo ad ed in P ri nt er Memor y (w ill i nc lu de Pr e - s ca le d or S c al ab le Fo n t s) EPL a nd Z PL em ul at io n is s t a nd a rd on Q L Pl u s series[...]

  • Page 67

    67 QL Plus Series User Guide Specifi cations  No te.-Pr in t ers pe ci c at io n sar esu bj ec ttoc ha n gewi t ho u tno ti ce . Printi ng Specifications Pa P arameter QL 220 Plus QL 320 Plus QL 420 Plus Print Width Up to 1.89 in. (48 mm) Up to 2.9 in. (71.2 mm) Up to 4.09 in. (103.8 mm) Print Speed 3in./second (7[...]

  • Page 68

    68 QL Plus Series User Guide Label Specific ations P arameter QL220 Plus QL 320 Plus QL 420 Plus L ab e l or T ag W i d th 0.75 in . to 2 . 1 2 in . (1 6 to 5 3 . 8 mm) 1.5 in . to 3 . 1 in. (3 8 . 1 t o 7 8. 4 m m) 2 in. t o 4 . 1 in. ( 50. 8 to 104 . 1 mm) Ma x .L a be l /T agLe n g th (w/s t d.m em o r y) 20 i n. (5 0 8 m m) 16 i[...]

  • Page 69

    69 QL Plus Series User Guide Font an d Bar Co de Spe ci fic at ions St a nd a rd F on t s 25 b it -m ap p e d fo nt s; 1 s c al ab l e fo nt (C G T rim vi r at e Bo ld C o nd e ns e d*) Do w nl oa da b le o p ti on al b i t- ma pp e d & s ca l ab le f on t s vi a L ab e l V i s t a so f t wa r e. Avai la b le O p ti on a l Fon t s Op t io na l[...]

  • Page 70

    70 QL Plus Series User Guide Communicat ions Port s RS -232 C Pin# Signal Name T ype Description 1 RXD input R e ce i ve Da t a 2 TXD output T r a ns mi t D a t a 3 CTS input C l ea r T o Sen d f ro m h os t 4 RTS output Req ue s t T o Se n d se t hi gh w h en pr in t er i s r ea d y to a cc e pt a co mm an d or d a t a 5 GND Ground 6 NC No C on n [...]

  • Page 71

    71 QL Plus Series User Guide Physical, E nvironme nta l and El ec tr ical S pec ifi ca tion s Param ete r QL 2 2 0 Plu s QL 3 2 0 Plu s QL 42 0 Pl us Weig h tw/ ba t ter y ,exc lu di ng me di a & w ir e le s s options. 1. 1 lb s . (0 .5 0 kg . ) 1.6 5 l bs . (0 .75 kg.) 2. 0 lb s . (0. 9 kg . ) T emperature O pe r a ti ng : 5 ° to 122 ?[...]

  • Page 72

    72 QL Plus Series User Guide Figu re 2 9: Q L 22 0 Plus O ve ra ll Dim e nsi ons 2. 9 6 in . 75. 2 m m 3. 61 in. 91 .7 mm 7 . 15 in. 181 .6 mm 3. 57 i n. 9 0.7 mm 7 . 52 i n. 191 .0 mm[...]

  • Page 73

    73 QL Plus Series User Guide continued Figu re 3 0: Q L 32 0 Plus O ver all D im e nsio ns 1. Belt Clip must be removed to use all three mounting holes on the bottom of the QL 320 Plus. 1. 18 in.[3 0. 0 mm] 1.56 i n. [3 9.7 mm] 2. 8 0 in . [71. 1 mm] 8. 2 7 in . [21 0 mm] 8. 16 in. [207 .4 m m] 3. 9 in . [ 100 . 2 mm] 3. 18 in. [8 0.7 mm] (3 x) # 8[...]

  • Page 74

    74 QL Plus Series User Guide Figu re 31 : QL 42 0 Plus O ver all D im e nsio ns 0.74 in. [ 18.7 mm] 2. 2 6 in [5 7 . 4 m m] 3. 0 5 in . [7 7 .5 m m] 3. 57 i n. [9 0.7 mm] 3. 5 3 in . [8 9.7 mm] 3. 8 3 i n. [97 .3 m m] 4.7 in . [ 1 19. 3 mm] 4. 9 8 i n. [ 126. 5 mm] 6. 1 in. [ 154 . 9 mm] 7 . 8 i n. [1 9 8. 0 mm] 3. 5 i n. [8 9 mm] 3. 0 in . [76 . 2[...]

  • Page 75

    75 QL Plus Series User Guide QL Pl us Ser ies Accessories Description QL 220 Plus QL 320 Plus QL 420 Plus Ad ju s t ab l e sh ou ld e r s t ra p • • • Ca r r y in g S tr a p • • • Pr ot e c ti ve s o f t c a s e • • • E x t r a ba t ter y pa ck s • • • De s k St a n d • • • Kickst and • • • Ha nd i - M ou nt a r [...]

  • Page 76

    76 QL Plus Series User Guide A ppendi x A Inter face C able s RS232 Ca bles Pin 1 Pin 9 DB-9 Pin  Female Plug  (to P.C.) 8 Pin  Male Plug  (to printer) (TXD)  (RXD)  (RTS)  (CTS)  (GND)  (DTR)  (DSR)  Shield (RXD)  (TXD)  (CTS)  (RTS)  (GND)  (DSR)  (DTR)  Shield 3  2  7  8  5  4 [...]

  • Page 77

    77 QL Plus Series User Guide  Con t ac tt heFac t or yo ryo urZe br aSa le sRe pr es en t at iv efo rmo re in f orm a ti ono ni nt er fac eca bl est omo s tma jo rma nu f ac t ur er ’sd at a terminals.  Youmayal s ovi stt h eZeb raWe bsi t eat : w w w.z ebra[...]

  • Page 78

    78 QL Plus Series User Guide A ppendi x B Media Supplies T o in sur e ma ximum pr inte r li fe and c ons is ten t prin t qual - it y and pe r f orm ance fo r your indiv idua l appli ca tion, i t is r ec - ommen ded t hat on ly me dia pr oduc ed by Zeb ra be u se d. Advan t age s inclu de : • Con sis te ntqu alit yandre liabil it yo[...]

  • Page 79

    79 QL Plus Series User Guide A ppendi x D Produc t Suppor t Whe n call ing wi th a s pe ci fic pro blem r egar ding your pr inte r , ple ase h ave the follow ing in for ma tion on h and: • M ode lnumbe r/t ype(e.g.QL420Plu s) • U nits eria lnumbe r(refe rtogur eonoppo si tepa ge) • P roduc t[...]

  • Page 80

    80 QL Plus Series User Guide A ppendi x D (co ntinued ) Se ri al a nd PC C Num be r L oc ati ons f or Q L Plus S e rie s Print e rs Se ri al N um b er Barcode QL 4 20 P L u s PC C Barcode QL 2 20 P L u s Se ri al N um b er Barcode PC C Barcode QL 3 20 P L u s[...]

  • Page 81

    81 QL Plus Series User Guide A ppendi x E Bat ter y Di spos al The EP A cer tifi ed RB RC ® B at ter y Recycling Seal o n the Li thiu m- I on (Li- I on) bat ter y s uppli ed wi th your pr inte r indic at es Z ebr a T e chno logie s Cor por at ion is volun t aril y par tici pa ting in an in - dus tr y progr am to co llec t an d rec ycle th ese ba [...]

  • Page 82

    82 QL Plus Series User Guide A ppendi x F Using zebra. com The f ollow ing exampl es u se th e sea rch f unc tion s on Ze bra’s Web site for fi nding s pe ci fic doc umen t s . E xa mp le1 : Fi nd t h e Mo b il e Pr in t er W I re l es s C on fi gu ra t io n G ui de . Go t o w w w .zebr a.com/manuals . Se l ec t a s a m an ua l t y p e “ Ne [...]

  • Page 83

    83 QL Plus Series User Guide E xa mp le 2: F i nd t he L a be l V i s ta D ow n lo ad p ag e: Go t o w w w.z ebra.com / sof tware and s el e c t “L abe l V i s t a”, the n cl ic k “ Su bm i t ” . At t he r e su l ti ng w i nd ow s e le c t “ D ow nl oa d a f r ee L a b el V i s t a d em o no w “ Se le c t t he “L abe l V i s t a demo[...]

  • Page 84

    84 QL Plus Series User Guide A Accessories Be l t cl ip 4 6 Ca r r y in g St r ap 5 0 De s k St a nd 4 8 Ki c ks t a nd 47 li s t of 7 5 Sh oul d er S tr a p 4 9 us in g 4 6 B Ba t ter y , ch ar gi ng 12 Ba t ter y , in s t al lin g 1 1 Ba t ter y li fe, t ip s fo r ex t en din g 5 1 Ba t ter y Sa f et y Gui de lin es 17 Bl ue to ot h ™ Ne t wor [...]

  • Page 85

    85 QL Plus Series User Guide PC M CI A W L AN r ad io, Q L 3 20 P lu s 42 Ze br a 8 02 . 1 1b Radi o 4 0 Ze br a 8 02 . 1 1g Radi o 42 S So f t wa re 3 4 Speci fica tions Fon t /b a rCo d e 69 L ab e l 6 8 Me mo r y/co mm uni c a ti on s 67 Phy si c al 71 pr in ti ng 6 7 T T roubleshoot ing Co mm uni c a ti on s D ia gn os t ic s M [...]

  • Page 86

    86 QL Plus Series User Guide D275,286 D347,021 D389,178 D430,199 D433,702 D549,768 3,964,673 4,019,676 4,044,946 4,360,798 4,369,361 4,387,297 4,460,120 4,496,831 4,593,186 4,607,156 4,673,805 4,736,095 4,758,717 4,816,660 4,845,350 4,896,026 4,897,532 4,923,281 4,933,538 4,992,717 5,015,833 5,017,765 5,021,641 5,029,183 5,047,617 5,103,461 5,113,4[...]