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Zebra Technologies ZT400 manual

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    © 2014 ZIH Corp. All product names and numbers are Zebra trademarks, and Zebra and th e Zebra logo are registered trademarks of ZIH Corp. All right s reserved. P1060608-003 4/8/14 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide Use this guide to operate your pr inter on a dail y basis. For more detai led informatio n, refer to the User Guide . Printer Compo[...]

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    Control Panel 2 P1060608-003 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide 4/8/14 Control Panel The control panel ( Figure 2 ) indicates the printer’ s current statu s and allows the user to co ntrol basic printer operation. 6 13 12 9 8 11 10 12345 14 15 16 Figure 2 • Control Panel 7 1 ST A TUS lig ht These indicator lights show the current status of t[...]

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    3 Prep aring the Printer for Use 4/8/14 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide P1060608-003 Prep aring the Printer for Use After you have familiariz ed yourself with the printer components, prep are the printer for use . T o set up the printer , complete these step s: 1. Select a location for the prin ter that meets these conditions: • must be a s[...]

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    Preparing the Printer for Use 4 P1060608-003 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide 4/8/14 5. Plug the male end of the A/ C power co rd int o an appropri ate power outl et. 6. Connect the printer to a comp uter using one or more of the avai lable connections. The standard connections are shown here. A para llel connection or a wireless connection ma[...]

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    5 Prep aring the Printer for Use 4/8/14 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide P1060608-003 7. Raise the media door . 8. Load ribbon (if using Thermal T ransfer mode) and media into the printer (se e Load Medi a and Ribbon on page 8 ). 9. Close the media door .[...]

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    Preparing the Printer for Use 6 P1060608-003 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide 4/8/14 10. T o verify that the media and ribbon are load ed correctl y , print a p rinter configuration label. a. Press and hold the CANCEL button. b. T urn on ( I ) the printer . If the media and ribbon are loade d correctly , a printer configuration label prints. A[...]

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    7 Prep aring the Printer for Use 4/8/14 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide P1060608-003 11 . T o test the connection betwee n your printer an d your computer , use a label design package to create a sample label and send it to the prin ter . Zebra recommend s ZebraDesigner Pro. Y ou can download this software from htt p://www .zebra.com/software[...]

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    Load Media and Ribbon 8 P1060608-003 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide 4/8/14 Load Media and Ribbon Use the instructions i n this section to load ri bbon (if used) and med ia in T ear-Of f mode. Ribbon is used with th ermal transfer labels. For direct the rmal labels, do not load ribbon in the printer. For in structions for loading fanfold medi[...]

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    9 Load Media an d Ribbon 4/8/14 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide P1060608-003 2. Remove and discard any tags or labels that are dirty or that are held by adhesives or tape. 3. Pull out the media supply guide as far as it goes. 4. Place the roll of media on the media supply ha nger . Push the roll as far back as it will go.[...]

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    Load Media and Ribbon 10 P1060608-003 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide 4/8/14 5. Slide in the media supply gu ide until it touch es the edge of the roll. 6. Slide the media guide all the way out.[...]

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    11 Load Media an d Ribbon 4/8/14 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide P1060608-003 7. From the media hanger ( 1 ), feed the media under the dancer assembly ( 2 ), through the media sensor ( 3 ), and under the pri nthead assembly ( 4 ). Slide the media back unt il it touches the inside back wall of t he media sensor . 8. Slide in the med ia guide u[...]

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    Load Media and Ribbon 12 P1060608-003 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide 4/8/14 9. Which type of me dia did you l oad into the printer? 10. Push down the printh ead assembly ( 1 ), and then rotate the prin thead-open lever ( 2 ) u ntil it locks into plac e. 11 . If necessary , press PA U S E to exit pause mode and enable printing. Load Ribbon 12[...]

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    13 Load Media an d Ribbon 4/8/14 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide P1060608-003 13. Place the roll of ri bbon on the r ibbon supply sp indle. Push the r oll back as far as it will g o. 14. Slide the ribbon under the printhead assembly , and then wrap it several turns around the ribbon ta ke-up spindle.[...]

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    Load Media and Ribbon 14 P1060608-003 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide 4/8/14 15. Push down the printh ead assembly ( 1 ), and then rotate the prin thead-open lever ( 2 ) u ntil it locks into plac e. 16. If necessary , press PA U S E to clear any errors and enable printing. 1 2[...]

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    15 Load Media an d Ribbon 4/8/14 ZT400™ Series Quick Reference Guide P1060608-003 Remove Used Ribbon Remove used ribbon from the ribbon take -up spindle e ach time you ch ange the roll o f ribbon. T o remove used ribbon, complete these step s: 1. Has the ribb on run out? 2. While holdin g the ribbon take-up spin dle, turn the ribbon rele ase knob[...]