Zebra Z4M manual

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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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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[...]

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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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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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 [...]

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[...]

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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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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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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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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

52 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation WEB S. ME DI A S. RIBBON S. T A KE LA BEL S. MED IA LE D RIBBON LED These parameters are automatically set during the calibration pr ocedure. They should only be changed by a qualif ied service technician. Refer to the maintenance m anual for more information on thes e p[...]

Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 53 * ZebraNet ® PrintServer II opt ion required Display S hows Action/Explanation IP RESOLU TION* IP Resol ution: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREME NT (–) key to display other choices. Defau lt: Dynamic Se lec tion s: Dyna mic, permanent Depending on the selection, allows ei ther the user (”permanent?[...]

54 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation LANGUAGE Select i ng the Displa y La ng uage: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (–) key to display other choice s. Defau lt: English Se lec tion s: English, S panish, French, German, It alian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, S panish 2, Dutch, Finnish, Japan[...]

Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 55 /ØÏlÍAÃlÍAcÍc ØÆÏlÏÆ &OHDQL QJ T able 2 pro vid es a re commended c leani ng sche dule. Sp ecifi c cleani ng p rocedures are provi ded on the following pages. CAUTION: Use onl y the cleaning a gents ind icated. Ze bra T echnolo gies Corpor ation wil l not be r es[...]

56 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &OHD QLQJWK H([WHULR U The ex terior s urfaces of the print er may be cl eaned with a lint-fre e cloth. Do not use hars h or abras ive clea ning agent s or solve nts. If ne cessary , a mil d deter gent or deskt op cleane r may be used sparingly . &OHD QLQJWK H,QWHULR U Rem ove an y a [...]

Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 57 &OHD QLQJWK H6HQVRUV Brush or vacuum a ny accumu lated pa per lint and du st away fr om the pri nter se nsors. Refer to Figure 24. The ref lective se nsor , transmis sive senso r , and ribbo n sensor shoul d be clean ed on a regu lar ba sis to en sure prope r operat ion of t he print er . For p[...]

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