User's Manual

QL 420 User’s Guide 13
2A. Load the media (continued):
Loading media from an external supply. Refer to Figure 7.
The QL 420 has a loading slot in the rear of the media com-
partment which allows you to use standard 4” (101.6 mm) wide
fan-fold media from an external supply. The external supply
must be designed such that it does not exert excessive drag as
media is fed through the printer, which could result in distorted
printing.
• Pull the media supports apart, insert a Media Spacer (Ze-
bra part number BA16625-1) between them, and let the
media supports close. Insert the media from the external
supply through the rear feed slot, between the media
guides and up through the media compartment as shown.
Make sure the side of the media you will be printing on
faces the print head.
FIGURE 7: INSTALLING MEDIA FROM AN EXTERNAL SUPPLY
Media Spacer
p/n BA16625-1
Feed media
through rear
feed slot
Surface of
media to be
printed must
face the print-
head