User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Proprietary Statements
- Document Conventions
- Introduction to the QL Plus™ Series
- Unpacking and Inspection
- Reporting Damage
- QL 220 Plus Overview
- QL 320 Plus Overview
- QL 420 Plus Overview
- Getting Ready to Print
- Battery
- Installing the Battery
- QL 220 Plus
- QL 420 Plus
- QL 320 Plus
- Charging the Battery with the LI72 Charger
- Battery Safety
- Charger Safety
- Loading the Media
- QL 420 Plus and QL 220 Plus Printers
- QL 320 Plus Printers
- All models
- QL 420 Plus Printers Only
- Operator Controls
- Keypad Control Panel
- LCD Control Panel
- Programmable LCD Settings
- Verify the Printer Is Working
- Printing a Configuration Label
- Connecting the Printer
- Cable Communication
- IR Communications
- Wireless Communications with Bluetooth™
- Bluetooth Networking Overview
- WLAN Overview
- Setting Up the Software
- Radio Regulatory Information
- Zebra Bluetooth Radio QL+ZBR3
- Zebra Bluetooth Radio 2.0 QL+ZBR4
- WLAN Module Using 802.11b CF Radio (North America)
- WLAN Module Using 802.11b CF Radio (Asia & EU Countries)
- Zebra 802.11b WLAN Radio Module
- WLAN Module Using 802.11g Radio
- Compact Flash (802.11b) and Bluetooth Co-located Radio Modules
- Using the Accessories
- Belt Clip
- Kickstand
- Desk Stand
- Carrying Strap
- Preventive Maintenance
- Extending Battery Life
- General Cleaning Instructions
- QL 220 Plus Cleaning
- QL 320 Plus Cleaning
- QL 420 Plus Cleaning
- Troubleshooting
- Keypad Control Panel
- LCD Control Panel Indicators
- Troubleshooting Topics
- Troubleshooting Tests
- Printing a Configuration Label
- Communications Diagnostics
- Contacting Technical Support
- Specifications
- Printing Specifications
- Memory and Communications Specifications
- Label Specifications
- Font and Bar Code Specifications
- Communications Ports
- Physical, Environmental and Electrical Specifications
- QL Plus Series Accessories
- Appendix A
- Interface Cables
- RS232 Cables
- USB Cable
- More Interface Cables
- Appendix B
- Media Supplies
- Appendix C
- Maintenance Supplies
- Appendix D
- Product Support
- Appendix E
- Battery Disposal
- Product Disposal
- Appendix F
- Using zebra.com
- Index
- Patent Numbers
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QL Plus Series User Guide
Wireless Communications with Bluetooth™
“Bluetooth” is a worldwide standard for the exchange of
data between two devices via radio frequencies. Bluetooth ra-
dios are relatively low powered to help prevent interference
with other devices running at similar radio frequencies. This
limits the range of a Bluetooth device to about 10 meters (32
feet). Both the printer and the device it communicates with
must follow the Bluetooth standard. Other than conditions
specified elsewhere in this manual, only one of the radio op-
tions can be installed in the printer at one time and the anten-
na used for these transmitters must not be co-located or must
not operate in conjunction with any other antenna.
Bluetooth Networking Overview
Each Bluetooth enabled QL Plus printer is identified by
a unique Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) loaded into its
QuickLink module when manufactured. In order to exchange
data, two Bluetooth enabled devices must establish a connec-
tion.
Bluetooth software is always running in the background,
ready to respond to connection requests. One device (known
as the master or the client) must request a connection with an-
other. The second device (the slave or the server) then accepts
or rejects the connection. A Bluetooth enabled QL Plus print-
er will normally act as a slave creating a miniature network
with the terminal sometimes referred to as a “piconet”.
For the most part, communications using the Bluetooth pro-
tocol are initiated and processed without any operator inter-
vention.
QL 220 Plus and 420 Plus printers can be equipped with
both a Bluetooth and an 802.11b radio, allowing communi-
cations with both Bluetooth enabled devices and a Wireless
Local Area Network (WLAN) (see WLAN discussion following).
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