Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Introduction 1
- Installation 7
- Operation 23
- Configuration and Calibration 39
- Interconnections 45
- Preventive Maintenance 51
- Adjustments 59
- Troubleshooting 65
- Specifications 71
- Options 79
- Appendix 83
- Glossary 91
- Index 95
- Communication Capabilities
- Thermal Transfer Printer Internal Functions
- Print Mechanism Capabilities
- Media Transport Mechanism Capabilities
- Installation
- 230 VAC Operation
- Use of Shielded Cable
- Ribbons and Printhead Wear
- Repacking
- AC Voltage Selection Procedure
- AC Power Fuse Replacement
- 115 VAC Operation
- 230 VAC Operation
- Roll Media
- Tear-Off Mode
- Rewind Mode
- Peel-Off Mode
- Cutter Mode
- Fanfold Media
- Media Sensing Modes
- Media Transport Modes
- PAUSE Key
- FEED Key
- CANCEL Key
- MODE Key
- Introduction
- CANCEL Key Self Test
- PAUSE Key Self Test
- FEED Key Self Test
- FEED Key and PAUSE Key Self Test
- MODE Key Self Test
- PAUSE Key and CANCEL Key Self Test
- FEED Key and CANCEL Key Self Test
- Format 1: Simple Text and a Barcode
- Format 2: Saving a Label Format as a Graphic Image
- Format 3: Using a Serialized Data Field
- Bank 1
- Bank 2
- Calibration
- Adjusting the Print Darkness
- Adjusting the Media Rest Position
- Adjusting the Position of the Top of the Label
- Communications Code
- Interfaces
- Data Specifications
- RS-232 Pinouts
- Hardware Control Signal Descriptions
- RS-232 Cabling Requirements
- Interconnect to DTE Devices
- Interconnect to DCE Devices
- Parallel Cabling Requirements
- Parallel Interface
- Signal Descriptions
- Exterior Surfaces
- Interior
- Printhead and Platen Roller
- Media, Ribbon, and Label Available Sensors
- Cutter Module
- Upper Transmissive Media Sensor Position Adjustment
- Lower Transmissive Media Sensor Position Adjustment
- Printing Considerations
- Print Speeds
- Media Handling
- Media
- Ribbon
- Zebra Programming Language II (ZPL II®)
- Bar Codes
- Standard Fonts
- Physical
- Electrical
- Communications Interface
- Environmental Ranges
- Options and Accessories
- Label Darkness Levels
- A
- B
- C
- D
- F
- I
- L
- M
- O
- P
- Parallel Cabling Requirements, 49
- Parallel Interface, 49
- PAUSE Key and CANCEL Key Self Test, 33
- PAUSE Key Self Test, 31
- PAUSE Key, 26
- Peel-Off Mode, 17, 25
- Peel-Off Option, 79
- Power Connection
- Power Cord, 83
- Power-On Self Test, 28
- Preventive Maintenance, 51
- Print Darkness, 44
- Printer Diagnostics, 34
- Printer Operating Modes
- Printer Power Up, 21
- Printer Self Tests
- Printer Specifications
- Printhead DPI Option, 82
- Printhead Pressure Adjustment, 59
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z
Zebra S-Series User’s Guide 85
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All direct thermal and thermal transfer materials do not use the same
darkness setting. The best way to check for the proper darkness is to use a
bar code verifier that actually measures bars/spaces and calculates the
Print Contrast Signal (PCS) ratio. Without the assistance of a verifier,
your eyes and/or the scanner to be used in the system may be used for
picking the optimum darkness setting. What follows is a simple yet
effective method for adjusting the darkness to print “in-spec” bar codes.
1. Load media according to the appropriate media loading and ribbon
loading instructions beginning on page 11. Ensure that the proper
print method has been selected.
2. With power OFF, press and hold the FEED key.
3. Turn the printer power ON, then release the FEED key. The printer
begins printing test labels.
4. Print a label, then press the PAUSE key. The label contains several bar
codes as well as other printer information. Normal bar codes are
printed in a horizontal format as they feed out of the printer. Rotated
bar codes are printed in a vertical format.
5. Compare the test label printed to the bar codes in Figure 29 on
page 87. If the test label appears too dark or too light, increase or
decrease the darkness setting accordingly.
6. Resume printing by pressing the PAUSE key again. Print a few labels
at the new setting and verify that proper “in-spec” bar codes are being
printed. Repeat steps 4, 5, and 6 until satisfied.
7. To stop printing test labels, press the PAUSE key, then press the
CANCEL key.