EM 220 Mobile Printer Windows Driver Manual P1007752-012 Rev. 1.
EM 220 Table of Contents 1. Manual Information...................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Operating System (OS) Environment ........................................................................................................ 6 3. Windows Driver Preparation....................................................................................................................... 6 4.
EM 220 ■ Proprietary Statements This manual contains proprietary information of Zebra Technologies Corporation. It is intended solely for the information and use of parties operating and maintaining the equipment described herein. Such proprietary information may not be used, reproduced, or disclosed to any other parties for any other purpose without the expressed written permission of Zebra Technologies Corporation.
EM 220 Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme á la norme NMB-003 du Canada. “IC:” before the equipment certification number signifies that the Industry Canada technical specifications were met. It does not guarantee that the certified product will operate to the user’s satisfaction.
EM 220 Copyrights The copyrights in this manual and the label print engine described therein are owned by Zebra Technologies Corporation. Unauthorized reproduction of this manual or the software in the label print engine may result in imprisonment of up to one year and fines of up to $10,000 (17 U.S.C.506). Copyright violators may be subject to civil liability. This product may contain ZPL®, ZPL II®, and ZebraLinktm programs; Element Energy Equalizer® Circuit; E3®; and AGFA fonts. Software © ZIH Corp.
EM 220 1. Manual Information This Windows Driver Installation Manual provides information on installation, detailed specifications, and usage of the printer’s Windows Driver according to PC operating system (OS). 2.
EM 220 4. Windows Driver Installation 4-1 Installing on Windows 98/ME 4-1-1 Via Serial Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (EM 220_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 3) Select the COM port to be used and click the “Next” button. 4) Clicking the “Yes” button will reboot the PC. 5) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. 6) Click the “Port Settings…” button in the “Details” tab. 7) Match the communication settings to those of the printer. (The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self-test.) Rev. 1.
EM 220 8) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 9) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4-1-2 Via USB Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (EM 220_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. 3) Select USB and click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4) Clicking the “OK” button will reboot the PC. 5) Turn on the printer. 6) When the New Hardware Wizard appears for the installation of the “USB Printing Support” Driver, click the “Next” button. 7) Continue to click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 8) Continue to click the “Next” button. 9) Continue to click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 10) When the “USB Printing Support” Driver installation is complete, the system automatically reboots. 11) After system rebooting, the Windows Driver is automatically installed. Rev. 1.
EM 220 * If an error occurs during software installation, save the location. (Location: “C:\WINDOWS\EM220\usb”) 12) Confirm the USB Port setting in the Windows Driver properties. Rev. 1.
EM 220 13) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 14) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4-2 Installing on Windows 2000 4-2-1 Via Serial Port or Bluetooth 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (EM 220_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. 3) Select the COM port to be used and click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4) If using Bluetooth, click the “Yes” button. - Click “No” if using a Serial port. - To use Bluetooth, first install the corresponding product software. (Refer to the user manual of the corresponding product.) * Select the Bluetooth Driver to be used. “Yes”: to use an IVT, Broadcom Driver “No”: to use a driver supplied by the Windows OS 5) When the following message box appears, click the “Yes” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 6) Clicking the “Yes” button will reboot the PC. 7) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. 8) Click the “Port Settings” button in the “Ports” tab. 9) Match the communication settings to those of the printer. (The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self-test.) Rev. 1.
EM 220 10) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 11) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4-2-2 Via USB Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (EM 220_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. 3) Select USB and click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4) When the following message box appears, click the “Yes” button. 5) Click the “OK” button. 6) Turn on the printer. 7) The Windows Driver is automatically installed. Rev. 1.
EM 220 8) The USB Port setting can be confirmed in the Windows Driver properties. 9) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 10) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4-3 Installing on Windows XP/2003 Server 4-3-1 Via Serial Port or Bluetooth 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (EM 220 _Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. 3) Select the COM port to be used and click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4) If using Bluetooth, click the “Yes” button. - Click “No” if using a Serial port. - To use Bluetooth, first install the corresponding product software. (Refer to the user manual of the corresponding product.) * Select the Bluetooth Driver to be used. “Yes”: to use an IVT, Broadcom Driver “No”: to use a driver supplied by the Windows OS 5) When the following message box appears, click the “Continue Anyway” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 6) Clicking the “Yes” button will reboot the PC. 7) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. 8) Click the “Port Settings” button in the “Ports” tab. 9) Match the communication settings to those of the printer. (The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self-test.) Rev. 1.
EM 220 10) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 11) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4-3-2 Via USB Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (EM 220_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. 3) Select USB and click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4) Click the “OK” button. 5) Turn on the printer. 6) When the New Hardware Wizard appears for the installation of the Windows Driver, select the option as shown below and click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 7) Click the “Next” button. 8) Click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 9) Click the “Next” button. 10) Click the “Continue Anyway” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 11) Click the “Finish” button. 12) The USB Port setting can be confirmed in the Windows Driver properties. Rev. 1.
EM 220 13) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 14) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4-4 Installing on Windows VISTA 4-4-1 Via Serial Port or Bluetooth 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (EM 220_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. 3) Select the COM port to be used and click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4) If using Bluetooth, click the “Yes” button. - Click “No” if using a Serial port. - To use Bluetooth, first install the corresponding product software. (Refer to the user manual of the corresponding product.) * Select the Bluetooth Driver to be used. “Yes”: to use an IVT, Broadcom Driver “No”: to use a driver supplied by the Windows OS 5) When the following message box appears, click the “Install this driver software anyway” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 6) Clicking the “Yes” button will reboot the PC. 7) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. 8) Click the “Port Settings” button in the “Ports” tab. 9) Match the communication settings to those of the printer. (The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self-test.) Rev. 1.
EM 220 10) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 11) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4-4-2 Via USB Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (EM 220_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. 3) Select USB and click the “Next” button. Rev. 1.
EM 220 4) Click the “OK” button. 5) Turn on the printer. Rev. 1.
EM 220 6) The USB Port setting can be confirmed in the Windows Driver properties. 7) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 8) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally.. Rev. 1.
EM 220 5. Detailed Windows Driver Settings The following functions can be set in detail after the Windows Driver installation is complete. 5-1 Paper Supply Method The printer structure is such that the print head, which carries out printing, and the cutter, which cuts the printing paper, are separated. After printing, the location of the end section can be adjusted as follows. - Automatically Select: Select the “Receipt” automatically.
EM 220 2) Click the “Printing Preferences” button in the “General” tab. The button name varies by Windows OS. Refer to the following: - Windows 95/98/ME: “Properties” - Windows NT4.0: “Document Defaults” - Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server: “Printing Preferences” - Windows WEPOS/VISTA: “Printing Preferences” 3) Select the desired setting in the “Paper/Quality” tab. (Resolution is fixed at 203 × 203.) Rev. 1.
EM 220 5-2 Paper Size The paper sizes available in the Windows Driver are as follows: - 58 × 297 mm [220] - 58 × 3276 mm [220] - Custom Size (Windows 9x supported) Detailed setting can be done as follows: 1) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. 2) Click the “Printing Preferences” button in the “General” tab. The button name varies by Windows OS. Refer to the following: - Windows 95/98/ME: “Properties” - Windows NT4.
EM 220 5-3 Additional Commands The Windows Driver serves to receive the content for print from an application and send it to the printer. The Additional Commands function allows for the addition of desired commands at the beginning or end of the print content sent to the printer.
EM 220 3) If the user opts to open Cash Drawer 1 prior to printing, enter “\x1B\x70\x00\x19\xff” in the “BeginDoc” space and click the “OK” button. 4) If the user opts to open Cash Drawer 1 at the end of printing, enter “\x1B\x70\x00\x19\xff” in the “EndDoc1” space and click the “OK” button. 5) If the user opts to feed three lines at the end of printing, enter “3” in the “EndDoc2” space and click the “OK” button.
EM 220 6. Windows Driver Specifications 6-1 Fonts The Windows Driver of the printer supports the fonts listed below. Printing is done at faster speed when using the fonts below as opposed to the Windows fonts of the OS. FontA1x1 FontA1x2 FontA2x1 FontA2x2 FontA2x4 FontA4x2 FontA4x4 FontA4x8 FontA8x4 FontA8x8 FontB1x1 FontB1x2 FontB2x1 FontB2x2 FontB2x4 FontB4x2 FontB4x4 FontB4x8 FontB8x4 FontB8x8 Printer Fonts FontA1x1[Ext.] FontA1x2[Ext.] FontA2x1[Ext.] FontA2x2[Ext.] FontA2x4[Ext.] FontA4x2[Ext.
EM 220 6-2 Special Functions The Windows Driver supports the special functions indicated below. These special functions are available when using the characters after the “FontControl” font is selected. Note: This function is not an ordinary character printing function. Character 5 6 7 i j k l m p q r s t w x y R S T U V Special Function Prints HT (0 x 09) Prints LF (0 x 0A) Prints CR (0 x 0D) Prints 1st color image in double-sized mode. Prints 2nd color image in double-sized mode.
EM 220 6-3 Barcodes The Windows Driver supports the barcodes indicated below. This function is available when entering barcode data after selecting “Printer Font Name”. In addition, the “FontControl” font can be used to add HRI characters. Printer Font Name Size Supported Characters Codabar 18/35.5/53/71 Code39 18/35.5/53/71 JAN13(EAN) JAN8(EAN) ITF UPC-A UPC-E Code93 Code128 18/35.5/53/71 18/35.5/53/71 18/35.5/53/71 18/35.5/53/71 18/35.5/53/71 18/35.5/53/71 18/35.
EM 220 7. Use of Windows Driver 7-1 Use of Visual Basic This section explains the use of the Windows Driver with Visual Basic to control the printer (EM 220). Sample programs are saved together if the Windows Driver is installed. 7-1-1 Windows Driver Selection The following code is an example of the selection of the “Zebra EM 220” Windows Driver: For Each prnPrinter In Printers If prnPrinter.DeviceName = “Zebra EM 220” Then Set Printer = prnPrinter Exit For End If Next Rev. 1.
EM 220 7-1-2 Test Printing The following code is an example of the printing of Arial Test via the Windows font, and FontA1x1Test via the printer font: 'Print in Windows font Printer.FontSize = 9 Printer.FontName = “Arial” Printer.Print “Arial Test” 'Print in printer font Printer.FontSize = 8.5 Printer.FontName = “FontA1x1” Printer.Print “FontA1x1Test” Printer.EndDoc 7-1-3 Barcode Printing The following code is an example of the printing of the JAN8 (EAN) barcode: 'Print Bar Code. Printer.
EM 220 7-2 Use of Wordpad 7-2-1 Wordpad Environment Settings After running Wordpad and setting the following conditions, conduct a test. - Select Printer After selecting “Print” from the “File” tab, select the printer (Zebra EM 220). - Select Paper Size, Orientation, and Margins After selecting “Page Settings” from the “File” tab, select the paper size, orientation, and margins. 7-2-2 Text Printing Use the Windows Driver of the printer to run a test.
EM 220 7-2-3 Barcode Printing Use the Windows Driver of the printer to print the barcode. 1) Select the desired barcode from the Font menu (Code128). 2) Select the desired font size (18). 3) Enter “{A123435” in Wordpad. 4) Click the Print button in the toolbar to print. Rev. 1.
EM 220 7-2-4 Two-Dimensional Barcode Printing Use the Windows Driver of the printer to print the two-dimensional barcode. 1) Select the desired two-dimensional barcode from the Font menu (PDF417). 2) Select the desired font size (8.5). 3) Enter “Two-dimensional Codes Test: PDF417” in Wordpad. 4) Click the Print button in the toolbar to print. Rev. 1.
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