User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Terms of Use
- Publication Date
- About
- Contents
- Introduction
- Printer Features
- Printer Features
- Inside the ZD620 Dual Capacity Ribbon Roll Printer
- Inside the ZD620 and ZD420 Direct Thermal Printers
- Inside the ZD420 Ribbon Cartridge Printer
- Label Dispenser Option (field installable) - All Models
- Cutter Option (field installable) - All Models
- Linerless Media Tear-Off Option (Direct Thermal Models Only)
- Linerless Cutter Option (Direct Thermal Models Only)
- Identifying Platen Drive Rollers Types
- Printer Power Supply Options
- ZD620 Locking Printer Features
- Zebra Print Touch
- Printer Features
- Install Hardware Options
- Field Installable printer Accessories and Options
- Printer Connectivity Modules
- Media Handling Options
- Removing the Standard Bezel
- Installing the Label Dispenser
- Installing the Standard Media Cutter
- Installing the Linerless Media Cutter
- Installing the Linerless Media ‘Tear-Off’ Bezel
- Media Roll Core Size Adapters
- Print Resolution Upgrade Kits
- Installing the Attached Power Supply Base Options
- Installing the Attached Battery Base Options
- Installing the Battery into the Attached Power Base
- User Interface
- LCD User Interface
- Meaning of the Indicator Light Patterns
- Display Controls and Menus
- Battery Indicators and Controls
- Printer Configuration Menus
- Setup
- Printer Setup Overview
- Select a Location for the Printer
- Install Printer Options and Connectivity Modules
- Attaching Power
- Getting Ready to Print
- Loading Roll Media
- Loading Thermal Transfer Roll Ribbon
- Loading the ZD420 Ribbon Cartridge
- Run a SmartCal Media Calibration
- Test Printing with the Configuration Report
- Detecting a Media Out Condition
- Detecting a Ribbon Out Condition
- Connecting your Printer to a Computer
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Classic Wireless Connectivity Option
- Setup for Windows® OS
- Print Operations
- Thermal Printing
- Select a Print Mode
- Adjusting the Print Quality
- Darkness Control
- Adjusting the Print Width
- Printing on Fan-Fold Media
- Printing with Externally Mounted Roll Media
- Using the Label Dispenser Option
- Using the Linerless Options
- Sending Files to the Printer
- Ribbon Cartridge Programming Commands
- Printing with the Attached Battery Base and Battery Option
- Printer Fonts
- EPL Line Mode - Direct Thermal Printers only
- ZD620 and ZD420 Locking Printer Option
- Zebra® ZKDU — Printer Accessory
- ZBI 2.0™ — Zebra Basic Interpreter
- Setting the Power Failure Recovery Mode Jumper
- USB Host Port and Link-OS Usage Examples
- USB Host
- USB Host and Printer Usage Examples
- Items Required for the USB Host Exercises
- Files for Completing the Exercises
- Exercise 1: Copy Files to a USB Flash Drive and Perform USB Mirror
- Exercise 2: Print a Label Format from a USB Flash Drive
- Exercise 3: Copy Files to/from a USB Flash Drive
- Exercise 4: Enter Data for a Stored File with a USB Keyboard and Print a Label
- Using the USB Hosts Port and the NFC Capabilities
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Tools
- Printer Diagnostics
- Power-On Self Test
- SmartCal Media Calibration
- Configuration Report (CANCEL Self Test)
- Printer Network (and Bluetooth) Configuration Report
- Print Quality Report (FEED self test)
- Reset Printer Factory Defaults (PAUSE + FEED Self Test)
- Reset Network Factory Defaults (PAUSE + CANCEL Self Test)
- Reset Button
- Communication Diagnostics Test
- Sensor Profile
- Advanced Mode
- Factory Test Modes
- Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface
- Serial Port Interface
- ZD620 / ZD420 Thermal Transfer Models
- ZD620 / ZD420 Ribbon Cartridge Thermal Transfer Models
- ZD620 / ZD420 Direct Thermal Models
- Printer Diagnostics
- Media
- ZPL Configuration
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2. Status Indicator — Primary status indicator for overall printer health and operational status. This
indicator is also known as the Power indicator.
• Green: Ready for print and data activity.
• Green, Slowly Changing between ON and OFF: Printer is in Sleep Mode.
• Red: Media out, media detection error, head (cover/printhead) open, cut error, printhead
authentication failure.
• Amber: Printhead Over Temp (temperature), printhead element failure, out of memory while storing
content (formats, graphics, fonts, etc.), and interface power fault for USB Host or Serial ports.
• Blinking Amber: Printhead Under Temp (temperature)
• Blinking Red: Printhead Over Temp (temperature) — this status is coupled with blinking red Pause
indicator. Requires cooling and printer restart.
3.
Pause Indicator — The printer is in Pause mode when the Pause indicator light is on. A label (print
form) or all labels (print forms) in the print buffer’s queue can be canceled when the Pause indicator is
on using the Cancel button.
• Amber: The printer is paused. Print, label FEED (advance), and other label routines are suspended
until the pause state is removed by pressing the Pause button.
• Blinking Red: Printhead Over Temp (temperature) — this status is coupled with blinking red Status
indicator. Requires cooling and printer restart.
4.
Data Indicator — Indicates the status of data transfer activity.
• Off: Data is not being transferred.
• Green: A data communication operation has not finished, but is not actively being transferred.
• Blinking Green: Data communications are in process.
• Blinking Amber: Out of memory while storing content (formats, graphics, fonts, etc.).
5. Supplies
Indicator — Indicates media (label, receipt, tags, transfer ribbon, ribbon cartridge, etc.)
status.
• Red: There is a media out condition.
• Blinking Red: Ribbon Out.
• Blinking Red and Amber: Ribbon Cartridge Low (ZD420 Cartridge printers only)
.
• Blinking Amber: Ribbon In (ZD420 Cartridge printers only) detected while the printer is attempting
to print in direct thermal mode.
6.
Network Indicator — Indicates network activity and status.
• Amber: 10 base Ethernet (LAN) connection detected.
• Green: 10/100 Ethernet (LAN) connection detected or when Wi-Fi (WLAN) has a strong signal and
is connected.
• Red: when an Ethernet (LAN) or Wi-Fi (WLAN) fault occurs.
• Blinking Red: during Wi-Fi (WLAN) association.
• Blinking Amber: during Wi-Fi (WLAN) authentication.
• Blinking Green: when Wi-Fi (WLAN) has completed, but has a weak signal.