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
Introduction
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Common Desktop Link-OS Printer Features:
• OpenAccess ™ design for simplified media loading.
• Color-coded “touch points” for operator controls and media guides.
• Enhanced user interface featuring three buttons and five status indicators.
• Easy, field installable media handling options.
• Media roll support:
• Outer Diameter (O.D.): Up to 127 mm (5 inch) and
• Inner Diameter (I.D.) roll cores:12.7 mm (0.5 inch), 25.4 mm (1 inch) and additional core sizes
with optional media core adapters.
• Movable Sensor provides compatibility with the widest range of media types:
• Compatible with full or partial width black mark media.
• Compatible with notched or slotted media.
• Multi-center position transmissivity sensor for use with label gap/web media.
• Universal Serial Bus (USB) Host Port that can be used for easy firmware updates.
• Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 interface
• Modular Connectivity Slot for field installable 10/100 Ethernet (802.3 RJ-45) or
Serial (RS-232 DB-9) interface options.
• On–the–fly OpenType and TrueType font scaling and import, Unicode, resident scalable font (Swiss
721 Latin 1 font), and a selection of resident bitmap fonts.
• Backwards compatibility focused technology eases printer replacement:
• Drop in replacement of legacy Zebra desktop printers. The printer accepts both EPL and ZPL
programming languages.
• Supports Link-OS virtual devices to interpret non-Zebra printer programming languages.
• XML-Enabled printing—allows XML communications for barcode label printing, eliminating license
fees and print server hardware and lowering customization and programming costs.
• Zebra ™ Global Printing Solution – supports Microsoft Windows keyboard encoding (and ANSI),
Unicode UTF-8 and UTF 16 (Unicode Transformation Formats), XML, ASCII (7 and 8 bit used by
legacy programs and systems), basic single and double byte font encoding, JIS and Shift-JIS
(Japanese International Standards), Hexadecimal encoding, and custom character mapping (DAT
table creation, font linking, and character remapping).
• Factory installed network models support printer configuration via a setup utility running on mobile
devices.
• Use the printer’s optional Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) feature for short range communication to a
variety of mobile devices. Bluetooth LE works with Zebra mobile setup utility applications to
assist in printer setup, perform media calibration, and maximize print quality.
• Zebra’s Print Touch (Near Field Communication - NFC) ‘tap’ to pair devices, access printer
information, and access mobile applications.
• Zebra’s Link-OS - an open platform that connects operating systems for smart Zebra devices with
powerful software apps (applications), making the devices easy to integrate, manage and maintain
from any location.
• An On-board Real Time Clock (RTC).
• Printhead maintenance reporting enabled and customizable by the user.
• Easy tool-less replacement of printhead and platen (driver) ro
ller.
• A minimum of 64 MB of internal (E:\) printer memory for storing forms, fonts, and graphics.