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
Setup for Windows
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Pre-install Windows
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Printer Drivers
Install the Zebra Setup Utilities (ZSU) before applying power to the printer connected to the PC
(running a Zebra driver supported Windows operating system). The utility installs the Zebra Windows
drivers first. The ZSU installation wizard will then prompt you to apply the printer power. Continue to follow
the instructions to complete your printer installation.
The Zebra Setup Utility is designed to assist you setting up printer communication on a PC running
the Windows operating system. The cabling and unique parameters for each of these physical printer
communication interfaces is discussed in the following pages to assist you with making configuration setup
choices prior to and immediately following applying power. The Zebra Setup Utilities configuration wizards
will instruct you to turn the printer’s power on at the appropriate time to complete the installation of your
printer.
For more details on installing Ethernet (network) and Bluetooth interfaces:
• Wired and Wireless Print Servers User Guide
• Bluetooth Wireless Guide
Setting Up the Wi-Fi Print Server Option
This section covers basic configuration of your internal Wi-Fi Print Server option. For more detailed
information, refer to the Wired and Wireless Print Servers User Guide.
Note • The wireless radio option, which includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth classic and Bluetooth low energy, is only available as
a factory installed configuration.
You may configure your printer for wireless operation in the following ways. This basic guide covers only
the first option, the Connectivity Wizard.
• Through the Connectivity Wizard, which writes a ZPL script for you. On the last screen of the
utility, you may choose to send the command directly to your printer, or you may choose to save the
ZPL script to a file. The saved ZPL file has several purposes:
• The file can be sent to the printer through any available connection (serial, parallel, USB, or
wired print server).
• The file can be resent to the printer after the network settings have been restored to factory
defaults.
• The file can be sent to multiple printers that will use the same network settings.
• Through ZPL script that you write yourself. Use the ^WX command to set the basic parameters for
security type. You can send the command through any available connection (serial, parallel, USB,
or wired print server). Refer to the ZPL Programming Guide for more information on this option.
• Through Set/Get/Do (SGD) commands that you send to the printer. Begin with wlan.security to set
the wireless security type. Depending on which security type that you select, other SGD commands
will be necessary to specify other parameters. You can send the commands through any available
connection (serial, parallel, USB, or wired print server). Refer to the ZPL Programming Guide for
more information on this option.