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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Link-OS 4 inch Desktop Printer Options:
• A Color LCD User Interface for easy setup, print configuration, printing, and a range of Link-OS
features.
• Healthcare printer models:
• Healthcare wipe-able plastics for disinfecting and cleaning.
• IEC 60601-1 certified power supply.
• Factory Installed Wired and Wireless options:
• Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) wireless connectivity
• Wi-Fi (802.11ac – includes a/b/g/n), Bluetooth Classic 4.X (3.X compatible), and Bluetooth Low
Energy (LE) wireless connectivity.
• Factory installed Internal Ethernet Print Server (LAN, RJ-45 connector) — supports 10Base-T,
100Base-TX and fast Ethernet 10/100 auto-switching networks for wired connectivity. The
factory installed option includes Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) wireless connectivity.
• Thermal Transfer Printing - A choice of easy loading thermal transfer ribbon cartridge or dual
capacity ribbon roll (74 m and 300 m ribbons) models.
• ZD620 and select ZD420 printers have an factory installed, on-board Real Time Clock (RTC) in
printers that have Bluetooth Low Power (BTLE) or Wi-Fi with Classic Bluetooth configurations.
• Field installable connectivity modules:
• Internal Ethernet Print Server (LAN, RJ-45 connector) — supports 10Base-T, 100Base-TX and
fast Ethernet 10/100 auto-switching networks.
• Serial (RS-232 DB-9) Port
• Field installable media handling options:
• Label Dispenser (Peel-Off liner and present the label for the operator).
• General purpose media cutter.
• Linerless Label Tear-Off printing with a ‘Label Taken’ sensor.
• Linerless Label Cutter with a ‘Label Taken’ sensor.
• Media Core Adapter kit include adapters for media rolls with Outer Diameters (O.D.) up to 127 mm
(5 inches):
• 38.1 mm (1.5 inch) I.D. media cores.
• 50.8 mm (2.0 inch) I.D. media cores.
• 76.2 (3.0 inch) I.D. media cores.
• Attached Power Supply Base with internal power supply.
• Attached Battery Base with removable Battery.
• Attached Battery Base and Battery are sold separately.
• The battery provides a constant regulated 24 VDC until the battery shutdown for recharging to
maintain print quality. This keeps print from changing as the battery discharges with use.
• Includes a Shutdown Mode for shipping and storage.
• Includes battery charge and status indicators built into the battery.
• Field upgrade kit to change printer resolution is available. Change your printer from 203 dpi to 300
dpi - or - from 300 dpi to 203 dpi printing with these tool-less upgrade kits.
• Asian Language support with printer configuration options for the large Simplified and Traditional
Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character sets.