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
Install Hardware Options
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Field Installable printer Accessories and Options
Printer Connectivity Modules
The connectivity module’s access door must be removed prior to installing the following options —
Accessing the Connectivity Module Slot.
• ZD420 Serial Port — Installing the Serial Port Module
• RS-232 DB-9 connector with DTE/DTC auto-switching — Serial Port Interface
• ZD420 Internal Ethernet (LAN - wired) — Installing the Internal Ethernet (LAN) Module
• RJ-45 connector
• Fast Ethernet 10/100 auto-switching, 10Base-T, and 100Base-TX networks.
Media Handling Options
The printer’s standard bezel must be removed prior to installing the following options — Removing the
Standard Bezel.
• Label Dispenser (Peel-Off Liner and Present Label for Operator) - Installing the Label Dispenser
• General Purpose Media Cutter — Installing the Standard Media Cutter
• Linerless Media Cutter — Installing the Linerless Media ‘Tear-Off’ Bezel
• Linerless Media ‘Tear-Off’ Label Bezel — Installing the Linerless Media ‘Tear-Off’ Bezel
• Printer Resolution Upgrade Kits (203 dpi and 300 dpi) - Print Resolution Upgrade Kits
• Media Roll Adapters for 38.1 mm (1.5 inches), 50.8 mm (2.0 inches), or 76.2 mm (3.0 inches) I.D.
media cores - Media Roll Core Size Adapters
Power Base Options
The ZD-Series (ZD620 and ZD420) printers are supported with power base field upgrade kits for each the
direct thermal and thermal transfer versions of these printers.
• Attached Power Supply Base (power supply included) — Installing the Attached Power Supply
Base Options
• Battery Power Base (battery pack sold separately) — Installing the Attached Battery Base Options
• Battery Pack (battery poer base sold separately) — Installing the Battery into the Attached Power
Base