Zebra Print Settings

This will tell the printer to print a Configuration Label. Send the ZPL string ^XA^HH^XZ to the printer to return the settings back to the host. You will need a bi-directional application like Hyper-terminal, Tera-Term, or the Direct Communications windows of the Zebra Setup Utility to receive data back from the printer.

Zebra Printer Setup Utilities These free Setup Utilities will enhance your out-of-the-box printer experience by enabling you to quickly and easily configure select Zebra industrial, mobile and desktop printers. These instructions will guide you through setting up and troubleshooting your Zebra printer for printing 4x6 shipping labels on a Windows device. Print a test label.

Setting the width too narrow can result in portions of a label format not being printed on the media. Setting the width too wide wastes formatting memory and can cause the printer to print off of the label and onto the platen roller. A driver or label software can send ZPL commands overriding existing printer configurations.

The printer may receive a configuration command with the label format that changes your initial setting. It could be telling the printer to print darker, to change label modes, or, if it is using ribbon, not to use it. Run Zebra setup utilities, select the printer and click on "Configure printer settings" Enter here the label size and select the print orientation; if you plan to use labels of different sizes, enter the size of the biggest one, then click next Leave the draft mode "Off" and select speed and darkness.

From the Windows Start Menu, go to Printers & Scanners. Click your printer in the list of available printers, and then click Manage. Click Printing Preferences.

The ZDesigner window for your printer displays. Changing Printer Settings. This article demonstrates how to configure printer settings using the Zebra Setup Utilities (ZSU).

This section assists you with configuration of and adjustments to the printer. RESET Button Functions Performing a Communication Diagnostics Test Sensor Profile Manually Calibrating Media Manual Print Width Adjustment Manual Print Darkness Adjustment Factory Test Modes Determining Thermal Media Types ZPL Printer Configuration Format and Reusable Files ZPL Programming for Memory Management ZD421 and ZD621 Desktop Printer.