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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 1 :l Y l +HOOR • This user ’ s guide prov ides all the in formation you need to operat e the Z 4M ™ or Z 6M™ pr inte r . •T h e ZPL II ® Pr ogramming Guide V olume I an d V olume I I (part # 45 540L) detai ls how to create t he perfec t labe l format f or your ap plicati on.
2Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5HS RUWLQ J'DPDJH If you di scover shipping damage: • Immedia tely not ify th e shippin g company a nd file a damag e report.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 3 3 ULQWHU3 RZHU The powe r supply i n the p rinter a utomati cally de tects the appli ed li ne voltag e and works in the 90 t o 265 V AC range.
4Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3 ULQWHU2YHUYLHZ Figur e 2 sho ws the b asic c ompone nts of your pr inte r . Depen ding on insta lled o ptions , your printer may look s lightly dif ferent.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 5 AOÃAÏÍÏlÍ-ÃÏlà This chapte r of the u ser ’ s guide i s so impo rtant th at we’ve pr inte d it on a di f ferent colo r paper ! That way , it wil l be eas y for you to f ind when you must cali brat e (s et up) the p rinter f or you r partic ular a pplicat ion.
6Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 7 SHVRI0 HGLD 1RQ&RQW LQXRXV:HE 0HGLD Non-co ntinuous we b media (re fer to Fi gure 3) re fers to indivi dual labe ls that are sepa rated by a gap, notch, o r hole. When y ou look at the medi a, you can t ell where one l abel ends and the next one be gins.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 7 1RQ&RQW LQXRXV% ODFN0 DUN 0HGL D Non-co ntinuous b lack mark medi a has bla c k marks print ed on the ba ck of the liner mate rial tha t in dic ate th e st art a nd en d o f ea ch lab el (r efe r to Fig u re 4 ).
8Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &KRRVLQJWKH 3 ULQW0RGH •I n tear -off mode, each label (or a st rip of l abels) ca n be to rn of f aft er it i s printed . •I n peel -off mode, li ner mat erial is pee led away from the la bel as it is print ed.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 9 3 RVLWLRQLQJWKH 0HGLD6 HQVRU The cor re ct pos ition ing of the m edi a se nso r is imp ort ant — it can m ake t he d if f er enc e betwe en a perfe ct label and a call to T echnica l Suppor t! There are two medi a sens ors in thi s print er: “ref lective ” and “trans missive .
10 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide $GMXVWL QJWKH 5HIOHFWL YH6HQVRU Refer to Figure 7. 1. Ope n the pr inthead assembly by p ressing t he print head ope n lever .
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 11 /R DGLQ J WKH 5LEE RQ Refer to Figure 8. For mor e detail ed informa tion, refer to the ins tructi ons that b egin on page 34.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 13 2SHUDWRU&RQWUROV 32:( 56 ZLWFK The POWER swit ch is located a t the bac k of the pr inter ab ove the power cord.
14 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &RQILJXULQJWKH3 ULQWHU The co nfigurat ion proce dure i n T able 1 con tains th e informat ion yo u need to g et your pri nter up and runnin g, but it i s not compr ehensive . Refe r t o pa ge 37 for mo re infor ma tion.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 15 &RQILJXULQJWKH6 RIWZDUHRU3 ULQWHU'UL YHU Many pri nter set tings may also be con t rolled by yo ur pri nter ’ s driver or label pre parat ion soft w are . Refer to th e dr iv er o r so ft war e doc um en tat ion fo r mor e infor ma tion.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 17 ÆÏAOÆÍØYAÏ 6VWHP&RQVL GHUDWLRQV ,QWHU IDFHV The met hod of int erfacing this printer to a data s ource depe nds on the commu nication options i nstalle d in th e printer .
18 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide When communi cating vi a the par allel port (refer to Figure 12), th e previous ly mentioned parameters are not consi dered. For s erial an d paralle l pinout and tech nical in formation , refer to “Append ix” begin ning on p age 87.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 19 -ÃÏlà ÍAÆYÆ ) URQW3 DQH O This section d iscusses the fu nctions of the cont rols and i ndicator s on th e printer . Beco me fa mi liar w ith e ac h o f th ese fu nc tions bef ore o p era ting th e p rint er .
20 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide )UR QW3D QHO. HV Key Func tion FEED Forces the printer to feed one blank label each t ime the key is pressed. • Printer not pr inting: one blank label immediately feeds. • Printing: one blank label feeds after the current bat ch of labels is complete.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 21 )UR QW3D QHO/LJ KWV Light St at us Indication POWER Off The printer is of f or no power is applied. On The printer is on. PA U S E Off Normal printer operation. On The printer has stopped all printing operations.
22 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5ROO0H GLD/RDG LQJ 7HDU RII0R GH Refer to Figure 14. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as poss ible.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 23 &XWWHU 0R GH (Cutt er opti on require d) Refer to Figure 15. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as poss ible.
24 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 9DOX H3HHORII 0RGH (V alue peel-o f f option r equired) Refer to Figure 16. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide ou t the media guide a s far fr om the prin ter fra me as poss ible.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 25 Figur e 16 Media Guide Dancer Ribbon Sensor Lab el V alue Pe e l Lever Printhead Open L ever Printhead Assembly Media Supply Guide Media Supply Hanger T ra.
26 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide /LQHU 7DN HXS0RGH (Lin er tak e-up opti on requir ed) NOTE: This optio n is avail able on the Z4M p rinter o nly . Refer to Figure 17. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 27 17. If the printer is paused (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE ke y to enable pri nting. Peel ing start s automat ically .
28 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3RZHU 3 HHO5HZLQG 3HHO0 RGH (Power peel/re wind opt ion requi red) Refer to Figure 18. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 29 16. Close the prin thead assem bly . 17. Close th e value peel a ssembly usi ng the value peel lever . 18. If the printer is paused (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE ke y to enable pri nting. Peel ing start s automat ically .
30 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3RZHU 3HHO5 HZLQG5 HZLQG 0RGH (Power rewind opt ion re quired) Refer to Figure 19. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 31 14. Slide t he rewind med ia guide a gainst th e media, and tight en the thu mbscrew t o lock it into position. 15. Close the prin thead assem bly . 16. If the printer is paused (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE ke y to enable pri nting.
32 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide ) DQIROG0H GLD/RDGL QJ Fanfo ld media feeds th rough eit her the bottom or rear a ccess slo t. Refer to Figure 20. 1. Pr ess t he printh ead open lever . The printhea d asse mbly spring s up. 2. Fl ip down t he media su pply guide.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 33 Figur e 20 Printhead Assembly Media Supply Guide Media Supply Hanger Printhead Open L ever T ransmissive Sensor Media Guide Dancer Ribbon Sensor Printhead .
34 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5LEERQ/RD GLQJ NOTE: The r ibbon suppl y spin dle in your printer is a “dua l tensio n” variety . Most a ppl ic ati ons r equire t he s pi ndl e t o b e in the “nor mal ” po sition.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 35 Figur e 22 Ribbon Supply Spindle Printhead Open L ever Ribbon Guide Plate Printhead Assembly Ribbon Sensor Ribbon Supply Spindle Ribbon T ake-up Spindle Pr.
36 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5LEERQ5HPR YDO T o remove the ribbon: 1. I f the ribb on has not run out, break it betwee n the ribbon guid e plate and t he ribbon take -up spindl e.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 37 yØÃAÏ Afte r you have i nstalle d the media and ribbon and the Power - On Self T est (POST) i s comple te, the f ront pa nel displ ay shows “PRI NTER READY .” (If the printer fails i ts POST , refer to page 75.
38 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &KDQJLQJ3 D VVZRUG3 UR WHFWHG3 DUDPHWHUV Cert ain paramet ers are password pr otected b y factory defaul t. NOTE: Y ou have t he opt ion of makin g all paramete rs passwor d protect ed. See “P ASSWORD LEVEL” on page 52 for detai ls.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 39 /HDYLQJWKH6H WXS0RGH Y ou can le ave th e program mode at any ti me by pressi ng the SETUP/EXI T key . The “SA VE CHANGES” displ ay appears . There are five choices, whi ch are des cribed belo w .
40 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &RQILJXUDWLRQD QG&DOLEUD WLRQ6HTXHQFH Display S hows Action/Explanation PRINTER R EADY Normal printer operation. Settin g Print Para meters DARKNESS Adjusting Print Darkness : Press the INCREMENT ( +) key t o increase darknes s.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 41 Display S hows Action/Explanation PRINT MODE Sele cting Pr int Mode : Press the INCR EMEN T (+) or DEC REMENT (–) k ey to display ot her choices.
42 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation PRIN T METHOD Sel ect ing Pri nt Met hod : Press the INCREMENT (+) key for the next value; press the DECREME NT (–) key for the previous value.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 43 Listing P rinter Informati on Display S hows Action/Explanation LIST FO NTS List Font s : Press the INCREMENT (+) key to print a label listing all of t he available fonts.
44 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation INITIAL IZ E C ARD Initiali ze Memory Card CAUTION: Perform this oper ation only when it is necessary to erase all prev iously stored informat ion from the opt ional memory ca rd.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 45 Media and Ribbon Sensor Calibrat ion Performing the man ual calibration procedure resets the sensitivity of the sensors t o detect the m edia and ribbon you are using more accurate ly . With the sensor s at their new sensitivity , the printer then performs the manual calibration.
46 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Setting Communication Parameters Comm unication parameters m ust be set c orrectly for the printer to c ommunicate wit h the host com puter . These parameters mak e sure that the printer and host computer are “speaking the same language.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 47 Display S hows Action/Explanation PA R I T Y Settin g Parity: P ress the INCREMENT (+) or DECREME NT (–) key to display other choices. Defau lt: Ev en Se lec tion s: Even, odd, none The parity of the printer must match the parity of the host computer for accurate comm unications to take place.
48 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation NETWORK ID Settin g Netwo rk ID: Press the DECREM ENT (–) key to mov e to the next digit position, press the INCREMENT (+) key to increase the value of t he digit.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 49 Selecting Prefix and Delimiter Characters Prefix and delimiter characters are 2-digit hex values used within the ZPL/ZPL II formats sent t o the printer . The printer uses the last prefix and delimiter charac ters sent to it, whether from a ZPL II instruction or from the front panel.
50 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Sele ct i ng ZPL Mode Display S hows Action/Explanation ZPL MODE Select ing ZPL Mode: Press the INCREMENT (+ ) or DECREMENT ( –) key to display ot her choices.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 51 Label Positi oning Para meter s Display S hows Action/Explanation BAC KFEED Backfeed S equence: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (–) key to display ot her choices.
52 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation WEB S. ME DI A S. RIBBON S. T A KE LA BEL S. MED IA LE D RIBBON LED These parameters are automatically set during the calibration pr ocedure. They should only be changed by a qualif ied service technician.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 53 * ZebraNet ® PrintServer II opt ion required Display S hows Action/Explanation IP RESOLU TION* IP Resol ution: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREME NT (–) key to display other choices.
54 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display S hows Action/Explanation LANGUAGE Select i ng the Displa y La ng uage: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (–) key to display other choice s.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 55 /ØÏlÍAÃlÍAcÍc ØÆÏlÏÆ &OHDQL QJ T able 2 pro vid es a re commended c leani ng sche dule. Sp ecifi c cleani ng p rocedures are provi ded on the following pages. CAUTION: Use onl y the cleaning a gents ind icated.
56 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &OHD QLQJWK H([WHULR U The ex terior s urfaces of the print er may be cl eaned with a lint-fre e cloth. Do not use hars h or abras ive clea ning agent s or solve nts. If ne cessary , a mil d deter gent or deskt op cleane r may be used sparingly .
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 57 &OHD QLQJWK H6HQVRUV Brush or vacuum a ny accumu lated pa per lint and du st away fr om the pri nter se nsors. Refer to Figure 24. The ref lective se nsor , transmis sive senso r , and ribbo n sensor shoul d be clean ed on a regu lar ba sis to en sure prope r operat ion of t he print er .
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 59 Next, pr ess the swab ti p against th e printhead and swi pe the print ele ments from end to end. Th en, turn the pl aten rol lers whil e wiping them f rom side t o side. Repe at this ste p until t he swab no lo nger sh ows dirt.
60 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Save- a-Printhea d Cleaning Fil m What is Save-a-P rinthe ad cleani ng film ? A speci ally coat ed fi lm th at re mov es cont amination b uildup wit hout damagi ng the p rinthead . What ar e the benefits of Save-a -Printhea d cleanin g film ? • Exten ds the li fe of y our print head.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 61 NOTE: If a r eplacement printhea d is neede d, Zebra st rongly recommends usin g a product from th e Original Equipmen t Manufa cture r (OEM) to ensure that your pri nter and pa rt war ranties remain intact, a nd that t he product perf orms optimal ly .
62 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &OHD QLQJWK H3RZHU 3HHO5HZ LQG0 RGXOH (Power peel/re wind opt ion requi red) Perf orm the fol lowing pro cedure if adhesi ve buildu p begins t o af fect peel perf ormance. Refer to Figure 25.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 63 &OHD QLQJWK H9DOXH3 HHORII0 RGXOH (V alue peel-o f f option r equired) Perf orm the fol lowing pro cedure if adhesi ve buildu p begins t o af fect peel -of f perf ormance. Refer to Figure 26.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 65 /XEULFDWLRQ CAUTION: No lubr icatin g agents of any kind s hould be use d on thi s prin ter! Som e commerc ially av ailab le lubri cants wil l damage the fini sh and t he mechanic al par ts if use d.
66 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide The pr essure a djustment dials ea ch have f our possi ble sett ings d esignate d by blocks of increa sing si ze embossed on the pri nt mechani sm.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 75 3 ULQWHU' LDJQRVWLFV 3RZHU 2Q6 HOI7HVW A Power -On Self T est (POST) is perfor med autom aticall y each ti me the pr inter i s tur ned on. Durin g thi s te st sequ enc e, th e fr ont panel li ght s an d li qui d cr ystal dis p la y (LCD ) mo nito r the p rog r ess of the P OST .
76 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &$1&( /.H 6HOI7 HVW Thi s self test prin t s a lis tin g of t he configu ration para meters currentl y stored in th e print er ’ s m emo ry . See Figure 3 0. (Depen ding on the o ptions or dered, your labe l may look di f ferent .
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 77 3$86 (.H 6HOI7HVW This self test c an be used t o provide the tes t labels required when makin g adju stments to th e printer’ s mecha nical asse mblies. See the sample printout in Figure 3 1.
78 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide )(( '.H 6HOI7HVW See Fi gure 32. 1. T urn of f the print er . 2. Press an d hold the FEED key while tu rning on the p ower . 3. Relea se the FEED ke y after t he DA T A light tu rns of f (app roximatel y five sec onds).
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guid e 79 &RP PXQLFD WLRQV' LDJQR VWLFV 7HVW This test is controll ed from the front panel dis play . Refer to pa ge 48. A t ypical prin t out from this test is sho wn in Fig u re 33 . T ur n off the p owe r to e xit t h is se lf te st .
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