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ii Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3URSULHWDU6WD WHPHQW This manual cont ains propr ietar y inf ormati on of Zeb ra T echno logie s Co rpor ation. It is inte nded solel y for the informati on a nd use of par ties operating and maintaini ng t he equi pm e nt desc rib ed herein.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 1 :l Y l +HOOR • This use r ’ s guide prov ides all the in formation you need to operat e the Z 4M™ or Z 6M™ prin ter . •T h e ZPL II ® Pr ogramming Guide V olume I an d V olume II (pa rt # 45540L) detail s how to cre ate th e perfec t label f ormat for your ap plication.
2Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5HSR UWLQ J' DPDJH If you di scover sh ipping damag e: • Immediate ly not ify the s hippin g company and f ile a damag e report.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3 3 ULQWHU3 RZHU The power s upply i n the pri nter a utomatica lly de tects th e appli ed line v oltag e and works in t he 90 to 26 5 V AC range.
4Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3 ULQWHU2YHUYLHZ Figure 2 shows the b asic c omponents of you r prin te r . Dependin g on insta lled o ptions , your pri nter may look s lightly dif feren t.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5 AOÃAÏÍÏlÍ-ÃÏlà This chap ter of the user’ s guide is so impo rtant th at we’ve pr inte d it on a di f ferent colo r paper ! That way , it will be easy fo r you to f ind when you must ca libr ate (s et u p) the pri nter f or your pa rtic ular appl ication .
6Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 7 SHVRI0HGL D 1RQ&RQWLQXRXV :HE0HGL D Non-conti nuous we b media (re fer to Figur e 3) refe rs to individua l labels that are separat ed by a gap, notch, o r hole. When y ou look at the media, yo u can t ell where one labe l ends and the next one begin s.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 7 1RQ&RQWLQXRXV %OD FN0D UN0HGL D Non-conti nuous b lack mark media h as bla ck marks pri nted on t he back of t he liner mate rial th at ind icate the st art and e nd of e ach la bel (r efer to Figu re 4).
8Z e b r a Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &KRRVLQJWKH3ULQW0RGH •I n tear -off mode, eac h label ( or a st rip of l abels) ca n be torn o f f after it is pr inted . •I n peel -off mode, liner mat erial is peeled away from the label as it is pri nted.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 9 3 RVLWLR QLQJWKH0HGLD6 HQVRU The corre ct posit ion ing of the medi a se nsor i s i mp ort ant — it can ma ke t he d if f er enc e between a perfect label and a call to T echnical S upport ! There ar e two medi a sensors in this print er: “ref lective ” and “tr ansmiss ive.
10 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide $GMXVWLQJ WKH5 HIOHFWLYH6 HQVRU Refer t o Figure 7. 1. Ope n the pri nthead ass embly by p ressing t he print head open l ever .
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 11 /RDG LQ JW KH 5LE ERQ Refer t o Figure 8. For more de tailed i nformati on, refer to the ins tructions that b egin on page 34.
12 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide $XWR&DOLEUDWLRQ During au to calibr atio n, the pri nter dete rmines the label length a nd media/ri bbon sensor s ettings . Auto calib ratio n occu rs whe n the p rinte r is tur ned o n and e ach ti m e the printe r recover s from an er ror c ondition.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 13 2SHUDWRU&RQWUROV 32:(5 6Z LWFK The POWER swit ch is lo cated at t he back of the print er above t he power co rd.
14 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &RQILJXULQJWKH3ULQWHU The confi gurat ion proce dure in T able 1 contai ns the i nformatio n you ne ed to get your printe r up and runnin g, but it i s not compr ehensive . Re fer to p age 37 for mo r e infor mati on.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 17 ÆÏAOÆÍØYAÏ 6VWHP&RQVLGHUD WLRQV ,QWHUIDF HV The method o f interf acing this pri nter to a data sour ce depe nds on the communic ation opt ions i nstalle d in the pr inter .
18 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide When communica ting via t he paral lel port (r efer to Figure 12), the pr eviously mentioned parameter s are not conside red. For seri al an d paralle l pinout and technic al in format ion, re fer to “Append ix” begin ning on page 87.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 19 -ÃÏlÃÍ AÆYÆ ) URQW3 DQH O This sec tion d iscusses the funct ions of t he cont rols and i ndicator s on the pr inter . Beco me fam iliar with e ac h of th ese fu ncti ons be fore o p erati ng the print er .
20 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide )URQ W3D QH O.H V Key Function FEED Forces the printer to feed one blank label each time the key is pressed. • Printer not pr inting: one blank label imm ediately feeds. • Printing: one blank label feeds after the cu rrent batch of labels is complete.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 21 )URQ W3D QH O/LJK WV Light St atus Indication POWER Off The printer is off 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 5ROO0HGLD /RDGLQJ 7HDURII0 RGH Refer t o Figure 14. 1. Pr ess the p rinthead open le ver . The pr inthead as sembly s prings up. 2. Fl ip down the media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide out t he media guide as f ar from th e prin ter fra me as possib le.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 23 &XWWHU0 RGH (Cutter option r equire d) Refer t o Figure 15. 1. Pr ess the p rinthead open le ver . The pr inthead as sembly s prings up. 2. Fl ip down the media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide out t he media guide as f ar from th e prin ter fra me as possib le.
24 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 9DOXH3HHO RII0 RGH (V alue peel-o ff o ption req uired) Refer t o Figure 16. 1. Pr ess the p rinthead open le ver . The pr inthead as sembly s prings up. 2. Fl ip down the media su pply guide. 3. Sl ide out t he media guide as f ar from th e prin ter fra me as possib le.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 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 ran.
26 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide /LQHU7 DNHXS0RG H (Lin er take- up option r equir ed) NOTE: This option is avail able on t he Z4M p rinte r only . Refer t o Figure 17. 1. Pr ess the p rinthead open le ver . The pr inthead as sembly s prings up.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 27 17. If the print er is paus ed (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE key to enable printi ng. Peeling starts automatica lly .
28 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3RZHU 3HHO5 HZLQG3HHO 0RGH (Power pe el/rew ind optio n requi red) Refer t o Figure 18. 1. Pr ess the p rinthead open le ver . The pr inthead as sembly s prings up. 2. Fl ip down the media su pply guide.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 29 16. Close the pr inthead a ssembly . 17. Close the va lue peel a ssembly usi ng the val ue peel lever . 18. If the print er is paus ed (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE key to enable printi ng. Peeling starts automatica lly .
30 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 3RZHU3 HHO5HZ LQG5HZ LQG0RGH (Power re wind opt ion requi red) Refer t o Figure 19. 1. Pr ess the p rinthead open le ver . The pr inthead as sembly s prings up. 2. Fl ip down the media su pply guide.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 31 14. Slide the rewi nd media gui de against the media, and ti ghten the thumbscrew t o lock it into position. 15. Close the pr inthead a ssembly . 16. If the print er is paus ed (the P AUSE light is on), pr ess the P AUSE key to enable printi ng.
32 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide ) DQIRO G0HGLD /RDGLQJ Fanfold media fe eds th rough eit her the bot tom or r ear acce ss slo t. Refer t o Figure 20. 1. Pr ess the p rinthead open le ver . The pr inthead as sembly s prings up. 2. Fl ip down the media su pply guide.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 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 O.
34 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 5LEERQ/RDGLQJ NOTE: The rib bon suppl y spindle in your pr inter i s a “dua l tensio n” variet y . Most appl ic ati ons r equi re t he s pi ndle t o b e i n t he “normal” po siti on.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 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 5LEERQ5HPRYDO T o remove the ri bbon: 1. I f the ribb on has not run out, break it between the ribbon guid e plate and the ribbon take-up spindle.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 37 yØÃAÏ After yo u have inst alled t he media and ribbon and the Power -On Self T est (POST) is comple te, the f ront panel display shows “PRINTER READY .” (I f the pri nter fa ils its POST , refer t o page 75.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 39 /HDYLQJWKH6HWXS0RGH Y ou can leave the progr am mode at any time by p ressing t he SETUP/EXIT ke y . The “SA VE CHANGES” displ ay appears . There are five choi ces, which are des cribed below .
40 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &RQILJXUDWLRQDQG&DO LEUDWLRQ6H TXHQFH Display Sh ows Action/Explanation PRINTER READ Y Normal printer operation. Setting Print Parameters DARKNESS Adjusting P rint Darkness: Press the INCREMENT (+) key t o increase darknes s.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 41 Display Sh ows Action/Explanation PRINT MODE Selectin g Print Mode: Pres s the INCR EMENT (+) or D ECREMEN T (–) k ey to display other choices.
42 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display Sh ows Action/Explanation PRINT M ETHOD Select i ng Pri nt Method : Press the INCREMENT (+) key for the next value; press the DECREMENT (–) key for the previous value.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 43 Listing P rinter Information Display Sh ows Action/Explanation LIST FONT S List Font s: Press the I NCREMENT (+) key to print a label list ing all of the available fonts.
44 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display Sh ows Action/Explanation INITIALIZ E CARD Initiali ze Memory Card CAUTION: Perform this operation o nly when it is necessary to erase all previously stored informati on from the optional m emory card.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 45 Media and Ribbon S ensor Ca libration Performing the manual calibration procedure resets the sensitivity of the sensors to detect the media and ribbon you are using more accurately . W ith 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 Communica tion parameters must be set correctly for the printer to c ommunicate with t he host computer . These parameters make sure that the printer and host computer are “speaking the same language.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 47 Display Sh ows Action/Explanation PA R I T Y Setting Parity: P ress the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (–) key to display other choices. Default: Even Sele ctio ns: Even, odd, none The parity of the printer must match the p arity of the host computer for accurate communication s to take place.
48 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display Sh ows Action/Explanation NETWORK ID Setting 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 the digit.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 49 Selecting Prefix and Delimiter Characters Prefix and delimiter c haracters are 2-digit hex values used within the ZPL/ZPL II formats sent to the printer . The printer uses the last prefix and delimiter characters sent to it, whether from a ZPL II instruction or from t he front panel.
50 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Selecti ng ZPL Mode Display Sh ows Action/Explanation ZPL MODE Selecti ng ZPL Mode: Press the INCREMENT ( +) or DECREMENT (–) k ey to display other choices.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 51 Label P ositi oning Paramet ers Display Sh ows Action/Explanation BACKF EED Backfeed S equence: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (–) key to display other choices.
52 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display Sh ows Action/Explanation WEB S. MEDI A S. RIBBON S. T A KE LABE L S. MEDI A LE D RIBBON LED These parameters are automatically set during the calibration procedure. They should only be changed by a qualified service technician.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 53 * ZebraNet ® PrintServ er II option required Display Sh ows Action/Explanation IP RESOLUTI ON* IP Resol ution: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (–) key to display other choices.
54 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Display Sh ows Action/Explanation LANGUAGE Selecti ng the Display La ng uage: Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (–) key to display other choice s.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 55 /ØÏlÍAÃlÍAcÍc ØÆÏlÏÆ &OHDQLQJ T able 2 provid es a recommend ed cle aning s chedul e. Speci fic cle aning p rocedur es ar e provide d on the fol lowing pages. CAUTION: Use onl y the cle aning agen ts ind icated.
56 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &OHDQLQJ WKH( [WHULRU The exter ior s urfaces of the pri nter ma y be clean ed with a l int-fre e cloth. Do not use harsh or abrasive cleanin g agents or solvents . If neces sary , a mild dete r gent or desktop cleaner may be used sparingl y .
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 57 &OHDQLQJ WKH6 HQVRUV Brush or vacuum any a ccumula ted pa per lint and dust away from t he print er sensor s. Refer t o Figure 24. The refle ctive se nsor , transmissiv e sensor , and ribbo n sensor should be cleaned o n a regu lar basi s to en sure prope r operat ion of the printer .
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 59 Next, press the swab tip agains t the printhea d and swipe the print ele m ent s from end to end. Then, t urn the pl aten rol lers while wi ping them f rom side to si de. Repeat this step unt il the s wab no lo nger shows di rt.
60 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide Save-a-Pr inthead Cle aning Film What is Save-a-P rinthead cleaning f ilm ? A sp ecia lly co ated fi lm th at remo ves contamina tion buil dup without damagi ng the pri nthead. What ar e the bene fits of Save-a-Pr inthead cl eanin g film ? • Extends t he li fe of your printhea d.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 61 NOTE: If a r eplacement printhea d is neede d, Zebra st rongly rec ommends using a p roduct from th e Original Equipmen t Manufa cturer ( OEM) to ensure that you r prin ter and pa rt warra nties re main int act, and t hat the p roduct perfor ms optimall y .
62 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &OHDQLQJ WKH3R ZHU3HHO 5HZLQG0 RGXOH (Power pe el/rew ind optio n requi red) Perform t he follo wing pro cedure if adhesive buildu p begins t o aff ect peel perfor mance. Refer t o Figure 25.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 63 &OHDQLQJ WKH9 DOXH3HHORII 0RGXOH (V alue peel-o ff o ption req uired) Perform t he follo wing pro cedure if adhesive buildu p begins t o aff ect peel -of f perfor mance. Refer t o Figure 26.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 65 /XEULFDWLRQ CAUTION: No lubr icatin g agents of any kind s hould be use d on this printe r! Some c ommercia lly av ailable lubrican ts wil l damage the fini sh and the mec hanic al parts if used .
66 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide The pres sure adju stment dials ea ch have f our possi ble sett ings desi gnated by blocks of increa sing size embossed on the pri nt mechani sm. The smalle st block ( fully counter clockwi se) i s cons id ered “ posit ion 1” and t he lar gest block ( full y cloc kwise) is conside red “posit ion 4.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 67 5HZLQG0HGLD$ OLJQPHQW (Rewin d option r equired) NOTE: The me dia /back ing sho uld be install ed flush against t he bac kplate of the tak e-up sp indle to p revent t he media/ba cking fro m winding too l oosely .
68 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide )XVH5HSODFHPHQ W A user -r eplaceabl e AC power fus e is loca ted just below the AC po wer swit ch at the rear of the prin ter . The replacement fuse is a 3AG fast bl ow style r ated at 5 Amp/250 V AC. NOTE: Before r eplacin g the f use, turn o f f the AC power switch an d unplug the A C powe r cord .
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 75 3 ULQWHU'LDJQRVWLFV 3RZHU2Q 6HOI7HVW A Power -On Sel f T est (POST) is per formed aut omatica lly each time the pr inter is turned on. During this te st sequ enc e, th e fr ont pane l li ght s an d li qui d cr ystal dis play (LCD) mon itor th e prog ress of the P O ST .
76 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide &$1&(/ .H6HOI 7HVW This self te st pr in ts a lis tin g of the c onfigurat ion parame ters cur rently s tored in the p rinter ’ s me mory . See Figure 3 0. (Dependin g on the opti ons order ed, your label may look di ff erent.
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 77 3$86( .H6 HOI7HVW This sel f test c an be used to pr ovide the test l abels re quired when making adju stments to the pr inter’ s mechanical assemb lies. See the sa mple print out in Figure 3 1.
78 Zeb ra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide )((' .H6 HOI7HVW See Figur e 32. 1. T urn off the print er . 2. Pr ess and hol d the FEED key while tu rning on t he power . 3. Re lease the FEED key af ter the DA T A light tu rns of f (approxi mately fi ve seconds ).
Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 79 &RPPX QLFDW LRQV'LD JQRVWLFV 7HVW This tes t is cont roll ed from the front pan el displ ay . Refer to page 48. A typi cal print out fr om th is test is sho wn in F igure 33. Turn off the p owe r to ex it this self te st.
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Zebra Z 4M/ Z 6M Printers User’s Guide 85 $ &3 RZHU&RUG Since many areas of t he world ha ve specif ic power r equirements, a n AC power cord may not be include d with your printer . The power cord must meet your local e lectri cal requir ements.
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