Miscellaneous printer problems – Zebra Technologies Z4Mplus User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Miscellaneous Printer Problems

1/18/06

Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus User Guide

13163L-001 Rev. A

Miscellaneous Printer Problems

Table 16

identifies miscellaneous problems with the printer, the possible causes, and the

recommended solutions.

Table 16 • Miscellaneous Printer Problems

Problem

Possible Cause

Recommended Solution

The LCD displays a
language that I
cannot read

The language parameter was
changed through the control
panel or a ZPL command.

1.

Press

SETUP/EXIT

to enter configuration

mode.

2.

Press

MINUS (-)

.

The printer displays the

LANGUAGE

parameter in the current language. Even if
you cannot recognize the characters
displayed, you can still scroll to another
language.

3.

Press

SELECT

to select the parameter.

4.

Press

PLUS (+)

or

MINUS (-)

to scroll

through the choices.

5.

Press

SETUP/EXIT

.

The LCD displays

SAVE CHANGES

in the

original language.

6.

Press

SETUP/EXIT

again to exit

configuration mode and save the changes
(if the language does not change, you may
need to scroll to a different save option by
pressing

PLUS (+)

or

MINUS (-)

in the

previous step).

7.

Repeat this process, if necessary, until you
reach the desired language.

The LCD is missing
characters or parts of
characters

The LCD may need replacing.

Call a service technician.

Changes in
parameter settings
did not take effect

Parameters are set incorrectly.

1.

Set parameters and save permanently.

2.

Turn the printer power Off (

O

) and then

On (

I

).

A ZPL command turned off the
ability to change the parameter.

Refer to the ZPL Programming Guide, or call a
service technician.

A ZPL command changed the
parameter back to the previous
setting.

Refer to the ZPL Programming Guide, or call a
service technician.

If the problem continues, there
may be a problem with the
main logic board.

Call a service technician.

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