Verify the printer is working, Printing a configuration label, Connecting the printer – Zebra Technologies ZEBRA QL UMAN-QLP-001 User Manual

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QL Plus Series User Guide

Verify the Printer Is Working

Before you connect the printer to your computer or portable

data terminal, make sure that the printer is in proper working
order. You can do this by printing a configuration label using
the “two key reset” method. If you can’t get this label to print,
refer to “Troubleshooting”.

Printing a Configuration Label

1. Turn the printer off. Load the media compartment with

journal media (media with no black bars printed on the
back)

2. Press and hold the Feed Button.
3. Press and release the Power button and keep the Feed

button pressed. When printing starts, release the Feed
button.

The unit will print a line of interlocking “x” characters to

ensure all elements of the print head are working, print out the
version of software loaded in the printer and then print two re-
ports.

The first report indicates model, ROM version, serial num-

ber, baud rate, etc. The second report prints out more de-
tailed information on the printer’s configuration and parameter
settings. If no second report appears, there is no application
loaded. (See the Troubleshooting Section for sample printouts
and a further discussion on how to use the configuration label
as a diagnostic tool.)

Connecting the Printer

The printer must establish communications with a host ter-

minal which sends the data to be printed. Communications
occur in four basic ways:

• QL Plus series printers can communicate by cable via ei-

ther RS-232C or USB 2.0 protocols. USB drivers are in-
cluded in the Zebra Universal Driver which can be down-
loaded from

www.zebra.com/drivers

.

• Linking to a host terminal via Infrared (usually by means

of the industry standard IrDA protocol)

• By means of a Bluetooth™ short range radio frequency

link.

• By means of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) per

802.11b/g specifications.

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