Document Outline

• About This Document
  • Who Should Use This Document
  • How This Document Is Organized
  • Contacts
    • Web Site
    • The Americas
    • Europe, Africa, Middle East, and India
    • Asia Pacific
  • Document Conventions
• Contents
  • 1 . Introduction 1
  • 2 . Getting Started 11
  • 3 . Print Operations 29
  • 4 . Printer Options 47
  • 5 . Maintenance 65
  • 6 . Troubleshooting 79
  • A . Appendix 91
• Introduction
  • GX Series Thermal Printers
  • What’s in the Box?
    • Unpack and Inspect the Printer
    • Printer Features
    • Operator Controls
• Getting Started
  • Attaching Power
  • Loading Roll Media
    • Preparing Media
    • Placing the Roll in the Media Compartment
  • Loading Transfer Ribbon
  • Printing a Test (Printer Configuration) Label
  • Hooking Up the Printer and Computer
    • Interface Cable Requirements
    • Communicating with the Printer
• Print Operations
  • Determining Printer Configuration
  • Thermal Printing
  • Modes of Printing
  • Print Media Types
    • Determining Thermal Media Types
  • Replacing Supplies
    • Adding a New Transfer Ribbon
    • Replacing a Partially Used Transfer Ribbon
  • Adjusting the Print Width
  • Adjusting the Print Quality
  • Media Sensing
  • Ribbon Overview
    • When to Use Ribbon
    • Coated Side of Ribbon
  • Printing on Fan-Fold Media
  • Printing with Externally Mounted Roll Media
  • Fonts and Your Printer
    • Identifying Fonts in Your Printer
    • Localizing the Printer with Code Pages
    • Asian fonts and Other Large Font Sets
    • Getting Asian Fonts
  • Stand Alone Printing
  • Sending Files to the Printer
    • Transferring files with the Firmware Downloader
  • Print Meter
• Printer Options
  • Label Dispenser Option
  • Moveable Blackline Sensor Option
    • Adjusting the Moveable Blackline Sensor for Black Mark or Notches
  • Cutter Option
    • Loading Media with the Cutter Option
  • ZebraNet® 10/100 Internal Print Server Option
    • Printer Network Configuration Status Label
  • RTC and Full Flash Memory Option
  • Asian Fonts - Printer Accessory
  • KDU - Printer Accessory
    • KDU and G-Series Printer Serial Port Adapter Installation
  • KDU Plus - Printer Accessory
• Maintenance
  • Cleaning
    • Cleaning the Printhead
    • Media Path Considerations
    • Platen Cleaning and Replacement
    • Other Printer Maintenance
  • Replacing the Printhead
• Troubleshooting
  • Status Light Descriptions
  • Status Light Error Resolutions
  • Print Quality Problems
  • Manual Calibration
  • Troubleshooting Tests
    • Printing a Configuration Label
    • Recalibration
  • Resetting the Factory Default Values
  • Communications Diagnostics
  • Feed Button Modes
• Appendix
  • Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface
  • Parallel Interface
  • Ethernet Interface
  • Serial Port Interface