Zebra Technologies TLP 2824 manual Contents

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Contents

Introduction

Hello!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Inspecting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Opening the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Closing the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Reporting Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Started

Modes of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Attaching Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Loading Roll Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adjusting the Roll Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Placing the Roll in the Media Compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Adjusting the Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Loading Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Install the Ribbon Supply Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Install the Take-Up Core. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Attach and Tighten the Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Operator Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Feed Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Status Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Media Length Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hooking Up the Printer and Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Interface Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

USB Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Parallel Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Ethernet Interface Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Serial Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Contents Zebra TLP 2824 TM 980485-001A Proprietary Statement Shock Hazard Contents Operation & Options 980485-001A Vii 980485-001A Hello IntroductionWhat’s in the Box? Opening the printer Inspecting the PrinterInspecting the Printer Closing the printer Reporting Damage Related DocumentationModes of Printing Getting StartedAttaching Power Supply Loading Roll Media Adjusting the Roll HoldersPlacing the Roll in the Media Compartment Adjusting the Guides Loading Ribbon Install the Ribbon Supply RollInstall the Take-Up Core Attach and Tighten the Ribbon Operator Controls Power SwitchFeed Button Status LightMedia Length Sensing Interface Cable Requirements Hooking Up the Printer and ComputerParallel Interface Requirements USB Interface RequirementsEthernet Interface Requirements Serial Interface RequirementsUniversal Serial Bus USB Communications Communicating with the PrinterParallel Communications Internal ZebraNet PrintServer II Ethernet CommunicationsSerial Communications CommandAdjusting the Print Quality Adjusting the Print WidthThermal Printing Operation & OptionsReplacing a Partially Used Transfer Ribbon Replacing SuppliesAdding a New Transfer Ribbon Printing in Peel-Mode Printing on Fan-Fold Media Using the Cutter Option 980485-001A Cleaning MaintenanceMedia Path Considerations Cleaning Card ConsiderationsPrint Head Considerations Platen Considerations LubricationRemoval AssemblyReplacing the Platen Replacing the Print Head Removal Thermal-Transfer TLP ModelAssembly 980485-001A What the Status Light is Telling You TroubleshootingPrinter Operation Media Handling Printed image does not look right Print Quality ProblemsNo print on the label Label format was sent to, but not recognized by, the printer Manual Calibration Communications Diagnostics Resetting the Factory Default ValuesPrinter Condition Feed Button Action Feed Button ModesInterfaces Universal Serial Bus USB ConnectorAppendix Host Parallel InterfaceInternal Ethernet PrintServer Looking into the Printer’s RJ-45 Modular ConnectorSerial RS-232 Connector Printer Serial RJ-11 Alternative Connector980485-001A Page Page
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