Zebra Technologies LP 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 Using the Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Operator Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Feed Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Status Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Media Length Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hooking Up the Printer and Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Interface Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 USB Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Parallel Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ethernet Interface Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Serial Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Communicating with the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Parallel Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Internal Ethernet Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Serial Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Adjusting the Print Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Adjusting the Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Contents Zebra LP 2824 TM 980481-001A Proprietary Statement Shock Hazard Contents Operation & Options 980481-001A Vii 980481-001A Hello IntroductionWhats 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 Using the Guides 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 CommunicationsSerial Communications CommandAdjusting the Print Quality Adjusting the Print WidthThermal Printing Operation & OptionsReplacing Supplies Printing in Peel-Mode Printing on Fan-Fold Media Using the Cutter Option 980481-001A Cleaning MaintenanceMedia Path Considerations Cleaning Card ConsiderationsPrint Head Considerations Platen Considerations LubricationRemoval AssemblyReplacing the Platen Replacing the Print Head Removal Direct-Thermal LP ModelAssembly 980481-001A What the Status Light is Telling You TroubleshootingPrinter Operation Media Handling Print head is under temperature Print Quality ProblemsNo print on the label Printed image does not look rightLabel 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 InterfaceZebraNet PrintServer II for Ethernet Networks Looking into the Printer’s RJ-45 Modular ConnectorSerial RS-232 Connector Printer Serial RJ-11 Alternative Connector980481-001A