Zebra Technologies 2844 user manual Installation and Operation

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1 Installation and Operation

This section provides information on the installation and operation of the printer.

The printer is a low cost, desktop thermal printer. The printer is specifically designed for printing labels, tags or continuous receipts (with or without bar codes) from any DOS™, Win- dows™or ASCII-based compatible host. There are two models of the printer.

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Contents Thermal Printer User’s Manual 2844 980348-001 Rev. a LP 2844 and TLP 2844 Thermal Printers ForewordShock Hazard Warning Table of Contents 980348-001 Rev. a Installation and Operation Unpack Your Printer Know Your Printer Installation and Operation Step ➊ Attach Power Supply To The Printer Serial Parallel Step ➋ Attach Interface CableStep ➌ Load Media Power onOpen Cover Open Guides Load Media Install RollClose Cover Release CoverStep ➍ AutoSense Media Gap Sensing Power OFFAutoSense Gap Sensor Adjustment Step ➎ Install Software Direct or Transfer? Using Options Step ➊ Prepare Ribbon Thread Ribbon Through Carriage Step ➋ Install Supply RollStep ➌ Install Take-Up Core Attach Ribbon to Take-Up Core Remove Slack From Ribbon Step ➍ Tighten RibbonPush Supply Roll Out Partially UsedOpen Door Using the Label DispenserInsert Media Using Fan-Fold MediaUsing the Media Cutter 980348-001 Rev. a Problem Solution or Reason Appendix a TroubleshootingRED Troubleshooting Media Handling Host Female DB-25 to Male Centronics Cable Bus USB For the cable connectorsDark Area CleaningRub Pen AcrossCleaning the Platen Tag Stock Rolls Preparing MediaBefore Loading Label Rolls980348- 001 a