Driving Zebra Printers from Smart Forms
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For detailed information on how to upload a TrueType font, refer to OSS Note 130658
In the case of ZPL II printers, this font is automatically downloaded to the printer at the beginning of the print run as an IBM Codepage 850 scaleable font, and then deleted at the end of the print run. It is also possible to tell the printer device type that the TTF is permanently stored in printer Flash memory and therefore does not need downloading. If downloading performance or network traffic is an issue, we strongly advise that you use a
Download a TTF Font to Zebra Flash Memory
•You should store the Font on E: or B: (Flash) not R: (RAM)
•Download Zebra ZTools™ utility from http://www.zebra.com/SD/utilities.htm#ZTools
•Install, Run and select “Convert Unbound TT”
•Please ensure that the name uses no more that 5 characters (ZTools support 8 but SAP has a
•This will create a file with the extension of “ZSU”. In the case of “Arial,” this would be “Arial.ZSU”. You then must download this to the printer.
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