Zebra Technologies TLP 3844-Z manual

Contents

Main Page 980441-001 Rev. A iii Battery Shock Hazard Media and Ribbon Static Discharge Thermal Printing Contents Page Page Page Introduction Hello! Page Page Page Page Reporting Damage Related Documentation Getting Started Modes of Printing Attaching Power Supply Loading Roll Media Placing the Roll in the Media Compartment Adjusting the Guides Loading Ribbon Install the Ribbon Supply Roll Install the Take-Up Core Attach and Tighten the Ribbon Page Operator Controls Printing a Test Printout Hooking Up the Printer and Computer USB Interface Requirements Parallel Interface Requirements Ethernet Interface Requirements Serial Interface Requirements Communicating with the Printer ^SC Command Defaulting the Serial Parameters Adjusting the Print Width Adjusting the Print Darkness Adjusting the Print Speed Operation & Options Thermal Printing Replacing Supplies Adding a New Transfer Ribbon Replacing a Partially Used Transfer Ribbon Printing in Peel-Mode Printing on Fan-Fold Media Using the Cutter Option Page Maintenance Cleaning 980441-001 Rev. A 27 When you clean the printer, use one or more of the following supplies that best suits your needs: DESCRIPTION Print Head Considerations Media Path Considerations Cleaning Card Considerations Platen Considerations Lubrication Replacing the Platen Removal Assembly Replacing the Print Head Thermal-Transfer TLP Model Removal Assembly Page Troubleshooting Resolutions 1. The printer is not receiving power. from the power supply to the printer. 2. The printer is on and in an idle state. Page Page Print Quality Problems No print on the label. The printed image does not look right. There are long tracks of missing print (blank vertical lines) on several labels. The ribbon sensor settings did not print. The printing does not start at the top of the label, or misprinting of one to three labels. A label format was sent to, but not recognized by, the printer. Manual Calibration Troubleshooting Tests Page Feed Button Modes Power Off Mode (Communications Diagnostics Mode) Power On Modes Flash Sequence Action 980441-001 Rev. A 43 Page Appendix Specifications 980441-001 Rev. A 45 Physical Specifications Environmental Guidelines Media Specifications 46 980441-001 Rev. A Ribbon Specifications for TLP model Font/Code Specifications Zebra Programming Language (ZPL II) 980441-001 Rev. A 47 Agency Approvals 48 980441-001 Rev. A Options TLP 3844-Z All specifications are subject to change without notice. Interfaces Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connector Pin Signal Parallel Interface The maximum current available through the interface port is not to exceed a total of 0.75 amps. 50 980441-001 Rev. A Page Serial (RS-232) Connector 980441-001 Rev. A 53 Connecting the Printer to a DTE Device toPrinter toDCE Device toPrinter toDTE Device (PC) Page Index