Chapter 1 Getting Started

Congratulations! You have just purchased a high-quality thermal demand printer manufactured by the industry leader in quality, service, and value— Zebra Technologies Corporation. For over 25 years, Zebra has provided customers with the highest caliber of products and support.

This manual provides all of the information you will need to operate your printer on a daily basis. To create label formats, refer to the ZPL II Programming Guide (part # 46469L—if you did not order one with your printer, it is available by sending in the card at the front of this manual).

There is also a maintenance manual for this printer: The maintenance manual (part # 48452L) contains the information you may need in order to maintain your printer.

Introduction

The XiII printer, when connected to a host computer, functions as a complete system for printing labels, tickets, and tags. The printer receives instructions from the host computer. Microprocessors continuously monitor

Zebra XiII Printer User’s Guide

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