Zebra Technologies 2824-Z

60 LP 2824-Z User Guide 980531-001 A

Interfaces

Serial (RS-232) Connector

Contents

Main Page Proprietary Statement Product Improvements FCC Compliance Statement Canadian DOC Compliance Statement Liability Disclaimer Limitation of Liability Preface Contacts Support Environmental Management Document Conventions Ztools Related Documents Page Contents Page Introduction Hello! Whats in the Box? Inspecting the Printer Look at the outside of the printer and make sure that all parts are present. Opening the printer After opening the printer, check the media compartment. Closing the printer Reporting Damage Page Getting Started Modes of Printing Attaching Power Supply Loading Roll Media Adjusting the Roll Holders Placing the Roll in the Media Compartment Adjusting the Guides Operator Controls Power Switch Feed Button Status Light Printing a Test Label Hooking Up the Printer and Computer Interface Cable Requirements USB Interface Requirements Parallel Interface Requirements Ethernet Interface Requirements Communicating with the Printer Universal Serial Bus (USB) Communications Parallel Communications Internal ZebraNet PrintServer II Ethernet Communications Serial Communications Adjusting the Print Width Adjusting the Print Quality Operations & Options Thermal Printing Replacing Supplies Printing in Peel-Mode ^XA ^MMP ^XZ ^XA ^JUS ^XZ Page Printing on Fan-Fold Media Using the Cutter Option Page Maintenance Cleaning Print Head Considerations Media Path Considerations Sensors Linerless Media Platen Considerations Lubrication Replacing the Platen Removal Assembly Replacing the Print Head Thermal-Transfer LP Model Removal Assembly Page Troubleshooting Resolutions 1. The printer is not receiving power. 2. The printer is on and in an idle state. Page Page Print Quality Problems 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 Battery Interfaces Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connector Parallel Interface ZebraNet PrintServer II for Ethernet Networks Serial (RS-232) Connector Interfaces Serial (RS-232) Connector 980531-001 A LP 2824-Z User Guide 59 Connecting the Printer to a DTE Device Connecting the Printer to a DCE Device