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Troubleshooting Feed Button Modes

Power On Modes

Wi th the pri nter power on and top cover closed, press and hol d the Feed button for several seconds. The green status LED wi ll f lash a number of ti mes in sequence. The explanation at the ri ght (Acti on) shows what happens when you release the key after the start specifi c number of fl ashes and before the next flash sequence starts.

Flash Sequence

Action

 

 

 

Configuration Status - Pri nts a detail ed pri nter conf iguration status label . The l abel can be

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used to verif y printing, assist pri nter to com puter communi cation confi guration,

 

mai ntenance, troubl eshooting, and hel p us wi th customer care communi cations.

 

 

 

Standard Media Calibration - The pri nter detects and sets medi a type and medi a length,

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and it adjusts the medi a sensors for optim al perform ance with the i nstal led m edia. The

pri nter wil l f eed one to f our labels.

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Note: Users familiar with the Zebra EPL desktop printer use this Feed mode to replace

 

 

power-up AutoSensing calibration.

 

 

 

Serial Port Configuration - Applies only to printers with serial interface ports.

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To reset the com muni cati on param eters. Press and release the Feed button whil e the LED

rapi dly fl ashes amber and green.

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For autobaud synchroni zati on: Send the ^XA^XZ com mand sequence to the pri nter whi le

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the LED rapidl y f lashes amber and green. When the printer and host are synchronized, the

 

 

LED changes to soli d green. NOTE: No labels wil l print during autobaud synchroni zati on.

 

 

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Factory Defaults - Resets the printer to the def ault factory settings and modes. See the

confi gurati on label for a li st of the pri mary settings affected by thi s Feed Mode option.

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Other setti ngs are exclusi vely set, vi ewed and control led by programming are also reset.

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The printer then perf orms a standard medi a cal ibration.

 

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Print Width Adjustment - Prints a successi on boxes starti ng at the mi nim um pri nt width

and endi ng i n the pri nter’s m axim um print width i n 4mm i ncrem ents. Press the Feed button

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once when the pri nter has reached the desired m axim um print wi dth. Note that the printer

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dri ver and appl ications can overri de thi s setti ng.

 

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Print Darkness (Density) Adjustment - Prints a succession of bar code simul ati on

patterns starting at the m ini mum darkness (pri nt densi ty/heat) and ending i n the printer’s

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maxi mum darkness in i ncrem ents of f our (4) usi ng the ZPL darkness setting range val ues.

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Press the Feed button once the pattern i s clear and legi ble. Do not continue to increase the

 

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darkness setting. Bar code li ne wi dths m ay become distorted reducing readabil ity. Note

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that the printer dri ver and appl ications can overri de thi s setti ng.

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Manual Media Calibration - The pri nter runs extensi ve tests to detect and set medi a type

and medi a length, and then it adjusts the m edia sensors for optimal perf orm ance wi th the

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install ed medi a. Manual cal ibration i s recom mended whenever you are usi ng pre-printed

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medi a, pri nt on the liner or i f the printer wil l not correctly auto cali brate. A graphical

 

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profi le of the m edia sensi ng wil l print. See Manual Calibration on page 85 f or m ore detai ls

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and consi derations.

 

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If the Feed button remains pressed after a 8-flash sequence, the printer exits the configuration mode when the Feed button is released.

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GX420t / GX430t User Guide

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Zebra Technologies GX430t, GX420t manual Power On Modes

GX420t, GX430t specifications

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