Introduction, Hello | Zebra Technologies LP 2844 guide

Introduction

This section describes what you get in your shipping box and provides an overview of printer parts. This section also has procedures that describe how to open and close the printer and report any problems.

Hello!

Thank you for choosing a Zebra® LP 2844™ printer, a high-quality on-demand printer manufactured by the industry leader in quality, service, and value—Zebra Technologies Corporation. For over 25 years, Zebra Technologies Corporation has provided customers with the highest caliber of products and support.

Your printer is a high-quality, on-demand printer. The printer provides direct-thermal printing.

This manual provides all of the information you will need to operate your printer on a daily basis. To create label formats, refer to your programming guide. This guide is available by contacting your distributor or dealer.

NOTE: Many printer settings may also be controlled by your printer’s driver or label preparation software. Refer to the driver or software documentation for more information.

Your printer, when connected to a host computer, functions as a complete system for printing labels and tags.

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Contents

Zebra LP 2844 TM 980483-001A Proprietary Statement Shock Hazard Contents Operation & Options 980483-001A Vii 980483-001A Hello Introduction Whats in the Box? Opening the printer Inspecting the Printer Inspecting the Printer Closing the printer Reporting Damage Related Documentation Modes of Printing Getting Started Attaching Power Supply Placing the Roll in the Media Compartment Loading Roll Media Adjusting the Guides Operator Controls Power SwitchFeed Button Status Light Media Length Sensing Interface Cable Requirements Hooking Up the Printer and Computer Parallel Interface Requirements USB Interface RequirementsEthernet Interface Requirements Serial Interface Requirements Universal Serial Bus USB Communications Communicating with the PrinterParallel Communications Internal ZebraNet PrintServer II Communications Serial Communications Command Adjusting the Print Quality Adjusting the Print Width 980483-001A Thermal Printing Operation & Options Replacing Supplies Printing in Peel-Mode Printing on Fan-Fold Media Using the Cutter Option 980483-001A Cleaning Maintenance Cleaning Card Considerations Print Head ConsiderationsMedia Path Considerations Platen Considerations Lubrication Assembly Replacing the PlatenRemoval Replacing the Print Head Removal Direct-Thermal LP Model Assembly 980483-001A What the Status Light is Telling You Troubleshooting Printer Operation Media Handling Print head is under temperature Print Quality ProblemsNo print on the label Printed image does not look right Label format was sent to, but not recognized by, the printer Manual Calibration Communications Diagnostics Resetting the Factory Default Values Printer Condition Feed Button Action Feed Button Modes Universal Serial Bus USB Connector AppendixInterfaces Host Parallel Interface ZebraNet PrintServer II Internal Ethernet PrintServer Looking into the Printer’s RJ-45 Modular Connector Serial RS-232 Connector