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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). This guide is available by contacting your distributor or Zebra Technologies Corporation.

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 these signals along with the inputs received from the control panel and various sensors. The microprocessors interpret this information and control the XiII printer’s mechanics, printhead, communications, command inter- pretation, label formatting, media control, and mechanical drive.

Print Mechanism Capabilities

The XiII print mechanism has been designed to print information on labels, tickets, and tags. It uses a square or rectangular dot thermal printhead that heats a ribbon as it passes beneath the print elements, melting its ink onto the media (direct thermal print mode involves using heat-sensitive media instead of an inked ribbon). Print speeds are selected via software control.

Zebra XiII-Series User’s Guide

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