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Print Operations
Printing with Externally Mounted Roll Media
1/16/2014 ZD500 Series™ Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide P1062653-002 Rev. A
Printing with Externally Mounted Roll Media
The printer accommodates externally mounted roll media similar to the printer’s support of
fan-fold media. The printer requires the media roll and stand combination to have a low initial
inertia to pull the media off the roll.
Zebra at this time does not offer an external media option for the ZD500 Series™ printer.

Externally Mounted Roll Media Considerations:

• The media ideally should enter the printer directly behind the printer through the fan-fold
media slot in the rear of the printer. See Printing on Fan-Fold Media on page 93 for media
loading.
• Lower the print speed to decrease the chance of motor stalls. The roll typically has the
highest inertia when trying to start the roll moving. Larger media roll diameters require the
printer to have more torque applied to get the roll moving.
• The media should move smoothly and freely. The media should not slip, skip, jerk, bind
and then move, etc. when mounted on your media stand.
• The printer should not touch the media roll.
• The printer should not slip or lift up off the operating surface.
Sending Files to the Printer
Graphics, fonts and programming files can be sent to the printer from the Microsoft Windows
operating systems by using the Zebra Setup Utilities (and driver), ZebraNet™ Bridge or
Zebra® ZDownloader found on the user's CD or at www.zebra.com.