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Zebra XiII-Series
User's Guide
Customer order # 48460L
Manufacturer part # 48460LB Rev. 2
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Proprietary Statement Product Improvements
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Warranty Information 1. Printer Warranty #7* + 536 #7*
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Contents Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Printer Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Supplies Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Warranty Exclusions and Conditions. . . . . . iii Zebra Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . iv List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Getting Started 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Cutter Mode Media Loading . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rewind Mode Media Loading . . . . . . . . . 11 Peel-Off Mode Media Loading . . . . . . . . 14 Removing the Label Backing Material . . . . . . 15 Transmissive Media Sensor Position Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Adjusting the Upper Media Sensor Position . . 16 Lower Media Sensor Adjustment . . . . . . . 17 Ribbon Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ribbon Removal . . . .....
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Changing Password-Protected Parameters 30 Leaving the Program Mode . . . . . . . . . . 31 Configuration and Calibration Sequence . . . 32 Sample ZPL II Label Formats . . . . . . . . . . 46 Format 1: Simple Text and a Barcode . . . . . 48 Format 2: Saving a Label Format As a Graphic Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Format 3: Using a Serialized Data Field . . . . 49 Routine Care and Adjustment 51 Cleaning . . . . . .................51 Cleaning
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Options 71 Rewind Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Cutter . ......................71 Internal Fanfold Media Supply Bin . . . . . . . . 72 MemorySIMMs..................72 Zebra On-Line Verifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Applicator Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Media Supply Spindle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Optional Media Supply Fins . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Fonts........................73 PCMCIA Type I Memory
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Ribbon Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Media Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Power Line Cord Specifications . . . . . . . . . 82 Printer Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Standard Printer Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Standard Printer Font Examples . . . . . . . . 84 Optional Printer Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Optional Printer Font Examples.. . . . . . . . 86 Appendix 87 Printer Interface
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen x Zebra XiII-Series User’s Guide 10 H:...Xi2UsersGuideR2.vp Fri Aug 07 10:33:16 1998
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen List of Figures 1. Media Loading 8 2. Roll Media Loading 9 3. Fanfold Media Loading 10 4. Upper Media Sensor Adjustment 16 5. Lower Media Sensor Adjustment 17 6. Ribbon Loading Diagram for the 90XiII and 140XiII Printers 19 7. Ribbon Loading Diagram for the 170XiII and 220XiII Printers 19 8. Removing Used Ribbon 20 9. Front Panel 24 10. Media and Ribbon Sensor Profile Sample Printout 46 11. Cleaning Diagram 53 12. Fuse Replacement Step 1 55 13. F
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen List of Tables 1. Front Panel Keys 25 2. Front Panel Lights 26 3. Printer Status Sensors 27 4. Power-On Self Test Sequence 28 5. Cleaning Schedule 51 6. Troubleshooting 59 7. Eight Dots/mm Printhead 83 8. Twelve Dots/mm Printhead 84 9. Optional Printer Fonts Currently Available 85 10. RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 Pinouts 88 11. Parallel Connector Pinouts 92 12. ASCII Code Chart 94 xii Zebra XiII-Series User’s Guide 12 H:...Xi2UsersGuideR2.vp Fri Aug 07 1
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 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 Pro- grammin
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Media Transport Mechanism Capabilities The media transport mechanism of the XiII printer has been designed to accommodate various types of media including die-cut labels, ticket and tag stock, continuous roll media, fanfold media, and black-mark media. Media may be rewound internally onto standard three-inch cores if the Rewind Option is installed. The Rewind Option also allows backing material to be rewound internally, so that the printer can op
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Media and Ribbon Requirements Print quality not only depends on the XiII-Series printer but also on the media and ribbon used. Factors such as reflectivity and contrast are impor- tant for bar code scanning applications. Factors such as paper abrasion and temperature requirements are important to maintaining printhead life. We STRONGLY RECOMMEND the use of Zebra Technologies Corporation-brand supplies for continuous high-quality printing. A wide
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Reporting Damage If you discover shipping damage upon inspection: Immediately notify the shipping company of the damage. Retain all packaging material for shipping company inspection. File a damage report with the shipping company and notify your local distributor and Zebra Technologies Corporation of the damage. Zebra Technologies Corporation is not responsible for any damage incurred during shipment of the equipment and will not repair th
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Site Requirements CAUTION: To insure that the printer has proper ventilation and cooling, do not place any padding or cushioning mate- rial under the unit because this restricts air flow. The Zebra XiII-Series printer may be installed on any solid, level surface of sufficient size and strength to accommodate the physical dimensions and weight of the unit. The area enclosure in which the printer will operate must meet the environmental conditions
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Communications The XiII printer has been designed with flexible communication capabilities that allow the printer to be interfaced to a variety of controlling devices. A single DB25 connector includes all signals necessary for interfacing the printer to RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 serial data communication devices at data rates from 110 to 57,600 baud. Baud rate, parity, data length, number of stop bits, and handshaking protocol are programmable vi
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Non-Continuous Media This type of media has some type of physical characteristic (gap, notch, per- foration, etc.) which indicates the start/end of each label. The Media Sensor must be properly positioned to sense these indicators. See “Transmissive Media Sensor Position Adjustment” on page 15. Continuous Media Since continuous media does not contain label start/end indicators, you must tell the printer via software how long each label is. If you
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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen MEDIA OPEN SUPPLY DANCER GUIDE ROLLER ASSEMBLY MEDIA SUPPLY CLOSED MEDIA GUIDE PLATEN ROLLER LOWER ROLLER MEDIA SUPPLY HANGER TEAR OFF/ PEEL OFF REWIND BAR SPINDLE (OPTION) SPINDLE HOOK ONLY ON SELECT MODELS Figure 1. Media Loading Tear-Off Mode Media Loading Figure 1 illustrates the method of loading media. First, move the Printhead Open Lever counterclockwise to the open position and raise the printhead. Second, slide the Media Guide and the Me
