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2746e
TRADEMARKS
2746e is a service mark and Zebra is a trademark of Zebra Technologies Corporation. Windows
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tered trademarks of their respective holders.
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a) Class B
digital device
Supplemental Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following Two Con-
ditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference , and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Table of Contents
Installation & Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Unpacking Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Getting To Know Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Controls & Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Media Loading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Before You Load Media in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Using AutoSense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Label Dispense Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Media Rewinding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Loading Transfer Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Where to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Serial Interface Communication Configuration. . . . . . . . . A-4
Serial Interface Cable Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
USB Interface Cable Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Parallel Interface Cable Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Printer Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
Media Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
Sensor Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Top Of Form Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Gap and Index Hole Sensing Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Media Warning
Always use high quality approved labels and tags. If adhesive
backed labels are used that DO NOT lay flat on the backing
liner, the exposed edges may stick to the label guides and
rollers inside the printer, causing the label to peel off from the
liner and jam the printer.
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Getting To Know
Your Printer
Ribbon Core
(Shipped mounted on
Ribbon Tube)
Print Head
Assembly
& Bracket
Interface
Connectors
Power Switch
& Cord Module
Print Head
Release Lever
Liner Rewind
Tube and Clip
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Getting To Know
Your Printer
Ribbon Supply
Ribbon Take-Up
Tube
Tube
Media Roll
Holder
Controls
Platen
Roller Rewind
Print Width Bracket
Adjustment Knob
Platen
(Media Drive)
Roller Bracket
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Controls &
Indicators
Power Switch
O
OFF 0 = Off
Power
Indicator
O
ON 1 = On
Button Function
Press Once - Halt batch printing.
PAUSE Press Second Time - Resume batch
Error printing operation.
Indicator Press Once - Feed one label or “form”.
FEED Press & Hold - Feed a single label, stop,
feed a single label, stop, and so on until
the FEED button is released.
Press Once - resets and terminates any
CANCEL
print operation in progress.
Indicator LEDs
Condition Report
POWER ERROR
On Solid OFF Power On
Flashing OFF Pause
OFF Flashing Print head open
1) Hardware Error
OFF On Solid 2) Command Error
3) Media or Ribbon Out
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Step 1
Attach Power
Check
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Step 2
Attach Interface
Cable
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Parallel
Interface
PEEL
Serial BATC
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Interface
PEEL
USB
Interface BATC
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Step 2
Attach Interface
Cable
PEEL
PrintServer II
(optional)
Step 3
Apply Power
O
I = On
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Before You Load You must remove the outside length of media
Media in the (that is, one, full revolution of labels and any
Printer liner). When you remove this part of the media,
you remove the oils, dust, and adhesives that
contaminate it. Tape or adhesive holds the loose
end and the outside length of media becomes
contaminated when handled or stored.
Labels
Tag Stock
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(10 4"
0m
m)
(10 4"
0m
m)
Fan Fold
(50m2"
m)
(1004"
mm
)
Media Path
(Side View)
Open Open
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Rotate Media
Guide Down
Media Guide in
Locked Position
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(50 2"
mm
)
(10 4"
0m
m)
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Media Loading Press the Feed button once (with the power ap-
Step 11 plied and the power switch “ON”).
FEED
Power ON
Labels Loaded
Press FEED
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Slide while
Holding the Fins, Adjustment
then Release (2) Fins
Adjust Sensor
Position
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Using AutoSense A u t o S e n s e s e t s t h e s e n s it iv it y o f t h e
transmissive sensor, measures and stores the
form (label) and gap lengths. For more details
on media sensing see Appendix A, page A-2. To
activate the AutoSense feature:
Step 1 Load labels into the printer. Do not use the peel
mode. Printer power is ON.
1 sec. 3 sec.
PEEL
BATCH
FEED
Sample: DUMP Mode
Printout
4 MO3257 3.18.01
Serial port : 96,N,8,1
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Power ON
Labels Loaded
Press FEED
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Label Dispense Push the bottom of the lower front cover with a
Mode - Step 4 firm, steady pressure to open liner peeler gate.
The label dispenser’s peeler gate will unlatch
and swing open.
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Label Dispense Attach the backing to the rewind tube with the
Mode - Step 6 clip.
Attach Liner to
Rewind Tube
Close Liner
Peeler Gate
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PEEL
Press CANCEL
BATCH
Step 9 With the media access door open, swing the la-
bel taken sensor gate up to be in the active sens-
ing position, as shown below. A screw releases
and secures the sensor gate to the upper front
cover, locking it in place. Always lock the gate.
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Close Printer
Press FEED
Label Presented,
Remove Label
(Media Path Shown)
OR
Present Label (FEED)
PER MOT
EP
ST
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Rewinder Capacity
The quantity of media re-rolled will vary due to
e n v i ro n m e n t a l c o n d it io n s a n d m e d ia
properties.
Lift (1)
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16 inches
(40cm)
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Step 9 Attach the liner to the rewind tube with the clip.
Attach Media to
Rewind Tube
PEEL
BATCH
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Ribbon
Core
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Loading Transfer Thread the transfer ribbon under the print head
Ribbon- Step 3 assembly and counter-clockwise around the
ribbon core and take-up tube.
Thread Ribbon
Attach Ribbon to
Ribbon Core
Tape
Turn Ribbon
Take-Up Tube
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Troubleshooting
Appendix A
Troubleshooting
Serial Interface The figure below displays the cable wiring re-
Cable Wiring quired to use the printer’s serial interface
Host DB-9
Pin #
DB-9
Pin #
Printer
N/C 1 1 +5 Volts*
RxD 2 2 TxD
TxD 3 3 RxD
DTR 4 4 N/C
GND 5 5 GND
DSR 6 6 RDY
RTS 7 7 N/C
CTS 8 8 RDY
RI 9 9 N/C
Host DB-25
Pin #
DB-9
Pin #
Printer
N/C 8 1 +5 Volts*
RxD 3 2 TxD
TxD 2 3 RxD
DTR 20 4 N/C
GND 7 5 GND
DSR 6 6 RDY
RTS 4 7 N/C
CTS 5 8 RDY
RI 22 9 N/C
Pin Signal
Options: D
Print Mode is Direct Thermal (OD)
Dump Mode
Printout
Gap and Index The sensor position is indicated by the green ar-
Hole Sensing row at the front of the label guide that is visible
Range with the print head open and media out. The
sensor can be moved by squeezing the two lock-
ing tabs, located under the label guide, and slid-
ing the sensor in or out. For proper sensing,
ensure that the sensor is aligned with the center
portion of the label or index hole/notch.
Sensor
Adjustment
Range B
A
Tag Tear-away
Inside Edge
of Tag Stock
Appendix B
Operator Maintenance
Cleaning the As you use your printer, the print head may be-
Print Head come contaminated resulting in poor print
quality. Whenever new labels are loaded into
the printer, the print head should be cleaned
with a cleaning pen.
Appendix C
Using the Media Cutter
Warranty 90 Days
Mean Time To 5000,000 cut cycles
Failure (MTBF)
Cutting Method Rotating, double edged blade
Media
Media Type Paper, Thermal Paper, Paper Tags, Paper Label Liners
Max. Density 200 grams/meter2
(approximately 0.010 inches (.254 mm) thick)
Min. Width 1.0 inches (25.4 mm)
Max. Width 4.13 inches (105 mm)
Lift (1)
Step 3 With the media access door open, swing the la-
bel taken sensor gate down (deactivates the
sensor, as shown below). A screw releases and
secures the sensor gate to the upper front cover,
locking it in place. Always lock the gate.
Attach
Place Cutter on
Peel / Tear Bar
Mounted Cutter on
Peel / Tear Bar
Close the
Print Head
Attach Cutter
to Printer
PEEL
BATCH
Appendix D
Print Odometer
# DISTANCE
001 XXX,XXX,XXX" [XXX days]
002 XXX,XXX,XXX" [XXX days]
003 XXX,XXX,XXX" [XXX days]
004 XXX,XXX,XXX"
Example of an
Activated Print Head Y,40,25,CALL ZEBRA SERVICE PROVIDER
Reminder (oLy)
and the Parameters
Customized
(See below)