Zebra QK 220 User Manual - Connecting The Printer

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QL Series User Guide

Verify the Printer Is Working

Before you connect the printer to your computer or portable

data terminal, make sure that the printer is in proper working

order.  You can do this by printing a configuration label using

the “two key reset” method.  If you can’t get this label to print,

refer to “Troubleshooting”.

Printing a Configuration Label

1. Turn the printer off.  Load the media compartment with

journal media (media with no black bars printed on the

back)

2. Press and hold the Feed Button.

3. Press and release the Power button and keep the Feed

button pressed.  When printing starts, release the Feed

button.

 The unit will print a  line of interlocking “x” characters to

ensure all elements of the print head are working, print out the

version of software loaded in the printer and then print two re-

ports.

The first report indicates model, ROM version, serial num-

ber, baud rate, etc.    The second report prints out more de-

tailed information on the printer’s configuration and parameter

settings.  If no second report appears, there is no application

loaded. (See the Troubleshooting Section for sample printouts

and a further discission on how to use the configuration label

as a diagnostic tool.)

Connecting the Printer

The printer must establish communications with a host ter-

minal which sends the data to be printed.  Communications

occur in four basic ways:

• By a cable between the printer and its host terminal.  All

QL Series printers communicate by the RS232C protocol.

QL Plus Series printers can communicate by either

RS232C or USB 2.0 protocols. (USB drivers are included

in the Zebra Universal Driver which can be downloaded

from 

www.zebra.com/drivers

).

• Linking to a host terminal via Infrared (usually by means

of the industry standard IrDA protocol)

• By means of a Bluetooth™ short range radio frequency

link.