Zebra QL 320 User Manual - Connecting The Printer

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QL 320 User’s 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 “Trouble-

shooting”.

Printing a Configuration Label

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

nal 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 but-

ton pressed.  When printing starts, release the Feed button.

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

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

software loaded in the printer and then print two reports.

The first report indicates model, ROM version, serial number,

baud rate, etc.    The second report prints out more detailed infor-

mation on the printer’s configuration and parameter settings.  If no

second report appears, there is no application loaded. (See the

Troubleshooting Section for a sample print-out and a further dis-

cission on how to use the configuration label as a diagnostic tool.)

Connecting the Printer

The printer must establish communications with a host terminal

which sends the data to be printed.  Communications occur in four

basic ways:

• By a cable between the printer and its host terminal

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

the industry standard IrDA protocol)

• By means of a Short Range Radio Frequency (SRRF) link.

• By means of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).  This

applies to QL 320N  Network Printers only.