© 2005 zih corp. All product names and numbers are zebra trademarks, and zebra and the zebra logo are registered trademarks of zih corp. All rights reserved. 9/21/05 13292l-001 rev. A printed on chlorine-free recycled pape s4m quick reference guide use this guide to operate your printer on a daily b...
Control panel 2 13292l-001 rev. A s4m quick reference guide 9/21/05 control panel see figure 2 for the lights that reflect basic operation and the buttons that you may need to press during basic operation. Figure 2 • control panel 1 alert light blinks or remains on when the printer needs attention. ...
3 printer components 9/21/05 s4m quick reference guide 13292l-001 rev. A printer components figure 3 shows the components inside the media compartment of your printer. Depending on installed options, your printer may look slightly different. Figure 3 • s4m printer components 1 printhead assembly 7 m...
Load media 4 13292l-001 rev. A s4m quick reference guide 9/21/05 load media use the instructions in this section to load roll media in tear-off mode ( figure 4 ). For instructions for loading fanfold media or for loading in different print modes, refer to the user guide. Figure 4 • tear-off mode med...
5 load media 9/21/05 s4m quick reference guide 13292l-001 rev. A 3. Place the roll of media on the media supply hanger. Push the roll as far back as it will go. 4. Flip up the media supply guide, and then slide it in until it touches, but does not restrict, the edge of the roll. 5. Press the printhe...
Load media 6 13292l-001 rev. A s4m quick reference guide 9/21/05 6. Slide out the media guide. 7. Feed the media under the dancer assembly ( 1 ), through the slot in the transmissive sensor ( 2 ), and under the ribbon sensor ( 3 ). Push the media to the back of the transmissive sensor. 8. Slide in t...
7 load ribbon 9/21/05 s4m quick reference guide 13292l-001 rev. A 9. Close the printhead assembly. 10. If the printer is paused (the pause light is blinking), press pause to enable printing. Load ribbon this section applies only to printers that have the thermal transfer option installed. Figure 5 •...
Load ribbon 8 13292l-001 rev. A s4m quick reference guide 9/21/05 to load ribbon, complete these steps: 1. Press the printhead release latch to open the printhead assembly. Lift the printhead until it latches open. 2. Orient the ribbon with the loose end unrolling clockwise. 3. Place the ribbon roll...
9 load ribbon 9/21/05 s4m quick reference guide 13292l-001 rev. A 4. Pull the end of the ribbon under the printhead assembly ( 2 ) and out the front of the printer. 5. Close the printhead assembly. 6. Wind the ribbon clockwise onto the ribbon take-up spindle ( 3 ). 2 3.
Load ribbon 10 13292l-001 rev. A s4m quick reference guide 9/21/05 remove the ribbon to remove used ribbon, complete these steps: 1. If the ribbon has not run out, cut or break it before the ribbon take-up spindle. 2. Squeeze the ribbon against the ribbon take-up spindle tension blades ( 1 ). At the...
