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ii 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 © 2008 Z I H Corp. T h e c opyr ig h ts in t h is m an u al an d th e softw are a n d/or f irm w are in th e labe l prin ter des cribed t h e r e in are ow n ed by Z I H Corp.
ii i 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A FCC Com pl i a nce S tatem en t T his d ev i c e c o m plies w i th Part 15 rules. Ope ratio n is subjec t to th e follo win g two cond it ions: 1. T his d ev i c e m ay not ca u se ha rmfu l in terfere nce , a nd 2.
iv 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 E nv iro nm e nt al Ma na g em e nt Do not disp o se o f this p ro d u c t in unsorted municip al wa ste. T h is product is recy clab le, a nd s h o u l d b e r e cycl ed a ccordin g to y o ur lo ca l stan dard s.
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A A b out Th i s Docu ment T his se ctio n provid es y o u with co n tact in fo rm atio n , d o cume nt structu re an d or g an i z atio n , a nd ad ditio n al refe renc e d o c u me nts. Cont ents W ho Shoul d U se Th is D oc u me n t .
Abo ut Thi s Doc um e nt Who Should Use T his Docum ent vi 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 W ho Sh ou l d U se T h i s Do cum ent T his Us er Guide is inte nd ed fo r use by an y p erson who n eed s to o p erate o r to tro ubles hoo t problem s with the printe r.
vii About This Docum e nt Cont acts 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A C o n tac ts W e b Site V isit u s a t: http://www .ze bra .com T ec hn ical S u p port v i a the I nte rnet is ava il a ble 2 4 hou rs pe r da y, 36 5 d ay s pe r y e ar .
Abo ut Thi s Doc um e nt Docum ent Conventions vii i 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Docu ment Co nv enti on s T he fo llo win g co n ve ntio n s a re used throu g hou t th i s documen t to co n ve y c ertain informatio n .
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Con t e nts Abo ut T his Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v W h o Sh oul d U s e T his Docum e n t . . . . . . . . . . .
x 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 3 • Prin t O p e ration s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 D e term in i n g Prin te r Con f ig uratio n . . . . . . . . .
xi 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 5 • M ain te n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 C leanin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xi i 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07.
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 1 Introdu ction T his se ctio n d escrib es w hat y o u g et in y ou r s hipp ing b o x an d p ro v ide s an o v erv iew of p ri n ter features. T his i n cludes proced u re s tha t de scribe h o w to open an d clo s e the prin ter a nd rep o rt an y p ro b lems.
I n tr o du c ti on GX Series T herm al Printers 2 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 GX Ser i es T h er mal P ri nter s T he Ze bra GX m o d el is th e b est in clas s d esk t op t h erm al p r in ter with the wide st ran ge o f features.
3 Introduction What’ s in the Box ? 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A W hat’ s i n t h e B ox? Sa ve the carton a nd all p ack ing ma t e rials in cas e y o u ne ed to s hip o r s t ore th e p rinter l a ter . A fter unp ack ing , m ake sure y o u ha ve all p arts.
I n tr o du c ti on What’s in the Box ? 4 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Y ou r P rinter O pe ning the printer T o ac cess the med ia c o mp artme nt, y o u m u st ope n th e p rinter . P ull the releas e latch es to wa rds y ou a nd lift the cover .
5 Introduction What’ s in the Box ? 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Printer Fe atures Sen s or P eel Bar P lat en Ro l ler Pri n thead B l ack-Lin e Sensor R ibb on Trai.
I n tr o du c ti on What’s in the Box ? 6 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Mov ea b l e B l ackline Sensor (Optio n ) M edia Cut ter (O p ti o n ).
7 Introduction What’ s in the Box ? 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A O pe rator Controls Po w er S w itch P re ss up t o tu rn ON or do w n to tu rn OF F th e p rinter . Fe ed B utt on • T ap th e Feed b u tto n once to fo rce the prin t e r to feed one blan k la bel.
I n tr o du c ti on What’s in the Box ? 8 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 S t atus Light L o ca ted o n the to p ca se n ex t t o th e fee d but ton, the statu s li g ht func ti ons as a p ri n ter o p erational in dica to r (s ee S ee Rev .
9 Introduction What’ s in the Box ? 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Closing th e printer 1. L o we r the to p cover . 2.
I n tr o du c ti on What’s in the Box ? 10 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 No t es • __ _________________________________________________________________ _________ __.
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 2 Getting S t a rted T his se ctio n d escrib es h o w to s et u p y o ur prin ter for the first time a nd use th e m o st c o mm o n o p eratin g p ro c edures fo r load i n g med ia. Cont ents A t tachi ng Po w e r .
Ge t tin g S t ar te d A ttaching Power 12 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 At t achi n g P ower 1. Ma ke su re the prin ter ’ s power switch is in t h e off positio n (down). 2. I nse rt the A C p o we r cord in to th e p o we r supp l y .
13 Ge tting St arte d Loading Roll Media 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A L o adi n g R o l l Medi a W hen y o u lo a d m edia , y o u must pla ce th e roll o n to th e m edia ha ng ers. Y o u must use th e c o rrec t med ia for the ty p e of p ri n ting y ou require.
Ge t tin g S t ar te d Loading Roll Media 14 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Plac ing the Roll in th e M edia Com p artm ent 1. Ope n the p rinter . Rem emb er tha t y o u nee d to p u ll t h e relea se latch leve rs t oward the front o f th e p rinter .
15 Ge tting St arte d Loading Roll Media 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 3. I f y ou r prin t e r inc l ude s th e move ab l e bla cklin e se nsor optio n , v erify t h at th e se nsor is align ed in th e c ente r de fau lt p o s i tion.
Ge t tin g S t ar te d Loading Roll Media 16 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 4. P ull the med ia so th at it ex tend s ou t of the fro n t of the prin t e r . V erify the ro ll tu rn s fre ely. T he roll m u st n o t sit in the bot tom of th e me dia c o mp artme nt.
17 Ge tting St arte d Loading T ransfer Ribbon 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A L o adi n g T r an s fer R i b bo n Tran sfer rib bons co m e in sev era l varie t ie s an d i n some cas es c o lo rs to m atch y o u r ap plication ne eds .
Ge t tin g S t ar te d Loading T ransfer Ribbon 18 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 1. Wit h the p ri n ter ope n, plac e a ne w ribb o n rol l on printe r’ s lo wer ribb o n su p ply sp ind l e s. Ro tate the ro ll until the notche s a l ig n a nd lo c k in to th e left s i d e o f th e supp ly h u b .
19 Ge tting St arte d Loading T ransfer Ribbon 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 3. P ull the trans fer ribb o n ’ s lea der o ff the ro ll a nd attac h it with the ad hes i v e s t rip on th e lead er to the emp ty ri b bon co re o n th e supp ly s pind le.
Ge t tin g S t ar te d Loading T ransfer Ribbon 20 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 4. Ro tate the thumb whe el on th e left s i d e of th e supp ly s pind le until the ribb o n is p u lled ti g ht across th e p ri n the ad.
21 Ge tting St arte d P rinting a T est (Printer Configuration) Label 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A P ri n ti n g a T est (P ri nter Co nfi gu r ati on ) Label B e for e y o u c onn e ct th e p r i n te r to y o u r c o m p uter , mak e s u re t h at th e p rinter is in p ro p er wo rk ing o rd er .
Ge t tin g S t ar te d Hooking Up the Printer and Com puter 22 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 H oo ki ng U p the P ri nter and Com pu t er T he Ze bra G-S eries printe rs supp o rt a va ri e ty of inte rface o p ti ons an d c o n figuratio n s.
23 Ge tting St arte d Hooking Up the Printer and Com puter 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A USB In te rfac e Requi r eme n ts Univ ersa l Se ri a l Bu s (ve rsio n 2 . 0 c o mp liant) provide s a fast in t e rface tha t is comp atible wi th y ou r e xisting PC h ardw are.
Ge t tin g S t ar te d Hooking Up the Printer and Com puter 24 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Serial Communi c atio ns T he re quired cab l e must ha ve a nin e-p i n .
25 Ge tting St arte d Hooking Up the Printer and Com puter 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A EP L Y C o m m a n d Use t h e serial p o rt s etu p ( Y ) comma nd to c ha ng e the comm u n i c atio n s se t tin gs on the printe r .
Ge t tin g S t ar te d Hooking Up the Printer and Com puter 26 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Para l lel Po r t T he required ca ble m u st h av e a twen ty -five pin .
27 Ge tting St arte d Hooking Up the Printer and Com puter 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Eth e rnet T he printe r req u ires UT P RJ4 5 Ethe rnet c ab l e rated CA T -5 o r b etter .
Ge t tin g S t ar te d Hooking Up the Printer and Com puter 28 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Com m unic ating w ith the P rinter Beg i n ins t a ll in g t h e Z e bra Wind o ws Driver and th en t urn o n the prin t e r .
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 3 Pr i nt O p er at i on s T his se ctio n p ro v i d es med ia a nd prin t han dlin g, fo n t an d lan guag e s u pp o rt, an d th e se tu p o f less c o m mo n p rinter c o n figuratio n s.
Pri nt Ope rat io ns Determ ining Printer Configuration 30 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Det er m i ni n g P r i nter Co nfi gu r ati on T he G-Se ries p rinter u se s a ZPL p ri n ter c o n figurati on statu s labe l to re port the prin t e r ’ s configuratio n status for both E PL an d ZPL ope ratio n s.
31 Print Ope rations Modes of Printing 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A M o des of P ri nti ng Y o u ca n ope rate th is p ri n ter in ma ny differen t mode s an d med ia config u ra t ions : • Direct th erma l prin ti n g (which uses hea t sen siti v e med ia to print).
Pri nt Ope rat io ns Print Media T ypes 32 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 T abl e 1 • T y pe s of M ed i a Rol l and Fanfold M e di a M edia T ype H ow I t Loo ks Descr i pti o n No n -Conti n u o u s Ro l l M e d i a Roll med ia is w o und o n a core tha t can b e 1 in.
33 Print Ope rations Replacing Supplies 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Dete rm ining T her m al M e dia T y pes T herm al tran sfer med i a req u ire s ribb o n for prin t in g w hile d irect th erma l med ia d o e s n o t.
Pri nt Ope rat io ns A djusting the Print Width 34 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Repl aci ng a Partia lly Us ed T ra n sfer Ribbon T o rem o v e used trans fer rib bon, p erform th e foll owing ste ps. 1. Cu t th e rib bon from th e tak e-up r oll.
35 Print Ope rations Media Sensing 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Me d ia S en s in g T he G-Se ries p rinter has aut oma t ic me dia s ens i n g cap ab i lity. Th e printe r is d esig ned to continuo usly c he ck an d a dju s t med ia len gth sen sing for min o r v ariatio n s.
Pri nt Ope rat io ns Ribbon Overview 36 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 R i bb on O vervi ew Ribb o n is a t h in fi lm that i s coated o n one side with wa x, resin , or wax res i n , w hich is trans ferred to t h e m ed i a during the the rmal tra nsfer proces s.
37 Print Ope rations Ribbon Overview 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Rib bon Scr atch T est P e rfo rm the ribb o n scra t c h te st wh en l a be l s are u n av ailable . T o p erf or m a ri b bon scr at ch t est, com p l et e th ese steps: 1.
Pri nt Ope rat io ns Printing on Fan-Fold Media 38 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 P ri n ti n g o n Fan-Fol d Medi a P rin ti n g o n fan -fo ld med ia re quir e s y o u to adjust the me dia g u id e’ s s t op posit ion.
39 Print Ope rations Printing on Fan-Fold Media 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 3. I nse rt the med ia th ro ugh the slo t a t the rear o f th e p rinter . 4. Ru n the me dia b etwe en the han ge rs. 5. Clo se the to p cover .
Pri nt Ope rat io ns Printing with Ex ternally Mounted Roll Media 40 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 P ri n ti n g wi th E x ter n al l y Mou nted R o l l M edi a T he G-Se ries p rinter acc o mm o d ates exte rnally mou n t e d ro ll me dia similar to the printe r’ s su p port o f fa n-fol d me dia.
41 Print Ope rations Fonts and Y our Printer 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A F o nt s and Y ou r P ri nter T he G-Se ries p rinter su p ports y ou r lang u a ge an d font .
Pri nt Ope rat io ns Fonts and Y our Printer 42 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 • T o rem o v e n o n A sian EPL fo n t s with EPL p ro g rammin g, u se the EK co mm a nd . • T o rem o v e EPL A sian fo n ts from th e p ri n ter , u se the Z P L ^ID co mm a nd .
43 Print Ope rations St and A lone Printing 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A St an d Al o ne P ri n ti ng Y o ur p ri n ter c an be configured to wo rk withou t b eing a t ta che d to a co m puter . T h e p ri n ter h as the ability t o auto m atically ru n a sing l e lab el fo rm .
Pri nt Ope rat io ns Sending Files to the Printer 44 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Send i ng File s to th e P rin te r F iles can b e se nt to the prin ter from the M i.
45 Print Ope rations Sending Files to the Printer 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 5. Cli c k on y ou r Z e bra prin t e r to s elect t h e p rinter fo r d o w nlo a d. 6. Se lect th e F ile m enu a nd click o n the S el ect Fi r m w a r e Fi l e.
Pri nt Ope rat io ns Print Meter 46 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 P ri n t Mete r T he G-Se ries p rinter h as the cap ab i lity t o rep o rt printh ead ma inten an ce a lerts. T h e p rinter c an provid e cle anin g a nd early warn ing o f end of calculated prin thea d life alerts.
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 4 Printer O p ti o ns T his se ctio n cove rs the comm o n prin t e r o p tio n s an d acc essories with brie f de scriptions and how to ge t y ou s t a rted u sin g or config u rin g y o ur p ri n ter optio n or ac cess o ry.
P r in t e r Op t io ns Label Dispenser Option 48 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 L ab e l Di spen se r O pti on T he factory in stalled labe l disp en ser option a l lows y o u to prin t a lab el with ba ckin g (li n er/we b) b eing re mo v ed fro m the lab el as it prints, rea dy fo r app licatio n .
49 Printe r Options Label Dispenser Option 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 2. L i ft th e lin er over the t op o f th e p rinter and open th e d i s pen ser doo r . 3. I nse rt the labe l li n er betwe en the disp ens er d o or an d th e p rinter body.
P r in t e r Op t io ns Label Dispenser Option 50 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 4. Clo se the disp en ser d o or . 5. P re ss th e Fee d b u tto n to ad van ce the med ia. 6. Du rin g the p rint j ob, th e printe r will pee l of f the b ack ing a nd p rese nt a sing l e la bel.
51 Printe r Options Moveable Blackline Sensor Option 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A M o v e ab l e B l ackl i n e Senso r O pti o n T he factory in stalled o p ti ona l m.
P r in t e r Op t io ns Moveable Blackline Sensor Option 52 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 A djust ing t he M ov e able B lac kl ine Sensor for B la ck M ark or N otche s L o ad the me dia. Before c l osing the p ri n ter , ad j ust the move able bla cklin e se nsor as fo llo w s: 1.
53 Printe r Options Moveable Blackline Sensor Option 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A.
P r in t e r Op t io ns Cutter Option 54 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Cutte r O pti on T he printe r supp o rts two fac t ory installed me dia cut te r o p ti ons fo r fu ll width cutti n g o f la bel li n er , tag o r receip t me dia.
55 Printe r Options Cutter Option 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Loadi ng M e dia w ith t he Cut te r O ption 1. Ope n the p rinter . Rem emb er tha t y o u nee d to p u ll t h e relea se latch leve rs t oward the front o f th e p rinter .
P r in t e r Op t io ns Cutter Option 56 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 3. I f y ou r prin t e r inc l ude s th e move ab l e bla cklin e se nsor optio n , v erify t h at th e se nsor is align ed in th e c ente r de fau lt p o s i tion.
57 Printe r Options Cutter Option 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 4. T hrea d th e m ed i a throu g h th e c u tter ’ s in side slo t so tha t it ex t e nd s ou t of the fro n t of the prin t e r . V erify the ro ll tu rn s fre ely.
P r in t e r Op t io ns ZebraNet® 10/ 100 I nternal Print Server Option 58 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Z eb r aN et ® 10/1 00 I nter n a l P r i nt Server O p t i o.
59 Printe r Options ZebraNet® 10/100 I nternal Print Server Option 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Printer Ne t w ork Conf i g ur ation S ta t us Labe l G-S eries p rinte.
P r in t e r Op t io ns RT C and Full Flash Mem ory Option 60 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 R T C an d Ful l F l ash Memo r y O pti on P rin ters with the factory i n s.
61 Printe r Options A sian Font s - Printer A ccessory 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Asi a n F o nt s - P r i n t er Access o r y A sian fo n t sets are downloade d in t o the printe r by th e user or i n teg rato r .
P r in t e r Op t io ns KDU — Printer A ccessory 62 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 KDU — P ri n te r Acc essory T he KDU (k ey board disp lay u n i t) i s a s mall term i n al unit th at inte rfaces with th e p rinter fo r acc essin g EPL lab el forms s t ored in th e p rinter .
63 Printe r Options KDU — Printer A ccessory 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A KDU and G - S erie s Printer S eri al Port A d a pt e r Insta lla t ion 1. Sw i tc h th e p rinter p o w er to OFF . 2. A lign the ad apte r be t w een the KDU’ s serial c o n nec to r a nd the serial i n terfac e on t h e prin t e r .
P r in t e r Op t io ns KDU Plus — Printer A ccessory 64 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 KDU P l u s — P r i nter Acces so r y T he KD U Plu s is a te rmina l d ev i c e with me mo ry fo r stori n g files an d m aintain ing one or more remote p rinters.
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 5 Mainten an ce T his se ctio n p ro v i d es ro ut in e c lean i n g an d m ainten an ce proced u re s. Cont ents C l e a ni ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mai nte nan ce Cleaning 66 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Cl ea n i ng W hen y o u clea n th e p rinter , u s e one o f t h e follo win g supp lies th at b est suits y ou r ne eds : Y o u ca n obta i n c l e anin g su p plies at w ww .
67 Mainte nance Cleaning 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Cle aning the P rinthea d A lway s use a ne w c l e anin g pen on th e p rinthe ad (an o ld pe n carries contam i n an ts fro m its pre vio us uses that m ay da mag e th e p rinthe ad ).
Mai nte nan ce Cleaning 68 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 M edi a P a th Co nsidera tions Use a clea ning s wab to rem o v e deb ris, dust or c ru st t h at has b u ilt-u p on the holde rs, gui d es an d med ia p ath su rfa ces .
69 Mainte nance Cleaning 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Sensor Cleanin g Du s t can ac cumu la t e o n the me dia sen so rs.
Mai nte nan ce Cleaning 70 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Platen Cl eani n g and Repla ce m ent T he stand ard plate n (d ri v e roller) norma l ly does n o t re quire clea nin g. Pap er a nd li n er d u s t can acc u m u late wit h o ut effec t in g print ope ratio n s.
71 Mainte nance Cleaning 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 3. L i ft th e p laten o ut of the prin t e r’ s bott om fra me. 4. Clean the pla t e n w i th the alcohol moistene d swab . Clea n from t h e c en t e r o ut. Re pea t this proces s u n til the all o f t h e ro ller surfac e h as b een c l e an ed.
Mai nte nan ce Cleaning 72 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 7. A lign the plate n with the ge ar to the l e ft an d lower i t in to th e p rinter ’ s b o tto m fram e.
73 Mainte nance Replacing the Printhead 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A R epl aci ng th e P r i n t h ea d I f y ou ne ed t o re place the prin thea d, read the p ro ce dure a nd rev i e w th e rem o v al an d installation ste ps before a ctu a ll y rep lacin g t h e p rinth ead .
Mai nte nan ce Replacing the Printhead 74 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 3. Use a b lu n t tipp ed too l to pre ss t h e rele ase tab on th e ri g ht side and t h en th e left side of th e prin t h ea d. Th e too l d iame ter ca n b e fro m 0 .
75 Mainte nance Replacing the Printhead 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 4. Gen tl y b u t firmly pull the two printh ead ca ble bund l e s’ c o n nec t ors off o f th e p rinth ead . 5. Gen tl y b u t firmly pull the gre en grou n d w i re o ff th e p rinthe ad .
Mai nte nan ce Replacing the Printhead 76 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Rep laci ng t h e P r i nthead 1. P ush the left side p ri n the ad co n ne cto r i n to t h e p rinth ead . T h e conn ec t or is k ey ed to only inse rt o n e wa y.
77 Mainte nance Replacing the Printhead 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 5. I nse rt the prin t h ea d b rack et’ s th e tab into slot i n th e ribb o n fram e a ssem bly. A lign the prin t h ea d sp ring slot s to th e fiv e p o sts and sn ap the prin t h ea d in to th e rib bon fra me.
Mai nte nan ce Replacing the Printhead 78 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 6. P la ce th e le ft han d side o f th e rib bon g u id e in to th e rib bon fra me. Sw i n g t h e ri g ht s i d e o f the ri b bon guide i n to t h e s l ot an d sna p it in t o p o sitio n .
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A 6 T roub l e sho oting T his se ctio n provid es informa t ion a bou t p ri n ter e r ror rep o rtin g tha t y ou m i g ht n ee d for prin t e r tro ublesh o oting . A ss o rted dia gn o stic t e sts are inc l ude d.
Tr ou b les ho o ti ng St a tus Li ght De scr ipt ion s 80 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 St atus L i g ht Desc ri pti on s St atus L i g ht Err o r R esol u t i o ns 1 .
81 T rouble shooting St atus Light Error Re solutions 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A The printhea d nee d s to cool d ow n. • I f this erro r co n tinues, t urn the printe r power o ff fo r fi v e m inutes or more, and th en t urn o n .
Tr ou b les ho o ti ng Pri nt Qua lit y Pro ble m s 82 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 P ri n t Q u al i ty P rob l e m s No print on the l abel . • T he med ia m ay not be direc t therm al m edia whe n printin g with o ut ri b bon (i.
83 T rouble shooting Print Quality Proble m s 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A T her e a re l ong t ra ck s of m i s s i ng print ( bl ank v er t ic al line s ) on severa l la bels. • T he printh ead is d irty. C l e an the printh ead .
Tr ou b les ho o ti ng Pri nt Qua lit y Pro ble m s 84 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 A E P L la bel form a t w as s e nt t o, bu t not re cognized b y , the printer . • I s the p ri n ter in pa u se mode ? I f so , pre ss th e Feed b u tto n .
85 T rouble shooting Manual Calibration 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A M an ual Cal i b r ati on Ma nual c alibra t ion is re comme nd ed wh ene ve r y o u a re u sin g pre-p rinted med ia or i f the p rinter will not correctly au to ca li b rate.
Tr ou b les ho o ti ng T ro ubl e sh oot in g T e s ts 86 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 T r o ub l esh oo t i n g T est s Printing a Configuration La b e l T o prin t o.
87 T rouble shooting R e se tting the Factory De fault V alue s 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A R es ett i n g th e Fac to r y Def aul t V al u e s Some t im es, re setting t h e p rinter to t h e fac to ry defa u lts ma y solve s o me problem s.
Tr ou b les ho o ti ng Com m un ica ti ons Di agn ost ics 88 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 T he fo llo win g exa mp l e o f a c o mm u n icatio n s DU MP m o d e p ri n ted o ut.
89 T rouble shooting Fe e d Button Mode s 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A F eed B u tt o n Mod es Po wer O ff Mode (Communicati o ns D iagnostics Mod e) W i th t h e pri n t er pow er of f , press a n d h ol d th e Fee d bu tton whil e yo u t urn o n t he p o we r .
Tr ou b les ho o ti ng Fe e d B utt on Mo de s 90 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Po wer O n Modes W i th th e pri n ter pow er on an d top cov er cl os ed, pr ess an d h ol d t h e F e ed bu t ton f or sev er al secon ds.
12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A A A p pe ndix T his se ctio n p ro v i d es printe r interfa ce co n ne ctio n information. Cont ents Un iv e r s a l Se r ial Bus (U SB ) I n terf a c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Universal Serial Bus (USB) I nterface 92 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 U ni v er sal Ser i al B us (U SB ) I nter fa ce T he fi g u re b elo w disp l a y s the cab le wiring re qui re d to u s e th e p ri n ter ’ s US B in t e rface .
93 Parallel I nterface 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A P a ra lle l I n t er fa c e T he p ri n ter ’ s p ara l le l inte rface uses the I EEE 1 28 4- A to 12 84 -A p arallel interfa ce ca bles. Both en ds h av e D B-2 5 pin ma l e conn ectors.
Ethernet I nterface 94 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Ether n et I n t erf ace T his in terface req u ires a U TP RJ 4 5 Et h ern et c able rated CA T -5 or b etter . T he t a ble be l ow p ro v ides the cab le’ s p inou t a ssign men ts.
95 Serial Port I nterface 12/14/07 G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 980612 - 001 Rev. A Ser i al P o r t I nte rfa ce T he max imu m curren t av ailable throu g h th e se rial an d/or pa rallel p o rt is n o t t o ex cee d a to tal of 0.
Serial Port I nterface 96 980 612-001 Rev. A G X 420t / GX430t U ser Gu id e 1 2/ 14/07 Con nec ti ng the Printer to a D T E De vice Con nec ti ng the Printer to a D CE Dev i c e D B - 25S Con n ect o.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Zebra Technologies GX430t è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Zebra Technologies GX430t - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Zebra Technologies GX430t imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Zebra Technologies GX430t ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
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Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Zebra Technologies GX430t. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Zebra Technologies GX430t insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
