Downloading TrueType and Unicode fonts to the Zebra printer

To ensure that the printed output looks exactly as defined in PageOUT and overlays, you can download TrueType fonts directly to the printer memory. If you use international character sets, you must download the Unicode fonts to the printer. The downloaded fonts are only available during the StreamServe Job and are deleted from the printer memory when the Job is finished.

To download fonts to the Zebra printer you must do the following:

•	Download and install the Zebra Tools Utility

Download the Zebra Tools Utility (ZTools) from http://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads.html

•	Configure the Zebra printer

You must convert TrueType fonts, and Unicode fonts if you use international character sets, to the internal ZPLII format. In ZTools, you specify the source directories where TrueType and Unicode fonts are stored, and the path to the destination files. See Configuring the Zebra printer.

•	Edit the driver file and add the fonts to be downloaded to the printer

See Editing the driver file and adding the fonts to be downloaded to the printer.

•	Make sure that the TrueType and Unicode fonts, as well as the Zebra fonts, are stored in the specified directories

Downloading ZST and ZSU files directly to the printer If you are familiar with ZPLII and ZTools, you can use ZTools (or other label printer utilities) to download ZPL code, including ZST and ZSU files, to the printer. Edit the ZST or ZSU file by using the ^CW command to assign a built-in font between I and Z to the font in the file, and download the ZST or ZSU file offline. See the ZPLII Programming Guide. Add the font to the Zebra Label Printer driver file by entering a line in the following format to the Downloadable Fonts section: Font "SAMPLE" ReadFont "SAMPLE.TTF" Select "Z:ZSU" For example: Font "Arial" ReadFont "arial.ttf" Select "Z:ZSU" This will significantly speed up processing in the printer.