Zebra Label Printer Settings

 

Driver settings
Firmware version	The printer firmware version. Available options are X.10 and X.9 (X.9 means all firmware versions up to 9). To determine the version of the firmware in your printer, you can print out a Printer Configuration Label. See the printer documentation. The firmware version usually has the format VXX.N.Z. where VXX is the main version number (X), N is 9 or 10, and Z is a version extension.
Print mode	Tear off – The printed label is advanced so that it can be torn off manually. The backing is still attached to the label. Peel off – The backing is partly separated from the label. Printing stops until the label is removed. Cutter – The label is cut by the cutter mechanism. Rewind – The label and backing are rewound on an (optional) external rewind device. The next label is positioned under the printhead (no backfeed motion). Applicator – When used with an application device, the label move far enough forward to be removed by the applicator and applied to an item. None – Do not set the print mode.
Media type	None – Do not set the media type. Direct thermal – The media is heat sensitive and no ribbon is required. Thermal transfer – Black or color high carbon ribbon. The ink on the ribbon is bonded to the media.
Media tracking	Non-continuous – The media has some kind of physical characteristic, for example holes or perforations, that can be detected by the printer to separate the labels. Continuous – The media has no physical characteristic that can be used to separate the labels.
Media feed at power up	The media feed action at start up. Available options are: • Media feed • No media feed • Set media sensor calibration – Feeds the media one label length, and recalibrates the media and ribbon sensors. • Set label length – Feeds one or more blank labels, depending on the label size. When using continuous media, the label length is defined by the page height, as defined in PageOUT.
Media feed at head close	The media feed action after closing print head. Available options are: • Media feed • No media feed • Set media sensor calibration – feeds the media one label length, and recalibrates the media and ribbon sensors. • Set label length – Feeds one or more blank labels, depending on the label size. When using continuous media, the label length is defined by the page height, as defined in PageOUT.
Label home X-axis	The label printing position along the x-axis. The default home position of a label is the upper-left corner (position 0,0). Valid values are 0 - 300.
Label home Y-axis	The label printing position along the y-axis. The default home position of a label is the upper-left corner (position 0,0). Valid values are 0 - 300.
Label top alignment	Moves the entire label up or down. The Label top is relative to the current Label home position. A positive value moves the format downwards, away from the top, while a negative value moves it upwards, towards the top. Valid values are -64 - 64. Default is 0.
Tear off adjust alignment	Defines where the media is cut. The tear-off position is relative to the end of the printing on the label. Valid values are -64 - 64. Default is 0.
Media darkness	Adjusts the darkness relative to the darkness settings specified on the Printer Configuration Label. For example, if the value specified on the configuration label is 16, and you specify Media darkness -9, the value will be 7. Valid values are -30 - 30. Default is 0. The maximum and minimum values cannot be surpassed. For example, if the value specified on the configuration label is 25 and you specify Media darkness 10, the value will still be 30.
Print rate	The media speed during printing. Valid values depend on the firmware version: Firmware X.9: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. Firmware X.10: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Slew rate	The slew speed (feeding a blank label). Valid values depend on the firmware version. See Print rate.
Print orientation	Normal – Prints the label with normal orientation. Inverted – Inverts the label 180 degrees, so that the label is printed upside down.
International Character Set	The character set used for printing. If you select a value other than Auto, the code page settings defined for the output connector will be ignored. If you select None, the international character set command in ZPLII output is suppressed. The label printer will use the last value that was saved. If you select Auto, the code page settings defined for the output connector are used to select the appropriate character set. Note: If you use international characters, you must configure the Zebra printer to use Unicode characters, see Downloading TrueType and Unicode fonts to the Zebra printer.
Image dithering method	The dithering method used for converting true color and palletized images to black and white images. Usually, None is used for black and white line art images, and one of the dithering methods are used for photographic images.
Memory device for downloads	The device used for storing downloaded files, for example fonts and images. R: (printer DRAM library) – Always present and read/write access. B: (optional memory card) – A card or factory installed memory. Read/write access. E: (flash memory) – Use only with jobs using already loaded images and fonts. Read only access.
Pause and cut value (^PQ,p)	The number of labels to be printed before pausing for a cut. Valid values are 0 to 99999999. The default value is 0.
Copies	The number of labels to be printed.