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Zebra technologies direct thermal printer user's guide a100
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Z E B R A P E R S O N A L P R I N T E R L I N E ™
A100
Zebra
D I R E C T T H E R M A L P R I N T E R
User's Guide

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  • Page 1 Z E B R A P E R S O N A L P R I N T E R L I N E ™ A100 Zebra D I R E C T T H E R M A L P R I N T E R...
  • Page 2 Zebra A100 ® User’s Guide Customer order # 55501L Manufacturer part # 55501LB Rev. 3...
  • Page 3 This manual contains proprietary information of Zebra Technologies Corporation. It is intended solely for the information and use of parties operating and maintaining the equipment described herein. Such proprietary information may not be used, repro- duced, or disclosed to any other parties for any other purpose without the expressed written permission of Zebra Technologies Corporation.
  • Page 4 Additional Requirements........1 Setting Up the Zebra A100 Printer ....... . 2 Setting Up the Software .
  • Page 5 Media cover Media holder Media guides Tear bar Printhead Print mechanism latches Peel-off roller Figure 1: Printer Overview Peel-off door latches Platen roller Power/fault lights Feed button Printhead open sensor Paper out sensor Label presentation sensor...
  • Page 6 This manual provides all of the information you will need to operate your printer on a daily basis. To print labels, tags, or tickets with the A100 printer, refer to the instructions included with the software you are using to create the label.
  • Page 15 Figure 2: Parallel Connection...
  • Page 16 You will need to install the Zebra A100 Printer Driver on your computer before you can operate your printer. Also included for your use with the Zebra A100 printer is BAR-ONE software, a powerful label design program. The Zebra A100 software works with most IBM puters available today.
  • Page 17 The A100 printer uses a custom driver for the Windows operating system that allows your Windows applications to print to it. Start Windows. Insert the Zebra A100 Printer Driver diskette in your floppy disk drive (A: or B:). In Program Manager, click on the File menu. Select Run. (Windows 95 users: select Run from the Start menu) Type A:\SETUP (or B:\SETUP) and then press OK.
  • Page 18 When you are satisfied with your settings, Click OK. You can return to the A100’s Setup Dialog at any time from the Printers Con- trol Panel (or Printer Settings in Windows 95) and from the print dialog of most Windows applications.
  • Page 19 Type A:\SETUP (or B:\SETUP) and then press OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. To create a label for the A100 printer, you will need to design the label in a Windows application (such as BAR-ONE) and use that application’s print setup to select the Zebra A100 printer before you print.
  • Page 20 Windows Printers Control Panel to adjust the slide bar labeled “Relative Darkness”. See “Print Setup Dialog Box” on page 12. Print sample labels and adjust the darkness further if necessary. Figure 4: A100 Test Label • • •...
  • Page 21 CAUTION: Use only the cleaning agents indicated in Table 1. Zebra Tech- nologies Corporation will not be responsible for any other fluids being used on this printer. Inconsistent print quality, such as voids in bar codes or graphics, may indi- cate a dirty printhead.
  • Page 22 Power light does not Printer is not receiving turn on when Power power. switch is turned on. When printer is first Printer failed an inter- powered on, the Fault nal diagnostic test. light remains on. Fault light is on. Printhead is open. Out of media or media incorrectly loaded.
  • Page 23 Print density Print width Print speed Label width (including backing material, if any) Label length Interlabel gap Label thickness (including backing material, if any) Label roll size Maximum outer diameter Minimum inner core diameter Registration toler- Horizontal ance Vertical First dot location (from outer media edge) Fonts available Bar codes available...
  • Page 24 Agency approvals Processor Power line cord Parallel data cable Figure 5. 230 VAC Power Line Cord Figure 6. Examples of International Safety Organizations • UL 544 Medical Equipment Standard Part 42.5 • CSA 22.2 No. 950 Canadian Safety Standard • IEC 950/EN 60950 International Safety Standard •...
  • Page 25 Table 3. Parallel Pinouts Strobe Data Bits 0-7 Acknowledge Busy Paper end Select 14-17 Not used +5 V @ 0.75 A 19-30 Ground Not used Error/fault Ground Not used +5 V through 3.3 K Select...
  • Page 26 By using this software, you agree to be bound by these terms. Zebra Technologies Corporation (“Zebra”) warrants the enclosed diskette to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of 60 days from the date of purchase. In the event of notification within the warranty period of defects in material and workmanship, Zebra will replace the defective diskette or documentation.
  • Page 27 (media) shall have caused any defect to the thermal printhead for which a warranty claim is made, the user shall be responsible for ZEBRA Technologies’ customary charges for labor and materials to repair such defect.
  • Page 28 Telephone +1 847.634.6700 Facsimile +1 847.913.8766 Zebra Technologies Europe Limited Zebra House The Valley Centre, Gordon Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP13 6EQ, UK Telephone +44 (0)1494 472872 Facsimile +44 (0)1494 450103 Customer order #55501L Manufacturer part #55501LB © 1996 Zebra Technologies Corporation...