Zebra 172ER3E-00730 Quick Start Guide
170PAX4 Quick Reference Guide
This guide provides basic instructions to load and operate your print engine. For additional
information, refer to the User Guide.
Contents
Print Engine Exterior View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Control Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Control Panel Indicator Lights (LEDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Load Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Load Ribbon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Remove Used Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configure the Print Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Print a Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Print a Network Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
View or Change Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cleaning Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Clean the Printhead and Platen Roller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Print Engine Exterior View
Print Engine Exterior View
Print engines are available in a right-hand configuration (media moves from left to right,
Figure 27) and a left-hand configuration (media moves from right to left, Figure 28).
Figure 27 • Right-Hand (RH) Print Engine
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Figure 28 • Left-Hand (LH) Print Engine
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3
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Media door
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Control panel
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Electronics cover
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Control Panel
All controls and indicators for the print engine are located on the control panel (Figure 29).
The power switch is located to the side of the control panel.
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Figure 29 • Control Panel (Right Hand)
Control Panel
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Power switch
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Buttons
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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
3
Lights/LEDs
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Control Panel Buttons
The control panel buttons are described in Table 7.
Table 7 • Control Panel Buttons
Button Description/Function
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BLACK
OVALS
The two black ovals are used to change parameter values for a parameter being displayed
on the LCD. Common uses include increasing or decreasing a value, answering yes or no,
indicating ON or OFF, and scrolling through choices.
PREVIOUS Scrolls the LCD to the previous parameter.
NEXT Scrolls the LCD to the next parameter.
SETUP/EXIT Enters and exits configuration mode.
PAUSE Stops and restarts the printing process or removes error messages and clears the LCD. If a
label is printing, it is completed before the printing process stops. When the print engine is
paused, the PAUSE light is ON.
CANCEL
CANCEL functions only in Pause mode. Pressing CANCEL has these effects:
• Cancels the label format that is currently printing.
• If no label format is printing, the next one to be printed is canceled.
• If no label formats are waiting to be printed,
To clear the print engine’s entire label format memory, press and hold
CANCEL is ignored.
CANCEL until the
DATA light turns off.
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Control Panel
Table 7 • Control Panel Buttons (Continued)
Button Description/Function
FEED Feeds a blank label.
• If the print engine is idle or paused, the label is fed immediately.
• If the print engine is printing, the label is fed after the current batch prints.
CALIBRATE
CALIBRATE functions only in Pause mode. Press CALIBRATE to recalibrate for proper
media length, to set media type (continuous/non-continuous), and to set print method
(direct thermal/thermal transfer).
Control Panel Indicator Lights (LEDs)
The control panel lights are described in Table 8.
Table 8 • Control Panel Lights
LED
POWER
(Green)
PAUSE
(Yellow)
OFF Indicates ON Indicates FLASHING Indicates
Print engine is
OFF, or no power
Power switch is ON, and power is being
supplied to print engine.
to print engine.
Normal operation. One of the following:
• Print engine is paused because of an
error condition (printhead, ribbon, or
paper error). Usually occurs in
conjunction with another LED.
PAUSE was pressed.
•
• A pause was requested from the
Applicator Port.
• A pause was received as part of the
label format.
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—
DATA
(Green)
No data being
received or
processed.
Data is processing or printing is taking
place. No data is being received.
Print engine is receiving data
from or sending status
information to the host
computer.
MEDIA
(Yellow)
RIBBON
(Yellow)
Normal operation.
Media properly
loaded.
Normal operation.
Ribbon properly
loaded.
Out of media. (Print engine is paused,
LCD displays error message, and
PAUSE light is ON).
Ribbon in when print engine is in direct
thermal mode, or no ribbon in when print
engine is in thermal transfer mode. Print
—
—
engine is paused, LCD displays error
message, and PAUSE light is ON .
ERROR
(Orange)
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No print engine
errors.
— Print engine error exists.
Check the LCD for status.
Media
The print engine can use various types of media (Table 9).
Table 9 • Types of Media
Media Type How It Looks Description
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Non-Continuous Roll
Media
Continuous
Roll Media
Fanfold Media The media is folded in a zigzag pattern.
The media is wound on a core. Individual
labels are separated by a gap, notch, hole,
or black mark, which enables you to see
where one label ends and the next one
begins. When using media that has holes or
notches, position the media sensor directly
over a hole or notch.
The media is wound on a core and is
without gaps, holes, notches, or black
marks. This allows the image to be printed
anywhere on the label.
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Ribbon
Ribbon
Ribbon is a thin film that is coated on one side with wax or wax resin, which is transferred to
the media during the thermal transfer process.
When To Use Ribbon
Thermal transfer media requires ribbon for printing while direct thermal media does not.
To determine if ribbon must be used with a particular media, perform a media scratch test.
To perform a media scratch test, complete these steps:
1. Sc ratch the print surface of the media with your fingerna il.
2. Did a bl ack mark appear on the media?
If a black mark... Then the media is...
Does not appear on the media Thermal transfer. A ribbon is required.
Appears on the media Direct thermal. No ribbon is re quired, though ribbon
may be used to help protect the printhead from
abrasion with the media.
Coated Side of Ribbon
Ribbon can be wound with the coated side on the inside or outside (Figure 30). This print
engine can only use ribbon that is coated on the outside.
Figure 30 • Ribbon Coated on Outside or Inside
To determine which side of a ribbon is coated, complete these steps:
1. Peel a label from its liner.
2. Press a corner of the sticky side of the label to the outer surface of the roll of ribbon.
3. Peel the label off of the ribbon.
Outside Inside
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Ribbon
4. Observe the results. Did flakes or particles of ink from the ribbon adhere to the label?
If ink from the ribbon... Then...
Adhered to the label The ribbon is coated on the outer surface.
Did not adhere to the label The ribbon is coated on the inner surface. To verify this,
repeat the test on the inner surface of the roll of ribbon.
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Load Media
Load Media
Figure 31 identifies the media-handling components of a right-hand print engine. A left-hand
unit contains a mirror image of these components. Figure 32 on page 9 shows both print
engines with media loaded.
Figure 31 • Components for Media Loading (Right-Hand)
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Printhead latch
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Printhead assembly
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Peel bar
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Platen roller
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Printhead locking pin
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Peel roller assembly
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Peel roller latch
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1
2
3
589 6
710
Media guide
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Pinch roller assembly
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Label guide shelf assembly
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Lower guide post
11
Upper guide post
12
Top media sensor track assembly
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Figure 32 • Loaded Media
Left-Hand
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Right-Hand
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Load Media
Caution • When you are loading media or ribbon, remove all jewelry that could come into
contact with the printhead or other printer parts.
To load media, complete these steps:
1. Load media on the media supply reel of the applicator (refer to the applicator ’s user
guide).
2. Op en the media door.
3. See Figure 33. Press down on the pinch roller release latch.
The pinch roller assembly springs up (Figure 34).
Figure 33 • Pressing the Pinch Roller Release Latch
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Pinch roller release latch
1
Figure 34 • Opened Pinch Roller Assembly
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Pinch roller assembly
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