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Application Note: ZSN065081-V2
Date: June 4, 2012
Product affected: G-Series Printers
Tasks:
1 Obtaining the EPL Asian Fonts from www.zebra.com
2 Determining which EPL Asian Font Files to use on the G-Series Printers
3 Installing the ZDownloader Utility and discovering printers.
4 Downloading Asian fonts to the G-Series Printers.
Purpose of this document: When purchasing a G-series printer that is to be used with an Asian
font, it is necessary for the font to be downloaded to the printer. This is done via the
ZDownloader utility, which is available from www.zebra.com
NOTE: Legacy EPL printers could be ordered from the factory with an Asian font preloaded. G-Series printers cannot be ordered from the factory with Asian fonts pre-loaded.
This software note explains how to configure your G-Series printer with an EPL Asian
font which is compatible with your legacy EPL printer.
Obtaining the EPL Asian Fonts for G-Series Printers from www.zebra.com
The EPL Asian Fonts for G-Series Printers are available to download as a self-extracting zip
file from the utilities downloads page on
www.zebra.com/utilities. After saving the downloaded
file, run the self-extracting executable file.
NOTE: By default, font files will be located in the C:\EPL_ASIAN_FONTS directory,
when extracted from the downloadable executable file. Please make a note of the
location if you change this default directory.
© 2012 ZIH Corp.
All product names and numbers are Zebra trademarks, and Zebra and the Zebra logo are registered trademarks of ZIH Corp. All rights reserved.
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Applicable Printers
Legacy Printer
Legacy Printer
EPL Font Fi le Name
Printer
Language
2844-xxxxx-x8xx
LP2844, TLP2844
chn.zpl
200
Chinese
2844-xxxxx-x9xx
LP2844, TLP2844
jpn.zpl
200
Japanese
2844-xxxxx-10xx
LP2844, TLP2844
kor.zpl
200
Korean
3842-xxxxx-x8xx
TLP3842
3chn.zpl (See Note 1
below)
300
Chinese
3842-xxxxx-x9xx
TLP3842
3jpn.zpl (See Note 1
300
Japanese
3842-xxxxx-10xx
TLP3842
3kor.zpl (See Note 1
300
Korean
120742-201 120742-001
888-DT 888-TT
cht.zpl (See Note 1
200
Traditional
120742-301 120742-101
888-DT 888-TT
chs.zpl (See Note 1
200
Simplified
To determine which file to load onto your G-Series Printer, see the chart below:
Configuration Number
Description
for G-Series Printer
below)
below)
below)
below)
Resolution
(dpi)
Chinese
Chinese
NOTE: In order to store the compatible EPL fonts on a G-Series printer, the G-Series printer
requires the extended memory option.
Installation of the ZDownloader Utility and printer discovery
1 Install the ZDownloader Utility
2 Use the ZDownloader Utility to discover printers.
1. To install the ZDownloader Utility: Download the utility from
Double click on the setup.exe file. The Firmware Downloader Setup wizard will appear.
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www.zebra.com/utilities.
NOTE: If installing over an existing installation of the Firmware Downloader, you
should "remove" first, instead of "repair", and then install the new version after the old
version has been removed.
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Click “Next” to continue.
Click the appropriate radio button to indicate acceptance of the End User License
Agreement.
Click “Next” to continue.
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Select the correct folder in which to install the downloader. To view available disk space, click
on the “Disk Cost” button.
Click “Next” to continue. A Confirm Installation Window appears. Click “Next” to begin the
installation.
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Click “Close” to exit after successful installation.
2. To Discover Printers Using the ZDownloader
Add Printers to the List
There are two ways to add printers to the list: Auto-Detect and Manual.
If your printer is connecting via an USB or an IP Ethernet interface, use Auto-Detect to add
the printer(s).
If your printer is connecting via the serial or parallel interfaces, or is not detected by using
the Auto-Detect method, use the Manual add method.
Auto-detect Printers
NOTE: When using Microsoft® Windows Vista®, printers may not be discovered
over a network using the PrinterAuto-Detect function; they must be added
manually (see below).
To Auto-Detect printers connected via the USB or IP Ethernet interfaces, press the “AutoDetect” Toolbar button and choose the menu option “PrinterAuto-Detect” or right
click on the list and select “Auto-Detect Printers”. Once you start an Auto-Detect, the dialog
box shown below will appear.
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Auto-Detect Dialog Box
You can cancel Auto-Detection at any time by pressing the Cancel button.
Once the Auto-Detection is complete, the printers detected will be added to the printer list.
NOTE: Ethernet connected printers are detected by the application broadcasting a UDP
packet out onto the network. UDP port number 4201 is used for the discovery process.
Some networks filter out UDP packets. This means that it may not be possible to detect all
printers on your network. See your network administrator for more information. If you are
not able to Auto-Detect your network printers, follow the manual add instructions in the next
section.
Manual Add Printers
To manually add a printer to the list press the “Add Printer” toolbar button choose the menu
options “PrinterAdd…” or right click on the list and select “Add Printer…”. When you add a
printer the dialog shown below appears.
Configuring a Serial Printer
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Enter the Printer Name, Model, Communication Type, etc for the printer you wish to add.
Adding a Serial Printer
The available Serial ports will be shown in the Port combo box. Select the serial port to which
the printer is connected. The computer's serial port settings must match the printer's serial port
settings. The printer's serial port settings can be viewed by performing the one-flash sequence
(see the user's manual for details) and reading the Dump Mode status labels serial configuration
data (example: 9600,N,8,1 which matches the Port Setting displayed below). Configure the port
settings by pressing the Port Settings button. The dialog shown below will appear.
Serial Port Settings
Adding a Parallel Printer
To add a parallel printer, select the Parallel Communication Type. The available parallel
ports will be shown in the Port combo box. Select the port to which the printer is connected.
Adding a Network Printer
To add an Ethernet printer, select the Network Communication Type. Then enter the TCP/IP
address and the communications port number for the printer. Use the one-flash sequence to print
a status label.
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Configuring a Network Printer
Adding a USB Printer
USB printers can only be added by using Auto-Detect. All printers connected via the USB
interface will have the list designation of USB. The program can support as many USB printers
as the computer can support. The maximum number of USB devices that can be supported by
the computer (typically) would be 255.
Modify Discovered Printers in the List
To change printer settings for a printer that is already in the list, select the printer and press the
“Modify Printer” toolbar button , select the “PrinterModify…” menu option, or right click
on the printer in the list and select “Modify Printer…”. The Printer Settings dialog will appear as
shown in Figure 3. If the printer you are modifying is a USB printer the printer settings dialog
will resemble the dialog box shown below.
NOTE: When “Print Configuration Label after Download” is selected, the printer
will perform sensor calibration then print a configuration label. This ensures that
the media sensor is calibrated correctly as a firmware download will overwrite
any existing values.
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Delete Discovered Printers from the List
To delete printers from the list, press the “Delete Printer(s)” toolbar button , select the
“PrinterDelete” menu option, or right click on the printer(s) to be deleted and select “Delete
Printer(s)”.
Print the Test Page on a Discov ered Prin ter
Below are the three ways in which a Test Page can be printed;
• Select the Printer(s) desired and press the “Print Test Page” toolbar button or .
• Select the menu option “PrinterPrint EPL Test Page” or “PrinterPrint ZPL Test
Page.”
• Right click on the selected printers and select “Print EPL Test Page”, or “Print ZPL Test
Page”.
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Downloading Fonts to a Printer:
After discovering printers, select the printer onto which the font will be loaded. Then right click
and select “Select Firmware File”. In this case, the font files would be considered a firmware
file.
Browse for the file and click “Open”.
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After the file has been selected, you can either right click on the printer or click on the “Printer”
menu item, and select “Download to Selected”.
Right Click on desired printer
From Printer menu, with printer selected.
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While the file is being downloaded to the printer, all the buttons except for the “cancel
download” and “help” buttons will be disabled.
When the file download is complete, the buttons will be re-enabled and the printer will feed 1
to 4 blank labels.
NOTE: There is no download confirmation message when the file is finished downloading.
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To confirm that the font has been successfully loaded, print an EPL test page by highlighting the
desired printer, right clicking on the printer and selecting “Print EPL Test Page” from the menu.
This is what the first line of the EPL configuration label looks like when no Asian font is loaded:
This is what the first line of the EPL configuration label looks like when the Japanese font has
been loaded:
Other language/font abbreviations:
Abbreviation Language
KOR Korean
CHS Simplified Chinese
CHT Traditional Chinese
CHN Chinese
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