Zebra ZQ630 User Guide

P1102928-05EN

ZQ630

Mobile Printer

User Guide

Contents

Proprietary Statements ...................................................... 6

Document Conventions ..................................................... 8

Introduction to the ZQ630 printer ..................................... 9

Unpacking and Inspection ................................................................10

Reporting Damage ...........................................................................10

ZQ630 Technology ...........................................................................10

PowerPrecision+ (PP+) Battery ............................................... 11

Printing Technology ..........................................................................12

QR Code ..........................................................................................12

Made for iPhone (MFi) .....................................................................13

Near Field Communication (NFC) ....................................................13

Color LCD Display ...........................................................................13

Radio-Frequency Identication (RFID) ............................................13

RFID Calibration ..............................................................................15

ZQ630 Overview................................................................ 16

Getting Ready to Print ...................................................... 18

Battery ..............................................................................................18

Removing the Battery ......................................................................18

Removing the Battery Tape Insulator ...............................................19

Installing the Battery ........................................................................20

Battery Safety ..................................................................................21

Charger Safety .................................................................................21

AC Power Adapter ..........................................................................22

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Ethernet and Charging Cradle .........................................................23

LED Status Indicator ........................................................................23

Printer Operation with Cradle ...........................................................24

1-Slot Battery Charger ....................................................................25

Charging Status Indicators ...............................................................25

3-Slot Battery Charger ....................................................................26

Loading the Media in the ZQ630 Printer ..........................................27

Loading Media Procedure ................................................................27

Loading Media in Peel-off Mode .....................................................29

Operator Controls ............................................................................30

Standard Control Panel ....................................................................30

Normal Boot-up LED Behavior .........................................................30

Sleep Mode LED Behavior ...............................................................31

Shutdown Behavior ..........................................................................31

Power LED Ring Behavior ...............................................................32

LCD Control Panel ...........................................................................33

Status Bar Icons ...............................................................................34

Home Menu Screen ........................................................................36

Home Screen Icons and Parameters ...............................................38

Alert Messages ................................................................................38

Buttons .............................................................................................39

Power-Up Sequences ......................................................................39

Runtime Sequences without LED Flashes .......................................40

Sleep Mode ......................................................................................40

Adaptive Print Performance .............................................................41

Draft Mode .......................................................................................41

Verify the Printer is Working ............................................................. 42

Printing a Conguration Label ..........................................................42

Connecting the Printer .....................................................................42

Cable Communication ......................................................................43

RS-232C Communications ..............................................................43

USB Communications ......................................................................43

Providing Strain Relief for Communications Cable ..........................44

Zebra Setup Utilities .........................................................................45

Zebra Android Printer Setup Utility (for Link-OS Printers) ................45

Wireless Communications with Bluetooth ........................................46

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Bluetooth Networking Overview .......................................................46

Bluetooth Security Modes ................................................................47

Bluetooth Minimum Security Modes ................................................48

WLAN Overview ...............................................................................49

Setting Up the Software ...................................................................50

Designing Labels .............................................................................50

Using Pre-Printed Receipt Media .....................................................52

Black Mark Dimensions (Receipt Media) .........................................52

Label Areas ......................................................................................52

Label Design Examples ...................................................................53

Keep-Out Areas ...............................................................................54

Near Field Communication (NFC) ....................................................54

NFC Use Cases ...............................................................................55

Wearing the Printer ..........................................................................56

Swivel Belt Clip ................................................................................56

Adjustable Shoulder Strap ...............................................................57

Soft Case .........................................................................................58

Hand Strap .......................................................................................59

Hard Case ........................................................................................60

Waist Holster ....................................................................................61

Preventive Maintenance ..................................................................62

Extending Battery Life ......................................................................62

General Cleaning Instructions ..........................................................62

LCD Control Panel Indicators ..........................................................64

Troubleshooting Topics ....................................................................66

Troubleshooting Tests ......................................................................68

Printing a Conguration Label ..........................................................68

Communications Diagnostics ...........................................................68

Specications ................................................................... 73

Printing Specications ......................................................................73

Memory and Communications Specications ..................................73

Label Specications .........................................................................74

Physical, Environmental and Electrical Specications ..................... 74

CPCL Font and Bar Code Specications and Commands ...............74

ZPL Font and Bar Code Specications and Command ...................76

Communication Ports .......................................................................77

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ZQ630 Dimensions ..........................................................................79

ZQ630 Mounting Hole Dimensions

ZQ630 Accessories

..........................................................................81

..................................................80

Appendix A ........................................................................ 83

Interface Cables (RS-232 Cables) ...................................................83

USB Cables

.....................................................................................84

Appendix B ........................................................................ 85

Media Supplies ................................................................................85

Appendix C ........................................................................ 85

Maintenance Supplies ......................................................................85

Appendix D ........................................................................ 86

Appendix E
Appendix F

Battery Disposal .............................................................................108

Product Disposal

...................................................................... 107

...................................................................... 108

............................................................................108

Appendix G ..................................................................... 109

Using Zebra.com ............................................................................109

Appendix H .......................................................................111

Product Support ............................................................................. 111

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Proprietary Statements

Copyright

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Terms of Use

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Document Conventions

The following graphic icons are used throughout the documentation
set. These icons and their associated meanings are described
below.

Caution • Warns you of the potential for electrostatic discharge.

Caution • Warns you of a potential electric shock situation.

Caution • Warns you of a situation where excessive heat could
cause a burn

Caution • Advises you that failure to take or avoid a specic action
could result in physical harm to you.

Caution • Advises you that failure to take or avoid a specic action
could result in physical harm to the hardware.

Important • Advises you of information that is essential to complete
a task.

Note • Indicates neutral or positive information that emphasizes or
supplements important points of the main text.

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Introduction to the ZQ630 printer

Thank you for choosing our Zebra® ZQ630 Mobile Printer. You will

nd these rugged printers will become a productive and efcient

addition to your workplace thanks to their innovative design and
state of the art features. Zebra Technologies is the leader in
industrial printers with world-class support for all of your bar code
printers, software, and supplies. This user’s guide gives you the
information you will need to operate the ZQ630 printer. They use
some of the latest technologies such as an 802.11ac/Bluetooth

4.1 dual radio, optional RFID capability, a smart battery with
PowerPrecision+ functionality, Near Field Communication (NFC),
a color LCD display and Made for iPhone® (MFi). MFi printers
provide Apple co-processor (MFi) support which allows an Apple
device such as an iPhone or iPad® to authenticate and connect over
Bluetooth®.

These printers use CPCL, ZPL and EPL programming languages.
To create and print labels using these languages, refer to the
Programming Guide for CPCL (p/n P1073699-001), ZPL (p/n
P1012728-010) and EPL (p/n 14245L-002). See Appendix H for
instructions on how to access manuals on zebra.com.

ZQ630 Software Utilities:

• ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise™: printer conguration, eet

management

• Zebra Setup Utility: single printer conguration, quick setup

• Zebra Mobile Setup Utility: Android-based setup tool

• ZebraDesigner Pro v2: label design

• Zebra Designer Drivers: Windows® driver

• OPOS Driver: Windows driver

• Multiplatform SDK

• Zebra Downloader

• Printer Prole Manager Enterprise (PPME)

(These utilities can be found on the Zebra website at

http://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads.html.

See Appendix G.)

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Unpacking and Inspection

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• Check all exterior surfaces for damage.

• Open the media cover (refer to “Loading the Media” in the Getting
Ready to Print section) and inspect the media compartment for
damage.

In case shipping is required, save the carton and all packing
material.

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Battery Belt Clip

Reporting Damage

If you discover shipping damage:

• Immediately notify and le a damage report with the shipping
company. Zebra Technologies Corporation is not responsible for
any damage incurred during shipment of the printer and will not
cover the repair of this damage under its warranty policy.

• Keep the carton and all packing material for inspection.

• Notify your authorized Zebra re-seller.

ZQ630 Technology

The ZQ630 printer use several technologies made popular in other
Zebra Mobile Printer product lines, as well as newer, state-of-the­art technologies.

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PowerPrecision+ (PP+) Battery

The ZQ630 printer uses a 4-cell Li-Ion battery pack with integrated
intelligence and data storage capability meeting PowerPrecision+
(PP+) functionality. This intelligent battery has the integrated
technology required to collect the detailed realtime battery metrics
needed to maximize useful battery life and ensure every battery is
healthy and able to hold a full charge. In addition, technology inside
the batteries tracks and maintains the metrics required to provide
real-time visibility into more meaningful battery statistics, such
as total cycle usage of the battery, whether the battery is old and
should be retired or how long a battery will take to fully charge.

Operating Temperature Charging Temperature Storage Temperature

-20˚C to +50˚C
(-4˚F to 122˚F)

The ZQ630 printer will only function properly with genuine Zebra smart battery
packs. To achieve the best fast charging results, charge batteries at room

temperature with the device powered off. Ideal charging conditions are
within temperatures from 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F).

The device always performs battery charging in a safe and intelligent
manner. At higher temperatures, the device may for small periods of
time alternately enable and disable battery charging to keep the battery
at acceptable temperatures. Under abnormal temperatures the device
will indicate when charging is unable to be initiated via its LED and a

notication that appears on the display.

0˚C to +40˚C

(32˚F to 104˚F)

-25˚C to +65˚C

(-13˚F to 149˚F)

The smart battery’s health has three states: GOOD, REPLACE,
and POOR. The battery health factor determines whether or not the
printer can operate and what is communicated to the user via the
display.

# of Charge Cycles Health Power-up Message

<300 GOOD None

≥300 but <550 REPLACE “Battery Diminished

≥550 but <600 REPLACE “Warning-Battery Is Past

≥600 POOR “Replace Battery Shutting

* Warning accompanied by one long beep.

** Warning will ash on and off accompanied by beeping at a rate of once per
second. After 30 seconds the printer will shut down.

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Consider Replacing” *

Useful Life” *

Down” **

Note • Power down the printer before removing the battery to minimize the risk of
corruption.

Printing Technology

The ZQ630 printer uses the Direct Thermal method to print
human readable text, graphics and barcodes. It incorporates a
sophisticated print engine for optimal printing under all operational
conditions. Direct thermal printing uses heat to cause a chemical
reaction on specially treated media. This reaction creates a dark
mark wherever a heated element on the printhead comes in
contact with the media. Since the printing elements are arranged
very densely at 203 d.p.i. (dots per inch) horizontal and 200 d.p.i.
vertical, highly legible characters and graphic elements may
be created a row at a time as the media is advanced past the
printhead. This technology has the advantage of simplicity, as there
is no requirement for consumable supplies such as ink or toner.
However, since the media is sensitive to heat, it will gradually
lose legibility over long periods of time, especially if exposed to
environments with relatively high temperatures or in direct sunlight.

QR Code

The QR barcode includes human readable text URL, for example

www.zebra.com/zq630-info, which links the user to printer

information and short videos on topics such as buying supplies,

features overview, loading media, printing a conguration report,

cleaning instructions, and accessory information.

QR Code

Figure 1 • QR Code

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Made for iPhone (MFi)

ZQ630 printer supports communication with Apple devices running
iOS 10 or later over a standalone Bluetooth 4.1 radio and the BT4.1
radio included with the 802.11ac (dual) radio.

Near Field Communication (NFC)

The ZQ630 printer supports a passive NFC tag which complies
with the “Android Standard Tag format” since Android devices
are the most common found on the market today. The NFC tag is
programmed from the factory and supports Bluetooth pairing to
enable a tablet, smartphone or terminal to automatically pair with
the printer via a Bluetooth connection (within the bounds of the

security prole being used).

The NFC tag also supports app launching whereby an app
developed either by Zebra or a third party will launch on a NFC­enabled smartphone, tablet or terminal. Similarly, the NFC tag
enables launching to a web support page via a tablet, smartphone
or terminal.

Color LCD Display

The ZQ630 printer features a color, non-touch LCD display which
supports a 288x240 pixel viewable area. The user will be able
to view the display in both room light and night time conditions.
The display is capable of displaying colored text as well as
color images. In order to save power, the display will dim after a

congurable timeout.

Radio-Frequency Identication (RFID)

The ZQ630 printer is equipped with an RFID encoder/reader, which
is integrated into the printer’s printhead assembly. The ZQ630
encodes (writes) information on ultra-thin UHF RFID transponders
that are embedded in “smart” labels, tickets, and tags. The printer

encodes the information; veries proper encoding; and prints bar

codes, graphics, and/or text on the label’s surface. The ZQ630
printer uses Zebra’s extensive set of RFID commands running
under ZPL programming language.

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The RFID transponder is sometimes called the RFID tag or an inlay.
The transponder is usually made of an antenna that is bonded to an
integrated circuit (IC) chip. The IC chip contains the RF circuit, coders,
decoders, and memory. If you hold an RFID label up to the light, you
can see the transponder’s antenna, and you can feel a bump in the
label where the IC chip is located. The ZQ630 can encode and verify
EPC (Electronic Product Code) Generation 2 Class 1 UHF passive
RFID tags, in addition to printing human readable text and conventional
1 and 2-D barcode information on Zebra supplied RFID thermal transfer
media. EPC is a product numbering standard that can be used to
identify a variety of items by using RFID technology. EPC Generation

2 tags offer advantages over other tag types. The tag identication

(TID) memory in a Generation 2 tag includes the chip manufacturer and
model number information, which can be used to identify which optional
features are present on the tag. These optional features include those
for data content and security.

Gen 2 tags typically have a 96-bit EPC identier, which is different from
the 64-bit identiers common in early EPC tags. The 96-bit EPC code

links to an online database, providing a secure way of sharing product-

specic information along the supply chain. Gen 2 tags also support

much larger data structures. The size of user memory available (if any)
varies by the model and manufacturer of the tag.

Encoding and printing of an RFID label usually are completed on the

rst try, but some failures may occur. If you experience consistent

encoding failures, it may signal a problem with the RFID tags, your label
formats, or with the transponder placement. If an RFID tag cannot be
encoded, “VOID” will be printed on the label. The printer then attempts
to read/encode “n” labels before the next format is attempted, where

“n” is specied by the ZPL programming language “^RS” command.

Acceptable values of “n” are 1 to 10 and the default is 3. After printing

the dened number of voided RFID labels, the printer default is No

Action (Label format causing the error is dropped).

While the user doesn’t have control of where on the label the VOID is
printed, they can control the length of the image. The start of the VOID
image is always at the program position (or F0 if a backward program

position). More information on the “^RS” command may be found in the

RFID Programming Guide 3 available on zebra.com.

Please refer to Appendix D for details on RFID menu options.

Note • RFID is an optional feature on the ZQ630 and is a factory­installed option only.

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RFID Calibration

RFID calibration sets communication parameters for your tag type.
This procedure should be done after the printer has been calibrated for
the media (length and gap settings), typically a label length calibration.
During the RFID calibration process, the printer moves the media,
calibrates the RFID tag position, and determines the optimal settings
for the RFID media being used.

These settings include the programming position, the read/write power
level to use. To restore the printer’s default programming position

at any time, use the “restore” option in the rd.tag.calibrate SGD

command.

Do not remove any labels or tag from the liner (label backing or ‘web’).
This allows the printer to determine RFID settings which do not encode
adjacent tags.

Always do a Label Length Calibration and RFID Calibration when you
change media type. It should not be necessary when simply replacing
an empty roll of the same media.

Before beginning, load RFID media into the printer and perform
the label length calibration.

1. Press the Feed button once to advance one label.

2. Press the Home button . Navigate to the RFID menu button and
press the ‘OK’ button on the keypad.

3. Use the ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ arrows on the keypad to browse to
the ‘RFID CALIBRATE’ procedure. Press the ‘OK’ button on the
keypad.

4. The printer will slowly feed a label while adjusting the location and
RFID read/write communication settings for your chosen RFID tag/
label. The printer will feed an additional label in some cases when
calibration has completed successfully with the display message
reading: READY.

5. Remove the excess media. Media calibration has nished and you
are ready to print.

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ZQ630 Overview

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Figure 2 • Overview of Features

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3

4

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1. Platen Roller

2. Back Side Sensor

3. Media Support Disks

4. Tear Bar

5. Front Side Sensor

6. Peeler Lever

7. Peeler Bail

8. Latch Release Lever

9. Key Pad

10. Strap Post

11. Status Screen

12. P rint head

13. Media Cover

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6

8

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14. Belt Clip

15. Battery

16. DC Input

17. MAC Address Label

18. Docking Contacts

19. USB/RS-232 Comm Ports

20. Print Touch (NFC) Icon

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www.zebra.com/zq630-info

Note • Scanning the QR code with a smartphone will provide printer-

specic information at www.zebra.com/zq630-info.

Note • Tapping the Zebra Print Touch™ icon with a Near Field
Communication (NFC) enabled smartphone will provide instant

access to printer-specic information. For more information about

NFC and Zebra products, go to http://www.zebra.com/nfc. Bluetooth
pairing applications via NFC is also possible. Please see Zebra
Multi-platform SDK for more information.

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Getting Ready to Print

Battery

Installing/Removing Battery & Battery Tape Insulator

Important • Batteries are shipped in sleep mode to preserve their
maximum capacity while in storage prior to initial use. Plug in the AC
adapter (see page 22) or insert the battery into the 1-Slot Battery
Charger (see page 25) or 3-Slot Battery Charger (see page 29) to

wake it up before using for the rst time.

Removing the Battery

1. If a belt clip is present on the
bottom of the printer, rotate it such
that it provides clearance for the
battery or remove altogether.

2. Depress the latch on the
battery pack (where indicated).

3. Rotate the pack away from
the battery well. Lift the battery up
and out of the printer.

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Removing the Battery Tape Insulator

Battery Tape
Insulator

1. Pull up on the tape insulator tab
located on the bottom of the battery
pack.

2. Peel back the tape insulator and
remove it from the top of the battery
pack. Discard upon removal.

Caution • Battery can explode, leak or catch re if improperly
charged or exposed to high temperature. Do not disassemble, crush,

puncture, short external contacts or dispose in re or water. Charge

on a Zebra approved Lithium-Ion charger only.

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Installing the Battery

1. Locate the battery
compartment on the bottom of the
printer (where indicated).

2. Swivel the belt clip (if present)
to access the battery compartment
or remove altogether.

3. Insert the battery into the
printer as shown. (It is not possible
to insert the pack in the incorrect
orientation.)

4. Rock the battery into the
compartment as shown until it
locks in place.

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Battery Safety

Caution • Avoid accidental short circuiting of any battery. Allowing
battery terminals to contact conductive material will create a short
circuit which could cause burns and other injuries or could start a

re.

Important • Always refer to the Important Safety Information data
sheet shipped with each printer and the Technical Bulletin shipped
with each battery pack. These documents detail procedures to
ensure maximum reliability and safety while using this printer.

Important • Always dispose of used batteries properly. Refer to
Appendix E for more battery recycling information.

Caution • Use of any charger not approved specically by Zebra for
use with its batteries could cause damage to the battery pack or the
printer and will void the warranty.

Caution • Do not incinerate, disassemble, short circuit, or expose to
temperatures higher than 65oC (149oF).

Charger Safety

Do not place any charger in locations where liquids or metallic
objects may be dropped into the charging bays.

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AC Power Adapter
(p/n P1031365-024 with US Type-A Line Cord)

Figure 3 • AC Power Adapter Charging

AC Adapter

AC Power Cord
(varies with geographic location)

DC Input

• Open the protective cover on the printer to expose the DC input

charger jack.

• Connect the appropriate AC power cord for your location to the

adapter and then plug the power cord into an AC receptacle.

• Plug the barrel plug from the AC adapter into the charger jack on

the printer.

• The printer will power up and begin charging. The printer can be

left on or turned off at this point. Charging will continue in either
state.

Important • While it’s possible to charge the battery when using the
printer, charge times will increase under this condition.

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Ethernet and Charging Cradle

The ethernet cradle is an expansion base intended for use with the
ZQ630 printer. The cradle provides charging power to the docked
printer as well as providing a standard 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet port
for communication to the printer. The cradle also supplies battery
charging power to the docked printer and acts as a supplementary
power source.

The cradle features two LED’s to indicate the status of the cradle:
Solid green to indicate when power is provided to the input of the

cradle; and blinking green to indicate Ethernet activity. The cradle

allows the user to dock the printer easily and remove it with the
push of a button. The printer will remain operable while docked,
i.e. display is viewable, charge LED status is viewable, and printer
controls and data entry are available. The printer will still print while
docked and the user will be able to replace the media as well.

LED Status Indicator

LED Status Indication

Solid Green Power On

Blinking Green Ethernet Activity

Note • Remove the docking contacts cover on the bottom of the
printer before docking the printer in the cradle.

Note • Clean the docking contacts with a Zebra cleaning pen to
remove any residue left behind by the label.

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Figure 4 • Ethernet Cradle

Height Width Length

66.2 mm (2.6 in.) 200.6 mm (7.89 in.) 219.61 mm (8.64 in.)

Printer Operation with Cradle

• ZQ630 printer will charge when placed in the cradle.

• Docking the printer in the cradle will automatically turn the printer
on to ensure it is available to be managed remotely.

• When the printer detects input power from the cradle, and the
presence of a live Ethernet link, it will automatically connect to the
Ethernet network.

• The 802.11ac radio will be turned off when the Ethernet link is
active. It will turn back on if the Ethernet link is no longer active.

• For printers with a Bluetooth radio, this interface will remain active
while the printer is in the cradle.

• The serial and USB ports will remain active while the printer is in
the cradle.

• The DC input barrel jack connector cannot be used while the
printer is in the cradle. The DC barrel jack should be plugged
directly into the cradle instead.

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Note • The printer provides over voltage protection such that no
damage occurs when voltages from 0-36V are applied at the DC
Power jack. Upon application of voltage greater than 36V, the DC line

fuse will permanently open to reduce re hazard. The battery is only

charged when 12VDC is applied using the Zebra AC adapter.

1-Slot Battery Charger

(p/n SAC-MPP-1BCHGUS1-01SA with US Type-A Line Cord)

Use Case: Home Ofce/Small Business

The 1-Slot Battery Charger provides the user with a single, spare
battery charging solution. Similar to the 3-Slot Battery Charger, the
single charger will charge a 4-cell battery within six (6) hours.

Figure 5 • 1-Slot Battery Charger

LED Indicator

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Charging Status Indicators

Fast blinking red

Fast blinking red

Solid amber

Fast blinking red

Solid amber

Solid green

Fast blinking red

Solid amber

Solid green

Solid red

Fast blinking red

Solid amber

Solid green

Solid red

Fast blinking red

Solid amber

Solid green

Solid red

Solid red

Alternates between solid and

bright bursts of amber

Fast blinking red

Solid amber

Solid green

Solid red

Solid red

Alternates between solid and

bright bursts of amber

Alternates between solid and

bright bursts of green

Both the 3-slot and 1-slot battery chargers use an LED indicator
located next to each slot to indicate the charge state in either green,
red, or amber as detailed below.

Mode Charging Indication Description

Charge Fault

Charging
(Healthy)

Charge Done

(Healthy)

Charging

(Unhealthy)

Charging Done

(Unhealthy)

Best Battery

(Charging)

Best Battery

(Charge Done)

Fast blinking red

Solid amber

Solid green

Solid red

Solid red

Alternates between solid and

bright bursts of amber

Alternates between solid and

bright bursts of green

3-Slot Battery Charger
(p/n SAC-MPP-3BCHGUS1-01) Dual 3-Slot Battery Charger (p/n

SAC-MPP-6BCHUS1-01) w/ US Type-A Line Cord

Use Case: Settlement Room

The 3-Slot Battery Charger is a charging system for use with the
2-cell lithium-ion batteries used in the ZQ630 printer. The 3-slot
charger is capable of charging three 4-cell batteries simultaneously
within six (6) hours. It can either be used as a standalone charger
or mounted on a 5-slot share cradle.

Figure 6 • 3-Slot Battery Charger

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Note • For detailed information on the 1-Slot, 3-Slot Battery
Charger and 3-Slot Dual Pack Charger, refer to the P1096323­101, P1096767-101 and P1097966-101 Quick Start Guides at

https://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads.html

Loading the Media in the ZQ630 Printer

You can operate ZQ630 printer in one of two different modes: Tear­Off or Peel-Off. Tear-Off mode allows you to tear off each label (or
a strip of labels) after it is printed. In Peel-Off mode, the backing
material is peeled away from the label as it is printed. When printing
batches, after you remove the label, the next one is printed.

Loading Media Procedure

1. Open the printer (Refer to Figure 7).

• Press the Media Cover Button on the side of the printer as shown
in “1” below. The Media Cover will open automatically.

• Rotate the Media Cover back completely as shown in “2”,
exposing the media compartment and adjustable media supports.

Figure 7 • Opening the Printer

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2. Pull the media supports apart. Insert the roll of media (in the

orientation shown) between the supports and let the supports
secure the media in place. The supports will adjust themselves
to the width of the media, and the media roll should be able to
spin freely on the supports.

Figure 8 • Loading Media

3. If you plan to use the printer in tear-off mode, close the media

cover as shown below.

Pull Media out of
Printer

4

Close Media
Cover

Note • Please refer to the Programming Guide (P1012728-010) for
information on changing the setting to adjust the media feed length
via a Set-Get-Do (SGD).

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Loading Media in Peel-off Mode

• If you plan to use the printer in the peel-off mode, peel a
few labels off of the media and load the media as previously
described.

• Press down on the latch release lever to open the media cover
and load the media as shown in Figure 7and 8.

• Close the media cover as shown in (1) in Figure 9.

• Push the peeler lever up (2) and lock it in place to release the
peeler bail into the “up” position (3).

• The media will feed between the peeler bail and platen.

Figure 9 • Activating Peeler Bar

4

• Turn on the printer or press the Feed button on the front of the
printer if the printer is already on. The printer will advance the
media to the next label, if printing labels. If you are printing on
journal media, the printer will advance a short strip of media.

To disengage the peeler bail, press the button on the peeler lever
and press down on the peeler button to lock it in place in its original
home position.

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Operator Controls

The ZQ630 printer comes equipped with a keypad control panel
and a color LCD graphical user interface. The standard control
panel is illustrated in Figure 10. The LCD interface allows easy
display and selection of many printer functions as detailed on
following pages.

Standard Control Panel

The standard control panel has multiple control buttons and two
multipurpose indicators.

• The Power Button (Fig. 10) turns the printer on and off. It also
puts the printer in Sleep Mode and wakes it from sleep.

• The Media Feed Button (Fig. 10) advances a length of media
which is determined by the type of media being used. Label
media will be advanced to the next gap or bar sense marker.
Journal (plain) media will be advanced by a length determined by
the printer’s software.

• Four Way Navigation Buttons (Fig. 12) allow the user to scroll
between functions on the LCD user space. (The Navigation
Buttons do not apply to the Status Bar and Navigation Bar.)

• Enter Button allows the user to select the desired function
highlighted on the LCD interface and is indicated by the word
“OK”.

• Two software dened function keys (Fig. 12) allow the user to
select a function listed on the navigation bar

Power Button

Press to turn unit on. There will be
approximately a 20 second boot up time.
Press for 3 sec. to turn unit off.

Figure 10 • Control Panel

Feed Button

Press to advance a blank label or
a software-determined length of
journal media.

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Normal Boot-up LED Behavior

1. Press Power (on/off) button to turn the printer on.

2. When Power button is released, the power ring will blink as the
printer boots up.

3. When the boot-up sequence is complete, the power ring will
stop blinking and remain steadily lit. The color of the power ring
depends on the charge status.

Sleep Mode LED Behavior

1. Pressing the Power Button for less than three (3) seconds will
put the printer in sleep mode.

2. During Sleep Mode, the Power LED will slowly pulse either
Green, Amber or Red depending upon whether or not the
printer is charging successfully.

Shutdown Behavior

1. Press the Power Button for approximately three (3) seconds to
turn the printer off.

2. The “Shutting Down” alert message will appear on the LCD
prior to the printer shutting down.

Figure 11 • Printer Shutdown

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Power LED Ring Behavior

Blink green/amber/red during boot-up

(

(( ))

Blink green/amber/red during boot-up

Power On/Charged Battery

((((

((((

(( ))

Blink green/amber/red during boot-up

Power On/Charged Battery

Pulse green Sleep Mode/Not Charging

((((

((((

(( ))

(

(

Blink green/amber/red during boot-up

Power On/Charged Battery

Pulse green Sleep Mode/Not Charging

Power On/Battery Charging

((((

((((

(( ))

(

(

Blink green/amber/red during boot-up

Power On/Charged Battery

Pulse green Sleep Mode/Not Charging

Power On/Battery Charging

Charging in Sleep Mode

((((

((((

(( ))

(

(

(

(

Blink green/amber/red during boot-up

Power On/Charged Battery

Pulse green Sleep Mode/Not Charging

Power On/Battery Charging

Charging in Sleep Mode

Charging/Charge Complete (Unhealthy)

((((

((((

(( ))

(

(

(

(

Blink green/amber/red during boot-up

Power On/Charged Battery

Pulse green Sleep Mode/Not Charging

Power On/Battery Charging

Charging in Sleep Mode

Charging/Charge Complete (Unhealthy)

((((

((((

Charging/Charge Complete (Unhealthy/Sleep Mode)

(( ))

The Power Button is surrounded by a three-color (green, amber,
red) LED ring. The Power LED Ring will:

• Blink once per 2 seconds green/amber/red during boot-up.

• Display solid green when the printer is fully charged while On or
Off.

• Pulsing green to indicate Sleep Mode and not charging.

• Solid amber to indicate charging while On or Off.

• Pulsing amber to indicate charging while in sleep mode.

• Solid red to indicate an unhealthy charging or charged battery
when not in sleep mode (either On or Off).

• A charge fault will ash red twice per second.

• Pulsing red to indicate unhealthy charging or charged battery
when in sleep mode.

(

(

(( ))

((((

(

(

(

Blink green/amber/red during boot-up

Power On/Charged Battery

Pulse green Sleep Mode/Not Charging

Power On/Battery Charging

(

(

Charging/Charge Complete (Unhealthy)

(

(

(

(

((

(( ))

(

= blinking

= solid state

= pulsing

(

Charging/Charge Complete (Unhealthy/Sleep Mode)

Charging in Sleep Mode

Charge Fault

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LCD Control Panel

The color LCD control panel allows the user to view the status of
the ZQ630 printer and have access to various printer alerts and
messages. It also has multi-directional keys which allow navigation
and selection of menu options affecting printer functions. These
keys allow scrolling through the various options and settings. The
“OK” button allows selection of the option or function displayed on
the screen.

The top of the screen has a row of status icons, or a Status Bar,
which indicate the state of various printer functions. The Status
Bar is located above the Status Screen shown below along with
a Navigation Bar. The Status Screen is the default display and is
shown at power up. When navigating the menus, the printer will
automatically return to this screen when the user is done navigating
after an appropriate delay.

Figure 12 • LCD Control Panel

Printer Status Bar

Indicates the status of

several printer functions.**

Navigation Bar

Displays user­selectable options.

Soft Key

Select Button

Press to select a
menu choice on the
Status Screen.

** Not every icon will be displayed
on the Status Bar at one time, only
those applicable to the printer’s

conguration and status.

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Status Screen

Default screen the
printer will display
when the user is not
navigating the main
menu screen.

Soft Key

Press to select a
function on the
Navigation Bar.

Four Way
Navigation
Buttons

Scroll through menu
choices on Status
Screen
Press “OK” to enter.

Status Bar Icons

Indicates Bluetooth® connection status. The icon will blink to

show that the printer is receiving label data via Bluetooth, and is

solid blue when link is established. This icon appears only on

printers with the Bluetooth wireless option installed.

Indicates that the printer is connected to a radio
network via 802.11 protocols. The antenna icon will blink with no
parentheses when looking for an access point. One set of solid
parentheses with blinking antenna indicates WLAN is associated
and attempting authentication. Two sets of solid parentheses and
solid antenna indicate the printer is successfully connected to the
WLAN.

The icon and two parentheses will blink to show the printer is
receiving printer data via WLAN. The four (4) bars indicate
the strength of the WLAN connection to the access point. These
icons appear only with the 802.11 radio installed, i.e. one solid

yellow bar, two solid green bars, three solid green bars and four

solid green bars.

The Ethernet icon will blink green when the printer is receiving

label data via the Ethernet connection and solid green when
connected. It will not be displayed on the status bar when the
Ethernet is inactive. This icon appears only when the Ethernet
option is installed and the printer is docked in Ethernet cradle.

The Data icon indicates data being sent to the printer, i.e. the

icon will blink green when there is a label data transmission via
the serial or USB ports. It will be solid green when the parser is
locked.

The Media Out icon will blink red when there is no media in

the printer and will appear solid white when there is media in the
printer.

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The Head Latch icon indicates if the media cover is closed or

not properly latched. It will appear unlocked and blinking red if
open and will not appear if the cover is closed.

The Error icon will be displayed and blink red if an error

condition exists. The icon will not be displayed if no printer error
exists. Since there are separate icons for Media Out and Head
Latch Open, these two alerts do not apply to the Error icon.

The Battery Charge Level icon indicates the reported state

of charge from the battery pack. In a non-charging state, four (4)

solid green bars indicates the battery level is greater than 80%.

Three (3) solid green bars indicates if the battery level is less than
or equal to 80% but greater than 60%. Two (2) solid yellow bars
indicates if the level is less than or equal to 60% but greater than
40%. One (1) solid red bar indicates if the battery level is less than
or equal to 40% but greater than 20%. And zero (0) bars (solid red
battery outline) indicates if the level is less than or equal to 20%.

While the battery is charging, a lightning bolt will appear in the
battery icon to indicate that charging is taking place. When
the battery is charging and fully charged, four blinking green bars
will be displayed. When the battery is charging and the level is
greater than 80%, the battery icon will alternate between four bars
and three blinking green bars. When the battery is charging and
the level is less than or equal to 80% but greater than 60%, the icon
will alternate between three bars and two blinking yellow bars.
When the battery is charging and the level is less than or equal to
60% but greater than 40%, the icon will alternate between two bars
and one blinking red bar. When the battery is charging and the
level is less than or equal to 40% the icon will alternate between
one bar and zero blinking red bars.

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Home Menu Screen

The printer’s control panel includes a display where the user can
view the printer’s status or change its operating parameters. After
the printer completes the power-up sequence, it moves to the Idle
Display screen. This screen includes the printer’s current status,

information such as rmware version and IP address, and a Home

menu shortcut.

Press the left soft key to go to the Home Menu screen which
displays graphical parameter options including Settings, Tools,
Network, RFID, Language, Sensors, Ports, Communications and
Battery (as shown in Figure 13). These options allow the user to
view the printer’s status or change its operating parameters.

Figure 13 • Home Menu Screen

The user can scroll between icons using the four-way arrow
buttons. When an icon is highlighted (i.e. Settings above), its text
description will be displayed in the middle of the navigation bar
(see Figure 13), and can be selected by pressing the “OK” button.

This will take the user to the rst screen (i.e Darkness) under that
parameter, which gives the user status information specic to that

option (see Figure 14). In order to navigate to the next screen, click
on the right arrow button.

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Figure 14 • Parameter Menu Screen Example

Scrolling
Arrow

Some parameter settings like the Darkness setting above have
a scroll option to view multiple setting choices. This option is

identiable by the presence of up and down scrolling arrows located

on either side of the display (see Figure 14). Press the up and down
arrows on the keypad to scroll through a menu’s options. In some
cases, further actions will appear on the right side of the status
screen (see arrow in Figure 15). Press the right soft key to initiate
said action.

Figure 15 • Scrolling Menu

Click on the left soft key to exit the screen and again to return to the
Home Menu screen to choose a different parameter.

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Home Screen Icons and Parameters

Icon Parameter

See Settings menu in Appendix D

See Tools menu in Appendix D

See Network menu in Appendix D

See RFID menu in Appendix D

See Language menu in Appendix D

See Sensors menu in Appendix D

See Ports menu in Appendix D

See Bluetooth menu in Appendix D

Alert Messages

The ZQ630 printer also displays various blinking alerts, such as
“Media Out”, “Media Cover Open”, or “Battery Low”. These alerts
are broken up into Errors, Warnings and Info with different color
mapping used to differentiate one from the other (see table below).

INFO WARNING ERROR

Foreground Color (Text) White Black White

Background Color Green Yellow Red

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Figure 16 • Error Alert Message

The user can respond to actions by pressing one of the soft keys
to indicate that an action has been taken to address the alert in
question. Once the condition causing the alert has been addressed
(i.e. loading media), the alert message will be cleared.

Buttons

The user has the ability to use the ZQ630’s multi-button interface to
run the following power-up and runtime sequences.

Power-Up Sequences

Seq. # Function Keys Button

1 Two Key Report Hold down Feed

2 Revert to Factory

WML

3 Forced Download Hold down both soft

4 Turn printer On

or Off or to enter

Sleep Mode

button while pressing

power button

Hold down the UP

and DOWN arrows

while pressing power

button

keys while pressing

power button

Power button

Note • A user would need to revert to factory WML if some features
were turned off in the custom WML and there is a need to get to
the “full” menu. Also, if a change was made that caused the WML
system to lock up, the user can reboot and restore functionality

temporarily in order to x the mistake.

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Note • A forced download is when the printer is powered up in a

mode wherein it is running only the code that allows for rmware

downloads to happen.

Runtime Sequences without LED Flashes

Seq. # Function Keys Button

1 Media Feed Feed

2 Wake, if in Sleep

Mode

Any button

Sleep Mode

The Sleep Mode feature is a way the printer conserves battery life
whereby the printer will automatically go into a “sleep” state after
twenty (20) minutes of inactivity. When the printer is in this state
there will be no content displayed on the LCD in addition to no
backlight. The printer will indicate Sleep Mode by a slow blinking
green LED ring around the Power Button.

If the Power Button is pressed for less than three (3) seconds, then
the printer will go into sleep mode. The printer will indicate this on
the LCD in the form of a “Sleeping” Info Alert (see Figure 17), which
disappears when the display turns off.

Figure 17 • Sleep Mode Info Message

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When the printer is in sleep mode, the green LED ring around the
power button will pulse approximately once every three seconds.
Pressing any button on the printer will wake the printer from sleep
mode. Other power mangement features of the ZQ630 printer
include “wake on Bluetooth” and “wake on WiFi” whereby the
printer exits sleep mode due to data exchanged via Bluetooth 4.1
or a network message received over WiFi. The printer will not enter
sleep mode when docked in an Ethernet cradle.

To enable or disable Sleep Mode, send the power.sleep.enable
command to the printer using Zebra Setup Utilities (ZSU) and
set it to either “on” or “off”. (The default setting is “on”.) To set
the time after which the printer will enter Sleep Mode, send the
power.sleep.timeout (in seconds) to the printer using the ZSU.

Adaptive Print Performance

The ZQ630 printer uses PSPT PrintSmart Gen 2 technology
which adapts to your print conditions such that print quality is not

sacriced. When the printer sees environmental conditions such as

state of charge, battery health, cold temperature extremes, or high
density printing, the printer will adjust print performance to preserve
battery function and allow printing to continue. This may affect the
speed and sound of printing but not the print quality.

Draft Mode

The user can congure the printer to print in Draft Mode via

SGD command media.draft_mode (default is “off”), which
optimizes the printer for text-only printing. While in Draft Mode,
print speed increases from 4 inches per second (ips) to 5 ips with
approximately a 22% reduction in optical density.

Note • For an explanation and a list of all SGD commands,
please refer to the Programming Guide (p/n P1012728-010) at:

http://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads.html

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Verify the Printer is Working

Before you connect the printer to your computer or portable data
terminal, make sure that the printer is in proper working order. You

can do this by printing a conguration label using the “two key”

method. If you can’t get this label to print, refer to “Troubleshooting”.

Printing a Conguration Label

1. Turn the printer off. Load the media compartment with journal

media (media with no black bars or gaps on the back)

2. Press and hold the Feed Button.

3. Press and release the Power button and keep the Feed button

pressed. When printing starts, release the Feed button. The
unit will print a line of interlocking “x” characters to ensure all
elements of the print head are working, print out the version of
software loaded in the printer and then print the report.

The report indicates model, serial number, baud rate, and more

detailed information on the printer’s conguration and parameter

settings. (See the Troubleshooting Section for sample printouts

and a further discussion on how to use the conguration label as a

diagnostic tool.)

Connecting the Printer

The printer must establish communications with a host terminal
which sends the data to be printed. Communications occur in four
basic ways:

• ZQ630 printer can communicate by cable via either RS-232C

or USB 2.0 protocols. Windows drivers that support printing via
Serial, USB and the network are included in the Zebra Designer
Driver which can be downloaded from www.zebra.com/drivers.

• By means of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) per 802.11

specications. (Optional)

• By means of the Ethernet when docked on the Ethernet cradle.

• By means of a Bluetooth short range radio frequency link.

• WinMobile®, Blackberry®, and Android® devices use standard

Bluetooth protocol.

• ZQ630 printer is compatible with iOS devices, therefore printing

via Bluetooth to an Apple® device is possible.

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Cable Communication

Caution • The printer should be turned off before connecting or
disconnecting a communications cable.

The ZQ630 printer can communicate by cable; the specic cable

supplied with your printer will vary with the host terminal and your
model printer.

RS-232C Communications

The 14-pin serial connector on your communications cable plugs
into the serial communications port on the side of the printer.
ZQ630 printer also have a USB port.

USB Communications

The small 5-pin connector on the USB cable plugs into the printer.

The connectors are keyed to assure correct alignment; do not try to

force the cable if it does not plug in.

Figure 18 • Communications Options

Communications Port

RS-232C or USB
Communications

Cable to Computer.

(Refer to Appendix A for part #’s.)

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Communications Cable to Terminal.

Part #’s vary. Refer to Appendix A.

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The other end of the cable must be plugged into the host terminal
as shown in Figure 18, or to a serial or USB port on a computer.

The ZQ630 printer is congured with the USB Open HCI interface

driver allowing it to communicate with Windows® based devices.

Zebra Designer Driver uses Windows drivers that support
printing via Serial, USB and the network. Other terminals or
communications devices may require the installation of special
drivers to use the USB connection. Consult the factory for further
details.

Providing Strain Relief for Communications Cable

If you are connecting either a USB or RS-232 communications
cable to the printer permanently, access the communications port
on the side of the printer next to the latch release lever. Plug the
connector into the appropriate port and align the plastic locking cap
with the cut outs shown below. Rotate the locking cap clockwise
to lock the cable in place. (Turn counter clockwise to unlock the
cable.) Once locked in place, this provides strain relief for the cable
and will prevent the cable from disconnecting from the printer.

1. Insert connector in
communications port.

Note • Only one cable can be present in the USB/RS-232
communications port at a time for strain relief purposes.

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2. Rotate locking cap
clockwise to secure.

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Zebra Setup Utilities

= all clear

= error present

Before you start to congure your printer for use on a Local Area

Network (LAN), you will need some basic information which

will enable you to establish the network conguration for your

printer. Zebra Setup Utilities (ZSU) provides a quick and easy

way to congure your printers for a variety of purposes, including

setting them up for wireless communications either on a Local

Area Network (LAN) or using the international Bluetooth™

communications standard.

Once ZSU has been downloaded to your computer, attach the USB
cable to the printer and computer as shown in Figure 18.

Go to http://www.zebra.com/setup to download ZSU Installer.

Zebra Android Printer Setup Utility (for Link-OS Printers)

The ZQ630 printer can also be congured using the Zebra Android

Printer Setup Utility. This utility can be downloaded from Google
Play to an Android device such as a smartphone or the TC51 or
TC56 mobile handheld computers. The Android mobile device can
be paired with the printer via Bluetooth or a USB cablle and users
can quickly navigate the app to perform the following tasks.

Shows currently connected printer

Displays current printer status:

= all clear

= error present

Quick access to Wizards, Printer Actions
and Files

Figure 19 • Setup Utility Main Screen

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Wireless Communications with Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a worldwide standard for the exchange of data
between two devices via radio frequencies. This form of point­to-point communication does not require access points or other
infrastructure. Bluetooth radios are relatively low powered
to help prevent interference with other devices running at
similar radio frequencies. This limits the range of a Bluetooth
device to about 10 meters (32 feet). The default for the ZQ630
is Class 2, but the range can be set to Class 1 via a SGD
(bluetooth.power_class) to increase power. Both the printer
and the device it communicates with must follow the Bluetooth
standard.

Bluetooth Networking Overview

Each Bluetooth enabled ZQ630 printer is identied by a unique

Bluetooth Device Address (BDADDR). This address resembles a

MAC address whereby the rst three bytes are vendor, and the

last three bytes are device (e.g. 00:22:58:3C:B8:CB). This address
is labeled on the back of the printer via a barcode for ease of
pairing. (For the dual radio, the MAC address label only represents
WiFi MAC address. See page 49.) In order to exchange data, two
Bluetooth enabled devices must establish a connection. Bluetooth
software is always running in the background, ready to respond
to connection requests. One device (known as the client) must
request/initiate a connection with another. The second device (the
server) then accepts or rejects the connection. A Bluetooth enabled
ZQ6 printer will normally act as a peripheral creating a miniature
network with the terminal sometimes referred to as a “piconet”.

Discovery identies Bluetooth devices that are available for pairing

whereby the central device broadcasts a discovery request and
devices respond. If a device is not discoverable, the central cannot
pair unless in knows the BDADDR or has previously paired with
the device. If both devices support Bluetooth 2.1 or higher they will
use Security Level 4 Secure Simple Pairing (SSP), a mandatory
security architecture that features two (2) association models:

Numeric Comparison and Just Works (no user conrmation).

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Bluetooth Security Modes

Security Mode 1

If a BT>/= 2.1 device is pairing
with a BT</= 2.0 device, it falls
back to BT 2.0 compatibility
mode and behaves the same as
BT 2.0. If both devices are BT
>/= 2.1, Secure Simple Pairing
must be used according to the
BT spec.

Security Mode 2

If a BT >/= 2.1 device is pairing
with a BT </= 2.0 device, it falls
back to BT 2.0 compatibility
mode and behaves the same as
BT 2.0. If both devices are BT
>/= 2.1, Secure Simple Pairing
must be used according to the
BT spec.

Security Mode 3

If a BT >/= 2.1 device is pairing
with a BT </= 2.0 device, it falls
back to BT 2.0 compatibility
mode and behaves the same as
BT 2.0. If both devices are BT
>/= 2.1, Secure Simple Pairing
must be used according to the
BT spec.

Security Mode 4: Simple Secure Pairing

Simple Secure Pairing: a new security architecture introduced supported in BT >= 2.1. Service-level
enforced, similar to mode 2. Mandatory when both devices are BT >= 2.1. There are four association

models currently supported by mode 4. Security requirements for services must be classied as one of the

following: authenticated link key required, unauthenticated link key required, or no security required. SSP
improves security through the addition of ECDH public key cryptography for protection against passive
eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks during pairing.

Numeric Comparison Just Works

Designed for situation where both devices
are capable of displaying a six-digit number
and allowing user to enter “yes” or “no”
response. During pairing, user enters “yes” if
number displayed on both devices matches
to complete pairing. Differs from the use of
PINs in legacy (BT<=2.0) pairing because the
number displayed for comparison is not used
for subsequent link key generation, so even if
it is viewed or captured by an attacker, it could
not be used to determine the resulting link or
encryption key.

Designed for situation where one (or
both) of the pairing devices has neither
a display nor keyboard for entering digits
(e.g. Bluetooth headset). It performs
authentication step 1 in the same manner
as as numeric comparison, but the user
cannot verify that both values match, so
MITM (man-in-the-middle) protection is not
provided. This is the only model in SSP
that does not provide authenticated link
keys.

Each mode, except for Just Works, has Man-In-The-Middle
(MITM) protection, meaning no third device can view the data
being passed between the two devices involved. The SSP mode
is usually negotiated automatically based on the capabilities of
both the central and peripheral. Lower security modes can be
disabled via the bluetooth.minimum_security_mode SGD.
The bluetooth.minimum_security_mode SGD sets the
lowest security level at which the printer will establish a Bluetooth
connection. The printer will always connect at a higher security
level if requested by the central device. To change the security
mode and security settings in the ZQ630 printer, use Zebra Setup
Utilities.

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Bluetooth Minimum Security Modes

BT Version of Central Device (>2.1)

bluetooth.minimum_security_mode=1

bluetooth.minimum_security_mode=2

bluetooth.minimum_security_mode=3

bluetooth.minimum_security_mode=4

bluetooth.bluetooth_PIN

Secure Simple Pairing

Just Works/Numeric Comparison

Secure Simple Pairing

Just Works/Numeric Comparison

Secure Simple Pairing

Numeric Comparison

Secure Simple Pairing

Numeric Comparison

Not Used

bluetooth.minimum_security_mode sets the lowest security
level at which the printer will establish a Bluetooth connection. The
printer will always connect at a higher security level if requested by
the central device.

The ZQ630 printer also features bonding for Bluetooth. The printer
caches pairing info so devices stay paired through power cycles
and disconnects. This eliminates the need to repair on every
connection establishment.

The bluetooth.bonding SGD is on by default.

Note • For detailed information on Bluetooth, please refer
to the Bluetooth Wireless User Guide (P1068791-002) at:

http://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads.html

In addition, the ZQ630 printer supports passive Near Field
Communication (NFC) technology. Using the “Print Touch” feature
located on the side of the printer, end-users can automatically pair
with a handheld device that supports NFC technology. The NFC
tag has the printer’s BDADDR encoded in a URL on the tag. Simply
touching the NFC handheld device to the “Print Touch” icon on the
printer will connect and pair the handheld device to the printer.

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WLAN Overview

ZQ630 printers are optionally equipped with a Dual Radio that uses
the industry standard 802.11 protocols and Bluetooth 4.1. They will
have the FCC ID number on the serial number label on the back of
the unit.

• ZQ630 Wireless Network Printers with the Zebra 802.11 WLAN

radio module can be identied by the text “Wireless Network

Printer” on the serial number label on the back of the printer.

• These printers allow communication as a node within a
wireless local area network (WLAN). Methods of establishing
communications to the printer will vary with each application.

More information and LAN conguration utilities are included in the
ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise™ program (version 2.8 and later).

Zebra Setup Utilities (ZSU) and Zebra Mobile Setup Utility can

also be used to congure WLAN communications settings. Both

ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise and ZSU may be downloaded from the
Zebra Web site.

Figure 20 • BT/WLAN Communications

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Setting Up the Software

ZQ630 printer use Zebra’s CPCL, ZPL or EPL Programming
languages which were designed for mobile printing applications.
CPCL and ZPL are fully described in the ZPL Programming Guide
(p/n P1012728-010), CPCL Programming Guide (p/n P1073699-

001) and ZPL II Programming Guide (p/n 46530L) available on-line
at https://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads.html. You can
also use ZebraDesigner Pro v2, Zebra’s Windows® based label
creation program which uses a graphical interface to create and
edit labels in either language. Refer to Appendix H for tips on
downloading the Designer Pro application from Zebra’s Web site.

Designing Labels

The following examples provide guidelines for designing labels

for the ZQ630 printer, specically for Gap Media, Black Bar Media
and Journal Media. The illustrations for each media type dene

recommended tolerances, keep-out zones and safe printing
zones designed to avoid any vertical registration issues during
printing. Dimensions are determined based on product registration
capabilities and Zebra-recommended media tolerances.

Figure 21 • Gap Media

Top edge of
die-cut label

1.59 mm

Bottom edge of
die-cut label

CPCL Label

1.25 mm

Safe Printing Zone

1.25 mm

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Height

Max Label Height = “H” = 2.5 mm

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1.59 mm

Media Feed Direction

“H”

Figure 22 • Journal Media

1.59 mm

Safe Printing Zone

Figure 23 • Black Bar Label Media

1.25 mm

CPCL Label

Height

1.59 mm

Media Feed Direction

Black Bar

1.59 mm1.59 mm

Black Bar

Safe Printing Zone

Safe Printing Zone

1.25 mm

Max Label Height = “H” = 2.5 mm

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Media Feed Direction

“H”

Using Pre-Printed Receipt Media

ZQ630 printers support alignment of pre-printed receipts by using
the out of paper sensor located near the printhead.

Black Mark Dimensions (Receipt Media)

The reective media black marks (or black bar/marks) should

extend past the centerline of the roll on the front side of the paper.

• Minimum mark width: 0.59 in. (15 mm) perpendicular to the edge
of the media, and centered within the width of the roll.

• Mark length: 0.19 - 0.24 in. (4.8 - 6.0 mm) parallel to the edge of
the media.

Label Areas

The media/black bar sensor detects the dark, pre-printed bar on
the media, so a path in the center of the paper must be kept free of
dark, pre-printed graphics.

Note • Dark, pre-printed graphics refer to any symbols, barcodes,
text and/or colored areas that have been applied to the receipt paper
rolls before they have ever been used in the printer.

Figure 24 • Label Areas

Keep

dark color

pre-printed

graphics,

barcodes,

and text

out of the

path

of the

bar sensor.

0.59 in.

(15 mm)

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Label Design Examples

This section shows examples of labels with and without problems.

Figure 25 • Label Design Examples

ACME COLLEGE

PARKING

VIOLATION

PROBLEM LABEL DESIGN

The dark color, pre-printed text and graphics
are in the path of the black bar at the bottom
of the receipt.

ACME RECEIPT

ACME COLLEGE

VIOLATION

PARKING

GOOD LABEL DESIGN

The center path to the black bar is free of
dark color, pre-printed text and graphics.

ACME RECEIPT

Quality FIRST

Quality FIRST

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PROBLEM LABEL DESIGN

The dark color, pre-printed text and graphics
are in the path of the black bar at the bottom
of the receipt.

GOOD LABEL DESIGN

The center path to the black bar is free of
dark color, pre-printed text and graphics.

Note • Complete information on using pre-printed receipt paper can be found
in the FORM command in the CPCL Programming Guide (P1073699-001) at

www.zebra.com/manuals.

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Keep-Out Areas

At times, incomplete printing of text and/or graphics appear
because minimum margins are not provided during label design.
The recommended minimum margins, or “keep out areas” are
shown in Figure 26.

Figure 26 • Keep Out Areas

0.59 in.

(15 mm)

* *

*

*

*

Receipt Paper with Black Bars

*Maintain a minimum “keep out area”

of 1/16 in. (1.59 mm) from the two outer

edges of the paper roll and from the

black bars.

Note • The length of each “continuous” receipt is determined by the data sent
to the printer.

Continuous Receipt Paper

(without Black Bars)

*Maintain a minimum “keep out area”

of 1/16 in. (1.59 mm) from the two outer

edges of the paper roll.

Near Field Communication (NFC)

Devices using NFC may be active or passive. A passive device,
such as a ZQ630 printer with an NFC tag, contains information that
other devices can read but does not read any information itself. An
active device, such as a smartphone, can read the information on
the printer’s NFC tag, but the tag itself does nothing except transmit
the info to authorized devices.

*

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Figure 27 • Near Field Communication (NFC) Pairing

http://www.zebra.com/nfc

NFC Use Cases

• Bluetooth Pairing – used to cause a tablet, smart phone or
terminal to automatically pair with the printer via a Bluetooth

connection, within the bounds of the security prole being used.

This shall contain the BT address and serial number of the printer.

• App launching – used to cause an app, developed either by
Zebra or a third party to be executed on a smart phone, tablet or
terminal

• Web site launching – used to cause a smart phone, tablet or
terminal to display a web site developed by Zebra or a third party
developer

Note • Tapping the Zebra Print Touch™ icon with a Near Field
Communication (NFC) enabled smartphone will provide instant

access to printer-specic information. For more information about

NFC and Zebra products, go to http://www.zebra.com/nfc. Bluetooth
pairing applications via NFC is also possible. Please see Zebra Multi­platform SDK for more information.

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Wearing the Printer

Swivel Belt Clip

The ZQ630 printer has a plastic swivel belt clip (P1031365-028)
included as a standard feature. To use: hook the clip over your belt,
and ensure that the clip is securely attached to the belt. The belt
clip will pivot to allow you to move freely while wearing the printer.
In order to install or remove the plastic Belt Clip you will need to
remove the battery pack. The printer also has the option of using
a more rigid metal belt clip (P1050667-031) which screws onto
the printer using two (2) 6-32 x 1/4 Pan Head Phillips screws. The
metal clip also attaches to the printer while housed in the Hard
Case (P1050667-034) using two (2) 6-32 x 5/8 Pan Head Phillips
screws.

Figure 28 • Printer with Belt Clips

Plastic
Belt Clip

Metal Belt Clip
with and without
Hard Case

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Adjustable Shoulder Strap

Refer to Figure 29 if your printer is equipped with the shoulder strap
option (p/n P1031365-192).

Figure 29 • Using the Optional Shoulder Strap

1. Insert the end of the shoulder strap
behind the post on the front side of the
printer and loop it around the post.

2. Insert the hole on the end of the
strap over the metal post (circled) to
secure.

3. Repeat the same steps on the
opposite side of the printer.

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Soft Case

The ZQ630 printer has a soft case option (p/n P1050667-017) that
also allows you to carry the printer from your belt.

Figure 30 • Using the Soft Case

1. Lift up the top ap of the soft case
which is secured with Velcro.

2. Slide the printer into the case such that
the LCD display is visible through the plastic
window.

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Note • The shoulder strap option
can be used with the soft case by
securing the ends of the shoulder
strap on the two metal rings on the
soft case.

Hand Strap

The ZQ630 hand strap accessory (p/n P1031365-027) attaches
to the printer’s cut-outs to provide the user with a convenient and
secure method of carrying the printer.

Figure 31 • Using the Hand Strap

1. Insert the loop on the end of the
strap through the cut out on the front of
the printer as shown below.

2. Loop the end of the strap back
around the cut out and secure it over
the button.

3. Repeat this process for the
opposite end of the strap.

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Hard Case

ZQ630 printer has a two piece hard case option (P1050667-034)
that also allows you to carry the printer from your belt with the metal
belt clip (included), while also providing increased protection for the
printer. It pivots via a hinge located on the back and snaps into place
in front as shown below. The metal belt clip is mounted to the hard
case and printer with two screws. If no belt clip is used, two shorter
screws are used to hold the printer to the hard case.

Figure 39 • Using the Hard Case

1. Insert the printer into the
bottom half of the Hard Case
shell.

2. Rotate the top half of the
Hard Case shell over the top
of the printer and snap shut.

3. Use a #1 Phillips Head
driver to secure the two (2)
6-32 x 5/8 screws to the
bottom of the Hard Case.

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Waist Holster

ZQ630 printer has a waist holster option (p/n SG-MPP-Q4HLSTR1-01)
that allows the user to carry the printer around their waist for easy
access.

1. Undo the snap on the Waist Strap

which helps attach it to the printer
Mount Pad.

2. Unlock the male D swivel clip (cir-

cled) on the Waist Strap from the fe­male D clip on the printer Mount Pad to
remove.

3. Align the holes on the Mount

Pad with the mounting holes on the

bottom of the printer (circled). Use

a 4mm hex driver on the two 6-32 x

0.375” screws (green circle) and two
#6 washers to attach the Mount Pad

to the top of the printer. Attach the

two (2) 6-32 x 0.625” screws (red cir-

cle) and washers on the bottom of the

Mount Pad.

4. Connect the male D swivel clip

on the Waist Strap to the female D

clip on the printer Mount Pad. Snap

shut to secure (opposite side) and

rotate the Waist Strap 180o.

adust the strap to the desired length.

your waist and snap the clip in place

to secure. The printer should hang

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5. Unsnap the Waist Strap and

6. Wrap the Waist Strap around

comfortably below the hip.

Preventive Maintenance

Extending Battery Life

• Never expose the battery to direct sunlight or temperatures over
40° C (104° F) when charging.

• Always use a Zebra charger designed specically for Lithium-Ion
batteries. Use of any other kind of charger may damage the
battery.

• Use the correct media for your printing requirements. An
authorized Zebra re-seller can help you determine the optimum
media for your application.

• If you print the same text or graphic on every label, consider
using a pre-printed label.

• Choose the correct print darkness, and print speed for your
media.

• Use software handshaking (XON/XOFF) whenever possible.

• Remove the battery if the printer won’t be used for a day or more
and you’re not performing a maintenance charge.

• Consider purchasing an extra battery.

• Remember that any rechargeable battery will lose its ability to

maintain a charge over time. It can only be recharged a nite

number of times before it must be replaced. Always dispose of
batteries properly. Refer to Appendix F for more information on
battery disposal.

General Cleaning Instructions

Caution • Avoid possible personal injury or damage to the printer.
Never insert any pointed or sharp objects into the printer. Always
turn off the printer before performing any cleaning procedures. Use
care when working near the tear bars as the edges are very sharp.

Warning • The printhead can get very hot after prolonged printing.
Allow it to cool off before attempting any cleaning procedures.

Only use a Zebra cleaning pen (not supplied with the printer) or
a cotton swab with 90% medical grade alcohol for cleaning the
printhead.

Caution • Use only cleaning agents specied in the following tables.
Zebra Technologies Corporation will not be responsible for damage
caused by any other cleaning materials used on this printer.

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ZQ630 Cleaning

Area Method Interval

Printhead Use a Zebra cleaning pen to

Platen Surface
(Linered)

Platen Surface
(Linerless)

Scraper
(Linerless Units
Only)

Tear Bar Clean thoroughly with 90%

Printer Exterior Water-dampened cloth or

Printer Interior Gently brush out printer.

Interior of units
with Linerless
Platens

swab the thin gray line on the
printhead, cleaning the print
elements from the center
to the outside edges of the
printhead.

Rotate the platen roller and
clean it thoroughly with a

ber-free swab, or lint free,

clean, damp cloth lightly
moistened with medical
grade alcohol (90% pure or
better) (Figure 32).

Rotate platen roller and

clean with a ber-free swab

and 1 part liquid soap
(Palmolive or Dawn) and 25
parts water. Use pure water
to clean after soap/water
mixture. (Figure 33)

Use adhesive side of media
to clean scraper on linerless
units. (Figure 33)

medical grade alcohol and a
cotton swab. (Figure 32)

90% medical grade alcohol
wipe.

Ensure the Bar Sensor and
Gap Sensor windows are
free of dust. (Figure 32)

Clean thoroughly with 90%
medical grade alcohol and

a ber-free swab. (See

Figure 33 for specic target
areas for interior cleaning.)

After every ve rolls of media

(or more often, if needed).
When using linerless type
media, cleaning is required
after every roll of media.

After every ve rolls of media

(or more often, if needed)

Clean platen only if there is
an issue during printing, i.e.
media not releasing from the
platen. (*See Note below.)

After every ve rolls of

media (or more often, if
needed).

As needed

As needed

As needed

After every ve rolls of media

(or more often, if needed).

Note • This is an emergency procedure only to remove foreign
contaminates (oils, dirt) from the platen that can damage the
printhead or other printer components. This procedure will shorten
or even exhaust the linerless platen’s useable life. If the linerless
media continues to jam after cleaning and feeding 1 to 2 meters (3 to
5 feet) of media, replace the platen.

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Tear Bar

Figure 32 • ZQ630 Cleaning (Linered)

Peeler
Bar

Back Side
Sensor

Platen
Roller

Front Side
Sensor

Printhead

Elements

Figure 33 • ZQ630 Cleaning (Linerless)

Scraper

Platen
Roller

Platen
Holder

Media
Supports

Peeler
Bail

Media
Support
Disks

Printhead

Elements

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LCD Control Panel Indicators

The top of the display shows several icons which indicate the status
of various printer functions. Check the indicator status, then refer
to the Troubleshooting topic referenced in the chart to resolve the
problem.

Icon Status Indication

Solid blue Bluetooth link established

Not Present Bluetooth link inactive

Blinking blue Connecting or transmitting labels

Antenna Blinking Looking for AP

Antenna Blinking/1 Parenthesis

Steady

Antenna and 2 Parentheses

Steady

Antenna and 2 Parentheses

Blinking

Not Present No Radio Present

4 Green Bars >80% charged

3 Green Bars 60%-80% charged

2 Yellow Bars 40%-60% charged

1 Red Bar 20%-40% charged

0 Bars (Red battery outline) Low Battery

4 green Blinking w/ Lightning Bolt Charging >80% Capacity

3 green Blinking w/ Lightning Bolt Charging 60-80% Capacity

2 yellow Blinking w/ Lightning Bolt Charging 40-60% Capacity

1 red Blinking w/ Lightning Bolt Charging 20-40% Capacity

0 Bars w/ red Lightning Bolt Charging <20% Capacity

WLAN Associated & Attempting

Authentication

WLAN Associated and

Authenticated

Receiving Data

Blinking red Media cover open

Blinking green Receiving data

Solid green Ethernet Connected

Not Present No Ethernet Connection

Blinking green Data processing in progress

Solid green No data being processed

Blinking red Out of Media

Solid white Media present

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Icon Status Indication

Blinking red

Not Present No error exists

4 green bars 802.11 signal strength > 75%

3 green bars 802.11 signal strength </= 75%

2 green bars

1 yellow bar 802.11 signal strength </= 25%

0 Bars No Signal Strength

Error exists (excluding Media Out

and Head Latch Open)

802.11 signal strength </= 50%
but >25%

Troubleshooting Topics

1. No power:

• Check that battery is installed properly.

• Recharge or replace battery as necessary.

Caution • Always dispose of batteries properly. Refer to Appendix F
for more information on proper battery disposal.

2. Media does not feed:

• Be sure media cover is closed and latched.

• Check spindle holding media for any binding.

• Ensure most recently printed label is removed (only in peel
mode).

• Ensure label sensor is not blocked.

3. Poor or faded print:

• Clean print head.

• Check quality of media.

4. Partial or missing print:

• Check media alignment.

• Clean print head.

• Ensure media cover is properly closed and latched.

5. Garbled print:

• Check baud rate.

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6. No print:

• Check baud rate.

• Replace battery.

• Check cable to terminal.

• Establish RF Link and/or restore LAN associativity.

• Invalid label format or command structure. Place printer in
Communications Diagnostic (Hex Dump) Mode to diagnose
problem.

7. Reduced battery charge life:

• If battery is older than 1 year old, short charge life may be due to
normal aging.

• Check battery health.

• Replace battery.

8. ashing:

• Blinking green Data icon is normal while data is being received.

9. or ashing:

• Check that media is loaded and that the media cover is closed
and securely latched.

10. Communication error:

• Check baud rate.

• Replace cable to terminal.

11. Label jam:

• Open head release latch and media cover.

• Remove and reinstall media.

12. Skip Labels:

• Check media for top of form sense mark or label gap.

• Check that the maximum print eld has not been exceeded on
label.

• Ensure bar or gap sensor is not blocked or malfunctioning.

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13. Blank LCD screen:

• Make sure printer is turned on.

• No application loaded or application corrupted: reload program.

14. No NFC Connectivity

• Ensure smartphone is positioned 3 inches (7.62 cm) or closer to
the Print Touch icon on the side of the printer.

Troubleshooting Tests

Printing a Conguration Label

To print out a listing of the printer’s current conguration follow

these steps:

1. Turn the printer off. Load the media compartment with journal

media (media with no black bars printed on the back).

2. Press and hold the Feed Button.

3. Press and release the Power button and keep the Feed button

pressed. When printing starts, release the Feed button.

Note • The conguration report can also be printed from the Info
(Help) menu on the LCD.

Refer to Figures 34, 34a, 34b for sample conguration printouts.

Communications Diagnostics

If there is a problem transferring data between the computer
and the printer, try putting the printer in the Communications
Diagnostics Mode (also referred to as the “DUMP” mode). The
printer will print the ASCII characters and their text representation
(or the period ‘.’, if not a printable character) for any data received
from the host computer.

To enter Communications Diagnostics Mode:

1. Print a conguration label as described above.

2. At the end of the diagnostics report, the printer will print: “Press

FEED key to enter DUMP mode”.

3. Press the FEED key. The printer will print: “Entering DUMP

mode”.

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Note • If the FEED key is not pressed within 3 seconds, the printer
will print “DUMP mode not entered” and will resume normal
operation.

4. At this point, the printer is in DUMP mode and will print the ASCII
hex codes of any data sent to it, and their text representation (or
“.” if not a printable character).

Additionally, a le with a “.dmp” extension containing the ASCII

information will be created and stored in the printer’s memory. It
can be viewed, “cloned” or deleted using the Net Bridge application.
(Refer to the ZebraNet Bridge Enterprise documentation for more
information.)

To terminate the Communications Diagnostics Mode and re- turn
the printer to normal operations:

1. Turn the printer OFF.

2. Wait 5 seconds.

3. Turn the printer ON.

Contacting Technical Support

If the printer fails to print the conguration label, or you encounter

problems not covered in the Troubleshooting Guide, contact
Zebra Technical Support. Technical Support addresses and phone
numbers for your area can be found in Appendix H of this manual.

You will need to supply the following information:

• Model number and type (e.g. ZQ630)

• Unit serial number (Found on the large label on the back of the

printer, also found in the conguration label printout.)

• Product Conguration Code (PCC) (15 digit number found on the

label on the back of the unit)

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Figure 34 • ZQ630 Conguration Label

AC3FA4E9753B

Wireless:

Radio: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Region: usa/canada
Country: usa/canada
Enabled: on
MAC Address: ac:3f:a4:C6:8D:40
IP Address: 0.0.0.0

Netmask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Operating Mode: infrastructure
International Mode: off
Preamble Length: long
Security: none
Stored ESSID: 125
Associated: no

DHCP: on
DHCP CID type: 1
DHCP CID: ac3fa4e93753a
Power Save: on

Ethernet:

MAC Address: 00:07:4D:8B:4A:00
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Netmask:

255.255.255.0

Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP: on
DHCP CID type: 1
DHCP CID: 00074D8B4A00

Active Network Information:

Active Network: Unknown
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Netmask:

255.255.255.0

Gateway: 0.0.0.0
TCP Port: 6101
Alternate TCP Port: 9100
TCP JSON Config Port: 9200
UDP Port: 6101
Remote Server:
Remote Server Port: 10013
TCP: on
UDP: on
LPD: on
DHCP: on
BOOTP: on
FTP: on
HTTP: on
SMTP: on
POP3: on
SNMP: on
TELNET: on
MIRROR: off
UDP Discovery: on
Weblink:
DHCP CID type: 1
DHCP CID: ac3fa4e9753a

Peripherals:

LCD: Installed

Building Two-Key Report...

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Zebra Technologies
ZQ630
Serial Number:

XXZLJ173000235

PCC: ZQ63-AUWA001-00
Name: XXZKJ183200235
Program:

OS: 6.5.0
PLD: 17 Rev. 65
PSPT: 8 Rev. 5
PMCU: Rev. 6
Firmware: V85.20.16ZP37774
Checksum: DA31

Cable Communications:

19200 BPS, null,8,1
Handshake: rts/cts
DSR: 0

Universal Serial Bus:

2.0 Full Speed Device
Vendor ID No: 0x0ASF
Product ID No: 0x014C
Manufacturer String: Zebra Tec
hnologies
Product String: ZTC ZQ630-203d
pi CPCL
ID string: off

Bluetooth:
iOS: supported

Version: 5.5.2
Date: 10/03/2017
Baud: 115200
Device: Printer
Mode: Peripheral
Friendly Name: XXZKJ173000235
Minimum Security Mode: 1
Discoverable: on
Bluetooth Spec: 3.0/4.0
Enabled: on
Address: AC:3F:A4:E9:75:3B

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Printhead Test

Identies Printer

as a ZQ630

Printer Serial
Number

Firmaware
Version

MFI Supported

BluetoothTM

Radio Address

Figure 34a • ZQ630 Conguration Label (cont.)

Power Management:

In-activity Timeout:36000 Secs
Low-battery Timeout:60 Secs
Remote (DTR) pwr-off:Disabled
Voltage :8.31
Low-bat Warning :8 %
Low-bat Shut-down :2 %

Power On Cycles :23

Battery Health :good
Battery Cycle Count:0

Memory:

Flash :134217728 Bytes
RAM :8388608 Bytes

Label:

Width :824 dots, 103 mm
Height:65535 dots, 8191 mm

Sensors: (Adj)

Pres[DAC:132,Thr:60,Cur:159]
Label Removed
Media [204 (826 dots)]
Black Bar [DAC:119,Thr:70,Cur:0
]
Gap [DAC:132,Thr:50,Cur:131]
Temperature :24C (67)
Voltage :8.3V (255)

Resident Fonts:

Font Sizes Chars

--------- ----- -----

0 0- 6 20-FF

1 0 20-80
2 0- 1 20-59
4 0- 7 20-FF
5 0- 3 20-FF
6 0 20-44
7 0- 1 20-FF

File Directory:

File Size

--------------- --------
E:2KEY.TXT 3507
E:TT0003M_.TTF 169188
134044672 Bytes Free

Command Language:

CCL Key ‘!’[21]

ZPL Configuration Information:

Rewind.........Print Mode

Mark...........Media Type

30.0.............Darkness

+00.......Tear Off Adjust

2030.........Label Length

72mm..........Print Width

7Eh........Control Prefix

2Ch.............Delimiter

00...........Top Position

No Motion..Media Power Up

Feed....Media Head Closed

00............Left Margin

576..........Dots per row

End ZPL Configuration
Print-head test: OK
End of report

Press FEED key to
enter DUMP mode

AC3FA4E9753B

Wireless:

Radio: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Region: usa/canada
Country: usa/canada
Enabled: on
MAC Address: ac:3f:a4:C6:8D:40
IP Address: 0.0.0.0

Netmask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Operating Mode: infrastructure
International Mode: off
Preamble Length: long
Security: none
Stored ESSID: 125
Associated: no

DHCP: on
DHCP CID type: 1
DHCP CID: ac3fa4e93753a
Power Save: on

Ethernet:

MAC Address: 00:07:4D:8B:4A:00
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Netmask:
Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP: on
DHCP CID type: 1
DHCP CID: 00074D8B4A00

Active Network Information:

Active Network: Unknown
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Netmask:
Gateway: 0.0.0.0
TCP Port: 6101
Alternate TCP Port: 9100
TCP JSON Config Port: 9200
UDP Port: 6101
Remote Server:
Remote Server Port: 10013
TCP: on
UDP: on
LPD: on
DHCP: on
BOOTP: on
FTP: on
HTTP: on
SMTP: on
POP3: on
SNMP: on
TELNET: on
MIRROR: off
UDP Discovery: on
Weblink:
DHCP CID type: 1
DHCP CID: ac3fa4e9753a

Peripherals:

LCD: Installed

255.255.255.0

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802.11ac radio option

installed. This section
details the radio’s

network settings.

Ethernet
Information

Network
Information

Peripherals
Installed

Figure 34b: ZQ630 Conguration Label (cont.)

Power Management:

In-activity Timeout:36000 Secs

Low-battery Timeout:60 Secs
Remote (DTR) pwr-off:Disabled
Voltage :8.31
Low-bat Warning :8 %
Low-bat Shut-down :2 %

Power On Cycles :23

Battery Health :good
Battery Cycle Count:0

Memory:

Flash :134217728 Bytes
RAM :8388608 Bytes

Label:

Width :824 dots, 103 mm
Height:65535 dots, 8191 mm

Sensors: (Adj)

Pres[DAC:132,Thr:60,Cur:159]
Label Removed
Media [204 (826 dots)]
Black Bar [DAC:119,Thr:70,Cur:0
]
Gap [DAC:132,Thr:50,Cur:131]
Temperature :24C (67)
Voltage :8.3V (255)

Resident Fonts:

Font Sizes Chars

--------- ----- -----

0 0- 6 20-FF

1 0 20-80
2 0- 1 20-59
4 0- 7 20-FF
5 0- 3 20-FF
6 0 20-44
7 0- 1 20-FF

File Directory:

File Size

--------------- -------­ E:2KEY.TXT 3507
E:TT0003M_.TTF 169188
134044672 Bytes Free

Command Language:

CCL Key ‘!’[21]

ZPL Configuration Information:

Rewind.........Print Mode

Mark...........Media Type

30.0.............Darkness

+00.......Tear Off Adjust

2030.........Label Length

72mm..........Print Width

7Eh........Control Prefix

2Ch.............Delimiter

00...........Top Position

No Motion..Media Power Up

Feed....Media Head Closed

00............Left Margin

576..........Dots per row

End ZPL Configuration
Print-head test: OK
End of report

Press FEED key to
enter DUMP mode

Flash and RAM
Memory Installed

Maximum Label

Size

Resident Human

Readable Fonts
Installed

Files loaded in

printer memory

(includes pre­scaled or scalable

fonts)

CPCL and ZPL
programming

languages are

supported

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Specications

Note • Printer specications are subject to change without notice.

Printing Specications

Parameter ZQ630

Print Width

Print Speed 102 mm (4 in.)/second

Printhead Burn
Line to Tear
Edge Distance

Printhead Life 600K inches of paper feed MTBF when using Zebra media.

Print Density 203 dots/in. or better

Memory and Communications Specications

Parameter ZQ630

Flash Memory 512 MB

RAM Memory 256 MB

Standard
Communications

Wireless
Communication
Options

Real Time Clock
(RTC)

Ethernet 10 or 100 mps Ethernet auto detect when docked in cradle.

Congurable Baud rate (from 9600 to 115.2 Kbps), parity and data

Software (X-ON/X-OFF) or hardware (DTR/STR) communication

1. Dual Radio: 802.11ac with Bluetooth v4.1 (both Classic & BLE)

Time and date under application control. Refer to ZPL Programming

Manual, available at www.zebra.com/manuals for RTC commands.

RS-232 serial port (14 Pin serial connector)

Up to 104 mm (4.1 in.)

127 mm (5 in.)/second in Draft Mode

4.06 mm (0.16 in.) +/- .25 mm (.01”)

1

1

bits.

handshake protocols.

USB 2.0 Full Speed Interface (12 Mbps)

2. Bluetooth v4.1 (both Classic & BLE)

1. Memory conguration on your printer may be ascertained by printing a conguration

label as detailed on page 68.

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Label Specications

Parameter ZQ630

Media Width 50.8 mm (2 in.) to 111 mm (4.4 in.) linered

Max/Min Label

Length

Black Bar Sensor to

Printhead Burnline

Distance

Media Thickness

(except Tag)

Max Tag Thickness 5.5 mils (0.1397 mm) or less

Max Label Roll

Outer Diameter

Inner Core

Diameters**

Black Mark Location The reective media black marks should be centered on media roll

Black Mark

Dimensions

Note • Use Zebra brand direct thermal media that is outside wound. Media

may be reective (black mark) sensing, or transmissive (gap) sensing, die-

cut, continuous or linerless. For die-cut labels, use only full auto dies.

50.8 mm (2 in.) to 109 mm (4.3 in.) linerless

12.7 to 812.8 mm

(0.5 to 32 in.) maximum

15.87 mm (0.625 in.) +/- 0.635 mm (0.025 in.)

3.2 to 7.5 mils (0.08128 to 0.1905 mm)

66.8 mm (2.6 in.)

19.05 mm (0.75 in.) or 34.925 mm (1.375 in.)

Minimum mark width: 12.7 mm (0.5 in.)

Mark length: 2.4-11 mm (0.09 to 0.43 in.)

** ZQ630 printer support coreless media which is 19 mm (0.75 in.) in inner

diameter.

Physical, Environmental and Electrical Specications

Parameter ZQ630

Weight w/ battery

and no media

Operating: -20 °C to 50 °C (-4 °F to 122 °F)

Temperature

Relative Humidity Operating/Storage: 10% to 90% non-condensing

Battery Smart Battery (4 cell) Lithium-Ion, 7.4 VDC (nominal); 6.8 AHr min.

Intrusion

Protection (IP)

Rating

Storage: -25 °C to 65 °C (-13 °F to 149 °F)

Charging: 0 °C to 40°C (32 °F to 104 °F)

IP43 (without optional environmental case)

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2.45 lbs. (1.113 kg)

with or without RFID option

with or without RFID option

with or without RFID option

with or without RFID option

IP54 (with case)

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CPCL Font and Bar Code Specications and Commands

Standard Fonts 25 bit-mapped fonts; 1 scalable font (CG Trimvirate

Available Optional Fonts Optional International character sets: Chinese 16 x 16

Linear Bar Codes

Available

2-D Bar Codes Available RSS:

Rotation Angles 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°

Bold Condensed*) *Contains UFST from Agfa Monotype
Corporation Downloadable optional bit-mapped & scalable
fonts via Net Bridge software.

(trad), 16 x 16 (simplied),24 x 24 (simplied); Japanese

16 x 16, 24 x 24

Barcode (CPCL Command)

Aztec (AZTEC)
Codabar (CODABAR, CODABAR 16)
UCC/EAN 128 (UCCEAN128)
Code 39 (39, 39C, F39, F39C)
Code 93 (93)
Code 128 (128)
EAN 8, 13, 2 and 5 digit extensions (EAN8, EAN82,
EAN85, EAN13, EAN132, and EAN135)
EAN-8 Composite (EAN8)
EAN-13 Composite (EAN13)
Plessey (PLESSEY)
lnterleaved 2 of 5 (I2OF5)
MSI (MSI, MSI10, MSI1110)
FIM/POSTNET (FIM)
TLC39 (TLC39)
UCC Composite A/B/C (128(Auto))
UPCA, 2 and 5 digit extensions (UPCA2 and UPCA5)
UPCA Composite (UPCA)
UPCE, 2 and 5 digit extensions (UPCE2 and UPCE5)
UPCE Composite (UPCE)
MaxiCode (MAXICODE)
PDF 417 (PDF-417)
Datamatrix (using ZPL emulation) (DATAMATRIX)
QR Code (QR)

RSS-14 (RSS-Subtype 1)
RSS-14 Truncated (RSS-Subtype 2)
RSS-14 Stacked (RSS-Subtype 3)
RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional
(RSS-Subtype 4)
RSS Limited (RSS-Subtype 5)
RSS Expanded (RSS-Subtype 6)

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ZPL Font and Bar Code Specications and Command

Standard Fonts 15 bit-mapped fonts; 1 scalable font (CG Trimvirate

Available Optional Fonts Zebra offers font kits covering multiple languages including

Linear Bar Codes

Available
2-D Bar Codes Available

Rotation Angles 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°

Bold Condensed*) Downloadable optional bit-mapped &
scalable fonts via Net Bridge software.

Simplied and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean,

Hebrew/Arabic, and others.

Barcode (CPCL Command)

Aztec (^B0)
Codabar (^BK)
Codablock (^BB)
Code 11 (^B1)
Code 39 (^B3)

Code 49 (B4)

Code 93 (^BA)
Code 128 (^BC)
DataMatrix (^BX)
EAN-8 (^B8)
EAN-13 (^BE)
GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional (^BR)
Industrial 2 of 5 (^BI)
lnterleaved 2 of 5 (^B2)
ISBT-128 (^BC)
LOGMARS (^BL)
Micro-PDF417 (^BF)
MSI (^BM)
PDF-417 (^B7)
Planet Code (^B5)
Plessey (^BP)
Postnet (^BZ)
Standard 2 of 5 (^BJ)
TLC39 (^BT)
UPC/EAN extensions (^BS)
UPC-A (^BU)
UPC-E (^B9)
Maxi Code (^BD)
QR Code (^BQ)

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Communication Ports

RS-232C

Pin # Signal Name Type Description

1 CTS input Clear To Send from host

2 TXD output Transmit Data

3 RXD input Receive Data

4 DSR input Data Set Ready: low to high transition turns

5 GND Ground

6 DTR output Data Terminal Ready: set high when printer is

7 N/A Do Not Use

8 RTS output Request To Send set high when printer is

9 N/A Do Not Use

10 N/A Do Not Use

11 N/A Do Not Use

12 N/A Do Not Use

13 N/A Do Not Use

14 N/A Do Not Use

printer on, high to low transition turns printer off
(if enabled)

on. Switched 5V (300mA max)

ready to accept a command or data

10

12

8

4

6

2

1

5

3

7

Figure 35 • RS-232C Communication Port

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9

11

13

USB

Pin # Signal Name Type Description

1 VBUS - USB Bus Power

2 USB- bi-directional I/O signals

3 USB+ bi-directional I/O signals

4 USB_ID - Identies A/B connector

5 Return Ground

5 1

Figure 36 • USB Communication Port

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Figure 37 • ZQ630 Dimensions

82.5 mm
(3.25 in.)

Height

186.7 mm
(7.35 in.)

165.1 mm
(6.5 in.)

Width Length

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Figure 38 • ZQ630 Mounting Hole Dimensions

101.6 mm
(4.0 in.)

Use two (2) M2.5 x 0.45 screws in the indicated positions above.

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ZQ630 Accessories

Part # Description

BTRY-MPP-68MA1-01 KIT ACC ZQ630 SPARE SMART BATTERY

P1050667-007 KIT ACC QLn420 RUBBER DOOR I/O (15)

P1050667-010 KIT ACC QLn420 RUBBER DOOR DC JACK (15)

P1050667-017 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ630 SOFT CASE (Includes Shoulder Strap)

P1050667-018 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 -EC AC ADAPTER US (type A) CORD

P1050667-019 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC AC ADAPTER UK (type G) CORD

P1050667-020 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC AC ADAPTER EU/CHILE (type C)

P1050667-021 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC, AC ADAPTER, JAPAN CORD

P1050667-022 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ6-EC AC ADAPTER BRAZIL CORD

P1050667-023 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC AC ADAPTER ARGENTINA CORD

P1050667-024 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC AC ADAPTER AUSTRALIA (type l)

P1050667-025 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC, AC ADAPTER,CN CORD

P1050667-026 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-VC – 15V – 60V to 12V

P1050667-027 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC, AC ADAPTER,TAIWAN CORD

P1050667-028 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC AC ADAPTER, ISRAEL CORD

P1050667-029 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-EC (NO ADAPTER, NO CORD)

P1050667-030 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63-VC (no adapter, no cord)

P1050667-031 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 METAL BELT CLIP

P1050667-032 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 Handi-Mount (compact, exible RAM arm)

P1050667-033 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 Handi-Mount (compact, exible RAM arm)

P1050667-034 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 ASSY HARD CASE W/METAL BELT CLIP

P1050667-035 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 Mobile Mount for Forklifts (with U-arm

P1050667-037 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 MOBILE MOUNT PLATE

P1050667-038 KIT ACC QLn/ZQ6 DESKTOP STAND

P1050667-041 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 BATTERY ELIMINATOR NO ADAPTER

P1050667-047 KIT ACC QLn4/ZQ63 RAM MOUNT PLATE

P1031365-024 KIT ACC,QLn/ZQ5/ZQ6,AC ADAPTER,US (type A) Cord

CORD

CORD

with Base Plate

without Base Plate

bracket and fanfold bin)

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ZQ630 Accessories cont.

P1031365-060 KIT ACC QLn/ZQ6 11 PIN Serial Cable (with strain relief)

P1031365-061 KIT ACC QLn/ZQ6 Serial DEX Cable (with strain relief)

P1031365-062 KIT ACC QLn/ZQ6 Serial Cable (with strain relief) to RJ45

P1031365-063 Kit ACC SC2 Li-ION SMART CHARGER, US (type A) cord

P1031365-064 Kit ACC SC2 Li-ION SMART CHARGER, UK (type G) cord

P1031365-065 Kit ACC SC2 Li-ION SMART CHARGER, EU/CHILE (type

P1031365-066 Kit ACC SC2 Li-ION SMART CHARGER, AUSTRALIA

P1031365-067 Kit ACC SC2 Li-ION SMART CHARGER, BRAZIL

P1031365-068 Kit ACC SC2 Li-ION SMART CHARGER, CHINA CORD

P1031365-083 KIT ACC,QLn/ZQ5/ZQ6,AC ADAPTER, ARGENTINA

P1031365-088 KIT ACC SC2 LI-ION SMART CHARGER, ISREAL CORD

P1031365-089 KIT,ACC,SC2 LI-ION SMART CHARGER,ARGENTINA

P1031365-093 KIT ACC,QLn/ZQ5/ZQ6,AC ADAPTER,TAIWAN CORD

P1031365-094 KIT ACC,QLn/ZQ5/ZQ6,AC ADAPTER,JAPAN CORD

P1031365-095 KIT ACC SC2 LI-ION SMART CHARGER, TAIWAN CORD

P1031365-096 KIT ACC SC2 LI-ION SMART CHARGER, JAPAN CORD

P1031365-192 KIT ACC QLn SERIES SHOULDER STRAP

P1031365-104 KIT ACC QLn SERIAL CABLE (with strain relief) to

AC18177-5 MODEL UCLI72-4 QUAD BATTERY CHARGER (US line

SAC-MPP-3BCHGUS1-01 3-SLOT BATTERY CHARGER

SAC-MPP-6BCHUS1-01 DUAL 3-Slot BATTERY CHARGER

SAC-MPP-1BCHGUS1-01 1-SLOT BATTERY CHARGER

VAM-MPP-VHCH1-01 VEHICLE ADAPTER

P1065668-008 KIT,ACC,QLn,AC ADAPTER,STRAIGHT,30W,HC with US

SG-MPP-Q4HLSTR1-01 KIT,WAIST,STRAP,QLn420

to MC3000

C) cord

(type I) cord

CORD

CORD

LS2208 SCANNER EXTENDED

cord, see Sales for others)

(type A) CORD

Note • Refer to Appendix A for additional information on Data I/O
cables.

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Appendix A

Interface Cables (RS-232 Cables)

Part Number P1031365-053; DB-9 to 14-Pin Serial

Part Number P1031365-052; 8-Pin DIN to 14-Pin Serial Cable

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USB Cables

Part Number AT17010-1; USB A to USB Mini B Cable

- GND

- D+

- D-

- VBUS

- VBUS

- D-

- D+

- NC

- GND

Part Number P1031365-055; 4 Position USB Mini to 4-Pin USB (w/

Strain Relief)

Note • Visit the Zebra website at: www.zebra.com/accessories for a
listing of interface cables for all Zebra mobile printers.

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Appendix B

Media Supplies

To insure maximum printer life and consistent print quality and
performance for your individual application, it is recommended that
only media produced by Zebra be used. This includes Zebra RFID
media made for the ZQ630. Non-Zebra RFID media may not pass
RFID calibration.

Advantages include:

• Consistent quality and reliability of media products.

• Large range of stocked and standard formats.

• In-house custom format design service.

• Large production capacity which services the needs of many
large and small media consumers including major retail chains
world wide.

• Media products that meet or exceed industry standards.

For more information go the Zebra website (www.zebra.com) and
select the Products tab, or refer to the CD included with the printer.

Note • It is recommended that linerless media be stored at
temperatures between 20oC and 35oC.

Appendix C

Maintenance Supplies

In addition to using quality media provided by Zebra, it is
recommended that the printer be cleaned as prescribed in the
maintenance section. The following item is available for this
purpose:

• Cleaning Pen (12 pack): p/n 105950-035

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Appendix D

SETTINGS Menu

PRINT SPEED

DARKNESS

-49

Set the darkness to the lowest setting
that provides good print quality. If you
set darkness too high, the label image
may print unclearly, bar codes may not
scan correctly, or the printhead may wear
prematurely.

SGD: print.tone_zpl

Select the speed for printing a label (given
in inches per second). Slower print speeds
typically yield better print quality.

4.0

MEDIA TYPE

MARK

TEAR OFF

0

SGD: media.speed

Select the type of media that you are
using.

SGD: ezpl.media_type

If necessary, adjust the position of the
media over the tear bar after printing.

SGD: ezpl.tear_off

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PRINT WIDTH

576

PRINT MODE

REWIND

LABEL TOP

0

Specify the width of the labels being used.
The default value is the maximum width for
the printer based on the printhead’s DPI
value.

SGD: ezpl.print_width

Select a print mode that is compatible with
your printer options.

SGD: ezpl.print_mode

If necessary, shift the position of the image
vertically on the label.

• Negative numbers move the image
higher on the label (toward the printhead).

• Positive numbers move the image
farther down on the label (away from the

printhead) by the specied number of dots.

SGD: zpl.label_top

LEFT POSITION

0

REPRINT MODE

OFF

If necessary, shift the print position
horizontally on the label. Positive numbers
move the left edge of the image toward the
center of the label by the number of dots
selected, while negative numbers move
the left edge of the image toward the left
edge of the label.

SGD: zpl.left_position

When reprint mode is enabled, you can
reprint the last label printed either by
issuing certain commands or by pressing
the DOWN ARROW on the keypad.

SGD: ezpl.reprint_mode

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LABEL LENGTH MAX

39

LANGUAGE

Set the maximum label length to a value
that is at least 1.0 in. (25,4 mm) greater
than the actual label length plus the
interlabel gap. If you set the value to one
that is smaller than the label length, the
printer assumes that continuous media is
loaded, and the printer cannot calibrate.

SGD: ezpl.label_length_max

If necessary, change the language that the
printer displays.

SGD: display.language

ENGLISH

Note • The selections for this
parameter are displayed in
the actual language to make

it easier to nd one that you

are able to read.

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TOOLS Menu

PRINT INFORMATION

SETTINGS

BACKLIGHT TIMEOUT

10

POWER UP ACTION

Prints a printer conguration label,
sensor prole, barcode information, font

information, images, formats, two-key
report, and network settings.

SGD: device.user_vars.display_

wmlsg_printlist

PRINT

Sets the duration of the LCD backlight in
seconds.

SGD: display.backlight_on_time

Set the action for the printer to take during
the power-up sequence, i.e. no motion,
calibrate, etc.

NO MOTION

HEAD CLOSE ACTION

FEED

LOAD DEFAULTS

FACTORY

SGD: ezpl.power_up_action

Set the action for the printer to take when
you close the printhead, i.e. feed, calibrate,
etc.

SGD: ezpl.head_close_action

Restore specic printer, print server,

and network settings back to the factory
defaults. Use care when loading defaults
because you will need to reload all settings
that you changed manually. This menu
item is available through two user menus
with different default values for each.

SGD: ezpl.load_defaults

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LABEL LENGTH CAL

DIAGNOSTIC MODE

Calibrate the printer to adjust the length of
the label.

Use this diagnostic tool to cause the printer
to output the hexadecimal values for all
data received by the printer.

ENABLED

ZBI ENABLED?

NO

PASSWORD PROTECT

SELECTED

SGD: device.user_vars.display_
diagnostic_list

This menu item indicates if the Zebra Basic
Interpreter (ZBI 2.0TM.) option is enabled on
your printer. If you would like to purchase
this option, contact your Zebra reseller for
more information.

SGD: zbi.key

Select the level of password protection
for user menu items. The default printer
password is 1234.

SGD: display.password.level

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NETWORK Menu

ACTIVE PRINT SERVER

NONE

PRIMARY NETWORK

Informs the user of the presence of an
active server. Only one print server can
be installed at a time, therefore the print
server installed is the active print server.

SGD: ip.active_network

View or modify whether the wireless print
server is considered primary. You may
select which one is primary.

WIRELESS

WLAN IP ADDRESS

0.0.0.0

WLAN SUBNET MASK

255.255.255.0

WLAN GATEWAY

0.0.0.0

SGD: ip.primary_network

View, and if necessary, change the
printer’s WLAN IP address.

SGD: wlan.ip.addr

View, and if necessary, change the WLAN
subnet mask.

SGD: wlan.ip.netmask

View, and if necessary, change the default
WLAN gateway.

SGD: wlan.ip.gateway

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WLAN IP PROTOCOL

This parameter tells if the user (permanent)
or the server (dynamic) selects the WLAN
IP address.

ALL

WLAN MAC ADDRESS

00:19:70:7A:20:44

ESSID

DSF802LESS54

AP MAC ADDRESS

00:05:9A:3C:78:00

SGD: wlan.ip.protocol

View the WLAN Media Access Control
(MAC) address of the wireless print server
that is installed in the printer.

SGD: wlan.mac_addr

The Extended Service Set Identication
(ESSID) is an identier for your wireless

network. This setting, which cannot be

modied from the control panel, gives

the ESSID for the current wireless

conguration.

SGD: wlan.essid

View the AP MAC address associated with
the printer.

SGD: wlan.bssid

CHANNEL

View the wireless channel being used
when the wireless network is active and
authenticated.

SGD: wlan.channel

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SIGNAL

View the wireless signal strength when
the wireless network is active and
authenticated.

0

WIRED IP ADDRESS

0.0.0.0

WIRED SUBNET MASK

255.255.255.0

WIRED GATEWAY

0.0.0.0

SGD: wlan.signal_strength

View, and if necessary, change the
printer’s wired IP address.

SGD: internal_wired.ip.addr

View, and if necessary, change the
printer’s wired subnet mask.

SGD: internal_wired.ip.netmask

View, and if necessary, change the wired
gateway setting.

SGD: internal_wired.ip.gateway

WIRED IP PROTOCOL

ALL

This parameter tells if the user (permanent)
or the server (dynamic) selects the IP
address. If a dynamic option is chosen, this
parameter tells the method(s) by which the
wired or wireless server receives the IP
address from the server.

SGD: internal_wired.ip.protocol

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WIRED MAC ADDRESS

00:07:4D:3F:D3:B2

IP PORT

6101

IP ALTERNATE PORT

9100

View, and if necessary, change the
printer’s network signal.

SGD: internal_wired.mac_addr

This printer setting refers to the internal
wired print servers port number that the
TCP print service is listening on. Normal
TCP communications from the host should
be directed to this port.

SGD: ip.port

This command sets the port number of the
alternate TCP port.

SGD: ip.port_alternate

PRINT INFORMATION

NETWORK

RESET NETWORK

Print the specied information on one or

more labels. This menu item is available
through three user menus with different
default values for each.

SGD: device.user_vars.display_

wmlsgd_printlist

This option resets the wired or wireless
print server and saves any changes that
you made to any network settings.

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VISIBILITY AGENT

LOAD DEFAULTS

NETWORK

When the printer is connected to a
wired or wireless network, it will attempt
to connect to Zebra’s Asset Visibility
Service via the Cloud-based Zebra Printer

Connector using an encrypted, certicate-

authenticated web socket connection. The
printer sends Discovery Data
and Settings and Alerts Data. Data printed
via any label formats is NOT transmitted.
To opt out of this feature, disable this
setting.

SGD: weblink.zebra_connector.

enable

Restore specic printer, print server,

and network settings back to the factory
defaults. Use care when loading defaults
because you will need to reload all settings
that you changed manually. This menu
item is available through two user menus
with different default values for each.

SGD: ezpl.load_defaults

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RFID Menu

RFID STATUS

RFID OK

Display the status of the RFID subsystem
of the printer.

SGD: rfid.error.response

RFID CALIBRATE

READ RFID DATA

EPC

NONE

RFID TEST

Initiate tag calibration for RFID media. (Not
the same as media calibration.) During
the process, the printer moves the media,
calibrates the RFID tag position, and
determines the optimal settings for the
RFID media being used.

SGD: rfid.tag.calibrate

Read and return the specied tag data

from the RFID tag.

SGD: rfid.tag.read.content &

rfid.tag.read.execute

During the RFID test, the printer attempts
to read and write to a transponder.

SGD: rfid.tag.test &

rfid.tag.test.execute

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RFID PROGRAM POS.

FO

RFID READ POWER

16

If the desired programming position (read/
write position) is not achieved through
RFID tag calibration, a value may be

specied.

SGD: rfid.position.program

If the desired read power is not achieved
through RFID tag calibration, a value may

be specied.

SGD: rfid.reader_1.power.read

RFID WRITE POWER

16

RFID VALID COUNT

0

RFID VOID COUNT

0

If the desired write power is not achieved
through RFID tag calibration, a value may

be specied.

SGD: rfid.reader_1.power.write

Resets the RFID valid label counter to
zero.

SGD: odometer.rfid.valid_

resettable

Resets the RFID void label counter to zero.

SGD: odometer.rfid.void_

resettable

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LANGUAGES Menu

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

If necessary, change the language that the
printer displays.

SGD: display.language

Note • The selections for
this parameter are displayed
in the actual languages to

make it easier to nd one

that you are able to read.

COMMAND LANGUAGE

HYBRID_XML_ZPL

COMMAND CHAR

^ (5E)

CONTROL CHAR

~ (7E)

View or select the appropriate command
language.

SGD: device.languages

The format command prex is a two-digit

hex value used as a parameter place
marker in ZPL/ZPL II format instructions.
The printer looks for this hex character to
indicate the start of a ZPL/ZPL II format
instruction. Set the format command
character to match what is used in your
label formats.

SGD:zpl.format_prefix

Set the control prex character to match

what is used in your label formats.

SGD: zpl.command_prefix

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DELIMETER CHAR

, (2E)

ZPL MODE

ZPL II

VIRTUAL DEVICE

NONE

The delimiter character is a two-digit hex
value used as a parameter place marker
in ZPL/ZPL II format instructions. Set the
delimiter character to match what is used
in your label formats.

SGD: zpl.delimiter

Select the mode that matches what is used
in your label formats. This printer accepts
label formats written in either ZPL or ZPL
II, eliminating the need to rewrite any ZPL
formats that already exist. The printer
remains in the selected mode until it is
changed in one of the ways listed here.

SGD: zpl.zpl_mode

If any Virtual Device apps are installed
on your printer, you may view or enable/
disable them from this user menu. For
more information about Virtual Devices,
go to the User Guide for the appropriate
Virtual Device, or contact your local
reseller.

SGD: apl.selector

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SENSORS Menu

MEDIA STATUS

OK

Informs the user of the presence or
absence of media in the printer.

SGD: media.status

LABEL LENGTH CAL

TAKE LABEL

0

SGD: zpl.calibrate

Set the intensity of the take label LED.

SGD: ezpl.take_label

Note • This value is set
during sensor calibration.
Do not change this setting
unless you are told to do so
by Zebra Technical Support
or by an authorized service
technician.

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