Zebra Software Note
Application Note: ZSN328121-v1.
Date: November 23rd 2012.
Product(s) Affected: Print Station for Android™.
Task: Installation and application usage.
Overview.
Print Station for Android™ was designed to allow printing labels and receipts from smartphones and tablets to
Zebra printers. Label and receipt templates can be designed using ZebraDesigner, a WYSIWYG application for
Windows, then stored on the printer, smartphone or tablet.
Application features include:
• Discovering and pairing with Zebra printers via a Bluetooth, WLAN or USB connection.
• Retrieving and displaying a list of document templates (formats), stored either on the Android device or
on the printer.
• Using document templates to generate on-screen prompts allowing data entry at print time.
• Using the camera on the device to scan barcodes for data entry.
Supported Zebra Printers
The following printer models using the ZPL command language.
• Mobile: QLn series.
• Desktop: G-Series, HC100, TLP/LP 2824 Plus.
• High-Performance/Midrange: Xi4, XiIIIPlus, PAX4 series, ZM400/ZM600, S4M, 105SL, 105SLPlus ZT series,
ZE series.
• RFID: RXi, R110PAX4, RZ400/RZ600.
• Kiosk: KR403.
Operating System Support
The application is supported on Android 3.2 and later.
Contents
• Installation.
• Using the application.
• Store formats on the Android device.
• USB cable requirements.
• Create formats.
• Design a format.
• Export a format.
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Zebra Software Note
Installation
The application can be downloaded and installed using one of two methods.
1. Download it from the
a. Using the Google Play™ Store app on your device, search for ‘Zebra Technologies’ or ‘Print
Station’.
b. Click on Zebra Technologies Print Station in the search results and install the application.
2. Download and install the application from the Zebra Technologies website.
a. During January 2013 Print Station will be available from the link below. Until then Print Station
can be downloaded from the Google Play™ Store.
b. Using the web browser on your Android device, go to
on the link to download the application to your device.
c. Browse to where the PrintStation.apk file is and tap it to install it.
Using the application
1. The installation will add an icon on the screen (figure 1). Tap the Print Station icon to launch the
application.
2. Printer Discovery
a. The first time the application is used it will automatically search for printers using all
communication methods that are enabled on the device, WLAN, Bluetooth and USB (figure 2).
b. Discovered devices will be listed for selection (figure 3). Note all Bluetooth devices are discovered.
c. When the application is launched after its initial use it will attempt to retrieve formats from the
last connected printer (figure 4). If the printer is not connected an error will be displayed and it is
necessary to rediscover printers using the ‘Find Printer’ option from the menu (figure 5).
Google Play™ Store.
www.zebra.com/printstationapp and click
Figure 1
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Figure 2
Figure 3
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