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ZEBRA PERSONAL PRINTER LINE™
333 Corporate Woods Parkway
Zebra A 100
Vernon Hills, Illinois USA 60061.3109
DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER
Telephone +1 847.634.6700
Facsimile +1 847.913.8766
Zebra Technologies Europe Limited
Zebra House
The Valley Centre, Gordon Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP13 6EQ, UK
Telephone +44 (0)1494 472872
Facsimile +44 (0)1494 450103
User's Guide
Customer order #55501L
Manufacturer part #55501LB
© 1996 Zebra Technologies Corporation
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55501lr3 Page -3 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM ® Zebra A100 User’s Guide Customer order # 55501L Manufacturer part # 55501LB Rev. 3
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55501lr3 Page -2 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 1 0 0 U s e r s G uide rop Prietary entState m This manual contains proprietary information of Zebra Technologies Corporation. It is intended solely for the information and use of parties operating and maintaining the equipment described herein. Such proprietary information may not be used, repro- duced, or disclosed to any other parties for any other purpose without the expressed written permission of Zebra Technologies Corpora
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55501lr3 Page -1 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 100 U s e r s G u i d e Cont e nt s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unpacking and Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Additional Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setting Up the Zebra A100 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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55501lr3 Page 0 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 1 0 0 U s e r s G uide 1 2 3 4 5 3 6 14 13 12 11 10 7 6 8 9 1 Media cover 8 Peel-off door latches 2 Media holder 9 Platen roller 3 Media guides 10 Power/fault lights 4 Tear bar 11 Feed button 5 Printhead 12 Printhead open sensor 6 Print mechanism latches 13 Paper out sensor 7 Peel-off roller 14 Label presentation sensor Figure 1: Printer Overview ii
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55501lr3 Page 1 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 100 U s e r s G u i d e Int r odu c t i on This manual provides all of the information you will need to operate your printer on a daily basis. To print labels, tags, or tickets with the A100 printer, refer to the instructions included with the software you are using to create the label. U n p a ckin g a n d I nspecti o n Save the carton and all packing materials in case shipping is ever required. Inspect the printer for possible
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55501lr3 Page 2 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 1 0 0 U s e r s G uide S e tting U p t he Zebra A 100 rPinte r ear- Of f T od eM of pO eration 1 2 2
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55501lr3 Page 5 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 100 U s e r s G u i d e ee -l P Off Mode of otOpe nira 1 2 5
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55501lr3 Page 9 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 100 U s e r s G u i d e anfold F Media Loading 1 2 9
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55501lr3 Page 10 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 1 0 0 U s e r s G uide tgne cinCon the Ze bra A 00 1 t rinre P ot et h ompute Cr Figure 2: Parallel Connection 10
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55501lr3 Page 11 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 100 U s e r s G u i d e S e tting U p t he Softw a re You will need to install the Zebra A100 Printer Driver on your computer before you can operate your printer. Also included for your use with the Zebra A100 printer is BAR-ONE software, a powerful label design program. System Requireet smn ® The Zebra A100 software works with most IBM -compatible personal com- puters available today. The software may be installed and up-and-run
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55501lr3 Page 12 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 1 0 0 U s e r s G uide A 00 1 t rerin P Driver tion talla Ins The A100 printer uses a custom driver for the Windows operating system that allows your Windows applications to print to it. 1. Start Windows. 2. Insert the Zebra A100 Printer Driver diskette in your floppy disk drive (A: or B:). 3. In Program Manager, click on the File menu. Select Run. (Windows 95 users: select Run from the Start menu) 4. Type A:\SETUP (or B:\SETU
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55501lr3 Page 13 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 100 U s e r s G u i d e Figure 3: Print Setup Dialog Box there until you have printed some labels and see a need to change it. When you are satisfied with your settings, Click OK. You can return to the A100’s Setup Dialog at any time from the Printers Con- trol Panel (or Printer Settings in Windows 95) and from the print dialog of most Windows applications. BAR- ONE tion talla Ins If you wish to use a customized label design pac
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55501lr3 Page 14 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 1 0 0 U s e r s G uide users: select Run from the Start menu.) 5. Type A:\SETUP (or B:\SETUP) and then press OK. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. O p erat ing t he Sy stem To create a label for the A100 printer, you will need to design the label in a Windows application (such as BAR-ONE) and use that application’s print setup to select the Zebra A100 printer before you print. Alternatively, you
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55501lr3 Page 15 Wednesday, March 26, 1997 1:08 PM Z e bra A 100 U s e r s G u i d e Figure 4: A100 Test Label rP i n t e r Ind i c at or Lig ht s. w e r Fault L i ght L igh t g r P int e r Co n d it i o n n i h s f f a n f n f l O O O F O Power is off or printer not receiving power • • Power is on • • Communication error or •• printhead is over temperature Paper out or not sensed or •• printhead is open nitial I rinte rP ower -Up P Turn the printer on by pressing the Power Switch on the r
