Use this procedure to reset the communications parameters on the printer to the factory defaults.
The recommended serial communication settings are
9600
baud,
8
-bit word length,
NO
parity,
1
stop bit, and
DTR/XON/XOFF
data flow control).
Early models of Zebra printers running the EPL programming language had 9600 baud, NO parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and a HARDWARE and SOFTWARE (merged) data control (essentially DTR/Xon/Xoff) as the default serial port settings.
The Windows operating system flow control setting default is Hardware for most applications.
Press and hold the
Feed
button until the green status LED flashes once, after a moment flashes twice, and then waits again before flashing three times. Release immediately.
While the status LED rapidly flashes amber and green, press the
Feed
button.
Serial communications between the printer and the host computer can be set by the ZPL
^SC
command or the EPL
Y
command.
Early models of Zebra printers running the EPL programming language had
9600
baud,
NO
parity,
8
data bits,
1
stop bit, and a HARDWARE and SOFTWARE (merged) data control (essentially
DTR/Xon/Xoff
) as the default serial port settings. The Windows operating system Flow Control setting was
Hardware
for most applications.
1
Serial cable (tighten the screws after plugging in the cable)
