The Print USB File option allows you to print files from a USB mass storage device, such as a USB Flash drive.
Only printable files (
.ZPL
and
.XML
) may be printed from the USB mass storage device, and the files must be located at the root level, not in a directory.
Supports USB Flash drives (or thumb drive or memory stick) up to 1 Terabyte (TB). The printer will not recognize drives larger than 1 TB.
The USB Flash drive must be formatted with the FAT file system. Filenames maybe 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters (A, a, B, b, C, c, ..., 0, 1, 2, 3, ...) only. Only use ASCII characters. Do not use Asian characters, Cyrillic characters, or accented characters in file names. Some functions may not work properly if there are underscores in a file name. Use periods instead.
Some functions may not work properly if there are underscores in a file name. Use periods instead.
Copy the following files to the root level directory on the USB Flash drive. Do not put these files into a sub-folder.
File 7:
KEYBOARDINPUT.ZPL
File 8:
SMARTDEVINPUT.ZPL
Insert the USB Flash drive into the USB host port on the printer.
From the printer's display, touch the
Menu
Storage
on the printer's
Home
screen.
Touch
Menu
Storage
USB
Copy: Files to Printer
.
The printer lists available files.
Touch the
box
next to the desired files.
Select All
is also available.
Touch the
checkmark
to copy the selected files.
Remove the USB Flash drive from the printer.
The printer stores the files in E: memory.
You can now copy files from the printer to a USB Flash drive using the
Storage
USB
Copy: Files to USB
menu.
Any
.ZPL
file that is copied will be post-processed such that the contents of the file will be suitable to be sent to a printer for normal execution.
