Verifying the print system’s operation is a relatively simple process. For Windows operating systems, use the Zebra Setup Utility or the Windows
Printers and Faxes
or
Devices and Printers
to access and print a test label. For non-Windows operation systems, copy a basic ASCII text file with a single command (
~WC
) to print a configuration status label.
Test Printing with Zebra Setup Utility:
Open the Zebra Setup Utility.
Click on the newly installed printer’s icon to select the printer and activate the printer configuration buttons below it in the window.
Click the
Open Printer Tools
button.
In the
Print
tab window, click the
Print configuration label
line.
Click the
Send
button. The printer should print a configuration report.
Test Printing with Windows Printer and Devices menu:
Click the Windows
Start
menu button, to access the
Printers and Faxes
or
Devices and Printers
menu. You may also use the
Control Panel
to access the menus. Open the menu.
Select the newly installed printer’s icon to select the printer and right-click the mouse to access the printer
Properties
menu.
From the printer’s
General
tab window, click the
Print Test Page
button. The printer should print a Windows test print page.
Test Print with an Ethernet printer connected to a network:
Test Print on an Ethernet printer connected to a network (LAN or WLAN) with an (MS-DOS)
Command Prompt
(or
Run
from the Windows XP Start menu):
Create a text file with the following ASCII three characters:
~WC
Save the file as: TEST.ZPL (an arbitrary file name and extension name).
Read the IP address from the printer’s configuration report’s Network Status printout. On a system that is connected to the same LAN or WAN as the printer, type the following in the Web browser window’s address bar and enter:
ftp (IP address)
(for IP address 123.45.67.01 it would be: ftp 123.45.67.01)
Type the word
put
followed by the file name and
Enter
. For this test print file, it would be:
put TEST.ZPL
The printer should print a new configuration report.
