1. Zebra Print User Guide
  2. Managing Printers
  3. Printer Settings
  • Zebra Print User Guide
Printer Settings

Printer Settings

Select
Printer Settings
 to update settings such as media orientation, print speed, and darkness level for a selected printer.
Scroll to review and update all printer settings.
  1. Under
    Media
     tap an option from the
    Type
     drop-down menu:
    Options available vary depending on the printer used.
    • Continuous
       - Lengths of tag rolls.
    • Mark
       - Clear pre-cut shaped labels with marks on the backing paper.
    • Gap/Notch
       - Media includes a separation (notch) where one label / format ends and the next begins.
    • Auto Select
       - Allow the printer to select the media type.
    Zprint Print Settings Fit to Page
  2. Under
    Media Handling
     select one of the following options:
    • Select
      Fit to Page
       to scale the document to accommodate the media size.
    • Select
      Variable Length
       to print different length documents. This option is only available when the
      Continuous
       media type is selected.
      Optionally change the
      Print Preview Length
       which specifies the length used in the print preview. Set a value just greater than your maximum length document to optimize the print preview. This does not affect printed output.
    Zprint Print Settings Variable Length
    See Printing a PDF Document and Printing Browser Content for information on the type and specifications of documents that can use the
    Variable Length
     option.
  3. Select a
    Rotation
    value to rotate the label before printing. The
    Preview
    updates to reflect the selection.
    Zprint Printer Settings Rotation
    The printed label may be incomplete if you set
    Rotation
    to 90 or 270 and select
    Fit to Page
    .
  4. Under
    Orientation
    , select
    Inverted
    to flip the image before printing.
    Zprint Printer Settings Inverted
  5. Under
    Media Size
     enter the
    Width
     and
    Length
     of the labels within the allowed range.
    Zprint Print Settings Media Size
  6. Use the sliders to update the print
    Speed
     and
    Darkness
     levels. The
    Preview
     field reflects the
    Darkness
     level selected.
    Zprint Printer Settings Print
  7. Tap
    Print Test Page
     to print a test label using the currently selected printer settings. A dialog indicates settings that don't apply to the test page.
    Zprint Printer Settings Test Page
  8. Tap
    OK
    to dismiss the
    Print Test Page
     dialog.
  9. Tap
    Save
     to save the adjusted settings.