Zebra ZD421

The easiest way to move a printer from thermal transfer to direct thermal is to use the Zebra Confirmation Utility. A video showing how to do that can be found here [Read More]

• Make sure the Windows Print Queue is clear.
• Navigate to Devices and Printers in Windows
• Right click on the ZD420 and choose ‘See Whats printing’
• If there is anything listed there, cancel it
• Turn off the Zebra ZD420
  • Press and hold the power button on the printer until it turns off
• Go through the Driver settings and confirm the printer is set to direct thermal on Printer Preferences and Default Printer Settings.
  • In the Devices and Printers window, right click the ZD420 and choose Printer Properties
  • In Printer Properties, click the Properties button
    • Check the settings to make sure the size and print method are correct for Direct Thermal
    • Click Apply and Ok
  • Back on the Printer Properties screen, Click the Advanced tab
    • Click the Printing Defaults button
    • Confirm the settings are set to the same as the Properties
    • Click Apply and Ok
• Send a Print test page from the driver in the Printer Properties window
• Power the printer back on

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To disable the energy saver feature, where the printer has just the green Status light flashing, you will need to send a ZPL command to the printer using the Zebra Setup Utility on a Windows computer. once you have the utility and printer installed, follow the steps below

• Open the Zebra Setup Utility
• Select the Zebra printer
• Click Open Communication With Printer
• Paste or type the command line exactly as shown below followed by an Enter key and then click send.

! U1 setvar "power.energy_star.enable" "off"

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