Zebra 105SL User Manual

Page 1-2 105SL Maintenance Manual 32056L Rev. 2 12/4/01
SECTION 1 DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT
In thermal transfer printing, the printhead is in contact with a ribbon that releases ink above a
certain threshold temperature. The image is formed when heat from the printhead is
transferred to the ribbon, releasing ink directly to the substrate (media) to produce the printed
image. The resulting image is stable and is not affected by exposure to UV or sunlight as with
direct thermal substrate.
Direct Thermal method. Ribbon is not used in this method. A substrate, typically paper, is
coated with a chemical that changes to a dark color upon exposure to heat over a period of
time.
NOTE: Do NOT load ribbon if the printer is to be used in the direct thermal mode.
The image is not formed by burning, but by the chemical reaction in the coating brought on by
the heat from the printhead. Small electrical heaters in the thermal printhead are controlled by
the logic in the printer. The heaters are in the form of rectangular dots or bars and, when
activated, create an image in the substrate that closely matches the size and shape of the
heating element.
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This section of the manual is intended to supplement the printer’s User’s Guide by providing
additional information to aid the service technician in troubleshooting and maintaining the
printer.
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Printhead 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) Full width rotary knife cutter
Media rewind spindle Label peel and liner rewind
Internal fanfold media supply bin Reflective (black mark) media sensor
ZebraNet Printer Server II Twinax or Coax Interface option
PCMCIA Flash memory slot BAR-ONE Windows-based WYSIWYG on-screen label design
and print application software
Communicates in printable ASCII characters Compatible with mainframe, mini-computer and PC
hosts
Downloadable graphics, scalable and bitmap fonts,
label templates and formats
Adjustable print cache
Data compression Automatic memory allocation for format while printing
Automatic serialization of fields Format inversion
Mirror image printing Four-position field rotation (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°)
Slew command Programmable label quantity with print, pause, and
cut control
Status message to host upon request ZBI™ (Zebra Basic Interpreter)

Zebra 105SL Specifications

General

Print technology	Direct thermal
Display	LCD
Product color	Gray
Network ready	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)	283 x 495 x 394 mm
Standard interfaces	Parallel, Serial
Internal memory	6 MB
Maximum label width	115 mm
Maximum label length	0.991 m
Power requirements	90-264 VAC, 48-63 Hz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	495 mm
Width	283 mm
Height	394 mm
Weight	29000 g