Zebra Z4M Maintenance Manual

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This manual contains information about the service and maintenance of Zebra’s Z4M™
and Z6M™ printers. The Z4M/Z6M thermal demand printers print high quality labels
containing bar codes, alphanumeric characters and graphics. Capable of printing in either
thermal direct or thermal transfer mode, configured with a wide range of field installable
options, the printers have the flexibility to meet a variety of applications. As with other
printer models within the Zebra family, the Z4M/Z6M use Zebra Programming
Language II (ZPL II
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This manual contains the information necessary for the proper maintenance of the Z4M/
Z6M printers.
Section 1, System Description, provides an overview of the printer. Included are
specifications of the printer and a brief explanation of each component and its function.
Section 2, Operations Overview, will assist the technician with “out of the box”
installation, initial setup and printer operation.
Section 3, Troubleshooting, contains troubleshooting tables showing symptom,
diagnosis and action columns. Working with these tables, the technician will be able to
diagnose printer faults and determine the needed repair.
Section 4, Preventive and Corrective Maintenance, provides various levels of printer
maintenance required for optimum performance. This section also provides information
on cleaning and general maintenance, replacement of major assemblies and modules and
mechanical adjustments.
Section 5, Maintenance and Assembly Drawings, contains mechanical assembly
drawings and parts lists. Parts and assemblies common to Z4M/Z6M are illustrated along
with their maintenance part numbers.
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A further description of the printer models may be found in the Z4M/Z6M User's Guide
(PN 11356L). More information on ZPL II programming language can be found in the
ZPL II Programming Guide Volume 1: Command Reference (PN 45541L), ZPL II
Programming Guide Volume 2: (PN 45542L) and the ZebraNet
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Networking: Print Server
II
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Operations Guide (PN 45537L).
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.

Zebra Z4M Specifications

General

Print Method	Thermal Transfer or Direct Thermal
Resolution	203 dpi
Max Print Width	4.09 inches
Max Print Speed	10 inches per second
Interface	Parallel, Serial
Memory	4 MB Flash
Media Sensors	Reflective and Transmissive
Media Width	4.5 inches
Media Length	39 inches (991 mm)
Ribbon Width	1 to 4.33 inches
Media Thickness	0.0023" (0.058 mm) to 0.010" (0.25 mm)