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Introduction
Zebra Label Printing Solution
1/13/2016 ZD420 User’s Guide 212485-001 Rev. A
Zebra Label Printing Solution
The printer is just one of three (3) parts of a printing solution. To print, you need a printer
(ZD420), compatible media (thermal transfer ribbon cartridge and thermal transfer media, or
direct thermal media), and software (driver, applications or programming) to tell the printer what
to do and print.
The media may be labels, tags, tickets, receipt paper, fan-fold stacks, tamper proof labels, etc.
The printer setup can not be completed without media installed. Ideally, your chosen media
should be the same media used for its intended operation. Starting with your chosen media will
speed the setup and deployment process.
Zebra assists you with label design and print with the free label and form design software:
ZebraDesigner ™ for Windows PC operating systems.
Zebra provides a complete suite of free Link-OS software applications and drivers to configure
printer settings, print labels and receipts, get printer status, import graphics and fonts, send
programming commands, update firmware, and download files.
The Zebra web site or your reseller will be able to help you identify media for your desired use
case.
Modes of Printing
You can operate this printer in many different modes and media configurations:
• Direct thermal printing (which uses heat sensitive media to print).
• Thermal transfer printing with easy to use thermal transfer ribbon cartridge (heat and
pressure transfers ink from the ribbon to media).
• Standard Tear-Off mode allows you to tear off each label/receipt (or batch print a strip of
labels) after it is printed.
• Label Dispense Mode: If an optional dispenser is installed, the backing material can be
peeled away from the label as it is printed. After this label is removed, the next one is printed.
• Media Cutting: If an optional media cutter is installed, the printer can cut the label liner
between labels, receipt paper or tag stock.
• Stand-alone: The printer can print without being connected to a computer using the printer’s
auto running label form feature (programming based) or by using a data input device
connected to the printer’s serial port. This mode accommodates data input devices, such as
scanners, weigh scales, a Zebra Keyboard Display Unit (ZKDU), etc.
• Shared network printing: Printers configured with an Ethernet (LAN) and Wi-Fi interface
options include an internal print server.
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