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ZQ220 User Guide
Setting Up the Software
The printer uses Zebra’s CPCL Programming language which was
designed for mobile printing applications. CPCL is fully described
in the CPCL Programming Guide (p/n P1073699-001) available
on-line at https://www.zebra.com/manuals. You can also use
ZebraDesigner Pro v2, Zebra’s Windows
®
based label creation
program which uses a graphical interface to create and edit labels
in either language. See “Appendix G” on page 62 for tips on
downloading the Designer Pro application from Zebra’s Web site.
Designing Labels
The following examples provide guidelines for designing labels
for the printers, specically for Gap Media, Black Bar Media
and Journal Media. The illustrations for each media type dene
recommended tolerances, keep-out zones and safe printing
zones designed to avoid any vertical registration issues during
printing. Dimensions are determined based on product registration
capabilities and Zebra-recommended media tolerances.
Figure 9 • Gap Media
Safe Printing Zone
1.59 mm
1.59 mm
1.25 mm
1.25 mm
“H”
Max Label Height = “H” = 2.5 mm
Bottom edge of
die-cut label
Top edge of
die-cut label
CPCL Label
Height
Media Feed Direction