Zebra ZQ320 - Connecting the Printer; Cable Communication (USB)

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ZQ300 Series User Guide
Connecting the Printer
The printer must establish communications with a host termi-
nal which sends the data to be printed. Communications occur in
four (4) basic ways:
• Via a cable using the USB 2.0 protocol. Windows drivers
are available through Zebra Designer Driver. Zebra Setup
Utilities can be used to congure the printer settings using a
USB cable.
• By means of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) using an
optional radio per 802.11n specications.
• By means of a Bluetooth short range radio link.
• WinMobile
®
, Blackberry
®
, and Android
®
devices use
standard Bluetooth
®
protocol.
• ZQ300 Series printers are compatible with iOS devices,
therefore printing via Bluetooth to an Apple
®
device is pos-
sible.
Cable Communication
Caution • The printer should be turned off before connecting or
disconnecting the communications cable.
The standard cable connection for the ZQ300 Series printers
is a USB2.0 communication and charging cable. One end of the
cable has a USB Type-A connector while the other end is USB
Type - C.
USB Type-C Plug Wire USBStandard-A
Plug
Pin Signal
Name
Wire # Signal Name Pin Signal
Name
A1,B1,A12,B12 GND 1 GND_PWRrt1 4 GND
A4,B4,A9,B9 VBUS 2 PWR_VBUS1 1 VBUS
A5 CC See note below
B5 VCONN
A6 Dp1 3 UTP_ Dp 3 D+
A7 Dn1 4 UTP_ Dn 2 D-
Shell Shield Braid Shield Shell Shield
USB Type A-to-C Cable Assembly Wiring