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ZQ500 Series User Guide
To enable or disable Sleep Mode, send the power.sleep.en-
able command to the printer using Zebra Setup Utilities (ZSU)
and set it to either “on” or “off”. (The default setting is “on”.) To set
the time after which the printer will enter Sleep Mode, send the
power.sleep.timeout (in seconds) to the printer using the ZSU.
Power Save Mode
Power Save Mode refers to a state the printer will enter when
the battery is under duress. Under normal operation with a
healthy fully charged battery, the printer will load the entire print-
head while printing a line of data.
As the battery’s health declines (due to low voltage or cold tem-
perature) the printer will change its printing strategy in a way that
breaks up the print line into smaller segments that it can print
safely without shutting down the battery. In this mode the user
may experience slower printing.
The Power Save icon will be displayed on the LCD as this is
occurring and the printer may have an audible sound change due
to the altered motor step rate while in this mode.
Draft Mode
The user can configure the printer to print in Draft Mode via
SGD command media.draft _ mode (default is “off”), which op-
timizes the printer for text-only printing. While in Draft Mode, print
speed increases from 4 inches per second (ips) to 5 ips with ap-
proximately a 22% reduction in optical density. When a printer is
in this user setting, a Draft Mode icon will be displayed. If the
printer is in both Power Save mode and Draft Mode, the Power
Save icon will display. If the printer is in Draft Mode during a me-
dia out condition, the blinking Media Out icon will be displayed.
Note • For an explanation and a list of all SGD commands, please refer to
the Programming Guide (p/n P1012728-xxx) at:
http://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads.html
Note • For detailed information on sending SGD commands to the printer
using Zebra Setup Utilities, please refer to the Wireless Configuration for
802.11n and Bluetooth Radios for Link-OS Mobile Printers (p/n P1048352-
001) at:
http://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads.html
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