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ZQ500 Series User Guide
Connecting the Printer
The printer must establish communications with a host terminal
which sends the data to be printed. Communications
occur in four (4) basic ways:
• ZQ500 Series printers can communicate by cable via either
a standard USB 2.0 or micro USB protocols. USB drivers are in-
cluded in the Zebra Designer Driver which can be downloaded
from
www.zebra.com/drivers.
• By means of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) per
802.11 specifications. (Optional)
• By means of a Bluetooth short range radio frequency link.
• WinMobile®, Blackberry®, and Android® devices use
standard Bluetooth protocol.
• ZQ500 Series printers are compatible with iOS devices,
therefore printing via Bluetooth to an Apple® device is possi-
ble.
Verify Printer is Working
Before you connect the ZQ500 Series printer to your computer,
make sure that the printer is in proper working order. You can do
this by printing a configuration label using the “two key” method.
If you can’t get this label to print, refer to the “Troubleshooting”
section of this manual.
Printing a Configuration Label
1. Turn the printer off. Load the media compartment with
journal media (media with no black bars printed on the back).
2. Press and hold the Feed Button.
3. Press and release the Power button and keep the Feed
button pressed. When printing starts, release the Feed button.
The unit will print a line of interlocking “x” characters to ensure
all elements of the print head are working, print out the version of
software loaded in the printer, and then print the report.
The report indicates model, serial number, baud rate, and more
detailed information on the printer’s configuration and parameter
settings. (Refer to the Troubleshooting section for sample print-
outs and a further explanation on how to use the configuration la-
bel as a diagnostic tool.)
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