
Printer Configuration
Printer Configuration Methods and Tools
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P1016701-001 KR403 Integrators Guide 12/23/2009
Printer Configuration Methods and Tools
The KR403 printer has a variety of printer configuration methods for the software and
hardware integrator. Each is designed to assist you with various kiosk design and integration
tasks. These integration tasks include printer startup, proof of concept, receipt design, status
reporting, multi-printer configuration, and kiosk application design. The configuration
methods from hardware to programming application include:
• Media Guides — Sets the printer’s maximum print width. See Media Guide -
Required Accessory on page 5 and Installing the Media Guide (Required Accessory)
on page 13.
• Control Panel — The printer’s control panel when using the Feed Button modes,
provides the access or settings to automated media calibration routines, print
darkness, print width (on receipt), automated serial port setup, and resetting the
printer to factory defaults. See the Feed Button Modes on page 31 and the Printing a
Test (Printer Configuration) Receipt on page 44 for a view of one printer’s printer
configuration status label.
• Windows Zebra Setup Utility and Windows Drivers — Quickly allows the developer
to use the printer, test configuration options, send programming commands or files,
and print directly from Windows applications.
• Zebra Designer — A receipt and label design program that works with the Windows
printer driver to help you quickly develop receipt layouts, and manage fonts and
objects (graphics, logos and receipt forms) during proof of concept process.
• ZPL, SGD (Set-Get-Do), and ZBI (Zebra Basic Interpreter) Programming Languages
— The ZPL printer programming printer page description language allows the
application developer to configure and control all aspects of your printer with ASCII
based text programming. The SGD object based programming language is used to set
and check printer configuration status and configuration. These three programming
languages should be used in separate command lines or files when sending commands
to your printer. The ZPL Programming Guide for the KR403 printer covers all three
languages in a single manual at this time. See the KR403 Software Integrator’s Guide
for assistance in quickly developing and integrating the printer.
• ZebraLink (File and) Firmware Downloader — This tool is used to initialize ZBI
programming capability and download files to the printer. ZBI allows the software
developer to emulate other programming and create custom commands. Can be used
in a printer configuration workstation to send configuration files, firmware updates,
and files (programming, graphics, logos and receipt forms). Use the full featured
ZebraNet Bridge instead for everything but ZBI activation
• ZebraNet Bridge — Zebra Net Bridge is a printer maintenance tool for use with local
and network based printers. The KR403 printer can only be managed as a locally
connected printer (the KR403 printer does not have a Ethernet printer option). This
Windows application is the ideal tool to use as a workstation for configuring your
printer prior to installing it into a kiosk. Use it to duplicate configurations, send
configuration files, firmware updates, and files (programming, graphics, logos and
receipt forms). At the time of release, the KR403 Windows driver or the Setup Utility
can not be loaded in the PC when using ZebraNet Bridge. It is scheduled for an update
to remove the conflict with the driver and local printer management in 2010.
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