Zebra 203DPI Printer - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

When you power that printer on it will automatically calibrate which can kick out up to 6 feet(2 meters) of blank labels. After that is done if you have an issue it should display an error.

This link should guide you.. https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/printers/desktop/performance-desktop-printers.html

did it stay on direct thermal if you not doing any print job ?
then i assume you the problem is when you printing .In ZEBRA DESIGNER, there's a printing preference that can be set up... i think u selected direct thermal when you print with zebra designer, that's why whenever u start printing, it show RIBBON IN again.
the solution is, Just changed the printing method from zebra designer.

if you aren't using zebra designer, then the problem at your driver. Open Printer & Faxes, then right click your Printer and klik on Printing Preferenced. There u can set up the printing method to Thermal Transfer.

The thing is....... changing the Setting from LCD panel won't change the setting on the driver.

i hope this will help you

Press on setup button

Press on the - button until you see protocol

Press on select and choose permanent and save

Press on the + button until see the IP Address

Press on select and use the + button to change numbers and Press the - button to move to the next number.

Press selects to save restart the printer by switching the printer on and off.

Test a print job to the Printer.

I have the same problem before, but i change the IP through Zebranet view tools.You can install the zebranet view from the CD provided to your workstation and change the configuration according to the requirement with the zebranet view

The default setting is thermal transfer for this printer. You can change the setting on the printer so it doesn't show you the error any more by doing the following: Press SETUP/EXIT Press Plus (+) to scroll through the different parameters About the 6th parameter is "PRINT METHOD" Press "SELECT" to select the parameter Press Plus (+) or Minus (-) to change to Direct Thermal (no ribbon) Press "NEXT/SAVE" to save your changes If you make the changes to you printer and as soon as it prints it reverts back to thermal transfer, then your label software or your driver are overriding it and you need to make the change there.
Changing the setting in your label software - this will also change the settings for this label only Open your label Make the change under "label setup" or "page setup" inside your label software.
Changing the setting on the driver - this will also change the default settings for all future labels that you create Go to control panel and devices and printers. Locate the driver for your label printer and make the change under "Printing Preferences".

Press the pause button to take the printer off pause...

The data light is flashing because it has labels to print...

Check to be sure your ribbon is loaded properly.

Locate your printer driver under devices and printers Right click on it and select "Printing Preferences"

Choose the "Advanced Setup" tab

Change media type to "Direct Thermal"

Be sure that "use printer settings" is NOT selected at the top left

Click OK and you should be good.

Note that any labels created prior to this change will need to be changed inside each label under the label setup.

Locate your printer driver under devices and printers Right click on it and select "Printing Preferences"

Choose the "Advanced Setup" tab

Change media type to "Direct Thermal"

Be sure that "use printer settings" is NOT selected at the top left

Click OK and you should be good.

Note that any labels created prior to this change will need to be changed inside each label under the label setup.

You can try this: on the S4M, you can press the Menu key to go into setup mode. Under password level 3 parameters,there is a setting for ribbon which by default is set to Yes thermal trans. If you set it to No for direct thermal mode, this will in effect turn off the ribbon sensor. The printer won't stop now if it runs out of ribbon but usually you are there when printing to see that the ribbon is running out.

On other Zebras, you can turn down the sensitivity of the RIBBON LED sensor but the S4M doesn't have that setting.

See if that helps.

Check your paper roll inserted properly and in correct way or your check thermal head working properly

What part, rigth site or bottom site?
check the lengt and the with from the driver and print the testpage (have to print on full label)
if is one of the sides, try to give more pressure to that side on the printhead.

you be able to see the net configuration wen connect first to a network, first plug-in to one network, then if you go through the settings, you be able to see IP, NETMASK and GATEWAY and change.
Thanks.

First set I/P protocol to permanent and save. and then go back in and you should be able to see and change the IP , Subnet, and Gateway.

you need to connect with some network to the ip adress coming on the setings, if you dont connect with network, that function not apper.
If connect, you be aple to change to IP estactic and the Gateway and the subnet mask.
Dont forget to save.

If you are using a colored ribbon it might be too transparent for the ribbon sensor to read. Re-calibrate the ribbon sensor.
If you're using black ribbon and you're sure that it's loaded properly and the sensor isn't being blocked, then print a sensor profile and re-calibrate the sensors if necessary.

Directly in Zebra, press Setup and 6 time the - .
You see Ip adress, gateway etc...

connect the printer to a desktop or laptop using LPT1.

Try going through the LCD menu and if it say "Direct Thermal" change it to "Thermal Transfer", Direct Thermal made means, no ribbon required, but it sounds like you do have ribbon in the printer, if so, try my recommendation. If it asks for a password, it's '1234'.

Here is the link for the Service Manual required which i uploaded for you... hope this resolves your issue...

http://www.adrive.com/home/downloadfile/136030403