Strange characters printed on label via MAC with Zebra label printer

Strange characters printed on label via MAC with Zebra label printer

Windows: Set Zebra printer as "Raw" printer

1. Go to:Control Panel → Devices and printers

2. Right-click on your Zebra printer(e.g. "Zebra ZD421 (ZPL)").

3. Choose Print Properties.

4. Go to the Advanced tab.

5. Click Change new driver or driver.

6. From the list, choose the generic driver:Generic → Generic / Text Only

→ This is Windows' standard "raw" driver.


7. Confirm and restart the application that prints.


Your printer does not appear literally as "Local Raw Printer", but it does behave like a raw printer that accepts ZPL directly (without conversion).



macOS: Add Zebra as RAW printer

1. Open System Preferences → Printers and scanners.

2.Click + to add a printer.

3.Select the Zebra printer from the list.

4.Click on "Use":

5. Choose "Generic PostScript" or "Raw Printer".

6.Add.


macOS now prints "raw" (ZPL is forwarded immediately).





Example steps on MacIn combination with anZebra label printer Zebra ZD420 203dpi ZPL.

Problem:Weird characters are printed because they are. "LanguageFrom the printer on"Zebra ZPL LabelPrinter""State. This is a Zebra printer but still the Printer setting should be on RAW via CUPS.



Solution:

1, Click the search icon in the top right corner of the Mac.Searchon:"Terminal"

2, We run the following command in the Terminal:CupsctlWeb interface= yes

3, We then go to the websitehttp://localhost:631/printers/


We look at the list of printers.



Zebra_Technologies_ZTC_ZD420-203dpi_ZPL

Zebra Technologies ZTC ZD420-203dpi ZPL

Zebra ZPL label printer

Idle

Zebra_ZD420_203dpi_ZPL

Zebra ZD420-203dpi ZPL

MacBookPro ofJumelle

LocalRawPrinter

Idle

Zebra_zd420_pn

Zebra Technologies ZTC ZD420-203dpi ZPL

office1

LocalRawPrinter

Idle

Now we see that in the second printer:MacBookPro


Thatthere'Local,RawPrinter."sTaatThis is JUIST.

If heon:Zebra ZPL label printerIf you are not right.


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

To change this, we do so as follows:

We click onAdministration -> Manage printers ->


You can see two dropdowns.


FirstDropdown:Maintanance

SecondDropdown:ModifyPrinter

You should see USB:/// which means that this can be adjusted via CUPS.

Then click on Zebra ZPL Label Printer on Continue


You can now see:


Modify Zebra_ZD420_203dpi_ZPL

Description:

Zebra ZD420-203dpi ZPL

Location:

MacBookPro ofJumelle

Connection:

usb:/Zebra%20Technologies/ZTC%20ZD420-203dpi%20ZPL?serial=50J204000758

Sharing:

DoNotShareThisPrinter

Make


The cup MAKE is important.


He should not stand on Zebra, buton:Raw.

Clickon:"Continue"

It should look like this:

Description:

Zebra ZD420-203dpi ZPL

Location:

MacBookPro ofJumelle

Connection:

usb:/Zebra%20Technologies/ZTC%20ZD420-203dpi%20ZPL?serial=50J204000758

Sharing:

DoNotShareThisPrinter

Make:

Raw

Model:

CurrentDriver - {current_make_and_model}:RawQueue(s)

OrProvideA PPD File:




Click now onModifyPrinter

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