20 Most Recent Zebra Z6M Plus Thermal Label Printer Questions & Answers

if you are not using a ribbon you should configure your printer properties in direct thermal the same with your printer configuration in LCD Panel, if your printer properties is different with the LCD Panel error condition ribbon out will come out to your LCD Panel

First clean the sensor tag and sensor head open and tape. Then perform a calibration label pressing the PAUSE and FEED buttons and turn on the printer, release the keys until it starts to move the label. Wait until you are finished and ready to print.

You need to give more info. Are you using labelling software?

I would venture a guess that the sensor that detects the labels isn't working well - it's supposed to see the difference between label and backing paper and stop at the correct position.

ribbon in means, you choose direct thermal print method which is printing without a ribbon and yet you print with thermal transfer print method.

just check on lcd panel , change the print method to thermal transfer. and make sure the setting on your driver is thermal transfer too, or else it will keep reverting back to direct thermal

Z6M+ printer doesn't have USB port, how do you connect this printer to Win 7 PC? if you are using parallel / serial converter to USB then good luck. Ideally to get zebra external printserver and connect the printer through the network.

The sensor on this printer is a double sensor. The side close to the frame is the head open and the one on the outside is the ribbon present. It is adjustable. They both reflect off the chrome surface of the head assy. above them. First clean the chrome surface above the sensor and test before adjusting. There is one screw that you can loose and tilt the sensor to match the angle of the chrome plate above. Also the gap between the sensor and the chrome surface is .060in. or 1.5mm.

Welcome to FixYa.Check the "Printing Properties" of the software you are using to print. The "scale to fit media" or an option to shrink the printout must have been turned on or checked. Depending on the software you are using to print, it is usually found at FILE > PRINT > Printing Properties.Thank you for using FIxYa.