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Setting up the Zebra label printers for custom label printing

There are several ways you can customize label printing. You can customize your labels using Hub, Label editor, or without Hub to print custom labels from your computer. Hub and Label editor provides an easy and efficient way to customize your labels. If you want to set up your Zebra ZD410, ZD420, or ZD421 label printer without Lightspeed Hub, you can do so by following these steps and we recommend using Firefox as your browser:

  1. Connecting your printer
  2. Inserting a label roll
  3. Calibrate your printer
  4. Adding your printer to your computer
  5. Formatting your computer settings (Windows only)
  6. Formatting your Firefox browser settings
  7. Printing labels

 

What you'll need

To set up your label printer, you need the following from your hardware shipment:

 

Zebra ZD410,ZD420 or ZD421 label printer

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USB cable 

(if desktop setup)

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Label roll

(sold separately)

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Note: You’ll receive an email in your inbox as soon as your hardware shipment has shipped. If you have further questions regarding your shipment, please contact the shipping carrier or Billing.

 

1. Connect your printer

To connect your label printer, you need the power cable, the power adapter, and the USB cable. 

 

  1. Connect the power supply to the back of your label printer.

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  2. Connect the power cord to the power supply and an electrical outlet.

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  3. Connect one end of the USB cable to your label printer. 

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  4. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer.

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  5. Turn on your label printer.

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2. Insert a label roll 

Label rolls are purchased separately from your label printer. To insert a label roll:

 

    1. Pull the yellow latches on both sides of the printer towards you and lift the printer's lid open.
    2. Pull the yellow roll guides apart and insert the label roll with the labels facing upwards.
    3. Release the roll guides and push them together. Make sure the label roll is secure and turning freely. 

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    4. Pull the labels out past the cutter at the front of the printer.
    5. Push the labels under the roll guides.

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    6. Flip the labels up and align the movable sensor to the center position.

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    7. Push the lid closed until both yellow latches snap shut.

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3. Calibrate your printer

For your label printer to recognize the size of your labels, you need to calibrate it. This will make sure that your labels will print correctly. To do so, hold down the pause and cancel buttons for two seconds and release. The printer will measure and feed a few blank labels.

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Note: Calibrating your label printer is only necessary when you insert a new label roll of a different size. If you insert a new label roll of the same size, your printer will remember the settings from the calibration you did with the initial label roll. You can also quickly press the feed button (middle button) twice before printing. This will make sure that they're correctly aligned and ready to print.

 

4. Add your printer to your computer

The steps you need to follow to add your printer to your computer depend on its operating system. Before you continue, make sure your computer is connected to a USB port on your computer and that it's powered on.

 

      
    1. On your computer, at the top-left of your screen, select  > System Preferences.

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    2. Select Printers & Scanners.

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    3. At the bottom of the left section, select + > Add Printer or Scanner...

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    4. In the Add window, select your Zebra ZD410. Then, from the Use drop-down, select Select Software.

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    5. In the Printer Software window, select the correct driver for your label size:

      Zebra EPL2 driver for normal, small and alternative labels

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      Zebra ZPL driver for jewelry labels

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      Label sizes

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      Normal Small Alternative Jewelry
      2.25 in x 1.25 in 1.25 in x 1.00 in 2.00 in x 1.00 in 2.20 in x 0.50 in
    6. Select OK.
    7. In the Add window, select Add. 
    8. Close the Printers & Scanners window.
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  • If you computer hasn't installed automatically after connecting it to a USB port on your computer and powering it, please see Installing your Zebra ZD410 manually on Windows before continuing.

     

    1. On your computer, select Start menu > Control Panel.

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      Note: If your computer is running Windows 8 or 10, right-click the Start menu instead of doing a left-click.
    2. Under the Hardware and Sound section, select View devices and printers. 

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    3. From the Printers section, confirm that your Zebra ZD410 was added. Its default name should be ZDesigner ZD410-203dpi ZPL.

    Your printer should now be added to your computer with the correct driver.

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5. Format your computer settings (Windows only)

If your computer's operating system is Windows, you need to format some computer settings.

 

  1. Select Start menu > Control Panel.

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    Note: If your computer is running Windows 8 or 10, right-click the Start menu instead of doing a left-click.
  2. Under Hardware and Sound, select View devices and printers. 

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  3. Under Printers, right-click your Zebra ZD410 and select Printer preferences. Its default name should be ZDesigner ZD410-203dpi ZPL.

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  4. In the Page Setup submenu, enter your label size.

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    Note: You can change the units from millimeters to inches from the Units submenu.
  5. Select OK.
  6. Close the Devices and Printers window.

 

 

6. Format your Firefox browser settings

To make sure your labels print correctly and alligned, you need to format the following Firefox settings:

 

  1. About:config settings
  2. Page setup settings (Mac only)

 

Format about:config settings

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. In the address bar, enter about:config.
  3. Select Accept the Risk and Continue.

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  4. In the Search bar, enter print. This will group all of the settings that you need to format together.
  5. Update the following settings to their correct value: 

 

Margin setting Correct value
print.printer_[name of label printer].print_margin_bottom 0
print.printer_[name of label printer].print_margin_left 0
print.printer_[name of label printer].print_margin_right 0
print.printer_[name of label printer].print_margin_top 0
print.printer_[name of label printer].print_unwriteable_margin_bottom 0
print.printer_[name of label printer].print_unwriteable_margin_left 0
print.printer_[name of label printer].print_unwriteable_margin_right 0
print.printer_[name of label printer].print_unwriteable_margin_top 0

 

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Header setting Incorrect value Correct value

print.printer_[name of receipt printer].print_headerleft

 &U blank

print.printer_[name of receipt printer].print_headerright

 &T blank

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Footer setting Incorrect value Correct value

print.printer_[name of receipt printer].print_footerleft

 &PT blank

print.printer_[name of receipt printer].print_footerright

 &D blank

 

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Printer setting Correct value

print_printer

blank

print.save_print_settings

true

 

Note: If you're printing to multiple label printers and your computer is running Windows, set the value to false. However, keep it to true if you're computer is running macOS.

 

 

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Format page setup settings (Mac only)

If your computer's operating system is macOS, you need to format the following page setup settings.

 

  1. In Firefox, select File > Page Setup.
  2. From the Format For drop-down, select your Zebra ZD410 printer.

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  3. Fromt the Paper Size drop-down, select Manage Custom Size...

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  4. In the new window, select the + button and enter the below:
    • Untitled: select and rename to your label size.
    • Page Size: enter your label size in the Width and Height fields.
    • Non-Printable Area: enter 0 in the Top, Right, Bottom, and Left fields.

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  5. Select OK > OK. 

 

7. Print labels

To print labels and test if your printer is set up correctly, the instructions involved depend on your computer's operating system. This is because, in the process of printing labels, you need to review your print settings.

 

      
    1. In Retail POS, select Settings > Locations.
    2. To the right of your location, select Customize.
    3. Disable Enable Zebra Browser Print. This will allow you to print custom labels from your Firefox browser.

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    4. Select Save Changes.
    5. From the main menu, select Settings > General Options.
    6. From the submenu, select Printing.
    7. From the Label Size drop-down, select your label size.

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    8. Select Save Changes.
    9. From the main menu, select Inventory > Print Labels.
    10. From the list, select the label icon to the left of an item description that has a value of at least 3 entered in its Copies column.

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      Note: If you don't see items in the list, you need to build a label queue.
    11. In the the print prompt window, review the print settings below:
      • Printer: the correct Zebra ZD410 label printer is selected
      • Paper Size: the correct label size is selected
      • Page Headers: Left, Center, and Right drop-downs are set to --blank--.
      • Page Footers: Left, Center, and Right drop-downs are set to --blank--.

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    12. From the Presets drop-down, select Save Current Settings as Preset.

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    13. In the Preset Name field, enter a name for your preset (e.g. name of the label size).

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    14. Select OK.
    15. If you're printing jewelry labels, from the Firefox dropdown, select Printer Features and continue to step 12. If you are printing normal, alternative or small labels, select Print. Your should print a queue of perfectly aligned labels.

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    16. From the Media Tracking dropdown, select Non-continuous (Mark sensing).

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    17. Select Print. Your printer should print a queue of perfectly aligned jewelry labels.
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    1. In Retail POS, select Settings > Locations.
    2. To the right of your location, select Customize.
    3. Disable Enable Zebra Browser Print. This will allow you to print custom labels from your Firefox browser.

      Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.26_1.png

    4. Select Save Changes.
    5. From the main menu, select Settings > General Options.
    6. From the submenu, select Printing.
    7. From the Label Size drop-down, select your label size.

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    8. Select Save Changes.
    9. From the main menu, select Inventory > Print Labels.
    10. From the list, select the label icon to the left of an item description that has a value of at least 3 entered in its Copies column.

      Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.29_1.png

      Note: If you don't see items in the list, you need to build a label queue.
    11. In the print prompt window, select Print. Your printer should print a queue of perfectly aligned labels.

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Your Zebra ZD410 label printer should now be set up for custom label printing.

 

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