User Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Document
- Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Print Operations
- Determining Printer Configuration
- Thermal Printing
- Modes of Printing
- Print Media Types
- Replacing Supplies
- Adjusting the Print Width
- Adjusting the Print Quality
- Media Sensing
- Printing on Fan-Fold Media
- Printing with Externally Mounted Roll Media
- Fonts and Your Printer
- Stand Alone Printing
- Sending Files to the Printer
- Print Meter
- EPL Line Mode
- Printer Options
- Control Panel Operation
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
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Getting Started
Hooking Up the Printer and Computer
6/4/08 GX420d User Guide 980611-001 Rev. B
Ethernet
The printer requires UTP RJ45 Ethernet cable rated CAT-5 or better.
For more information on configuring your printer to run on a compatible Ethernet based
network, see the ZebraNet® 10/100 Internal Print Server manual. The printer must be
configured to run on your LAN (local area network). The print server on board your printer
can be accessed through the printer’s web pages.
Ethernet Status/Activity Indicators
Ethernet Cable
(RJ45 Connector)
LED Status Description
Both OFF No Ethernet link detected
Green 100 Mbps link detected
Green with the Amber
flickering on and off
100 Mbps link and Ethernet activity detected
Amber 10 Mbps link detected
Amber with the Green
flickering on and off
10 Mbps link and Ethernet activity detected
Green LED Amber LED