Zebra ZD621 DT

Set Up Guide

1. Connect the Power Adapter (D) to the Power Cable (B) that arrived in the box. Connect the (A) end to the printer and the (C) end to a power outlet. Please see below.
2. Plug in an Ethernet Cable from the router’s LAN port into the Ethernet port behind the printer. For Wi-Fi Setup please continue.
3. Install the Badge Stock, opening the printer by pulling the 2 Yellow Latches on each side. Pass the Badge stock from the back of the printer through the Yellow media guides on the inside all the way to the front of the printer & through the cutter leaving a little piece of badge stock sticking out of the printer.
   To adjust the media guides width, scroll the yellow roller inside the printer so that the media does not move freely nor is too tight.
   Make sure the badge stock is placed correctly, i.e., with the Black Marks facing down and the arrow facing towards the front of the printer.
   Scan this QR code for a detailed video.
4. Close the printer by pressing down the printer lid until you hear a light snap, this will ensure the lid has been properly closed. Watch the LCD Screen Display “Printer Paused”. Leave it paused, tap under the “Printer Paused” Warning on the screen.
5. Push the Power Button left of the printer’s display. The printer will take up to 20 seconds to boot up and the LCD screen will display “Printer Ready”.
6. To Connect the printer via Wi-Fi (Wizard). From the screen options select ‘Wizards’ and then choose “Connection”.
   1. Select Wi-Fi & tap.
   2. Accept the default ports 6101 & 9100.
   3. Set IP Protocol to All or DHCP. Use Permanent when directed by the venue or third-party software.
   4. For Wi-Fi Country Code, leave it in “Not selected”.
   5. Set Wi-Fi Security to WPA PSK when using a Choose 2 Rent router, cellular router, or mobile Hotspot.
   6. Tap on Pre-shared Key to input the router's password. You can find your rental router’s password in the Important Documents Folder. Tap then tap again.
   7. Set Wi-Fi Band to All and tap.
   8. Set your router’s ESSID e.g., www.choose2rent.com(001).
   9. Next you’ll go through the Bluetooth Wizard, you can just tap on it and ignore the questions if not needed.
   10. Tap “End Wizard” to finish the connectivity setup and wait a few minutes for your printer to connect to Wi-Fi.
7. Go Back to the home Screen.
8. Setting up the badge specifications (Wizard). From the screen options select ‘Wizards’ and then choose “Print”.
   1. Press “Start Print” and navigate through the wizard.
   2. Select Direct Thermal and tap.
   3. Set Media Type to match that of your badge stock. If not sure, set it to Auto Detect. Tap.
   4. Leave Label Width (Dots) at 832, tap.
   5. Set the Media Handling to Cutter or Tear off then tap.
   6. The next 2 steps are already done, and you can just tap.
   7. After you finish going through the wizard the printer will Auto Calibrate. Then you’ll be prompted to print a test label.
   8. The next screen is to adjust the “TearOff” Setting in case the printer is not cutting at the mark. Leave at 0 if printer calibrated well.
   9. (Optional) Next is the Print Quality Adjustment Method: Select “Set Manually” to adjust the “Darkness” and “Print Speed” if needed. This setting change can also sometimes be done from the registration/check-in app.
   10. Press to close the Wizard. If the Auto Calibration fails:
       1. Select “Calibrate” from the pop-up.
       2. Un-pause the printer, then un-pause the printer again.
       3. The printer will feed one or two badges to re-calibrate and will revert to Printer Paused. Tap the bottom of the screen to continue with the Print Quality wizard.
   11. When all steps are completed, and the settings configured you can proceed to un-pause the printer.
9. You are all set.

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