Zebra LP2844 Printer Installation & Configuration
1)
When the Printer is first plugged into
the PC, Windows should
automatically find the printer. You
should see several ‘Found New
Hardware’ dialogue boxes flash by.
2)
The Found new hardware
Wizard will start. Click on Next.
3)
Select ‘Search for a suitable
driver for my device’ and click
on Next.
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4)
Select ‘Specify a location’ and
click on Next.
5)
Browse to where you have
extracted the Zebra printer
driver that Videcom has
supplied to you. Click OK to
continue.
6)
Confirm the driver and click on
Next.
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7)
Click on Yes to continue the
installation.
8)
The wizard copies over the driver
files to their required locations.
9)
Click on Finish to end the
installation wizard.
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Configuring the Printer
1)
Go to the printers applet in control panel. Right click
on the printer that has just been installed and select
Properties from the context menu.
2)
When the Properties
window appears, click
on the Printing
Preferences button.
3)
Open the Paper/Output tree and
click on Paper Size. Click on the
Customize button.
The next 3 steps vary dependent on
whether a boarding pass or bag tag
printer is being configured. For:
- Boarding Pass
page 5.
- Bag Tag
page 6.
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Boarding Pass Setup
4)
Click on New. Type in
the properties:
Name, Width & Height
as shown in the
picture.
The size typed in is
standard ATB.
Click on OK when
complete.
5)
The Printing preferences window should
be displayed again – note that Boarding
Pass in now showing in the paper size
box. Click on OK to confirm settings.
6)
Rename the printer to
include the printer type
(Boarding Pass) into its
name – i.e. Zebra LP2844
BP.
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Bag Tag Setup
4)
Click on New. Type in
the properties:
Name, Width & Height
as shown.
Click on OK when
complete.
5)
The Printing preferences window
should be displayed again – note the
Bag Tag is now showing in the paper
size box. Click on OK to confirm
settings.
6)
Rename the printer to
include the printer type (Bag
Tag) into its name – i.e.
Zebra LP2844 BT.
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Configuring VRS for the Zebra Printer
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4)
Start VRS Client
Sine on with an admin sine code (i.e. a sine code with the ability to configure the
client)
Click on Configure. When the Configure Screen appears, select the Host
Printers Tab.
For each printer to be configured:
a. Check the Activate check box
b. Select the type of printer to be setup from the drop down box. (i.e. Boarding
Pass Printer).
c. Select ‘Windows’ from the drop down Port List. The Printer List dialogue
appears:
d. Select the required Windows printer and click on the Set as Printer button.
Ensure that the correct printer is selected for Boarding Pass and Bag Tag.
5)
Repeat Step 4 for each printer to be configured.
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