Comments on: Printing to Zebra S4M Using Java and ZPL II

By: Yan Happler

Yan Happler — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:14:31 +0000

Great blog, been having problems myself with my Zebra Lp2844 barcode label printer. But after reading this it has helped me no end. Many Thanks

By: SuperTrooper (compenz.nl)

SuperTrooper (compenz.nl) — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:31:04 +0000

We also had major issues with settings and all for our Windows applications.

“Zebra Setup Utilities” is a great tool to config your Zebra. Make a custom .zpl file and upload using this tool is only 1 of many possibilities.

Download tool here from the manufactors site (www.zebr.com):
http://www.zebra.com/id/zebra/na/en/index/drivers_downloads/utilities/other_utilities/zebra_setup_utilities.html

Or, if the download location is changed/link doesn’t work, find it this way:
Home > Drivers & Downloads > Utilities > Other
Utilities > Zebra Setup Utilities

By: Rencie

Rencie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:36:35 +0000

sir how could i print in a web app using a java applet for a datamax barcode printer

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:15 +0000

You can use a passthrough Mode on the Zebra Printer driver.

I installed the latest Zebra printer driver for my S4M that came with it.
Go to Printers and find your S4M, right click and select properties to display the driver info.
On the General tab, click the Printing Preferences… button. On the Printing Preferences dialog, select the Options tab. Make sure “Enable Passthrough Mode” is checked. Click the options button next to it to check/change the start and end sequence for passthrough mode. By default, the start sequence is “${“, and the end sequence is “}$”.
So if you put that around you ZPL and then print, it should work. I am connected over USB.

${ }$

By: chris_farley

chris_farley — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:41:11 +0000

It’s not the Java way, but I write the ZPL or EPL code to a temporary file and then print it using the operating system’s ‘command line’ print program:

Windows: print /d:\\WINDOWS\PRINTER_PATH filename.epl
Linux/OS X: lpr -l -P CUPS_PRINTERNAME filename.epl