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Introduction
Congratulations! You have just purchased a high-quality thermal demand print engine manufactured
by the industry leader in quality, service, and value. For over 25 years, Zebra Technologies
Corporation has provided customers with the highest caliber of products and support.
To create and print label formats, refer to the ZPL II Programming Guide (part # 46530L). This guide
is available by contacting your distributor or Zebra Technologies Corporation. It is also available as a
file to download from Zebra’s web site “support.zebra.com”. In addition, label preparation software is
available. Contact your distributor or Zebra Technologies Corporation for further information.
The Zebra 170PAX™-Series Maintenance Manual (part # 49803L) contains the information you may
need to properly maintain the print engine.
Zebra 170PAX2 Print Engine
This user’s guide contains information specific to the 172PA X 2 (203 dot/inch) and the 173PA X 2
(300 dot/inch) print engines manufactured by Zebra Technologies Corporation. Each of these print
engines is available in either a right hand configuration (media moves from left to right) or a left
hand configuration (media moves from right to left.)
Getting Started
Unpacking
Save the carton and all packing materials in case shipping is required.
Inspect the print engine for possible shipping damage:
• Check all exterior surfaces for damage.
• Raise the front cover and inspect for damage.
Reporting Damage
If you discover shipping damage:
• Immediately notify the shipping company and file a damage report.
• Retain the carton and all packing material for inspection.
• Notify your local Zebra distributor of the damage.
Zebra Technologies Corporation is not responsible for any damage incurred during shipment of the
print engine and will not cover the repair of this damage under its warranty policy. Any damage claim
should be filed with the shipping company.
For shipping information, refer to Appendix A.
Print Engine Mounting
For specific information on mounting the print engine into an applicator, refer to Appendix E.
Communications
Refer to Figure 1. The 170PA X 2™-Series printer comes standard with both an Electronics Industries
Association (EIA) RS-232 serial interface (DB-25 Connector) and a Centronics®-compatible parallel
interface. The serial interface is also configured for both RS-422/RS-485 single drop and RS-485
multi-drop serial interfaces.
Any of these four interface methods may be used to send commands and label formats from a host to
the print engine. Only the RS-232 serial interface may be used to send printer status back to the host.
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