Zebra installation Problem

Posted by Paco on August 23, 2007, 3:16 pm

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Hello everyone;

I try to install a Zebra TLP 2844 USB label printer on a Windows XP Pro PC
with RMS 1.3R

I usually install the Zebra Driver, and then install a "Generic / Text Only"
driver on the same "Virtual pinter port for USB" in order to talk to the
printer in their language (ELP). I have done these several times, but
recently when i install the Generic / Text Only driver and try to print to
that printer, it doesnÂ´t print anything; no error appears, the control
panel informs the document has been received ("documents" column turns to 1)
and then that the document have been printed ok ("documents" column turns to
0)... but nothing prints

Funny thing is when i try to print to the same printer, via the Zebra
driver, everything prints ok.

I had tried with several USB printers, PCÂ´s, laptops and drivers... same
result, orginal printer driver is ok, but "Generic / Text Driver" is not...

Even funnier when i install only the original driver, it prints ok, but when
i change that same printer, same port to "generic / text only driver"... no
more printing... back to original driver and it prints ok again.

This isnÂ´t funny anymore... customer has been waiting 3 days for his
printer... Anyone with the same problem?.

Best regards.

Francisco J. Dominguez

Posted by Stringers on August 26, 2007, 12:26 pm

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I am having the exact same problem with my 2824 USB and Windows XP Pro. If I
use the Zebra driver it prints fine but if I change over to using the
Generic / Text Only driver I get nothing....

> Hello everyone;

> I try to install a Zebra TLP 2844 USB label printer on a Windows XP Pro PC

> with RMS 1.3R

> I usually install the Zebra Driver, and then install a "Generic / Text

Only"

> driver on the same "Virtual pinter port for USB" in order to talk to the

> printer in their language (ELP). I have done these several times, but

> recently when i install the Generic / Text Only driver and try to print to

> that printer, it doesn´t print anything; no error appears, the control

> panel informs the document has been received ("documents" column turns to

> and then that the document have been printed ok ("documents" column turns

> 0)... but nothing prints

> Funny thing is when i try to print to the same printer, via the Zebra

> driver, everything prints ok.

> I had tried with several USB printers, PC´s, laptops and drivers... same

> result, orginal printer driver is ok, but "Generic / Text Driver" is

not...

> Even funnier when i install only the original driver, it prints ok, but

when

> i change that same printer, same port to "generic / text only driver"...

> more printing... back to original driver and it prints ok again.

> This isn´t funny anymore... customer has been waiting 3 days for his

> printer... Anyone with the same problem?.

> Best regards.

> Francisco J. Dominguez

Posted by Paco on August 30, 2007, 11:04 am

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Stringers;

I just found that you CANT obtain a Test Page from Control
Panel>Printers/Faxes using a Generic Text Only Driver on a Zebra printer.

You CAN print on any Zebra printer from any application using Zebra Driver
or from RMS using Generic / Text Only driver and sending EPL/ZPL commands to
the printer... just remember that you wont obtain anything sending a test
page to a Zebra printer using a Generic/Text Only driver.

Paco

"Stringers" wrote:

> I am having the exact same problem with my 2824 USB and Windows XP Pro. If I

> use the Zebra driver it prints fine but if I change over to using the

> Generic / Text Only driver I get nothing....

> > Hello everyone;

> >

> > I try to install a Zebra TLP 2844 USB label printer on a Windows XP Pro PC

> > with RMS 1.3R

> >

> > I usually install the Zebra Driver, and then install a "Generic / Text

> Only"

> > driver on the same "Virtual pinter port for USB" in order to talk to the

> > printer in their language (ELP). I have done these several times, but

> > recently when i install the Generic / Text Only driver and try to print to

> > that printer, it doesnÂ´t print anything; no error appears, the control

> > panel informs the document has been received ("documents" column turns to

> 1)

> > and then that the document have been printed ok ("documents" column turns

> to

> > 0)... but nothing prints

> >

> > Funny thing is when i try to print to the same printer, via the Zebra

> > driver, everything prints ok.

> >

> > I had tried with several USB printers, PCÂ´s, laptops and drivers... same

> > result, orginal printer driver is ok, but "Generic / Text Driver" is

> not...

> >

> > Even funnier when i install only the original driver, it prints ok, but

> when

> > i change that same printer, same port to "generic / text only driver"...

> no

> > more printing... back to original driver and it prints ok again.

> >

> > This isnÂ´t funny anymore... customer has been waiting 3 days for his

> > printer... Anyone with the same problem?.

> >

> > Best regards.

> >

> > Francisco J. Dominguez

> >

Posted by Stringers on August 30, 2007, 10:15 pm

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Thanks Paco!

> Stringers;

> I just found that you CANT obtain a Test Page from Control

> Panel>Printers/Faxes using a Generic Text Only Driver on a Zebra printer.

> You CAN print on any Zebra printer from any application using Zebra Driver

> or from RMS using Generic / Text Only driver and sending EPL/ZPL commands

> the printer... just remember that you wont obtain anything sending a test

> page to a Zebra printer using a Generic/Text Only driver.

> Paco

> "Stringers" wrote:

> > I am having the exact same problem with my 2824 USB and Windows XP Pro.

If I

> > use the Zebra driver it prints fine but if I change over to using the

> > Generic / Text Only driver I get nothing....

> >

> > > Hello everyone;

> > >

> > > I try to install a Zebra TLP 2844 USB label printer on a Windows XP

Pro PC

> > > with RMS 1.3R

> > >

> > > I usually install the Zebra Driver, and then install a "Generic /

Text

> > Only"

> > > driver on the same "Virtual pinter port for USB" in order to talk to

the

> > > printer in their language (ELP). I have done these several times, but

> > > recently when i install the Generic / Text Only driver and try to

print to

> > > that printer, it doesn´t print anything; no error appears, the

control

> > > panel informs the document has been received ("documents" column turns

> > 1)

> > > and then that the document have been printed ok ("documents" column

turns

> > to

> > > 0)... but nothing prints

> > >

> > > Funny thing is when i try to print to the same printer, via the Zebra

> > > driver, everything prints ok.

> > >

> > > I had tried with several USB printers, PC´s, laptops and drivers...

same

> > > result, orginal printer driver is ok, but "Generic / Text Driver" is

> > not...

> > >

> > > Even funnier when i install only the original driver, it prints ok,

but

> > when

> > > i change that same printer, same port to "generic / text only

driver"...

> > no

> > > more printing... back to original driver and it prints ok again.

> > >

> > > This isn´t funny anymore... customer has been waiting 3 days for his

> > > printer... Anyone with the same problem?.

> > >

> > > Best regards.

> > >

> > > Francisco J. Dominguez

> > >

> >