Printing to Zebra ZT220 from AS400 - OUTQ Help Required

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi all,

I have tried all manner of ways to set up the Zebra on our AS400, including following the posts on this forum and the Zebra site. These are the parameters I have used to create an outq: -

Remote system - *INTNETADR
Remote printer queue - portLF1
Writers to start - 1
Connection type - *IP
Destination type - *OTHER
Host print transform - *YES
Manufacturer - *WSCSTCONT132
W/S Customisation - QWPDEFAULT
Library - QSYS
Image configuration - *NONE
Internet address - 123.123.123.123
Destination options - *NONE and 'XAIX' and 'XAUTOQ XAIX' (Tried three)
Print separator pages - *NO
User driver program - *NO

In standalone mode if we copy/paste the output from one of our AS400 programs to a PC, we can print to the Zebra when it is connected to the PC with a USB connection.

Using the Zebra set up tools I have set the network address etc. on an internal Zebranet 10/100 print server.

When connected to the network I send a print from the AS400 and the NIC light blinks on the back of the Zebra, but the data light on the front panel doesn't come on and it doesn't print.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
Neil

[Newbie_Neil]

Re: Printing to Zebra ZT220 from AS400 - OUTQ Help Required

Hi all,

We found that, whilst connected to the PC, we had to change the control "^" to "%" and then made the change permanent. It then worked on the AS400 quite happily. I don't know if this is anything to do with us being in the UK.

We also had a problem printing the pound sign, which we have now overcome.

Thanks,
Neil

[jamief]

Re: Printing to Zebra ZT220 from AS400 - OUTQ Help Required

Neil,

Thanks for answering your own question.
We run numerous Zebra printers and can share configurations if you like.

Take care
Jamie

[Newbie_Neil]

Re: Printing to Zebra ZT220 from AS400 - OUTQ Help Required

Hi Jamie,

We run numerous Zebra printers and can share configurations if you like.

Thank you for the kind offer. We've now got it printing as a *DEV/OUTQ/Client Session. The problem, for us, was all down to the "^".

I was just about to post this on the Zebra forum but, perhaps, you can help? The following code prints the test label and then throws a blank label. Any idea what we are doing wrong?

Due to some controls being in dots/inches, our developer has written it so that it switches backwards and forwards so that it is always in the right mode.

%XA         
%MUM        
%LL077.00%FS
%LH000,000  
%MUD        
%MUM        
%FO005,055  
%MUD        
%ATN,00048  
%FDSIZE%FS  
%MUM        
%FO016,055  
%MUD        
%ATN,00048  
%FD7%FS     
%MUM        
%FO005,040  
%MUD        
%AVN,00080
%FH         
%FD_9C%FS   
%MUM        
%FO009,040  
%MUD        
%AVN,00080  
%FD42.00%FS 
%MUM        
%FO005,035  
%MUD        
%ATN,00048  
%FDS%FS     
%MUM        
%FO005,030  
%MUD        
%ATN,00048  
%FDB2171W%FS
%MUM        
%FO034,030 
%MUD               
%ATN,00048         
%FD100%FS          
%MUM               
%FO005,015         
%MUD               
%BY3               
%BEN,00050,N,N     
%FD503460354930%FS 
%MUM               
%FO007,022         
%MUD               
%ATN,00048         
%FD5034603549302%FS
%PQ00001           
%XZ

Thanks,
Neil

[jamief]

Re: Printing to Zebra ZT220 from AS400 - OUTQ Help Required

Neil,

We use TLAshford and the software does all the heavy lifting for us.
I haven't had to write zebra code in over 15 years, so sorry I won't be much help to you.

[Newbie_Neil]

Re: Printing to Zebra ZT220 from AS400 - OUTQ Help Required

Jamie,

OK, it was worth asking.

Thanks,
Neil