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How do I load media on my Zebra QL Thermal Printer?

These are mobile / receipt-class printers, not 4×6 shipping desks. Use QL-compatible receipt or label stock. Do not load CR80 cards or a 4×6 shipping roll unless this exact unit is rated for that width.

  1. Open the media door.
  2. Seat the roll so the print surface faces the printhead as it feeds out.
  3. Close the door until it latches. If it will not latch, the roll is too wide or off the core.
  4. Press Feed once. One clean label or receipt should issue.

For a configuration print, load journal media with no black bars on the back, then follow the QL self-test.

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