QLn Firmware Release Notes
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1. on Ul setvar bluetooth bonding off Ul getvar bluetooth bonding U1 do bluetooth clear bonding cache 5 If the key cache is cleared all previously established encryption keys are lost and it will be necessary to go through the key exchange protocol the first time each new terminal is paired with the printer Display Flip It is now possible to invert the orientation of the display 180 to make it easier to read in some installations e g when mounted to a wall or a fork lift It can also be configured to automatically invert when docked in a cradle It is necessary to restart the printer after changing the orientation setting Examples showing how to set the display to normal default inverted and automatic mode are shown below Remember to send the device reset command after changing the value The final example shows how to read back the current status Ul setvar display orientation normal Ul setvar display orientation inverted Ww Santo do device reset Y Ww 1 1 Ul setvar display orientation 1 1 getvar display orientation P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 4 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn Configuring the 802 11n Country Code When configuring the 802 11n radio it is important to configure the wlan country_code parameter in order to define the channels allowed in that country group of countries or region The list o2. Ul getvar wlan P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 5 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn Notes e EU EFTA countries should set the country code to europe e The choices provided do not imply the printer is certified in those countries rather that the printer knows what channels that country group or region allows e SGD conventions dictate that all choices are lower case text only e For USA Canada and Japan the wlan country_code parameter is set at the factory no changes are allowed e If wlan region_code is set to rest of world it is not possible to configure the wlan country_code to usa canada or japan e Setting the wlan country_code parameter to an incorrect value based on the in stalled location may result in incorrect operation e If the wlan country_code is not configured the 802 11n radio will default to only use channels 1 11 in the 2 4 GHz band V68 18 6Z Release Date November 9 2012 Enhancements e Improved 802 11n noise floor performance Affects QNx xxNxxxxx xx configura tions only Issues Corrected e Files sent from ZBl Developer will not remain in flash after a power cycle V68 18 5Z Release Date October 17 2012 Enhancements e Add new auto recovery feature see details below Issues Corrected e n a P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 6 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn Auto Recovery A new Auto Recovery feature has been added that will reinstall the firmware if an issue is detecte
3. manual The default value is zpl Examples DL setvar file dir format cpcl UL getvar file dir format Ul getvar file dir P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 10 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn V68 18 0Z Release Date January 13 2012 Enhancements e Add support for ZPL see comments below e Add support for ZPL command override feature see comments below e Add support for XML input e Add support for ZBI 2 0 requires license to enable e Reduced printer shutdown time e Mirror Add support for fs_image feature e Mirror add support for ip mirror enable_firmware_update SGD e SGD Add support for remote auto connect via TCP e SGD Add support for Secure FTP SFTP e SGD add capability to save a two key report to a text file see comments below e SGD add support for ip dhcp cache_ip parameter e SGD add ability to restore all defaults device restore_defaults with al e SGD optional disablement of battery alerts e SGD add support for DHCP Option 12 e LCD Envelop icon now stays on when the parser is locked to a port expecting more data e Add ability to parse ZPL commands in config sys and autoexec bat files option Issues Corrected e Telnet wml file does not work e Index shtml and logo png files show up in E drive listing e Bluetooth Potential loss of data when a connection is closed by the host e LCD can become garbled on power up e LCD display Restarting i
4. path UL setvar ip mirror appl_ path pathname Increase the Maximum TOF Setting for the QLn320 The maximum Top Of Form TOF setting for the QLn320 only has been increased from 89 to 120 dot rows The maximum TOF setting for the QLn220 remains at 89 This new capability requires both hardware and firmware changes and allows print ing on media with the black bar up to 120 dot rows below the beginning edge of the label The hardware changes are cut in on a rolling basis starting approximately with printers built in November 2012 The firmware changes in this release are designed to be backwards compatible meaning it automatically detects which hardware is pres ent and prints identically on either version Note that loading older firmware prior to V68 18 3Z on printers built after the date listed above is not supported and will likely result in incorrect registration P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 8 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn New SGD Parameter media feed_skip and CPCL Registration Error This SGD parameter controls the number of dot rows to skip after the trailing edge of the black bar or gap for CPCL labels only This parameter is the saved after a power cycle version of the second parameter in the CPCL SETFF command see the SETFF command description in the CPCL programming manual for more details The default value is 5 Note that in this release a 4 dot row registration error was corrected for CPCL labels
5. perform PRESENT AT e CPCL TYPE command does not respond when file does not exist e 802 11 Roaming does not work when using WEP encryption e 802 11 IP roam packets sent out before DHCP request V68 16 1Z Release Date July 15 2011 Enhancements e Original release on QLn220 Issues Corrected e PRINT Improved print quality on tag stock V68 16 0Z Release Date May 6 2011 Enhancements e Original release on QLn320 P1040502 012 12 03 2012
6. Page 1 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn OQLn Firmware Release Notes This document summarizes the following firmware releases ea Hardware Requirements This firmware requires the following Zebra Mobile Printer where X means the value is not important QLn320 QN3 XXXXXXXX XX QLn220 QN2 XXXXXXXX XX 2012 ZIH Corp All product names and numbers are Zebra T trademarks and Zebra and the Zebra logo are registered P1040502 012 trademarks of ZIH Corp All rights reserved 12 03 2012 Page 2 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn Firmware Releases V68 18 7Z Release Date December 3 2012 Enhancements e BT Add support for BT 3 0 radio QNx xxCxxxxx xx e BT Add SIG certification for BT 3 0 radio QNx xxCxxxxx xx e BT Updated Bluetooth driver e BT Add support for Bluetooth Key Bonding see below for details e LCD Add support for 2 byte WML and international fonts on the display e LCD Add ability to flip the display see below for details e 802 11 Updated driver and improved roaming algorithm for 802 11n radio QNx xxNxxxxx XX e 802 11 Add WIFI certification for 802 11n radio QNx xxNxxxxx xx e 802 11 Add CCXv4 ASD certification for 802 11n radio QNx xxNxxxxx xx e 802 11 Add support for additional 802 11n countries see below for details Issues Corrected e CPCL Form Feed character 0x0C not processed correctly e SGD wlan allowed_band parameter incorrectly reset by device restore_ defaults c
7. at startup to avoid wasting media In addition the SGD com mand zpl label_ length can be used to avoid executing the JC command for similar reasons though JC is supported and can be used if desired This parameter allows the user to specify the length of the media being used in dot rows presumably in a startup batch file This is the same command used on the QL Plus The format of the command is as follows for a 400 dot row label in this example Ul setvar zpl label length 400 Ul getvar zpl label_ length e The zpl label_length SGD parameter is updated to the length of the media being used if the JC command is executed e TCP port The QLn listens on both ports 6101 traditional CPCL port and 9100 traditional ZPL port for both the Ethernet and 802 11 interfaces ZPL Override Command A new suite of SGD parameters called device override has been created These are permanent settings which indicate whether or not the specified ZPL commands are ignored The intent is to include the device override commands in a start up file to take effect on subsequent ZPL commands sent to the printer via one of the commu nications interfaces Only a small subset of ZPL commands can be overridden these are listed below This feature is not supported for CPCL commands The following describes the specific SGD commands device command_override add looks for a supported override command and if supported adds it to the override li
8. d CA only e Improved USB performance e Improved 802 11 and Ethernet file download performance e Printer no longer reboots when docked or undocked from Ethernet cradle e SGD added file dir_ format command see details below Issues Corrected e CPCL change ON OUT OF PAPER default from PURGE 2 to PURGE 1 e CPCL Performance degradation with large number of references to CPF fonts e CPCL DIR commands incorrectly lists files from the Z drive e Firmware update occasionally fails e Mirror FTP process very slow running on WS2008 IIS7 FTP v7 5 e Print Printer feeds 10 inches after a 2 key should be 3 inches max e SGD file type adds double quotes at beginning and end of file data e ZPL JUA command sets inactivity timeout to incorrect default value e ZPL Add ZPL configuration section to 2 key report e ZPL printer does not use stored tear off setting after power up e ZPL MF command fails to perform media calibration e ZPL printer delays 2 3 seconds when format contains a JUS e 802 11 Fails to connect to an AP configured for WEP with shared authentication e 802 11 Remote auto connect occurring before power on mirror File dir_ format SGD Command A new SGD parameter called file dir_ format has been created When set to zpl the file dir command operates as described in the ZPL programming manual When set to cpcl the file dir command operates identically to the DIR command described in the CPCL programming
9. d during start up If a problem is detected the printer will display De compressing Files then Writing Files to Flash and then Finishing Install on the LCD after which the printer will restart The firmware version on the printer will remain the same after Auto Recovery Note Data sent to the printer during Auto Recovery may not be received or processed V68 18 3Z Release Date September 10 2012 Enhancements e Add support for 802 11n radio for EU EFTA countries SKU QNx xxNxExxx xx e Ability to print Aztec barcode with Bluetooth mac address from LCD e Add support for Wavelink Avalanche over Ethernet or WLAN e CPCL Add support for ESC JRU command e Mirror Add ability to show progress during mirror updates e Mirror Add support for a common application directory see below e Mirror Improved download performance e Mirror Increase maximum number of download files from 100 to 300 e Increase the max top of form setting from 89 to 120 for the QLn320 see below e SGD Change default value of the usb halt parameter from yes to no e SGD Added new parameter media feed_skip see below e Updated Bluetooth Stack to version 4 2 0 Issues Corrected e CPCL PRESENT AT not performed on U1 FORM e CPCL 4 dot row registration error when using black bar media see below e CPCL PRESENT AT not undone for first label after a power on e DUMP mode not working correctly e LCD battery icon may falsely display fully char
10. f country options is determined by the wlan region code param eter which is set at the factory based on the Group designator in the printer SKU as indicated by the as follows QNx xxxx xxx xx The choices are shown in the table below Group T wlan region_code wlan country code choices L 7 B rest of world not selected argentina mexico brazil costa rica nicaragua peru europe russia ukraine turkey south africa israel saudi arabia uae egypt jordan singapore australia nz korea china taiwan india malaysia philippines thailand hong kong panama bolivia colombia el salvador guatemala honduras chile For Groups 0 and J the wlan country code is set at the factory as shown above and no changes are permitted For Groups E L A and B the wlan region_code is set to rest of world and the default value for wlan country_code is not selected In these cases it is necessary to configure the wlan country_code parameter for proper opera tion Examples showing how to get the region and country codes and how to set the country code are shown below getvar wlan region code Ww getvar wlan country _ code 1 G amp G setvar wlan country code europe setvar wlan country code australia nz setvar wlan counctry code brazil G C PrPrP PP The current country code choices can be generated by sending the following com mand to the printer
11. ged status during startup e PRINT skipping labels with 1 2 inch 12 mm label stock e PRINT first label printed is not registered correctly e SERIAL printer may turn off using DTR before executing all transmitted data over the serial port e ZBI does not consume button events e ZPL printing cut off for internal directory and ZPL status reports on the QLn220 P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 7 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn Common Mirror Application Directory A new SGD parameter ip mirror appl_path has been added which allows a common firmware directory for those cases when multiple applications settings are used This new command will define the common firmware directory for printers to search as a secondary firmware location This eliminates redundancy and reduces the total amount of storage space required on the server when multiple mirror directories are used Behavior If the new ip mirror appl_ path is blank i e not configured then the printer s mir ror behavior is the same as it is today This is the default If the value is anything other than blank the printer searches the directory defined in this path if there is no firmware file in the standard mirror path defined by ip mirror path If the firmware in the ip mirror path matches what is currently on printer then the printer does not check for firmware in the ip mirror appl_ path Examples UL getvar ip mirror appl_
12. mous FTP Login from a Microsoft Windows Platform A new SGD parameter ip ftp request_password has been added to control whether the password was requested by the ftp client In order to make the OLn behave the same way as the legacy QL Plus family did when sending an ftp A command from a Microsoft Windows platform first send the following command to the printer UL setvar ip ftp request password yes Note that the default behavior for QLn is similar to Zebra desktop and tabletop print ers i e the default value for the above SGD is no P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 15 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn V68 16 3Z Release Date September 6 2011 Enhancements e 802 11 Added wlan roam interval parameter reduces roaming e 802 11 Improved roaming algorithm Issues Corrected e HW Incorrect media width sensor operation e HW Enable charging circuit on power up e COMM Serial and USB port lockup after 1020 labels on QLn220 only e CPCL QLn responding incorrectly in CPCL synchronous mode e CPCL After media load PRESENT AT is not performed e CPCL Print redirection not working when run from a startup file e Ethernet DHCP fails on soft reset when docked e 802 11 Application corruption when mirroring e 802 11 WEP 128 requires all four keys to be set should only need one e 802 11 IP roam packets not sent if WEP 128 is used e 802 11 Roaming thresholds using incorrect values see note below e 802 11 U
13. nstead of Shutting Down after a firmware update e Mirror unable to FTP index shtml file e Mirror files with more than 16 3 characters in the filename do not mirror e Mirror alert messages are not correct per the user manual e Mirror update incorrectly triggered by updating file on E drive e Mirror fails when using a DNS server name e Mirror fs_image hangs in UNIX LINUX environment e Print RSS expanded barcodes are difficult to scan e SGD The media tof parameter is not persistent e SGD The media tof parameter does not support negative values e 802 11 Static IP addresses do not display on LCD or SGD until printer is associated P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 11 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn e 802 11 FTP login with A option anonymous does not work from a Microsoft Windows platform see comments below ZPL Notes for QLn No changes are needed to the device languages SGD parameter to enable ZPL both CPCL and ZPL are always active Label formats using CPCL and ZPL com mands can be alternated but only on complete label boundaries ZPL labels print bottom first by default as they do on legacy mobile printers and tabletop printers Mobile batch files ZPL commands are now supported in the config sys and au toexec bat files For example the POI command can be added to the config sys file to cause labels to print top first e When printing ZPL labels the default drive is the R drive In other words if yo
14. om Zebra Technical Support for printers sold prior to this release Note that the DY command must be used to download the font to the printer see below regarding the DU command e The following ZPL features and commands are not present in this release but may be added in a future release Real Time Clock functionality labels with RTC content will not be re rendered if the label doesn t print within the specified time For example this situation can arise if you send a label to the printer and the printer is out of media IF change current working folder MA Set Maintenance Alerts MP Mode Protection MW Modify Heading Warning NT SMTP zpl command ZZ Printer Sleep DU Download Unbounded True Type Font HE Returns to Host Eprom Status HU Return ZebraNet Alert Configuration NR Set All Network Printers Transparent NT Set Currently Connected Printer Transparent e The following ZPL commands are not present in this release due to deprecation of support for intellifont fonts DS Download Intellifont DT Download Bounded True Type Font e The following ZPL commands are not present in this release due to hardware incompatibilities JV and JV Clamping for the PAX PR Applicator Reprint P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 13 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn e Avoiding ZPL calibration at startup The QLn does not automatically perform ZPL calibration
15. ommand e 802 11 Incompatibility with Motorola WS5100 using WEP multicast key e 802 11 Resource Location Server RLS address option 11 is not requested in DHCP discovery packet Changes e 802 11 Removed support for Ad Hoc mode e 802 11 Removed support for WEP with 802 11i authentication WEP with PSK is still supported P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 3 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn Bluetooth Key Bonding With the advent of the Bluetooth Simple Secure Pairing SSP algorithm connecting two devices that both support BT version 2 1 or higher may take longer The con nection time between the OLn and terminal can take up to 8 seconds compared with roughly 2 seconds if the terminal is BT 2 0 or earlier The additional delay is due to the complex but more secure key exchange protocol required as part of SSP Prior to SSP Bluetooth devices used preconfigured PINs Except for the first time any two devices are paired the key bonding feature avoids the additional delay by saving and reusing the encryption key Up to 15 encryption keys are stored in printer memory corresponding to 15 unique printer terminal pairs If the printer is paired with a 16th terminal the oldest key used is replaced with the new one The entire key cache can be cleared for security purposes Examples showing how to turn the key bonding feature on default or off get the current status and clear the cache are shown below Ul setvar bluetooth bonding
16. pdated roaming related default values see note below e 802 11 Loss of Signal alert messages are too aggressive e 802 11 In range roaming based on signal strength does not work e WML Unable to display full Latin character set using custom WML files After loading this release it is necessary to send the following commands to the printer in order to update the default roaming values Ul do device res rore defaults wlan UI do device reset W Note that a carriage return and line feed are required after each line P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 16 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn V68 16 2ZA Service Pack Release Date August 5 2011 Enhancements e N A Issues Corrected e HW incorrect media width sensor operation e COMM Serial and USB port lockup after 1020 labels on QLn220 only e CPCL OLn responding incorrectly in CPCL synchronous mode V68 16 2Z Release Date August 5 2011 Enhancements e N A Issues Corrected e PRINT Feed key does not perform PRESENT AT e CPCL TYPE command does not respond when file does not exist e 802 11 Roaming does not work when using WEP encryption e 802 11 IP roam packets sent out before DHCP request e 802 11 Channels mask does not work for channels 12 14 P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 17 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn V68 16 1ZA Service Pack Release Date July 15 2011 Enhancements e N A Issues Corrected e PRINT Feed key does not
17. st This is a setvar command only device command_override clear clears the override list This is a setvar command only device command_override list returns the list of ZPL commands to override This is a getvar command only Supported ZPL commands that can be overridden MN and MM P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 14 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn Examples Ul setvar device command override add MN Ul setvar d vice command overrid add MM Ww DASA UL setvar device command override clear Ul getvar device command override list Saving the 2 Key Report to a File This feature is intended to facilitate interactions between the user and Zebra techni cal support Often a copy of the 2 key configuration report is required to debug a problem Prior to this feature the 2 key needed to be printed and scanned With this feature the report can now be saved to a text file on the printer s flash memory copied to a local PC using the Zebra Setup Utility ZSU and then emailed To generate the report send the following command to the printer using the Open Communication With Printer menu in the ZSU UI do device save 2key now To retrieve the file send the following command Ul do file type 2key txt This will display the results in the receive window On the File menu of the ZSU select Export Received Data and save to a file on your PC Using Anony
18. u load a file via a ZPL command and the drive letter is not specified the file will be stored on R All CPCL files are stored on the E drive The concept of Pause is an inherent part of ZPL There are several commands that will put the printer in a Paused state Tabletop printers address this by including a Pause button on the front panel The QLn does not have this option When the QLn enters a Paused state the Pause message will appear on the screen Pressing the Feed Button will take the printer out of Pause and will NOT feed any media If the printer is not in a Paused state and the feed button is pressed the normal label feed operation will be performed For printing on continuous media with ZPL we recommend using the black mark sensor In CPCL that is the default behavior so no additional steps are required That is not the case for ZPL To use the black mark sensor with ZPL for continu ous media set the sensor to the black mark with the following commands and then send your normal label with continuous content note that printer uses the sensor to determine if it is out of media xa mnm xz A A xa mnan Normal label content P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 12 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn e ZPL Fonts All standard ZPL fonts are available Custom fonts must be True type ttf only intellifont fnt fonts are not supported Swiss721 will be included on new printers from the factory and is available fr
19. when using black bar media Starting in this release CPCL labels will begin printing 4 dot rows 0 5mm closer to top edge of the label This is likely not visible to most users However if this should not be the case the media feed_skip parameter can be used to compensate To do so set the value to 9 and this will add back the extra 4 dot rows removed by the firmware Since this parameter does not exist in earlier ver sions of firmware adding this setting to a configuration file would have no impact for those versions Such a change would allow for common registration behavior across firmware versions U1 g tvar media feed skip UL setvar media feed skip 9 Potential Issue When Updating Firmware to V638 18 3Z Updating printers that were initially built with firmware prior to this release may cause the printer to feed a label on power up Printers originally built with the V68 18 3Z re lease will not have this behavior To correct this issue such that no feed is performed at power up send the following commands including CR LF after each line to the printer XA JUF XZ XA JUS XZ Note that this will reset the printer s configuration Any previously in stalled customer unique configuration commands will need to be re applied P1040502 012 12 03 2012 Page 9 Summary of Firmware Changes QLn V68 18 1Z Release Date June 7 2012 Enhancements e Add support for 802 11n radio SKU QNx xxNxxxxx xx US an
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