Note December 2009: The Mac driver for the MFC-8500 uses a proprietary and undocumented printer language and is currently not supported. There has been 1 request for adding support for this printer. There has been 1 request for adding support for this printer. If your printer isn't cloud ready, make sure the PC or Mac used to set up your printer is turned on. Learn if your printer is cloud-ready or not. If your document still.
Posts: 2377 Joined: 2/7/2007 Status: offline As can be seen in the 'Paper Stock Not Supported' information at the bottom of this message, 'while attempting to print to a network printer from a Windows NT® or Windows® 2000 workstation, an error message might state that the printer 'does not support' or 'cannot find the paper stock.' This issue is caused by a conflict between the program and the network printer driver. As can also be seen in that information, loading a different printer driver to emulate the printer and selecting that printer when printing from Calendar Creator™ 12 can help resolve the issue. Even though that information is for Calendar Creator 12, this problem is known to exist in most versions of Broderbund's Calendar Creator. It should be kept in mind, though, that some versions of Calendar Creator will print ONLY to the default printer. So, it may be necessary to go to Printers & Faxes in Control Panel and temporarily set the emulated printer driver as the default printer before opening Calendar Creator. Paper Stock Not Supported While attempting to print to a network printer from a Windows NT® or Windows® 2000 workstation, an error message states that the printer 'does not support' or 'cannot find the paper stock.'
A conflict between the program and the network printer driver typically causes this issue. Loading a different printer driver to emulate the printer and selecting that printer when printing from Calendar Creator™ 12 can help resolve the issue.
This note describes changing the printer driver. Contact the printer manufacturer to identify the driver (or drivers) that will emulate the printer in use. NOTE: Calendar Creator™ 12 is not a network-supported application. Therefore, performance is not guaranteed within a network environment. The Windows® CD may be required to complete the steps that follow. Printer Emulation If the printed output from a particular program is incorrect, or if nothing prints at all, there may be a conflict between the program and the printer. Printer conflicts are typically resolved by loading a different printer driver to emulate the printer being used and selecting that printer emulation when printing from the affected program.
Contact the printer manufacturer to identify what driver or drivers will emulate the particular printer in use. The steps below describe changing the printer driver.
Close any open programs or windows and return to the desktop. Double-click the My Computer icon. Double-click the Printers icon. NOTE: For Windows® XP users, perform the following procedure and then skip to Step 5. In the Other Places panel on the left side of the window, click Control Panel. Click the Printers and Other Hardware button.
Click the Printers and Faxes button. In the Printer Tools panel on the left side of the window, click Add A Printer. The Add Printer Wizard dialog should now open. Double-click the Add Printer icon. The Add Printer Wizard dialog should now open.
If the printer is connected to the computer directly, select Local. If the printer is accessed through a network, select Network.
The window that appears displays a list of printer manufacturers on the left side and the corresponding models on the right side. NOTE: For Windows® XP users, remove the check mark from the option to automatically detect Plug And Play printers. Select the appropriate manufacturer and model for the emulation printer obtained from the printer manufacturer (see Printer Emulation). NOTE: If the manufacturer or model is not in the list, refer to the printer documentation or contact the printer manufacturer to determine another emulation driver for the printer. In the screen that opens, configure the port the printer is attached to. (Most of the time, a local printer will be attached to LPT1.) If a different LPT port or alternate connection is used such as USB, select the appropriate option and click Next. Name the printer or use the default printer name.
The opportunity to select this printer as the default printer is also presented. If Yes for the default option is selected, all Windows® applications will use this printer automatically. Select No if a default printer in Windows® is already selected and you want to have this printer driver available for printing when using a particular program. NOTE: Some programs (typically older programs) only print using the default printer and will not allow a different printer to be chosen when printing. If the program you are having issues printing from does not allow a different printer to be chosen when printing, set the emulation printer you are installing as the default for now. After troubleshooting, the default printer can be changed back to the correct printer by repeating Steps 1-3 to open the printers window. Right-click the correct printer icon and left-click Set As Default from the menu that appears.
Select Yes for the option to print a test page and click Finish. Insert the Windows® CD if prompted. If the test page prints correctly, the new driver that was loaded is a valid emulation for the printer. With the installation complete, the printer should appear in the Printers window. Close any open windows and return to the desktop. Launch the program and try printing using the newly installed emulation printer.
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Thermal Printer Support Thermal Printer Support Thermal printers by Zebra are supported when attached to a USB port on your computer. Supported Zebra Models:. Zebra ZP-450, ZP-500, ZP-505, ZP-550 and related models.
GX420, GK420 and related models. Zebra Z4M, ZT400, ZT230 (203 dpi models), ZT410, 105SL (in 203 dpi mode) Similar 203 dpi ZPL based printers are expected to work properly, however only the models above are officially supported. You can often find a brand new, or 'like new' printer of the support models, at very affordable prices. Serial and parallel port connections are not supported.
USB and ethernet attached printers are supported. (Setting a printer on ethernet should be done by an on site technician. Configuring an ethernet-attached printer is outside the scope of ShipRush support.) Be sure to use only the Zebra provided power cube.
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After market power cubes are often under powered and will make the printer unreliable (this is relevant when purchasing a used printer on eBay) Next. Q&A. If everyone logs in to ShipRush Web with the same email, the printer will be shared automatically. There is nothing to do.To share a printer across different logins, those logins must all be invited to the 'main' ShipRush login, to see the same list of printers.Additional shared accounts will start with whatever printer settings the primary account had, but can set their own settings without adjusting the primary account settings. Each account can run the plugin on their own computer, using their own login creds, but all shared accounts will show all available printers. Settings still save at a per account level, you just get to see all printers visible with any shared desktop toolkit. Please upgrade to a supported ZP, GX or GK model.
Compared to a Dymo, a supported printer is much less expensive to operate. Also, you will get better results, faster printing, and be on a supported printer model. To use an unsupported label printer, the unsupported workaround is to set ShipRush to printer type: Laser, and adjust the margins in ShipRush as needed to position the label properly. This will allow labels to print on a 2844, Dymo or other unsupported model. (This workaround is not officially supported.) Many advanced thermal features, such as doc tab support, are not available when using the 2844 or Dymo. You will be pleased with the results when you migrate to a current ZP, GX or GK model (see above for supported models).
I have a 300 DPI Thermal / Zebra Printer, can I use ShipRush? Please upgrade to a supported ZP, GX or GK model.
You will get better results, more features, faster printing, and be on a supported printer model. This topic applies to Zebra GX430, GX43, To use an unsupported label printer, the unsupported workaround is to set ShipRush to printer type: Laser, and adjust the margins in ShipRush as needed to position the label properly. This will allow labels to print on a 300 DPI printer. (This workaround is not officially supported.) Many advanced thermal features, such as doc tab support, are not available when using an unsupported model. You will be pleased with the results when you migrate to a current ZP, GX or GK model (see above for supported models). This can happen if your Windows Printer settings are set to use a smaller label stock that the 4x6 sized labels you're using. To fix this, follow these steps:.
Open up the Devices and Printers are of Windows settings. Right click on your desired thermal printer and select 'Printing Preferences'. In the Size section, make sure Width and Height are set to 4 x 6. Hit apply and try your shipments again. If that does not help, you may want to try a calibration of your printer: To calibrate all Zebra model printers, with the exception of the LP 2844, hold down the Feed button on the top of the printer until you see 4 rapid flashes (ex, 1, 1-2, 1-2-3, 1-2-3-4 release). That will start an auto calibration.
To calibrate the LP-2844, power off the printer, hold down the feed button, power the printer back on then immediately release the feed button. That will start the calibration.