{"id":13763,"date":"2020-10-01T18:55:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/?p=13763"},"modified":"2022-11-10T19:18:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:18:39","slug":"how-to-switch-from-timing-mark-to-gap-sensor-on-a-zebra-zq630","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/how-to-switch-from-timing-mark-to-gap-sensor-on-a-zebra-zq630\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Switch From Timing Mark to Gap Sensor on a Zebra ZQ630"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black timing marks are a definite option when working with mobile printers. However, devices like the Zebra ZQ630 can also handle labels with a gap sensor (no black mark!).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2iScy7kZQUg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cheaper option, users simply need to adjust the settings to begin printing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the instructions on how to switch from timing mark to gap sensor on a Zebra ZQ630:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn on the printer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press the Home button, then press Settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press the right arrow to Media Type and then press the down arrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter in the default password by pressing the up and down arrows. The password can be found in the Zebra printer manual.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press Done.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set the media type to gap or mark depending on the labels being used and then press Home.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1064px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zebra\u2019s upgraded ZQ630 makes tasks like switching label media easy. 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