{"id":13773,"date":"2020-06-10T19:20:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T19:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/?p=13773"},"modified":"2022-11-10T18:50:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T18:50:58","slug":"how-to-load-ribbon-into-a-zebra-zd620","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/how-to-load-ribbon-into-a-zebra-zd620\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Load Ribbon into a Zebra ZD620"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" 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;\">Zebra\u2019s ZD620 is one of the few thermal desktop printers that can print both <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/direct-thermal-labels\/1-inch-core-direct-thermal-labels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\u201d core direct thermal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/thermal-transfer-labels\/1-inch-core-thermal-transfer-labels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\u201d core thermal transfer labels<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re using thermal transfer labels, you will need to purchase a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/ribbons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thermal transfer ribbon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UQQ5Vcp_zT8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll want to make sure your ribbon is loaded into your printer correctly. In need of help? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the instructions for how to load ribbon into a Zebra ZD620: <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the printer<\/li>\n<li>Slide a used core onto the Ribbon Core Adapter<\/li>\n<li>Insert the ribbon on the Lower Spindle ink side out and pull the ribbon toward the used core<\/li>\n<li>Wind the Take-Up Spindle towards the back of the printer until the ribbon fully covers the Take-Up Core<\/li>\n<li>Stick a label onto the ribbon to ensure the ribbon is ink side out<\/li>\n<li>Close the Printer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desktop printers don\u2019t always have the option to use thermal transfer labels. Because they\u2019re smaller, many don\u2019t have room to hold a thermal ribbon. But the Zebra ZD620 does. If you\u2019re interested in using thermal ribbon, you\u2019ll need to make sure it\u2019s loaded correctly for your thermal transfer labels to print. This guide is here to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":13979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73],"tags":[],"acf":{"theme_color":"","estimated_reading_time":2,"include_in_most_popular_sidebar":false,"hero_splash_image":13977,"grid_listing_thumbnail":13978,"sidebar_most_popular_thumbnail":13976},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Load Ribbon into a Zebra ZD620 - Barcode Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Need help loading a thermal ribbon into your Zebra ZD620 desktop printer? 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