20 Most Recent Zebra 203DPI Printer Questions & Answers

When you power that printer on it will automatically calibrate which can kick out up to 6 feet(2 meters) of blank labels. After that is done if you have an issue it should display an error.

This link should guide you.. https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/printers/desktop/performance-desktop-printers.html

did it stay on direct thermal if you not doing any print job ?
then i assume you the problem is when you printing .In ZEBRA DESIGNER, there's a printing preference that can be set up... i think u selected direct thermal when you print with zebra designer, that's why whenever u start printing, it show RIBBON IN again.
the solution is, Just changed the printing method from zebra designer.

if you aren't using zebra designer, then the problem at your driver. Open Printer & Faxes, then right click your Printer and klik on Printing Preferenced. There u can set up the printing method to Thermal Transfer.

The thing is....... changing the Setting from LCD panel won't change the setting on the driver.

i hope this will help you

Press on setup button

Press on the - button until you see protocol

Press on select and choose permanent and save

Press on the + button until see the IP Address

Press on select and use the + button to change numbers and Press the - button to move to the next number.

Press selects to save restart the printer by switching the printer on and off.

Test a print job to the Printer.

First set I/P protocol to permanent and save. and then go back in and you should be able to see and change the IP , Subnet, and Gateway.

I have the same problem before, but i change the IP through Zebranet view tools.You can install the zebranet view from the CD provided to your workstation and change the configuration according to the requirement with the zebranet view

Directly in Zebra, press Setup and 6 time the - .
You see Ip adress, gateway etc...

The default setting is thermal transfer for this printer. You can change the setting on the printer so it doesn't show you the error any more by doing the following: Press SETUP/EXIT Press Plus (+) to scroll through the different parameters About the 6th parameter is "PRINT METHOD" Press "SELECT" to select the parameter Press Plus (+) or Minus (-) to change to Direct Thermal (no ribbon) Press "NEXT/SAVE" to save your changes If you make the changes to you printer and as soon as it prints it reverts back to thermal transfer, then your label software or your driver are overriding it and you need to make the change there.
Changing the setting in your label software - this will also change the settings for this label only Open your label Make the change under "label setup" or "page setup" inside your label software.
Changing the setting on the driver - this will also change the default settings for all future labels that you create Go to control panel and devices and printers. Locate the driver for your label printer and make the change under "Printing Preferences".