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Zebra Printer Step By Step Instruction to Set it up with PayPal Shipping Services
Most of the customers buy the Thermal printers have experience working with them or are using shipping programs that work with thermal printers without the need to change settings or install any drivers.
This instructions apply to our customers that need help with the installation and set up of their Zebra 2844 Thermal Printer to work with your computer and PayPal's shipping services.
If you have not done so, please download the Printer Driver from here:
Best Zebra Thermal Driver Download
Please do not connect the printer until the driver has been installed. Follow the instructions and make sure to chose the driver for the Zebra UPS 2844.
After the driver has been installed, you can connect your printer. The computer will recognize the printer and automatically install the printer driver.
Now that the driver has been successfully installed go to your Printer and Faxes folder from the Start Menu:
Please do not connect the printer until the driver has been installed. Follow the instructions and make sure to chose the driver for the Zebra UPS 2844.
After the driver has been installed, you can connect your printer. The computer will recognize the printer and automatically install the printer driver.
Now that the driver has been successfully installed go to your Printer and Faxes folder from the Start Menu:
The printer and Faxes Folder should look like the picture below. If you do not find the folder in your Start menu, go to the Control Panel and look for it there.
On the Printer and Faxes folder, look for the Zebra UPS 2844 that you just have installed. Click on it and you can either right click on the printer Icon and chose properties or click on the right hand side menu option that says Set printer properties.
When you click on the Click Preferences menu option you will see another window title Zebra UPS 2844 Properties. At the bottom of the window you will see a button called Printing Preferences. Then go to the Page Setup Tab to change the Thermal paper size also called the Stock. Please chose the 4 X 6 paper size by clicking on the drop down menu arroy like the picture below.
The click on the Options tab and uncheck the Used Current Printer settings and increase the Darkness to 13.
On Speed Settings, uncheck the Use Current Printer Settings and click on the drop down menu to chose the 2.00 in/sec.
After you are done please make sure you click on the Apply button at the bottom of the window.
We have played with several settings and this special settings seem to work best with Paypal shipping services.
The last thing we need to do is set PayPal up to print the right label size with the Thermal printer and not your default printer.
If you remember, when you calculate and print shipping labels with PayPal right before paying for the label, you have the option to Edit the Printer Settings. You only have to do this once. Before paying for the label, click on the Edit printer settings link. You will see the menu below.
Here, just click on the Label Printer. Then click on the drop down menu arrow where you can chose the label printer. Chose the Zebra LP2844-Z 4.0" x6.0"
Then click Save. That is telling PayPal to print the label to the right size for that particular printer. When you click save it will take you to the page where you will be able to pay for the label and print it. Just follow the instructions. The printing process is a bit different but the results are much better.
Please let us know if you need further instructions with more pictures.
With this printer we are able to not only print our shipping labels but also our customer's receipts and self stick coupons. That way we can save money to our repeat customers. You can print from any windows program including Internet Browsers. You have to play with the program's printer settings until the print comes out the way you like it.
We now never use our Inkjet or laser printer. Positively saving us a bunch of money in printers, paper, ink and toner.
If you are a business owner that ships more than ten packages per day, you might want to check out ShipRush. They are a company that offers some free shipping programs that works well with eBay, PayPal and Thermal printers. You can check out the programs here:
https://store.zfirm.com
Last time we check the one free program is Ship Rush with FedEx. The other programs have a montly fee. Please read the FAQs for more information.
Endicia.com is another program that works well with eBay, Paypal and Thermal Printers. We have never used them but we have heard good things about them. They mainly help you save time by automatically importing your customers shipping info into the program. They charge a monthly service charge depending on the service you need. if you are a large user you might get the service for free. We believe you have to spend about $5000 in shipping costs in order to get the service charge waived. Please visit their site for more information.
Refurbished Thermal Printers Availalable in Our Store. No longer Use The Very Expensive Printer Ink or Toner
Thermal label printers are special application printers that are designed to print shipping and product labels. They use a printing technology that is specifically designed to the printing of labels. We are going to be talking about a printer that is made by one of the top manufacturers of thermal label printers. Zebra has been making this type of printers for over 20 years and they are used by many of the Fortune 500 companies for their product and shipping labels.
The Zebra LP-2844 Thermal Bar Code Printer is part of Zebra's Desktop class of printers. The LP-2844 is a very ruggedly built printer and it is fully enclosed and it will withstand harsh warehouse environments.
The LP-2844 is a small desktop size printer and it doesn't take up a whole lot of space. Because of its compact design it will fit in small spaces that the large production class label printers from Zebra won't fit. Even though it is made of plastic it will stand up to the hostile environment of a commercial warehouse. The printing mechanism is completely enclosed within the cover and it has a smoked gray colored window so you can check on the amount of labels that are still left.Because it is made almost entirely of plastic the printer doesn't weigh very much. The Thermal Label printer is small, the dimensions of the printer are7.9"/198mm W x 9.4"/238mm D x 6.8"/173mm H and it weighs a mere 3.7lbs/1.7kg.
Speed and Print Quality
Speed in a thermal label printer is measured in how many inches per second that is printed. Since its speed is measured in inches per second, the actual number of labels that it prints per second depends on size of the label being printed. The maximum print speed is 4"/102mmper second.
Printing Technology
Thermal label printers use heat to transfer or create the image on a media or label stock.
Direct Thermal: uses heat that reacts with the specially treated label material to create the image on the paper. With this type of printing you don't use a ribbon to create the image. More than likely you have seen this type of direct thermal printer in your local Walmart or Burger King. Some of the small receipt printers use direct thermal technology to print. The LP-2844 is an example of a printer that use this process.
Uses for this printer
This printer is an extremely versatile and durable little desktop printer. What we mean by that is we can use this printer for a wide range of different uses within our operation. We started out looking for a printer to print all of our shipping labels directly from our existing software program. After completing the initial setup we realized the printer would also work for packages receipts and invoices, self stick coupons for our shipping boxes, envelopes address labels, special offers messages, etc, etc.
The thermal self stick shipping labels are very affordable. You can buy them in our store. If you ship through FedEx and UPS you can order them for free.
The thermal printer paid for itself within the first month of owning it. The money we save in Ink and laser printer toner paid for the printer.
The Thermal printers we have available in our Store are refurbished with a 90 day warranty. These printers brand new cost about $400
We have been using our printer for about three years now with no problems at all.
You can buy your own Thermal printer from our store here:
The Zebra LP-2844 Thermal Bar Code Printer is part of Zebra's Desktop class of printers. The LP-2844 is a very ruggedly built printer and it is fully enclosed and it will withstand harsh warehouse environments.
The LP-2844 is a small desktop size printer and it doesn't take up a whole lot of space. Because of its compact design it will fit in small spaces that the large production class label printers from Zebra won't fit. Even though it is made of plastic it will stand up to the hostile environment of a commercial warehouse. The printing mechanism is completely enclosed within the cover and it has a smoked gray colored window so you can check on the amount of labels that are still left.Because it is made almost entirely of plastic the printer doesn't weigh very much. The Thermal Label printer is small, the dimensions of the printer are7.9"/198mm W x 9.4"/238mm D x 6.8"/173mm H and it weighs a mere 3.7lbs/1.7kg.
Speed and Print Quality
Speed in a thermal label printer is measured in how many inches per second that is printed. Since its speed is measured in inches per second, the actual number of labels that it prints per second depends on size of the label being printed. The maximum print speed is 4"/102mmper second.
Printing Technology
Thermal label printers use heat to transfer or create the image on a media or label stock.
Direct Thermal: uses heat that reacts with the specially treated label material to create the image on the paper. With this type of printing you don't use a ribbon to create the image. More than likely you have seen this type of direct thermal printer in your local Walmart or Burger King. Some of the small receipt printers use direct thermal technology to print. The LP-2844 is an example of a printer that use this process.
Uses for this printer
This printer is an extremely versatile and durable little desktop printer. What we mean by that is we can use this printer for a wide range of different uses within our operation. We started out looking for a printer to print all of our shipping labels directly from our existing software program. After completing the initial setup we realized the printer would also work for packages receipts and invoices, self stick coupons for our shipping boxes, envelopes address labels, special offers messages, etc, etc.
The thermal self stick shipping labels are very affordable. You can buy them in our store. If you ship through FedEx and UPS you can order them for free.
The thermal printer paid for itself within the first month of owning it. The money we save in Ink and laser printer toner paid for the printer.
The Thermal printers we have available in our Store are refurbished with a 90 day warranty. These printers brand new cost about $400
We have been using our printer for about three years now with no problems at all.
You can buy your own Thermal printer from our store here:
Zebra LP2844 Thermal Printers Free of Charge Drivers Download
There are three places where you can download the Zebra LP2844 thermal Driver for Windows. We have found out that the driver that works the best for most of our customers is the first download link here:
Zebra LP2844 Best Driver
If for some reason the first driver did not work for you or you wan to try a different one with your printer please download and install the following drivers:
Zebra.com Universal Driver Download
The Zebra driver is the generic drive for this machine. We liked the first driver better but this driver might work better for you.
You can also go to their product page for additional information and free downloads.
Zebra LP2844 Product Page
Users Guide PDF Format Download
Many of these machines were used by UPS originally. UPS offers this driver for the LP 2844
UPS.com Thermal printer Driver
The following instructions will help you download and install the UPSThermal Printer driver program (UPS_319_117.EXE) to your selecteddirectory.
- Select the Download the UPS Thermal Printer Driver link below.
- When prompted by the File Download - Security Warning dialogue box to choose Run, Save, or Cancel, choose Run. When prompted by the Unknown Publisher Security Warning, "Are you sure you want to run this software?", choose Run.
- Select Unzip to extract the files. Once files are extracted, select OK and then select Close to close the window.
- Navigate to C:\UPSDrivers and double-click the file setup.exe to start the Installation Utility.
- Select the language to install.
- When prompted, select the Printer Interface you will be using, then click Next.
- USB Connection or Other Connection and click Next. You will be prompted to choose your printer model from a list. Click Next after choosing your printer model and the driver will install.
***IMPORTANT***
Please make sure to set up your driver to the right printer model name and number. In this case the LP 2844. Also before printing go to the Thermal Printer Properties on the Printers and Faxes Folder. Click on the Printer Preferences. Make sure to set up the printer to use the 4" X 6" paper. If you do not do that the printer might print only a part of the label or print it wrong. Also for better results set up the printing speed to 2. The menu to change speed setting is under device options, speed settings. You can also try different levels of darkness under device options, head settings, print darkness. Try the darkest setting.
Please try to play with the settings before assuming the printer is defective. Everyone uses a different shipping programs. Most of the programs we know are set up to take advantage of the thermal printers.
Please contact us if you have additional questions or if you believe you have gotten a defective unit from us. We are happy to help you.
Updated USPS Rate Chart Jan 2010:
Please follow the link below to download the Free 2010 USPS Fees Chart:
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Instructions on how to print only one label at the time. That way you will not be wasting one half label.
These are the instructions on how to print only one label at the time. That way you will not be wasting one half label.
How to do it: just simply go to the edit printer option and turn the print receipt off.
picture 1 shows that print out with one postage and one receipt.
picture 2 shows print out without two labels without receipt.
Follow the steps one time and click save.
How does Stamps.com work?
Our Digiweigh Postal Digital Scales Include an Optional Stamps.com
$20.00 Rebate from Digiweigh, regardless of the how much you paid for the scale. We say optional because the Rebate form is there if you can take advantage of it.
Please check the offer out. You can even sign up with the for four weeks free of charge. Their services allow you to print real USPS Postage from the comfort of your own home or office. You will almost never have to go to the Post Office again.
If you like their services and want to stay after the four week trail period, then they will start charging you $15 per month. We can see a very busy office that spend a considerable amount of money, time and effort in Mailing letters, post cards, busienss mail and packages taking advantage of their services.
Then after you stay with them after the trial period and start paying their monthly fees, you are eligible to apply for the $20 Digiweigh Rebate. Just fill it out, mail it to Digiweigh and in four to six weeks you will have you $20.00 rebate mailed to you. Please keep in mind that have to be a paying member of Stamps.com in order to received the rebate.
We only ship packages from our place of busienss and we could not take advantage of their services.
Free USPS Fees Chart updated download. First Class Stamps Increase From 42 cents to 44 cents on May 11th 2009.
First Class Stamps Increase From 42 cents to 44 cents on May 11th. We have the Updated USPS Fees Chart updated free download. The file is in PDF Format. You can open it and print it.
Click Here for the May 2009 USPS Fees Chart
If you own a Digiweigh Postal scale, the Fees Chart can be printed on a self stick shipping label and cut it to fit the Scales.
You can get Self Stick Shipping labels at our Internet Store here:
Click Here for the May 2009 USPS Fees Chart
If you own a Digiweigh Postal scale, the Fees Chart can be printed on a self stick shipping label and cut it to fit the Scales.
You can get Self Stick Shipping labels at our Internet Store here:
How to Print Half Shipping Labels Whithout Headers and Footers Information.
We have recently started to offer Half Page Self stick shipping labels to our Valued customers. Recently we had a request for instructions on how to get rid of the Headers and Footers information that get printed by default.
Here are the instructions on how to print your shipping labels without headers and footers. Headers and footers are the information that by default your internet browser print on every page. It can be the page internet address, date, etc, etc. This information is not important to show when you are printing shipping labels.
This instructions where made for the Mozilla Firefox internet browser and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Most of the browsers have similar options.
Firefox, first Click on File/Page Setup Menu in your Internet Browser's.
A new window will show up. Click on Margins & Header/ Footer Tab.
Then click on the drop down arrow and make sure all option boxes show --blank--
This way no information will show on top of bottom of the page. You can also play with the Margins. Depending on your printer this might help with the printing of your shipping label. Then click OK to finalize the changes
Microsoft Internet Explorer instructions.
First click on the file menu if you can see it or click by the Print Icon on the Browser's Top Menu. There is a little drop down menu by the Print Icon. Click on the Page Setup option.
A new window will appear. Clear any information showing in the Header and Footer spaces so it looks like the menu below. Here you can also play with the Margins to make sure your label comes out perfectly. Then click OK to finalize the changes.
Please let us know if you wish to see any other step by step instructions or if you need additional help.
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Digiweigh XP Series Scales Operator's Manual
Digiweigh XP Series Operator's Manual
It just came to our attention that several of our valued customers did misplaced their Owner's Manual or never got one. The Manual comes printed in a small 4" X 6" white piece of paper. That is very easy to misplace. The letters are so small that many people might need a magnifying glass. We have this information posted here to help all our customers that might have questions about the operation of their Digital Digiweigh Scale.
How to use the scale
Place the scale on a rigid horizontal flat horizontal surface.
Press ON/OFF button to switch on the scale and wait until "0.0" is showed in the display screen. Please make sure the scale is under a environment with a stable temperature.
Put the object(s) on the center of the platform. Wait until the display is stable. The readout equals the weight of the object(s) on the platform.
Press MODE button to choose different weighing units. The scale measures in pounds and kilograms.
Open the flip top for big envelopes or rolls.
HOW TO USE TARE FUNCTION
Tare function can make it easier to weigh tiny things or liquids.
Press ON/OFF button to switch on the scale. Put the container of weighing object(s) on the center of the platform, press TARE button and the screen shows "0.0". Take the container off and put the weighing object(s) in the container and put the container again on the center of the platform.
Wait until the screen is stable, the readout equals the weight of the weighing objects(s).
HOW TO USE HOLD FUNCTION
Your scale is designed with HOLD function for you to weigh big boxes. Just turn on the scale, put the box on the platform, wait 3 seconds until the box is stable on the platform. Press HOLD button to freeze the readout. remove the box and get the readout. Press HOLD again to reactivate the scale.
MAINTENANCE
Avoid any exposure to extreme heat or coldness. Your scale works better when operated at normal room temperature. Always allow the scale to acclimate to normal room temperature for at least one hour before using.
Keep your scale in a clean environment. Dust, dirt, moisture, vibration, air currents and close distance to other electronic equipment may cause an adverse effect on the reliability and accuracy of your scale.
Handle the scale with care. Gently apply all items to be weighed onto tray top. Although this scale is designed to be quite durable, try to avoid rough treatment as this might permanently damage the internal parts. Avoid shaking or dropping the scale. This is a precision instrument and must be handled with care.
Thank you for reading this information. You can enjoy enjoy using your Digiweig Scale.
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Your scale has a limited factory-direct lifetime warranty, which means you do not have to contact the retailer you bought the scale from if your scale has a quality problems. Here's what we suggest to solve the quality problem hassle-free and promptly:
Contact Digiweigh via email to support@digiwehusa.com to contact out RMA department. They will reply within 1 business day. You are also welcome to call them at 909.393.1188
When requiring repairing or replacing, you will need to fill out an RMA form which will be emailed to you when contacted. The RMA form needs to be filled out with your detailed information such address, telephone number, scale model number, etc. Then the RMA department will assign an authorization number for you to send the bad scale back. For DOA (Dead On Arrival) scales, Digiweigh will pay both shipping for replacing.
If you bought your scale from Solutioinsgem.com you can ask for a free of charge replacement within the first 30 days of purchase, without having to contact the manufacturer.
Please visit our Newsletter page where it shows you how to calculate shipping charges with the Included USPS Fees Chart here:
http://newsletter.solutionsgem.com/2008/10/10/how-to-calculate-shipping-costs-with-the-usps-and-the-fees-chart.aspx
If you need to use eBay and PayPal shipping services, please visit our Newsletter page where there is a Step by Step Video:
Do you need a reliable Digital Scale at a Great Price with Expedite Shipping Included in Price? Please visit our store:
If you need to use eBay and PayPal shipping services, please visit our Newsletter page where there is a Step by Step Video:
Do you need a reliable Digital Scale at a Great Price with Expedite Shipping Included in Price? Please visit our store:
