Printronix Information

This printer guide provides information specific to the Printronix printers, and IBM OEM Printronix printers.  (See the IBM Section for a list of IBM printers).  Newly-supported printers are shown in bold text.  RFID Printers (currently supported or in development) are italicized.  The supported Printronix printers include:

L1024

L1524

L5020

L5031

L5035

L5520

L5535

LPA8204r

LPA8304r

P5005B

P5010

P5205B

P5210

P5215

P5220

SL4M

SL5204

SL5204r

SL5304

SL5304r

SLPA5204r

SLPA5304r

SLPA7204e

SLPA7304e

SLPA8204r

SLPA8304r

T4M

T5204

T5204r

T5206

T5206r

T5208

T5208r

T5304

T5304r

T5306

T5306r

T5308

T5308r

LPA8204r RFID

LPA8304r RFID

SL4M RFID

SL5204 RFID

SL5204r RFID

SL5304 RFID

SL5304r RFID

SL5306r RFID

SLPA5204r RFID

SLPA5304r RFID

SLPA7204e RFID

SLPA7304e RFID

SLPA8204r RFID

SLPA8304r RFID

T4M RFID

T5204 RFID

T5204r RFID

T5206r RFID

T5208r RFID

T5304 RFID

T5304r RFID

T5306r RFID

T5308r RFID

 

 

To view updated Printronix information, go to Loftware’s website, www.loftware.com.  See the section on Supported Printers on the Technical Support page.

Refer to the RFID Devices and Tag Types section for information on tag types supported by the Printronix RFID printers.

Printer Status

This function can be a very valuable tool when printers are connected using the Serial Interface.  If there is a problem communicating with the printer, an error message is displayed.  By default, Printer Status is disabled for Printronix printers.  To enable Printer Status, you must first enable “One Char Enquiry” on the printer via the menu controls, and then uncheck the “Disable Status Checking” check box in the device Connection dialog box in Loftware.

Interface Cables (Parallel, Serial and USB)

Parallel Interface - Using a standard parallel cable, plug the hardware license key into an LPT parallel port, and connect the cable between the key and the printer.

Serial Interface - For all Printronix printers, use an RS232-C null modem cable.  The hardware license key is not part of the serial interface since it must always be plugged into an LPT parallel port.

USB Interface (standard or optional interface) - Use a standard USB cable between the printer and PC (or server), and plug in either a USB or Parallel hardware license key to one of the other ports on the computer.