Printing Labels on a Thermal Printer

Thermal label printers give a real productivity boost if you ship more than 10 parcels a day. Thermal printers provide an easy to use peel-and-stick label that goes on just about any parcel (and express letter).

In many cases the shipping carrier will provide the label stock at no charge, so the only real hurdle is getting the label printer itself. Several models of printer are supported, including these:

Supported Zebra / Eltron EPL Models (ShipRush for USPS):

• Zebra ZP-450, ZP-500, ZP-550

• LP2844

• Zebra Z4M, 105SL

Supported Zebra / Eltron EPL Models (ShipRush for USPS powered by Endicia):

• Zebra ZP-450, ZP-500, ZP-550

• LP2844 Connected via the USB port (requires special Datamatrix firmware)
  (Some LP2844 printers in the field are unable to print Datamatrix bar codes. If you already have an LP2844 printer on hand, and are not sure if it can print Datamatrix bar codes, contact Zebra technical support at (877)275-9327 )

Note: eBay is a good source for a used thermal printer for a reasonable price (often under $100).

It is not supported to attach a thermal printer to a serial port.

Next: Installing a thermal printer.