We, at Thunderbird, are excited to present to our customers the Sato Line of printers and print engines. While we have serviced the Sato printers since our beginning, we are now a Sato Partner. Sato Printers have come a long way since the early days of Thunderbird Technical Services, Inc. These printers were highly technical […]
Thunderbird Adds Additional Support Services
We, at Thunderbird Technical Services, Inc., hope you are doing well and staying safe. After 2 plus years, we still find ourselves within the grasp of COVID-19. Maybe you’re dealing with an outbreak in your community or within your facility. Possibly, you’re reducing some services to reduce exposure. Thunderbird has ways we can provide services […]
Zebra Device Command Override
The Zebra Device Command Override feature is new to the xi4, ZM, ZT, 105SLPlus and ZE500 series printers to allow the capability of filtering out commands such as Print Speed, Darkness and Top of Form. In most instances these statements can be filtered out in the driver by checking “Use printer settings”. But in some […]
Saving Costs on Labels and Ribbons
Saving costs on labels and ribbons for your barcode printer can help keep business expenses under control. Label and ribbon expenses can soar to the point of breaking your budget. Incorrect data, software settings, incorrect configurations and improperly loaded labels and ribbons contribute to the cost of running your business. The truth is that largest cause […]
Zebra Printer Ribbon Wrinkling – Z-170xi Series and Z-220xi Series
We receive (and see) posts about Zebra printer ribbon wrinkling on Zebra Z-170xi series and Z-220xi series printers. While this problem is common on all thermal transfer printers, it is most prevalent on the wider web printers since there is more surface area of ribbon moving across the printhead. Many users get really frustrated with […]
Datamax-O’neil I-4212e Network Setup
https://www.datamax-oneil.com/do/de/DE-DE/index.cfmConfiguring the IP address for the Datamax-O’neil I-4212e is really a very easy process. By going through the control panel, selecting Network Settings, Setting the Permanent IP Address, Gateway and Subnet Mask, then restarting the printer is all that needs to be done. Of course, setting your driver for the proper IP address will complete […]
Zebra 170xi4 ‘Paper Out’ and ‘Ribbon Out’ errors
Zebra 170xi4 doesn’t work after calibration. Zebra Technologies denies any significant change to their firmware regarding the calibration procedure for the Z-170xi4. But if you follow Thunderbird Technical Services’ video on xi4 series calibration you may find the printer will ‘flatline’ on the sensor profile after performing the calibration. Furthermore, the printer will elicit a ‘paper […]
A Smartphone Initiative Reveals Where Supermarket Produce Comes From
Each time we put up a blog post about barcodes, we really think that we have seen it all, but barcode technology always seems to have tricks up its sleeve. Well, we shouldn’t call them tricks; they’re more like vast reservoirs of untapped technological potential. There are many ingenious people out there trying […]
Using Barcodes to Catalog Every Single Species on Earth
When it comes to barcodes, we want you to think big. Barcodes on packages or in the grocery store are just not big enough, which is a shame because barcodes do a lot more than simply process goods and services (although those things are important too!). You can wrap your mind around a bigger […]
Barcodes Helping the Elderly Battle Loneliness
Barcodes are not just the thing that the cashier scans when you cash out at the grocery store or some other retail chain; they are instruments that make life easier and more orderly for all of us, and recent advancements in barcode technology suggests that they may even save lives, especially for the elderly […]
