I have had a similar printer for almost a year now and I have used it almost everyday.. I am a nurse in a small Assisted Living Facility. This printer with the thermal adhesive backed paper is great for labeling specimen cups to sent to the lab. I am actually thinking of buying another one to load regular thermal paper in, so I don't have to switch back an forth for different needs.
I have an interesting use for my thermal printer. I print labels in landscape for a visually impaired person. In the USA a "certified" label printer for the visually impaired that prints two or three rows costs close to $200 USD and the waterproof continuous roll tape is $10 per roll USD. Also that printer only works with Windows and it has no formatting tools (no centering of text for an example). To put it in perspective, I bought a thermal printer on Amazon for $18 USD and I get 20 rolls of sticker tape for $12 USD. How I'm able to get it to print edge to edge is I enter text in a photo editor in bold, make sure to keep the aspect ratio when stretching it edge to edge, landscape it then crop it. I save it as a JPEG and print it out on the thermal printer. That will print edge to edge top to bottom (banner style).
I REALLY appreciate this video! Thank you! My question is I mainly bought this to print CLEAR labels that I can stick on things. How do I order that kind of paper. Obviously the paper it comes with is just like a receipt type paper...
Glad you enjoyed and found the video helpful ♥️ For the paper, you can order it on Temu as it's pretty cheap on there and other shops like Amazon/eBay/Shein as well. Just make sure you order the correct size. Temu had quite a few options including coloured paper. Hope that helps 🙂
what a brilliant video step by step guide thank you so much . in regards to charging without knowing when its fully charged, how long would you recommend?? i know you said 30 to 40mins you did, can they be overcharged?
Not in my experience, I've left it on charge for a few hours sometimes and it worked fine but I would try to avoid that. Also, thank you very much for your kind comment, really appreciate it 🙂
It lasts for quite a while, at least a year. The prints I took while doing this review are still visible. They haven't been handled so not sure how much of an impact that has but I've had no problems with them erasing in all the prints I've done so far. Hope that helps.
Hi, thanks for the nice review. I noticed that the printed stickers are not dark at all. For labels, if the printed word is short, It is rather black but if it is a long phrase, is light grey... Looks like more current is necessary to heat up the resistor in the print head. It there a firmware or software fix to correct the darkness ?
Hi mate, thanks for the video. I'm wondering if this can print mail labels like the ones for royal mail or Amazon. If it's too small, can we crop into parts then print and bind together? Thanks❤
It can yes, but i wouldn't use it as its primary purpose due to the print fading away over time. I did a short about this here if that helps: ruclips.net/user/shortsC8G3HuFLIgE?feature=share
Nope, if you're doing it for a business, i would invest in something more trustworthy to ensure the prints are off higher quality and don't fade away. This would still work but i wouldn't personally use it for a business. Hope that helps
Hmm, it'll be a bit small for shipping labels but it you have a small label, it does work. Example, I could print and then scan a QR code. Hope that helps
You can indeed. I've been asked this a few times so I'll do a quick video and show how it works. Unless the QR code is tiny and i mean tiny, like in the corner of the page, it works without trouble.
Could you show how to change the size of your paper when you print ? Like I got paper in but it prints and don’t stop until it’s like 4 or 5 inches long and it’s wasting my paper cuz it’s runs out after picture done printing
I'm not sure on the exact timing because there is no indication when it's full but charging for 1 hour should be more than enough. I've only charged this once since I got it and it's still working right now, literally printed some stickers before I saw your comment 😁 Hope that helps
Yes, you can control what length is printed. The width of the paper is around 2 inches so you'll have to put 1 inch labels side by side. Hope that helps
Hmm, i would avoid touching it too much. Apparently, the chemicals on our hands help the thermal print fade away with touches. I've got a printed sticker on my wardrobe for over 2 months now and it still looks the same. Hope that helps
that's just the nature of this type of printers, they will fade away, there's nothing you can do about it. there are higher quality papers that will last longer but they'll fade away too in the end
I cannot make mine print. It keeps on showing a message "Whether to print words. If there are no words on the paper, turn the paper upside down and reinstall it. If there is no paper, reload the paper according to the instructions." I'm pretty sure the paper is correctly loaded idk what seems to be the problem
That's odd, have you turned the paper around and tried again? Maybe five that a try and see if it works. The roll should curl upwards e I.e. pointing into the cover of the printer. Hope that helps 🙂
I bought one of these to see if it was suitable for a child. As it seemed a great present. However, i have some grave concerns about this device. Specifically the notes taking function and resultant QR code. Once the video or sound cips recording are made they are stored on a website server NOT in the local app on your phone!!!! when you turn off wifi and 3/4G data on your phone this function this notes function fails to work!!! In fact what was even more disturbing was when i created a sound note and printed off the resultantant QR code and scanned it with my iphone camera it took me to the web site. I then played it and it was SOMEBODY ELSES NOTE!! Security issues around this are huge.
Damn, yes that is a security risk. Stay safe. I didn't even take that feature seriously since I'd never use it but good spot. In terms of the actual prints though, what do you think? I think they're pretty good and fun for kids.
I will stick to my brother P-Touch Labor. The value versus what you get with the P-Touch is not even close. Just remember thermal paper prints degrade with heat every quickly. This is for children.😅
Fair enough. Yeah, i would consider this a toy, wouldn't expect to see this being used in a professional environment but it definitely works for quick prints for children or QR/barcodes
I have had a similar printer for almost a year now and I have used it almost everyday.. I am a nurse in a small Assisted Living Facility. This printer with the thermal adhesive backed paper is great for labeling specimen cups to sent to the lab. I am actually thinking of buying another one to load regular thermal paper in, so I don't have to switch back an forth for different needs.
i might be wrong but thermal prints don't last forever so if something has to last, maybe consider a laser printer (eg from brother)
I am buying this today. Glad to have found your review! Thanks for the detailed instructions!
Links are in the description
Thank you so much,your example & explanation has been the best and I watched a few 😊
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Thank you, means a lot 🙂. Glad that is the case, aiming to improve wirh each video, God-willing.
I have an interesting use for my thermal printer.
I print labels in landscape for a visually impaired person.
In the USA a "certified" label printer for the visually impaired that prints two or three rows costs close to $200 USD and the waterproof continuous roll tape is $10 per roll USD. Also that printer only works with Windows and it has no formatting tools (no centering of text for an example).
To put it in perspective, I bought a thermal printer on Amazon for $18 USD and I get 20 rolls of sticker tape for $12 USD.
How I'm able to get it to print edge to edge is I enter text in a photo editor in bold, make sure to keep the aspect ratio when stretching it edge to edge, landscape it then crop it. I save it as a JPEG and print it out on the thermal printer.
That will print edge to edge top to bottom (banner style).
Now that is getting every bang for your buck 👏
@@Gadgetsquared100 because stuff "certified" for the visually impaired is ungodly expensive, even a toy can be repurposed into a tool.
I REALLY appreciate this video! Thank you! My question is I mainly bought this to print CLEAR labels that I can stick on things. How do I order that kind of paper. Obviously the paper it comes with is just like a receipt type paper...
Glad you enjoyed and found the video helpful ♥️ For the paper, you can order it on Temu as it's pretty cheap on there and other shops like Amazon/eBay/Shein as well. Just make sure you order the correct size. Temu had quite a few options including coloured paper. Hope that helps 🙂
what a brilliant video step by step guide thank you so much . in regards to charging without knowing when its fully charged, how long would you recommend?? i know you said 30 to 40mins you did, can they be overcharged?
Not in my experience, I've left it on charge for a few hours sometimes and it worked fine but I would try to avoid that. Also, thank you very much for your kind comment, really appreciate it 🙂
Thank you your review was perfect.
Hey dear So it can't print color it's only black and white?
Yes, it's thermal printing so essentially heating the paper. No ink used so only black and white.
@@Gadgetsquared100yea I have one it’s kinda sad
@@Gaming_artist6For the price, its not bad
The Zink thermal printer prints in color.
Hello, how long does the impression last more or less? Does it erase after a short time? Thank you.
It lasts for quite a while, at least a year. The prints I took while doing this review are still visible. They haven't been handled so not sure how much of an impact that has but I've had no problems with them erasing in all the prints I've done so far. Hope that helps.
@Gadgetsquared100 Of course you have helped me, in fact I have been encouraged to buy it, thank you very much friend.
Hi, thanks for the nice review. I noticed that the printed stickers are not dark at all. For labels, if the printed word is short, It is rather black but if it is a long phrase, is light grey... Looks like more current is necessary to heat up the resistor in the print head. It there a firmware or software fix to correct the darkness ?
Good point. Nope, I have no idea about anything to fix that, sorry
You should connect it to the charger while printing for better quality
Hi mate, thanks for the video. I'm wondering if this can print mail labels like the ones for royal mail or Amazon. If it's too small, can we crop into parts then print and bind together? Thanks❤
It can yes, but i wouldn't use it as its primary purpose due to the print fading away over time.
I did a short about this here if that helps: ruclips.net/user/shortsC8G3HuFLIgE?feature=share
@@Gadgetsquared100 thanks a lot mate!
Question if I want to start selling stuff online, would u recommend me this to print out labels for UPS and stuff like that?
Nope, if you're doing it for a business, i would invest in something more trustworthy to ensure the prints are off higher quality and don't fade away. This would still work but i wouldn't personally use it for a business. Hope that helps
@@Gadgetsquared100 yes thank you
@@Gadgetsquared100thanks mate, if it's a few time use for printing labels (not for business) is it feasible?❤
So helpful thank you
How’s the print quality? Is it suitable to print shipping labels?
Hmm, it'll be a bit small for shipping labels but it you have a small label, it does work. Example, I could print and then scan a QR code. Hope that helps
@@Gadgetsquared100 thanks. I bought it already, lets see if it works
Nice. Let me know if it does. Hope you enjoy it, it is fun at the very least
@@RandomSnippets07hi mate, sorry is it working for return labels?
How do you get the printer to work with the clear sticker tape? I got it to print with the white. The clear says it is loaded wrong. Im going crazy
that was really helpful. Thank you
Glad you found it helpful, thanks for commenting 🙂
Is it possible to connect to Bluetooth without the app?
Hi can't I use one to print QR codes for travelling? For planes trains, that kind of thing. Thank you.
You can indeed. I've been asked this a few times so I'll do a quick video and show how it works. Unless the QR code is tiny and i mean tiny, like in the corner of the page, it works without trouble.
Uploaded a video about this - FYI
Could you show how to change the size of your paper when you print ? Like I got paper in but it prints and don’t stop until it’s like 4 or 5 inches long and it’s wasting my paper cuz it’s runs out after picture done printing
You should be able to set the size of the paper in the app. It will give you a preview before printing
Can I purchase in clear paper?
Yes, you should be able to buy that separately
I just got mine today. Charging it for the first time. I hope I can rip it off 😂❤
I'm sure you'll have lots of fun 😁
Hi, how many time take for full charge the battery the first time? Thanks
I'm not sure on the exact timing because there is no indication when it's full but charging for 1 hour should be more than enough. I've only charged this once since I got it and it's still working right now, literally printed some stickers before I saw your comment 😁 Hope that helps
Thanks! And great video 😁
Thank you. Appreciate the love ❤️ 🙃
Thanks. Very well explained. 😊
Thank you, appreciate it 🙏🏼
Can this be used with any other apps?
Not as far as im aware. Just the one shown in the video
@@Gadgetsquared100 is there an SDK for this printer?
No idea. I only know of the app on the App store and it does have an APK if that's helpful. Just search on Google
Is it possible to print smal labels 1ich height without to have a zebra roll? .
Yes, you can control what length is printed. The width of the paper is around 2 inches so you'll have to put 1 inch labels side by side. Hope that helps
Have you tried printing in a sticker paper??
Yes, it comes with a sticker roll and works well
I have this one but I don't know how to check the battery percentage of thermal printer
You can't unfortunately, something that should definitely be there but isn't
Is it possible to connect to the printer without the app?
Not in my experience, i have tried but didn't manage to connect via Bluetooth directly. Hope that helps
@@Gadgetsquared100 Damn :(
Well, thanks! Awesome vid btw
Thank you, really appreciate that 🙂
Please what is the name of the printer
I noticed that the photos fade after sometime I tried putting tape or hair spray but that just speeds up the process... is there something i can do
Hmm, i would avoid touching it too much. Apparently, the chemicals on our hands help the thermal print fade away with touches. I've got a printed sticker on my wardrobe for over 2 months now and it still looks the same. Hope that helps
that's just the nature of this type of printers, they will fade away, there's nothing you can do about it. there are higher quality papers that will last longer but they'll fade away too in the end
I cannot make mine print. It keeps on showing a message "Whether to print words. If there are no words on the paper, turn the paper upside down and reinstall it. If there is no paper, reload the paper according to the instructions."
I'm pretty sure the paper is correctly loaded idk what seems to be the problem
That's odd, have you turned the paper around and tried again? Maybe five that a try and see if it works. The roll should curl upwards e
I.e. pointing into the cover of the printer. Hope that helps 🙂
This printer don’t come color print ?
Nope, its just Thermal printing. No colours needed
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Where to purchase sticky paper
You can buy it on Amazon or Temu separately. I've added links in the description for both
Mine isn’t closing properly.. any tips?
What do you mean by not closing? Do you mean the lid?
@@Gadgetsquared100 yeah the opening to the paper, I think it might be the problem of the paper ngl
Thanks Bro
I bought one of these to see if it was suitable for a child. As it seemed a great present. However, i have some grave concerns about this device. Specifically the notes taking function and resultant QR code. Once the video or sound cips recording are made they are stored on a website server NOT in the local app on your phone!!!! when you turn off wifi and 3/4G data on your phone this function this notes function fails to work!!!
In fact what was even more disturbing was when i created a sound note and printed off the resultantant QR code and scanned it with my iphone camera it took me to the web site. I then played it and it was SOMEBODY ELSES NOTE!!
Security issues around this are huge.
Damn, yes that is a security risk. Stay safe. I didn't even take that feature seriously since I'd never use it but good spot. In terms of the actual prints though, what do you think? I think they're pretty good and fun for kids.
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I can't connect my printer to my phone the blue light keeps blinking can someone please help? Ive tried everything
Are you connecting through the app or directly via Bluetooth?
i cant connect to it
Are you connecting with the Fun Print app? It may not connect if you don't do it from within the app
I will stick to my brother P-Touch Labor. The value versus what you get with the P-Touch is not even close. Just remember thermal paper prints degrade with heat every quickly. This is for children.😅
Fair enough. Yeah, i would consider this a toy, wouldn't expect to see this being used in a professional environment but it definitely works for quick prints for children or QR/barcodes