How To: Configure a Printer for Jewelry Labels

How To: Configure a Printer for Jewelry Labels

Retail user  ·  Yellow Dog Inventory 2026

 WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

Jewelry labels use a smaller, differently proportioned shape than standard Yellow Dog labels, so a printer set up for standard stock won't print them correctly — or at all. Updating your printer's driver settings to match the jewelry label dimensions and sensing mode resolves this. Once configured, you can switch back to standard labels at any time by repeating the same steps with one setting changed.

 PREREQUISITES

•     Admin or IT-level access to your printer settings — some organizations restrict this by security policy

•     A label printer already installed and connected

•     Zebra Jewelry labels loaded in the printer (2.20" × .50" — the size sold by Yellow Dog)

 STEP BY STEP

Configure Your Printer for Jewelry Labels

1.   Go to Control Panel > Devices and Printers.

2.   Right-click your label printer and select Printing Preferences.

3.   Select Options, enter 2.20 for width and .50 for height (the dimensions for Zebra Jewelry labels purchased from Yellow Dog), and select Apply.

4.   Select Advanced Setup, and under Tracking Mode, select Mark Sensing. Select Apply.

5.   Select Tools. Confirm Action is selected under Command Type, select Calibrate Media under Command Name, and select Send.

Note: Your printer is now configured to print jewelry labels.

Switch Back to Standard Labels

1.   Go to Control Panel > Devices and Printers.

2.   Right-click your label printer and select Printing Preferences.

3.   Select Options, enter the height and width for the label stock you normally use, and select Apply.

4.   Select Advanced Setup, and under Tracking Mode, select Web Sensing. Select Apply.

5.   Select Tools. Confirm Action is selected under Command Type, select Calibrate Media under Command Name, and select Send.

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Last reviewed: July 2026  ·  Applies to: Yellow Dog Inventory 2026


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