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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – TRADEMARKS; REVISION HISTORY; ii
  • Page 3 – Table of Contents; Command - End Form Store
  • Page 4 – iv
  • Page 5 – xa
  • Page 7 – Introduction
  • Page 8 – All commands and alpha character command
  • Page 9 – Command; WRITE TEXT; Command Name; Basic Command
  • Page 10 – Text
  • Page 11 – Inter-character Space
  • Page 12 – The text is placed into the image buffer. See the; The reference point of the first character in a text; times
  • Page 13 – Bar Codes; Bar Code Orientation Tip
  • Page 15 – Printer Configuration; Printer AutoSense
  • Page 16 – Explanation of the Status Printout; Determining Printer
  • Page 17 – ting is retained after reset has been issued or power; Manually Setting
  • Page 18 – Media Detection
  • Page 19 – Command Reference; This section contains a complete listing of all
  • Page 22 – Ap; Parameters; “DATA”
  • Page 23 – LE
  • Page 25 – Command - ASCII TEXT; Simple Expressions
  • Page 26 – Command - Simple Expressions in Data Fields; FE; Asian Character Font
  • Page 27 – Description; Using AUTOFR; AUTOFR; :Line Feed to initialize the printer
  • Page 28 – Isolating Data From; FK
  • Page 29 – Bp; DATA
  • Page 31 – Bar Codes with; Vnn; or a combination of several options:
  • Page 32 – Some bar code formats will not support date names; Function Characters
  • Page 34 – Command - 2D Bar Code - MaxiCode Specific Options; bp; Mx; In Mode 2
  • Page 35 – cl; Class Code; co; Postal Code; lpm; Low priority message
  • Page 37 – The hexadecimal (ASCII) data control strings; GS; RS EOT; Syntax; SHIP; OT
  • Page 38 – Command - 2D Bar Code - PDF417 Specific Options; oH
  • Page 39 – The following parameters may be omitted and de-; This parameter is a non-standard implemen-; xxx
  • Page 41 – Information
  • Page 42 – Symbol Geometry
  • Page 43 – Bar Code Generation
  • Page 44 – tion that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great; The second symbol has been set to print human
  • Page 45 – For Numeric Serialization Only. The counter; Cp; PROMPT; KDU Prompt
  • Page 46 – If the starting value of a counter is “
  • Page 47 – Command - Cut Immediate; can not
  • Page 48 – Dp; The density command controls the amount of; The density and speed commands can dramatically
  • Page 49 – dump
  • Page 50 – This command allows the advanced program-; eRp; = Any single ASCII character; XON; For Mode 2 Error and Status Reporting:
  • Page 51 – EI; Soft fonts can be downloaded to and deleted from
  • Page 52 – “FONTNAME”; = By entering the name of a
  • Page 53 – Command - Store Soft Font; “DATA; The following use hexadecimal
  • Page 54 – Repeat for each character until the last char-
  • Page 55 – For fonts with the rotation parameter set; Example of
  • Page 56 – Soft Fonts
  • Page 57 – Font Bitmap Data
  • Page 58 – Command - Cut Position; fp
  • Page 59 – The form store sequence is started with the; FS
  • Page 60 – Command - Print Form Information
  • Page 61 – “FORMNAME”; characters; forms will be deleted from memory. The; :deletes form “AFORM”
  • Page 62 – Command - Retrieve Form; = This is the form name; :retrieves the form named TEST1; To print a list of the forms currently stored in
  • Page 64 – :delete form “TESTFORM”
  • Page 65 – GGp; “NAME” or Variable Data; graphic name used when the graphic; G M
  • Page 66 – GI
  • Page 67 – “NAME”; GM; :deletes graphic “LOGO”
  • Page 69 – :Prepares printer to receive graphic; GK“WORLD”
  • Page 70 – GWp
  • Page 71 – Command - Character Set Selection; Ip
  • Page 72 – The default setting is
  • Page 73 – JB; JB
  • Page 74 – JF
  • Page 75 – LEp
  • Page 76 – LOp
  • Page 77 – LSp; :draw a diagonal line
  • Page 78 – LWp; :draw another black line
  • Page 79 – Command - Memory Allocation; Mp; Available memory and the current allocation of
  • Page 80 – Command - Clear Image Buffer; Do not use the
  • Page 81 – Command - Cancel Software Options
  • Page 82 – oB
  • Page 83 – Line Mode; oE
  • Page 84 – This command must precede any PDF 417 bar code; oHp
  • Page 85 – shall not perish from the earth.
  • Page 86 – oM
  • Page 87 – oR; oR; Range; None; The Euro character is not supported in Font 5 char-
  • Page 89 – Using the; oW; command may cause bar codes to be-; oWp
  • Page 91 – Command - Hardware Options
  • Page 93 – Command - Set Line Mode; ESC
  • Page 94 – Pp; The
  • Page 95 – Command - Print Automatic; PAp
  • Page 96 – Command - Set Label Width; qp; Print Head; Center Alignment; Print Head; Image
  • Page 97 – All Printers
  • Page 98 – Command - Set Form Length; Qp; Required for black line
  • Page 99 – AutoSense routine does not detect black line; sor designed to detect the top of each label or
  • Page 100 – Standard Label; The Q command would be:
  • Page 101 – Black Line Between Perforation; Black Line On Perforation
  • Page 102 – Command - Set Double Buffer Mode; rp; rN; command must follow the
  • Page 103 – Command - Set Reference Point; Rp; ZT
  • Page 104 – Command - Speed Select; Sp
  • Page 105 – TD; TDp; me; This command only works in printers equipped with
  • Page 106 – TSp
  • Page 107 – TTp; At lease one parameter must be supplied.; Default; This command works only in printers equipped with
  • Page 109 – Command - Enable Clear Label Counter Mode; UB
  • Page 111 – The printer will send the number of external; UE
  • Page 112 – The printer will send the number of forms stored; UF
  • Page 113 – The printer will send the number of graphics; UG
  • Page 114 – UI; UIp; The KDU automatically sends this command each
  • Page 115 – UM; UM; UP
  • Page 116 – US; command; UN
  • Page 117 – See Also
  • Page 118 – UQ
  • Page 119 – Serial Port
  • Page 121 – Command - Define Variable; Vp; Note; “PROMPT”
  • Page 123 – Command - Windows Mode; Wp
  • Page 125 – Xp
  • Page 126 – Command - Serial Port Setup; Yp; After receiving this command, the printer will; The printer’s default serial port parameters are
  • Page 127 – Command - Print Direction; Zp; The top of the image buffer prints first and is viewed
  • Page 128 – Command - Download Variables; Each; line represents a variable or; :begins the form store
  • Page 129 – Command - Reset Printer; :The printer will reset
  • Page 131 – Appendix A - Character References; This section has character references.
  • Page 133 – Hexidecimal- Most Significant Digit
  • Page 135 – Appendix B - Cash Drawer Kicker Option
  • Page 136 – PRINTER; SGND
  • Page 137 – Command - Generate Pulse CDK
  • Page 138 – Status
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Manual No. 980352-001 Rev. A

©2001 Zebra Technologies Corporation

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Summary

Page 2 - TRADEMARKS; REVISION HISTORY; ii

FOREWORD This manual provides programming information for printers featuring Zebra’s EPL2 Pro- gramming and command language, which are manufactured by Zebra Technologies Corpora- tion, Camarillo, California. COPYRIGHT NOTICE This document contains information proprietary to Zebra Technologies Corpo...

Page 3 - Table of Contents; Command - End Form Store

Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Command Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Basic Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Command Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Placing Elements in the Print Image . . . . . . ....

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I Command - Character Set Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53 JB Command - Disable Top Of Form Backup . . . . . . . . . . 3-55 JF Command - Enable Top Of Form Backup . . . . . . . . . . 3-56 LE Command - Line Draw Exclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 LO Command - Line Draw Black . . . ....

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