TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Commands Outline .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Structure ....................................................................................................................................................................
9 1.3 Command Basic Specifications ............................................................................................................................ 10 1.3.1 Format Commands and Control Commands ............................................................................................... 10 1.3.2 Basic Data Format for the Command............................................................................................................. 10 1.3.3 Command Syntax ..............................................................................................................................................
12 1.3.4 About Saving the Graphics and Label Formats in the Printer .................................................................... 12 1.4 Example of Command Use ................................................................................................................................... 13 1.4.1 Basic Label Printing........................................................................................................................................... 13 1.4.2 Color Label Printing ..........................................................................................................................................
14 1.4.3 Serialized Printing ............................................................................................................................................. 15 1.4.4 Saving a File for a Label Format ...................................................................................................................... 16 1.4.5 Printing Using the Label Format File ............................................................................................................. 17 1.4.6 Getting Status .....................................................................................................................................................
18 2 Primary Functions .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 2.1 Fonts ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19 2.1.1 Font Type ............................................................................................................................................................
20 2.1.2 Special Symbols .................................................................................................................................................. 21 2.2 Media Settings ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 2.2.1 Media Coating Type .......................................................................................................................................... 22 2.2.2 Media Form ........................................................................................................................................................
22 2.2.3 Label Edge Detection ........................................................................................................................................ 23 2.2.4 Media Source ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 2.2.5 Media Shape ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 2.3 Errors .......................................................................................................................................................................
24 2.4 Print Area ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 2.4.1 Leading Edge and Direction Definitions ........................................................................................................ 26 2.4.2 Base Position Definitions ................................................................................................................................. 27 2.4.3 Maximum Printable Area .................................................................................................................................
28 2.4.4 Printable Area and Mount Settings ................................................................................................................ 29 2.4.5 Print Area and Margin Settings ....................................................................................................................... 30 2.4.6 Print Requests Outside the Print Area ........................................................................................................... 31 2.4.7 Print Area Settings Using ZPL II Commands ...............................................................................................
32 2.5 Getting and Setting Printer Information ............................................................................................................ 33 2.5.1 Method for Setting Printer Information ........................................................................................................ 34 2.5.2 Method for Getting Printer Information ....................................................................................................... 35 2.6 Designating Color ..................................................................................................................................................
37 2.7 Field Color Reversal .............................................................................................................................................. 39 2.8 Printing Graphics ................................................................................................................................................... 41 2.8.1 Registering a Graphic in a Printer and Printing It ........................................................................................ 41 2.8.2 Embedding a Graphic in the Field and Printing It .......................................................................................
42 3 Detailed Command Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 43 ^A ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 ^A@ ..................................................................................................................................................................................
45 ^B(Q ................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 ^B(R .................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 ^B(V .................................................................................................................................................................................
51 ^B0 ^BO ....................................................................................................................................................................... 52 ESC/Label Command Reference Guide Rev. L Page 4