Zebra Technologies 14245L-003 manual Time Recall & Format Layout, 147

EPL Commands

TT

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TT

Time Recall & Format Layout

Description Use this command to define the time format and print time data. The TT variable is inserted within a Text or Bar Code command's DATA parameter to print the time.

This command works only in printers equipped with the Real Time Clock (RTC) time and date option.

Syntax TTp1[p2p3][+]

Parameters This table identifies the parameters for this format:

Parameters		Details
p1, p2, p3 = h, m, or s		These parameters describe the format of the time display.
		• At lease one parameter must be supplied.
		• Each parameter can be any of the values h, m, or s and are
		described below.
		h = Hours displayed as 2 digits (e.g. 01)
		m = Minutes displayed as 2 digits (e.g. 15)
		s = Seconds displayed as 2 digits (e.g. 00)
		Default Value: h:m:s (power-up default format)
+	= Enable 12 Hour	Appending a + to the end of the command string selects 12
	clock format	hour clock mode. The times will display with an “AM” or
		“PM” indicator. Default (no +) = 24 hour clock mode
	= Separator character	The separator may be any ASCII character value between 032
		and 063. The separator character is printed between the
		results of each of the supplied parameters.
Example • If the current time is 1:25 p.m.:
	TTh:m:s+↵	: 01:25:00PM
	TTh,m↵	: 13,25
	TTh+↵	: 01 PM

When printing the following:

N↵

TTh:m:s+↵

A100,500,0,4,1,2,N,"Current Time↵: "TT

A100,600,0,4,1,2,N,"+ 1Hr↵ "TT+60

A100,700,0,4,1,2,N,"+ 12hrs↵: "TT+720

P1↵

the result will be similar to this:

Current Time : 01:25:35PM

+1Hr : 02:25:35PM

+12Hrs : 01:25:35PM

12/16/13 EPL Programming Guide 14245L-003 Rev. A