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EPL Commands
TT
12/16/13 EPL Programming Guide 14245L-003 Rev. A
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[|p2|p3][+]
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 1 2 Hour
clock format
Appending a + to the end of the command string selects 12
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