Zebra Technologies 14245L-003 manual Memory and Command Usage

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EPL Commands

This section contains a complete alphabetical listing of all EPL commands.

Memory and Command Usage

The printer stores configuration settings, fonts, graphics (logos) and label form files into printer memory. The Command Reference includes a Memory column with the following terms:

•Image commands are use to assemble the printed label image in the print image buffer.

•Form commands are only used within forms.

•Session commands place the configuration setting in temporary RAM memory. The setting reverts to the printer default when the printer has power cycled or is reset.

•Stored memory commands will check for differences with the existing command setting prior to validating a memory write operation. The printer's non-volatile "flash" memory has a limited number of write cycles (100,000 plus).

•Writes to memory commands are commands that do not check to see if a setting, file, font, character or graphic is already present or if that condition is already set. These commands are rarely used in forms except as a printer initialization and function oriented configuration.

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