EPL Commands
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2D Bar Code – Aztec Mesa Specific Options
Description Use this command to print an Aztec Mesa composite bar code symbol (a
standard linear bar code and a modified Aztec two dimensional bar as a single symbol. The
two dimensional data is encoded in a series of “layers” lying above and in some cases
continuing below the adjacent standard bar code symbol.
Printer Models: G-Series, 2844*
* - Available as a firmware download from the www.zebra.com website.
Syntax bp1,p2,p3,p4,[p5,][p6,][p7,][p8,][p9,][p10,][p11,]”DATA
Parameters This table identifies the parameters for this format:
Parameters Details
p1 = Horizontal start
position
Horizontal start position (X) in dots.
p2 = Vertical start position Vertical start position (Y) in dots.
p3 = AZ - Selects Aztec
bar code
Order is not important for parameters p4-p8. Include the prefix letter (d,e,f,m or r) to select
the parameter followed by a valid numeric value.
p4(d)= Standard linear
bar code
Use the B command parameters to populate this parameter.
The B command's horizontal and vertical start symbol
position parameters p1 and p2 are not used.
This p4 parameter is terminated with the a Z immediately
following the standard bar codes DATA parameter 'close
quote' (").
Example • This is an example of a standard bar code:

B50,0,0,3,1,2,50,B,"1234567890abc"

Example • This is an example of p4 portion of the standard
bar code of the same bar code symbol.

0,3,1,2,50,B,"1234567890abc"Z

p5(e) = Symbol layer
and/or error
correction levels.
Both layer and error correction effect the symbol size.
Accepted Values:
e0 = Default checkword level (23% +3)
e1–e99 = 1% to 99% check words
e101–e104 = Compact symbol with 1 to 4 layers
e201–e232 = Full symbol with 1 to 32 layers
p6(f) = Enables the
flg(n) format
Enables the flg(n) format using the ASCII Escape
character (27 decimal).
Default Value: Disabled