Zebra Technologies APL-I Test and Service Commands

Commands

Test and Service Commands

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14177L-003 APL-I Reference Guide 11/24/09

Test and Service Commands

Ambient Temperature, Transmit

Purpose Transmits the ambient temperature sensor output back to the host.

Syntax A

Partially Supported Based on testing, this command is partially supported on the Zebra

printer with APL-I firmware with the following difference and output:

The Zebra printer transmits the Fahrenheit temperature back to the host.

The 3400D printer transmits the A/D sensor output back to the host.

Command Terminator

Purpose To end all commands in Test and Service mode.

Syntax ;

Supported Based on testing, this command works the same on the Zebra printer with

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Dark Adjust

Purpose To change the darkness of the print on labels.

Syntax K

Supported Based on testing, this command works the same on the Zebra printer with

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Factory Defaults, Reset

Purpose To set the printer configuration to the factory defaults.

Syntax D

Supported Based on testing, this command works the same on the Zebra printer with

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Contents

Main 2009 ZIH Corp. Part Number: 14177L-003 Proprietary Statement Product Improvements Liability Disclaimer Limitation of Liability Contents Page Page Page Page Page About This Document Who Should Use This Document How This Document Is Organized About This Document Contacts Contacts Document Conventions Icons Used Related Documents Page Page Overview Firmware Control Panel Troubleshooting Page Commands Immediate Commands Abort Print Job Error Code, Request Label and Gap Length, Transmit Remaining Quantity and Batch Count, Transmit Reset Status Dump reel full Status Enquiry Print Commands Advanced Mode, Select Alphanumeric Field Separator Batch Count, Set Clear All Data Clear Data From Current Field Command Terminator 1 Command Terminator 2 Configuration Parameters, Transmit Cut Data Shift International Characters Direct Graphics Mode, Select Emulation Mode, Enter Field, Select Field Decrement, Set Field Increment, Set First Data Entry Field, Select Font, Transmit Form Feed Format, Select Format, Transmit Increment and Decrement, Disable Memory Usage, Transmit Next Data Entry Field, Select Numeric Field Separator Options Selected, Transmit Page, Select Page, Transmit Print Printhead Parameters, Transmit Program Mode, Enter Program Number, Transmit Quantity Count, Set Start and Stop Codes (Code 39), Print Test and Service Mode, Enter User-Defined Characters, Transmit User-Defined Tables, Transmit Warm B oot Configuration Commands Amount of Storage, Define Auto-Transmit 1, Enable Auto-Transmit 2, Enable Auto-Transmit 3, Enable complete, and buffer empty errors are not transmitted by this command, but Auto-Transmit 1, 2, and 3, Disable Cutter, Enable or Disable Dark Adjust, Set Emulation or Advanced Mode on Power-Up End-of-Print Skip Distance, Set IBM Language Translation, Enable or Disable Intercharacter Delay, Set Label Rest Point, Adjust Label Retract, Enable or Disable Label Retract Distance, Set Label Stock Type, Select it has significant deviations from the 3400D printer. Label Width, Set Maximum Label Length, Set Media Sensitivity, Select Message Delay, Set Number of Image Bands, Set Postamble, Set Preamble, Set Print Speed, Set Printer Language, Select Printhead Loading Mode, Select Self-Strip, Enable or Disable Top of Form, Set Program Mode Commands Bar Code, Select Type Code 39 Code 93 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 2 of 5 Codabar Supported Notes Code 11 Supported Code 128 Partially Supported c6 UPC/EAN Partially Supported HIBC Code 39 Code 16K Code 49 POSTNET Partially Supported Notes The c11 command has no arguments. PDF417 Partially Supported Using ,m1 to Select the Number of Columns Supported error correction level> varies Notes ,m1 represents the number of columns needed to create a symbol. The range is 0 Using ,m2 to Select an Error Correction Level Using ,m3 to Set the Truncate Flag Supported Notes MaxiCode Partially Supported Notes The c14 command has one argument, m for mode, which auto defaults between JIS-ITF Supported Notes The c15 command has one argument, m for mode, which defaults to 0. Values for n: HIBC Code 128 Supported Notes The c16 command has two arguments, m1 and m2, and m1 defaults to 0. Data Matrix Symbology Versions ECC-100 and ECC-200 Supported Notes QR Code Supported Notes The c18 command has three arguments. MicroPDF417 Partially Supported Bar Code Field, Create or Edit Bitmap Cell Height for Graphic or UDF, Define Bitmap Cell Width for Graphic or UDF, Define Bitmap User-Defined Font, Clear or Define Border Around Human-Readable Text, Define Box Field, Create or Edit Character Bitmap Origin Offset, Define Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio, Define Code 39 Prefix Character, Define Command Tables, Load it has significant deviations from the 3400D printer. Current Edit Session, Save Data Source for Format in a Page, Define Field, Delete Field Data, Define Source Field Direction, Define Field Origin, Define Font Character Width, Define Font Type, Select Format, Create or Edit Format Direction in a Page, Define Format, Erase Format Offset Within a Page, Define Format Position From Page, Delete Format Position in a Page, Assign Graphic, Select Graphic or UDC, Define Height Magnification of Bar, Box, or UDC, Define Human-Readable Field, Create or Edit Intercharacter Space for UDF, Define Interpretive Field, Edit Interpretive Field, Enable or Disable Length of Line or Box Field, Define Line Field, Create or Edit Outline Font, Clear or Create Outline Font, Download it has significant deviations from the 3400D printer. Page, Create or Edit Page, Delete Pitch Size, Set Point Size, Set Print Line Dot Count Limit, Set Program Mode, Exit User-Defined Character, Clear or Create User-Defined Character Field, Create or Edit User-Defined Font Character, Create Width of Line, Box, Bar, or Character, Define Test and Service Commands Ambient Temperature, Transmit Command Terminator Dark Adjust Factory Defaults, Reset Formats, Print Hardware Configuration Label, Print Label Taken Sensor Value, Transmit Pages, Print Pitch Label, Print Print Quality Label, Print Printhead Temperature Sensor Value, Transmit Reflective Sensor Value, Transmit Software Configuration Label, Print Test and Service Mode, Exit Transmissive Sensor Value, Transmit User-Defined Characters (UDC) and Graphics, Print User-Defined Fonts, Print Set-Get-Do (SGD) Commands Network Configuration Overview Supported Print Servers 10/100 Internal/External Wired Print Server Defaulting the 10/100 PS Internal 10/100 Print Server for Xi4 and ZM400/ZM600 Defaulting the 10/100 Print Server PS Wireless, Wireless Plus, and Internal Wireless Plus Print Servers Defaulting the Wireless PS Page A Control Panel Options Control Panel Options Protected Menus To access the password protected menu options, complete these steps: Supported Menu Page Page Password protected. Page LOW MODE. If RIBBON LOW MODE is Page Page Page S4M LCD Options S4M Control Panel Navigation S4M Password Protected Menus Supported Menu Page Page Page Index Numerics A B C D E F G H J L M N O Q R S T U W