980352-001 Rev.A | Zebra Technologies EPL2 guide

ICommand - Character Set Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53JB Command - Disable Top Of Form Backup . . . . . . . . . . 3-55

JF Command - Enable Top Of Form Backup	3-56
LE Command - Line Draw Exclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
LO Command - Line Draw Black	3-58

LS Command - Line Draw Diagonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59LW Command - Line Draw White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60

M Command - Memory Allocation	3-61
N Command - Clear Image Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
o Command - Cancel Software Options	3-63
oB Command - Cancel Auto Bar Code Optimization	3-64
oE Command - Line Mode Font Substitution	3-65
oH Command - Macro PDF Offset	3-66
oM Command - Disable Initial Esc Sequence Feed	3-68
oR Command - Character Substitution (Euro) . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
oW Command - Customize Bar Code Parameters	3-71

O Command - Hardware Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73OEPL1 Command - Set Line Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75

PCommand - Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76PA Command - Print Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77q Command - Set Label Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78

Q Command - Set Form Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80

rCommand - Set Double Buffer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-84R Command - Set Reference Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-85S Command - Speed Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-86TD Command - Define Date Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-87

TS Command - Set Real Time Clock	3-88
TT Command - Define Time Layout	3-89
U Command - Print Configuration (General)	3-90
UA Command - Enable Clear Label Counter Mode	3-91
UB Command - Reset Label Counter Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92
UE Command - External Font Information Inquiry	3-93
UF Command - Form Information Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-94
UG Command - Graphics Information Inquiry	3-95
UI Command - Host Prompts/Codepage Inquiry	3-96
UM Command - Codepage & Memory Inquiry	3-97
UN Command - Disable Error Reporting	3-98
UP Command - Codepage & Memory Inquiry/Print	3-99
UQ Command - Configuration Inquiry	3-100
US Command - Enable Error Reporting	3-101
V Command - Define Variable	3-103
W Command - Windows Mode	3-105

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Contents

EPL2 Foreword Table of Contents 980352-001 Rev.A 980352-001 Rev.A 980352-001 Rev.A Introduction Example Basic Command Syntax Write Text Text Sample Format 980352-001 Rev.A Text Bar Code Orientation Tip 980352-001 Rev.A Printer Configuration Explanation of the Status Printout 980352-001 Rev.A 980352-001 Rev.A Command Reference Command Description Enable Error Reporting Command Ascii Text Description Prints an Ascii text stringSyntax Ap1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7,DATA Rotation To Print Company \Company\ \code\ \\code\\Examples Will Produce Functions Writes Text Constant and variable values in flash printers Syntax Ap1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7,DATAp8p9p10… Command Simple Expressions in Data Fields Example Autofr Command Automatic Form Printing Using Autofr Download a form to the printer with the name Autofr Automatic Form Printing Feature Ters the device sends will be printed on the label Command Bar Code Bar Codes EAN13 B10,10,0,3,3,7,200,B,998152-001 Functions Code 128 Bar Code Function Characters Command 2D Bar Code MaxiCode Specific Options Default Not used Range 1-8 for both x or y P5= x,y Example N MaxiCode Data Formatting Syntax bp1,p2,M,p4 AIM MaxiCode Data 980352-001 Rev.A Additional variables P9 f = Bar code origin point Values 0 or 1, Default is To Print Symbol Geometry Columns Maximum Rows Codewords 980352-001 Rev.A Will Produce Syntax Cp1, p2, p3, p4, -PROMPT Command Counter= Counter number Range 0 to Saving Protecting Consecutive Numbers Command Cut Immediate Syntax C Parameters None Example C Command Density Description Use this command to select the print densityParameters p1 = Density setting. Acceptable values are Syntax Dp1 Syntax dump Parameters None Dump Command Enable Dump ModeExample dump ER Command User Defined Error/Status Character Syntax eRp1,p2 Syntax EI EI Command Print Soft Font InformationExample EI EK Command Delete Soft Font Syntax EK Fontname ES Command Store Soft Font Following use hexadecimal coding for parameter values A1 1st Download Character map position Range 00 to FF hex Example Measuring Soft Font Size Soft Fonts FF C0 ES Command Store Soft Font Command Cut Position Syntax fp1 Form store sequence is started with the FS command FE Command End Form StoreSyntax FE List of all forms stored in memory FI Command Print Form InformationSyntax Example FK Command Delete Form Syntax FK Formname Syntax Frformname FR Command Retrieve FormExample FRTEST1 Description This command begins a form store sequence FS Command Store FormSyntax Fsformname Prints list of stored forms GG Command Print Graphics GI Command Print Graphics Information Syntax GI Description Use this command to delete graphics from memory GK Command Delete GraphicsSyntax GK Name GM Command Store Graphics Syntax GMNAMEp1 Copy LOGO1.PCX PRN /b Next, at the DOS prompt, type GW Command Direct Graphic Write Syntax GWp1,p2,p3,p4DATA Syntax Ip1,p2,p3 Command Character Set SelectionFor 7 bit data = Printer Code page/Language Support P3 = KDU Country Code 8 bit data only JB Command Disable Top Of Form Backup Syntax JB Example JB JF Command Enable Top Of Form Backup Syntax JF Example JF Syntax LEp1, p2, p3, p4 LE Command Line Draw ExclusiveP3 = Horizontal length in dots P4 = Vertical length in dots LO Command Line Draw Black Syntax LOp1,p2,p3,p4 LS Command Line Draw Diagonal LSp 1 ,p 2 ,p 3 ,p 4 ,p LW Command Line Draw White Tively erasing previous information= Horizontal length in dots = Vertical length in dots Command Memory Allocation Syntax Mp1,p2,p3 Command Clear Image Buffer Syntax N Command Cancel Software Options Syntax o Parameters None OB Command Cancel Auto Bar Code Optimization Syntax oB Parameters None OE Command Line Mode Font Substitution Syntax oEp1,p2,p3,p4,p5 Syntax oHp1, p2 Q784 Q1215,24 OM Command Disable Initial Esc Sequence Feed Syntax oM OR Command Character Substitution Euro Syntax oR p1,p2 Parameters p1 = E Example oRE ORE,128 OW Command Customize Bar Code Parameters Syntax oWp1,p2,p3,p4,p5 OW Command Customize Bar Code Parameters Command Hardware Options Cp1 = Batch Print Labels and Liner Cut Disables all options Examples O OEPL1 Command Set Line Mode Mode operationSyntax OEPL1 Example OEPL1 Example EPL2 Syntax Pp1, p2 Command PrintExamples P1 Syntax PAp1, p2 PA Command Print AutomaticExample FK1 Command Set Label Width Syntax qp1 Example q416 Print head width label width Command Set Form Length Syntax Qp1,p2±p3Set p2 to 0 zero ±p3 =Offset length measured in dots Command Set Form Length Standard Label Black Line On Perforation Parameters p1 = N Disable Double Buffer Mode Command Set Double Buffer ModeSyntax rp1 Command Set Reference Point Syntax Rp1,p2 Command Speed Select Description Use this command to select the print speedSyntax Sp1 Parameters p1 = Speed select value Syntax TDp1p2p3 TD Command Define Date LayoutExamples If the current date is January 15 TS Command Set Real Time Clock Syntax TSp1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6Parameters p1 = Month Range 01 to TT Command Define Time Layout Syntax TTp1p2p3+Parameters P1, P2, P3 = h, m, or s These parameters describe the format of the time display See page 2-2for a description of this printout Command Print Configuration GeneralSyntax U Example U Will Produce UA Command Enable Clear Label Counter Mode Power cycle, reset, or UB command will clear this settingSyntax UA Example UA UB Command Reset Label Counter Mode Syntax UB Example UB Syntax UE UE Command External Font Information InquiryExample UE Will Produce ### Syntax UF UF Command Form Information InquiryExample UF Will Produce ### Syntax UG UG Command Graphics Information InquiryExample UG Will Produce ### UI Command Host Prompts/Codepage Inquiry See Also I and U commandsSyntax UIp1,p2,p3 Example UI UM Command Codepage & Memory Inquiry See Also I, M, U, UI and UP commandsSyntax UM Example UM Description Cancels US command UN Command Disable Error ReportingSyntax UN UP Command Codepage & Memory Inquiry/Print See Also I, M, U, UI and UM commandsSyntax UP Format of data sent to the host is as follows Syntax UQ UQ Command Configuration InquiryExample UQ Printer’s default setting is off US Command Enable Error ReportingSyntax USp1 102 Command Define Variable Ters allowed in the variable field 104 Command Windows Mode Syntax Wp1 Xa Command AutoSense Syntax xa Example xa Description Use this command to draw a box shape Command Box DrawSyntax Xp1,p2,p3,p4,p5 Syntax Yp1,p2,p3,p4 Parameters p1 = Baud rate Command Serial Port SetupExample Y19,O,7,1 Command Print Direction Syntax Zp1 ? Command Download Variables Syntax ? @ Command Reset Printer Description This command is used to reset the printerWhere is 94 decimal Example @ Ee Command Error Report Immediate Syntax ee Parameters None Appendix a Character References This section has character references Default Character Map Code 4 5 6 7 8 9 a B C D E F 980352-001 Rev.A Appendix B Cash Drawer Kicker Option Male RJ-11 Escp Command Generate Pulse CDK Description Report the cash drawer kicker’s status Escu Command CDK StatusSyntax Escu Parameters None