Selecting Prefix and Delimiter Characters

Prefix and delimiter characters are 2-digit hex values used within the ZPL/ZPL II formats sent to the printer. The printer uses the last prefix and delimiter characters sent to it, whether from a ZPL II instruction or from the front panel.

NOTE: DO NOT use the same hex value for the control, format, and delimiter character. The printer needs to see different characters to function properly.

 

Display Shows

 

Action/Explanation

 

 

 

Control Prefix Character

Press the DECREMENT (-) key to move to the

 

 

 

next digit position, press the INCREMENT (+) key to increase the value of the

 

 

 

digit.

 

 

 

CONTROL PREFIX

Default: 7E (tilde - displayed as a black square)

 

 

 

Range: 00-FF

 

 

 

 

The printer looks for this 2-digit hex character to indicate the start of a

 

 

 

ZPL/ZPL II control instruction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format Prefix Character

Press the DECREMENT (-) key to move to the

 

 

 

next digit position, press the INCREMENT (+) key to increase the value of the

 

 

 

digit.

 

 

 

FORMAT PREFIX

Default: 5E (caret)

 

 

 

 

Range: 00 - FF

 

 

 

 

The printer looks for this 2-digit hex character to indicate the start of a

 

 

 

ZPL/ZPL II format instruction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delimiter Character

Press the DECREMENT (-) key to move to the next

 

 

 

digit position, press the INCREMENT (+) key to increase the value of the digit.

 

 

 

Default: 2C (comma)

 

 

 

DELIMITER CHAR

Range: 00 - FF

 

 

 

 

The delimiter character is a 2-digit hex value used as a parameter place marker

 

 

 

in ZPL/ZPL II format instructions. Refer to the ZPL II Programming Guide

 

 

 

Volume I for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

H-974

PAGE 34 OF 57

0808 IH-974