Printer Configuration
Changing Printer Settings
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Command
Character
Set the Format Command Prefix Value
The format command prefix is a two-digit hex value used as a parameter place marker in
ZPL/ZPL II format instructions. The printer looks for this hex character to indicate the start
of a ZPL/ZPL II format instruction.
Set the format command character to match what is used in your label formats.
Important • You cannot use the same hex value for the format command prefix,
control character, and delimiter characters. The printer must see different characters
to work properly. If you are setting the value through the control panel, the printer
will skip any value that is already in use.
Accepted values: 00 to FF
Related ZPL command(s): ^CC or ~CC
SGD command used: zpl.caret
Printer web page: View and Modify Printer Settings > ZPL Control
Control
Character
Set the Control Prefix Character Value
The printer looks for this two-digit hex character to indicate the start of a ZPL/ZPL II
control instruction.
Set the control prefix character to match what is used in your label formats.
Accepted values: 00 to FF
Related ZPL command(s): ^CT or ~CT
SGD command used: zpl.control_character
Printer web page: View and Modify Printer Settings > ZPL Control
Delimiter
Character
Set the Delimiter Character Value
The delimiter character is a two-digit hex value used as a parameter place marker in
ZPL/ZPL II format instructions.
Set the delimiter character to match what is used in your label formats.
Accepted values: 00 to FF
Related ZPL command(s): ^CD or ~CD
SGD command used: zpl.delimiter
Printer web page: View and Modify Printer Settings > ZPL Control
ZPL Mode Set the ZPL Mode
Select the mode that matches what is used in your label formats.
This printer accepts label formats written in either ZPL or ZPL II, eliminating the need to
rewrite any ZPL formats that already exist. The printer remains in the selected mode until it
is changed in one of the ways listed here.
Accepted values: •ZPL II
•ZPL
Related ZPL command(s): ^SZ
SGD command used: zpl.zpl_mode
Printer web page: View and Modify Printer Settings > ZPL Control
Table 11 • LANGUAGE Menu (Continued)