Godex EZ-2200, EZ-2300 Programmer's Manual

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EZ-2200/EZ-2300 Programmer’s Manual

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EZ-2200/EZ-2300 PROGRAMMER’S MANUAL............0

1. COMMANDS ......................................................................................2

1-1. EZPL................................................................................................2

1-2. Language Description.......................................................................3

1-3. Barcode..........................................................................................13

2. EXAMPLES ...................................................................................14

APPENDIX...........................................................................................21

A. Barcode Details...................................................................................21

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1. Commands

1-1. EZPL

The EZPL (EZ Programming Language) is a high-level label definition and printer control language. The features are:

1. The data fields are stored and processed until the printing instruction is received.

2. All the data can be rotated.

3. Images can be downloaded and stored.

There are three basic types of commands:

• Setup

• Control

• Label format

Setup commands

Contain the printer control instructions, configuration instructions and image downloading instructions.

Description Command Page

1. Printing mode ^Ax 3

2. Stop position setting ^Ex 3

3. Setting Print darkness ^Hx 3

4. Number of pages printed ^Px 4

5. Label length

^Qx,y(,z±)

6. Speed setting ^Sx 4

7. Number of copies per label ^Cx 4

8. Row column adjustment ^Rx 4

9. Label format begin sign ^L 4

10. Stripper sensor ^Ox 5

11. Download label format ^Fname 5

12. Recall label format ^Kname 5

13. Label width setting ^Wxx 5

14. Number of labels per cut ^Dx 5

15. Serial Port translation setting ^Yp1.p2,p3,p4 5

16. Set the forward length ^Mx 6

17. Set the backward length ^Bx 6

Control commands

Cause the printer to take action immediately, such as cleaning memory, feeding label.

Description Command Page

1. Graphic download memory ~Ea, name, length 6

2. Bit-Mapped font download ~Jn 6

3. Graphic mode ~G 6

4. Print last label ~Px 6

5. Print version message ~V 6

6. Date / Time setting ~Dm,d,y,h,I,s 6

7. Reset printer ~Z 7

8. Printer head testing ~T 7

9. Clear all ~MDEL 7

10. Clear memory ~MDELx,name 7

11. Rotate printing ~Rx 7

12. Print the available space and data name in the memory

~Xn 7

13. Acknowledge form RS-232 ~Kn 7

14. Row Offset Adjustment ~Q±n 7

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Label formatting commands

Define field data, such as Line, Rectangle, Barcode, Text and image.

Description Command Page

1. Define date layout Daa|bb|cc 8

2. Serial number setting

Cx,ys,±value,prompt

3. Terminate label formatting mode and print label

E 8

4. Graphic command Gwxxx 8

5. Line command La,x, y, x1, y1 9

6. Rectangle Rx, y, x1,y1, lrw, ubw 9

7. Table Hx,y,row_count,col_count,row_width,col_width,line_wi dth

8. Define time layout formatting Th|m|s 9

9. Graphics Yx, y, name 9

10. Text At, x, y, x_mul, y_mul, gap, rotation, data 10

11. Barcode Bt,x,y,narrow,wide,height,rotation,readable,data 10

12. PDG 417 Px,y,w,h,r,c,ec,len 11

13. Maxicode

Mx, y, sno, nos, mode, ccode, zip, class, rotation,

message

14. DataMatrix Code Xp1, p2, p3, data 11

15. Define variable field Vxx, length, prompt 11

16. Pattern command Qx, y, width, height 12

17. Downloading character sets to memory Vt, x, y, x_mul, y_mul, gap, rotation, data 12

1-2. Language Description

Rules and syntax

EZPL commands have parameter strings associated with them;

• The commands begin with a letter as ID for each function.

• The comma (,) is the delimiter to separate each parameter.

• The CR [Carriage Return: decimal (13), hex (oD) signifies the end of every command.

• Control and Setup commands use the tilde (~) and caret (^) prefix.

• Label Formatting commands have no prefix.

Example: “~Ea,name,length “. ”E” is an image download command, and (a,name,length) are three parameters.

Setup commands

1. Printing mode

Syntax :

^Ax

Parameter :

x = D or T

Description :

x = D , Direct thermal mode x = T , Thermal transfer mode

2. Stop position setting

Syntax :

^Ex

Parameter :

X = 0~40 (unit : mm)

Description :

Feed paper to desired stop position.

3. Setting Print darkness

Syntax :

^Hx

Parameter :

X = 00 ~ 19

Description :

Set printing darkness.

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4. Number of pages printed

Syntax :

^Px

Parameter :

x = 1 ~ 32767

Description :

Set how many labels to print; and it will initiate the program.

5. Label length

Syntax :

^Qx,y(,z±)

Die cut label：(See fig. 1) x = Label length (unit : mm)

y = Gap length (mm)

Parameter :

EX. ^Q25,3 (x=25,y=3) mm

paper feed

direction

Plain paper: x = Label length (unit : mm) y = 0 (constant) z = Feed paper length (unit : mm) Black mark label: x = Label length (unit : mm) y = Black mark width (mm) z = Black line to top of form position. z+ : When the position is outside the black mark. z- : When the position is within the black mark. EX.

^Q25,4,3+ (x=25, y=4, z=3+) mm

^Q25,4,3(x=25, y=4, z=3-) mm

Description :

Set label size (length, gap length, [plain paper feed length])

6. Speed setting

Syntax :

^Sx

Parameter :

x=1 to 6 (inch/sec)

Description :

Set printing speed

7. Number of copies per label

Syntax :

^Cx

Parameter :

X = 0 ~ 32767

Description :

Number of copies of the same label.

8. Row column adjustment

Syntax :

^Rx

Parameter :

x = 0 ~ 399 dots

Response :

None

Description :

Set left margin

9. Label format begin sign

Syntax :

Parameter :

None

Descripton :

Set label begin sign

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10. Stripper sensor

Syntax :

^Ox

Parameter :

x = 0 , stripper disable. x = 1 , stripper enable

Description :

Enable or disable the stripper sensor. When you use this command, it should be matched with^Ex. (refer page 17)

11. Download label format

Syntax :

^Fname data

Parameter :

Name = name of label format (up to 20 characters) Data = the data containing the label formatting command for this stored format

Description :

Download label format into memory. After the download is finished, the printer will beep once (refer page 20).

^Fname : : ^L : : E

Control/Setup command

Label format command

data

Same name inspection : If you use the same file name, the printer will print ”REPEAT FILE NAME”, and the download will be not be accepted.

12. Recall label format

Syntax :

^Kname

Parameter :

Name = name of recall label format (up tp 20 characters)

Description :

Recall label format from external format (refer page 20)

^Kname : : E : : ~Px

data

Control/Setup command [option]

13. Label width setting

Syntax :

^Wxx

Parameter :

x=label width (mm)

Description :

Label width setting

14. Number of labels per cut

Syntax :

^Dx

Parameter :

X = 0 , disable cutting. X = 1 ~ 32767 , number of label per cut.

Description :

Number of labels per cut (refer page 17)

15. Serial Port translation setting

Syntax :

^Yp1.p2,p3,p4

Parameter :

p1 : Baud Rate (48 or 96 or 19 or 38) ; 48=4800bps; 96=9600bps; 19=19200bps; 38=38400bps p2 : Parity (N, O, E) ; N=none parity; O=odd parity; E=even parity p3 : Number of data bits (7 or 8) p4 : Number of stop bits (1 or 2)

Description :

Serial Port translation setting

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16. Set the forward length

Syntax :

^Mx

Parameter :

x = forward length (mm)

Description :

Set the forward length of the paper

17. Set the backward length

Syntax :

^Bx

Parameter :

x = backward length (mm)

Description :

Set the backward length of the paper

CONTROL COMMAND

1. Graphic download memory

Syntax :

~Ea, name, length

Parameters :

a = P or p : PCX file a = B or b : BMP file name : Name of image (up to 20 character) length : Length of image (bytes), maximum 512K byte.

Description :

Download monochrome image onto memory. Printer will beep 1 time after completely downloaded. If you use the same file name, the printer will show ”REPEAT FILE NAME”, and the download will be not be accepted (refer page 19).

2. Bit-Mapped font download

Syntax :

~Jn

Parameters :

n = character; From a ~ z or A ~ Z; at least up to 26 characters.

Description :

The command used for font loading is usually generated by Qlabel-III label creation software. The printer will beep once after downloaded. If you use the same file name, the printer will show ”REPEAT FILE NAME”, and the download will be not being accepted. The downloaded font are compatible with the HP Laser Jet II Plus (PCL-4). Download the “HVR0OE1A.SFP” text file to external memory card. Use “A” to do the character code name.

Example :

~JA ; Define A as HVR0OE1A.SFP

COPY HVR0OE1A.SFP PRN/B ; Send the order with the DOS mode

3. Graphic mode

Syntax :

Parameter :

None

Decription :

Printer is in the image-receiving mode. Image data is directly sent from host to the printing buffer (refer page 18)

4. Print last label

Syntax :

~Px

Parameter :

x = 1 ~ 32767

Description :

This command will repeatedly print the indicated copies of the last label format.

5. Print version message

Syntax :

Parameter :

None

Description :

Print firmware version.

6. Date/Time setting

Syntax :

~Dm,d,y,h,I,s

Parameter :

m = Month (01 to 12) d = Date (01 to 31) y = Year (last two digits of year)

h = Hour (00 to 23) i = Minutes (00 to 59) s = Seconds (00 to 59)

Description :

Set real time clock.

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7. Reset printer

Syntax :

Parameter :

None

Description :

Reset the printer, the LED will flash once.

8. Printer head testing

Syntax :

Parameter :

None

Description :

Print a pattern for the user to determine if the print head is damaged (refer page 20)

9. Clear all

Syntax :

~MDEL

Parameter :

none

Description :

Clear all in the memory (not include Asia font)

10. Clear memory

Syntax :

~MDELx,name

Parameter :

x = type G, graphic F, label form E, Bit-Mapped font (not included Asia font) name: The name of the graphic, form and Bit-Mapped font

Description :

Able to delete individual files or erase entire flash memory.

Example :

~MDELG,Bus ; the graphic “Bus” will be deleted

11. Rotate printing

Syntax :

~Rx

Parameter :

x = label width; from 1 to 104 (mm)

Description :

Rotate the label format 180-degrees when printing (refer page 19). To return to the original print direction, set the x value greater than 104 (ie. ~R105).

12. .Print the available space and data name in the memory

Syntax :

~Xn

Parameter :

n = 1, print label format names and available space in memory. n = 2, print graphic names and available space in memory. n = 3, print Bit-Mapped font names and available space in memory. n = 4, print the name of the label formats, graphics, fonts, and available space in memory. n = 5, print Asia font names and available space in memory n = 6, display the total printed length on the LCD

Description :

Print the available space in the memory card (unit: bytes)

13. Acknowledge from RS-232

Syntax :

~Kn

Pararmeter :

n = 0, disable. n = 1, enable.

Return value :

Description :

Acknowledge a “Y(0D0A)” from RS-232 back to host each printing label.

14. Row Offset Adjustment

Syntax :

~Q±n

Pararmeter :

n=-36 ~ +36

Return value :

none

Description :

If the printing doed not appear in the same place on every label, this command instructs the printer to print label formats +n increments above the position the format specifies, and –n decrements below the position the format specifies.

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Label formatting commands

1. Define date layout

Syntax :

Daa|bb|cc

Parameter :

aa = Year y2 : Year with two digits (such as 97) y4 : Year with four digits ( such as 1997) bb = Month

me : Month in letters (JAN, FEB, .... )

mn : Month in numeric (01, 02, .... )

cc = 2 digits day | = Separator, can be any ASCII character between decimal 32 to 63.

Description :

Define the date layout for print out (refer page 15)

2. Serial number setting

Syntax :

Cx,ys,±value,prompt

Parameter :

x: 0 to 9(up to10group), maximum combination up to 3 groups. y: select the decimal y = none, Decimal (0~9) y = A, Hexadecimal (0~9,A~F) y = C, 0~9, A~Z s: start value of serial variable (up to 13-digit)

±value: inc. / dec. value of serial variable (up to 12-digit)

prompt: prompt of serial variable (up to 20 characters)

Description :

Set the serial number (refer page 18)

Example :

^Q50,0,0 ^W100 ^S6 ^H10 ^E12 ^P5 ^L C0,000,+1,AA C1,AEE,+1,BB C2,CZYY,+1,CC AC,5,5,1,1,1,0,^C0^C1^C2 E

Printing result:

000EEZYY 001EFZYZ 002F0ZZ0 003F1ZZ1 004F2ZZ2

3. Terminate label formatting mode and print label

Syntax :

Parameter :

None

Description :

End of formatting command; printer will print label after receiving this command.

4. Graphic command

Syntax :

Gwxxx

Parameter :

wxxx... w : byte number of image data (xxx...)

Description :

This command is a sub-command of ~G It is sent by binary data. W is the digits number byte of image data (refer page 18). For example, if the image file is 50 bytes, the command is G2xxx . (2: ASCII is 50 decimal)

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5. Line command

Syntax :

La,x, y, x1, y1

Parameter :

a = o, overwrite line a = e, exclusive or line x : left-up; per horizontal(Hori.) pos. (dot; 1mm= 8dots) y : left-upper vertical (Vert.) pos. (dots) x1: right-bottom Hori. Pos. (dots) y1: right-bottom Vert. Pos. (dots)

Description :

Define a line to render in the label (refer page 16) ** The diagonal line draw is not available **

6. Rectangle

Syntax :

Rx, y, x1,y1, lrw, ubw

Parameter :

x : left-upper Hori .pos. (dots) y : left-upper Vert. Pos. (dots) x1 : right-bottom Hori. Pos. (dots) y1 : right-bottom Vert. Pos. (dots) lrw : thickness of left, right border (dots) ubw : thickness of upper bottom border (dots)

(x,y)

lrm

ubw

(x1,y1)

Description :

Draw a rectangle in the label (refer page 16)

7. Table

Syntax :

Hx,y,row_count,col_count,row_width,col_width,line_width

Parameter :

x : left-upper Hori .pos. (dots) y : left-upper Vert. Pos. (dots) row_count : numbe of rows col_count : number of columns row_width : row width col_width : column width line_width : line width

Description :

Draw a table in the label.

Example :

H20,20,2,3,30,20,10

8. Define time layout formatting

Syntax :

Th|m|s

Parameter :

h = Hour format ( 2 digits, 00 ~ 23) m = Minute format ( 2 digits, 00 ~ 59) s = Second format (2 digits, 00 ~ 59) | = Separator (It can be any separator between dec. 32 to 63 of ASCII).

Descripton :

Define the time layout for internal real-time clock (refer page 15)

9. Graphics

Syntax :

Yx, y, name

Parameter :

x : Hori. Pos. of left-upper of graphics (dots) y : Vert. Pos. of left-upper of graphics (dots) name : Name of graphics download

Description :

This command is print a graphic that has been previously stored in printer memory (refer page

19) Example: A graphic in printer named “Graphic1”,

command Y20,40,Graphic1 ↵ will put

this graphic into label at position (20,40).

(20,40)

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10. Text

Syntax :

At, x, y, x_mul, y_mul, gap, rotation, data

Parameter : t :Font(A~H for Code page 850; I for ASCII)

Font Points Font style

A 6 CG Triumvirate B 8 CG Triumvirate C 10 CG Triumvirate D 12 CG Triumvirate E 14 CG Triumvirate F 18 CG Triumvirate G 24 CG Triumvirate H 30 CG Triumvirate

I 16x26 dots for US ASCII 8 bit t = Zn Asia font from 1 to 4 x : Hori of left-bottom position of text (unit : dot, 1 mm = 8 dots) y : Vert of left-bottom position of text (unit : dot, 1 mm = 8 dots) x_mul : Horizontally magnified up to 8 times as large y_mul : Vertically magnified up to 8 times as large gap : Distance of the character (unit : dot, 1 mm = 8 dots) rotation : The rotation of ASCII text from 0 to 3, the Asian text rotation form 0 to 7

0) 0° 1) 90° 2) 180° 3) 270° 4) 0° 5) 90° 6) 180° 7) 270°

data : Data string (up to 239 characters).

1. Constant

2. Date information (^D)

3. Time information (^T)

4. Serial variable (^Cx)

5. Variable data (^Vxx)

Description : Prints an ASCII or ASIA text string (refer page15). The ASCII text oriented form left to right, the

Asian text from left to right or top to bottom.

6. Barcode Syntax :

Bt,x,y,narrow,wide,height,rotation,readable,data

Parameter : t : bar-code type

A Code 39 L UPC E - Add ON 2 A2 Code 39 with check digit M UPC E - Add ON 5 B EAN 8 N I 2 of 5 C EAN 8 - Add ON 2 N2 I 2 of 5 with check digit D EAN 8 - Add ON 5 O Codabar E EAN 13 P Code 93 F EAN 13 – Add ON 2 Q Code 128 (auto subset A/B/C) G EAN 13 – Add ON 5 Q2 Code 128 (subset A/B/C) H UPC A R UCC 128 I UPC A - Add ON 2 S Post NET J UPC A - Add ON 5 T DUN 14 ONLY 90 K UPC E U EAN 128

V RPS 128 x : Hori. of left-bottom pos. of barcode (unit: dot, 1 mm = 8 dots) y : Vert. Of left-bottom pos. of barcode (unit: dot, 1 mm = 8 dots) narrow (x dimension): narrow bar from 1 ~ 10 dots (0.125 ~ 1.25 mm) ** DUN 14 narrow setting from 5 ~ 8 dots; UPC/EAN narrow setting from 2 ~ 4 dots ** wide : wide bar from 2 ~ 30 dots (0.25 ~ 0.5 mm) ; **CODE 39, 93, CODABAR & I 2 of 5** height : height of barcode from 24 ~ 1200 dots. rotation : rotation of barcode (0 ~ 3)

0) 0° 1) 90° 2) 180° 3) 270°

readable : 0- label off, 1- label on data : bar-code data.

1. Constant

2. Date information (^D)

3. Time information (^T)

4. Serial variable (^Cx)

5. Variable data (^Vxx)

Description : Used to print standard barcodes (refer page 15)

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6. PDF 417 Syntax :

Px,y,w,h,r,c,ec,len Data

Parameters : x : Hori. of left-bottom pos. of barcode ( unit : dots)

y : Vert. of left-bottom pos. of barcode (unit : dots) w : Width (x dimension) of the narrowest element (bar or space) in the barcode. h : Height (y dimension) of each barcode row in the symbol. r : number of barcode rows, from 3 to 90. If you key in 0, printer will count all the rows. c : number of barcode columns, from 1 ~ 30. If you key in 0, printer will count the all columns. ec : error correction level: 0 ~ 8.

len :number of encoded data bytes, including carriage returns ↵ and line feed.

Data : data to be encoded(the length of the data is equal to len; up to 1024 characters)

Description : Print a 2 dimensional PDF417 code (refer page 16)

7. Maxicode Syntax :

Mx, y, sno, nos, mode, ccode, zip, class, rotation, message

Parameter : x : Hori. of left-bottom pos. of barcode (unit: dots).

y : Vert. of left-bottom pos. of barcode (unit: dots). sno : symbol number, in set of symbols：1 ~ 8.

nos : number of symbols in set of symbols：1 ~ 8 sets. mode : mode of maxicode 2, 3, 4 or 6.

Ccode : 3 digits country code.

zip : postal code 9 digits for US style postal code. If there is a 5 digits zip code, 4 zeros must be padded

6 digits alphanumeric zip code for non-US style postal code.

class : service class, 3 digits numeric.

rotation : rotation of barcode (0 : 0°).

message : 1 ~ 84 characters.

Description : Print a 2 dimensional Maxicode (refer page 16)

8. DataMatrix Code Syntax :

Xp1, p2, p3, data

Parameters : p1 : Hori. of left-bottom pos. of barcode ( unit : dots).

p2 : Vert. of left-bottom pos. of barcode (unit: dots). p3 : Engrge the DataMatrix Code 8 times (horiqontally and vertically). data : bar-code data (up to 500 characters).

Description : User defined variable field setting (refer page 17)

9. Define variable field Syntax :

Vxx, length, prompt

Parameters : xx = from 00 ~ 29

length = number of characters (up to 98characters). prompt = prompt of variable (maximum up to 20 characters)

Description : User defined variable field setting (refer page 20 )

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10. Pattern command Syntax :

Qx, y, width, height Data...

Parameters : x = Hori. of left-bottom pos. (unit : dots).

y = Vert. of left-bottom pos. (unit : dots). width = width of graphic (unit : byte) height = height of graphic (unit : dots) (data length = width x height)

Description :

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

77 78 79 80

Data send out

1 2 3 4 ......77 78 79 80

width = 4 ; height = 20 (data length : 4x20 = 80)

(refer page19)

11. Downloading character sets to memory Syntax :

Vt, x, y, x_mul, y_mul, gap, rotation, data Parameter : t: arbitrary name of font; from a ~ z (or A ~ Z) Description Download Bit-Mapped font to memory. All the parameters are the same as the text command Example : VA,5,10,1,1,1,0,data ;The arbitrary name of font “A”

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1-3. Barcode

CODE SAMPLE CODE SAMPLE

Code 39

UPC E

Add on 2

EAN 8

UPC E

Add on 5

EAN 8

Add on 2

I 2 of 5

EAN 8

Add on 5

CODABAR

EAN 13

Code 93

EAN 13

Add on 2

Code 128

EAN 13

Add on 5

EAN 128

UPC A

MAXICODE

UPC A

Add on 2

PDF 417

UPC A

Add on 5

UPC E

DataMatrix

Code

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2. Examples

How to construct a label using EZ-Series command

To create a label, it must be an order command combination. Control command And Setup up command

^L ^L is precedent for the beginning of label format Label format command Label format command must be included

between the ^L and E command

E E is ending of label format

** Control or setup commands to be used in the label command area will be ineffective.

Example:

The following program example is printing a label with EAN8. Program is a text file. No matter what language you use in programming, simply send out the text file of the contents and you can control what the EZ-Series prints. Save the following contents (command file named: EX1.TXT).

Program command Description

^Q25,3 Setting up the height 25mm, gap 3mm ^W32 Setting up the width 32mm ^H10 Setting up the darkness 10 ^S6 Setting up the speed 6 inches per second ^P1 Setting up the number of printing 1 ^E10 Setting up the paper advance length to 10 mm from the print head after printing.

The label will move back 10 mm when the next label is printed. ^C1 Setting up the number of copies (start value is 1) ^O0 Setting up the auto stripper function to be turned OFF ^R0 Setting up the left margin 0 dot ^D0 Turning the cutting function off ^L The label content of start symbol BB,42,39,2,5,100,0,1,12345 67

Select EAN8 label, data content is 1234567(See Charapter 2 section 2)

E Label content of stop symbol

The label can be created by the following MS-DOS command:

C:\>COPY EX1.TXT PRN↵

To send the label to serial port by the following MS-DOS command: C:\>MODE COM1 96,N,8,1 C:\>TYPE EX1.TXT >> COM1

Setting the x and y values:

abcd

(x,y)

(0,0)

abcd

(x,y)

(0,0) (0,0)

(0,0)

abcd

(x,y)

abcd

(x,y)

0°

90°

180°

270°

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1. Text

Example Result Rotate printing Result

^Q50,0,2 PRINTER ^W50 AUG/27/00 ^S6 08:39:36 ^H10 ^R10 ~D8,27,00,8,39,36 ^L AC,10,10,1,1,1,0,PRINTER AC,10,50,1,1,1,0,^D AC,10,100,1,1,1,0,^T E

^Q50,0,0 ^W50 ^S6 ^H10 ^L AC,100,30,1,1,1,0,ROTATION 0 AC,40,20,1,1,1,1,ROTATION 90 AC,260,150,1,1,1,2,ROTATION 180 AC,290,200,1,1,1,3,ROTATION 270 E

ROTATION 0

ROTATION 90

ROTATION 180

ROTATION 270

Adjusting the character

spacing

Result Asia Font Result

^Q30,0,0 ^W50 ^S6 ^H10

P R I N T E R

^L PRINTER AC,10,10,1,1,10,0,PRINTER AC,10,100,1,1,1,0,PRINTER E

^L AZ,100,12,1,1,0,4,㆗文

AZ,220,50,1,1,0,5,㆗文 AZ,75,83,1,1,0,6,㆗文 AZ,121,144,1,1,0,7,㆗文 E

l The data output is a default setting and user can change it with ~D command (refer page8). l The time output format is a default setting and user can change it with T command.

2. Barcode

Example Result Rotation of barcode Result

^H10 ^S6 ^Q30,0,2 ^W60 ^L BB,20,100,3,3,100,0,1,1234567 E

^H10 ^S6 ^W25 ^Q30,0,2 ^L BE,100,20,2,4,80,1,1,123456789 012 E

3. RTC Setting

Change the date formatting Result

Dy4-me-dd 2000-MAY-29 Dy4/mn/dd 2000/05/29 Dmn|dd|y4 05|29|2000 Dy4 2000 Dme MAY Ddd 09 Dy4,me 2000-MAY Dme-dd MAY-29

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4. Line printing

Example Description Result

^Q50,3 ^W100 ^E32 ^H7 ^P1 ^S6 ^L LO,212,45,311,53 LO,244,11,252,128 LE,34,43,149,51 LE,72,8,80,121 E

; Darkness= 6 ; Speed = 2 inch/second ; Label height = 50mm, gap = 2 mm ; Label width = 60mm

; (x,y)=(10,10), (x1,y1)=(60,200)

; (x,y)=(100,10), (x1,y1)=(400,200)

5. Rectangle printing

Example Descripton Result

^H10 ^S6 ^Q50,2 ^W70 ^L R20,20,120,120,8,8 E

; Darkness = 4 ; Speed = 2 inch/second ; Label height = 50mm, gap = 2 mm ; Label width= 70mm ; (x,y) = (20,20), (x1,y1) = (120,120) lrw = 8 dots, ubw = 8 dots

6. PDF417

Example Result

^Q50,0,3 ^W70 ^S6 ^H10 ^L P30,20,3,3,3,3,1,100 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 E

7. Maxicode

Example Result

^Q50,0,0 ^W70 ^S6 ^H10 ^L M30,20,1,1,2,840,068107317,8,0,123456 E

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8. DataMatrix Code

Example Result

^Q50,0,3 ^W90 ^S6 ^H10 ^L X30,20,5,123456789012345678901234567890 E

9. Stripper setting

Example Result

^Q50,2 ; Label height= 50mm, gap= 2mm ^W50 ; Label width= 50mm ^S6 ; Speed =2 inch/second ^O1 ; Stripper enable ^E10 ; Set stop position to 10 mm ^P1 ; Printing one label ^H10 ; Darkness = 5 ^L ; Label format begin sign AD,20,20,1,1,3,0,Stripper Function E ; Label format end and begin print

10. Cutter setting

Example Description Result

^Q20,0,0 ^H5 ^S2 ^P10 ^D2 ^C1 ^L R10,10,120,90,2,2 C0,001,+1,A1 AC,20,30,1,1,1,0,a^C0 E

;plain paper length:20mm feed label length :0mm

;print 10 labels ;2 labels per cut

a001

a002

a003

a004

a005

a006

a007

a008

a009

a010

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11. Serial number

TEXT

Example 1 Result Example 2 Result

^Q10,0,0 0000 ~P10 0018 ^W30 0002 0020 ^S6 0004 0022 ^H10 0006 0024 ^P10 0008 0026 ^L 0010 0028 C0,0000,+2,A1 0012 0030 AB,10,10,1,1,2,0,^C0 0014 0032 E 0016

If you want to continue printing 10 more serial numbers starting from 0018, enter the command “~P10”. With this command you do not have to re-enter all the prior specifications.

0034

0018 0036

Example 3 Result Example 4 Result

^Q10,0,0 0000 ^Q10,0,0 abc0000def ^W30 0000 ^W30 abc0002def ^S6 0002 ^S6 abc0004def ^H10 0002 ^H10 abc0006def ^P4 0004 ^P8 abc0008def ^C2 0004 ^L abc0010def ^L 0006 C0,0000,+2,A1 abc0012def C0,0000,+2,A1 0006 AB,10,10,1,1,2,0,abc^C0def abc0014def AB,10,10,1,1,2,0,^C0 E E

Barcode

Barcode with serial number Result

^H10 ^S6 ^Q20,0,2 ^W50 ^P10 ^L C0,000,-1,A3 BE,20,100,3,3,100,0,1,111111^C0111 E

12. Graphic driver format

Example Description

^Q20,2 ^W50 ^R20 ; Left margin = 20 dots ~G

For this example, ASCII “(“ character is 40 decimal (=40 bytes). Total 14 lines, so the graphics height is 1.75mm (14 dots)

Result

G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA G(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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13. Pattern command setting

Example Result

^Q,20,0,0 ^W40 ^S6 ^D5 ^L Q40,10,2,8 GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG E

Length: 2x8=16

Description

HEIGHT = 8 DOTS

0100011101000111 0100011101000111 0100011101000111 0100011101000111 0100011101000111 0100011101000111 0100011101000111 0100011101000111

1 BYTE

WIDTH = 2 BYTES

1 BYTE

G : 01000111 (binary)

8do ts

2mm

14. Rotate label format for printing

Example Description Result

^Q40,2 ^W50 ^S6 ^H10 ~R50 ^L AC,35,11,1,1,1,0,ROTATE BB,20,45,2,5,50,0,1,1234567 E

; Label size is 40 mm(h) x 50 mm(w); 2 mm gap

; Rotate the label format 180∘for printing

~R105 ^L AC,20,10,1,1,1,0,ROTATE BB,20,45,2,5,50,0,1,1234567 E

; Disable the rotate function

15. Download graphic to printer’s memory

Following the below steps to download graphic to printer.

1. Be prepared a graphic file (file name: TREE.PCX, file size: 922 bytes).

2. Be prepared two text files (TEST1.TXTand TEST2.TXT, see the following contents).

TEST1.TXT TEST2.TXT Print Result

~EP,TREE,922 ^Q30,0,0

^W50 ^S2 ^H5 ^L Y30,50,TREE E

1. In DOS mode, running the following commands.

COPY TEST1.TXT PRN↵ COPY TREE.PCX PRN/B↵ COPY TEST2.TXT PRN↵

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16. Download label and variable settings

Example Description

^Ftest ^Q50,0,15 ^W70 ^H10 ^S6 ^E12 ^L

; Download label to memory card and the label name is “test”.

C0,0000,+1,serial no. ; Setting serial number is C0 V00,10,name V01,8,barcode V02,6,price

; Setting three variables V00, V01, V02

AE,108,306,1,1,1,0,$^V02 AC,39,27,1,1,1,0,S/N.^C0 AD,126,78,1,1,1,0,^V00 BA,108,135,2,5,100,0,1,^V01 E

17. Recall label format from memory

Example 1 Description Result

^Ktest 0000

Recall label format without changing

the label format Book C0 = 0000 12345678 V00 = book

200.00 V01 = 12345678 E V02 = 200.00 ~P1

S/N.0000 book

$200.00

Example 2 Description Result

^Ktest 1111 Pencil 12345678

100.00 E

Recall label format and change label

format

C0 = 1111

V00 = pencil

V01 = 12345678

V02 = 100.00 ^Q35,0,0 Changing the size ^S6 Changing speed to 6”/sec ^H10 Changing darkness to 10 ~P2 Printing the last label twice

S/N.1111 Pencil

$100.00

S/N.1112 Pencil

$100.00

Each time you change variable data or label format, repeat to send command from ^Kname to ~Px.

18. Print head test & Version list Example Result

~V # # # EZ-4206 # # #

# # # VER. X.XX # # #

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Appendix.

A. Barcode Details

1. Code 128

BQ2,X,Y,NARROW,WIDE,HEIGHT,RTATION,READABLE,DATA

Code 128 Subset A: Included the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard characters, control and special characters.

Code 128 Subset B: Includes the standard uppercase, lowercase alphanumeric keyboard characters and special characters.

Code 128 Subset C: Used for double density encoding of numeric data (the set of 100 digit pairs from 00 through

99).

Example

Sbuset A: BQ2,8,8,2,5,40,0,0,AAPPLE To select Code 128 Subset A, place a ASCII A before

the data to be encoded.

Subset B: BQ2,8,8,2,5,40,0,0,BAPPLE To select Code 128 Subset B, place a ASCII B before

the data to be encoded.

Subset C: BQ2,8,8,2,5,40,0,0,C1234 To select Code 128 Subset C, place a ASCII C before

the data to be encoded. Special character handling: BQ2,8,8,2,5,40,0,0, ATEST&G

To encode FNC1 into a Code 128 Subset A, send the

ASCII &G.

ASCII 2 Character Code A Code B Code C

96 &A FNC3 FNC3 -NA97 &B FNC3 FNC2 -NA98 &C SHIFT SHIFT -NA99 &D Code C Code C -NA100 &E Code B FNC Code B 101 &F FNC4 Code A Code A 102 &G FNC1 FNC1 FNC1