Zebra Technologies APL-I User Manual

ZebraLink™

APL-I

Reference Guide

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About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Who Should Use This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How This Document Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Document Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Icons Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1 • Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2 • Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Immediate Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Abort Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Error Code, Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Label and Gap Length, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Remaining Quantity and Batch Count, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Status Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Status Enquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Print Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Advanced Mode, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Alphanumeric Field Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Batch Count, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Clear All Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Clear Data From Current Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Command Terminator 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Command Terminator 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Configuration Parameters, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Data Shift – International Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Direct Graphics Mode, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Emulation Mode, Enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Field, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Field Decrement, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Field Increment, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

First Data Entry Field, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Font, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Form Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Format, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Format, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Increment and Decrement, Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Memory Usage, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Next Data Entry Field, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Numeric Field Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Options Selected, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Page, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Page, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Printhead Parameters, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Program Mode, Enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Program Number, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Quantity Count, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Start and Stop Codes (Code 39), Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Test and Service Mode, Enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

User-Defined Characters, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

User-Defined Tables, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Warm Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Amount of Storage, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Auto-Transmit 1, Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Auto-Transmit 2, Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Auto-Transmit 3, Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Auto-Transmit 1, 2, and 3, Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Cutter, Enable or Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Dark Adjust, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Emulation or Advanced Mode on Power-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

End-of-Print Skip Distance, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

IBM Language Translation, Enable or Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Intercharacter Delay, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Label Rest Point, Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Label Retract, Enable or Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Label Retract Distance, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Label Stock Type, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Label Width, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Maximum Label Length, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Media Sensitivity, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Message Delay, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Number of Image Bands, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Postamble, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Preamble, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Print Speed, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Printer Language, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Printhead Loading Mode, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Self-Strip, Enable or Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Top of Form, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Program Mode Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Bar Code, Select Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Code 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Interleaved 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Code 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Codabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Code 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

UPC/EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

HIBC Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Code 16K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Code 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

POSTNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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PDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using ,m1 to Select the Number of Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using ,m2 to Select an Error Correction Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using ,m3 to Set the Truncate Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

MaxiCode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

JIS-ITF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

HIBC Code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Data Matrix Symbology Versions ECC-100 and ECC-200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

QR Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

MicroPDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Bar Code Field, Create or Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Bitmap Cell Height for Graphic or UDF, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Bitmap Cell Width for Graphic or UDF, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Bitmap User-Defined Font, Clear or Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Border Around Human-Readable Text, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Box Field, Create or Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Character Bitmap Origin Offset, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Code 39 Prefix Character, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Command Tables, Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Current Edit Session, Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Data Source for Format in a Page, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Field, Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Field Data, Define Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Field Direction, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Field Origin, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Font Character Width, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Font Type, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Format, Create or Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Format Direction in a Page, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Format, Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Format Offset Within a Page, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Format Position From Page, Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Format Position in a Page, Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Graphic, Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Graphic or UDC, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Height Magnification of Bar, Box, or UDC, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Human-Readable Field, Create or Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Intercharacter Space for UDF, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Interpretive Field, Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Interpretive Field, Enable or Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Length of Line or Box Field, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Line Field, Create or Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Outline Font, Clear or Create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Outline Font, Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Page, Create or Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Page, Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Pitch Size, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Point Size, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Print Line Dot Count Limit, Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Program Mode, Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

User-Defined Character, Clear or Create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

User-Defined Character Field, Create or Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

User-Defined Font Character, Create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Width of Line, Box, Bar, or Character, Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Test and Service Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Ambient Temperature, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Command Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Dark Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Factory Defaults, Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Formats, Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Hardware Configuration Label, Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Label Taken Sensor Value, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Pages, Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Pitch Label, Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Print Quality Label, Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Printhead Temperature Sensor Value, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Reflective Sensor Value, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Software Configuration Label, Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Test and Service Mode, Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Transmissive Sensor Value, Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

User-Defined Characters (UDC) and Graphics, Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

User-Defined Fonts, Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Set-Get-Do (SGD) Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

3 • Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Supported Print Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

10/100 Internal/External Wired Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Defaulting the 10/100 PS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Internal 10/100 Print Server for Xi4 and ZM400/ZM600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Defaulting the 10/100 Print Server PS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Wireless, Wireless Plus, and Internal Wireless Plus Print Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Defaulting the Wireless PS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

A • Control Panel Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Control Panel Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Protected Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Supported Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

S4M LCD Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

S4M Control Panel Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

S4M Password Protected Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Supported Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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About This Document

This section provides you with contact information, document structure and organization, and additional reference documents.

Contents

Who Should Use This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How This Document Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Who Should Use This Document

This Reference Guide is intended for use by any person who needs to perform routine maintenance, upgrade, or troubleshoot problems with the printer.

How This Document Is Organized

The Reference Guide is set up as follows:

Section Description

Introduction on page 15 This section explains the known differences

Commands on page 19 This section provides a detailed listing of

between the Zebra printer with APL-I firmware and the Intermec 3400D printer. For complete printer operation, use this guide with your 3400D User’s Manual.

commands on your Zebra printer with APL-I firmware as implemented on the Intermec 3400D printer for 203 dpi.

Network Configuration on page 89 This section describes the features and

functionality of the ZebraNet Print Servers with printers using APL-I firmware.

Control Panel Options on page 95 This appendix provides you with control panel

menu options on the Zebra printers with APL-I firmware.

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Contacts

About This Document

Technical Support via the Internet is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Web Site: www.zebra.com E-mail Back Technical Library:

E-mail address: emb@zebra.com Subject line: Emaillist

Self Service Knowledge Base: www.zebra.com/knowledgebase Online Case Registration: www.zebra.com/techrequest

Contacts

Which Department

Do You Need?

Regional Headquarters

Technical Support

For questions on the operation of Zebra equipment and software, please call your distributor. For additional assistance, contact us.

Please have your model and serial numbers available.

Repair Service Department

For back-to-base service and repair.

Technical Training Department

For Zebra product training courses.

Inquiry Department

For product literature and distributor and dealer information.

Customer Service Department (US) Internal Sales Department (UK)

For printers, parts, media, and ribbon, please call your distributor or contact us.

Key:

T: Telephone F: Facsimile E: E-mail

The Americas

Zebra Technologies Corporation 475 Half Day Road, Suite 500 Lincolnshire, IL 60069 USA T: +1 847 634 6700 Toll-free +1 866 230 9494 F: +1 847 913 8766

T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (275 9327) F: +1 847 913 2578

Hardware: ts1@zebra.com Software: ts3@zebra.com

Kiosk printers:

T: +1 866 322 5202 E: kiosksupport@zebra.com

T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (275 9327) F: +1 847 821 1797

E: repair@zebra.com

To request a repair in the U.S., go to www.zebra.com/repair

T: +1 847 793 6868 T: +1 847 793 6864 F: +1 847 913 2578

E: ttamerica@zebra.com

T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (275 9327)

E: inquiry4@zebra.com

T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (275 9327)

E: clientcare@zebra.com

Europe, Middle East,

and Africa

Zebra Technologies Europe Limited Dukes Meadow Millboard Road Bourne End Buckinghamshire, SL8 5XF United Kingdom

T: +44 (0) 1628 556000 F: +44 (0) 1628 556001

T: +44 (0) 1628 556039 F: +44 (0) 1628 556003

E: Tseurope@zebra.com

T: +44 (0) 1772 693069 F: +44 (0) 1772 693046

New requests: ukrma@zebra.com Status updates:

repairupdate@zebra.com

T: +44 (0) 1628 556000 F: +44 (0) 1628 556001

E: Eurtraining@zebra.com

T: +44 (0) 1628 556037 F: +44 (0) 1628 556005

E: mseurope@zebra.com

T: +44 (0) 1628 556032 F: +44 (0) 1628 556001

E: cseurope@zebra.com

Asia Pacific

and India

Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. 120 Robinson Road #06-01 Parakou Building Singapore 068913

T: + 65 6858 0722 F: +65 6885 0838

T: +65 6858 0722 F: +65 6885 0838

E: China: tschina@zebra.com

All other areas:

tsasiapacific@zebra.com

T: +65 6858 0722 F: +65 6885 0838

E: China: tschina@zebra.com

All other areas:

tsasiapacific@zebra.com

T: + 65 6858 0722 F: +65 6885 0838

E: China: tschina@zebra.com

All other areas:

tsasiapacific@zebra.com

E: China: GCmarketing@zebra.com

All other areas:

APACChannelmarketing@zebra.com

T: +65 6858 0722 F: +65 6885 0836

E: China: order-csr@zebra.com

All other areas:

csasiapacific@zebra.com

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Document Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this document to convey certain information.

Alternate Color (online only) Cross-references contain hot links to other sections in this guide. If you are viewing this guide online in .pdf format, you can click the cross-reference (blue text) to jump directly to its location.

Icons Used

Important • Advises you of information that is essential to complete a task.

Note • Indicates neutral or positive information that emphasizes or supplements important

points of the main text.

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Introduction

This section explains the known differences between the Zebra printer with APL-I firmware and the Intermec 3400D printer. For complete printer operation, use this guide with your 3400D User’s Manual.

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Overview

The Zebra printer with APL-I firmware provides you with the capability to implement certain commands of the Intermec Programming Language (IPL). These are the Zebra printers that support this capability:

• Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus

•105SL

• XiIIIPlus

• PA X 4

•S4M

•ZM400/ZM600

•Xi4

Firmware

Table 1 lists the Zebra printers and the APL-I firmware version:

S4M and ZM400/ZM600 I53.15.x

Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus, 105SL, XiIIIPlus, PAX4 I60.15.x

Xi4 I53.17.x

If you are using a print server to communicate with your printer, see Table 3, Supported Print

Servers and Firmware on page 64 for more specific firmware requirements.

Control Panel

The Zebra printer with APL-I firmware control panel menu options differs from non-APL-I printers. For

Table 1 • Printer and Firmware Support

Printer FIrmware

APL-I firmware LCD menu options, see Control Panel Options on page 96.

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Troubleshooting

The Zebra printer with APL-I firmware offers a feature called the Data Capture Tool (DCT). The DCT is supported on these Zebra printers: XiIIIPlus, 105SL, PA X 4, or Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus. If you have a supported Zebra printer you can access this tool through the LCD menu. DCT allows you to capture any data that is sent to the printer on an ATA Flash card.

For troubleshooting purposes, you can remove the ATA Flash card from the printer when you complete the data capture, and send it to Zebra to be read.

Important • ATA Flash cards are the only supported Flash cards for all Zebra printers with

APL-I firmware, except S4M and ZM400/ZM600, and Xi4 printers.

Overview

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Commands

This section provides a detailed listing of commands on your Zebra printer with APL-I firmware as implemented on the Intermec 3400D printer for 203 dpi.

Contents

Immediate Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Print Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Program Mode Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Test and Service Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Commands

Immediate Commands

Immediate commands are executed when the printer receives them. The printer mode does not matter.

Abort Print Job

Purpose To abort the current print job.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The printer stops printing the current batch, but continues processing the other

commands in the buffer. The batch count is reset.

Error Code, Request

Purpose To check the printer for errors and warnings.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The error code is either a command syntax error or a RAM usage error. A returned

ASCII number represents the latest error.

Important • If no error has occurred since the last power up, the printer returns a zero. When

this command is sent, the error code is always reset to 00.

<BEL>

Label and Gap Length, Transmit

Purpose To send the label length and gap length to the host.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes If you are using continuous media, the printer sends the length identified by the

Maximum Label Length, Set command. Label length is the length of the current label. If the

current label is longer than the distance between the printhead and the sensor, then the previous label’s length is used.

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<ESC>L

Remaining Quantity and Batch Count, Transmit

Purpose To send the remaining quantity and batch counts to the host.

Commands

Immediate Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command transmits the batch and quantity counts for the active print job.

Reset

Purpose To start a printer power-up reset immediately.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command erases all data in the input buffer and causes the printer to cycle power.

Status Dump

Purpose To upload the current status to the printer.

<ESC>Q

<DLE>

Syntax

<VT>

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

• Error messages not supported: The

reel full

messages are.

Status Enquiry

Purpose To send the current printer status to the host.

Syntax

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

<ENQ>

• Error messages not supported: The

reel full

messages are.

printhead test fail and takeup

errors are not transmitted by this command, but all other error

printhead test fail and takeup

errors are not transmitted by this command, but all other error

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Commands

Print Commands

Advanced Mode, Select

Purpose To switch the printer to Advanced Mode.

Syntax

<ESC>Cn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes When switching between Advanced Mode (default) and Emulation Mode, all entered

data is lost. Page 0 is the default page, and the field pointer selects the first field in format 0.

Alphanumeric Field Separator

Purpose To increase/decrease alphanumeric characters in a field separated domain.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes It is possible to have numerous data regions in one field as long as they do not

overlap. Each region separately increments or decrements depending on the value entered for the specific field. Data length remains the same when setting values of increments or decrements. Values increase or decrease in a circular motion, that is, 9 increases to 0. The command identifies the areas of character to increase or decrease without actual changes.

Important • The printer does not recognize non-alphanumeric values.

<GS>

Batch Count, Set

Purpose To identify the amount of labels to print in the next batch.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes When it is used the printer, it prints a certain amount of the same label. The amount is calculated by multiplying the number of batches by the amount in each batch.

Important If the amount is out of range, an error code 21 is generated.

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<US>n

Clear All Data

Purpose To clear data from previous format.

Commands

Print Commands

Syntax

<CAN>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes After you select:

• a format; the pointer specifies the first field

• a page; the pointer specifies the first data field in the format.

Clear Data From Current Field

Purpose To clear data from present field.

Syntax

<DEL>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes After clearing the data, the field pointer continues to specify the current field.

Command Terminator 1

Purpose To stop the present command.

Syntax

<NUL>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Command Terminator 2

Purpose To stop the present command.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

<LF>

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Print Commands

Configuration Parameters, Transmit

Purpose To send the present printer configuration commands to the host.

Syntax

<ESC>p

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

• Parameters not supported: Security level, audible alarm, power up mode, top position, printhead pressure, number of image bands, amount of storage, online power up test parameters, and printhead test are not supported by the printer. The values transmitted for them are static default values.

Cut

Purpose To move the label to the cutter and cut.

Syntax

<SO>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes To run the Cut command, the cutter device must be present and not yet enabled. Send

this command after printing stops.

Data Shift – International Characters

Purpose To enter certain command characters in a data field.

Syntax

or <DLE>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command enables you to use command characters as data characters in

Advanced and Emulation modes. It shifts the next character into the upper data bank. As a result, to print international characters, the eighth bit is set to 1.

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Direct Graphics Mode, Select

Purpose To enable faster image printing by not saving the graphic with the APL-I format.

Commands

Print Commands

Syntax

<ESC>gm

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The m argument specifies the type of the user-defined graphic data.

Default Value: m = 0 Accepted Values:

0 = 8 bits per byte 1 = 8 bits per byte, nibblized

Emulation Mode, Enter

Purpose To switch the printer to Emulation mode.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command allows you to print labels with bar codes in multiples of 10 or 15 mil

that were designed on an 86XX printer.

Default Value: N = 0

Values for n:

<ESC>cn

0 = 10 mil dot size 1 = 15 mil dot size for bar codes only.

Everything else is 10 mil.

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Commands

Print Commands

Field, Select

Purpose To choose a data field for data entry.

Syntax

<ESC>Fn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Yo u must set the parameter for this command to the field number or the field name.

Things to be aware of:

• If you do not set the 3parameter, the printer defaults it to 0.

• If you choose the field number, the printer enters data into field n.

• If you enter a field name, the printer enters the data into a field with a particular name.

• You must enclose the field name in quotation marks.

• Entering an invalid field code generates error code 38.

Field Decrement, Set

Purpose To set the field decrement value.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

<ESC>Dn

Notes In order to decrement the values in data entry fields, sections of data must be

separated by

Important If the amount is out of range, error code 22 is generated.

<FS> or <GS>. The printer decrements by a previously specified amount.

Field Increment, Set

Purpose To set the field increment value.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes To use this command, you must create a format in programming mode. In order to

increment the values in data entry fields, sections of data must be separated by

<GS>.

<ESC>In

<FS> or

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First Data Entry Field, Select

Purpose To set the first data entry field to receive print mode data.

Commands

Print Commands

Syntax

<ACK>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes If you do not want to use a number to select a data field, this command ensures that

the data prints in the lowest numbered field.

Font, Transmit

Purpose To upload printer fonts.

Syntax

<ESC>vn

Not Supported This command does not work on the Zebra printer with APL-I, or it has

significant deviations from the 3400D printer.

Form Feed

Purpose To feed a label.

Syntax

<FF>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

• When printing on non-continuous media, the label is appropriately fed to the tear bar at its mark, gap, or web.

• When using continuous media, the printer feeds the label by the specified amount. When printing on self-strip media, the printer feeds one blank label.

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Commands

Print Commands

Format, Select

Purpose To choose a format for either data entry or output.

Syntax

<ESC>En,m

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default: n = 0

Values for n: *, 0-19

Va l ue s f or m : not available

Notes Things to be aware of:

• n represents the numeric format ID and m dictates to only re-image the changed fields.

• If any page is selected other than 0, n becomes an alphanumeric format position ranging from a-z.

• After a format is selected, the field pointer directs you to the lowest numbered data entry field.

• For the re-imaging command to work successfully and retain the image, the printer must be able to fully image a label within the range of available image bands.

• The printer erases all host entered/variable data from the format.

Important If an invalid format number is entered, error code 36 is generated.

Format, Transmit

Purpose To send a printer format to the host.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

<ESC>xn

• If <ESC>x is sent to the printer without specifying the value for n, the printer uploads the complete format directory. The format directory is in the following format:

[Idnumber][name][type][storage size]<CR><LF>.

•

[Idnumber] is the value identified by n. [name] is the name set out in the

command that created the format. of memory necessary to store the format.

• If you enter an incorrect number, an error code 25 is generated.

• The printer must stay in Advanced mode.

[type] is 0. [storage size] is the amount

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Increment and Decrement, Disable

Purpose To clear the present field’s increment or decrement settings.

Commands

Print Commands

Syntax

<ESC>N

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Both the decrement and increment flags are reset for the selected field.

Memory Usage, Transmit

Purpose To display the amount of printer memory being used.

Syntax

<ESC>mn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Initially, the printer sends the amount of total storage available. Then the printer sends

the amount of available RAM that is not being used and the amount of total RAM, for example: 32,10.

Next Data Entry Field, Select

Purpose To move the field pointer to the next data entry field.

Syntax

<CR>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Important Things to be aware of:

• If you have not selected a page and the pointer is in the last field, it moves to the first data entry field.

• If you have selected a multi-format page, the pointer moves from the last field in the first format to the first field in the next format.

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Commands

Print Commands

Numeric Field Separator

Purpose To identify numeric data in a field to increase or decrease.

Syntax

<FS>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes It is possible to have numerous data regions in one field as long as they do not

overlap. Depending on the value entered for the specific field, each data region separately increments or decrements. The data length remains the same when setting values of increments or decrements.

Important Values increase or decrease in a circular motion. For example, 9 increases to 0. The printer does not recognize non-alphanumeric values.

Options Selected, Transmit

Purpose To transmit the selected options list.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Values returned by printer:

<ESC>O

0 = No options selected 1 = Cutter 2 = Self Strip

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Page, Select

Purpose To choose a page for either data entry or output.

Commands

Print Commands

Syntax

<ESC>Gn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes If you select a type of page, the pointer designates the first entry field in the lowest

numbered format.

Important • Things to be aware of:

• All user entered data is erased.

• If an invalid page number is entered, an error code 36 is generated.

Page, Transmit

Purpose To upload a printer page and show commands that create a format.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

<ESC>yn

• Sending complete page directory.

<ESC>y without designating a value for n causes the printer to upload the

• The page directory is in this format:

size]<CR><LF>

name set out in the command that created the page.

size]

• If you enter an invalid number, error code 26 is generated.

• The printer must remain in Advanced mode.

. [Idnumber] is the value identified by n. [name] is the

[Idnumber][name][type][storage

[type] is 1. [storage

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Commands

Print Commands

Print

Purpose To print the present page or format.

Syntax

<ETB>

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Prints the format with the data that was previously entered.

Printhead Parameters, Transmit

Purpose To send the number of dots and dot size in the printhead to the host.

Syntax

<ESC>H

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Example This is an example of a transmitted printhead parameter value: 895.5.0.

Program Mode, Enter

Purpose To switch to Program mode.

Syntax

<ESC>P

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Using this command erases all previously entered data.

Program Number, Transmit

Purpose To send program and version number.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command uploads the program number and software version to the host

computer. The data is represented as an ASCII alphanumeric character string.

<ESC>Mn

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Quantity Count, Set

Purpose To set the number of printed label batches.

Commands

Print Commands

Syntax

<RS>n

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Data increments and decrements occur between batches of labels.

Important If the quantity is out of range, error code 21 is generated.

Start and Stop Codes (Code 39), Print

Purpose To print a Code 39 bar code with no data.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The printer erases all data in the current field.

Test and Service Mode, Enter

Purpose To switch to Test and Service mode.

Syntax

<ESC>T

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes If this command is sent, any previously sent host data is erased. The printer enters

Test and Service mode after the printer completes all jobs.

User-Defined Characters, Transmit

Purpose To send a graphic to the host.

Syntax

Not Supported This command does not work on the Zebra printer with APL-I, or it has

significant deviations from the 3400D printer.

<ESC>u

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Commands

Print Commands

User-Defined Tables, Transmit

Purpose To send the user-defined command and protocol tables so that the printer gets to

download a new command set.

Syntax

Not Supported This command does not work on the Zebra printer with APL-I, or it has

significant deviations from the 3400D printer.

Warm Boot

Purpose To reset the printer after other commands in the buffer are executed.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command is executed after all previous commands are completed. Any

information sent after this command is lost. When configuration commands require a printer reset, use this command.

<ESC>Z

<BS>

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Configuration Commands

Amount of Storage, Define

Purpose To determine the amount of RAM that is allocated for storage.

Commands

Configuration Commands

Syntax

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

following differences and outputs:

<SI>N

• This command does not define the amount of memory in the printer because this is done by the hardware. However, when this command is executed, user-defined formats, fonts, and graphics are erased from memory.

Auto-Transmit 1, Enable

Purpose To enable auto-transmit 1.

Syntax

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

<ESC>j

• Error messages not supported: The transmitted by this command, but all other error messages are.

Auto-Transmit 2, Enable

takeup reel full error is not

Purpose To enable auto-transmit 2.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes With auto transmit level 2 enabled, the printer transmits the status code indicating

there is room in the input buffer:

Without level 2 enabled, the host must determine the status using alternate commands ( or

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<ESC>d

<DC1> = when using APL-I handshaking protocol <DC2> = when using XON/XOFF handshaking protocol

<VT>

<ENQ>).

Commands

Configuration Commands

Auto-Transmit 3, Enable

Purpose To enable auto-transmit 3.

Syntax

<ESC>e

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

• Error messages not supported: The

complete

all other error messages are.

, and buffer empty errors are not transmitted by this command, but

Auto-Transmit 1, 2, and 3, Disable

Purpose To disable auto-transmit 1, 2, and 3.

Syntax

<ESC>k

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command turns off the auto transmit status responses.

Cutter, Enable or Disable

imager overrun, printing

Purpose To enable or disable the cutter option.

Syntax

<SI>cn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes With the cutter option installed, this command turns the cutter on or off.

Default Value: n = 0

Values for n:

0 = Turns cutter off 1 = Turns cutter on

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Dark Adjust, Set

Purpose To set printer darkness.

Commands

Configuration Commands

Syntax

<SI>dn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

Default: n = 0

Values for n:

+10 is the darkest setting and –10 is the lightest setting, in increments of 1.

Emulation or Advanced Mode on Power-Up

Purpose To choose Emulation or Advanced mode when printer is turned on.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n = 1

Values for n:

<SI>C

0 = Emulation mode (10 mil) 1 = Advanced mode (5 mil) 2 = Emulation mode (15 mil)

Important This command takes effect after power has been cycled on the printer.

End-of-Print Skip Distance, Set

Purpose To determine the end-of-print skip distance.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command is not usable in self-strip purposes. In order to advance the media to

the tear bar, you have to enter a value for n. This value applies to continuous media and label stock media. Without entering a value for n, the printer uses the default setting.

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<SI>Dn

Commands

Configuration Commands

IBM Language Translation, Enable or Disable

Purpose To enable and disable the IBM language translation.

Syntax

<SI>in

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command overrides the language translation on the printer. This allows IBM

compatible characters to be used instead of ASCII characters derived from the printer’s language.

Default Value: n = 0

Values for n:

0 = disable IBM

= enable IBM

Intercharacter Delay, Set

Purpose To determine the intercharacter delay for transmissions.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command sets the delay time in milliseconds between characters in a printer

transmitted message.

<SYN>n

Default: n = 0

Values for n: 0 – 9999

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Label Rest Point, Adjust

Purpose To adjust where labels stop for removal when the printer is configured for

non-continuous media.

Commands

Configuration Commands

Syntax

<SI>fn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes You can enable this control through the control panel.

Default: n = 0

Values for n: -30 (backwards) to +30 (forward) in 5 mil increments

Label Retract, Enable or Disable

Purpose To turn on or off the label retract feature when the printer is configured for

continuous media.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

Default: n = 1

Values for n:

<SI>Rn

0 = disables label retract

= enables label retract

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Commands

Configuration Commands

Label Retract Distance, Set

Purpose To set the label retract distance.

Syntax

<SI>rn

Not Supported This command does not work on the Zebra printer with APL-I, or it has

significant deviations from the 3400D printer.

Label Stock Type, Select

Purpose To set the media type.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The n argument specifies the media type.

Default: n = 1

Values for n:

<SI>Tn

n = continuous media

= non-continuous media with web or gaps separating labels = non-continuous media with marks separating labels

Label Width, Set

Purpose To determine the label width.

Syntax

Not Supported This command does not work on the Zebra printer with APL-I, or

it has significant deviations from the 3400D printer.

<SI>Wn

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Maximum Label Length, Set

Purpose To identify the maximum label length.

Commands

Configuration Commands

Syntax

<SI>L

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command is primarily used for detecting media errors.

Media Sensitivity, Select

Purpose To choose the printers media sensitivity.

Syntax

<SI>gn,m

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

• The first argument sets the media type; when n = and when n =

• The second argument of this command is not used.

1 thermal transfer media is selected.

Message Delay, Set

0, direct thermal media is selected,

Purpose To determine the delay between transmissions.

Syntax

<ESC><SYN>n

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command determines the delay in milliseconds before all printer transmissions

begin.

Default: n = 0

Values for n: 0 - 9999

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Commands

Configuration Commands

Number of Image Bands, Set

Purpose To determine the number of image bands.

Syntax

<SI>I

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

• the number of image bands does not need to be set with this command since this quantity is automatically calculated while printing a label.

Postamble, Set

Purpose To determine the character that is sent before every transmission.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Assigns the Postamble character.

Default: n = <NUL>

Values for n: Any ASCII character

With n equal to default value, a postamble character is not sent by the printer.

<EOT>n

Preamble, Set

Purpose To determine the character that is sent before every transmission.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Assigns the Postamble character.

Default Value: n = <NUL>

Values for n: Any ASCII character

With n equal to default value, a preamble character is not sent by the printer.

<SOH>n

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Print Speed, Set

Purpose To determine the print speed.

Commands

Configuration Commands

Syntax

<SI>Sn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Defines the print speed.

Default: n = 30

Values for n: 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60

20 = 2 inches per second (ips), 30 = 3 ips, etcetera.

Printer Language, Select

Purpose To determine the printer language.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n = 0

Values for n: 0 - 10

Notes Only one language can be used for a print job. If it is necessary to use more than one

language, you can either bitmap the TrueType fonts or create your own bitmap font. The default language selection should supply you with the necessary characters for a bitmap. However, if you are using a TrueType font, it is imperative that you match code to the language. If you downloaded a scalable font, you must first download the correct code.

<SI>ln

Printhead Loading Mode, Select

Purpose To determine the printhead loading mode.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Printing batches of labels in inverse mode is not recommended due to wear on the

printhead.

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<SI>hn,m

Commands

Configuration Commands

Self-Strip, Enable or Disable

Purpose To enable or disable the self-strip feature.

Syntax

<SI>tn

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Activates or deactivates the peel sensor.

Default: n = 0

Values for n:

0 = Peel Sensor Off

= Peel Sensor On

Top of Form, Set

Purpose To set the form top position.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Sets the label top position in 5 mil increments from the position to the lead edge of the

label.

<SI>Fn

Default: n = 20

Values for n: -10 to 4000

Negative values allow you to minimize the distance between the print and edge of the label.

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Program Mode Commands

Bar Code, Select Type

Purpose To choose the bar code field type.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command defines the Symbology of the bar code.

cn ,m1,m2,m3

Values for n:

0 = Code 39

= Interleaved 2 of 5

= Code 2 of 5 = Codabar

= Code 11

= HIBC Code 39

= Code 49 = JIS-ITF

= HIBC Code 128

= Datamatrix

If you use the Null character in the Bar code data stream, you will lose that character as well as any following data. If using any of the following control characters ( etcetera) you have to precede it with a

character.

<RS>, <GT>, <EOT>,

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Code 39

Purpose To specify a Code 39 bar code field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command has one argument, m for mode, which defaults to 0.

These are the types of Code 39 that are supported:

•Full ASCII

• 43 Character

• 8646 compatible

8646 Compatible is the same as full ASCII with the exception of four characters (the “+”, “/”, “%”, “$” are used as single characters rather than used as “/K”, “/O”, “/E”, “/D” ). This version makes it backward compatible with the 86XX printers.

These are the supported Code 39 bar code modes:

Code 39 Mode

No check digit, 8646 compatible bar code type. Printer provides check digit, 8646 compatible type.

User provides check digit, which is verified by printer 8646 compatible type.

No check digit, full ASCII type. Printer provides check digit, full ASCII type.

User provides check digit, which is verified by printer, full ASCII type.

No check digit, 43 character type. Printer provides check digit, 43 character type.

User provides check digit, which is verified by printer, 43 character type.

Code 93

Purpose To specify a Code 93 bar code field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

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• There are no arguments for the Code 93 bar code.

• If a string has an odd number of characters, the printer automatically adds a zero.

Interleaved 2 of 5

Purpose To specify an Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

•The c2 command has one argument, m for mode, which defaults to 0.

• The Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code supports these modes:

• Zeros are added to any odd length strings.

Code 2 of 5

Purpose To specify a Code 2 of 5 bar code field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

c2,m

m Interleaved 2 of 5 Mode 0 No check digit. 1 Printer provides check digit. 2 User provides check digit.

c3,m

Notes Things to be aware of:

•The

• The Code 2 of 5 bar code supports these modes:

c3 command has one argument, m for mode, which defaults to 0.

m Interleaved 2 of 5 Mode 0 Start/stop code size is 3 bars. 1 Start/stop code size is 2 bars.

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Codabar

Purpose To specify a Codabar bar code field.

Code 11

Syntax

c4,m

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

•The c4 command has one argument, m for mode, which defaults to 0.

Default: m - 0 Va l ue s f or m : m = 0

• The Codabar bar code supports these modes:

m Codabar Mode 0 User provides start/stop codes, which are verified by printer. 1,x,y Printer provides start code x and stop code y, where x and y are values with

ranges of A to D and a to d.

• You can send the start/stop characters as part of the human readable field of the bar code or as a separate text field (print data). Characters sent down as printer data override start/stop characters defined by the bar code field.

Purpose To specify a Code 11 bar code field.

Syntax

c5,m

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

•The

• The Code 11 bar code supports these modes:

c5 command has one argument, m for mode, which defaults to 0.

Default: m = 0 Va l ue s f or m :

m Code 11 Mode 0 Printer provides two check digits. 1 Printer provides one check digit. 2 User provides two check digits, which are verified by the printer. 3 User provides one check digit, which is verified by the printer.

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Code 128

Purpose To specify a Code 128 bar code field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

c6,m1,m2

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

•The

• When more than 19 characters are specified as data, the first 19 are used as data

• When fewer than 19 are specified, data is zero-filled up to 19 characters. The first two

The Code 128 bar code supports these modes:

c6 command has one argument, m for mode, which defaults to 0.

characters are not forced to be zeroes.

m Code 128 Mode 0 Printer provides two check digits. 1 Printer provides one check digit. 2 User provides two check digits, which are verified by the printer. 3 User provides one check digit, which is verified by the printer.

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Commands

Intermec 3400D Printer Label

APL-I Printer Label

Program Mode Commands

UPC/EAN

Purpose To specify a UPC/EAN bar code field.

Syntax

c7,m1,m2

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

These label examples show the difference between labels when entered data is too long:

Bar codes not implemented: version D1-D5. When data entered is too long, an EAN-13 bar code is printed.

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HIBC Code 39

Purpose To specify an HIBC Code 39 bar code field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

c8 ,m1 ,m2

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The c8 command has two arguments, m1 and m2, and m1 defaults to 0.

Default: m1 = 0

Values for m1 Supplier Std.:

0 = Primary format

= Backup Primary format

2,m2

= Second Data format. The linking character comes from the field identifier

,m2 value)

(

Values for m1 Provider Std.:

3 = Single format

= 1st data format

= Second Data Format.

5,m2

The linking character comes from the field identifier (,m2 value).

The HIBC Code 39 bar code supports these modes:

2, m2

5, m2,

HIBC Code 39 Mode Primary format. Alternate Primary format. Secondary format with m2 as the linkage character and field

identifier. Single format. First data format. Second data format with m2 as the linkage character and field

identifier. Multiple data format.

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Code 16K

Purpose To specify a Code 16K bar code field.

Syntax

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

Code 49

Purpose To specify a Code 49 bar code field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Things to be aware of:

• The Zebra printer with set of bar codes to print a single data string too large for one bar code.

APL-I firmware does not support linked bar codes, or using a

c10

• The c10 command has no arguments.

•Use a

1 command to symbolize the function 1 character in Emulation mode.

If using Advanced mode, you can symbolize the function 1 character by using the

1. The same holds true for function characters 2, 3, and 4.

• To call up a square symbol in Advanced mode, use a height magnification of 1. While in Emulation mode, use a magnification of 250.

Important Only Alphanumeric (0) and numeric (2) modes are supported by the printer.

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POSTNET

Intermec 3400D Printer Label

APL-I Printer Label

Purpose To specify a POSTNET bar code field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

c11

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

These label examples show that the interpretive field commands have no effect on the bar code positioning, spacing, and sizing:

Notes The c11 command has no arguments.

Even if specified, an interpretive field is disabled by the command and does not print.

Origin difference y-direction.

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Commands

Intermec 3400D Printer Label

APL-I Printer Label

Program Mode Commands

PDF417

Purpose To specify a PDF417 bar code field.

Syntax

m1, m2 and m3 are the three arguments of the c12 command.

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

These label examples show a slight difference in dot pattern, bar codes with non-standard characters print slightly smaller, and difference in magnification ranges.

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Using ,m1 to Select the Number of Columns

Purpose To set the number of columns in the PDF417 bar code.

Syntax This parameter, which defaults to 0, is the number of columns of data characters; the

range of values is 0 to 30.

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes ,m1 represents the number of columns needed to create a symbol. The range is 0

(default) to 30. If you select 0, the printer automatically uses the number of columns necessary for the symbol that is closest to the shape of a square.

Using ,m2 to Select an Error Correction Level

Purpose To set an error correction level for a PDF417 bar code.

Syntax This parameter, which defaults to 9, is the error correction level; the range of values

is 0 to 9.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The error correction level should be set according to the number of code words

(compressed data) generated from the PDF417 bar code’s data. The table below shows a list of the values of m2, the corresponding suggested number of code words, and the error detection characters that will be generated at that setting.

m2 Number of Code words

0 <not recommended> 2 (no error recovery)

1 <not recommended> 4

2 1-40 8

3 41-160 16

4 161-320 32

5 321-863 64

6 <reserved for special applications> 128

7 <reserved for special applications> 256

8 <reserved for special applications> 512

Error Detection Characters Generated

<printer automatically determines error correction level> varies

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Using ,m3 to Set the Truncate Flag

Purpose This is an argument for the c12 command that customizes the PDF417 bar code.

Syntax This parameter, which defaults to 0, is the truncate flag. When set, the bar code will

print without right row indicators and with a one-module wide stop character.

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes It enables you to enable printing the symbol in truncated form or to disable printing in

truncated form.

Default: m3 = 0 Va l ue s f or , m3 ,

0 = disables truncating

= enables truncating

It is highly recommended that you use the default setting for maintain a better reading performance.

This shows the maximum allowable characters for the 3 character sets.

Character Set Data Capacity

Full ASCII 1108

Alphanumeric 1850

Numeric 2725

Important Use these guidelines. Due to the fact that 2-dimensional symbols encode data by compressing it, the capacity varies due to the data being encoded.

,m3 in order to reduce errors and

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MaxiCode

Intermec 3400D Printer Label

APL-I Printer Label

Purpose To specify a Code MaxiCode bar code field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

c14,m1

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

Notes The c14 command has one argument, m for mode, which auto defaults between

modes 2 through 4.

See the labels examples to see the differences between printers.

• Interpretive field fonts could be different.

• Bar codes might print. They do not print on 3400D printers.

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

JIS-ITF

The MaxiCode bar code supports these modes:

m MaxiCode Mode

2 Structured Carrier Message format to be used with postal

codes up to 9 digits long.

3 Structured Carrier Message format to be used with

alphanumeric postal codes up to 6 digits or characters long.

4 Standard bar code.

5 Full EEC or enhanced error correction.

6 Reader programming mode.

Purpose To specify a JIS-ITF bar code field.

Syntax

c15,m

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The c15 command has one argument, m for mode, which defaults to 0.

Default Value: m = 0 Va l ue s f or n ,m

0 = 5 dot narrow magnification

= 8 dot narrow magnification = 10 dot narrow magnification

The next command specifies the data source and how many characters are in the current field.

Default Value: 0,14

Values for n:

D0,m

This field acquires data from a host. The value for ,m is the data length: 6 (Condensed), 14 (Standard), or 16 (Extended).

D2,m

D3,m

This field is a slave field and acquires its data from the ,m field. The printer specifies the data during program mode (fixed). The

,m value dictates the JIS-ITF type. If the length of the data is not exactly 6, 14, or 16, it will round up to the next highest value (JIS-ITF type) and pad with zeros.

Important The JIS-ITF bar code always includes an interpretive field located underneath the bar code field. This symbology cannot achieve a true 2.5 to 1 ratio due to the printhead dot size limitations. The actual ratio is 2.4 to 1.

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HIBC Code 128

Purpose To specify an HIBC Code 128 bar code field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

c16,m1,m2

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The c16 command has two arguments, m1 and m2, and m1 defaults to 0.

The HIBC Code 128 bar code supports these modes:

m1 HIBC Code 128 Mode

0 Primary format.

1 Alternate Primary format.

2, m2 Secondary format with m2 as the linkage character and field

identifier.

3 Single format.

4 First data format.

5, m2 Second data format with m2 as the linkage character and

field identifier.

6 Multiple data format.

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Data Matrix Symbology Versions ECC-100 and ECC-200

Purpose To specify a Data Matrix Symbology Versions ECC-100 and

ECC-200 bar code field.

Syntax

c17,m1,m2,m3,m4,m5,m6

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command selects the Data Matrix symbology. Data Matrix is a 2d symbology

consisting of square modules arranged within a finder pattern. The 2 versions of Data Matrix that are supported are ECC-100 and ECC-200.

The names, purposes, and default values of these parameters are listed below:

Argument Purpose Default Value

m1 Enhanced error correction 200 200

m2 Square mode 0

m3 Position of current symbol in group 0

m4 Total number of symbols in group m3 parameter

m5 File ID number 1

m6 File ID number 1

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QR Code

Purpose To specify a QR Code bar code field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

c18,m1,m2,m3

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The c18 command has three arguments.

You can only produce QR symbols up to 3550 characters.

The names, purposes, and default values of these parameters are listed here:

Argument Purpose Default/Possible Values

m1 Enhanced error correction 200 2/1,2 for Model 1,2 resp.

m2 Square mode M/L,M,Q,H for 7,15,25,30% error

correction, resp.

m3 Mask number 8/0-7 for mask type, 8 for auto-

selection of mask

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Commands

Intermec 3400D Printer Label

APL-I Printer Label

Program Mode Commands

MicroPDF417

Purpose To specify a MicroPDF417 bar code field.

Syntax

c19,m1,m2

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

These label examples show the bar code position might differ when the bar code is rotated 180 degrees:

The c19 command has 2 arguments.

When rotated 180 degrees, bar code position could differ.

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Program Mode Commands

The names, purposes, and default values of these parameters are listed below:

Argument Description Default Value

Commands

m1 N u m b e r o f c o l u m n s o f d a t a i n b a r c o d e ;

p o s s i b l e v a l u e s o f 0 - 4 , w h e r e 0 l e t s t h e printer set the best-fitting value.

m2 N u mb e r o f r o w s of d a t a i n b a r c o d e ;

p o s s i b l e v a l u e s d e p e n d o n t h e v a l u e o f m 1 , and 0 lets the printer set the best-fitting value.

Bar Code Field, Create or Edit

Purpose To edit or create a bar code field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes By creating a bar code field and enabling the interpretive parameter, you

consequentially create an interpretive field.

Important If the field number is out of range, an error code 38 is generated.

Bn,name

Bitmap Cell Height for Graphic or UDF, Define

Purpose To determine the height of a graphic or user-defined font.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Sets the graphic or user-defined font height.

Default:

Values for n: 1 to 799

Note • Things to be aware of:

n = 1 Bitmap Fonts n = 10 Outline fonts n = 50 graphics

• n represents the number of rows for the graphic or font bitmap.

• If an invalid height is entered, an error code of 52 is generated.

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Program Mode Commands

Bitmap Cell Width for Graphic or UDF, Define

Purpose To determine the max width of a graphic or user-defined font.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Bitmap User-Defined Font, Clear or Define

Purpose To clear or create a user-defined bitmap font set.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes You can recreate an existing font, but in order to edit the characters you must transmit

the complete font. Defining a font previously sent erases all previous characters in the font.

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Border Around Human-Readable Text, Define

Intermec 3400D Printer Label

APL-I Printer Label

Purpose To add a border around a human-readable field.

Syntax bn

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

These label examples show that when used with smooth fonts, the border does not enclose character descenders.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

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Program Mode Commands

Box Field, Create or Edit

Purpose To edit or create a box field.

Syntax

Wn,name

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command is used to design a box field.

Default: n = 0

Values for n: 0 – 199; name is optional

Names can be up to 8 characters but cannot start with a number.

Box field command parameters are as follows:

Field Origin 0 Default 0,0 Field Direction f Default = 0 degrees Box Length l Default = 100 Box Height h Default = 100 Box Width w Default = 1

Character Bitmap Origin Offset, Define

Purpose To determine the offset, to the right, of all characters in a font.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes This command specifies the offset (to the right) of all characters in a font. The value

for n = the number of columns to the right that the character origins shift.

Default: n = 0

Values for n: 0 – 800

Important You can use this command only with bitmapped fonts.

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Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio, Define

Purpose To determine the character rotation for human-readable fields, or the bar code ratio

for a bar code field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Character Rotation Default

n = 0 1 = horizontal 2 = 90º counterclockwise

Bar Code Ratio Default: n = 1

Bar code fields, ratio of wide to narrow bar

Accepted values for n:

0 = 2.5 to 1 1 = 3.0 to 1 2 = 2.0 to 1 3 = 3.0 to 1 n = 3 is used for Code 39 and creates a ratio of 7 dots to 3 dots.

Code 39 Prefix Character, Define

Purpose To determine the prefix for a Code 39 field.

Syntax

p,n1,n2,n3,n4

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default is for No prefix Accepted values for n: A - Z (case sensitive) and 0 – 9

After selecting the prefix, enter Code 39.

Example c0,3;pABC4; not pABC4;c0,3;.Use the @ character for n1 to clear all prefixes. Prefix characters are not represented in the interpretive field.

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Command Tables, Load

Purpose To download a command table.

Syntax

Not Supported This command does not work on the Zebra printer with APL-I, or

it has significant deviations from the 3400D printer.

Current Edit Session, Save

Purpose To save the current page, format, UDC, or UDF being edited.

Syntax N

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The current page, format, or UDC is automatically saved when you call a new one or

when you exit Program mode.

Data Source for Format in a Page, Define

Purpose To define a data source for a format assigned to a page position.

Syntax

en,m1,m2

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value:

= 0

= a

= 0

Accepted values for n:

0 = formats receive their data while in Print mode

= format is slave to another format on this page.

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Field, Delete

Purpose To del e t e f i eld n from the format.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n = 0 Accepted values for n: 0 – 199

Notes It is not allowable to delete the last field within a format. If the current field is deleted,

the field pointer will point to the next field. If the master field is deleted, all slave fields of the master are deleted.

Field Data, Define Source

Purpose To determine a data source for the current field and how many characters are in the

field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default values bar code fields: 0,20,0

dn,m1,m2

Default values human-readable fields: 0,30,0

Accepted values for n:

0 = Data entered while in Print mode

= Data entered while in Print mode

= Data from field, m1

= Fixed data

Accepted values for m1 (d0 or d1): 0 - 3550

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Field Direction, Define

Purpose To determine the field rotation.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n = 0 Accepted values for n:

0 = Horizontal (all are rotated counterclockwise from horizontal)

= 90°

= 180°

= 270°

Field Origin, Define

Purpose To determine the origin of a field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value:

on,m

= 0

Accepted values for n and m:

n = 0 - 19999

= 0 - 19999

Font Character Width, Define

Purpose To determine the amount of space from the origin of one letter to the origin of the

next.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Accepted for bitmap characters only. Intercharacter space command (zn) is ignored

by the printer if this command is used.

Default: Bitmap width of characters, minus font character offset (Xn) plus intercharacter space (zn)

Accepted values for n: n = 1 - 799

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Font Type, Select

Purpose To choose a font type for human-readable fields.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

cn,m

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Depending on what human-readable fonts your printer supports, you can set n from 0

to 56.

Format, Create or Edit

Purpose To create or edit a format.

Syntax

A or F

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes If the format number is out of range, an error code 36 is generated.

Format Direction in a Page, Define

Purpose To determine the direction of a format on a page.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n = 0 Accepted values for n:

0 = Horizontal (all are rotated counterclockwise from horizontal)

= 90° = 180°

= 270°

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Program Mode Commands

Format, Erase

Purpose To erase a format.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: NONE Accepted values for n: 1 – 19

Important Cannot erase format 0.

Format Offset Within a Page, Define

Purpose To determine the format offset within a page.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value:

Accepted values for n and m:

On,m

= 0

n = 0 - 19999

= 0 - 19999

Format Position From Page, Delete

Purpose To delete a format from within a page.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: p = a Accepted values for p: a – z

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Format Position in a Page, Assign

Purpose To assign a format to a page position.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

Mp,n

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Important If the format ID is out of range, an error code of 36 is generated. A format can be in several locations within a page.

Notes n is the numeric format ID, and p is the page position.

Graphic, Select

Purpose To choose a graphic for graphic fields.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n Accepted values for n: 0 – 99

Important • Valid for graphic fields only.

Graphic or UDC, Define

Purpose To map a column of bitmap for a graphic or a font character.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Height Magnification of Bar, Box, or UDC, Define

Purpose To determine box, bar code, or UDC height magnification.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes n corresponds to the vertical magnification of the character bitmap for human-

readable fields, POSTNET symbology, and graphics. The printer uses the highest value possible when n is set too large. For a 200 dpi printer in Advanced mode, a dot is 5 mil; for a 400 dpi printer a dot is 2.5 mil.

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Human-Readable Field, Create or Edit

Purpose To edit or create a human-readable field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n

Values for n: 0 – 199

Notes n corresponds to the vertical magnification of the character bitmap for human-

readable fields, POSTNET symbology, and graphics. The printer will use the highest value possible when n is set too large. For a 200 dpi printer in Advanced mode, a dot is 5 mil; for a 400 dpi printer a dot is 2.5 mil.

Intercharacter Space for UDF, Define

Purpose To determine spacing that is added to the default intercharacter gap length for a

bitmap font.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n = 2 Accepted values for n: 0 – 199

Notes n represents the number of dots per pixels. For a 200 dpi printer in Advanced mode, a

dot is 5 mil; for a 400 dpi printer a dot is 2.5 mil.

Important • If an invalid lengths occurs, an error code 52 is generated.

Interpretive Field, Edit

Purpose To edit an interpretive field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default Value: n = 0 Accepted values for n: 1 – 199

Notes You cannot create interpretive fields when using this command. You can only create

or delete them when you enable the interpretive of the bar code field. Every interpretive field is counted as a separate field in the maximum number of 200 fields.

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Interpretive Field, Enable or Disable

Purpose To determine if the interpretive field of the current bar code field prints.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Use the I command when you want to edit an interpretive field. In the interpretive

field, the human-readable font prints 2 dots left aligned under the bar code.

Default: n = 0 Accepted values for n:

0 = disabled

= enable with start and stop characters

= enable without start and stop characters

Length of Line or Box Field, Define

Purpose To determine the length of a line or box.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes When in Advanced mode, a dot for a 200 dpi printer is 5 mil, and a dot for a 400 dpi

printer is 3.3 mil.

Default Value: n = 100 Accepted values for n: 1 – 9999

Line Field, Create or Edit

Purpose To edit or create a line field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The name parameter is optional and can consist of 8 ASCII characters

Default Value: n = 0 Accepted values for n: 0 – 199

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

Outline Font, Clear or Create

Purpose To clear or create an outline font or graphic.

Syntax

Not Supported This command does not work on the Zebra printer with APL-I, or it has

significant deviations from the 3400D printer.

Outline Font, Download

Purpose To download outline font descriptions.

Syntax

Not Supported This command does not work on the Zebra printer with APL-I, or

it has significant deviations from the 3400D printer.

Page, Create or Edit

Purpose To edit or create a page.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Default page (page 0) cannot be altered.

Default Value: NONE Accepted values for n: 1 – 9

Page, Delete

Purpose To delete a page.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes Default page (page 0) cannot be altered.

Default Value: NONE Accepted values for n: 1 – 9

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Pitch Size, Set

Purpose To set the pitch size for a human-readable field.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes To scale outline fonts smoothly, use the pitch size command.

Default Value: n = 12 Accepted values for n: 1 - 50

Point Size, Set

Purpose To set the point size for a human-readable field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes One point size is equivalent to 1/72 inch. The higher the point size, the larger the

characters.

Default Value: n = 12 Accepted values for n: 4 - 288

Print Line Dot Count Limit, Set

Purpose To limit the print line dot count limit.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The printer ignores this because it is a null command.

Program Mode, Exit

Purpose To switch from program mode to print mode and save the format or page currently

being edited.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

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Commands

Program Mode Commands

User-Defined Character, Clear or Create

Purpose To clear or create graphic bitmaps.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The printer erases and redefines a graphic after you define it.

Default Value: NONE Accepted values for n: 0 – 99

User-Defined Character Field, Create or Edit

Purpose To create or edit a graphical field.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes The name parameter is optional and can consist of 8 ASCII characters (excluding the

semicolon) and cannot start with a number.

Default Value: n = 0 Accepted values for n: 0 – 199

User-Defined Font Character, Create

Purpose To identify the next font to be defined.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Notes n is a decimal representation of an ASCII character. Existing characters are erased by

the printer.

Default Value: NONE Accepted values for n: 0 – 255

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Width of Line, Box, Bar, or Character, Define

Purpose To determine the width magnification of a line, box, bar code, or character.

Commands

Program Mode Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Default value for line, box, bar code fields, and graphics: n = 1 Accepted values for n:

Line and box fields: 1 – 9999

Bar code fields:

Graphics:

Default value for human-readable fields and POSTNET: n = 2 Accepted values for human-readable fields and POSTNET: 1 - 250

1 – 99

1 - 999

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Commands

Test and Service Commands

Ambient Temperature, Transmit

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

Syntax

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

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

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

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Formats, Print

Intermec 3400D Printer Label

APL-I Printer Label

Purpose To print all stored formats.

Commands

Test and Service Commands

Hardware Configuration Label, Print

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Purpose To print a hardware configuration label.

Syntax

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

The label examples show how unsupported values on the label could differ, but the overall format is the same:

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Commands

Test and Service Commands

Label Taken Sensor Value, Transmit

Purpose To send the label taken sensor and output back to the host.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Pages, Print

Purpose To print the pages stored on the printer.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Pitch Label, Print

Purpose To print the pitch label.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

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Print Quality Label, Print

Intermec 3400D

APL-I Printer Label

Purpose To print the print quality program and model number label.

Commands

Test and Service Commands

Syntax

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

The label examples show that the data on the format differs slightly:

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Commands

Test and Service Commands

Printhead Temperature Sensor Value, Transmit

Purpose To send the printhead thermistor A/D output back to the host.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

Reflective Sensor Value, Transmit

Purpose To send the label mark reflective sensor A/D output back to the host.

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

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Software Configuration Label, Print

APL-I Printer Label

Purpose To print a software configuration label.

Commands

Test and Service Commands

Syntax

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

The label examples show how the unsupported values on the label could differ, but overall the format is the same.

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Commands

Intermec 3400D Printer Label

Test and Service Commands

Test and Service Mode, Exit

Purpose To make the printer exit 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.

Transmissive Sensor Value, Transmit

Purpose To send the label gap transmissive sensor and output back to the host.

Syntax G

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

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Test and Service Commands

User-Defined Characters (UDC) and Graphics, Print

Purpose To print the user-defined characters and graphics stored on the printer.

Commands

Syntax

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

APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.

User-Defined Fonts, Print

Purpose To print the user-defined fonts stored on the printer.

Syntax

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

printer with APL-I firmware with the following differences and outputs:

Notes There are slight differences in spacing, and it is optimized for 4 in. x 6 in. label.

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Commands

Set-Get-Do (SGD) Commands

Print server configurations are achieved using standard Set-Get-Do commands.

For more detailed information on Set-Get-Do commands, see the Programming Guide for ZPL

, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror and WML (formerly the ZPL II Programming Guide), Internal

II Wired and Wireless SGD sections.

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Network Configuration

This section describes the features and functionality of the ZebraNet Print Servers with printers using

APL-I firmware.

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Supported Print Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

10/100 Internal/External Wired Print Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Defaulting the 10/100 PS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Internal 10/100 Print Server for Xi4 and ZM400/ZM600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Defaulting the 10/100 Print Server PS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Wireless, Wireless Plus, and Internal Wireless Plus Print Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Defaulting the Wireless PS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Network Configuration

Overview

The Zebra printer with APL-I firmware with a Zebra print server option allows network connectivity for printer communication.

Supported Print Servers

Table 2 shows the version of APL-I firmware required to support each of the ZebraNet Print

Servers.

Print Server Printer Firmware

Table 2 • Supported Print Servers and Firmware

10/100 PS External Print Server (Internal or External)

Wireless Print Server XiIIIPlus, 105SL,

Wireless Plus Print Server

Internal Wireless Plus Print Server

XiIIIPlus, 105SL, Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus, or PA X 4

S4M I50.13.3 or later

ZM400/ZM600 I53.15.0 or later

Xi4 I53.17.1 or later

Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus or

PA X 4

XiIIIPlus, 105SL, or PA X 4 I60.15.0 or later

ZM400/ZM600, or S4M I53.15.0 or later

Xi4 I53.17.1 or later

XiIIIPlus, 105SL, or PA X 4 I60.17.1 or later

ZM400/ZM600, S4M, or Xi4

I60.13.0.0 or later

I53.15.0 or later

I60.15.0 or later

I53.17.1 or later

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10/100 Internal/External Wired Print Server

Configuration

You can configure the 10/100 Print Server for use with your printer running APL-I firmware using WebView, ZebraNet View, DHCP, or Telnet.

Network Configuration

Important • For more detailed information on 10/100 print servers, see the ZebraNet

10/100 Print Server User Guide.

Supported Protocols

All network features described in the 10/100 Print Server User Guide are supported with

APL-I firmware except:

• APL-I is not a ZebraLink enabled firmware.

• You are not able to print a network configuration label using the button on the print server. But, you can still default the print server using this button.

• The 10/100 Print Server alerts can be configured using ZebraNet View, but not ZebraLink Alerts.

• When viewing the web page, you will only see the print server web pages.

Defaulting the 10/100 PS

You can default the 10/100 PS to factory settings using WebView, ZebraNet View, and the Te st button.

web pages, not the printer

Important • For more detailed information on 10/100 Internal/External Wired print servers,

see the ZebraNet

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10/100 Print Server User Guide.

Network Configuration

Internal 10/100 Print Server for Xi4 and ZM400/ZM600

Configuration

You can configure the 10/100 Internal Print Server for use with your printer running APL-I firmware using DHCP, SGD, or Telnet.

Important • For more detailed information on internal 10/100 print servers, see the

ZebraNet

10/100 Internal Print Server User Guide.

Supported Protocols

All network features described in the 10/100 Internal Print Server User Guide are supported with

APL-I firmware except:

•

APL-I is not a ZebraLink enabled firmware.

• The ZebraLink Alerts are not supported.

• FTP, POP3, SMTP, and SNMP are not supported.

• Mirroring is not supported.

• No web pages are supported.

Defaulting the 10/100 Print Server PS

You can default the 10/100 Internal Print Server User Guide to factory settings using the default network menu on the printer’s control panel. For more information, see the 10/100 Internal Print Server User Guide.

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Network Configuration

Wireless, Wireless Plus, and Internal Wireless Plus Print Servers

This section provides details on working with a wireless print server.

Configuration

You can configure the Wireless Print Server for use with your printer running APL-I firmware using DHCP, SGD, or Telnet.

Important • For more detailed information on wireless print servers, see the ZebraNet

Wireless User Guide.

Supported Protocols

All network features described in the Wireless User Guide are supported with

APL-I firmware except:

• APL-I is not a ZebraLink enabled firmware.

• The ZebraLink Alerts are not supported.

• FTP, POP3, SMTP, and SNMP are not supported.

• Mirroring is not supported.

• No web pages are supported.

Defaulting the Wireless PS

You can default the Wireless Print Server to factory settings using the default network menu on the printer’s control panel. For more information, see the specific wireless user guide.

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Network Configuration

Notes • ___________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Wireless, Wireless Plus, and Internal Wireless Plus Print Servers

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Control Panel Options

This appendix provides you with control panel menu options on the Zebra printers with APL-I firmware.

Contents

Control Panel Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Protected Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Supported Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

S4M LCD Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

S4M Control Panel Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

S4M Password Protected Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Supported Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Control Panel Options

Some of the control panel options are password protected. This section tells you how to work through password protected menu options and provides a table of all the control panel options for the supported

Note • For S4M control panel menu options, see S4M LCD Options on page 106.

Protected Menus

This section tells you how to access these protected parameters.

To access the password protected menu options, complete these steps:

The password is: 1234.

1. If the control panel reads ENTER PASSWORD, you need to enter a password to access

given control panel menu options.

APL-I printers.

2. To increase the value, from the front panel:

•on a XiIIIPlus or 105SL printer, press the right arrow.

•on a PA X 4, press the up arrow.

• on the Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus, ZM400/ZM600, or Xi4 printers, press plus (+).

3. To move to the next digit, from the front panel:

•on a XiIIIPlus or 105SL printer, press the left arrow.

•on a PA X 4, press the down arrow.

• on the Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus, ZM400/ZM600, or Xi4 printers, press minus (–).

4. When the password is entered.

•on a XiIIIPlus, 105SL, or Xi4 printer, press

•on a PA X 4, press

NEXT.

• on the Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus or ZM400/ZM600 printers, press

NEXT/SAVE.

SELECT.

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Supported Menu

Table 3 identifies the control panel menu options available on your Zebra XiIIIPlus,

Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus, 105SL, ZM400/ZM600, PA X 4, and Xi4 printer with APL-I firmware.

Table 3 • Control Panel Differences on Supported Printers

Control Panel Options

XiIIIPlus

Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus

33333

33 33

33333

105SL

ZM400/ZM600

PAX 4

Control Panel Option Details and Menu Choices

Xi4

DARKNESS

PRINT SPEED

SLEW SPEED

BACKFEED SPEED

TEAR OFF

APPLICATOR PORT

START PRINT SIG

This allows you to adjust the darkness of your output.

This allows you to change the print speed inches per second (ips).

Typically, the slower the print speed, the better the print quality.

This allows you to adjust the speed for feeding a blank label (given in inches per second).

If backfeed is on, this allows you to adjust the speed at which the label backs up before printing (given in inches per second).

This allows you to set the position of the labels over the tear-off/peel-off bar.

This allows you to determine the action of the verifier port.

Password protected.

This allows you to determine how the printer reacts to the Start Print Signal input on pin 3 of the applicator interface.

33333

333 3

33333

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PRINT MODE

RESOLUTION

MEDIA TYPE

SENSOR TYPE

SENSOR SELECT

PRINT METHOD

This allows you to set the type of label delivery.

This allows you to set the dot size.

This allows you to set the type of media you are using.

This allows you to set the type of media you are using with a web. This indicates the spacing between labels, or if you are using media with black mark print on the back.

This allows you to choose the sensor that you want to use.

This allows you to set the method of printing.

Control Panel Options

Table 3 • Control Panel Differences on Supported Printers (Continued)

Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus

XiIIIPlus

33333

105SL

ZM400/ZM600

PAX4

Control Panel Option Details and Menu Choices

Xi4

PRINT WIDTH

MAXIMUM LENGTH

EARLY WARNING

MEDIA/SUPPLIES WARNING

333

LABELS PER ROLL

MEDIA REPLACED?

RIBBON LENGTH

RIBBON REPLACED?

This allows you to set the printable area across the label width.

This allows you to set the maximum length of the label.

This allows you to enable or disable warnings to appear if label or ribbons are low.

Password protected.

This parameter appears only when Early Warning for Media is enabled. This value should correspond to the number of labels per roll of the media that you are using.

This parameter appears only when Early Warning for Media is enabled.

This parameter appears only when Early Warning for Media is enabled and the printer is set for Thermal Transfer operation.

333

EARLY WARNING

MAINT.

3 333

333

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HEAD CLEANING

HEAD CLEANED?

HEAD LIFE

NEW PRINTHEAD

NONRESET CNTR

This allows you to enable or disable warnings to appear if the printhead needs to be cleaned.

Password protected.

This allows you to enable or disable a warning to appear when the printhead needs to be cleaned. This value is set to correspond to the length of the media or ribbon roll that you are using.

This allows you to reset the printhead cleaning counter.

This allows you to set the number of inches of media that the printhead is expected to print.

This allows you to reset the printhead life counter.

This allows you to reset the advanced counter used by the printer to monitor the label generation in inches, centimeters, and number of labels.

Control Panel Options

Table 3 • Control Panel Differences on Supported Printers (Continued)

Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus

XiIIIPlus

333

33333

105SL

ZM400/ZM600

PAX4

Control Panel Option Details and Menu Choices

Xi4

RESET CNTR1

RESET CNTR2

PRINT METERS

LIST ZPL SETUP

APL-I SW SETUP

APL-I HW SETUP

APL-I PRNT QUAL.

This allows you to reset the advanced counter used by the printer to monitor the label generation in inches, centimeters, and number of labels.

This allows you to view the current date and change the date.

Password Protected.

This prints a configuration label.

This allows you to print out the software configuration label.

This allows you to print out the hardware configuration label.

This allows you to print out the print quality test label.

33333

333 3

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APL-I PITCH PRINT

LIST NETWORK

PRINT PAGE

PRINT FORMAT

FORMAT CARD

This allows you to print the pitch test label.

This allows you to print a network configuration label, which lists the settings for the various Zebra print servers.

This allows you to print out a page format that was previously sent to the printer by pushing a single button. The number in the lower hand corner of the control panel corresponds to the page number that is printed.

This allows you to print out a single format that was previously sent to the printer by pushing a single button. The number in the lower left hand corner of the control panel corresponds to the format number that is printed.

This allows you to erase all information from the memory card.

Password protected.

100

Control Panel Options

Table 3 • Control Panel Differences on Supported Printers (Continued)

Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus

XiIIIPlus

33333

105SL

ZM400/ZM600

PAX4

Control Panel Option Details and Menu Choices

Xi4

INIT FLASH MEM

SENSOR PROFILE

MEDIA AND RIB.

PARALLEL COMM.

This allows you to reformat your Flash memory.

Password protected.

This prints out a sensor profile label.

This allows you to adjust the sensitivity of the media and ribbon sensors.

This allows you to control whether or not data is returned via the printer’s parallel port for selected commands.

Password protected.

BAUD

DATA BITS

PARITY

This allows you to select a baud rate. It must match the rate being used by the host.

Password protected.

This allows you to select the data bits. It must match the data bits being used by the host.

Password protected.

This allows you to select the parity. It must match the parity on the host.

Password protected.

33333

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HOST HANDSHAKE

STATUS RESP.

COMMUNICATIONS

RIBBON TENSION

MEDIA POWER UP

This allows you to select the handshake protocol. It must match the protocol on the host.

Password protected.

Important • This allows you to enable or disable

the printer from sending a status character after

<ETX> that is received in the data.

every

This allows you to troubleshoot and check the interconnection between the printer and the host computer.

Password protected.

This sets the tension applied to the ribbon supply spindle (170PA X 4 only).

This allows you to set the action of the labels when the printer is turned on.

Password protected.

Zebra Technologies APL-I User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

About This Document

Who Should Use This Document

How This Document Is Organized

Contacts

Document Conventions

Icons Used

Related Documents

Introduction

Overview

Firmware

Control Panel

Troubleshooting

Commands

Immediate Commands

Abort Print Job

Error Code, Request

Label and Gap Length, Transmit

Remaining Quantity and Batch Count, Transmit

Reset

Status Dump

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

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 Boot

Configuration Commands

Amount of Storage, Define

Auto-Transmit 1, Enable

Auto-Transmit 2, Enable

Auto-Transmit 3, Enable

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

Label Width, Set