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

<EM>

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

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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Introduction

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Firmware

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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