Line Mode

Programmer’s
Manual

Manual No. 980353-001 Rev. B

©2001 Zebra Technologies Corporation

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FOREWORD
This manual provides programming information for the Zebra Technologies printers, featuring
Line Mode and the EPL2 command language, which are manufactured by Zebra Technologies
Corporation, Camarillo, California.

The scope of the manual is Line Mode print operations and commands. For details concerning
non line mode printing and programming, see the printer's user's manual and the Page Mode
(EPL2) Programmer's manual.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This document contains information proprietary to Zebra Technologies Corporation. This docu-
ment and the information contained within is copyrighted by Zebra Technologies Corporation
and may not be duplicated in full or in part by any person without written approval from Zebra.
While every effort has been made to keep the information contained within current and accurate
as of the date of publication, no guarantee is given or implied that the document is error-free or
that it is accurate with regard to any specification. Zebra reserves the right to make changes, for the
purpose of product improvement, at any time.

TRADEMARKS
Zebra Technologies, EPL, EPL2, and Orion are trademarks of Zebra Technologies Corporation.
All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

REVISION HISTORY
Rev.A - This manual version coincides with EPL firmware version 4.06(or higher) and is available
from Zebra Technologies in electronic form. Line Mode firmware version tracking number is 0.12
(or higher) and is a subset of the EPL firmware.

Rev. B - See Above. Changed the R command length parameter from 99 to 25 mm max..

See the Zebra Technologies web site at: www.zebra.com for an Adobe Acrobat file or call Zebra
Technologies customer service.

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 Contents

INTRODUCTION
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Manually Setting Line Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Printer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Printer Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Basic Printing
Example of Default Font Character Dot Map . . . . . . . 2-2
Printing Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Printer Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Command Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Character Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Basic Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Command Concatenation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Basic Line Mode Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

LINE MODE COMMAND REFERENCE

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
A0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
CR - Carriage Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
DATA - Text for Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
{DATA} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
|DATA} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
EPL? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
EPL2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
FF - Form Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
LF - Line Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
oR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
P00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

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 Q? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

Appendix A - Character References

Appendix B
System Compatibility Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Changing Control Function Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Resetting the Control Function Characters . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Checking Control Function Code Settings . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Appendix C
Modifying Your Printer For EPL1 Compatibility . . . . . . . C-1
Loading ELP1 Font Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Deactivating the EPL1 Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
EPL1 LP20XX Conversion to LN20XX Printer Models. . . . C-4
Resetting the LN20XX to LP20XX Printer Mode . . . . . . . C-4

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 INTRODUCTION

This section contains information about the

b asi c f e at u r e s, co m m an d sy n tax a n d
terminology of the Line Mode programming
language.
Line mode printing is ideal for basic retail (point
of sale - POS), shipping, inventory, work flow
control, and general labeling. EPL™ printers
with Line Mode, are versatile and are capable of
printing a wide range media and bar codes.
Line mode printing and programming is de-
signed to support label and bar code printing
with little to no programming required.

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 The Line Mode printer can print:

❏ Receipts
❏ Labels
❏ Tags
❏ Support chemical and water proof media
❏ UPC (Universal Product Code) bar codes
❏ Postal bar codes
❏ Support for the common international indus-
try standard bar codes

The Line Mode printing language is designed to

be command compatible with EPL1 program-
ming language used in LP2022 and LP2042
printers.

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 Features Line Mode in flash based printers is similar in
operation to the early model LP Series printer
which used the EPL1 programming language.
Line mode only approximates EPL1 printed
data and commands.
Line Mode features include:

❏ ASCII based command language.

❏ Immediate print and execution of a single
line of text or command data.
❏ Support for 10 standard bar codes.
❏ Two (2) resident fonts:
Out of Box Font: 14 by 22 dots (CCSET1)
and 10 by 18 dots (CCSET3) bit mapped
fonts. These fonts are part of EPL1 emulation
soft font set (v,w,x,y,z) preloaded into the
printer at time of shipment.

Base Default Font: 14 by 24 dots (Font 4)

and 10 by 16 dot (Font 2) bit mapped fonts.
❏ Print and command buffering.

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 Limitations Line Mode has limited support for the EPL1
command language set. See the Command
Reference table on page 3-1 for a list of com-
mands.

❏ The Line Mode printer has compatiable

EPL1 softfonts preloaded into the printer. If
the EPL1 softfont sets are removed, then the
default ELP2™ fonts and character sets will
be used. The default font sets have differ-
ences that may affect print results of legacy
EPL1 programmed data. . See Appendix C
for details on font set control.
❏ Line Mode printing does not support black
line (or mark) sensing.
❏ The printer does not support all character
code pages supported by Page mode (EPL2)
printing.
❏ The printer does not support all the bar code
formats supported by Page Mode (EPL2)
printing.
(See the Bar Code Select command (?) ).

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 Configuration Zebra EPL flash based printers are, by default,
configured for Page (EPL2) mode operations.
The operator must convert the printer to Line
Mode prior to the initial use of Line Mode. This
is done via a hardware select procedure with the
Feed button during printer power-up.

Line Mode configuration settings are retained after

reset has been issued or power has been cycled.

Manually Setting The printer utilizes the Feed button during

Line Mode printer power-up to toggle between printer per-
sonality modes, Line and Page (EPL2).
1. With printer power off, press and hold the
Feed button while turning the printer on, then
release the button when the LED starts blinking
red.
2. When the indicator LED starts flashing green,
immediately press and hold Feed button.
3. Release the Feed button when the LED turns
a steady Amber (orange).
4. Verify printer personality with Dump Mode
printout:. Line Mode or Page Mode (EPL2).
5. Press the Feed button to exit the Dump
Mode.

Printing on continuous media requires program-

ming. Use the N command with no parameters to
disable Top of Form (label gap) sensing.

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 Printer Settings The Line Mode printer configuration and set-
tings can be displayed by sending a Print Con-
figuration Label (EPL?) command or by
preforming an AutoSense routine.
The printout produced by this command in-
cludes some of the following information:
• Printer Model Number Code
• Firmware Version
• Serial Port Settings
• Print Head Test Pattern
• Character Set Selection
• Speed and Density
• Label Size
• Bar Code Settings
• Basic Print Control Character Settings
• Current Media Sensor Values
• Status of Printer Specific Features and
Options:
Battery Life (Portable Printers)
ELP1 compatible fonts are loaded if oEv,w,
x,y,z is displayed on the Option line.
• EPL2 Programming Parameters Not Used By
Line Mode

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 Sample of Dump Mode Printout

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 Printer Defaults The Line mode printer defaults into the configu-
ration shown below. Some settings are printer
specific, such as default print width.

• Font Characters - 14 by 24 dots

Command Equivalent - A11 (Text 1h x 1w)
(go to)
• Character Set - Code Page 850 (Multilingual
code page)
Command Equivalent - I0 (go to)
• Speed - 1.5 ips
Command Equivalent - S1 (go to)
• Left Margin
Command Equivalent - M3 (go to)
• Bar Code - I2 of 5 (Interleave 2 of 5)
Command Equivalent - ?2 (go to)
• Bar Code -Narrow Bar Width is 2 Dots
Command Equivalent - X2 (go to)
• Bar Code - Narrow to Wide Bar Width Ratio is
2.5
Command Equivalent - x25 (go to)
• Density - Printer Dependent.
See the D command. (go to)

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 Basic Printing

Line Mode operation allows printing of simple

text (data) without using coded or programmed
data strings. The text that the user types can be
directly output to the printer for immediate
printing. This simple text may be sent to the
printer as simple text files (generated by most
ASCII editors) or from ASCII data sent by a ter-
minal device or software program.
Data is sent to and processed by the printer on a
line by line basis. The printer will immediately
process a terminated line of data. Line termina-
tion is a line feed (LF), carriage return (CR), or a
combination (CR/LF).
Line and print heights are determined by multi-
ples of the selected text character height. Bar
code height is also affected by the line height.
See the Bar Code Select (?) command for af-
fected bar code.

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 14 Dots
Example of Default
Font Character Dot
Map

24 26

D D
o o
t t
s s

16 Dots (2mm)
Inter-character Space (actually white dots)

Printing Example

Text
Text Printed at 2x, Line Terminated with Form Feed (FF)

Line Height Set to 2x, Single Line Feed Only

Line Height Set to 2x, Single Line Feed Only

Change Line Height (2x), Print Bar Code Data

Line Feed Only
Bar Code Data
Text Line Feed Only
First Line of Text at Top of Form
Direction Of Feed

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 Printer Commands The printer utilizes "Escape" sequence data to
notify the printer that the following data is a
command. Printer commands for Line Mode
are used to:
• Change the line (and font) size
• Print bar codes
• Select and configure bar code parameters
• Select Character Set
• Control print margins, speed and density
• Buffer Commands and Batch Print

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 Command The manual uses the following typographic
Conventions conventions to describe commands.

Command Name

Text/Bar Code Size

←A p1p2 DATA↵
Data
Parameters
Command

Example Description

Escape Character,
¬ or Esc
ASCII value 27d (1Bh)
Form Feed Character,
E or FF
ASCII value 12d (0Ch)
Line Feed Character,
• or LF
ASCII value 10d (0Ah)
Carriage Return Character,
e or CR
ASCII value 13d (0Dh)
¿ or CR/LF Carriage Return & Line Feed
Command - Commands are
typically a single character.
A
Some commands contain up to
four (4) characters.

p1p2p3 Required parameters

(No delimiters)

[p1p2p3] Optional parameters

(No delimiters)
Text or bar code data to be
DATA
printed.
The line-continuation character
(®) indicates that code contin-
This text should ued from one line to the next in
®be on one line the manual should be typed all
on one line. Note: This is not
used to program the printer.

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 Character Character map positions are referred to by the
Numbering ASCII decimal numbers 0 - 255 and are desig-
nated with a trailing d. The programmer will re-
fer to these character locations using
hexadecimal numbering and are designated as
hexadecimal with a h. See the character map in
Appendix A for reference.

Basic Command Each command consists of an ESCape (de-

Syntax noted as ¬ or ESC) character followed by a sin-
gle ASCII character to identify the specific
command desired. Some commands require
one or more additional parameters to complete
the command. Refer to Figure 1-1. for the basic
command syntax.
Each command line must be terminated with a
Line Feed (LF) character. As an alternate
method both the Carriage Return (CR) and Car-
riage Return Line Feed (CR/LF) combination
may be used. Most PC based systems send a
Carriage Return Line Feed (CR/LF) when the
Enter (Return) key is pressed.

Default ASCII Values for the Basic Printer Control Functions

Pro-
Command Function cessing Decimal Hexadecimal
Order
CR Carriage Return 1 13 0D
LF Line Feed 2 10 0A
FF Form Feed 3 12 0C
ESC Escape 4 27 1B

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 Command Most commands can be concatenated together
Concatenation to print several objects on the same line. Refer to
following for an example command concatena-
tion.

Figure 6-1
Selects Bar Code 0 (Code 128)
Concatenated
Commands Selects Character Set 1, width 1, height 3

Print Bar Code with Human Readable

ESC ?0 ESC A13 ESC {4014561780} ↵

Bar Code Data

All objects on a line must be the same size

(height). An exception to this is the printer’s
ability to concatenate a line command that
changes line size after issuing one of the follow-
ing commands: ESCA (Text), ESC{DATA}
(Bar Code) and the ESC |DATA} (Bar Code
with human readable text). While you can con-
catenate other commands on the same line as
the A command which sets line and bar code
height, you can not mix objects of different sizes
on the same line.
To over come this limitation, the R command
can be used to backup the label to print addi-
tional objects on what seems to be the same
line.

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 Basic Line Mode The following are basic line mode programming
Guidelines and operation guidelines.

❏ Printing is from right to left and from top to

bottom.
❏ Sending a simple unformatted text (ASCII
data) to the printer followed by a carriage re-
turn (CR), line feed (LF) or both (CR/LF)
characters will result with printed text as
typed (or stored as a file) on the media.
❏ A line consisting of only a carriage return
(CR), line feed (LF) or both (CR/LF) charac-
ters will produce a blank line.
❏ Once set to line mode, the printer will remain
in line mode until changed by the Line
Mode/Page Mode (EPL2) configuration sub-
routine (see page 1-5) or the EPL2 command
(see page 3-15).
❏ Printing graphics does not effect text or bar
code printing (line height) or parameters.
❏ The printer will accept data that exceeds the
right hand margin or media edge and will be
truncated. Note: Printing off the media and
onto the platen may reduce the printer’s op-
erational life span.

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 LINE MODE COMMAND REFERENCE

This section contains a complete listing of all

commands in alphabetical order.

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 Command Description Page
A Text/Bar Code Size 3-3
A0 Small Text 3-6
B Begin Command Buffer 3-7
CR Carriage Return (e) 3-8
D Density 3-9
DATA Text Data 3-10
{DATA} Print Bar Code with human readable 3-11
|DATA} Print Bar Code without human readable 3-12
E End Command Buffer 3-13
EPL? Print Configuration Label 3-14
EPL2 Switch To Page Mode 3-15
FF Form Feed (E) 3-16
G Draw Graphics 3-17
g Draw Graphics 3-18
H Graphic Line Height 3-19
I Country Code 3-20
LF Line Feed (•) 3-21
M Left Margin 3-22
N Form Length 3-23
oR Enable Euro Character 3-24
P Print 1 - 99 Labels 3-26
p Print 1 - 999 Labels 3-27
P00 Reprint Buffer 3-28
Q? Auto Detect Label Parameters 3-29
R Top Margin 3-30
S Print Speed 3-31
U MaxiCode - 2D Bar Code 3-32
V Start Reverse Printing 3-35
v Stop Reverse Printing 3-36
X Bar Width 3-37
x Bar Width 3-38
? Bar Code Select 3-39

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A Command - Text/Bar Code Size

Description Use this command to set character and bar code

height, as well as, character width. This com-
mand controls the default font for the printer.
Out of Box Font: 14 by 22 dots (CCSET1)
and 10 by 18 dots (CCSET3) bit mapped fonts.
These fonts are part of EPL1 emulation soft font
set (v,w,x,y,z) preloaded into the printer at time
of shipment.
Base Default Font: 14 by 24 dots (Font 4)
and 10 by 16 dot (Font 2) bit mapped fonts.
The base default fonts will be used if the soft
fonts are deleted or inactivated with EPL2 pro-
gramming (in EPL2, page mode).
See Appendix C for information on controlling
line mode font sets.
Syntax ¬Ap1p2
Parameters p1 = Horizontal size control and font set se-
lection.
Sets the width of Text character, only.
Values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7
Default: 1

p1 (width multiplier)
Characters
Model Font 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Per
(x1) (x2) (x3) (x4) (x1) (x2) (x3)
CCSET1 Inch (cpi) 7 3.5 2.25 1.75
N/A
2443 & Font 4 * Line 52 26 17 13
2844 CCSET3 Inch (cpi) 16.9 8.46 5.64
N/A
& Font 2 * Line 69 34 23
CCSET1 Inch (cpi) 7 3.5 2.25 1.75
2722 & Font 4* Line 28 14 9 7
2824 CCSET3 Inch (cpi) 16.9 8.46 5.65
& Font 2 * Line 37 18 12

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A Command - Text/Bar Code Size
p2 = Vertical size (multiplier).
Sets Text and Bar Code height.
Values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
Default: 1

Per Line Height as Set by p2

Font
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CCSET1 Dots 26 52 78 104 130 156 182 208

& Font 4* Millimeters 3.25 6.5 9.75 13 16.25 19.5 22.75 26

Dots 24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192

Millimeters 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
CCSET3
Lines Per
8.4 4.2 2.8 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.2 1
Inch
Dots 26 52 78 104 130 156 182 208

Millimeters 3.25 6.5 9.75 13 16.25 19.5 22.75 26

Font 2*
Lines Per
7.8 3.9 2.6 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.97
Inch

❏ All text and bar codes will be printed at the

size selected by this command until a new
size is selected.
❏ The printer only supports a single line height
setting per line.

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A Command - Text/Bar Code Size
Example: ¬A11SIZE 11¿
¬A12SIZE 12¿
¬A13SIZE 13¿
¬A14SIZE 14¿

¬A21SIZE 21¿
¬A22SIZE 22¿
¬A23SIZE 23¿
¬A24SIZE 24¿

¬A31SIZE 31¿
¬A32SIZE 32¿
¬A33SIZE 33¿
¬A34SIZE 34¿

¬A41SIZE 41¿
¬A42SIZE 42¿
¬A43SIZE 43¿
¬A44SIZE 44¿

Will Produce:
(Not to scale)

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A0 Command - Small Text

Description Use this command to set the small font charac-

ter height and width. This command does not
affect bar code height.
Out of Box Font: 5 by 7 dots (bit mapped
font) (CCSET4). This font is part of EPL1 emu-
lation soft font set (w,x,y,z) preloaded into the
printer at time of shipment.
Base Default Font: 8 by 12 dots (bit mapped
font) (Font 1).
The base default fonts will be used if the soft
fonts are deleted or inactivated with EPL2 pro-
gramming (in EPL2, page mode).
See Appendix C for information on controlling
line mode font sets.
Base Small Font size: 8 by 12 dots (bit mapped
font). See Appendix C for alternate font sets.
Syntax ¬A0p1
Parameters p1 = Sets vertical and horizontal character
height multipliers.
Sets Small Text width.
p Width Multiplier Height Multiplier
0 1 1
1 1 1*
2 1 2*

3 1 3*

4 2 2

* - EPL1 fonts were bold versions for these settings

❏ All text will be printed at the size selected by this

command until a new size is selected. Bar code
size will remain unaffected by this command.
❏ The printer only supports a single line height
setting per line.

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B Command - Begin Command Buffer

Description Use this command to batch print labels or mini-

mize the affects of host system delays.
Command buffering allows:
• Assembly of a series of line print commands
(text, bar codes, etc.) for print.
• Buffered printing treats the print operation as
a single print routine. and will print without
starting and stopping between line print oper-
ations.

Syntax ¬B
Parameters None
Default: Command Buffering Off
Use the command with the E command, End
Command Buffer.
Command Buffering ❏ Do not use printer configuration and control
Rules commands (speed, mode changes, density,
etc.) within command buffer data strings.
❏ Line, text and bar code control commands
are allowed within the command buffer data
strings.
❏ Printing with the buffer mode will automati-
cally assert a form feed at the end of buffer.
To disable this feature, use the N command,
Form Feed control, without any parameters.
❏ The printer will automatically backup to top
of form (label) when buffer printing a label.
The R command can not be used in buffered
print operations.

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CR - Carriage Return

Description Use this command to print a line of data (text

and bar codes) and move to the next line.

This command may be used in conjunction with the

Line Feed (LF) and will react as if a single Line Feed
(LF) or a single Carriage Return (CR) has been is-
sued.

Syntax e : ASCII value 13d (0Dh)

: Abbreviation = CR

e• :Abbreviation = CR/LF
:Treated as a single Line Feed (LF)

Parameters None

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D Command - Density

Description Use this command to set print density. This

command controls the amount of heat applied
to the media by the print head.
Syntax ¬Dp1
Parameters p1 = Density setting - Line Mode Printing
only!
Model Values1 Default2 EPL23
2443 / 2844 0-7 5 0-15 10
2722 / 2824 0-7 5 0-15 7
LP Models
0-7 5
(Reference Only)
Note 1: 0 is the lightest print and 7 is the darkest.
Note 2: The printer saves and shares density settings between
Line Mode and Page (EPL2) mode.
Note 3: Range and default density for EPL2 (Page Mode) opera-
tion is listed for reference to the AutoSense Dump Mode printout.

The selected density will remain in effect until

changed or power is removed.

The speed and density commands can dramatically af-

fect print quality. Changes to the speed setting typically
require a change to the print density.

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DATA - Text for Print

Description Data is standard ASCII text characters. Text

(DATA) does not require special commands or
identifiers (i.e. Esc) to print. A simple Line Feed
(LF) character, a Carriage Return (CR), a Car-
riage Return and Line Feed combination
(CR/LF) or FF (Form Feed) will cause the
printer to print a line of DATA (text) and ad-
vance to the start of the next line (or form if a
Form Feed is used to terminate a line).
Parameters DATA = ASCII Characters
Range: 32 to 254 decimal
(20-FE Hexadecimal) and
include 20-21 decimal
(14-15 hexadecimal).

See the Line Mode Character Map (Code

Page 850) in Appendix A.

Example: Data Entered:

ABC 123 EFGe : Text terminated with CR - Carriage
: Return
ABC 123 EFG• : Text terminated with LF - Line Feed
ABC 123 EFG¿ : Text terminated with CR/LF
: combination

Will Print:
ABC 123 EFG
ABC 123 EFG
ABC 123 EFG

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{DATA} Command - Print Bar Code (with Human Readable)

Description Use this command to write the bar code data

field with human readable code.
Example: ¬{DATA}

Parameters DATA = bar code data to be encoded.

Description
1. Starts bar code data field
{ 2. Identifies bar code to include hu-
man readable text
1. Bar code data
2. Must comply with bar code specifi-
cations, i.e. type of character (num-
DATA
ber only or alpha-numeric),
supported characters, data field size,
etc.
1. Terminates the data to be entered
}
into the bar code.

Example: ¬{1234567890}¿

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|DATA} Command - Print Bar Code (w/o Human Readable)

Description Use this command to write the bar code data

field as a bar code without human readable text.
Syntax ¬|DATA}

Parameters DATA = Bar code data to be encoded.

Description
1. Starts bar code data field
| 2. Identifies bar code to be without
the human readable text
1. Bar code data
2. Must comply with bar code specifi-
cations, i.e. type of character (num-
DATA
ber only or alpha-numeric),
supported characters, data field size,
etc.
1. Terminates the data to be entered
}
into the bar code.

Example: ¬|1234567890}¿

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E Command - End Command Buffer

Description Use this command to finish (terminate) com-

mand buffering.
Syntax ¬E
Parameters None
Default: Command Buffering Off
Always use the E command in conjunction with
the B command, Begin Command Buffer.

See the P and p commands to print buffered

commands.

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EPL? Command - Print Configuration Label

Description This command is used to print the current

printer configuration. This is the same Dump
Mode status printout that is printed by the
AutoSense alignment and configuration rou-
tine.
Syntax ¬EPL?

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EPL2 Command - Switch To Page Mode

Description This command is used to switch the printer from

Line Mode to Page Mode (EPL2).
This command can not be concatenated with
other commands on a single line.
This command is not intended to be used dur-
ing normal print operations.
Syntax ¬EPL2

Example: ¬EPL2 :switch to Page Mode

The EPL2 command OEPL1 (followed by a LF, CR

or CR/LF) can be sent to the printer to return the
printer to Line Mode operation.

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FF - Form Feed

Description Use this command to feed to the top of the next

form (label).
When in continuous media mode, the printer
will advance the printer to the next line unless
set to a different value by the N command.
Syntax E : ASCII value 12d (0Ch)
: Abbreviation = FF

Parameters None

Default - Label (Gap Sense) Mode:

Go to Top Of (Next) Form.

By Default, Continuous Media Mode:

Go to next line when a Form Feed (FF)
is issued. Line height is set as per the A
command setting.

Continuous Media Mode with N set:

Move the print position from 0 to 99
mm (N00 to N99) for each Form Feed
(FF) issued to the printer. See the N
command for details.

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G Command - Draw Graphics

Description Use this command to draw single line of a bit

mapped graphic. The bit map data pattern can
be repeated automatically, in sequence, up to
eight times. The line height is set by the H com-
mand. The bit map image is assembled on a line
by line basis.
Syntax ¬Gp1DATA
Parameters p1 = Number of bytes to follow.
Values : 01 to 99
DATA = Data bytes representing the bit
mapped graphic. Each bit represents
one dot (1=black, 0=white).

Each additional line of graphics must start with

the G command and include the complete com-
m an d p ar am e t e r an d d ata str i n g
(¬Gp1DATA).

DO NOT add carriage returns (CR) or Line Feeds

(LF) or CR/LF to the end of a Draw Graphics com-
mand line.
Sending a CR or LF or CR/LF will advance the print
position by full text line as defined by the default or
previously issued A command.

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g Command - Draw Graphics

Description Use this command to draw single line of a bit

mapped graphic. The bit map data pattern can
be repeated automatically, in sequence, up to
eight times. The line height is set by the H com-
mand. The bit map image is assembled on a line
by line basis.
Syntax ¬gp1DATA
Parameters p1 = Number of bytes to follow.
Values : 001 to 199
DATA = Data bytes representing the bit
mapped graphic. Each bit represents
one dot (1=black, 0=white).

Each additional line of graphics must start with

the G command and include the complete com-
ma nd p ar am e t e r an d d ata str i n g
(¬gp1DATA).

DO NOT add carriage returns (CR) or Line Feeds

(LF) or CR/LF to the end of a Draw Graphics com-
mand line.
Sending the CR or LF or CR/LF will advance the
print position by full text line as defined by the de-
fault or previously issued A command.

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H Command - Graphic Line Height

Description Use this command to set the number of times

(up to eight) that a graphic (line) of bit map data
will be repeated when printing. The G or g
commands are used to send the bit map data.
Syntax ¬Hp1

Parameters p1 = Line height of graphic (bit map data

pattern) measured in dots.

Range: 1- 8 Default: 1
(8 dots = 1mm)

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I Command - Country Code Character Set

Description Use this command to select the appropriate

character set for printing.
Syntax Ip1
Parameters p1 = Select 0- 8 Default = 0
Character Set Selection
p1 Dump Mode
Data Bits Country
Status Printout
0 8 USA I8,1
1 British I7,1
2 German I7,2
3 French I7,3
4 Danish I7,4
7
5 Italian I7,5
6 Spanish I7,6
7 Swedish I7,7
8 Swiss I7,8

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LF - Line Feed

Description Use this command to print a line of data (text

and bar codes) and move to the next line.

This command may be used in conjunction with the

Carriage Return (CR) and will react as if a single Line
Feed (LF) or a single Carriage Return (CR) has been
issued.

Syntax • : ASCII value 10d (0Ah)

: Abbreviation = LF

e• : Abbreviation = CR/LF
:Treated as a single Line Feed (LF)

Parameters None

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M Command - Left Margin

Description Use this command to adjust the Left Margin.

By default, the Line Mode printer's outside mar-
gins are set to match the maximum printable
area for the largest typical label media sup-
ported by that printer.
Syntax ¬Mp1
Parameters p1 = Additional margin in millimeters.
Range: 00 - 99
Default: 03 (3mm)

1 millimeter = 0.040" = 8 dots

Do not set 2 inch printers to have mar-

gin values of greater than 49mm.

The margin command can not be applied to a

line of print after print data (text, bar codes, or
graphics) has proceeded it in a line.

The left margin parameter(M) is displayed on

the Dump Mode Printout and has a range of
M00 to M99.

Printable Area = 1-2 mm margin on all sides.

Printing outside of the "printable" area may
damage or shorten the print head's life.
Example: ¬M05¿:set a 5mm left margin

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N Command - Form Feed Control

Description Use this command to disable automatic form

feed (N) or set the form feed length (Nxx) when
using continuous media.
Syntax ¬N[p1]
Parameters None = Disables auto form feed in buffer
mode.
p1 = Sets length of the form in millimeters.
Feed a specified distance (p1) when a
Form Feed (FF) is issued.
Range: 00 - 25 (1 = 1 millimeter)

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oR Command - Enable Euro Character

Description This command allows the advanced program-

mer to substitute the Euro currency character
for any ASCII character in printer.
The original character can be restored by send-
ing the oR command without a parameter. Ex-
ample of Euro Currency Symbol is shown
below.
Syntax ¬oR[p1, p2]
Parameters p1 = E
If the p2 parameter is not provided,
then the Euro character will map to
code page position 213 decimal (D5
hexadecimal) for all code pages.

p2 = Decimal number, Range 0 to 255

The active code page’s ASCII character
map position to be replaced by the Euro
character. The Euro character will be ac-
tive in this map position for all code
pages.
See the I command for details on code
page selection.
None = No Parameters (p1/p2) resets to all
code pages to original default character
mapping.
The oR command is a global printer command.
❏ It must be issued prior to issuing a text com-
mand (and printing).
❏ Effects a single character on a single code
page. Changing the character position will
restore the original character.
❏ The character substitution is saved like
printer configuration parameters (Density,
Serial Port Data Rate, Options, etc.). The pa-
rameter data is preserved until it is changed
by the oR command or reprogramming of
the printer.

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oR Command - Enable Euro Character
Example: ¬oRE¿ : Places the Euro character into character
: map position 213 decimal
: (D5 hexadecimal)
¬oRE,128¿ : Places the Euro into character map
: position 128 decimal (80 hexadecimal)
¬oR¿ : Clears Character Substitution,
: Restores default character maps

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P Command - Print Buffer 1-99 times

Description Use this command to print 1 to 99 batch forms

or labels from commands and data previously
stored in the printer's command buffer.
The printer can print one or more forms or la-
bels that have been stored in the printer's com-
mand buffer as a single "batch". The "batch" of
forms or labels are then printed 1 to 99 times as
set per p1 parameter of this command.
Syntax ¬Pp1
Parameters p1 = Sets the number of batch forms or labels
to print.

Range: 00 - 99

The P command does not need to be termi-

nated with a Line Feed (LF) character or alter-
nately the Carriage Return (CR) or Carriage
Return Line Feed (CR/LF) combination. If the
print (P) command string is terminated immedi-
ately following the command, the top of form
will be move down one line on the next label fol-
lowing the completion of the batch print rou-
tine.

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p Command - Print Buffer 1-999 times

Description Use this command to print 1 to 999 batch forms

or labels from commands and data previously
stored in the printer's command buffer.
The printer can print one or more forms or la-
bels that have been stored in the printer's com-
mand buffer as a single "batch". The "batch" of
forms or labels are then printed 1 to 999 times
as set per p1 parameter of this command.
Syntax ¬pp1¿
Parameters p1 = Sets the number of batch forms or labels
to print.

Range: 001 - 999

The p command must be terminated with a

Line Feed (LF) character. As an alternate
method, both the Carriage Return (CR) or Car-
riage Return Line Feed (CR/LF) combination
may be used.

Line Mode Operational Command Difference

- The equivalent ELP1 p command automatically
prints a 100 labels when the p1 parameter is set to
001 through 099.

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P00 Command - Reprint Buffer

Description Use this command to print and repeat print a

batch form or label programmed from
commands and data previously stored in the
printer's command buffer.

❏ Each time the FEED button is pressed, the

form (or label) stored in the image buffer will
print.
❏ The printer will accept no more commands
or data once this command has been issued.
❏ To cancel the feed to reprint the buffer, reset
the printer by cycling the printer power.
Syntax ¬P00

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Q? Command - Auto Detect Label Parameters

Description Use this command to printer automatically de-

tect the label and gap length and set the sensor
levels similar to the AutoSense routine.
This command will not enter the printer into the
Dump mode or print the printer configuration
label.
Syntax ¬Q?

Parameters None

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R Command - Backup

escription Use this command to control the print position-

ing. This command's positioning functions can:
• Reposition the print position back towards the
Top of Form after printing a line (or lines).
• Disable the reposition to Top of Form before
printing (R00).
• Move the print position to the physical Top of
form. Issuing the Rnn (nn = 01 -25) com-
mand in the first command line following a
form feed (FF), a print buffer command (p or
P), a reset condition (power-up, etc.) or as the
first command in a group of buffered com-
mands will cause the printer to reposition to
the physical Top of Form.

Syntax ¬Rp1
Parameters p1 = Distance in millimeters to backup.

Range: 01 - 25 (1 = 1 millimeter)
00 = Disables automatic
backup to top of form.

❏ The printer will reset to the default position

for Top of Form after a print command (p or
P) has been sent to the printer.
❏ The default Top of Form position (or margin)
is approximately 1mm below the top edge of
the media (label).
❏ The R command cannot be used inside a
Buffered Label or to print a buffered label
(see the B, E, P, and p commands).
Example: ¬R05 :moves the first print line 5mm
:toward the top edge of the label

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S Command - Speed Select

Description Use this command to select media print speed.

Syntax ¬Sp1
Parameters p1 = Speed select value.
Model Value Speed
0 1.0 ips (25 mmps)
2722 1 1.5 ips (37 mmps)
2 2.0 ips (50 mmps)
0 1.0ips (25 mm/s)
2443
1 1.5 ips (37 mm/s)
2844
2 2.0ips (50 mm/s)
2824
3 2.5 ips (63 mm/s)
The selected speed will remain in effect until
changed or power is removed.

The speed and density commands can dramatically

affect print quality. Changes to the speed setting typ-
ically require a change to the print density.

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U Command - MaxiCode - 2D Bar Code

Description Use this command to print a MaxiCode bar

code symbol. The printer will automatically in-
terpret and encode data into MaxiCode sym-
bols for data modes 2, 3, 4, and 6. Up to eight
symbols can be linked.
Syntax ¬Up1,[p2,],“DATA”
Parameters p1 = Horizontal start position from the left
margin in millimeters.
Range = 00 to 99 (millimeters)

Note - The vertical start position is set by line

position.

p2 = Mode Selection
Value Description
Not Used Automatic Selection Mode 2 or 3
m2 Mode 2
m3 Mode 3
m4 Mode 4
m6 Mode 6

1. If p2 (mX) is not used, the printer will use the

following rules to automatically format the
“DATA” parameter. If the postal code (third
parameter, PC) in the “DATA” is:
• All numeric characters, the printer will auto-
matically select Mode 2.
• Alpha only or alpha-numeric character com-
binations will set the printer to Mode 3.
• Not used, the printer automatically selects
Mode 3.

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U Command - MaxiCode - 2D Bar Code
2. If p2 value is “m2 or m3”, the printer will use
the following rules to format the “Data” param-
eter:
• In Mode 2 - If a non-numeric character is en-
tered in the Postal Code “Data” parameter
field, then the MaxiCode bar code will not
print.
• In Mode 3 – If the Postal Code “Data” field
exceed 6 characters, then the additional char-
acters will be truncated from the bar code
field.
Mode Data Format
2&3 “cl,co,pc,lpm”
4&6 “lpm”
cl = Class Code (3 digits re-
quired)
co = Country Code (3 digits required)
Mode 2 = Numeric Characters
Mode 3 = International
Characters (up to 6 characters)
pc = Postal Code
Mode 2 = 5 or 9 characters
(All Numeric, including USA
Postal ZIP 5 or 9 char.)
For less than 9 characters, the
printer will pad the field with 0’s.
Mode 3 (International)= Any
alphanumeric character
(up to 6 characters)
lpm = Low priority message (data)
ASCII printable characters (up
to 84 characters per symbol),
any 256 character map.
Th e p r o gr am m e r sh o u l d r e l y o n t h e
symbology’s specification to insure format com-
pliance and proper implementation. See the
AIM web site for specifications at:
http://www.aimi.org/

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U Command - MaxiCode - 2D Bar Code
Using AIM Specified The line mode printer can use and automati-
MaxiCode Data cally decode the AIM ITS (International Techni-
Formatting cal Standards) MaxiCode data format. The
printer detects the message/start header
([)>RS), field separator (GS), and the end of
message marker (RS EOT) data control strings.
The hexadecimal (ASCII) data control strings
are in the following table. See the EPL2 dump
mode character map in Appendix A.
Control String Hexadecimal Code
Message/Start Header
[ ) > RS 5B 29 3E 1E
Field Separator
GS 1D
End Of Message Marker
RS EOT 1E 04

Syntax bp1,p2“[AIM MaxiCode Data]”

Example ¬U20,m2,"001,840,93065,1692,[)>RS01GS9
6XXXZZFDAAFGSSHIPGS309GSGS1/1GS10GSNGSGSCA
MARILLOGSCAGSRSEOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"¿
Notes:
1) This programming example represents actual data used to
format a single AIM compliant MaxiCode symbol as pro-
grammed by a major international and domestic shipping com-
pany.

2) The shipper has explicitly set the MaxiCode symbol for Mode
2. This can be omitted by the programmer and the printer will
auto-select the mode per parameter p2 rules.

3) The shipper has used the “!” character to pad the symbol’s
data. A scanner reads back all the "Data" within the quotation
marks, including the “!” characters following the End Of Mes-
sage Marker (EOT).

4) All of the data fields in the Low Priority Message are not
used in the example. Some are left empty with the field delim-
iting GS character used as a format field holder.

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V Command - Enable Reverse Print

Description This command is used to enable reversed

(white on black) printing.
Syntax ¬V

Parameters Default Condition - Disabled

The reversed print condition will be cleared

when:

❏ The line has been printed, ie a line termina-

tion comand (LF, CR or CR/LF or a combina-
tion there of).
❏ A Disable Reverse Print command (v) is sent
to the printer.
❏ A print command (P or p) is sent to the
printer.
❏ The print has power cycled and returns to the
default condition, which is disabled.

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v Command - Disable Reverse Print

Description Use this command to disable reversed printing.

Syntax ¬v

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X Command - Bar Width

Description Use this command to set the "X" dimension (or

narrow bar width) of a bar code.
Syntax ¬Xp1
Parameters p1 = Width in dots.
Each dot is 0.125mm or 0.005" wide.
Values: 2, 3 or 4
Default: 2 (.25mm or .010")

The selected value will remain in effect until:

❏ The setting is changed,

❏ An error condition occurs or
❏ The print has power cycled and returns to the
default setting.

Example: ¬X2¿ :sets the bar width to 10 mils.

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x Command - Bar Width Ratio

Description Use this command to set ratio of the narrow bar

width to the wide bar width for applicable bar
code types.
Supported bar codes that have adjustable bar
with ratios are:

• Code 39
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• CodaBar
Syntax ¬xp1p2
Parameters p1 = Narrow bar width in dots.
Values: 2, 3 or 4
Default: 2 (.250 mm or .010 inch)
p2 = Wide bar width in dots.
Values: 04 to 12
Default: 05 (.625 mm or .025 inch)

The selected value will remain in effect until

changed, an error condition occurs, or power is
removed.
Example: ¬x205¿ :sets the narrow bar to 2, and the
:wide bar to 5.

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? Command - Bar Code Select

Description Use this command to select the bar code type.

Syntax ¬?p1
Parameters p1 = Bar Code type.
Default = 2 (I 2 of 5).
Value Description
Code 128B/C
0
Serial Shipping Container Code
Code 128
1
(Auto-selects mode A, B or C)
2 Interleaved 2 of 5 (default)
3 Code 39 (w/extended)
9 Code 93
U UPC-A and UPC-E
E EAN8 and EAN13
P Postnet 5, 9,11 & 13 digit
K CodaBar
Plessey (MSI-1)
M
with mod. 10 check digit
L MSI-3 with mod. 10 check digit
The selected Bar code will remain in effect until
changed or power is removed.
Example: ¬?2¿ :selects Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes

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 Appendix A - Character References

This section has character reference.

Default Character Map
Code Page - 850

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 Dump Mode Character Map

Hexidecimal - Most Significant Digit

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
00 „ 0 @ P ` p €  ° À Ð à ð
0 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240

J ƒ ! 1 A Q a q  ‘ ¡ ± Á Ñ á ñ
1 1 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241

o " 2 B R b r ‚ ’ ¢ ² Â Ò â ò
2 2 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242
Hexidecimal - Least Significant Digit

♥ !! # 3 C S c s ƒ “ £ ³ Ã Ó ã ó
3 3 19 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243

♦ ¶ $ 4 D T d t „ ” ¤ ´ Ä Ô ä ô
4 4 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 132 148 164 180 196 212 228 244

♣ § % 5 E U e u • ¥ µ Å Õ å õ
5 5 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245

♠ & 6 F V f v † – ¦ ¶ Æ Ö æ ö
6 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246

— o ' 7 G W g w ‡ — § · Ç × ç ÷
7 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247

h ( 8 H X h x ˆ ˜ ¨ ¸ È Ø è ø
8 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248

 i ) 9 I Y i y ‰ ™ © ¹ É Ù é ù
9 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137 153 169 185 201 217 233 249

g * : J Z j z Š š ª º Ê Ú ê ú
A 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250

G f + ; K [ k { ‹ › « » Ë Û ë û
B 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251

, < L \ l | Œ œ ¬ ¼ Ì Ü ì ü
E
¬
C 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 156 172 188 204 220 236 252

e n - = M ] m }   ­ ½ Í Ý í ý
D 13 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 141 157 173 189 205 221 237 253

 . > N ^ n ~ Ž ž ® ¾ Î Þ î þ
E 14 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 142 158 174 190 206 222 238 254

C ‚ / ? O _ o  Ÿ ¯ ¿ Ï ß ï
F 15 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 143 159 175 191 207 223 239
256
255

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 Appendix B

System Compatibility Many computer operating systems have unique

Features character values assigned to the basic printer
control functions of escape, line feed, carriage
return and form feed. The line mode printer
programming allows for any one or all of these
functions to be reassigned as a new one or two
character (hexadecimal) data string.

Default ASCII Values for the Basic Printer Control Functions

Pro-
Command Function cessing Decimal Hexadecimal
Order
CR Carriage Return 1 13 0D
LF Line Feed 2 10 0A
FF Form Feed 3 12 0C
ESC Escape 4 27 1B

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 The table below describes the unique,
non-printing data characters that are used by
the line mode printer to reprogram these basic
printer control functions.

Standard Character
Command Decimal Hexadecimal
Name
<STX> Start Transmission 02 02
<ETX> End Transmission 03 03
<EOT> End of Text 04 04
<CAN> Cancel 24 18

Changing Control Use this command string to change the basic

Function Characters command code functions.
Syntax: <STX>p1<EOT>p2<ETX>
Parameters p1 = Character to be substituted for: Escape
(ESC), line feed (LF), carriage return
(CR) or a form feed (FF).
p2 = One to two character string to be substi-
tuted. Each individual control character
can be substituted with a one or two
ASCII characters.

Example: <STX>LF<EOT>?-<ETX>:The printer will treat a ?-

as a line feed (LF) .
If control function code substitution is such
that a higher priority code is a subset of
a lower priority code, the lower priority
code will not be executed. For instance,
if the carriage return is replaced with ?
and the line feed is replaced with ?- and
the user sends the line feed sequence to
the printer the ? will be interpreted as a
carriage return and the – will be printed
as data.

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Resetting the Control Use this command string to reset (or return)
Function Characters the basic printer control function charac-
ter codes to their default values.
Syntax: <STX><CAN><ETX>

Checking Control The AutoSense routine’s Dump Mode Print-

Function Code out has the decimal values for the basic
Settings printer control function displayed near
the bottom of the printout.

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 Appendix C

Modifying Your The Line Mode printing language is designed to

Printer For EPL1 be command compatible with EPL1 program-
Compatibility ming language. The printer character sets used
for printing are the basic differences between
the ELP flash based Line Mode printer and the
EPL1 LP series printer (i.e. LP2022, LP2042,
etc.).
ELP1 printers had a character sets for font 1
(CCSET 1) of 14 by 22 dots and font 2 (CCSET
4) that was 5 by 7 dots. See the A command
(page 3-3) for the default Line Mode fonts. The
EPL1 character sets can be installed in the
printer prior to switching to Line Mode and us-
ing the printer Font Downloader utility.
The printer automatically performs the func-
tions of the Top-of-form (Qnnn) command for
labels less than 2 inches long and the Extra Feed
(On) command for label taken sensing.
The printer does not support the Print Line
Command (L). Lines can be printed with the G,
g and H graphic print commands.

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 Loading ELP1 Font 1. Set the reconfigure the printer for Page
Sets (EPL2) Mode. Send a EPL2 command to the
printer.
2. Send the EPL2 U command to the printer.
The printer will print a Dump Mode status re-
port. If it prints a U, then the print is still in Line
Mode and steps 1 and 2 need to be repeated.
3. Do wn l o ad t h e E P L 1 F o n t f i l e
(L M FO N T .B I N) wi th t h e F i r m war e
Downloader program. Change the file type pull
down menu to *.BIN files and load the font (and
the embedded command that activate the
EPL1 fonts).
4. Send the EPL2 OEPL1 (Set Line Mode)
command to the printer. Send a Line Mode
EPL? command to the printer to print a Dump
Mode printout. Verify that the printer is in Line
Mode and that the status line immediately be-
low the “Option:” line has, at minimum, the
following: oEw, x, y, z
Cycle the printer power and repeat steps 3 & 4 if
the printer is not in Line Mode or the fonts (as
represented by oEw, x, y, z ) are not active and
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 Deactivating the 1. 1. Set the reconfigure the printer for Page
EPL1 Fonts (EPL2) Mode. Send a EPL2 command to the
printer.
2. Send the EPL2 U command to the printer.
The printer will print a Dump Mode status re-
port. If it prints a U, then the print is still in Line
Mode and steps 1 and 2 need to be repeated.
3. Send the EPL2 o (Clear Special Mode Op-
tions) command to the printer.
4. Send the EPL2 OEPL1 (Set Line Mode)
command to the printer. Send a Line Mode
EPL? command to the printer to print a Dump
Mode printout. Verify that the printer is in Line
Mode and that the status line immediately be-
low the “Option:” line has been cleared of the
following: oEw, x, y, z
Typically the last two lines will read:
Options:
04 07 10 << label sensor readings
Cycle the printer power and repeat steps 3 & 4 if
the printer is not in Line Mode or the fonts have
not been cleared.

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 EPL1 LP20XX The LN20XX EPL1 printer had unique Control
Conversion to Function Characters (see Appendix B) prepro-
LN20XX Printer grammed into the printer.
Models
1. 3. Download the EPL1 LN printer conversion
file (EPL1 Chr Substitution LN.bin) with the
Firmware Downloader program. Change the
file type pull down menu to *.BIN files and load
the conversion file.
The printer will print a Dump Mode Printout au-
tomatically if the conversion is correct. The con-
trol function character should be as follows:
ESC 063 CR 063,044
LF 063,044 FF 063,046

Resetting the LN20XX See the “Resetting the Control Function Char-
to LP20XX Printer acters” in Appendix B, page B-3.
Mode

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