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ZebraLink™
APL-I
Reference Guide
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Part Number: 14177L-003
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Contents
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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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
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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
between the Zebra printer with APL-I firmware
and the Intermec 3400D printer. For complete
printer operation, use this guide with your 3400D
Users Manual.
Commands on page 19 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.
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
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Contacts
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: [email protected]
Subject line: Emaillist
Self Service Knowledge Base: www.zebra.com/knowledgebase
Online Case Registration: www.zebra.com/techrequest
Which Department
Do You Need?
The Americas
Europe, Middle East,
and Africa
Asia Pacific
and India
Regional Headquarters
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
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
Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific
Pte. Ltd.
120 Robinson Road
#06-01 Parakou Building
Singapore 068913
T: + 65 6858 0722
F: +65 6885 0838
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.
T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (275 9327)
F: +1 847 913 2578
Kiosk printers:
T: +1 866 322 5202
T: +44 (0) 1628 556039
F: +44 (0) 1628 556003
T: +65 6858 0722
F: +65 6885 0838
E: China: tschina@zebra.com
All other areas:
tsasiapacifi[email protected]
Repair Service
Department
For back-to-base service and
repair.
T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (275 9327)
F: +1 847 821 1797
To request a repair in the U.S.,
go to www.zebra.com/repair
.
T: +44 (0) 1772 693069
F: +44 (0) 1772 693046
New requests: [email protected]
Status updates:
T: +65 6858 0722
F: +65 6885 0838
E: China: tschina@zebra.com
All other areas:
Technical Training
Department
For Zebra product training
courses.
T: +1 847 793 6868
T: +1 847 793 6864
F: +1 847 913 2578
T: +44 (0) 1628 556000
F: +44 (0) 1628 556001
T: + 65 6858 0722
F: +65 6885 0838
E: China: tschina@zebra.com
All other areas:
tsasiapacifi[email protected]
Inquiry Department
For product literature and
distributor and dealer
information.
T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (275 9327)
T: +44 (0) 1628 556037
F: +44 (0) 1628 556005
All other areas:
Customer Service
Department (US)
Internal Sales
Department (UK)
For printers, parts, media,
and ribbon, please call your
distributor or contact us.
T: +1 877 ASK ZEBRA (275 9327)
T: +44 (0) 1628 556032
F: +44 (0) 1628 556001
T: +65 6858 0722
F: +65 6885 0836
E: China: order[email protected]
All other areas:
csasiapacific@zebra.com
Key:
T: Telephone
F: Facsimile
E: E-mail
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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.
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Important • Advises you of information that is essential to complete a task.
Note • Indicates neutral or positive information that emphasizes or supplements important
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Related Documents
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Related Documents
The following documents might be helpful references:
Programming Guide for ZPL II
®
, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror and WML
(formerly the ZPL II Programming Guide)
ZebraNet
®
PrintServer II User and Reference Guide
ZebraNet
®
10/100 Print Server User Guide
ZebraNet
®
Wireless Print Server User Guide
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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 Users Manual.
Overview
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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:
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
APL-I firmware LCD menu options, see Control Panel Options on page 96.
Table 1 • Printer and Firmware Support
Printer FIrmware
S4M and ZM400/ZM600 I53.15.x
Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus, 105SL, XiIIIPlus, PAX4 I60.15.x
Xi4 I53.17.x
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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
Commands
Immediate Commands
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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
<BEL>
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.
Label and Gap Length, Transmit
Purpose To send the label length and gap length to the host.
Syntax
<ESC>L
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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