Datamax-O'Neil Workstation series Programmer’s Guide - Manual (Page 7)

1 Thermal Printer Programmer’s Guide
1 Programmer’s Guide
Overview
This Programmer’s Guide provides information about printer specific commands that are
supported by the following printer(s):
• p1115
• p1120n
• p1125
• p1115s
• p1725
• w1110
The Datamax-O'Neil Performance & Workstation Series printers language is based on
Hewlett Packard
® PCL 5e. Because this language does not have native support for
barcode printing, Datamax-O'Neil has extended the language by adding barcode specific
commands. Methods exist to print barcodes in a Windows
® environment without using
these new commands. Examples include using commercially available barcode fonts or
label design packages.
Scope
This document describes Datamax-O'Neil PCL barcode commands, internal variable
commands and various commands specific to thermal print devices. . Knowledge of PCL
is helpful but not required. A full explanation of PCL is beyond the scope of this guide,
please refer to the reference documents listed below.
Referenced Documents
The following documents referenced herein shall apply unless otherwise superseded by
requirements specified elsewhere in this document.
• Hewlett Packard Corporation, "PCL 5 Printer Technical Reference Manual"
• Hewlett Packard Corporation, "HP PCL/PJL Technical Reference Manual"
Trademark References
CG Triumvirate is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc.
CG Times, a product of Monotype Imaging Inc., is based on Times New Roman, a U.S.
registered trademark of Monotype Corporation plc.
PCL is a U.S. registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.