Rice Lake Zebra GK420d - Manual (Page 49)

37 Print Operations
EPL Line Mode
12/14/07 GK420d User Guide 980608-001 Rev. A
EPL Line Mode
Your direct thermal printer supports Line Mode printing. EPL Line Mode printing is designed
to be command compatible with EPL1 programming language used in early model LP2022
and LP2042 printers. The Zebra 2800 series direct thermal printers also included Line Mode
printer language support. The G-Series continues Zebra’s support of Line Mode.
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 only prints single lines the height of the largest element present in the line
of text and data - bar code, text, a logo or simple vertical lines. Line mode has many
limitations due to the single line of print: no fine element placement, no overlapping elements,
and no horizontal (ladder) bar codes.
• Line Mode printer operation is entered by sending the printer the EPL
OEPL1 command.
See the EPL Programmers Guide (Page Mode) or the EPL Line Mode Programmers
Guide.
• Line Mode printer operation is exited by sending the printer the
escEPL2 Line Mode
command. See the EPL Line Mode Programmers Guide.
• With Line Mode active, ZPL and EPL (EPL2) Page Mode programming will be processed
as Line Mode programming and data.
• With the default ZPL and EPL (EPL2) Page Mode active, Line Mode programming will
be processed as ZPL and/or EPL programming and data.
• Verify printer programming modes by printing out a printer configuration.