ESim

Command Reference
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - Customer Support 1

Technical Assistance 1
Product Service and Repair 1
Limited Warranty 1
Send Feedback 1

Chapter 2 - ESim Command Reference 3

Commands Listed by Syntax 4
Commands Listed by Name 10

Chapter 3 - Commands 17
B - 1D Barcode command 17
Codabar 1D bar code 19
Code 39 1D bar code 21
Code 93 1D bar code 23
Code 128 1D bar code 25
EAN8 1D bar code 29
EAN13 1D bar code 31
Interleaved 2 of 5 1D bar code 33
MSI-3 with mod. 10 check digit 1D bar code 35
Planet 1D bar code 37
Plessey (MSI-1) 1D bar code 39
Postnet 1D bar code 41
RSS-14 1D bar code 43
UCC/EAN 128 1D bar code 45
UPC A & E 1D bar code 47
b - 2D Barcode command 49
Aztec bar code 50
Data Matrix bar code 52
EAN/UCC Composite-Code bar code 54
MaxiCode bar code 57
PDF417 bar code 59
QR Code bar code 62
fB - Adjust Backup Position 68
i - Asian character spacing 69
AUTOFR - Automatic form printing 70
xa - Autosense 71
^B - Break batch printing 72
o - Cancel Software Options 73
I - Character set selection 74

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 oR - Character substitution 76
N - Clear image buffer 78
' - Code Comment Line 79
# - Code Comment Line 80
; - Code Comment Line 81
UM - Code page and memory inquiry 82
UP - Code page and memory inquiry printing 84
UC - Command reply accept character control 85
UQ - Configuration inquiry 86
^C - Continue printing 87
C - Counter 88
C - Cut immediate 91
f - Cut position 92
TD - Define Date Format 93
TT - Define time format 94
V - Define variable 95
FK - Delete form 97
GK - Delete graphics 98
EK - Delete user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") 99
D - Density 100
UN - Disable error reporting 101
JB - Disable top of form backup 102
? - Download variables 103
X - Draw box 104
UA - Enable clear label counter mode 105
US / UT - Enable error reporting 106
JF - Enable top of form backup 107
UI - Enables prompts and code page inquiry 108
FE - End form store 109
^A - Enter pause printing mode 110
PF - Feed media 111
UF - Form information inquiry 112
FS - Form store 113
UG - Graphics information inquiry 114
^ee - Immediate error report 115
LO - Line draw black 116
LS - Line draw diagonal 117
LE - Line draw exclusive 118
LW - Line draw white 119
EI - List user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") 120
j - Media feed adjustment 121
O - Option select 122
P - Print 124
PA - Print automatic 125
U - Print configuration 126
Z - Print direction 128
FI - Print form information 129
GG - Print graphics 130
GI - Print graphics information 131
A - Print text 132
a - Print Text (Truetype Fonts) 136
UV - Product identity and Asian font types 139
^D - Remaining labels 140
GRP - Return graphics from print buffer 141

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 UB - Reset label counter mode 143
^@ - Reset printer 144
^default - Restore factory default settings 145
FR - Retrieve form 146
Y - Serial port setup 147
Q - Set form length 149
q - Set label width 151
TS - Set real time clock 152
R - Set reference point 153
r - Set relative reference point 155
SA - Setup adjust 157
SPC - Setup print copy 158
UE - Soft fonts information inquiry 159
S - Speed select 160
GW - Store graphics in image buffer 161
GM - Store graphics in memory 162
ES - Store user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") 163
eR - User-defined error/status character control 165

Chapter 4 - Configuration 167

Codepage 168
Label Rotation 170
Legacy Mode 171
Top of Form 172

Chapter 5 - Ignore Commands 173

Ignore D - Density 174
Ignore f - Cut position 174
Ignore fB - Adjust backup position 174
Ignore j - Media feed adjustment 174
Ignore JB - Disable top of form backup 174
Ignore JF - Enable top of form backup 174
Ignore O - Option select 175
Ignore q - Set label width 175
Ignore Q - Set form length 175
Ignore r - Set relative reference point 175
Ignore R - Set reference point 175
Ignore S - Speed select 175
Ignore SA - Setup adjust 176
Ignore SPC - Setup print copy 176
Ignore Z - Print direction 176

Chapter 6 - Error Types and Responses 177

Error Response Message Glossary 178
Error Response Tables 179

Chapter 7 - System Behavior 181

Empty image buffer behavior 181
Font Aliasing 182

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 Backward Compatibility with Font Aliasing ESIMFNT.ALS 183
Configuration with settings.xml 185
Updating the Font Aliasing Settings 187

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ESIM COMMAND REFERENCE

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ESim is a printer command language that emulates commands in the Eltron
Programming Language (EPL II). This Command Reference includes descriptions of
ESim commands.

Contents
Commands Listed by Syntax
Commands Listed by Name
Configuration
Ignore Commands
Error Types and Responses
System Behavior
Contact Support

ESim Supported Operating Modes

ESim supports two modes of operation: Standard and PF8 Legacy Mode. Certain
commands may operate differently depending on whether Legacy Mode is active. We
suggest testing your label formats in Standard Mode first as this mode works for
virtually all uses. See a further explanation of legacy mode here

Supported Printers

Printer Model Use Printer Firmware

PC23d, PC43d, PC43t Version K10.12.x or later
PD43, PD43c Version K10.12.x or later
PC42t, PC42d Version T10.12.x or later
PM42 Version L10.12.x or later

Other printers support an earlier version of ESim. For more information, see the
product page for your printer at www.honeywellaidc.com or www.intermec.com.

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Commands Listed by Syntax
Syntax Commands Description
Use this command to comment out all data between
' Code Comment Line the single quote character (') and the line feed
character.
Use this command to comment out all data between
# Code Comment Line
the hash character (#) and the line feed character.
Use this command to comment out all data between
; Code Comment Line
the semicolon character (;) and the line feed character.
Use this command to signal to the printer that the data
following are variable or counter values.
This command is used by the host system to send data
? Download variables
representing variables and/or counters to the printer
after a stored for containing variables and/or counters
has been retrieved.
^@ Reset printer Use this command to reset the printer (soft restart).
When batch printing, this high-priority command
^A Enter pause printing mode finishes the current label and temporarily suspends
printing any further labels in the print job.
When batch printing, this high-priority command
finishes the current label, stops printing, and cancels
^B Break batch printing
the remainder of the print job. It also cancels print jobs
that have already been paused using a ^A command.
This high-priority command makes the printer exit the
Pause Printing mode, that is, continue printing the
^C Continue printing
remainder of a print job after having been temporarily
stopped using a ^A command.
Use this high priority command to make the printer
^D Remaining labels return the number of labels remaining to be printed in
a batch print job.
Use this command to reset the printer to its complete
^default Restore factory default settings
factory default settings followed by a printer restart.
Use this command to force the printer to report error
^ee Immediate error report
and status immediately.
Use this command to print an text string to the image
print buffer.
The Latin (English, etc.) font sets (1-5, a-z, and A-Z) are
single-byte (8 bits per byte) character maps.
A Print text
The Asian characters are double-byte mapped
characters.
The printed Asian character depends on the double-
byte values.
Use this command to print an text string to the image
a Print Text (Truetype Fonts) print buffer.
Use the parameters in the command to specify the

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TrueType font, size, and position of the text.
Creates a label format file that is automatically
retrieved and prompted for variables (if necessary)
AUTOFR Automatic form printing
from any of the communication interfaces each time
the printer is powered up.
B 1D bar code command Use this command to print one-dimensional bar codes.
b 2D Barcode command Use this command to print two-dimensional bar codes.
Use this command to define one of maximum 10
C Counter
automatic counters.
Use this command to make the cutter perform a
cutting cycle without printing a form. You can only
C Cut immediate
perform this command when you have a cutter
installed on your printer.
D Density Use this command to select the print density.
Use this command to print out on a label a list of all
EI List soft fonts the user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") that are stored
in the printer memory.
Use this command to delete user-downloaded fonts
EK Delete soft font
("soft fonts") from non-volatile memory.
This command allows the advanced programmer to
User-defined error/status specify the printer's error/status report character for
eR
character control error reporting via the RS-232 serial and other
communication interfaces.
This command is used to download and store user-
ES Store soft font
downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") in memory.
Use this command to adjust the cutting position along
the y-axis in relation to the media according to other
f Cut position
characteristics of individual printers and batches of
media.
Use this command to retract the media position along
the y-axis in relation to the media, for achieving better
fB Adjust Backup Position media placement to peel, cut and/or tear off media, to
handle the various characteristics of individual printers
and media.
FE End form store Use this command to end a Form Store sequence.
Use this command to print on a label the list of all
FI Print form information
forms stored in the printer memory.
FK Delete form This command is used to delete forms from memory.
Use this command to retrieve a form that was
FR Retrieve form
previously stored in memory.
FS Form store This command begins a form store sequence.
GG Print graphics Use this command to print a graphic file that is stored

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in printer memory.
Use this command to print on a label the list of all
GI Print graphics information
graphics stored in memory.
Use this command to delete a specified installed
GK Delete graphics
graphic, or any installed graphics from memory.
Use this command to store graphics files in non-
GM Store graphics in memory
volatile memory.
Use this command to dump part of the printer buffer
GRP Return graphics from print buffer
back to the host.
Use this command to store binary graphic file data
GW Store graphics in image buffer directly into the printing image buffer memory, to be
used for immediate printing.
Use this command to place an adjustable inter-
i Asian character spacing character space between Asian font characters (fonts 8
and 9 only).
I Character set selection Use this command to select the desired character set.
This command sets the media feed for tear-off
j Media feed adjustment (straight-through), peel-off (self-strip), or cut-off
operation.
Use this command to disable the printer from
JB Disable top of form backup retracting media to position the leading edge of the
label to be at the burn line on start of print.
Use this command to enable the printer to retract
JF Enable top of form backup media to position the leading edge of the label to be at
the burn line on start of print.
Use this command to draw black lines where the line
needs to be white when intersecting a black area or
LE Line draw exclusive
object or black when intersecting a white object or
area.
Use this command to draw black lines. Lines drawn
LO Line draw black using this command are black, and will stay as black
where two (or more) lines intersect.
LS Line draw diagonal Use this command to draw diagonal black lines.
LW Line draw white Use this command to draw/render white lines.
Use this command to clear the image buffer before
N Clear image buffer rendering a new image buffer.
It also clears any error list that has not been presented.
Use this command to cancel certain printer
o Cancel Software Options customization parameters set by o series commands,
and set them to their defaults.
Enable or disable various sensors, the cutter, and feed
O Option select
button actions.

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Use this command to substitute the Euro currency
character (€) for any character in the printer-resident
oR Character substitution
fonts. This command is also used to enable/disable the
slash zero character.
P Print Use this command to print the label.
Use this command in a stored form sequence to
PA Print automatic automatically print the form as soon as all variable data
has been supplied.
Use this command to feed the media forward or
PF Feed media
backward by a given length.
Use this command to set the form and gap length
when using the label gap sensor, or the amount of
Q Set form length
media feed after the print image in case of continuous
media.
q Set label width Use this command to set the label width.
Use this command to move the reference point for the
X and Y axis.
R Set reference point All horizontal and vertical measurements in other
commands use the setting for R as the origin for
measurements.
Use this command to move the reference point for the
r Set relative reference point x-axis and y-axis relative to the label width set by a
previous q command.
Use this command to select the print speed. The
S Speed select speeds supported, and the default speed, will be
dependent on the printer itself.
Use this command to control the activation and
SA Setup adjust
storage of setup commands and values.
Use this command is to change the function of the
SPC Setup print copy Feed button to print a copy of the label currently
residing in the image buffer.
Use this command to define the date format for
TD Define Date Format
printing dates.
Use this command to set the time and date in the
TS Set real time clock printer's real-time clock, RTC (only if the printer is
fitted with this option).
Use this command to defined the time format for
TT Define time format
printing.
Use this command to print the printer configuration
U Print configuration
information on a label.
Use this command set the printer to clear the print
UA Enable clear label counter mode buffer queue if an out of media condition is
encountered.

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Use this command to clear the UA command setting
and restore the default setting to allow the printer to
UB Reset label counter mode
resume printing a batch job if an out of media
condition is encountered.
Use this command to specify a prompt to acknowledge
characters which the printer returns on the
Command reply accept character
UC communications channel to the host after each
control
command execution with no error reply before
proceeding with the next command.
Use this command to get information about the user
UE Soft fonts information inquiry downloaded fonts stored in the printer memory.
Information will be sent back to host.
Use this command to get information about the forms
UF Form information inquiry currently stored in the printer. Information will be sent
back from printer to host.
Use this command to get information about graphics
UG Graphics information inquiry currently stored in the printer. Information will be sent
back to host.
Enables prompts and code page Use this command to get information about a code
UI
inquiry page. Response is sent back to the host.
Use this command to get information about the cur
rent code page you are using and information about
UM Code page and memory inquiry
the printer memory. When you send this command, the
information is sent from the printer back to the host.
Use this command to disable the US command, error
reporting. Please refer to the "Error Types and
UN Disable error reporting
Responses" section for information regarding the types
of error codes and responses.
Use this command to print information about a code
Code page and memory inquiry page and amount of free memory of the printer. The
UP
printing information is also sent from the printer to the host
through the communications interface.
Use this command to get the printer configuration.
UQ Configuration inquiry When you send this command, the information is sent
from the printer to the host.
Use this command to enable the status reporting
feature with optional direct recovery. Please refer to
US / UT Enable error reporting the "Error Types and Responses" section for
information regarding the types of error codes and
responses.
Use this command to retrieve information about the
Product identity and Asian font firmware and fonts stored. When you send this
UV
types command, the information is sent from the printer to
the host.
V Define variable Use this command to define variable data for use in the

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stored forms, for the text and bar code data fields.
Variable data can be used in combination with fixed
data or other data types (counter, date, etc..).
Use this command to draw a box shape with black
X Draw box
lines.
Use this command to enable the printer to detect the
label and gap length and set the sensor levels. This
xa Autosense command does not place the printer in the Dump
mode and does not print the printer configuration
label.
Use this command to set up the communication
Y Serial port setup
parameters of the serial RS-232 port.
Z Print direction Use this command to set the printing orientation.

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Commands Syntax Description
Use this command to print one-dimensional bar
1D bar code command B
codes.
Use this command to print two-dimensional bar
2D bar code command b
codes.
Use this command to retract the media position
along the y-axis in relation to the media, for achieving
Adjust Backup Position fB better media placement to peel, cut and/or tear off
media, to handle the various characteristics of
individual printers and media.
Use this command to place an adjustable inter-
Asian character spacing i character space between Asian font characters (fonts
8 and 9 only).
Creates a label format file that is automatically
retrieved and prompted for variables (if necessary)
Automatic form printing AUTOFR
from any of the communication interfaces each time
the printer is powered up.
Use this command to enable the printer to detect the
label and gap length and set the sensor levels. This
Autosense xa command does not place the printer in the Dump
mode and does not print the printer configuration
label.
When batch printing, this high-priority command
finishes the current label, stops printing, and cancels
Break batch printing ^B the remainder of the print job. It also cancels print
jobs that have already been paused using a ^A
command.
Use this command to cancel certain printer
Cancel Software Options o customization parameters set by o series commands,
and set them to their defaults.
Character set selection I Use this command to select the desired character set.
Use this command to substitute the Euro currency
character (€) for any character in the printer-resident
Character substitution oR
fonts. This command is also used to enable/disable
the slash zero character.
Use this command to clear the image buffer before
rendering a new image buffer.
Clear image buffer N
It also clears any error list that has not been
presented.
Use this command to comment out all data between
Code Comment Line ' the single quote character (') and the line feed
character.
Use this command to comment out all data between
Code Comment Line #
the hash character (#) and the line feed character.

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Use this command to comment out all data between
Code Comment Line ; the semicolon character (;) and the line feed
character.
Use this command to get information about the
current code page you are using and information
Code page and memory inquiry UM about the printer memory. When you send this
command, the information is sent from the printer
back to the host.
Use this command to print information about a code
Code page and memory inquiry page and amount of free memory of the printer. The
UP
printing information is also sent from the printer to the host
through the communications interface.
Use this command to specify a prompt to
acknowledge characters which the printer returns on
Command reply accept character
UC the communications channel to the host after each
control
command execution with no error reply before
proceeding with the next command.
Use this command to get the printer configuration.
Configuration inquiry UQ When you send this command, the information is sent
from the printer to the host.
This high-priority command makes the printer exit
the Pause Printing mode, that is, continue printing
Continue printing ^C
the remainder of a print job after having been tem
porarily stopped using a ^A command.
Use this command to define one of maximum 10
Counter C
automatic counters.
Use this command to make the cutter perform a cut
ting cycle without printing a form. You can only per
Cut immediate C
form this command when you have a cutter installed
on your printer.
Use this command to adjust the cutting position
along the y-axis in relation to the media according to
Cut position f
other characteristics of individual printers and
batches of media.
Use this command to define the date format for print
Define Date Format TD
ing dates.
Use this command to defined the time format for
Define time format TT
printing.
Use this command to define variable data for use in
the stored forms, for the text and bar code data fields.
Define variable V
Variable data can be used in combination with fixed
data or other data types (counter, date, etc..).
Delete form FK This command is used to delete forms from memory.
Delete graphics GK Use this command to delete a specified installed

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graphic, or any installed graphics from memory.
Use this command to delete user-downloaded fonts
Delete soft font EK
("soft fonts") from non-volatile memory.
Density D Use this command to select the print density.
Use this command to disable the US command, error
reporting. Please refer to the "Error Types and
Disable error reporting UN
Responses" section for information regarding the
types of error codes and responses.
Use this command to disable the printer from retract
Disable top of form backup JB ing media to position the leading edge of the label to
be at the burn line on start of print.
Use this command to signal to the printer that the
data following are variable or counter values.
This command is used by the host system to send
Download variables ?
data representing variables and/or counters to the
printer after a stored for containing variables and/or
counters has been retrieved.
Use this command to draw a box shape with black
Draw box X
lines.
Use this command set the printer to clear the print
Enable clear label counter mode UA buffer queue if an out of media condition is
encountered.
Use this command to enable the status reporting fea
ture with optional direct recovery. Please refer to the
Enable error reporting US / UT
"Error Types and Responses" section for information
regarding the types of error codes and responses.
Use this command to enable the printer to retract
Enable top of form backup JF media to position the leading edge of the label to be
at the burn line on start of print.
Enables prompts and code page Use this command to get information about a code
UI
inquiry page. Response is sent back to the host.
End form store FE Use this command to end a Form Store sequence.
When batch printing, this high-priority command fin
Enter pause printing mode ^A ishes the current label and temporarily suspends
printing any further labels in the print job.
Use this command to feed the media forward or back
Feed media PF
ward by a given length.
Use this command to get information about the
Form information inquiry UF forms currently stored in the printer. Information will
be sent back from printer to host.
Form store FS This command begins a form store sequence.
Use this command to get information about graphics
Graphics information inquiry UG
currently stored in the printer. Information will be

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sent back to host.
Use this command to force the printer to report error
Immediate error report ^ee
and status immediately.
Use this command to draw black lines. Lines drawn
Line draw black LO using this command are black, and will stay as black
where two (or more) lines intersect.
Line draw diagonal LS Use this command to draw diagonal black lines.
Use this command to draw black lines where the line
needs to be white when intersecting a black area or
Line draw exclusive LE
object or black when intersecting a white object or
area.
Line draw white LW Use this command to draw/render white lines.
Use this command to print out on a label a list of all
List soft fonts EI the user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") that are
stored in the printer memory.
This command sets the media feed for tear-off
Media feed adjustment j (straight-through), peel-off (self-strip), or cut-off oper
ation.
Enable or disable various sensors, the cutter, and feed
Option select O
button actions.
Print P Use this command to print the label.
Use this command in a stored form sequence to auto
Print automatic PA matically print the form as soon as all variable data
has been supplied.
Use this command to print the printer configuration
Print configuration U
information on a label.
Print direction Z Use this command to set the printing orientation.
Use this command to print on a label the list of all
Print form information FI
forms stored in the printer memory.
Use this command to print a graphic file that is stored
Print graphics GG
in printer memory.
Use this command to print on a label the list of all
Print graphics information GI
graphics stored in memory.
Use this command to print an text string to the image
print buffer.
The Latin (English, etc.) font sets (1-5, a-z, and A-Z)
are single-byte (8 bits per byte) character maps.
Print text A
The Asian characters are double-byte mapped char
acters.
The printed Asian character depends on the double-
byte values.
Print Text (Truetype Fonts) a Use this command to print an text string to the image

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print buffer.
Use the parameters in the command to specify the
TrueType font, size, and position of the text.
Use this command to retrieve information about the
Product identity and Asian font firmware and fonts stored. When you send this com
UV
types mand, the information is sent from the printer to the
host.
Use this high priority command to make the printer
Remaining labels ^D return the number of labels remaining to be printed
in a batch print job.
Use this command to dump part of the printer buffer
Return graphics from print buffer GRP
back to the host.
Use this command to clear the UA command setting
and restore the default setting to allow the printer to
Reset label counter mode UB
resume printing a batch job if an out of media con
dition is encountered.
Reset printer ^@ Use this command to reset the printer (soft restart).
Use this command to reset the printer to its complete
Restore factory default settings ^default
factory default settings followed by a printer restart.
Use this command to retrieve a form that was pre
Retrieve form FR
viously stored in memory.
Use this command to set up the communication para
Serial port setup Y
meters of the serial RS-232 port.
Use this command to set the form and gap length
when using the label gap sensor, or the amount of
Set form length Q
media feed after the print image in case of con
tinuous media.
Set label width q Use this command to set the label width.
Use this command to set the time and date in the
Set real time clock TS printer's real-time clock, RTC (only if the printer is fit
ted with this option).
Use this command to move the reference point for
the X and Y axis.
Set reference point R All horizontal and vertical measurements in other
commands use the setting for R as the origin for
measurements.
Use this command to move the reference point for
Set relative reference point r the x-axis and y-axis relative to the label width set by a
previous q command.
Use this command to control the activation and stor
Setup adjust SA
age of setup commands and values.
Use this command is to change the function of the
Setup print copy SPC
Feed button to print a copy of the label currently

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residing in the image buffer.
Use this command to get information about the user
Soft fonts information inquiry UE downloaded fonts stored in the printer memory.
Information will be sent back to host.
Use this command to select the print speed. The
Speed select S speeds supported, and the default speed, will be
dependent on the printer itself.
Use this command to store binary graphic file data
Store graphics in image buffer GW directly into the printing image buffer memory, to be
used for immediate printing.
Use this command to store graphics files in non-volat
Store graphics in memory GM
ile memory.
This command is used to download and store user-
Store soft font ES
downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") in memory.
This command allows the advanced programmer to
User-defined error/status character specify the printer's error/status report character for
eR
control error reporting via the RS-232 serial and other com
munication interfaces.

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 CHAPTER
COMMANDS

3
B - 1D Barcode command
Use this command to print one-dimensional bar codes.

Behavior of bar codes with Variables and Counters

The data field can be substituted by or combined with the following commands:
l Vnn =Prints the contents of variable "nn", where ""nn" is a two digit number from 00
to 99.
l Cn = Prints the contents of counter "n" at this position. Range of n = 0 to 9.
l Cn+/- x = Prints the contents of counter "n" at this position while setting the counters
start value to "x". Range of n = 0 to 9. Enter + to increase the value or - to decrease
the value.
l Data with the RTC Time & Date Functions
l The Data field can be replaced by or combined with the following variables:
l TT = Prints the current time at this position in the predefined format. See the TT com
mand for format selection.
l TD =Prints the current date at this position in the predefined format. See the TD com
mand for format selection.
Codabar 1D bar code
Code 39 1D bar code
Code 93 1D bar code
Code 128 1D bar code
EAN8 1D bar code
EAN13 1D bar code
Interleaved 2 of 5 1D bar code
MSI-3 with mod. 10 check digit 1D bar code
Planet 1D bar code
Plessey (MSI-1) 1D bar code
Postnet 1D bar code
RSS-14 1D bar code
UCC/EAN 128 1D bar code

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 UPC A & E 1D bar code

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Codabar 1D bar code
Use this command to render a codabar one-dimensional bar code symbol.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects codabar bar code. Valid Value:
l K
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 – 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots) Valid Value:
l Range: 2 – 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots) Valid Value:
l Range: 1 – 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Valid range:
l Follows standard codabar valid data and start/stop symbols.
l Data: "0" to "9", "-", "$", ":", "/", ".", "+".
l Start/Stop Symbols: "A", "E", "N", "T", "*".

Behavior
l If the data contains invalid characters/symbols, no bar code will be rendered.

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Code 39 1D bar code
Use this command to render code 39 one-dimensional bar code symbols.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead
(TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects bar code. Valid Values:
l 3: Code 39 standard or extended
l 3C: Code 39 with check digit
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
Range
l Uppercase letters: A - Z
l Numeric Digits: 0 - 9
l Special Characters: -, ., $, /, +, %, and space

Behavior
l If the data contains invalid characters, ESim will attempt to render the bar code for
valid characters and ignore / skip the invalid characters.

Difference
l ESim may render different from other EPL II competitor printers in situations where
the data consists of invalid characters.

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Code 93 1D bar code
Use this command to render a code 93 one-dimensional bar code symbol.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects code 93 bar code. Valid Value:
l 9
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 – 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 – 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 – 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Value:
l Range: Full 128 code, from HEX 00 to 7F.

Behavior
l Encoding of valid data is based on the basic symbols A - Z, 0 - 9 and "-", ".", "$", "/", "+"
and "%", with four special purpose symbols used in a two-character format to rep
resent other characters.

Limitation
l Data with NULL is not able to be accepted, and may result in truncated data encoded
in the rendered bar code.

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Code 128 1D bar code
Use this command to render code 128 one-dimensional bar code symbols.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation (default with invalid value)
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects code 128 bar code types. Valid Values:
l 0: Code 128 UCC Serial Shipping Container Code
l 1:Code 128 Auto A, B, C mode
l 1A: Code 128 Manual selection of subset A
l 1B: Code 128 Manual selection of subset B
l 1C: Code 128 Manual selection of subset C
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 – 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Value
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 – 999

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 <p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:
l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Range: Code 128 valid data range according to Code 128 subset A, B, C.
l The backslash (\) character designates the following character as literal and will
encode into the data field.
l Parameters Details

Print out Data field data

" \"
"my data" \"my data\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

Behavior
l If <p3> parameter value is out of range, ESim will ignore the value and render the bar
code as if there is no rotation.
l For Code 128 UCC
o the allowable data length rendered is up to 19 characters only, any data of longer
length, the bar code will not be rendered for the 20th character and beyond.
o data type is numeric only for Code 128 UCC.
Behavior (EPL mode)
l Code 128 function control characters (FCN#). Multiple FCN#s, TTs, TDs and "DATA"
strings can be concatenated, and can be inserted within the symbol.
l FCN2, FCN3 and FCN4 are invalid in Code 128 mode C (<p4> = 1C) causing a syntax
error return.
l Code 128 can encode all 128 standard characters (0 – 127). Function character
FCN4 provides a means to encode extended characters (128 – 255). And it directs
the reader to add 128 to the value of each affected character before allowing trans
mission.
l Two consecutive FCN4s will toggle between standard and extended mode for all suc
ceeding data characters (until the end of the symbol, or until the next pair of FCN4s
is seen).
l A single FCN4 toggles between standard and extended mode for only one following
data character.
l Both A and B code sets are needed to represent the extended character set, just as
both sets are needed to represent the standard character set.

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 l FCN4s can be inserted manually, if desired, by following the syntax described above.
The printer will, however, insert them automatically if extended characters are
encountered in the DATA:
l If up to 4 contiguous extended characters are seen, it will go into extended mode by
inserting a single FCN4 before each one;
l If 5 or more contiguous extended characters are seen, it will go into extended mode
by inserting two FCN4s before.
l While in extended mode, it will apply the rules as if standard characters are seen.
l The preferred way to encode extended characters is to simply embed them in the
DATA and have the printer manage the encoding task automatically.
l It is illegal to mix automatic and manual modes within the data for a single symbol.
Likewise, an FCN4 after an extended character will also be considered a syntax error.
Behavior (Legacy Mode)
l The Code 128 family has three unique data character subsets: A, B and C. Each char
acter subset allows the inclusion of different type of data in a bar code. To include
information found in different character subset, specify a change of character sets.
l Use the string invocation rules to encode special characters and the special func
tions keys, FNC1, FNC2, FNC3 and FNC4. Note that the human readable part in the
symbol, FNC and code subset control characters is represented by a space. The input
data string is a fixed string of maximum 64 alpha-numerical characters.
l Code 128 With Auto Selection of Subset and UCC/EAN
Code 128 and EAN128 use automatic subset selection of Subset A, B, or C, both at
the start and within the bar code.
l Code 128 With Manual Selection of Subset
Start the Code 128 symbol with manual selection of subset A, B or C, to have com
plete control of composing the symbol data output.
l Invoke special control characters in the data string to switch between subsets or
other special cases inside the symbol, as described in the table below.
Command Type values

Bar code C128

Command Manual
Text Print Bar code C128 Auto
Type Selection
UCC/EAN128
Command A B B B B, b5
Parameter 1,IE4,1EC5
1 1A 1B 1C
<p4>

String Invocation Rules

Starts with Starts with Start A, B, or

Start A Start B Start C
Auto A, B, or C C (+FNC1)
Invocation in Bar code out Bar code out Bar code out Bar code out
Text output {
String put put put put
\" " " " N.A.2 "
\\ \ \ \ N.A.2 \

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 \1 1 <FNC1> <FNC1> <FNC1> <FNC1>
\2 2 <FNC2> <FNC2> N.A.2 <FNC2>
\3 3 <FNC3> <FNC3> N.A.2 <FNC3>
\4 4 <FNC4> <FNC4> N.A.2 <FNC4>
\A A Ignore1 <Code A> <Code A> A
\B B <Code B> Ignore1 <Code B> B
\C C <Code C> <Code C> Ignore1 C
\S S <Shift> <Shift> NA2 S

Char 063 NA2 in NA2

Char 06 Char 06 <FNC1>
Code B

Notes on the invocation rule table:

1 Nothing happens if invocation code \A, \B, or \C refer to the same subset marked
"Ignore".
2 Not applicable combinations cause an error 01.
3 Char hex 06 in string is a legacy for FNC1 invocation from earlier bar code 128
implementations.
4 EAN/UCC symbology always included FNC1 in the first data position and does not
support other FNCs.
5 Linear component of 2D bar code EAN/UCC Composite-Code (Data 1).

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EAN8 1D bar code
Use this command to render EAN8 one-dimensional bar code symbols.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects EAN8 bar codes. Valid Values:
l E80: EAN8
l E82: EAN8 2 digit add-on
l E85: EAN8 5 digit add-on
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 - 9
l Valid data length:
EAN13 - 7 - 8 digits only
EAN13 2 digit add-on - 9 - 10 digits only
EAN13 5 digit add-on - 12 - 13 digits only

Behavior
l For invalid data length, the bar code will not be rendered.
l EAN8 accepts only 7 or more digits input, output will be 8 digits, with the 8th digit as
the check digit.
l EAN8 will truncate data to length of 8 if input data length is larger than 8.
l EAN8 with 2 digit add-on accepts only 9 or 10 digits input, output will be 10 digits,
with the 10th digit as the check digit.
l EAN8 with 5 digit add-on accepts only 12 or 13 digits input, output will be 13 digits,
with the 13th digit as the check digit.
l For invalid data, the bar code may be rendered, but the encoding is non-stand
ard/invalid, and may differ from other reference EPL II printers.
l For data which contains a '\' character, '\' will be removed, and if the data length is
still valid, the bar code will be rendered based on the remaining digits.

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EAN13 1D bar code
Use this command to render EAN13 one-dimensional bar code symbols.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects EAN13 bar codes. Valid Values:
l E30: EAN13
l E32:EAN13 2 digit add-on
l E35:EAN13 5 digit add-on
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 - 9
l Valid data length:
EAN13 - 12 - 13 digits only
EAN13 2 digit add-on - 14 - 15 digits only
EAN13 5 digit add-on - 17 - 18 digits only

Behavior
l For invalid data length, the bar code will not be rendered.
l For data shorter by 1 (e.g. 14 digit input for EAN13 with 2 digit add on), a '0' will be
padded to the right as part of the main bar code data.
l For invalid data, the bar code may be rendered, but the encoding is non-stand
ard/invalid, and may differ from other reference EPL II printers.
l For data which contains a '\' character, '\' will be removed, and if the data length is
still valid, the bar code will be rendered based on the remaining digits.

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Interleaved 2 of 5 1D bar code
Use this command to render interleaved 2 of 5 one-dimensional bar code symbols.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes. Valid Values:
l 2: Interleaved 2 of 5
l 2C: Interleaved 2 of 5 with mod 10 check digit
l 2D: Interleaved 2 of 5 with human readable check digit
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 – 9
l Data length: Even number of digits.

Behavior
l Non-numeric data will be dropped from the data fields.
l If all data is non-numeric, the bar code will not be rendered.
l If odd number of digits is input as data, a '0' will be inserted to start of the data.
l When <p5> has a value of 0, default values of <p5>= 2 and <p6>= 4 will be applied.

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MSI-3 with mod. 10 check digit 1D bar code
Use this command to render a MSI-3 with mod. 10 check digit one-dimensional bar
code symbol.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation (default with invalid value)
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects MSI-3 with mod. 10 check digit. Valid Value:
l M
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l none
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l none
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Value:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 - 9.

Behavior
l Non-numeric data will be dropped from the data fields, and only the numeric data
will be encoded.

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Planet 1D bar code
Use this command to render a Planet one-dimensional bar code symbol.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects Planet bar code. Valid Value:
l PL
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l none
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 - 9
l Valid data lengths: 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 numerical characters.

Behavior
l For invalid data (non numerical) the bar code will not be rendered.
l For data lengths outside of the specified range, the bar code will not be rendered.

Difference
l Other EPL II printers may not recognize the <p8> field and not print the human read
able portion.
l ESim recognizes the <p8> field; other EPL printers do not.

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Plessey (MSI-1) 1D bar code
Use this command to render a Plessey (MSI-1) one-dimensional bar code symbol.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects Plessey (MSI-1) with double-modulo-10-check-digit bar code. Valid Value:
l L
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Value:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 - 9

Behavior
l Non-numeric data will be dropped from the data field, and only the numeric data will
be encoded.

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Postnet 1D bar code
Use this command to render Postnet one-dimensional bar code symbols.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects Postnet bar codes. Valid Value:
l P: Postnet bar code
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l none
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l This field is ignored for this bar code.
l Human readable text will not be rendered.
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 - 9
l Valid data lengths: 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 numerical characters.

Behavior
l For invalid data (non numerical) the bar code will not be rendered.
l For data lengths outside of the specified range, the bar code will not be rendered.
l Human readable text will not be rendered regardless of <p8>value.

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RSS-14 1D bar code
Use this command to render RSS-14 one-dimensional bar code family, for numeric
data.
This is a subset of the RSS bar code family set which includes basic RSS-14, RSS
Limited, RSS Stacked and RSS Truncated, and does not support RSS expanded nor 2D
composite bar codes.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects RSS-14 bar code. Valid Values:

Value Description Width Multiplier Minimum Height Multiplier

R14 Basic RSS-14 96 33
RL Limited 74 10
RS Stacked 50 13
RT Truncated 96 13

<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Values:
l Range: 1 – 10
l The narrowest module will be this number of dots.

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 l Symbol Width is calculated by using <p5>multiplied by the bar code Width Multiplier
listed in <p4>for the selected RSS-14 bar code type. This symbol width value includes
the relevant symbol "quite zone".
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l 2
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:
l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Value:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 - 9
l Valid data length: 14 digits

Behavior
l ESim will render the bar code with a narrow separator, which may differ from other
EPL II printers. This rendering method follows the RSS-14 standard, and ensures bet
ter scanning of the bar code.

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UCC/EAN 128 1D bar code
Use this command to render a UCC/EAN 128 one-dimensional bar code symbol.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects UCC/EAN 128 bar code. Valid Value:
l 1E
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>
Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:

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 l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l The backslash (\) character designates the following character as literal and will
encode into the data field.

Print out Data field data

" \"
"my data" \"my data\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

Behavior
l ESim will locate valid Application Identifiers based on the UCC/EAN bar code stand
ard and insert parenthesis, "(" and ")" as an indication.
l Invalid data may still be encoded without a valid Application Identifier, and an
attempt to find the next instance of a valid Application Identifier will be conducted in
the stream of input data to be encoded.

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UPC A & E 1D bar code
Use this command to render UPCA & UPC E one-dimensional bar code symbols.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>,"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l 0: No rotation
l 1: 90 degrees
l 2: 180 degrees
l 3: 270 degrees
<p4>
Selects UPC bar codes. Valid Values:
l UA0: UPC A
l UA2: UPC A 2 digit add-on
l UA5: UPC A 5 digit-add-on
l UE0: UPC E
l UE2: UPC E 2 digit add-on
l UE5: UPC E 5 digit-add-on
l 2U: UPC Interleaved 2 of 5 (SCC)
<p5>
Narrow bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 20
<p6>
Wide bar width (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 2 - 30
<p7>

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 Bar code height (in dots). Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 999
<p8>
Render human readable data with bar code. Valid Values:
l B: Render human readable data
l N: Do not render human readable data
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Valid data: Numerical data 0 – 9
l Valid data length:
UPC-A: 11, 12 digits only
UPC-A 2 digit add-on: 13, 14 digits only
UPC-A 5 digit add-on: 16, 17 digits only
UPC-E: 6, 7 digits only
UPC-E 2 digit add-on: 8, 9 digits only
UPC-E 5 digit add-on: 11, 12 digits only
UPC Interleaved 2 of 5: 13, 14 digits only

Behavior
l UPC Interleaved 2 of 5 will accept data length less than 13, and takes the first 13
digits in data that are longer than 14.
l UPC-A accepts only 11 or 12 digits input, output will be 12 digits, with the 12th digit
as the check digit.
l UPC-A with 2 digit add-on accepts only 13 or 14 digits input, output will be 14 digits,
with the 14th digit as the check digit.
l UPC-A with 5 digit add-on accepts only 16 or 17 digits input, output will be 17 digits,
with the 17th digit as the check digit.
l UPC-E accepts only 6 or 7 digits input, output will be 7 digits, with the 7th digit as
the check digit.
l UPC-E with 2 digit add-on accepts only 8 or 9 digits input, output will be 9 digits,
with the 9th digit as the check digit.
l UPC-E with 5 digit add-on accepts only 11 or 12 digits input, output will be 12 digits,
with the 12th digit as the check digit.
l For invalid data, the bar code will not be rendered, this may differ from other ref
erence EPL II printers, which may render unusable bar codes.

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b - 2D Barcode command
Use this command to print two-dimensional bar codes
Aztec bar code
Data Matrix bar code
EAN/UCC Composite-Code bar code
MaxiCode bar code
PDF417 bar code
QR Code bar code

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Aztec bar code
Use this command to print an Aztec two dimensional bar code symbol.

Syntax
b<p1>,<p2>,<p3>[,p4][,p5][,p6][,p7][,p8],"<DATA>"
b<p1>,<p2>,<p3>[,d][,e][,m][,f][,r],"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots.
<p3>
Selects Aztec bar code. Valid Value:
l A
The order of parameters [p4]-[p8] is not important. Include the prefix letter ([d],[e],[f],
[m] or [r]) to select the parameter followed by a valid numeric value.
[p4(d)]
Symbol Scaling. Valid Values:
l Default: 3
l Range: 1–99
[p5(e)]
Symbol layer, error correction levels. Valid Values:
l Default: e0
l Accepted Values:
e0: Checkword level 23% +3.
e1–e99: 1% to 99% check words
e101–e104: Compact symbol, 1 to 4 layers
e201–e232: Full symbol, 1 to 32 layers
e300: Rune symbol
[p6(f)]
flg(n) format. Valid Values:
l Default: Disabled
l Enable the flg(n) format using Escape character (27 dec).
[p7(m)]
menu support option. Valid Values:

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 l Value 'm' to enable
l Default: Disabled
[p8(r)]
Inversed image of bar code. Valid Values:
l Value ‘r’ to enable render inversed image of bar code
l Default: Disabled
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Max data length is relative chosen model type and data mode.
l Special handling for quotes '"' and backslash '\' apply.

Print out Data field data

" \"
"my data" \"my data\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

Behavior
l Both layer and error correction affects the symbol size.

Limitations
l Data with NULL is not able to be accepted, and its use will result in a truncated data
encoded in the rendered bar code.

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Data Matrix bar code
Use this command to print the two dimensional bar code symbols for Data Matrix bar
code.

Syntax
b<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,"<DATA>"
b<p1>,<p2>,<p3>[,p4][,p5][,p6][,p7],"<DATA>"

Syntax 1
Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots.
<p3>
Selects Data Matrix bar code. Value
l D
<p4>
Narrow bar. Valid Value:
l Range: 1 - 15
<"DATA">
Fixed data field. Valid Value:
l Any combination of data strings at a maximum of 125 characters long.

Syntax 2
Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots
<p3>
Selects Data Matrix bar code. Valid Value:
l D
[p4 (c)]
Number of columns to encode

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 [p5 (r)]
Number of rows to encode
[p6 (h)]
Sets the minimum square data module size used for encoding data. Valid Values:
l Default Value: 5
l Accepted Values: 1-40
[p7(v)]
Selects an inverse image of the bar code (sometimes known as reverse video or a
negative image). Valid Values:
l Value ‘r’ to enable render inversed image of bar code
l Default: Disabled
<"DATA">
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Any combination of data strings at a maximum of 125 characters long.
l Special handling for quotes '"' and backslash '\' apply.

Print out Data field data

" \"
"my data" \"my data\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

Behavior
l For Syntax 1, for invalid <p4> values, no bar code will be rendered.
l Each module size, columns and rows fields can either be specified in the parameters
according to Syntax 2, or can be calculate automatically.
l If there are no <p4> value specified, it is implied as Syntax 2, and will be treated as
such, and will generate the bar code based on data length to calculate the bar code
size.
l Data with NULL will not be accepted, and its use will result in a truncated data
encoded in the rendered bar code

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EAN/UCC Composite-Code bar code
Use this to select EAN/UCC Composite-code bar code.

Syntax
b<p1>,<p2>, <p3>, <p4>,<o>,<x>,<y>,<s>,1,[B,][P][F,]<M>,"<Data1 | Data2>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots
<p3>
Selects bar code type.
(linear part and two-dimensional part). Valid Value:
l C
<p4>
Selection of bar code type
(linear part and two-dimensional part). Valid Value:
l 1EC
<o>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
0 = No rotation
1 = 90° rotation clockwise
2 = 180° rotation clockwise
3 = 270° rotation clockwise
<x>
Module width of pixel size in dots, magnification of both linear and 2D composite
component. Valid Values:
l Default: 2
l The value must be between 1 - 10.
<y>
Bar height on linear part in dots. Valid Value:
l The value must be between 2 - 2999.
<Y>

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 Bar height on two-dimensional composite part in dots. Minimum height is 2*x,
nominal is 4*x. Valid Value:
l The value must be between 2 - 2999. The default is 8.
<s>
Separator pattern height in dots between linear component and two dimensional
composite component. Minimum height is s = 1*x, maximum height, s = 6*x. Valid
Value:
l The value must be between 1 - 60. The default is same as x.
<l>
Manually controlled column count on CC-C code. Valid Values:
l The value must be between 1 - 30.
l The column count, if not set, by default will be optimized to linear bar width.
[B]
Flag for human readable text of linear component part, to present within the same
rules as to the single bar code. Font selection depends on the bar code type. It is
similar to B-command parameter <p8>. Valid Value:
l Default: no B flag.
[px, y, m]
Human readable text of two-dimensional composite component part appended by
additional variables for any position relocation around the composite bar code: Valid
Values:
l x = horizontal start location: max is 4 digits
l y = vertical start location: max is 4 digits. This value is limited by the volatile memory
available on your printer.
l m = maximum characters per line. The max is 3 digits, and 0 = no limit.
l Fixed Font selection 3 without any multiplier used. CR, LF in data causes the rest of
the text to wrap around to the next line.
l Similar design as b-command parameter p on PDF417.
l Limits are x and y position limitations.
l Default is no p.
[F]
Restrain control filter, to reduce input data information, by deleting special characters
for the bar code rendering, but allowing them be a part of human readable text.
Deleted characters are "(", ")", space, CR and LF.
Filters only hex 0ah, 0dh, 20h, 28h, 29h. Valid Value:
l Default: no F.
<M>

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 Manually controlled Pipe character: Separator between data of linear and two-
dimensional composite part. Use this parameter only in exceptional case. Valid Values:
l Default: M.
l Range: any printable character.
<Data1|Data2>
The data area represents a string data field surrounded by quotation-marks.
Data1 - String of primary data to linear component.
"|" - Data separator pipe character.
Data2 - string of secondary data to two-dimensional composite data. Valid Values:
l Data1 - limited to 48 digits.
l Data2 - Characters in ISO 646 ().

Behavior
l Error codes
If data is not suitable to optional parameters, Error 01 (syntax error) occurs.
If data is too long or out of range, Error 03 (data length error) occurs.
If data does not fit in area specified, Error 50 occurs.
l The 2-D component of the bar code may have one more row as compared to ref
erence PF8 printers, and will be shorter as well.

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MaxiCode bar code
Use this command to generate MaxiCode bar code symbols with a single command.
The printer will automatically interpret and encode data into MaxiCode symbols for
data modes 2, 3, 4, and 6. Up to eight symbols can be linked.

Syntax
B<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,[p4,][p5,]"<DATA>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots
<p3>
Selects MaxiCode bar code. Valid Value:
l M
[p4 (c)]
Selection of mode. Valid Values:

Value Description
m2 Mode 2
m3 Mode 3
m4 Mode 4
m6 Mode 6

1. If [p4] (mx) is not used, the printer will use rules to automatically format the "DATA"
parameter. If the postal code (third parameter, PC) in the "DATA" is:
l All numeric characters, the printer will automatically select Mode 2.
l Alpha / alphanumeric character combinations will set the printer to Mode 3.
l Not used, the printer automatically selects Mode 3.
2. If [p4] value is "m2 or m3", the printer will use rules to format the "Data" parameter:
l In Mode 2 - If a non-numeric character is entered in the Postal Code "Data" para
meter field, then the MaxiCode bar code will not be printed.
l In Mode 3 – If the Postal Code "Data" field is more than 6 characters, then the
additional characters in the bar code field will be truncated.
[p5 = x,y]
Associated MaxiCode symbol numbering. Valid Values:
l x, y where,
x = Symbol number

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 y = Total number of associated symbols
l Default: Not used
l Range: 1 - 8 for both x and y
<"DATA">
Mode Dependent Data Format. Mode dependent data is bounded by quotation marks.
Maximum of 2 KBytes of data. Valid Values:

mode Data Format

2&3 "CL,CO,PC[,LPM]"
4&6 "LPM"

l CL = Class Code (3 digits required)

l CO = Country Code (3 digits required)
Mode 2 = Numeric Characters
Mode 3 = International Characters (up to 6 characters)
l PC = Postal Code
Mode 2 = 5 or 9 numerical characters, 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)
l LPM = Low priority message (data). printable characters (up to 84 characters per
symbol), any 256 character map.

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PDF417 bar code
Use this command to print PDF 417 bar code.

Syntax
b<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>[,p6][,p7][,p8][,p9][,p10][,p11][,p12][,p13][,p14],<"DATA">

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l 0 to 65536
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l 0 to 65536
<p3>
Selects PDF417 bar code. Valid Value:
l P
<p4(www)>
Maximum print width in dots
<p5(hhh)>
Maximum print height in dots
[p6(s)]
Sets error correction level. Valid Values:
l Accepted Values: s0 - s8
l If level is not specified, a level that generates about 1/8 as many ECC code words as
data code words is selected.
[p7 (c)]
selects data compression method. Valid Values:
l Default Value: 0
l Accepted Values: 0 - Auto Encoding
l 1 - Binary mode
[p8 (pxxx,yyy,mm)]
print human readable.
p ="p" - parameter identifier
xxx = horizontal start location
yyy = vertical start location

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 mm = maximum characters per line
[p9 (f)]
Bar code origin point. Valid Values:
l Default: 1
l Valid Values: 0 or 1
l f1- Center of bar code as defined by the automatically adjusted symbol size, i.e. width
and height
l f0- Upper left corner of bar code.
[p10 (x)]
module width (in dots). Valid Values:
l Default: 6 (dots).
l Valid Values: 1 - 9.
[p11 (y)]
set bar height (in dots). Valid Values:
l Range: 1 - 99
l Default: 4 times module width ([p10])
[p12 (r)]
maximum row count. Maximum limit for the number of rows to be used for auto
selecting symbol features.
[p13 (l)]
maximum column count Maximum limit for the number of columns to be used for
auto selecting symbol features.
[p14 (t)]
truncated flag. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Accepted values: 0 = not truncated
l 1= truncated
[p15 (o)]
rotation. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Accepted Values (clockwise):
0 = 0º,
1 = 90º
2=180º
3=270º

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 l Settings of 90° & 270° will cause the symbols maximum height (<p4>) and width
(<p5>) values to transpose when calculating and generating the symbol, i.e. the
height would affect column dimensions and width would affect row dimensions.
<"DATA">
data in or binary representation.
Valid Values:
l Special handling for quotes '"' and backslash '\' apply.

Print Out Data Field Data

" \"
"my data" \"my data\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

Behavior
l If the horizontal start position (X) is larger than the media width, the bar code will not
be printed.
l ESim will optimize automatically for readability of data. The symbol's geometry is
adjusted (typically reducing the size of the symbol) as in the defined parameters.
ESim will use the largest possible module size (in terms of bar width and height) and
minimize the number of rows and columns.
l For rotation with center origin point f1 ([p9]), and o1,2,3 ([p15]), ESim rotates at the
top left corner of the PDF bar code, which may be different from other EPL II printer
behavior, which uses a different pivot point for rotation under f1. For top, left origin
point f0, ESim rotation behavior should be similar with other EPL II printer behavior,
using the top left corner pivot point.
l Data compression method (field c) is always set at automatic, regardless of the value
(valid or invalid) sent. This may result in a bar code that looks different visually from
other EPL II printers, but the data scanned will be the same.
l If the data exceeds what the bar code can encode based on the size specified in the
parameters, ESim will truncate the data in order to render the bar code based on the
size specification, in other EPL II printers, the bar code may not even be rendered.
Behavior (Legacy)
l If the horizontal start position (X) is larger than the media width, the <p1> (X) value,
will be reset to (<p1> modulo label_width)

Limitations
l ESim does not support Macro PDF.
l The number of rows in the PDF 417 bar code rendered may be one more than other
EPL II printer in some cases, depending on the compression, width, height and max
row & column settings when using the B command, due to different encoding meth
odology.

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QR Code bar code
Use this command to generate QR Code bar code symbols. The parsing of this
command will be affected by the legacy mode selection.

Syntax (EPL mode)

b<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,[p4-p8],<"DATA">

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots.
<p3>
Selects QR Code. Valid Value:
l Q
[p4 (m)]
Code Model. Valid Values:
l Default: 2
l Accepted Values:
1 = Model 1 (original)
2 = Model 2 (enhanced)
[p5 (s)]
Scale Factor. Valid Values:
l Default: 3
l Range: 1–30
[p6 (e)]
Error Correction Level (Reed-Solomon). Valid Values:
l Default: M
l Accepted Values:
L = Lowest
M = Medium (default)
Q = Optimized
H = Highest
[p7 (i)]
Data Input Mode
Note: Data will all be processed in automatic mode, please see behavior #2 below. Valid
Values:

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 l Default: A
l Accepted Values:
A = Automatic Data Select
M = Initialize manual data mode. Data type is set by the first character in the data
field ("DATA").
[p8 (D)]
Append symbol, allows joining data from 2 to 16 QR code symbols
Note: This field is unsupported, please see limitations below. Valid Values:

Sub-prefix Values Description

c 01 to 16 symbol number
d 01 to 16 divisions
p 00 to FF (hexadecimal) parity

<"DATA">
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Data sent to the printer will be converted to one of the four formats defined by para
meter [p7].
l The printer will, by default, automatically select the data mode for the entire fixed
data string. The data encoding method will be automatically selected to achieve
optimal data compression.
l If parameter [p7] is set to iM, then the first character in the data field must be either
one of the following:
N - Numeric (0 - 9)
A - Alphanumeric (0 - 9, A - Z, a - z, space,$,%, *,+, -, . , /, : )
K - Kanji (Shift JIS character ranges 8140 - 9FFC and E040 - EAA4 hexadecimal)
B – Binary
l Reserved characters in the data field cannot be used within the data string are: " and
/.
l The backslash (\) character designates the following character as literal and will
encode into the data field.
l Parameters Details

Print out Data field data

" \"
"my data" \"my data\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

Syntax (Legacy mode)

b<p1>, <p2>, <p3>,[cn,mn,on,sn,xn,ynn],<"DATA">

Parameters
<p1>

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 Horizontal start position (X) in dots
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots
<p3>
Fixed data mode character set.
Note: Data will all be processed in automatic mode, please see behavior (EPL mode) below.
Valid Values:
l 1 = Numerical data mode
l 2 = Alphanumerical data mode
l 3 = 8-bit data mode (JIS 0201)
l 4 = Kanji data mode (JIS 0208) (Note: See limitation below)
l 5 = Mixing mode (any of mode c1-c4, model type 2)
l Model 1 default = Most optimal alternative of c1 to c4.
l Model 2 default = c5.
l Internally during rendering the QR Code, the mode can be switched within a bar
code to minimize the bit stream area.
l By using parameter cn, the data mode character set will be fixed.
[m]
Model type is defined and unchanged within one QR Code. Valid Values:
l Default: 1
l Accepted Values:
1 = Original version
2 = Enhanced version.
[o]
Rotation. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Accepted Values:
0 = 0° rotation clockwise (default)
1 = 90° rotation clockwise.
2 = 180° rotation clockwise.
3 - 270° rotation clockwise
[s]
Set correction level (Reed-Solomon). Valid Values:
l Default: L
l Accepted values
L = 7%
M = 15%
Q = 25%
H = 30%

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 [x]
Masking factor.
This enables the ratio of dark to light modules in the symbol to b approximated to 1:1
minimizing the occurrence of arrangements of close modules that will hinder
decoding. Valid Values:
l Default: 8
l Range: 0 - 8.
8 is auto masking.
[y]
Cell pixel size magnification. Valid Values:
l Default: 10
l Range: 1 - 30.
<"DATA">
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Data length limited to 780 bytes.
l Data is determined by the data mode character setting (<p3>) and model mode (m)
as such:

Characteristics
Model 1 Model 2
<p3>
Symbol size in cell (original) (enhanced)
(increment of 4 cells)
21*21 to 73*73 1'*21 to 177*177
Maximum is Maximum is 7089
1 Numeric data modes: Digits 0-9
1167 characters. characters.
Alphanumeric data mode: Digits 0-
Maximum is 707 Maximum is 4296
2 9, upper case letters A-Z, and 9
characters. characters.
other characters
8-bit byte data mode: JIS 8-bit
Maximum is 486 Maximum is 2953
3 character set (Latin and Kana) in
characters. characters.
accordance with JIS X 0201
Maximum is 299 Maximum is 1817
4 Kanji data mode: Shift JIS X 0208
characters. characters.
Mixing mode: Mix of mode 1-4
5 N.A. Applicable
above

l The backslash (\) character designates the following character as literal and will
encode into the data field.
l Parameters Details

Print out Data field data

" \"

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 "my data" \"my data\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

Behavior
l Error codes
If data is not suitable to optional parameters, Error 01 (syntax error) occurs.
If data is too long or out of range, Error 03 (data length error) occurs.
If data does not fit in area specified, Error 50 occurs
Behavior (EPL Mode)
l Data Input Mode
ESim shall treat data in automatic mode in all cases, regardless of mode specified. If
the mode is selected as manual mode, and the first character is not any of the pre
defined character (N, A, K or B), ESim will treat the first character as part of the data
string, whereas EPL II in other printers will truncate off this character regardless. i.e.
if data is "12345", with <p7> field as iM, EPL II may only encode "2345", but ESim will
take in the entire string "12345" as is.
In a case like this, the resulting bar code rendered may appear larger as compared to
reference EPL printer, since more characters need to be encoded in the bar code.
l Data Input Mode, invalid data
ESim treats data automatically regardless of data type specified while other EPL II
printers may follow the type strictly. If the data is sent as "N12ABC" with <p7> field as
iM, EPL II printers may randomly assign numeric values to the characters "ABC" in
the data, whereas ESim will treat the data as "12ABC" automatically and encode as
entered.
l Error Correction level at Q or L may result in the bar code that looks different from
other EPL II printers by visual inspection. The scanned data will still be the same.
l Invalid <p4> value may still result in a bar code being rendered as compared to other
EPL II printers, which may not print the bar code at all.
Behavior (Legacy Mode)
l In legacy mode, using c5 (mixing data mode) lowercase characters will be converted
to uppercase to follow legacy printer behavior.

Limitation
l Kanji and Binary data mode shall be supported as is binary data, without specific con
sideration for data formatting, or special character handling such as shift JIS char
acters.
l In EPL mode, <p8> field (D) is unsupported.
<p8 (D)>
Append symbol, allows joining data from 2 to 16 QR code symbols. Valid Values:

Sub-prefix Values Description

c 01 to 16 symbol number

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 d 01 to 16 divisions
p 00 to FF (hexadecimal) parity

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fB - Adjust Backup Position
Use this command to retract the media position along the y-axis in relation to the
media, for achieving better media placement to peel, cut and/or tear off media, to
handle the various characteristics of individual printers and media.

Syntax
fB<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Media position adjustment (in dots). Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0 - 255

Behavior
l The media will retract based on the value of <p1> in dots.

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i - Asian character spacing
Use this command to place an adjustable inter-character space between Asian font
characters (fonts 8 and 9 only).

Syntax
i<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Space between the Asian characters (in dots). Valid Values:
l Default: 0 (no space)
l Range: 0 to 9

Behavior
l The inter-character spacing (in dots) will be multiplied with the horizontal and ver
tical multiplier values of the selected font.

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AUTOFR - Automatic form printing
Creates a label format file that is automatically retrieved and prompted for variables (if
necessary) from any of the communication interfaces each time the printer is powered
up.

Syntax
FS"AUTOFR"

Behavior
l To exit the "AUTOFR" mode, send a NULL character to the printer.
l Always test the form using another name before making it a startup form. If a startup
form causes an error, there are two ways of clearing it:
l From ESim, Send a NULL to exit "AUTOFR" mode. Then, delete the startup file using
FK"AUTOFR".
l Alternatively, the file can be deleted using other system level methods like FTP if the
printer firmware supports it, after exiting from "AUTOFR" mode.

Note
l N.A.

Limitations
l Only exit with NULL is supported in ESim.

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xa - Autosense
Use this command to enable the printer to detect the label and gap length and set the
sensor levels. This command does not place the printer in the Dump mode and does
not print the printer configuration label.

Syntax
xa

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The Auto sensing is used to calibrate the sensors that control the media feed and
determines where the individual labels or tags start and stop. It starts measuring the
gain level of the sensors, followed by searching for gap or black mark during media
feeding.
l For printer supporting the Smart Media Calibration feature, this command will trig
ger a Smart Media Calibration. For printers not supporting the Smart Media Cal
ibration feature, a testfeed will be triggered.

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^B - Break batch printing
When batch printing, this high-priority command finishes the current label, stops
printing, and cancels the remainder of the print job. It also cancels print jobs that have
already been paused using a ^A command.

Syntax
^B

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The reply at US is by default <ACK> (can be changed using UCnn command).
l This command must be followed by CR/LF to be correctly interpreted.
l This command is not available during the operation of storing data such as graphics,
soft fonts.
l This command cannot be used within a stored form.
l This command is only available during command input, that is, not as part of data for
graphics, soft fonts, or in format forms.
l This command cannot be inside a variable input (?) or inside a string area ("").
l This command can be sent to the printer during all other printing operations.
l This command will be ignored while the reset command is being executed.
l This command may not be processed when the input data buffer is full.

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o - Cancel Software Options
Use this command to cancel certain printer customization parameters set by o series
commands, and set them to their defaults.

Syntax
o

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l This command cannot be used inside a form.
l This command must be issued prior to printing or issuing a text or a bar code com
mand.

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I - Character set selection
Use this command to select the desired character set.

Syntax
I<p1>,<p2>,<p3>

Parameters
<p1>
Number of data bits (character set). Valid Values:
l Default: 8
l Range: 7 & 8
<p2>
Printer code page for 7 or 8 data bits. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0-13, A - K
Note: See tables below for <p2> values for different code page.
<p3>
KDU country code (3 digits). Valid Values:
l Default: 001 (only if <p1> = 8).
Note: This parameter is unsupported, and will be ignored.
Printer code page (<p2>) for 7 data bits (<p1>=7)

<p2> Language
0 English (US)
1 English (UK)
2 German
3 French
4 Danish
7 Swedish
8 Swiss

Printer code page (<p2>) for 8 data bits (<p1>=8)

<p2> Code Page Language

0 DOS 437 English (UK)

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 1 DOS 850 Multilingual (Latin 1)
2 DOS 852 Latin 2 (Cyrillic II/Slavic)
3 DOS 860 Portuguese
4 DOS 863 Canadian (French)
5 DOS 865 Norwegian
6 DOS 857 Turkish
7 DOS 861 Icelandic
8 DOS 862 Hebrew
9 DOS 855 Cyrillic
10 DOS 866 Cyrillic CIS 1
11 DOS 737 Greek
12 DOS 851 Greek 1
13 DOS 869 Greek 2
A Windows 1252 Latin 1
B Windows 1250 Latin 2
C Windows 1251 Cyrillic
D Windows 1253 Greek
E Windows 1254 Turkish
F Windows 1255 Hebrew
G Code Page 950 Simplified Chinese
H Code Page 950 Traditional Chinese
I Code Page 949 Korean
J Code Page 932 Japanese
Unicode (generic use for languages not
K UTF-8
listed above, such as Thai)

Behavior
l Code page UTF-8 can be considered to be use for languages not listed in the table,
e.g. Thai language.

Limitations
l <p3> is unsupported, and will be ignored.

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oR - Character substitution
Use this command to substitute the Euro currency character (€) for any character in
the printer-resident fonts. This command is also used to enable/disable the slash zero
character.

Syntax
oR [p1[,p2]]

Parameters
[p1]
If [p1] = E, the Euro character is mapped to the code page position specified by [p2].
If [p1] = 0, this toggles the status of printing a slashed zero or not. If currently printing
slashed zero, p1=0 will stop printing slashed zero. If not currently printing slashed zero,
p1=0 will start printing slashed zero. Out of box default is zero with slash.
l Valid Value: [p1] = E or 0 (zero)
Note: If no [p1] or [p2] parameters are provided, all code pages are reset to the original
default character mapping.
[p2]
Specifies the code page position for the Euro character in the range 32-255 decimal
for all code pages, provided [p1] = E. If [p2] is omitted, the Euro character is mapped
to the code page position 213 decimal for all code pages provided that [p1] = E. Valid
Values:
l Default: 213 (decimal)
l Range: 0 - 255 (decimal)
Note: [p1] must be = E

Behavior
The oR command is an ESim settings command and:
l cannot be issued inside a form.
l must be issued prior to issuing a text command and printing it.
l affects a single character on all code pages. Changing the character position
restores in the original changed position.
l this printer parameter data is preserved until changed by the oR command (without
parameters), or the printer is reset to default.
l you can also use the "o" command to set oRE settings back to default.
Behavior (EPL mode)
l This Euro character is only applicable for resident fonts 1 to 4.
Behavior (Legacy mode)

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 l The Euro character is applicable for resident fonts 1 to 5.
l The toggling of slash zero is not applicable in legacy mode.

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N - Clear image buffer
Use this command to clear the image buffer before rendering a new image buffer.
It also clears any error list that has not been presented.

Syntax
N

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The N command must not be used within stored forms.
l All printer configuration commands should have been issued prior to issuing the N
command to begin building the image for printing within the image buffer.
l A Line Feed (LF) must be sent prior to the N command to make sure that previous
data in the command buffer has been cleared so that the printer will be initialized
and ready to accept new commands.

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' - Code Comment Line
Use this command to comment out all data between the single quote (') and the line
feed character.

Syntax
' Comment Data

Parameters
No parameters.

Behavior
l For Honeywell printers, carriage return is accepted as line feed character as well.
l Comments must be on their own line. End-of-line comments are not allowed.

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# - Code Comment Line
Use this command to comment out all data between the hash character (#) and the
line feed character.

Syntax
# Comment Data

Parameters
No parameters.

Behavior
l For Honeywell printers, carriage return is accepted as line feed character as well.
l Comments must be on their own line. End-of-line comments are not allowed.

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; - Code Comment Line
Use this command to comment out all data between the semicolon character (;) and
the line feed character.

Syntax
; Comment Data

Parameters
No parameters.

Behavior
l For Honeywell printers, carriage return is accepted as line feed character as well.
l Comments must be on their own line. End-of-line comments are not allowed.

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UM - Code page and memory inquiry
Use this command to get information about the current code page you are using and
information about the printer memory. When you send this command, the information
is sent from the printer back to the host.

Syntax
UM

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The printer sends information on the currently selected code page and memory
status back to the host in the following formats:
l UM<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>

Parameters
<p1>
Image buffer size (KBytes).
<p2>
Form memory allocated (KBytes).
<p3>
Form memory available (KBytes).
<p4>
Graphic memory allocated (KBytes).
<p5>
Graphic memory available (KBytes).
<p6>
External font memory allocated (KBytes).
<p7>
External font memory available (KBytes).
<p8>
Appends a full reply from the UI command data format. Valid Value:
l Refer to UI command.

Limitations
l ESim deviates from PF8 printer response.

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 Example
UM↵
UM128,001.435,40160,020.829,40160,8923.260,40160
UI80

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UP - Code page and memory inquiry printing
Use this command to print information about a code page and amount of free
memory of the printer. The information is also sent from the printer to the host
through the communications interface.

Syntax
UP

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l Printer will send information back to host (same as UM command), followed by print
ing out the current printer configuration (same as U command).
l The format of data sent to host:
l <UP><p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,<p8>

Parameters
<p1>
Image buffer size (KBytes).
<p2>
Form memory allocated (KBytes).
<p3>
Form memory available (KBytes).
<p4>
Graphic memory allocated (KBytes).
<p5>
Graphic memory available (KBytes).
<p6>
External font memory allocated (KBytes).
<p7>
External font memory available (KBytes).
<p8>
Appends a full response for the UI command data format. Valid Values:
l Refer to UI command return values.

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UC - Command reply accept character control
Use this command to specify a prompt to acknowledge characters which the printer
returns on the communications channel to the host after each command execution
with no error reply before proceeding with the next command.

Syntax
UC<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Specifies the desired reply character by its decimal value. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0 – 255
Note: If <p1> is anything other than a numerical character or the value is 0, there will be no
Command Reply Accept character (default).

Behavior
l Default is no Command Reply Accept Character (command UC0).
l Parameter <p1> saves in non-volatile memory (resets back on each power cycle).
l If command UC is activated, it replaces the <ACK> character at the end of command
US and P.
l If an error occurs and error report is activated, the error message is sent instead.

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UQ - Configuration inquiry
Use this command to get the printer configuration. When you send this command, the
information is sent from the printer to the host.

Syntax
UQ

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l Printer replies the printer configuration line by line, in ASCII, to host.
l Information and number of lines sent by printer will be of the same format as the U
command.

Limitations
l The reporting format and text may differ from other EPL II printers, due to hardware
and configuration differences.
l The settings reflected by this command is only based on the most recent time the
corresponding ESIM settings command was issued, and may not reflect the actual
system setting if it was changed via means other than using the ESIM command. e.g
via printer web page configuration, or LCD user interface.

Example
UQ↵
ESim, K10.12.XXXXXX
Serial Port: 11,N,8,1
USB: VID= 1662, PID = 44
DRAM: 125284K installed
Image Buffer size: 128K
FLASH: 49060K, User: 49060K/40344K
I8,1 JF f100
S4 D10 R040,024 ZB UN
q832 Q1219,24 j50
Option: N
SA0 SPC0 M0
PAPER GAP: 461, 576 (12)
Date: Sep/14/2016
Time: 15:09:55
Printer Name: PC43-173C1100010
MAC Address: 00:10:40:38:A4:10
IP Selection: DHCP
IP address: 199.70.188.138
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 199.70.188.1
DNS: 199.70.288.168

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^C - Continue printing
This high-priority command makes the printer exit the Pause Printing mode, that is,
continue printing the remainder of a print job after having been temporarily stopped
using a ^A command.

Syntax
^C

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The reply at command US is by default <XON> (can be changed using eR command).
l Another way to resume printing a batch is to press the Feed button.
l This command must be followed by CR/LF to be correctly interpreted.
l This command is not available during the operation of storing data such as graphics,
soft fonts.
l This command cannot be used within a stored form.
l This command is only available during command input, that is, not as part of data for
graphics, soft fonts, or in format forms.
l This command cannot be inside a variable input (?) or inside a string area ("").
l This command can be sent to the printer during all other printing operations.
l This command will be ignored while the reset command is being executed.
l This command may not be processed when the input data buffer is full.

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C - Counter
Use this command to define one of maximum 10 automatic counters.

Syntax
C<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>[,p5],"[-],<PROMPT>"
Parameters
<p1>
Counter number. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0 – 9
<p2>
Maximum number of digits for counter. Valid Values:
l Default: 1
l Range: 1 - 29
<p3>
Field Justification. Valid Values:
l Field justification:
L = Left justification.
R = Right justification.
C = Center justification.
N = No justification
<p4>
Step Value. Valid Values:
l Step value. Plus or minus sign followed by a single digit between 1 to 9
+ Increase.
- Decrease.
Note: Using a step value of +0 allows the counter to be used as an additional variable data
field.
[p5]
Alphanumerical support (optional). Valid Values:
l N= Numerical support. Anything other than digit and leading spaces in DATA causes
error 03.
l A = Alpha support: Base 10 on digits, base 26 on letters (default).
l B = Alphanumerical support: Base 36
l Note that anything else than digit, leading spaces, and uppercase alpha characters in
DATA causes error 03.
Wrap around:
0 -9 goes back to 0.
A -Z goes back to A.

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 [-]
KDU Prompt Options
A single leading minus sign in the prompt field causes the prompt to be sent one time
only after the form is retrieved.
KDU will not be supported, but the return character will still be seen on the console in
which the printer is connected to. Valid Value:
l N.A.
<-->
Suppress KDU Prompt Options
A double leading minus sign in the prompt field causes the prompt to be suppressed
KDU will not be supported, but will be effective on whatever console on the host
application the printer is connected to. Valid Value:
l N.A.
<"prompt">
A prompt text that can be displayed on the terminal when a UI command has been
issued. It is preceded by a single or double minus sign. Valid Value:
l Between 0 - 32 characters

Behavior
l Used in consecutive numbering applications, such as serial numbers. Counters can
only be used in the Form Edit mode, and not in Direct mode. Counters have to be
defined after variables.
l The C command is used in forms that require sequential numbering. When ini
tializing counters, they must be defined in order (e.g. C0 first, C1 second...).
l Field justification (<p3>) affects the printing of counter data. When L, R or C are selec
ted, the counter field is the width of <p2> value. Data will justify within the counter
(<p2>) field per the selected <p3>. The N parameter will print the minimum number
of characters.
l To print the contents of the counter, the counter number is referenced in the "DATA"
field of the A ( text) or B (bar code) commands.
l If the value of a counter starts with a single digit like "1", then there will be no leading
zero padding. If the value start with, for example, "01", then the counter will be pad
ded, up to the maximum number of digits (<P2>), with zeros.
l Invalid <p1> values (10 and above) will be ignored and form will proceed to be prin
ted if the for and other commands are valid. This is considered a known, and pre
ferred behavior of ESim, and differs from other EPL II implementation of competitor
printers, which does not print, and yet or feeds out an empty label.
l When field justification L, R or C are selected, the counter field is the width of <p2>
value.
l Data will justify within the counter (<p2>) field per the selected justification.

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 l N parameter will print the minimum number of characters.
l Out of range values used for <p2> (< 1 or > 29) will be set to 5.

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C - Cut immediate
Use this command to make the cutter perform a cutting cycle without printing a form.
You can only perform this command when you have a cutter installed on your printer.

Syntax
C

Parameters
No parameters.

Behavior
l The command C is used for two purposes. C appended by parameters is used to
define counters in the Form Edit mode, whereas C without any appending para
meters is used to initiate a cutting operation.
l C (Cut Immediate) cannot be used inside a form.
Behavior (EPL mode)
l In standard mode, the media will feed before cutting without depending on the j
command.
Behavior (Legacy)
l C (Cut Immediate) will cut at point where the media stops and could potentially cut
across printed portions on the media. This is governed by the special legacy j com
mand that forces a feed of the media before cutting.

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f - Cut position
Use this command to adjust the cutting position along the y-axis in relation to the
media according to other characteristics of individual printers and batches of media.

Syntax
f<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Cut position index measured in dots. Valid Values:
l 203 dpi (8 dots/mm):
Default: 100
Range: 020 – 180
l 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm):
Default: 100
Range: 000 - 200

Behavior
l Increasing the cut position index value moves the cut further away from the label
just printed.
l Decreasing the cut position index value moves the cut closer to the label just printed.

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TD - Define Date Format
Use this command to define the date format for printing dates.

Syntax
TD<p1>[/p2/p3]

Parameters
<p1> to <p3>
The parameters describe the format of the date display. At least one parameter must
be specified.
Each parameter can be any of the acceptable values. Valid Values:
l y2: Year in 2 digits.
l y4: Year in 4 digits.
l me: Month as a 3-letter English abbreviation.
l mn: Month in 2 digits.
l dd: Day in 2 digits.
<|>
Separator character. Valid Values:
l Default: /
l Range: Character in the range between 32 decimal and 63 decimal.

Behavior
l Format after power up is mn-dd-y4
l TD can be treated as a variable and placed within a text or bar code command's
DATA parameter. The date will be printed. Days can be offset by up to 253 days for
the TD variable.
l The separator is printed between the results of each of the supplied parameters.

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TT - Define time format
Use this command to defined the time format for printing.

Syntax
TT<p1>[|p2|p3][p4]

Parameters
<p1>,[p2],[p3]
Describes format of time display. At least one parameter must be supplied. Valid
Values:
l Default: h:m:s (power-up)
l Range: h, m or s
Note: h: Hours in 2 digits
m: Minutes in 2 digits
s: Seconds in 2 digits
[p4]
Enable 12 Hour clock format (Optional). Valid Values:
l Default: no + (24 hr clock)
l Value: +, or nothing
Note: Time will display with "AM" or "PM" if + is supplied.
[|]Separator character. Valid Value:
l Range: Character in the range between 32 decimal and 63 decimal.

Behavior
l The separator character is printed between the results of each of the supplied para
meters.

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V - Define variable
Use this command to define variable data for use in the stored forms, for the text and
bar code data fields. Variable data can be used in combination with fixed data or other
data types (counter, date, etc..).

Syntax
V<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,"[-]<PROMPT>"

Parameters
<p1>
Variable number. Valid Values:
l Range: 00 - 99
Note: Variable (reference) numbers are sequential and must be input into a form in
ascending order.
<p2>
Maximum number of characters. Valid Values:
l Range: 1 – 99
Note: This is the maximum number of characters allowed in the variable field
<p3>
Field Justification. Valid Values:
l Range: L = Left
R = Right
C = Center
N = No Justification
Note: Right and center justification does not apply to soft fonts, they will be defaulted to left
justification.
<->
KDU Prompt Options
A single leading minus sign in the prompt field causes the prompt to be sent one time
only after the form is retrieved.
KDU will not be supported, but the return character will still be seen on the console in
which the printer is connected to. Valid Value:
l Range: 1 to 40 for KDU Range (<p2>), but not to exceed a total of 1500 bytes for all
variables.
<-->
Suppress KDU Prompt Options
A double leading minus sign in the prompt field causes the prompt to be suppressed.

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 KDU will not be supported, but the return character will still applicable on the console
in which the printer is connected to. Valid Value:
l N.A.
<PROMPT>
A prompt text that can be displayed on the terminal when a UI command has been
issued. It is preceded by a single or double minus sign. Valid Value:
l An text field that will be transmitted to the host (via the serial interface) each time
this command is executed.

Behavior
l When defining and initializing variables:
o Define them in order (e.g. V00 first, V01 second...)
o Start from the entries immediately after the FS"name" command.
o Located before any counter variables.
o Variables cannot have the NULL character (0 dec.;00 hex.).
l To print the contents of a variable, the number of the variable must be included in
the "DATA" field of the A (Print Text) or B (Print bar code) commands.
l The field justification parameter affects the way the variable is printed. When left,
right, or center justification are selected, the counter value is printed left, right or cen
ter justified in an area with a width defined by the <p2> parameter. If the number of
digits in the counter value is less than the number of digits defined by <p2>, the area
is padded with space characters.
l If no justification is selected, the field adjusts to fit the actual length of the data
without exceeding the set maximum field length, which may be useful when using a
counter as input data to a bar code.
l KDU support will not be available.

Limitations
l The maximum amount of data stored as variable data, including counter variables
and data reference overhead cannot exceed 1500 bytes.

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FK - Delete form
This command is used to delete forms from memory.

Syntax
FK <"name"> | <"*">

Parameters
<"name">
Name of form to be deleted. Valid Values:
l Range: Alphanumeric, up to 96 characters.
Note: Form names will be case sensitive and based on system filename accepted characters.
<"*">
Asterisk '*' as a wildcard. Valid Value:
l ALL forms in memory will be deleted

Limitations
l Deviation: In other EPL II printers, FK"name" must be issued twice for it to take
effect. ESim only needs it to be issued once.

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GK - Delete graphics
Use this command to delete a specified installed graphic, or any installed graphics
from memory.

Syntax
GK <"name">|<"*">

Parameters
<"name">
Name of the graphic that will be deleted from non-volatile memory. Valid Values:
l Range: Alphanumeric, up to 96 characters.
Note: File names will be case sensitive based on system filename accepted characters, and
stored exactly as entered.
<"*">
Asterisk '*' as a wildcard. Valid Value: ALL graphics installed in the system will be
deleted.

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EK - Delete user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts")
Use this command to delete user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") from non-volatile
memory.

Syntax
EK "<name>"

Parameters
<name>
Name of user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") to be deleted from non-volatile memory.
Valid Values:
l a - z: Lower case named fonts
l *: wildcard, deletes ALL user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") in the system.

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D - Density
Use this command to select the print density.

Syntax
D<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Density settings. Valid Values:
l Default: 10
l Range: 0 - 15.
Note: 0 is the lightest printing and 15 is the darkest.

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UN - Disable error reporting
Use this command to disable the US command, error reporting. Please refer to the
"Error Types and Responses" section for information regarding the types of error
codes and responses.

Syntax
UN

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

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JB - Disable top of form backup
Use this command to disable the printer from retracting media to position the leading
edge of the label to be at the burn line on start of print.

Syntax
JB

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The top of form backup feeds out the media further upon printing, to allow the label
to be torn or peeled off. It will retract the media for the printing of the next label at
the top of the label.
l If the optional cutter is installed, this top of form backup should not be used, and it
will be ignored. To disable, send a JB command.
l All j command will be ignored upon issuing this command, but can be enabled again
with the JF command.

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? - Download variables
Use this command to signal to the printer that the data following are variable or
counter values.
This command is used by the host system to send data representing variables and/or
counters to the printer after a stored for containing variables and/or counters has
been retrieved.

Syntax
?,<DATA>

Behavior
l The amount of data following the question mark line must match exactly the total
number and order of variables and/or counters for that specific form.
l Variables and counters must be entered sequentially in ascending order, and sep
arated by a line feed.

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X - Draw box
Use this command to draw a box shape with black lines.

Syntax
X<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p3>
Line thickness in dots. Valid Value:
l Line thickness in dots.
<p4>
Horizontal end position (X) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p5>
Vertical end position (Y) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: MUST be a numeric value.

Behavior
l If <p3> > <p4>, then line thickness value is assigned to Horizontal end position value
and if <p3> > <p5>, then line thickness value is assigned to vertical end position value.

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UA - Enable clear label counter mode
Use this command set the printer to clear the print buffer queue if an out of media
condition is encountered.

Syntax
UA

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l Three scenarios will clear this command setting:
1. Power cycle
2. Reset
3. UB command
l Default behavior when a printer encounters out of media is to resume printing once
new media or ribbon is present.
l Any unfinished labels or jobs will continue to be printed including batch print jobs.

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US / UT - Enable error reporting
Use this command to enable the status reporting feature with optional direct recovery.
Please refer to the "Error Types and Responses" section for information regarding the
types of error codes and responses.

Syntax
US or UT

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l Most recent communication channel will be used for status reporting.
l Non-parallel port
o If there is an error, the printer will return a response NACK(0x15) following the
error codes, refer to response list for the list of error codes.
o If there are no errors, the printer will return ACK(0x6) after each label is printed
or dispensed.
o If a label is dispensed, the printer will send a DLE(0x10).
o Upon paper or ribbon is empty, the printer will send, a "07" and "Pnnn" where nnn
is the number of labels remaining.
l The printer's default setting is to disable error reporting.
l Use the UN command to disable error reporting if this is enabled.
l The format of the error messages is controlled by the eR command.
l Please refer to the "Error Types and Responses" section for information regarding
the types of error codes and responses.

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JF - Enable top of form backup
Use this command to enable the printer to retract media to position the leading edge
of the label to be at the burn line on start of print.

Syntax
JF

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l Top of form backup is used in connection with the j command. The printer feeds out
enough extra media after printing a label so that it can be torn, peeled, or cut off
properly.
l Top of form backup can be disabled by a JB command.
l If the optional cutter is installed on the printer, the JB command must be preceded
by an O command.
l All j command will be ignored, but can be enabled again with the JF command.
l Activating the cutter using an OC command has the same effect as issuing a JF com
mand.

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UI - Enables prompts and code page inquiry
Use this command to get information about a code page. Response is sent back to the
host.

Syntax
UI

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The printer sends information on the currently selected code page back to the host
in the following formats:
l <UI>,<p1>,<p2>
l <p1> = Number of data bits.
l <p2> = Code page.

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FE - End form store
Use this command to end a Form Store sequence.

Syntax
FE

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The Form Store sequence must start with the FS command and end with the FE com
mand.

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^A - Enter pause printing mode
When batch printing, this high-priority command finishes the current label and
temporarily suspends printing any further labels in the print job.

Syntax
^A

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The reply at command US/UN is by default <NAK>92<XOFF> (can be changed using
eR command).
l To resume printing a batch, send the command ^C or press the Feed button.
l To cancel the remainder of the print job, use the ^B command.
l The pause mode LED blink shall follow each printer system's pause mode blinking
sequence.
l This command must be followed by CR/LF to be correctly interpreted.
l This command is not available during the operation of storing data such as graphics,
soft fonts.
l This command cannot be used within a stored form.
l This command is only available during command input, that is, not as part of data for
graphics, soft fonts, or in format forms.
l This command cannot be inside a variable input (?) or inside a string area ("").
l This command can be sent to the printer during all other printing operations.
l This command will be ignored while the reset command is being executed.

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PF - Feed media
Use this command to feed the media forward or backward by a given length.

Syntax
PF <p1>[,p2[,p3]]

Parameters
<p1>
Number of steps to feed the media. Positive values feed the media forward, negative
values backward.
l Range: -999 to 9999
Note: The amount of backward feed is dependent on printer mechanical capability.
[p2]
Position control after feeding. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Allowed values:
0. The media has unknown position. Printer needs label gap/black mark detecting
before next print job (default).
1. Media is located in the printing position.
2. (not supported in ESim): Media feed stops when Black mark/label gap is in
sensor position or, if no black mark/gap is detected, when <p1>dots are stepped
(error 99 is reported).
[p3]
Option delay after feeding before the next print job in the queue. Delay is p3*100 ms.
Valid Value:
l Range: Integer value

Behavior
l Media feeding will not be disrupted by pressing the Feed button or by opening the
cover and/or print head.

Limitations
1. Standalone, command-line use (i.e.: as a single command from a terminal applic
ation) of the PF command is not supported if the printer command language is set
to Autosense due to a conflict with the Direct Protocol/Fingerprint language
PRINTFEED command. In this instance, issuing a PF command will result in the cur
rent print buffer being printed. If used within an EPL printing script then PF<p1> is
supported to feed the indicated number of dot lines.
2. Parameter [p2]value = 2 is not supported in ESim (Not normally used in printing job
scripts)

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UF - Form information inquiry
Use this command to get information about the forms currently stored in the printer.
Information will be sent back from printer to host.

Syntax
UF

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l Total number of forms followed by a list of all stored forms will be sent back to the
host.
l To have the form names listed in order, pre-pad the number with '0's as such <form
name>01, <formname>02 .... This is a known different behavior from other EPL II
printers.

Example
UF↵
0012
Form01
Form02
:
:
Form12

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FS - Form store
This command begins a form store sequence.
Syntax
FS,<"name">
Parameters

<"name">
Name of form to be stored in memory. Valid Values:
l Range: Alphanumeric, up to 96 characters.
Note: Form names will be case sensitive and based on system filename accepted characters,
and stored exactly as entered.

Behavior
l All commands following FS are stored in the Forms memory until a FE command is
received to end the form store process.
l If a form with the same name is already stored in memory, the FS command results
in an error and the old form is retained.
l When updating a form, use the FK command to delete the old version before storing
the new version.
l To print a list of the forms currently stored in memory, use the FI command.
l Global commands EI, EK, ES, FI, FK, GI, GK, GM, M, N, TS, U, UE, UF, UG, Y, W, ?, ^@
must not be used in a form store sequence. These commands will be ignored.
l Data stored within a form cannot have the Null (0 dec. 00 hex.) character as part of
any data within that form.
Note: Form name, AUTOFR, is reserved for Automatic Form Printing (refer to AUTOFR).

Difference
l N and P commands can be used in forms for ESim, but will result in an error and a
blank label printed in other EPL II implementations on competitor printers.

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UG - Graphics information inquiry
Use this command to get information about graphics currently stored in the printer.
Information will be sent back to host.

Syntax
UG

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l Total number of graphics followed by a list of stored graphics (supported graphics
formats only) will be sent back to host.
l The resident (factory installed) graphics will not be listed as part of the list.

Example
UG↵
004
Graphic1.PCX
Picture01.png
Picture02.png
Logo.bmp

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^ee - Immediate error report
Use this command to force the printer to report error and status immediately.

Syntax
^ee

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l After the command is sent to printer, the printer will return an error and status
report back through the communication interfaces once it reaches a state of nor
mal-command-input or error waiting-recovery.
l Command must end with <CR> or <LF> to be correctly executed.
l The printer replies to the host via the communications interface in one of the fol
lowing formats:
1. If no error code is available (normal case):
00<CR><LF>
whereby 00 : Status code OK
2. If only one error code is available:
XX<CR><LF>
whereby XX : Error or status code
3. If more error or status codes are available:
XX,YY,ZZ<CR><LF>
whereby XX YY ZZ : Error or status codes.
l Please refer to the Error response tables under the "Error Types and Responses" sec
tion for the full list of errors reported.
l This command must be followed by CR/LF to be correctly interpreted.
l This command is not available during the operation of storing data such as graphics,
soft fonts.
l This command cannot be used within a stored form.
l This command is only available during command input, that is, not as part of data for
graphics, soft fonts, or in format forms.
l This command cannot be inside a variable input (?) or inside a string area ("").
l This command can be sent to the printer during all other printing operations.
l This command will be ignored while the reset command is being executed.
l This command may not be processed when the input data buffer is full.

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LO - Line draw black
Use this command to draw black lines. Lines drawn using this command are black, and
will stay as black where two (or more) lines intersect.

Syntax
LO<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p3>
Horizontal length in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p4>
Vertical length in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: MUST be a numeric value.

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LS - Line draw diagonal
Use this command to draw diagonal black lines. Lines drawn using this command are
black, and stay as black where two (or more) lines intersect.

Syntax
LS<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p3>
Line thickness in dots Value:
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p4>
Horizontal end position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p5>
Vertical end position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
Note: MUST be a numeric value.

Behavior
l If <p3> > Horizontal end position, then line thickness takes precedence.

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LE - Line draw exclusive
Use this command to draw black lines where the line needs to be white when
intersecting a black area or object or black when intersecting a white object or area.

Syntax
LE<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Horizontal length in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value > 0
<p4>
Vertical length in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value > 0

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LW - Line draw white
Use this command to draw/render white lines. Where the white line intersects an area
previously rendered black, that area will now be rendered white.

Syntax
LW<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>
Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p3>
Horizontal length in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p4>
Vertical length in dots. Valid Values:
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: MUST be a numeric value.

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EI - List user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts")
Use this command to print out on a label a list of all the user-downloaded fonts ("soft
fonts") that are stored in the printer memory.

Syntax
EI

Parameters
No parameters.

Behavior
l List of items are in alphabetical order.

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j - Media feed adjustment
This command sets the media feed for tear-off (straight-through), peel-off (self-strip),
or cut-off operation.

Syntax
j<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Length of media feed after printing in dots. Valid Values:
l 203 dpi (8 dots/mm):
Default: for tear-off (straight-through) operation: 136
for peel-off (self-strip) operation: 110
Range: 0 - 203
l 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm):
Default: for tear-off (straight-through) operation: 204
for peel-off (self-strip) operation: 165
Range: 0 - 300

Behavior
l This is a Honeywell/Intermec specific legacy printer command, it exists in ESim to
maintain compatibility with scripts created for old legacy printers, and should not be
part of EPL scripts created for newer printers in which ESim will be running.
l When using peel-off operation, the labels should remain slightly stuck to the liner
(backing paper) so they do not fall off but can still can be easily removed.
l In tear-off operation, the j command adjusts the media feed so that the perforation
between tags or gap between labels is aligned with the tear bar.
l The extra media feed set by the j command can be enabled or disabled using JF and
JB "Top of Form Backup" commands. By default, "Top of Form Backup" is enabled.
l This is a PF8 specific command and values used. For example, '136' on the 203dpi
printer is a value to indicate to feed to the printer tear bar, which effectively may not
be translated to actual 136 dots for printers other than PF8. Newer printers will treat
'136' as a 'feed to tear bar' default, and take back and forwards feeds with reference
to the value '136'.

Example
l A command of j110 would indicate a feed '-26' from the tear bar of any printer, and a
j180 would indicate a feed forward by 44 from the tear bar.

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O - Option select
Enable or disable various sensors, the cutter, and feed button actions.

Syntax
O[S[,P|N],<L>,<D>,<Fp1>[,Cnnn|Cb]]

Parameters
[S]
Enable reverse gap sensing.
[P|N]
Enable / Disable label taken sensor.
<L>
Enable Printer press feed button to print function.
<D>
Disable ribbon end sensor.
<Fp1>
Form feed action setting. Valid Values:
l Ff: form feed (default)
l Fr: print the last printed label again.
l Fi: ignore feed button press
[Cnnn]
Print nnn labels before cutting. Valid Value: nnn: 1 – 255
[Cb]
Print batch before cutting.

Behavior
Parameters can be entered in any order. Default is on.
l S - Reverse Gap Sensing Enabled
By default, the sensor interprets blockage of light to mean a label is present. This
parameter reverses the operation of the label gap sensor so it interprets a blockage
of light as a gap between labels. Before using the S parameter, make sure to load the
printer with the appropriate type of media.
l P / N - Label Taken Sensor Enable / Disable
When the label taken sensor is enabled, the communication to the printer is blocked
as long as the sensor detects a label in the feed out slot. This command does not
work with a cutter; if a cutter kit is fitted on the printer, use ON to disable the sensor.
l L - Enable Printer press feed button to print function
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 before printing the next label.
l D - Ribbon End Sensor Disable
The ribbon end sensor (thermal transfer models only) detects reflections from the
trailing silvery part of the transfer ribbon.

Direct Thermal Mode

If the ribbon end sensor is disabled, density settings are interpreted via a table that
gives an optimized printout for direct thermal printing. For help with density settings,
see "D - Density".

Thermal Transfer Mode

If the ribbon end sensor is enabled, an error occurs if no reflection is detected. The
density settings are interpreted via a table that gives an optimized printout for
thermal transfer printing. For help with density settings, see "D - Density".
l F - Form feed action setting
Ff: Sets the feed button press to feed out a label (default behavior)
Fr: Sets the feed button press to trigger a reprint of the last printer label
Fi: Sets the printer to ignore the feed button press
l C - Cutter Enabled
If the C parameter is enabled, and you have a cutter installed, you can cut a label
after it is printed. Commands JF and JB are disabled but their values remain stored
in memory.
If the C parameter is disabled, you cannot cut a label after it has been printed. Com
mands JF and JB are enabled. The f command is disabled but its value remains
stored in memory.
l Combinations of Various O Command Parameters

Command LTS(N) DT/TTRMode(D) ReverseGap(S) Cutter(C)

O Enable TT Disable Disable
OD Enable DT Disable Disable
OS Enable TT Enable Disable
OD,S Enable DT Enable Disable
OS,Cnnn|b Disable TT Enable Enable
OD,S,Cnnn|b Disable DT Enable Enable
ON Disable TT Disable Disable
OP Enable TT Disable Disable
ON,D Disable DT Disable Disable
ON,D,S Disable DT Enable Disable
OP,D,S Enable DT Enable Disable
ON,Cnnn|b Disable TT Disable Enable
OCnnn|b NotUsed TT Disable Enable
OD,Cnnn|b Disabled DT Disable Enable

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P - Print
Use this command to print the label.

Syntax
P[p1[,p2]]

Parameters
[p1]
Specifies the number of label sets. Valid Values:
l Default: 1
l Range: 1-65535
[p2]
Specifies the number of copies of each label. Valid Values:
l Default: 1
l Range: 1-65535

Behavior
l The command can be used inside a stored form sequence for printing, this behavior
is different from other EPL II printers that do not allow P command in forms.
l Use the PA command, for automatic printing of stored forms.

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PA - Print automatic
Use this command in a stored form sequence to automatically print the form as soon
as all variable data has been supplied.

Syntax
PA,<p1>[,p2]

Parameters
<p1>
Number of label sets. Valid Values:
l Range: 1 - 65535
Note: Can be variable data.
[p2]
Number of copies of each label. Valid Values:
l Range: 1 - 65535
Note: Can be variable data.
l Used together with counters, this sets the number of copies of each label. This value
is only used when using counters, otherwise it is ignored.

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U - Print configuration
Use this command to print the printer configuration information on a label.

Syntax
U

Parameters
No parameters.

Behavior
l The label will consist of
System Information
l Firmware version number
l Serial port settings
l USB PID, VID
l Installed RAM size (in Kbytes)
l Image buffer size (in KBytes)
l Flash memory installed, and available for user
ESIM settings commands
l I command, code page setting
l JF/JB setting
l f, feed, setting
l S command, Print speed setting
l D command, Density setting
l R & r commands, reference and relative reference point
l O command options
l Feed direction as ZT/ZB
l Error reporting mode as US/UN
l q command, media width setting
l Q command, media length setting
l Media type description as Black Mark, Gap, Continuous, DT/TT
l Date & Time
l Printer Name
l IP Network settings

Limitations
l The reporting format and text may differ from other EPL II printers, due to hardware
and configuration differences.

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 l The settings reflected by this command is only based on the most recent time the
corresponding ESIM settings command was issued, and may not reflect the actual
system setting if it was changed via means other than using the ESIM command. e.g
via printer web page configuration, or LCD user interface.

Example

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Z - Print direction
Use this command to set the printing orientation.

Syntax
Z<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Printing orientation. Valid Values:
l T=Right-reading top of label is at leading edge. (default)
l B=Right-reading top of label is at trailing edge.

Behavior
l This command affects the complete print image, including text, bar codes, graphics,
lines, and boxes, as well as the location f the reference point, see "R - Set Reference
Point".
l Printing a test label in the Test modes or using a U or UP command resets the print
direction to default (ZT).
l This command setting is saved in non-volatile memory, and stays even after printer
power reset.

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FI - Print form information
Use this command to print on a label the list of all forms stored in the printer memory.

Syntax
FI

Parameters
No parameters.

Behavior
l Issue a FI command after storing a form to make sure the storing was successful
and to show the amount of free memory.

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GG - Print graphics
Use this command to print a graphic file that is stored in printer memory.

Syntax
GG<p1>,<p2>,"<name>"

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<name>
Graphic file name. Valid Values:
This is the file name used when the graphic was stored, and is case sensitive.
l The name may be from 1 up to 96 characters long.
l This name can be specified via variable data (V00 - V99).

Behavior
l A graphic can only be printed in the same direction and size as when it was saved.
There are no means of magnification or rotation of an individual graphic.

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GI - Print graphics information
Use this command to print on a label the list of all graphics stored in memory.

Syntax
GI

Parameters
No parameters.

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A - Print text
Use this command to print an text string to the image print buffer.
The Latin (English, etc.) font sets (1-5, a-z, and A-Z) are single-byte (8 bits per byte)
character maps.
The Asian characters are double-byte mapped characters.
The printed Asian character depends on the double-byte values.

Syntax
A<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,"<DATA>"[,p8p9p10…]

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p3>
Rotation Valid Values:
l Characters will be placed vertically from left to right and then rotated to render.
l Valid Values:
0 = normal (no rotation)
1 = 90 degrees
2 = 180 degrees
3 = 270 degrees
l Rotation for Asian Fonts Only
Characters are placed horizontally from top downwards and rotated to be rendered.
Both horizontal and vertical character rotation are supported.
l Valid Values: (Asian Fonts Only)
4 = normal (no rotation)
5 = 90 degrees
6 = 180 degrees
7 = 270 degrees
<p4>
Font selection. Valid Values:

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 Description
Value
203 dpi 300 dpi
1 20.3 cpi, 6 pts, (8 x 12 dots) 25 cpi, 4 pts, (12 x 20 dots)
2 16.9 cpi, 7 pts, (10 x 16 dots) 18.75 cpi, 6 pts, (16 x 28 dots)
3 14.5 cpi, 10 pts, (12 x 20 dots) 15 cpi, 8 pts, (20 x 36 dots)
4 12.7 cpi, 12 pts, (14 x 24 dots) 12.5 cpi, 10 pts, (24 x 44 dots)
5 5.6 cpi, 24 pts, (32 x 48 dots) 6.25 cpi, 21 pts, (48 x 80 dots)
A - Z, a - z, Reserved for Soft Font storage.
*TA - TZ
6 Numeric Only (14 x 19 dots) Numeric Only (14 x 19 dots)
7 Numeric Only (14 x 19 dots) Numeric Only (14 x 19 dots)
Asian Font (downloaded separately)
8 Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean
203 dpi fonts : 24 x 24 dots
300 dpi Double-byte fonts: 36 x 36 dots
300 dpi Single-byte fonts: 24 x 26 dots
Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean
9 300 dpi Double-byte fonts: 36 x 36 dots
300 dpi Single-byte fonts: 24 x 26 dots

l Fonts 1-5 are fixed pitch.

l Asian font printing support a single language with fonts 8 and 9.
l Or, for either a 203 dpi or 300 dpi printer
l 8 = Asian fonts: (24 x 24 dots in a double-byte)-
l Chinese BIG-5, Big5.24 (priority 1)
l Chinese GB, GB.24 (priority 2)
l Japanese, Japanese.24 (priority 3)
l Korean, Korea.24 (priority 4)
l 9= Asian fonts: (24 x 24 dots in a double-byte)-
l Chinese BIG-5, Big5.24 (priority 1)
l Chinese GB, GB.24 (priority 2)
l Korean, Korea.24 (priority 3)
l *TA = Used for Thai language font
<p5>
Horizontal multiplier. Valid Values:
l Horizontal multiplier expands the text horizontally.
l Range: 1 – 9
l Legacy Mode:

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 o For <p4>= TA-TZ. This parameter is the font horizontal size in dots used to com
pute the font width enlargement. Width % enlargement = <p5>*100/<p6>
<p6>
Vertical multiplier. Valid Values:
l Vertical multiplier expands the text vertically.
l Range: 1 – 9
l Legacy Mode:
o Only for <p4>= TA-TZ. This parameter is the font vertical size in dots and is used
to compute the font point size. point size = <p6> * 72/ TPH resolution (dpi)
<p7>
Reverse image. Valid Values:
l Valid Values:
N = normal
R = reverse image
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Fixed data field.
l Special handling for quotes '"' and backslash '\' apply.

To Print Enter into Data Field

" \"
"Company" \"Company\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

[p8]
Optional parameter,
Variable data field number. Valid Values:
l A variable data field number,
l Renders the contents of the variable "nn" at this position, where n is a 2 digit number
from 00-99
l Range: 00 - 99
[p9]
Optional parameter,
arithmetic operator. Valid Values:
l Valid Values:
l + or –
[p10]

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 Optional parameter.
Variable data field number or constant value. Valid Values:
l Accepted Values: Numeric values only
l The expression must start with a variable field in [p8].
l The character field length defined in the first variable will be used to format the res
ult. The result field will be 'X's, if it is longer than the character length defined.
l During form storage, if the constant value is too large, it will be considered a syntax
error.
l If an error occurs in the expression, the result field will be 'X's.

Behavior
Variable Data and Counter Functions
The "Data" field can be replaced by or combined with the following commands:
l Vnn = Prints the contents of variable "nn" at this position where nn is a 2 digit num
ber from 00 to 99. For more information, refer to the V command.
l Cn = Prints the contents of counter "n" at this position where n is a one digit number
from0 to 9. For more information, refer to the C command.
Behavior (Legacy Mode)
l For <p4> values = TA - TZ. In legacy mode,
o the horizontal multiplier (<p5>) parameter specifies the font horizontal size in
dots used to compute the font width enlargement. Width % enlargement =
<p5>*100/<p6>.
o the vertical multiplier (<p6>) parameter specifies the font vertical size in dots and
is used to compute the font point size. point size = <p6> * 72/ TPH resolution
(dpi).
Data with the RTC Time & Date Functions
The "Data" field can be replaced by or combined with the following variables:
l TT = Prints the current time at this position in the predefined format. See the TT com
mand for format selection.
l TD = Prints the current date at this position in the predefined format. See the TD com
mand for format selection.
Invalid <p7> values other than N or R
Invalid <p7> values will be defaulted back to N for normal printing. This behavior is
different from other EPL II printer behavior.

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a - Print Text (Truetype Fonts)
Use this command to print an text string to the image print buffer.
Use the parameters in the command to specify the TrueType font, size, and position of
the text.

Syntax
a<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>,<p7>,"<DATA>",[p8p9p10]…

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0 - width of TPH
Note: MUST be a numeric value.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0 - maximum label length
Note: .MUST be a numeric value
<p3>
Rotation. Valid Values:
l Characters are placed vertically from left to right and then rotated to render.
l Valid Values:
0 = normal (no rotation)
1 = 90 degrees
2 = 180 degrees
3 = 270 degrees
l Rotation for Asian Fonts Only
l Characters are placed horizontally from top downwards and rotated to be rendered.
Both horizontal and vertical character rotation are supported.
l Valid Values: (Asian Fonts Only)
4 = normal (no rotation)
5 = 90 degrees
6 = 180 degrees
7 = 270 degrees
<p4>
Installed (resident or user-downloaded) TrueType font name. Valid value:

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 l Actual (case sensitive) name of the True Type font installed on the printer.
l Typically the printer will be pre-installed with a set of standard TrueType fonts.
<p5>
Height of the font in point size. Valid Value:
l Default: 12
<p6>
Clockwise slant in degrees. Valid Values:
l Default: 0°
l Range: 0° – 90°
<p7>
Width percent enlargement in relation to the height. Valid Values:
l Default: 100
l Range: 1 – 1000
[p8]
Reverse image. Valid Values:
l Valid Values:
N = normal
R = reverse image
<DATA>
Fixed data field. Valid Values:
l Fixed data field.
l Special handling for quotes '"' and backslash '\' apply.

To Print Enter into Data Field

" \"
"Company" \"Company\"
\ \\
\code\ \\code\\

[p8]
Optional parameter,
Variable data field number. Valid Values:
l A variable data field number,
l Renders the contents of the variable "nn" at this position, where n is a 2 digit number
from 00-99
l Range: 00 - 99
[p9]

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 Optional parameter,
arithmetic operator. Valid Values:
l Valid Values:
l + or –
[p10]
Optional parameter.
Variable data field number or constant value. Valid Values:
l Accepted Values: Numeric values only
l The expression must start with a variable field in [p8].
l The character field length defined in the first variable will be used to format the res
ult. The result field will be 'X's, if it is longer than the character length defined.
l During form storage, if the constant value is too large, it will be considered a syntax
error.
l If an error occurs in the expression, the result field will be 'X's.

Behavior
Variable Data and Counter Functions
The "Data" field can be replaced by or combined with the following commands:
l Vnn = Prints the contents of variable "nn" at this position where nn is a 2 digit num
ber from 00 to 99. For more information, refer to the V command.
l Cn = Prints the contents of counter "n" at this position where n is a one digit number
from 0 to 9. For more information, refer to the C command.
Data with the RTC Time & Date Functions
The "Data" field can be replaced by or combined with the following variables:
l TT = Prints the current time at this position in the predefined format. See the TT com
mand for format selection.
l TD = Prints the current date at this position in the predefined format. See the TD com
mand for format selection.

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UV - Product identity and Asian font types
Use this command to retrieve information about the firmware and fonts stored. When
you send this command, the information is sent from the printer to the host.

Syntax
UV

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l This command is for Honeywell printers only.
l For all printers, the first line returned after the UV command is firmware version
appended by a CR/LF, followed by information on the font appended by CR/LF.
l The reporting of Asian fonts will be different from other EPL II printer text, due to dif
ferent fonts (font naming) used.

Example
UV↵
ESim, K10.12.XXXXXX, PC43t(203dpi)
Asian Font Simplified Chinese (CP936)

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^D - Remaining labels
Use this high priority command to make the printer return the number of labels
remaining to be printed in a batch print job.

Syntax
^D

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l The reply at command US is by default Pnnnn<CR><LF>, where nnnn is the number
of remaining labels.
l This command must be followed by CR/LF to be correctly interpreted.
l This command is not available during the operation of storing data such as graphics,
soft fonts.
l This command cannot be used within a stored form.
l This command is only available during command input, that is, not as part of data for
graphics, soft fonts, or in format forms.
l This command cannot be inside a variable input (?) or inside a string area ("").
l This command can be sent to the printer during all other printing operations.
l This command will be ignored while the reset command is being executed.
l This command may not be processed when the input data buffer is full.

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GRP - Return graphics from print buffer
Use this command to dump part of the printer buffer back to the host.

Syntax
GRP<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>[,p5]

Parameters
<p1>
X-position in printer dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Y-position in printer dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Number of bytes across the graphic.
(8 dots = 1 byte). Valid Value:
l A numeric value in bytes.
<p4>
Number of dot rows going down the graphic. Valid Value:
l A numeric value in dots.
[p5]
Optional parameter.
Parameter setting the format of the data. Valid Values:
l Allowed values are:
B = Binary, not inversed.
b = Binary, inversed (default).
H = Hexadecimal, not inversed.
h = Hexadecimal, inversed.

Behavior
l This command is the reverse of the GW command and can be used to verify that data
has been rendered correctly. What part of the print buffer is sent back to the host is
specified by the parameters <p1>-<p4> above, and the format of this data by [p5].
l This is a legacy (non EPL II) command, in which its purpose can be fulfilled by
grabbing the printer system image buffer from the printer web page, if network
option is available for the printer. The image buffer can be saved and installed on the
printer as a graphic, and called using the GG command to print it.

Limitations

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 l There is no flow control or handshaking when sending this data to the host, so use
this command only for small areas to avoid data corruption.

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UB - Reset label counter mode
Use this command to clear the UA command setting and restore the default setting to
allow the printer to resume printing a batch job if an out of media condition is
encountered.

Syntax
UB

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l By default, the printer will resume printing once the empty roll is replaced with a new
roll to finish a batch print job.

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^@ - Reset printer
Use this command to reset the printer (soft restart).
Syntax
^@
Parameters
There are no parameters for this command

Behavior
l This command resets the printer in the same way as a power off followed by a power
on.
l This command must be followed by CR/LF to be correctly interpreted.
l This command is not available during the operation of storing data such as graphics,
soft fonts.
l This command cannot be used within a stored form.
l This command is only available during command input, that is, not as part of data for
graphics, soft fonts, or in format forms.
l This command cannot be inside a variable input (?) or inside a string area ("").
l This command can be sent to the printer during all other printing operations.
l The printer will ignore all other commands sent while the reset command is being
executed.

Limitations
l This command may not be processed when the input data buffer is full.

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^default - Restore factory default settings
Use this command to reset the printer to its complete factory default settings followed
by a printer restart.

Syntax
^default

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l This command returns the printer to its system default setup, which will reset con
figurations, communications settings, and user settings and installed files.
l This command must be followed by CR/LF to be correctly interpreted.
l This command is not available during the operation of storing data such as graphics,
soft fonts.
l This command cannot be used within a stored form.
l This command is only available during command input, that is, not as part of data for
graphics, soft fonts, or in format forms.
l This command cannot be inside a variable input (?) or inside a string area ("").
l This command can be sent to the printer during all other printing operations.
l This command will be ignored while the reset command is being executed.
l This command may not be processed when the input data buffer is full.

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FR - Retrieve form
Use this command to retrieve a form that was previously stored in memory.

Syntax
FR<"name">

Parameters
<"name">
Name of form that was stored in memory. Valid Values:
l Range: Alphanumeric, up to 96 characters.
Note: Form names will be case sensitive and based on system filename accepted characters,
and stored exactly as entered.

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Y - Serial port setup
Use this command to set up the communication parameters of the serial RS-232 port.

Syntax
Y<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>

Parameters
<p1>
Baud rate:
11 = 115,200 baud
57 = 57,600 baud
38 = 38,400 baud
19 = 19,200 baud
96 = 9,600 baud
48 = 4,800 baud
24 = 2,400 baud
12 = 1,200 baud. Valid Values:
l Default: 115,200.
l Range: as indicated in description.
Note: System default setting is also dependent on systems capabilities.
<p2>
Parity:
O = Odd
E = Even
N = None. Valid Values:
l System Default: N (None)
l Range: O, E, N
<p3>
Number of data bits:
7 = 7 data bits
8 = 8 data bits. Valid Values:
l System Default: 8
l Range: 7, 8
<p4>
Number of stop bits:
1 = 1 stop bit
2 = 2 stop bits. Valid Values:
l System Default: 1
l Range: 1, 2

Behavior

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 l After receiving this command, the printer will reset its communication on the serial
RS-232 communication port.
l By default, the printer serial speed shall be determined by the system capabilities and
defaults to no parity, 8 data and 1 stop bit.
l The printer sends XOFF when an error occurs.
l Setting RTS/CTS is not supported by this command.

Limitations
l This command is a legacy command, and does not support setting of RTS/CTS, hard
ware flow control. Setting it via printer systems setting is recommended.

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Q - Set form length
Use this command to set the form and gap length when using the label gap sensor, or
the amount of media feed after the print image in case of continuous media.

Syntax
Q<p1>,<p2>,[±p3]
(for gap media)
Q<p1>,0[±p3]
(for continuous media)
Q<p1>,B<p2>,[±p3]
(for blackmark media)

Parameters
<p1>
Gap & Blackmark Media Mode:
Form length measured in dots. Printhead type determines the number of dots for this
parameter.
Continuous Media Mode:
Media feed to be performed in dots, after the actual print image has been printed.
Valid Values:
l 203 dpi (8 dots/mm):
Default: 1200 dots.
l 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm):
Default: 1800 dots.
Range: 0 – 32767
<p2>
Gap length or thickness of black line. Valid Values:
l 203 dpi (8 dots/mm):
Default: 24 dots
Range: 16-240 dots
l 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm):
Default: 36 dots
Range: 18-240 dots
l Gap Media:
By default, the printer is in Gap mode and parameters are set with the system media
calibration.
l Black Mark Media:
Set <p2> to B plus black line thickness in dots. See the Gap mode range.

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 l Continuous Media:
Set <p2> to 0 (zero) The transmissive (gap) sensor will be used to detect the end of
media.
[±p3]
Optional offset length measured in dots. Valid Values:
l Optional value.
l <P3> is primarily used for black mark labels where the perforation can be within the
black mark, or between two black marks. The <p3> value is used to indicate the dis
tance between the perforation and the top of the black mark.
l For butterfly media, it will indicate the length of the extension of the 'wings' from the
top of the main narrow strip.

Behavior
l The Continuous media mode is similar to the system setting for Continuous Variable
Length media.
l There is no Q command setting for Continuous Fixed Length media, this can be set
via printer systems settings.

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q - Set label width
Use this command to set the label width.

Syntax
Parameters
<p1>
Width of label measured in dots. Valid Value:
l Default will be dependent on each printer's system default for media width.

Behavior
l The q command causes the image buffer to be formatted to match the label width.
l If an R command (reference point) is sent after a q command, the image buffer is
automatically reformatted to match the width of the print head and the margins are
reset accordingly.

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TS - Set real time clock
Use this command to set the time and date in the printer's real-time clock, RTC (only if
the printer is fitted with this option).

Syntax
TS<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<p5>,<p6>

Parameters
<p1>
Month. Valid Value:
l Range: 01-12
<p2>
Day. Valid Value:
l Range: 01-31
<p3>
Year. Valid Values:
l Range: 90-99 (for 1990-1999)
l Range: 00-89 (for 2000-2089)
Note: Last two digits of Year.
<p4>
Hour. Valid Values:
l Range: 00-23
Note: Note: Shown in 24 hour format.
<p5>
Minutes. Valid Value:
l Range: 00-59
<p6>
Seconds. Valid Value:
l Range: 00-59

Behavior
l This command is useful only if the printer is fitted with a real-time clock circuit
(RTC).

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R - Set reference point
Use this command to move the reference point for the X and Y axis.
All horizontal and vertical measurements in other commands use the setting for R as
the origin for measurements.

Syntax
R<p1>,<p2>

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal (left) margin measured in dots. Valid Values:
l Default is 000.
l The value must be between 0 and the printer's maximum printhead width.
<p2>
Vertical (top) margin measured in dots. Valid Values:
l Default is 000.
l The value is have to be between 0 - 4000.

Behavior
l The reference point command is used to establish top and left margins to prevent
printing off the edge of the label.
l For narrow labels, the R command could be substituted by q and r commands,
which have the benefit of making better use of a limited image buffer. Any R com
mand after a q command resets the width to the maximum print width, as a qnnn
command, where 'nnn' is the value of the maximum label width supported by the
printer. The values for the latest R command (or r, whichever was last executed) are
printed on the test label.
The print direction commands ZB, and ZT affect the location of the reference point,
as illustrated below.

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r - Set relative reference point
Use this command to move the reference point for the x-axis and y-axis relative to the
label width set by a previous q command.

Syntax
r<p1>,<p2>

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal (left) margin measured in dots. Valid Value: Default is 000.
<p2>
Vertical (top) margin measured in dots. Valid Value: Default is 000.

Behavior
l The relative reference point command is used to establish the top and left margins
relative to the label width. For narrow labels, the r command can be used after a q
command, which has the benefit of making better use of a limited image buffer. The
values for the latest r command (or R, whichever was last executed) are printed on
the test label.
The print direction commands ZB and ZT affect the location of the relative reference
point as illustrated.

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SA - Setup adjust
Use this command to control the activation and storage of setup commands and
values.

Syntax
SA<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Setup adjust value. Valid Values:
l 0 = All commands remain active and values are saved when changed. The printer
uses stored setup values (default).
l 1 = All setup parameters are locked and commands are ignored. The printer uses
only previously stored setup values.
l 2 = All setup commands within forms are ignored.

Behavior
l The SA command affects the following setup commands: R, r, D, j, J, q, Q, S, Z, and
SPC. The current SA value is stored in Flash memory and printed on the test label.

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SPC - Setup print copy
Use this command is to change the function of the Feed button to print a copy of the
label currently residing in the image buffer.

Syntax
SPC<p1>

Parameters
<p1>
Setup Print Copy value. Valid Values:
l 0 = Media feeds as usual when the Feed button is pressed (default).
l 1 = Print Copy is activated (see behavior).
l 2 - Print Copy is activated. In this state, additional fields can be added to the existing
image and printed by pressing the Feed button.

Behavior
l The following commands sent after the last printout will disable Print Copy (when
SPC1 is set): a, A, b, B, GW, GG, LE, LO, LS, LW, N, q, Q, r, R, X, and Information com
mands.
l The current SPC value is stored in Flash memory and printed on the test label.

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UE - Soft fonts information inquiry
Use this command to get information about the user downloaded fonts stored in the
printer memory. Information will be sent back to host.

Syntax
UE

Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.

Behavior
l Printer will send the number of external fonts stored followed by a list of each font's
name, height and direction to the host.

Example
UE↵
004
i,33dots,dir:2
k,34dots,dir:2
q,55dots,dir:0
s,39dots,dir:2

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S - Speed select
Use this command to select the print speed. The speeds supported, and the default
speed, will be dependent on the printer itself.

Syntax
S<p1>

Parameters
<p1>

Print speed. Valid Values:

l Default: Printer system dependent, please refer to printer system manual for inform
ation.
l Range:
0 - 2 = 50 mm/sec (2 in/sec)
3 = 75mm/sec (3 in/sec)
4 = 100 mm/sec (4 in/sec)
5 = 125 mm/sec (5 in/sec)
6 = 150 mm/sec (6 in/sec)
7 = 175 mm/sec (7 in/sec)
8 = 200 mm/sec (8 in/sec)
l Values larger than 9 can be calculated in increments of 25mm/sec, provided the sys
tem supports these speeds.

Behavior
l Changing the print speed can affect the quality/darkness of the printout, this may
have to be adjusted using a D command.

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GW - Store graphics in image buffer
Use this command to store binary graphic file data directly into the printing image
buffer memory, to be used for immediate printing.

Syntax
GW<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p4>,<DATA>
GW<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<p40>,<x0A>,<DATA>

Parameters
<p1>
Horizontal start position (X) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the thermal printhead (TPH) width.
<p2>
Vertical start position (Y) in dots. Valid Value:
l A numeric value between 0 and the specified media length.
<p3>
Width of graphic in bytes. Valid Value:
l Width of graphic in bytes. Eight (8) dots = one (1) byte of data.
<p4>
Number of lines of Graphic in dots (print rows). Valid Value:
l A positive numeric value larger than 0.
<DATA>
Raw binary data without graphic file formatting. Valid Value:
l Data must be in bytes. Multiply the width in bytes (<p3>) by the number of print lines
(<p4>) for the total amount of graphic data. The printer automatically calculates the
exact size of the data block based upon this formula.

Behavior
l The graphic data sent directly to the image buffer will not be stored.
l The graphic data is lost when the image has finished printing, power is removed or
the printer is reset. Commands that size (Q and q) or clear (N and M) the image buf
fer will also remove graphic image data.
l Use this command instead of GM for temporarily used graphics, for example images
that change between each label. The graphics are downloaded directly to the volatile
memory.
l The printer will calculate exactly how much data to expect based on <p3> and <p4>,
and ignore any additional data.

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GM - Store graphics in memory
Use this command to store graphics files in non-volatile memory.

Syntax
GM<"name">,<p1><CRLF>,<DATA>

Parameters
<"name">
Graphic name to be stored under, and to be used when retrieving the stored graphic.
Detail:
l Range: Alphanumeric characters up to 96 characters long.
<p1>
File size in bytes. Detail:
l This is the size of the original graphics file.
<"data">
Graphics data.
Details:
l Graphic file data in 1-bit (black & white) binary data format file.
o The graphic file (in its entirety) must be sent in binary form as the data itself.
o A graphic will not store if there is insufficient memory

Behavior
l Only single-bit depth BMP, GIF, PCX & PNG graphic file formats are supported.
l Graphic names stored are case sensitive and will be stored as entered; i.e. "LOGO1",
"logo1" and "LoGo1" are three different graphics when stored into the printer or
when retrieved by the user.
l Deleting a single graphic requires that the GK"name" command string be issued
twice for each graphic file to be deleted.
l The binary data to be stored depends on the value of <p1>, and any additional binary
data after that will be discarded.

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ES - Store user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts")
This command is used to download and store user-downloaded fonts ("soft fonts") in
memory.

Syntax
ES"<name>"<p1>,<p2>,<p3>,<a1>,<b1>,<c1>,<"data1">...<an>,<bn>,<cn>,<"datan" >

Parameters
<name>
single letter name of font. Valid Value: Range: a - z (lower case)
<p1>
Number of characters to be downloaded (in hexadecimal coding). Valid Value:
l Range: 00–FF hex (0–255 decimal) for 1 to 256 characters per user-downloaded
fonts ("soft fonts") set.
<p2>
Character rotation using hexadecimal coding. Valid Values:
l Range:
00 hex = 0° and 180°
01 hex = 90° and 270° clockwise
02 hex = All four directions in 0° and 180° rotation pair and 90° and 270° degree
rotation pair.
<p3>
Font height. Valid Values:
l Range: 00–FF hex
Measured in dots and expressed as a hexadecimal coding.
l Font height includes ascenders and descenders of characters and need to fit in the
character cell of:
203 dpi printers:
256 dots (1.26 in. / 32.03 mm)
300 dpi printers:
256 dots (0.85 in. / 21.67 mm)
<a1-n>
Download character map position in hexadecimal coding. Valid Value: Range: 00–FF
hex
<b1-n>
Spacing to next print character in dots. Valid Value: Range: 00–FF hex
Downloaded character's next printed character position in dots, i.e. Character tracking
- the space between characters.
Must be greater than or equal to the character width, see parameter c1. Dots in a
decimal number converted to a hexadecimal number
<c1-n>

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 (1st) Downloaded characters width. Valid Value: Range: 00–FF hex
Dots in a decimal number converted to a hexadecimal number
<"DATA1-n">
(1st) Character bitmap. Valid Values:
l <p3> x c1 = bit map data (in bytes).
l Data is received in bytes on a line by line basis. The 0,0 cell map position is in the top
left corner of the map as viewed in the 0 degree rotation.
l Repeat parameters a, b, c, and data for each character until all characters in the set
have been downloaded.
l For fonts with the rotation parameter <p2> set to 02 hex (all directions), repeat the
individual font character download for each 90° rotated character from the start of
the character set until all rotated characters in the set have been downloaded.
l The number of individual character maps downloaded is
double the characters in the font set (<p1>).

Behavior
l A maximum of 256 characters can be stored per font.

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eR - User-defined error/status character control
This command allows the advanced programmer to specify the printer's error/status
report character for error reporting via the RS-232 serial and other communication
interfaces.

Syntax
eR<p1>,<p2>[,p3]

Parameters
<p1>
Single character. Valid Values:
l Default: '0' (in ASCII)
l Range: 0–255 decimal (00–FF hexadecimal)
<p2>
Mode of User Defined Error/Status Character reply. Valid Values:
l Default: 0
l Range: 0, 1, 2, 6
l <p2> = 0
l Where error number is NN:
l XOFF (19 dec. / 13 hex.) Output upon error : <NAK>NN<XOFF>
l XON (17 dec. / 11 hex.) Output upon error recovery: <XON>
l <p2> = 1
l Reply only with character, defined by <p1>:
l Report the defined error character followed by a carriage return and line feed.
l Output at error action: <p1><CRLF>
l Output at error recovery: [p3]<CRLF>
l <p2> = 2
l Reply with character <p1> and error number NN:
l Reports the defined error character, error code, and followed by a carriage return
and line feed
l Output at error action: <p1>NN<CRLF>
l Output at error recovery: [p3]00<CRLF>
l <p2> = 6 Mode of <XOFF> and <XON> replacement
l Like default mode (0), but with all <XOFF> replaced by <p1> and all <XON> replaced
by optional [p3]:
Output at error action: <NAK>NN<p1>
Output at error recovery: [p3]NN
[p3]
Optional recovery action single character. Valid Value:

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 l The normal recovery character <XON> is replaced by [p3].Value of [p3] is one single
character, except hex 00. If no [p3] is available, <p1> is used instead as a recovery
action character.

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 CHAPTER
CONFIGURATION

4
ESim configuration files (ESIM.CFG) from earlier versions are automatically migrated
to the printer’s configuration system on upgrading to v12 or higher firmware. After
migration, the ESCIM.CFG file will be renamed to ESIM.OLD and will remain in the
/home/user folder of the printer. This file may be removed, if desired, using an FTP
utility.
The ESim printer settings can be found in the printer menu system as follows:

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Codepage
ESim may use code pages to render text for specific regional needs. Here is a list of
supported code pages. Choose the code page desired from the ESim menu under
Languages.

Description The printer codepage for printing

Value 8 Bit Data: 0 - 13, A - K
0 - DOS 437
1 - DOS 850
2 - DOS 852
3 - DOS 860
4 - DOS 863
5 - DOS 865
6 - DOS 857
7 - DOS 861
8 - DOS 862
9 - DOS 855
10 - DOS 866
11 - DOS 737
12 - DOS 851
13 - DOS 869
A - Windows 1252
B - Windows 1250
C - Windows 1251
D - Windows 1253
E - Windows 1254
F - Windows 1255
G - Code Page 950 (Simplified Chinese)
H - Code Page 950 (Traditional Chinese)
I - Code Page 949 (Korean)
J - Code page 932 (Japanese)
K - UTF-8 (Thai)
7 Bit Data: 0 - 8

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 Description The printer codepage for printing
0 - USA
1 - British
2 - German
3 - French
4 - Danish
5 - Italian
6 - Spanish
7 - Swedish
8 - Swiss
Default 0 - DOS 437

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Label Rotation
Description Sets orientation of label as it exits the printer. 'On' prints a label
which appears right-reading as viewed from the front of the
printer. 'Off' prints a label which is rotated 180° so it appears
upside-down as viewed from the front of the printer.
This is equivalent to the ZB/ZT command.
Value On
Off
Default Off

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Legacy Mode
Description Enables or disables ESim legacy mode.
Default = Disable
Value Enable
Disable
Default Disable

Commands Supporting Legacy Mode:

l A (Print text)
l C (Cut immediate)
l oR Character Substitution
l Code 128 1D bar code
l PDF417 2D bar code
l QR code 2D bar code

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Top of Form
Description Determines if the media automatically backs up to the top of
form.
Value Enable
Disable
Default Enable

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 CHAPTER
IGNORE COMMANDS

5
Supported ESim Ignore Commands previously stored in IGNCMDS.CFG are
automatically migrated to the printer’s configuration system on upgrading to v12 or
higher firmware. After migration, the IGNCMDS.CFG file will be renamed to
IGNCMDS.OLD and will remain in the /home/user folder of the printer. This file may be
removed, if desired, using an FTP utility.
During migration, for each command found in IGNCMDS.CFG:
l If supported, status in the Ignore Commands list is set to "Ignore."
l If not supported, "Unsupported Ignore Command" is appended to the line.
Check IGNCMDS.CFG for unsupported commands, and report those commands to
Technical Support for future evaluation.

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Ignore D - Density
Description Ignore the D (Density) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore f - Cut position

Description Ignore the f (Cut position) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore fB - Adjust backup position

Description Ignore the fB (Adjust backup position) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore j - Media feed adjustment

Description Ignore the j (Media feed adjustment) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore JB - Disable top of form backup

Description Ignore the JB (Disable top of form backup) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore JF - Enable top of form backup

Description Ignore the JF (Enable top of form backup) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

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Ignore O - Option select
Description Ignore the O (Option select) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore q - Set label width

Description Ignore the q (Set label width) command
Value Off / On
Default Off

Ignore Q - Set form length

Description Ignore the Q (Set form length) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore r - Set relative reference point

Description Ignore the r (Set relative reference point) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore R - Set reference point

Description Ignore the R (Set reference point) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore S - Speed select

Description Ignore the S (Speed select) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

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Ignore SA - Setup adjust
Description Ignore the SA (Setup adjust) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore SPC - Setup print copy

Description Ignore the SPC (Setup print copy) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

Ignore Z - Print direction

Description Ignore the Z (Print direction) command
Value On / Off
Default Off

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 CHAPTER
ERROR TYPES AND RESPONSES

6
This section covers the error types and responses that may be received when EPL
commands are sent to the printer running ESim.

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Error Response Message Glossary
The following table contains explanations for the text error messages listed in the Error
Response Table.

Text Description
Error Referred error number divided in code and type.
Code Referred error number.
Description Responses depending on error reporting flag controlled by
US and UN commands.
Response at ^ee Output on serial line of error number, if only one error is
available.
<CR> 0x0d
<LF> 0x0a
<CRLF> 0x0d + 0x0a
<XON> 0x11
<XOFF> 0x13
<NAK> 0x15
- Nothing happens.
[XOFF] Flag for waiting on error recovery. Default value is <XOFF> =
0x13, but can be substituted with command eRp1,6,p3 where
p1 is replacement of <XOFF> and where p3 is a replacement
of <XON>.

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Error Response Tables
This section provides information on the error responses. The table provides
information about when the Error Reporting is enabled (US, UT command). And when
the Error Reporting is disabled (UN command).
[XOFF] may be changed by eR command, please refer eR command for details.

Error Response if US or Response to

Description Response if UN
Code UT Command ^ee
No error -
1 Syntax error <NAK>01[XOFF] - -
Object exceeds image
2 <NAK>02[XOFF] [XOFF] -
buffer border
3 Data length error <NAK>03[XOFF] - -
Insufficient memory
4 <NAK>04[XOFF] - -
to store data
5 Memory <NAK>05[XOFF] - -
configuration error
Out of media, marked
7 with Pnnn = Number <NAK>07[XOFF] [XOFF] 07<CRLF>
of remaining labels
8 Form or image name <NAK>08[XOFF] - -
duplicate
Form or image not
9 <NAK>09[XOFF] - -
found
11 Printhead up (cover <NAK>11[XOFF] [XOFF] 11<CRLF>
open)
Pause Mode or
12 <NAK>12[XOFF] - 12<CRLF>
Paused in Peel Mode
13 LTS detection waiting, <NAK>13[XOFF] - 13<CRLF>
peel pause
No form was
retrieved before
16 <NAK>16[XOFF] - -
"?<CRLF>" was
entered
17 Out of ribbon, <NAK>17Rnnn [XOFF] 17<CRLF>
marked with Rnnn = [XOFF]
Number of remaining
labels
EPL Mode: Printer
Busy - Processing
50 Print Job <NAK>50[XOFF] - 50<CRLF>
Legacy mode: Does
not fit in area

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 Error Response if US or Response to
Description Response if UN
Code UT Command ^ee
specified
51 Data length too long <NAK>51[XOFF] - -
High motor
61 <NAK>61[XOFF] [XOFF] 61<CRLF>
temperature
62 High printhead <NAK>62[XOFF] [XOFF] 62<CRLF>
temperature
73 Download error <NAK>73[XOFF] - -
81 Cutter jammed or not <NAK>81[XOFF] [XOFF] 81<CRLF>
installed
Dump mode (after
89 <NAK>89[XOFF] [XOFF] 89<CRLF>
auto-detection)
92 Pause printing mode <NAK>92[XOFF] - 92<CRLF>
94 Autosensing mode <NAK>94[XOFF] [XOFF] 94<CRLF>
99 Other errors <NAK>99[XOFF] [XOFF] -

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 CHAPTER
SYSTEM BEHAVIOR

7
Empty image buffer behavior
When a 'P' (Print) command is issued, but the image buffer has nothing rendered,
ESim will not perform any media feeding action. This behavior could be different from
other EPL2 printers behavior, which may feed an empty label.

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Font Aliasing
ESim contains the ability to create aliases for fonts. Aliases are a means of substituting
one font for another. In earlier versions of ESim fonts were not as close to reference
EPL II printers as with this version and some customers wished to substitute their own
fonts for ESim classic fonts. With the newest version of ESim this need is largely
obsolete but you still have the option.
Fonts may be aliased using two methods:
1. Aliases stored in settings.xml (preferred). Creating aliases in settings.xml allows
them to be freely copied between printers, enabling consistent and simple printer
cloning.
2. Aliases stored in ESIMFNT.ALS (legacy). Aliases created using the legacy method
can still be used but this is not preferred. If the same alias identifier exists in both
settings.xml and ESIMFNT.ALS then the alias in settings.xml will be used.
3. Aliases created in ESIMFNT.ALS are not automatically converted to settings.xml ali
ases. We encourage users to try label formats using the default fonts in the new
ESim, and if aliasing is still required then either use the existing ESIMFNT.ALS file
or create new aliases using settings.xml.

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Backward Compatibility with Font Aliasing ESIMFNT.ALS
Backward compatibility is implemented in ESim to support the font aliasing method.

ESIMFNT.ALS Font Aliasing Method

ESIMFNT.ALS requires the user to specify the ESIMFNT.ALS font aliasing settings in
the font alias file, "ESIMFNT.ALS". When an ESIMFNT.ALS file is found in the
/home/user folder upon boot-up, if the user has not already aliased any fonts with the
settings.xml, ESim would perform font aliasing according to the settings specified in
the file.
ESIMFNT.ALS is defined in the following format:

File name : ESIMFNT.ALS

File directory : /home/user/
Format
<ID>id<SYSFONT>sysfont<SIZE>pt<WIDTH>width<SHEIGHT>slant<CHARMAP>code

Descriptions
Parameters Description Values
id Font ID of the font that the user targets to alias a to z;
TA to TZ
sysfont * Printer system TrueType font to use to replace Alphanumeric
the font specified with parameter "id"
pt Point size of the font to use for printing Unit: Points
Default: 12
width Font width magnification percentage Unit: Percentage
slant Font slant height Unit: Degrees
code Code page for the font character set Only numerical value

* The user can issue the Fingerprint command "FONTS" to the printer for a list of all
fonts stored in the printer.

Example 1
<ID>b<SYSFONT>Andale Mono Bold< SIZE>14
<WIDTH>110<SHEIGHT>17<CHARMAP>1250
The above example creates an alias for Font ID 'b' to the resident font "Andale Mono
Bold", with point size 14, width=110%, slant=17 degrees and code page 1250.

Example 2
<ID>TA<SYSFONT>Arial Narrow< SIZE>12
<WIDTH>100<SHEIGHT>0<CHARMAP>1252

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 The above example creates an alias for Font ID "TA" to the downloaded Arial Narrow
font,
with point size 12, width=100%, slant=0 degrees and code page 1252.

Backward Compatibility Implemented and Known Differences

The backward compatibility is implemented to allow the user to alias fonts in the way
similar to ESIMFNT.ALS, i.e. by uploading an ESIMFNT.ALS file to the
/home/user/fonts folder.
However, there are the following differences:
1. The font aliasing configuration done with settings.xml has higher priority over this
backward compatible method. If the user has already performed font aliasing with
settings.xml, ESim will ignore ESIMFNT.ALS. To perform font aliasing with
ESIMFNT.ALS, the user has to completely remove font aliases done with set
tings.xml.
2. ESIMFNT.ALS requires the user to restart the printer for any updates to
ESIMFNT.ALS to take effect. This requirement has been removed in ESim for better
user experience. When changes to ESIMFNT.ALS are applied, the updates can be
seen in the next label printed.

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Configuration with settings.xml
Font Aliasing Configuration with settings.xml
The file settings.xml shall be used to configure the font aliasing settings for ESim.
The following is the XML structure for settings.xml. Note that XML is case-sensitive.
File name : settings.xml
These are the steps to apply font aliasing configuration with settings.xml:​
1. Construct the settings.xml according to the structure below, noting that:
a. The tags <Group Name="Font Aliasing">…</Group> is to be added under
<Subsystem Version="1.0" Name="Printer">as an element
b. For each alias, one set of <Group Name="Font">…</Group> is to be added under
<Group Name="Font Aliasing">…</Group>[PK1]
2. Save the settings.xml file.
3. Upload settings.xml to the printer and apply the configuration.

Structure:
<Group Name="Font Aliasing">
<Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">id</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">sysfont</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">height</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">width</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">slant</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">code</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">target-language</Field>
</Group>
</Group>

Descriptions

Corresponding Parameter
Parameters Description Values
in ESIMFNT.ALS ESim
Font ID id Font ID Acceptable
(Mandatory) Values:
a to z;
TA to TZ
Font Name * sysfont TrueType font to use Alphanumeric
(Mandatory) to replace the font
specified with
parameter "id"
Font Height pt Point size of the font Unit: Points
(Optional) Default : 12
Font Width width Font width Unit:
(Optional) magnification Percentage

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 Corresponding Parameter
Parameters Description Values
in ESIMFNT.ALS ESim
Default : 100
Slant s-height Font slant height Unit: Degrees
(Optional) Default : 0
Code Page code Code page for the font Numeric
(Optional) Default: 1
Target Language (N/A) The command Acceptable
(Mandatory) language that this font Values:
aliasing setting is to ZSIM, IPL, FP,
be applied to DP, and ESIM

* The user can issue the Fingerprint command "FONTS" to the printer for a list of all
fonts stored in the printer.

Example
<Group Name="Font Aliasing">
<Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">b</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Andale Mono Bold</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">14</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">110</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">17</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1250</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group>
<Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">TA</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Arial Narrow</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">12</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">100</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group>
</Group>

In the above example,

l Font ID "b" is aliased to the resident Andale Mono Bold font with point size 14, width
h=110%, slant=17 degrees and code page 1250.
l Font ID "TA" is aliased to the downloaded Arial Narrow font with point size 12, width
h=100%, slant=0 degrees and code page 1252.
Note: Each set of <Group Name = "Font">...</Group> defines the settings for one font to be
aliased. To illustrate with the example above, when two fonts are to be aliased, the user
shall define two sets of <Group Name = "Font">...</Group>
To change the font aliasing setting, settings.xml needs to be manually applied to the
system.

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Updating the Font Aliasing Settings
To change the font aliasing setting, settings.xml needs to be manually applied to the
system.

Updating the Font Aliasing Settings

Whenever font aliases are applied, the printer first removes all existing aliases for all
languages, and then applies the alias information based on the new settings.xml file.
This implies that:
l It is not possible simply to edit an existing alias with a "partial" alias settings file.
l To update the font aliasing settings of an aliased font, the user shall change the value
(s) of the XML entry corresponding the font (while keeping the entries for other
aliased fonts unchanged), and re-apply settings.xml to the system.
l To add a new font alias, the user shall add a new XML entry according to the above
structure (while keeping the entries for other aliased fonts intact), and re-apply set
tings.xml to the system.
l To remove the aliasing of a font, the user shall remove the XML entry corresponding
to that font (while keeping the entries for other aliased fonts intact), and re-apply set
tings.xml to the system.

How to Remove Font Aliases

The user can remove font aliases with the following methods:
1. Restoring the printer to the default settings
l All the font aliases will be removed when the printer is restored to the default set
tings.
2. Updating and reapplying the XML configuration file
l Individual font aliases can be removed using this method.
l To remove a font alias, the user shall remove the corresponding XML tags from
the XML configuration file previously used to perform font aliasing. (The user can
use the 'Download Configuration' function to download the XML configuration
file.) The updated XML configuration file shall be applied to update the font ali
asing settings.
l Below are examples:

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 Example 1: Removing alias to Font ID "b", but keeping other existing
aliases
Current XML Configuration File: Updated XML Configuration File:
<Group Name="Font Aliasing"> <Group Name="Font Aliasing">
<Group Name="Font"> <Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">b</Field> <Field Name="Font ID">c</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Andale Mono Bold</Field> <Field Name="Font Name">Arial Narrow</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">14</Field> <Field Name="Font Height">12</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">110</Field> <Field Name="Font Width">100</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">17</Field> <Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1250</Field> <Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field> <Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group> </Group>
<Group Name="Font"> <Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">c</Field> <Field Name="Font ID">d</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Arial Narrow</Field> <Field Name="Font Name">Universal</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">12</Field> <Field Name="Font Height">15</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">100</Field> <Field Name="Font Width">200</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">0</Field> <Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field> <Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field> <Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group> </Group>
<Group Name="Font"> </Group>
<Field Name="Font ID">d</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Universal</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">15</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">200</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group>
</Group>

Notes:
1. The font aliasing settings for Font 'b' has been removed from the "Current XML Con
figuration File",
while Fonts 'c' and 'd' are recreated using their original settings, effectively leaving
them intact.
2. After applying this updated configuration, Font 'b' will not be aliased to any font.

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 Example 2: Removing more than one font alias (Font IDs "b" and
"c"), but keeping other existing aliases
Current XML Configuration File: Updated XML Configuration File:
<Group Name="Font Aliasing"> <Group Name="Font Aliasing">
<Group Name="Font"> <Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">b</Field> <Field Name="Font ID">d</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Andale Mono Bold</Field> <Field Name="Font Name">Universal</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">14</Field> <Field Name="Font Height">15</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">110</Field> <Field Name="Font Width">200</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">17</Field> <Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1250</Field> <Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field> <Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group> </Group>
<Group Name="Font"> </Group>
<Field Name="Font ID">c</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Arial Narrow</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">12</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">100</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group>
<Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">d</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Universal</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">15</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">200</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group>
</Group>

Notes:
1. The font aliasing to Font IDs "b" and "c" have been removed from the "Current XML
Configuration File",
while all other font aliases are recreated using their original settings, effectively leav
ing them intact.
2. After applying this updated configuration, Font IDs "b" and "c" will no longer be
aliased to any fonts.

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 Example 3: Removing all font aliases
Current XML Configuration File: Updated XML Configuration File:
<Group Name="Font Aliasing"> <Group Name="Font Aliasing">
<Group Name="Font"> <Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">b</Field> <Field Name="Font ID"></Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Andale Mono Bold</Field> <Field Name="Font Name"></Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">14</Field> <Field Name="Font Height"></Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">110</Field> <Field Name="Font Width"></Field>
<Field Name="Slant">17</Field> <Field Name="Slant"></Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1250</Field> <Field Name="Code Page"></Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field> <Field Name="Target Language"></Field>
</Group> </Group>
<Group Name="Font"> </Group>
<Field Name="Font ID">c</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Arial Narrow</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">12</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">100</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group>
<Group Name="Font">
<Field Name="Font ID">d</Field>
<Field Name="Font Name">Universal</Field>
<Field Name="Font Height">15</Field>
<Field Name="Font Width">200</Field>
<Field Name="Slant">0</Field>
<Field Name="Code Page">1252</Field>
<Field Name="Target Language">ESIM</Field>
</Group>
</Group>

Notes:
1. After applying this updated configuration, all font aliasing will be removed.

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