Zebra Technologies APL-I Label Maker User Manual


 
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Commands
Program Mode Commands
11/24/09 APL-I Reference Guide 14177L-003
Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio, Define
Purpose To determine the character rotation for human-readable fields, or the bar code ratio
for a bar code field.
Syntax
rn
Supported Based on testing, this command works the same on the Zebra printer with
APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.
Character Rotation Default
n = 0
1 = horizontal
2 = 90º counterclockwise
Bar Code Ratio Default: n = 1
Bar code fields, ratio of wide to narrow bar
Accepted values for n:
0 = 2.5 to 1
1 = 3.0 to 1
2 = 2.0 to 1
3 = 3.0 to 1
n = 3 is used for Code 39 and creates a ratio of 7 dots to 3 dots.
Code 39 Prefix Character, Define
Purpose To determine the prefix for a Code 39 field.
Syntax
p,n1,n2,n3,n4
Supported Based on testing, this command works the same on the Zebra printer with
APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.
Default is for No prefix
Accepted values for n: A - Z (case sensitive) and 0 – 9
After selecting the prefix, enter Code 39.
Example c0,3;pABC4; not pABC4;c0,3;.Use the @ character for n1 to clear all prefixes.
Prefix characters are not represented in the interpretive field.