Commands
Program Mode Commands
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Field Direction, Define
Purpose To determine the field rotation.
Syntax
fn
Supported Based on testing, this command works the same on the Zebra printer with
APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.
Default Value: n = 0
Accepted values for n:
0 = Horizontal (all are rotated counterclockwise from horizontal)
1
= 90°
2
= 180°
3
= 270°
Field Origin, Define
Purpose To determine the origin of a field.
Syntax
on,m
Supported Based on testing, this command works the same on the Zebra printer with
APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.
Default Value:
n
= 0
m
= 0
Accepted values for n and m:
n = 0 - 19999
m
= 0 - 19999
Font Character Width, Define
Purpose To determine the amount of space from the origin of one letter to the origin of the
next.
Syntax
Zn
Supported Based on testing, this command works the same on the Zebra printer with
APL-I firmware as on the 3400D printer.
Notes Accepted for bitmap characters only. Intercharacter space command (zn) is ignored
by the printer if this command is used.
Default: Bitmap width of characters, minus font character offset (Xn) plus intercharacter space
(zn)
Accepted values for n: n = 1 - 799