P-touch Template Manual/ Command Reference
Table Of Contents
- P-touch Template 2.0 Command Reference
- IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
- Contents
- Introduction
- What is P-touch Template 2.0?
- 1. Using P-touch Template 2.0
- 2. P-touch Template Settings Tool User’s Guide
- 3. Examples for Using Commands
- 4. P-touch Template 2.0 Limitations
- 5. Precautions
- 6. Control Command Lists
- 7. P-touch Template Command Details
- ^II Initialize
- ^TS Select template
- ^FF Start printing
- ^CN Specify number of copies
- ^NN Specify number of Numbering copies
- ^ID Initialize template numbering data
- ^PT Select print start trigger
- ^PS Specify print start command text string
- ^PC Specify print start received character count
- ^SS Specify delimiter
- ^CO Select cut options
- ^LS Specify line spacing with line feed
- ^CC Change the prefix character
- ^RC Specify line feed command text string
- ^QS Select print options
- ^QV Specify QR Code version
- ^FC FNC1 replacement setting
- ^OP Perform printer operation (feed)
- ^SR Status request
- ^VR Retrieve version information
- ^CR Line feed in object
- ^OS Select object (object number)
- ^ON Select object (object name)
- ^DI Directly insert object
- 8. Setting and Retrieving Command Details
- ESC iXT2 Select print start trigger
- ESC iXT1 Retrieve print start trigger setting
- ESC iXP2 Specify print start command text string
- ESC iXP1 Retrieve print start command setting text string
- ESC iXr2 Specify print start received character count
- ESC iXr1 Retrieve print start received character count
- ESC iXD2 Specify delimiter
- ESC iXD1 Retrieve delimiter
- ESC iXa2 Specify non-printed text strings
- ESC iXa1 Retrieve non-printed text strings
- ESC iXi2 Select command mode
- ESC iXi1 Retrieve command mode setting
- ESC iXn2 Select template
- ESC iXn1 Retrieve number of selected template
- ESC iXf2 Change the prefix character
- ESC iXf1 Retrieve prefix character
- ESC iXc2 Select cut options
- ESC iXc1 Retrieve cut options
- ESC iXy2 Select cut options (specifying number of labels)
- ESC iXy1 Retrieve cut options (specifying number of labels)
- ESC iXm2 Select character code set
- ESC iXm1 Retrieve character code set setting
- ESC iXj2 Select international character set
- ESC iXj1 Retrieve international character set setting
- ESC iXR2 Specify line feed command text string
- ESC iXR1 Retrieve line feed command setting text string
- ESC iXC2 Specify number of copies
- ESC iXC1 Retrieve number of copies setting
- ESC iXN2 Specify number of Numbering copies
- ESC iXN1 Retrieve number of Numbering copies setting
- ESC iXF2 FNC1 replacement setting
- ESC iXF1 Retrieve FNC1 replacement setting
- ESC iXq2 Specify a print option
- ESC iXq1 Retrieve a Print option value
- ESC iXd2 Specify recovery setting
- ESC iXd1 Retrieve recovery setting
- ESC iXE2 Specify barcode margin setting
- ESC iXE1 Retrieve barcode margin setting
- ESC iXh2 Specify rotated print
- ESC iXh1 Retrieve rotated print setting
- ESC iX^2 Specify print stop position
- ESC iX^1 Retrieve print stop position
- ESC iXv2 (08h) Specify Network Raw port bi-directional communication
- ESC iXv1 (08h) Retrieve a Network Raw port bi-directional communication setting
- ESC iXv2 (0Ch) Specify number of recovery prints
- ESC iXv1 (0Ch) Retrieve number of recovery prints
- ESC i DC1 SQ(01h) Specify self-printing QR code content
- ESC i DC1 SQ(00h) Retrieve self-printing QR code content
- ESC i DC1 SR(01h) Select setting change lock
- ESC i DC1 SR(00h) Retrieve setting change lock
- 9. Setting and Retrieving Command Details (Raster mode)
- 10. Printer Control Command Details
- 11. ZPL II Emulation Support Commands
- 12. CPCL Emulation Support Commands
- 13. EPL Emulation Support Command
- 14. DPL Emulation Support Command
- Appendix A: Supported Printers
- Appendix B: Specifications
- Appendix C: Character Code Tables
- Appendix D: Troubleshooting
- Appendix E: Introducing the Brother Developer Center
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4. P-touch Template 2.0 Limitations
4.2.3 2D barcodes
Margin setting in the P-touch Editor is ignored. It is only changed by Barcode margin setting command
(ESC iXE2).
Other limitations are as follows.
QR Code
The version setting for a QR Code specified in P-touch Editor is invalid. The
version setting must be turned off.
The Structured Append settings specified in P-touch Editor are invalid.
PDF417
Since the error correction levels for PDF417 specified in P-touch Editor are
inconsistent with those on the printer, the size of the barcode may change when
it is printed with P-touch Template 2.0.
The Structured Append settings specified in P-touch Editor are invalid.
Data Matrix
The Structured Append settings specified in P-touch Editor are invalid.
Macro settings specified in P-touch Editor are invalid
Maxi Code
The Structured Append settings specified in P-touch Editor are invalid.
The barcode is partitioned when too much data is entered.
When specifying the country code and service class with P-touch Editor, the
number is entered at the beginning if the maximum number of characters is not
reached. However, with the printer, the number is entered at the end.
Example: “2” is specified.
P-touch Editor: “200”; Printer: “002”
Aztec
The Remove Character setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.
The Code Spacing and Join Vertically in the Set Structured Append settings
specified in P-touch Editor are invalid.
When inserting data, please add “00” in between the message ID and the data.
If the message ID is not included, please add “00” to the beginning of the data.
GS1 Databar
Composite
Following models are supported.
- GS1 Databar Omni CC-A/CC-B
- GS1 Databar Truncated CC-A/CC-B
- GS1 Databar Stacked CC-A/CC-B
- GS1 Databar Stacked Omni CC-A/CC-B
- GS1 Databar Limited CC-A/CC-B
- GS1 Databar Expanded CC-A/CC-B
- GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked CC-A/CC-B
When inserting data, please add the data “01” to the beginning of data. The
setting “Add 01 on the head of data” of the P-touch Editor is not affected.
In addition, 1D barcode data and 2D code data must be separated by ‘|’.
Ex) 1D barcode data is “12345”, 2D code data is ”67890”:
Please insert “0112345|67890”.