User Manual

Chapter 1: About the Printer
12 User Instructions for PC42d Desktop Printer
About Direct Protocol
Direct Protocol (DP) is a flexible printer language with intuitive grammar similar to that
in English. It allows you to combine pre-defined layout and variable data to construct
labels, tickets and tags. If you use bar code software (such as BarTender), you should
select Direct Protocol (which is a default setting) as your printer command language.
About ESim
ESim (EPL command language simulator) interprets Eltron® printer command
language. If you send EPL label documents to the printer, you should select ESim as
your printer command language. For more information, please refer to ESim command
reference manual.
About ZSim
ZSim (ZPL-II command language simulator) interprets Zebra™ programs without
requiring any revision to the mainframe program. If you send ZPL label documents to
the printer, you should select ZSim as your printer command language. For more
information, please refer to ZSim command reference manual.
Setting printer command language
You can use any of the following means to change the printer’s command language:
 Printer button;
 Printer portal (Ethernet option is installed);
 Simple diagnostic tools. Please refer “Using simple Diagnostic Tools to Configure
the Printer” at Page 21.
When setting the printer’s command language through the printer portal or printer
configuration software, you may be required to configure the medium type (does not
apply if setting of printer command language is by way of printer button).