Specifications

Chapter 7— IPL Command Reference

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Program Mode Commands

You can use Program mode commands to design label formats and to

download user-defined fonts and graphics.

When creating or editing formats, the printer uses a field pointer to

designate the field you are going to modify when the printer is in Program

mode. To download commands in Program mode, you must specify the

field you want to change. If you do not select a field, the pointer continues

to point to the last selected field until you select a different format or field.

New formats contain a default human-readable field numbered H0. New

pages do not contain a default format.

Program mode commands are effective when the printer is in Program

mode. You can switch the printer to Program mode with this command:

For help downloading Program mode commands to the printer, see

“Sending IPL Commands to the Printer” in Chapter 1.

Note: You must precede each string of commands with the start of

message character <STX> and follow it with the end of message character

<ETX>. The semicolon (;) is the command terminator. All commands in

Program mode must end with this terminator except the last command in

a message. The printer ignores parentheses [( )] and <LF> characters.