User's Manual Part 2

RFID Guidelines
Sample of RFID Programming
58981L-001 Rev. 1 9/7/2004 R110PAX 3 User Guide 87
Sample of RFID Programming
ZPL II is Zebra’s label design language. ZPL II lets you create a wide variety of labels from
the simple to the very complex, including text, bar codes, and graphics.
This section is not intended as an introduction to ZPL II. If you are a new ZPL II user, order
the ZPL II Programming Guide (part number 46530L) or go to http://support.zebra.com to
download the guide.
For your programming, do the following:
1. Set up the print engine, and then turn the power On (I).
2. Use any word processor or text editor capable of creating ASCII-only files (for example,
use Microsoft
®
Word and save as a .txt file) and type in the label format exactly as shown
in the sample label format shown in Table 8.
3. Save the file in a directory for future use. Use the “.zpl” extension.
4. Copy the file to the print engine.
From the DOS command window, use the “COPY” command to send a file to the print
engine. For example, if your file name is format1.zpl then type,
COPY FORMAT 1.ZPL XXXX
where XXXX is the port to which your print engine is connected (such as LPT1).
5. Compare your results with those shown. If your printout does not look like the one shown,
confirm that the file you created is identical to the format shown, then repeat the printing
procedure. If nothing prints, refer to
• Before You Begin on page 14
• Print Engine Operation on page 31
• Print Engine Configuration on page 51
• Troubleshooting on page 99
to make sure that your system is set up correctly.