User manual

Summary of Firmware Release

V68.18.0Z

03/24/2014 P1040502-017

• For printing on continuous media with ZPL, we recommend using the black mark sensor.

In CPCL, that is the default behavior so no additional steps are required. That is not the

case for ZPL. To use the black mark sensor with ZPL for continuous media, set the sensor

to the black mark with the following commands, and then send your normal label with

continuous content (note that printer uses the sensor to determine if it is out of media):

^xa^mnm^xz

^xa

^mnn

….Normal label content

^xz

• ZPL Fonts: All standard ZPL fonts are available. Custom fonts must be True type (.ttf)

only, Intellifont (.fnt) fonts are not supported. Swiss721 will be included on new printers

from the factory, and is available from Zebra Technical Support for printers sold prior to

this release. Note that the ~DY command must be used to download the font to the printer,

see below regarding the ~DU command.

• The following ZPL features and commands are not present in this release, but may be

added in a future release:

• Real Time Clock functionality: labels with RTC content will not be re-rendered if the label

doesn’t print within the specified time. For example, this situation can arise if you send a

label to the printer and the printer is out of media.

• ^IF - change current working folder

• ^MA - Set Maintenance Alerts

• ^MP - Mode Protection

• ^MW - Modify Heading Warning

• ^NT - SMTP zpl command

• ^ZZ - Printer Sleep

• ~DU – Download Unbounded True Type Font

• ~HE - Returns to Host Eprom Status

• ~HU - Return ZebraNet Alert Configuration

• ~NR - Set All Network Printers Transparent

• ~NT - Set Currently Connected Printer Transparent

• The following ZPL commands are not present in this release due to deprecation of support

for Intellifont fonts:

• ~DS – Download Intellifont

• ~DT – Download Bounded True Type Font

• The following ZPL commands are not present in this release due to hardware

incompatibilities:

• ^JV and ~JV - Clamping for the PAX

• ~PR - Applicator Reprint