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Print Operations
EPL Line Mode - Direct Thermal Printers only
Your direct thermal printer supports Line Mode printing. EPL Line Mode printing is
designed to be command compatible with EPL1 programming language used in early
model LP2022 and LP2042 printers. The Zebra 2800 series direct thermal printers also
included Line Mode printer language support. The Link-OS 4 inch Desktop continues
Zebra’s support of Line Mode.
Line mode printing is ideal for basic retail (point of sale - POS), shipping, inventory, work
flow control, and general labeling. EPL printers with Line Mode, are versatile and are
capable of printing a wide range media and bar codes.
Line Mode printing only prints single lines the height of the largest element present in the
line of text and data - bar code, text, a logo or simple vertical lines. Line mode has many
limitations due to the single line of print: no fine element placement, no overlapping
elements, and no horizontal (ladder) bar codes.
• Line Mode printer operation is entered by sending the printer the EPL OEPL1 com-
mand. See the EPL Programmers Guide (Page Mode) or the EPL Line Mode Pro-
grammers Guide.
• Line Mode printer operation is exited by sending the printer the escOEPL2 Line
Mode command. See the EPL Line Mode Programmers Guide.
• With Line Mode active, ZPL and EPL (EPL2) Page Mode programming will be pro-
cessed as Line Mode programming and data.
• With the default ZPL and EPL (EPL2) Page Mode active, Line Mode programming
will be processed as ZPL and/or EPL programming and data.
• Verify printer programming modes by printing out a printer configuration.