Zebra Technologies XiII-Series User Manual

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COMMUNI-

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Setting Communications Mode

Press the right or left oval

key to display other choices.
Default: Normal Mode

Selections: Normal Mode,

Diagnostics
The Communication Diagnostics Mode is a troubleshooting

tool for checking the interconnection between the printer and

the host. When Diagnostics is selected, all data sent from

the host to the printer will be printed as straight ASCII hex

characters. The printer prints all characters received including

control codes, like CR (Carriage Return). A sample printout is

shown in Figure 18 on page 69.
NOTES on diagnostic printouts:
An FE indicates a framing error.
An OE indicates an overrun error.
An PE indicates a parity error.
An NE indicates noise.
For any errors, check that your communication parameters are

correct. Set the print width equal to or less than the label

width used for the test. See page 34 for more information.

Selecting Prefix and Delimiter Characters
Prefix and delimiter characters are 2-digit hex values used within the ZPL/ZPL II formats

sent to the printer. The printer uses the last prefix and delimiter characters sent to it,

whether from a ZPL II instruction or from the front panel.
NOTE: To change the values, refer to the ASCII code chart on page 94 for character

choices. DO NOT use the same hex value for the Control, Format, and Delimiter character.

The printer needs to see different characters to function properly.

CONTROL

PREFIX

Control Prefix Character

Press the left oval key to move to

the next digit position, press the right oval key to increase the

value of the digit.
Default: 7E (tilde - displayed as a black square) Range: 00-FF

(Exclude the values indicated on the ASCII code chart on page

94.)
The printer looks for this 2-digit hex character to indicate the

start of a ZPL/ZPL II control instruction.

FORMAT

PREFIX

Format Prefix Character

Press the left oval key to move to

the next digit position, press the right oval key to increase the

value of the digit.
Default: 5E (caret)

Range: 00 - FF (Exclude the values

indicated on the ASCII Code Chart in the Appendix.)
The printer looks for this 2-digit hex character to indicate the

start of a ZPL/ZPL II format instruction.

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