Zebra Technologies EPL2 User Manual
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A Command - ASCII Text
Variable Data and
Counter Functions
The “
Data”
field can be replaced by or com-
bined with the following commands:
Vnn
= Prints the contents of variable “
nn
” at
this position where
nn
is a 2 digit num-
ber from 00 to 99. See the V command,
page
Cn
= Prints the contents of counter “
n
” at this
position where n is a one digit number
from 0 to 9. See the C command, page .
Example:
A50,0,0,1,1,1,N,"DATA"
¿
: Writes Text
A50,50,0,2,1,1,N,V01
¿
: Writes contents of variable 01
A50,100,0,3,1,1,N,C1
¿
: Writes contents of counter 1
A50,100,0,3,1,1,N,C1+2
¿
: Writes contents of counter 1 plus 2
Data with the RTC
Time & Date
Functions
The “
Data”
field can be replaced by or com-
bined with the following variables:
TT
= Prints the current time at this position in
the predefined format. See the
TT
com-
mand for format selection. This variable
is available only if the printer Time &
Date option is installed.
TD
=Prints the current date at this position in
the predefined format. See the
TD
com-
mand for format selection. This variable
is available only if the printer Time &
Date option is installed.
Examples:
A50,150,0,4,1,1,N,TT↵
: Writes current time
A50,200,0,5,1,1,N,TD↵
: Writes current date
or a combination of several options:
A50,300,0,3,2,2,R,"Deluxe"V01C2"Combo"TDV01TT↵
:Writes the text “Deluxe” followed by the contents of variable 01 fol-
lowed by the contents of counter 2 followed by the text “Combo” fol-
lowed by the current date followed by the contents of variable 01
followed by the current time.
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