Zebra CPCL Programming Manual - Appendix A
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If you are getting the label file printed instead of
the label, the syntax of the first line may be incor-
rect. Check that the syntax is something like: ! 0 200
200 210 1 where the 210 is the label length and 1 is
the quantity. If the printer detects an invalid first line,
the command mode is not entered. Instead, the
printer acts as a generic line printer, and the remain-
ing lines are treated as raw text to be printed.
Q.
My printer doesn’t seem to respond when I send
anything to it.
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Make sure that you have the same communica-
tions parameters for both the printer and the device
connected to it. You can determine the printer’s
settings by turning the printer off, then while holding
the feed key down, turning the printer back on. It
should respond by printing a report, pause for about
3 seconds, then print a second report. If you look
through these reports, you will find an entry for the
current baud rate setting. A good progression for
finding problems like this is to use the MPU.EXE
utility. Connect the cable, then turn the printer off.
Now run the MPU utility. When this utility starts, it
should turn the printer on. If the printer will not turn
on, check the com port and cable. Now select option
2 (Get printer status) from the menu. If there is no
response, you probably have mismatched baud
rates.
Q.
There seems to be missing or garbled characters
sent to the printer.
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Some systems may alter characters before they
are sent to the printer. The ‘\’ character for example
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