About Printer Command Languages; About Fingerprint; About Direct Protocol - Honeywell PM42 User Manual

Chapter 1 — About the Printer

About Printer Command Languages

About Fingerprint

About Direct Protocol

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A printer command language is a set of instructions that controls printer
functions:
• Configure the printer.
• Return the status of the printer.
• Control peripheral devices.
• Format a label or receipt for printing.
The printer supports these command languages and language simulator
support options:
• Fingerprint (default)
• Direct Protocol
• IPL (Intermec Printer Language)
• ZSim (Zebra Programming Language, ZPL, command language
simulator)
• DSim (DPL command language simulator)
• Smart Printing
Fingerprint is a BASIC-inspired general purpose printer language. Use
Fingerprint to design custom label formats and write printer application
software. If you plan to run Smart Printing applications directly on the
printer, without connecting to a PC, select Fingerprint as your printer
command language. For more information, see the
Command Reference.
Direct Protocol (DP) is a subset of Fingerprint that uses a more intuitive
English-like syntax. This flexible host-based printer command language
can also be used with Smart Printing applications. Direct Protocol lets
you combine predefined layouts and variable data to create labels,
tickets, and tags. If you are using bar code software, like BarTender,
select Direct Protocol as your printer command language.
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