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User’s Manual 

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ZEKA LP 

 

 

CONTENTS: 

 
1. ABOUT PRINTER........................................................................................................................................................... 3

 

1.1. Basic information about printer..................................................................................................................................... 3

 

1.2. Delivery set .................................................................................................................................................................. 4

 

2. COMMON APPEARANCE AND COMPONENTS OF 

ZEKA LP

.................................................................................... 5

 

2.1. Common appearance and basic parameters of 

ZEKA LP

........................................................................................ 5

 

2.2. Control panel ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

 

2.3. Connecting 

ZEKA LP

............................................................................................................................................... 6

 

2.4. Paper loading and replacement ................................................................................................................................ 7

 

2.5. Configuration keys .................................................................................................................................................... 8

 

3. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 9

 

4. 

ZEKA LP 

MANAGMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 10

 

5. COMMAND LIST BY CATEGORIES............................................................................................................................ 13

 

5.1. Set printer operational mode ...................................................................................................................................... 13

 

5.2. Operations with counters and variables ..................................................................................................................... 13

 

5.3. Generate graphic image............................................................................................................................................. 14

 

5.4. Operate with forms (command files) .......................................................................................................................... 14

 

5.5. Operation with graphical files (monochrome PCX format).......................................................................................... 14

 

5.6. Operation with user loaded fonts................................................................................................................................ 14

 

5.7. Clear memory............................................................................................................................................................. 14

 

5.8. Print............................................................................................................................................................................ 15

 

5.9. Date and time............................................................................................................................................................. 15

 

5.10. Information and diagnostics ..................................................................................................................................... 15

 

5.11. Other commands...................................................................................................................................................... 15

 

6. COMMANDS - ALPHABETIC LIST.............................................................................................................................. 16

 

7. DETAILED COMMAND DESCRIPTION....................................................................................................................... 18

 

7.1. Setting printer operation mode ................................................................................................................................... 18

 

7.1.1. Set print density ................................................................................................................................................... 18

 

7.1.2. Select code table ................................................................................................................................................. 18

 

7.1.3. Set page lenght.................................................................................................................................................... 18

 

7.1.4. Set page width ..................................................................................................................................................... 19

 

7.1.5. Set startting point................................................................................................................................................. 19

 

7.1.6. Set print direction................................................................................................................................................. 20

 

7.1.7. Set date and time................................................................................................................................................. 20

 

7.1.8. Set date format .................................................................................................................................................... 20

 

7.1.9. Set time format .................................................................................................................................................... 21

 

7.2. Operation with counters and variables ....................................................................................................................... 22

 

7.2.1. Define counter ..................................................................................................................................................... 22

 

7.2.2. Define text variable .............................................................................................................................................. 23

 

7.2.3. Set values to counters and variables ................................................................................................................... 24

 

7.2.4. Delete variable contents ...................................................................................................................................... 24

 

7.3. Graphic image formation ............................................................................................................................................ 25

 

7.3.1. Generate text ....................................................................................................................................................... 25

 

7.3.2. Draw barcode ...................................................................................................................................................... 26

 

7.3.3. Draw 2D barcode (PDF417) ................................................................................................................................ 27

 

7.3.4. Draw rectangle .................................................................................................................................................... 29

 

7.3.5. Draw frame .......................................................................................................................................................... 29

 

7.3.6. Immediate printing of graphical information ......................................................................................................... 31

 

7.4.  Operation with forms ................................................................................................................................................. 33

 

7.4.1. Start form ............................................................................................................................................................. 33

 

7.4.2. End form .............................................................................................................................................................. 33

 

7.4.3. Load form ............................................................................................................................................................ 33

 

7.4.4. Delete form .......................................................................................................................................................... 34

 

7.4.5. Form information.................................................................................................................................................. 34

 

7.5. Operation with graphic files ........................................................................................................................................ 35

 

7.5.1. Save new graphic file........................................................................................................................................... 35

 

7.5.2. Draw graphic file .................................................................................................................................................. 35

 

Summary of Contents for LP

Page 1: ...ds 15 6 COMMANDS ALPHABETIC LIST 16 7 DETAILED COMMAND DESCRIPTION 18 7 1 Setting printer operation mode 18 7 1 1 Set print density 18 7 1 2 Select code table 18 7 1 3 Set page lenght 18 7 1 4 Set pag...

Page 2: ...lect Reject text printing 45 7 9 8 Printer initialization Reset 45 7 9 9 Full printer initialization 45 7 9 10 Return information about variables and counters 46 7 9 11 Return active form name 46 7 9...

Page 3: ...software for Windows or other operating system like Linux FreeBSD etc Also load your preliminary designed label into the printer memory Big ease in the label designs are the 5 built in matrix fonts a...

Page 4: ...This user manual 1 pcs Driver for MS Windows 2000 XP 1 pcs To guarantee correct work of label printer ZEKA LP it must be installed on stable and flat surfaces like desk table raft bar etc It must be f...

Page 5: ...r paper feed 6 button for error clearing Basic technical and functional characteristics Easy paper load mechanism High speed noiseless LINE THERMAL printer APS MP2261 with 8 dots per mm printing resol...

Page 6: ...ing and holding till green light appears more than 3 seconds is for initialization of the active mode and that can be useful with commands like loading of graphic or font when not all required informa...

Page 7: ...o and then put in the roll nest with labels inside The free end of paper roll must be pulled to position so it can be set by the printer cover Close the printer cover and keep the end of the paper Aft...

Page 8: ...lt JP1 ON JP2 OFF 19200 bps JP1 OFF JP2 ON 57600 bps JP1 ON JP2 ON 115200 bps JP4 compatibility modes OFF Compatible with other manufacturers default N PL2 Page Mode JP5 Label or thermal paper roll OF...

Page 9: ...ould an extension cord be used it must also meet the same standard requirements Do not plug electric motors heaters or other devices with high consumption of electricity into the same extension cord D...

Page 10: ...are taken as syntax errors The printer is case sensitive Command starting with character as well as unknown or invalid command won t cause printer action Brief command description sorted alphabeticall...

Page 11: ...ject of change must be determined Set the variables that are about to change in every label These one that are integers and have constant increment step are counters All the rest must be variables wit...

Page 12: ...nters and variables Print the ready form by P command All graphics fonts and forms share common memory in ZEKA LP For example if store more graphic information the printer will have less space for for...

Page 13: ...y D Select code table I Set page length Q Set page width q Set parameters value s Set starting point R Set date and time TS Set date format TD Set time format TT Set print direction Z 5 2 OPERATIONS W...

Page 14: ...MMAND FILES Start new form FS End new form FE Save form FR Delete form FK Return name of active form FA List saved forms FI 5 5 OPERATION WITH GRAPHICAL FILES MONOCHROME PCX FORMAT Save new PCX file G...

Page 15: ...RMATION AND DIAGNOSTICS Print diagnostics information U Enter diagnostics mode dump Information about memory used UM List of saved forms UF List of saved graphics UG List of saved fonts UE 5 11 OTHER...

Page 16: ...EK Save new font 37 ES Return name of active form 46 FA End new form 33 FE List saved forms 34 FI Delete form 34 FK Save form 33 FR Start new form 33 FS Draw loaded PCX file 35 GG List of saved PCX fi...

Page 17: ...int direction 20 Z Draw 2D barcode PDF417 27 b Enter diagnostics mode 48 dump Set page width 19 q Set parameters value 50 s Other commands Beep 49 BELL 07h Delete graphic data 49 CAN 18h Send byte wit...

Page 18: ...to 31 don t have images Format In n 0 CP 1251 Windows English n 1 DOS Cyrillic Bulgarian n 2 CP 1251 Windows Bulgarian Example I0 Set Windows English characters 7 1 3 SET PAGE LENGHT Format Qm n m is...

Page 19: ...ble area is same as the label size Example Q240 40 Label length 30 mm black stripe 5 mm 7 1 4 SET PAGE WIDTH Set horizontal size of the printable area format qm m is the page width Allowed value is fr...

Page 20: ...06 14 10 3 sets 10 august 2006 14 10 03 7 1 8 SET DATE FORMAT The command sets the way that the current date string will be generated format AxByC The date fields are presented with capital letters A...

Page 21: ...t AxByC The time fields are presented with capital letters A B and C can get following values that can be used only once H Current hour M Current minute S Current second The field separators are prese...

Page 22: ...lement character C The counter string is centered while in the left and right until the maximum length is reached is filled with the supplement character d The supplement character for the previous ar...

Page 23: ...while in the right until the maximum length is reached is filled with the supplement character C The variable string is centered while in the left and right until the maximum length is reached is fil...

Page 24: ...If longer than the assigned text is sent it will be truncated automatically in the right If the entered string is empty the printer will keep the old value If initializing counter with non integer str...

Page 25: ...ointed out above e Choose multiplication factor along X for the font Allowed values 1 8 If J4 is in OFF position the multiplication is done over the letter width If J4 is in ON position the multiplica...

Page 26: ...e 39 with check sum 9 Code 93 0 Code 128 UCC 1 Code 128 automatic A B C mode K Codabar E80 EAN 8 E82 EAN 8 with 2 additional digits E85 EAN 8 with 5 additional digits E30 EAN 13 A30 EAN13 with interna...

Page 27: ...characters Example B0 0 0 E30 2 3 60 B 123456789012 will create image of EAN13 barcode with starting co ordinate 0 0 not rotated stripe thickness 2 dots height 60 dots with duplication text and conte...

Page 28: ...ed values r3 to r90 default r90 p12 l Maximal column number allowed values l5 to l34 default l34 Data data to be printed The format is same as text and barcode described below but control characters c...

Page 29: ...arameter Value E XOR mode W white a Start X co ordinate 0 2047 b Start Y co ordinate 0 2047 c Line thickness 1 80 d End X co ordinate 0 2047 e End Y co ordinate 0 2047 Example LSE10 10 8 100 200 Draws...

Page 30: ...User s Manual 30 ZEKA LP 5 dots...

Page 31: ...desired by the user order and piece The separate elements are pasted together from left to right in the way they was described The coding is as follows Free text Quoted text sent directly If there are...

Page 32: ...haracters that are m with the character n Counters format Cn modifiers n number of counter Modifiers The meaning and contents is like with variables The order which the printer keeps while processing...

Page 33: ...so Test and TEST is same form Example FS Test 7 4 2 END FORM With this command ends the saving of the form It is registered in the form list and is ready to be loaded and executed If before the comma...

Page 34: ...s The used memory is freed format FK Name Name Form name Form with that name must exist If for name is used all forms will be deleted 7 4 5 FORM INFORMATION The command prints list of the saved forms...

Page 35: ...s format GM Name n Name Desired name of graphic file n file size up to 65000 byte After the command the stated amount of bytes should be sent to the printer Don t forget like any other command that it...

Page 36: ...this command one or all graphic files are deleted The memory is freed format GK Name Name filename File with such name must exist If for name is used all files will be deleted 7 5 4 LIST OF SAVED GRAP...

Page 37: ...haracters p2 One byte font rotation Only value 00h is allowed not rotated p3 One byte font height in dots 1 to 255 aj One byte ASCII code of j th loaded character 0 to 255 bj One byte space to next sy...

Page 38: ...User s Manual 38 ZEKA LP format EI...

Page 39: ...for printing and puts the printer in operation mode without active form Can be used when printing error occurs when the graphic buffer is not empty or to create image directly with commands not using...

Page 40: ...1 1000 n Number of identical labels Allowed values 1 1000 The total number of printed labels will be m n The command when used with one parameter prints label generated through directly sent to the p...

Page 41: ...User s Manual 41 ZEKA LP 7 8 3 IMMEDIATE TEXT PRINTING The command prints text immediate without storing it in the graphic buffer The font is always 12x20 number 3 format Text...

Page 42: ...format UM Provokes sending through the interface one line with following contents a b c d where a Bytes of memory used for forms b Bytes of memory used for graphics c Bytes of memory used for fonts d...

Page 43: ...its Gr1 First graphic name 1 to 8 characters Grn n th graphic name Every list member ends with CR LF The second command extracts from the printer certain graphic The data is sent in following format n...

Page 44: ...ont rotation Always 00h not rotated p3 One byte font height in dots aj One byte ASCII code of j th character bj One byte space to next character in dots cj One byte width of j th character in 8 dots p...

Page 45: ...1 2 3 or 4 Printing with stated font number 7 9 8 PRINTER INITIALIZATION RESET format This command emulates switch off and than switch on of the printer The command is unavailable during loading of PC...

Page 46: ...mum length c alignment d complimentary character prompt f value Every variable ends with CR LF For counters Ca b cd e f g a counter number b maximum length 2 digits c alignment d complimentary charact...

Page 47: ...y they were stated and the new array is printed with new values Allowed values 1 1000 n Number of identical labels Allowed values 1 1000 The total number of printed labels will be m n The command when...

Page 48: ...e mode can be used for debugging of wrong commands or failed communication To exit this mode is necessary to hold the right button more than 3 seconds until red light is lit 7 9 14 GET PRINTER VERSION...

Page 49: ...e 06h 7 9 20 INFORMATION ABOUT LABELS REMAINING format PI Sent data format m n a Where m Number of remaining label arrays n Number of remaining labels in the present array a Number of remaining for pr...

Page 50: ...w control Allowed values H hardware S xon xoff software 0 no change c compatibility Allowed values Z EPL2 Page Mode C other manufacturers 0 no change d medium Allowed values P continuous paper L label...

Page 51: ...GS S n GS 1Dh Forbids data receiving until GS 1 L is received 7 9 24 FORBID DATA RECEIVING TO CERTAIN DEVICE LOGICAL NUMBER format GS E 0 n GS 1Dh n device logical number set with command GS S Forbids...

Page 52: ...urns off the Bluetooth module 1 Turns on the Bluetooth module 7 10 2 SET NAME TO THE BLUETOOTH MODULE OPTION format GS b 1h 1Dh 62h 1h n1 nk 00h 33 ni 122 to z Bluetooth device name maximum 32 charact...

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