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EPL Commands
This section contains a complete alphabetical listing of all EPL commands.
Memory and Command Usage
The printer stores configuration settings, fonts, graphics (logos) and label form files into
printer memory. The Command Reference includes a Memory column with the following
terms:
• Image commands are use to assemble the printed label image in the print image buffer.
• Form commands are only used within forms.
• Session commands place the configuration setting in temporary RAM memory. The
setting reverts to the printer default when the printer has power cycled or is reset.
• Stored memory commands will check for differences with the existing command setting
prior to validating a memory write operation. The printer's non-volatile "flash" memory
has a limited number of write cycles (100,000 plus).
• Writes to memory commands are commands that do not check to see if a setting, file,
font, character or graphic is already present or if that condition is already set. These
commands are rarely used in forms except as a printer initialization and function oriented
configuration.