Line Mode printing is ideal for basic retail (also referred to as point of sale or POS), shipping, inventory, work flow control, and general labeling. EPL printers with Line Mode are versatile printers than can print a wide range media and barcodes.
Line mode printing only prints single lines the height of the largest element present in the line of text and data – barcode, text, a logo or simple vertical lines. Line mode has many limitations due to the single line of print: no fine element placement, no overlapping elements, and no horizontal (ladder) barcodes.
To enter Line Mode printer operation, send the printer the EPL
OEPL1
command. See the EPL Programming Guide (Page Mode) or the EPL Line Mode Programming Guide for details.
Exit Line Mode printer operation by sending the printer the
escOEPL2
line mode command. See the EPL Line Mode Programming Guide for details.
When Line Mode is active, ZPL and EPL (EPL2) Page Mode programming is processed as Line Mode programming and data.
When default ZPL and EPL (EPL2) Page Mode are active, Line Mode programming is processed as ZPL and/or EPL programming and data.
You can determine and verify the printer programming mode (that the printer is set to) by printing a printer configuration report.
