Printer Memory Management and Related Status Reports

To help you manage printer resources, the printer supports a variety of format commands. You can use these commands to manage memory, transfer objects (between memory areas and import / export files), name object nams, test printer functions, and generate printer operating status reports. They are very similar to the old DOS commands such as DIR (directory listing) and DEL (delete file). The most common reports are also part of the Zebra Setup Utility and ZebraDesigner Windows driver.

It is recommended that a single command be processed within this type of format (form). A single command is easily reused as a maintenance and development tool.

Printer Management and Format Program Structure

Command	Description
^XA	Start Format Command
Put your commands here	Use a single command to manage the printer, test functions, and reports.
^XZ	End Format Command

Many of the commands that transfer objects, manage, and report on memory are Control (

~

) commands. They do not need the be within a format (form). They will be processed immediately upon receipt by the printer whether in a format (form) or not.