![]() Setup a Generic / Text Printer for your Zebra Label Printer With this capability, labeling applications or other third-party applications can print native printer language capable labels to the label printers easily. This Generic Text Printer Driver can be installed as a second instance on the same printer and on the same port where the standard printer driver is already installed. Many of the printer drivers provided by the Printer Manufacturers support an option call Passthrough, which allows a user or an application to send native printer commands, such as those in ZPL, DPL, or IPL, directly to the printer.Īlternatively, Windows also provides a Generic Text Printer Driver to achieve the same functionality. Setting up a Generic / Text Printer Driver for Zebra Printers ZPL Code 128 A/B/C and Auto (coming soon.).Click on the Print button in the top app bar, select Print ZPL to print the label (as Zebra Printer Language) to the Printer.In the label designer, you can choose a barcode that is native to the Zebra Printer.Select Label Roll Printers -> Zebra Printers -> Enable Native Printing, and select the DPI (dots per inch) of your printer. In Barcode & Label, click on the Elipsis (.) button in the top app bar.Setup a Windows Generic Printer Driver orĮnable Passthrough in your Printer Driver (support coming soon.).How to enable Native Printer Language support? The initial support will be for Zebra printers with the label design/printing process made very easy and transparent to users. Printing labels to label roll printers through the Native Printing Language will also be rolled out incrementally and provided FREE to all users. Support for Native Printer Language in Barcode & Label (PREVIEW)īarcode & Label has supported printing to label roll printers through a standard Windows Printer Driver.Ĭommonly used templates such as 3x2, and 6x4 labels have recently been added to the Template library. However, this native capability can only be activated by sending special commands (Native Printer Language) to the printer, something not achievable through a standard Printer Driver. Label Roll Printers resolve the barcode printing issue by slowing down the print head during barcode printing. Printing barcodes, especially barcodes of smaller dimensions, to these lower DPI label roll printers presents a challenge, as barcodes need to be printed sharply and accurately to ensure a swift and efficient scanning process. This is in stark contrast with the higher DPI Laser and Inkjet printers widely adopted in offices and businesses. Many label roll printers that exist today are of lower DPI, such as 203, 300, and 600. By optimizing the printing process to a limited set of objects, label roll printers can achieve fast printing speed. The Native Printer Language provides important capabilities such as enabling printing labels at higher printing speeds by limiting the type of objects that can be printed.įor example, a label text can only choose from a set of fonts supported by the Printer. For example, the Zebra Programming Language (ZPL/ZPL II) for Zebra printers, the Datamax Programming Language (DPL) for Datamax printers, and the Intermec Programming Language (IPL) for Intermec printers. On the other hand, printing through a Native Printer Language requires sending programmatic strings, to the printer in a native page description language.Įach label printer manufacturers have developed their page description language. Printing through a standard Windows Printer Driver is a well-understood process that requires all objects in the label to be converted to graphics by the driver before being sent to the printer. ![]() These printers support printing through a Standard Windows Printer Driver (already supported) and the Native Printer Language. Over the years, the development team has received many requests to support printing on label roll printers such as those offered by Zebra, Honeywell Datamax-O'Neil, Intermec, and Sato. It has been used by many users worldwide, including many leading institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Barcode & Label is one of the most popular label printing apps in Windows.
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