Chapter 1 — About the Printer
18 PM23c, PM43, and PM43c Mid-Range Printer User Manual
About IPL
IPL (Intermec Printer Language) is a host-based printer command
language. Use IPL to design, modify, and download label formats;
write printer application software; and configure the printer. If you are
sending IPL label files to the printer, select IPL as your printer
command language. For more information, see the IPL Command
Reference Manual.
About ZSim
ZSim (ZPL command language simulator) interprets Zebra™
programs (ZPL II or later) without requiring any host programming
changes. If you are sending ZPL label files to the printer, select ZSim as
your printer command language. For more information, see the ZSim
Command Reference Manual.
About DSim
DSim (DPL command language simulator) interprets Datamax™ data
streams without requiring any host programming changes. If you are
sending DPL label files to the printer, select DSim as your printer
command language. For more information, see the DSim Command
Reference Manual.
About Smart Printing
Smart Printing refers to the ability of the printer to independently run
printing operations without being connected to a host computer. If
you are running printer-based applications written in C#, select Smart
Printing as your printer command language.
For help creating Smart Print applications, go to the Intermec
Developer Center at www.intermec.com/developer.
How to Set the Printer Command Language
You can use one of these methods to change the printer command
language:
• Printer web page
• Main Menu
• PrintSet 5. For more information, see the PrintSet 5 online help.