Section 2: Command Codes
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Form Overlay, Store 
Command Structure <ESC>&
Example: See above 
Placement:  Must be preceded by all other data and placed just before 
the Stop command (<ESC>Z)
Default: None 
Command Function  To store a label image in the volatile form overlay memory. Only one label 
image may be stored in this memory area at a time. 
Input to Printer  <ESC>A
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0125
<ESC>STHIS IS THE STORED IMAGE WITH A BARCODE
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0165<ESC>B103100*12345*
<ESC>
&
<ESC>Z
Printer Output There is no output from this command. It stores the label image in the 
overlay buffer. 
Special Notes  1. Remember that this storage is volatile. Therefore, if the printer loses 
power, the overlay must be sent again. 
2. The overlay is recalled using the <ESC>/ Form Overlay Recall com-
mand. 
3. Form overlays do not have to be recompiled each time they are called 
to be printed and therefore may result in much faster print output.