Zebra Desktop Series G-Series Product Guide
PN: 14543L-001 G-series product Guide Rev. 1
6/18/2008 - 49-
ZPL Font Specifications
203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Font Matrix
(in dots)
(H x W)
Type* Minimum Char.
Size
(H x W)
Maximum
C.P.I.
A 9 x 5 U-L-D .044" x .030" 33.3
B 11 x 7 U .054" x .044" 22.7
C,D 18 x 10 U-L-D .089" x .059" 16.9
E 28 x 15 OCR-B .138" x .098" 10.2
F 26 x 13 U-L-D .128" x .079" 12.7
G 60 x 40 U-L-D .295" x .236" 4.2
H 21 x 13 OCR-A .103" x .093" 10.8
GS 24 x 24 SYMBOL .118" x .118" 8.5
P-V U-L-D Backward compatible
w/ S-300
Ø 15 x 12 U-L-D Scalable (Smooth) Font
300 dpi (12 dots/mm), GX430t
Font Matrix
(in dots)
(H x W)
Type* Minimum Char.
Size
(H x W)
Maximum
C.P.I.
A 9 x 5 U-L-D .030" x .020" 50.8
B 11 x 7 U .037" x .030" 33.8
C,D 18 x 10 U-L-D .060" x .040" 25.4
E 41 x 20 OCR-B .138" x .085" 11.5
F 26 x 13 U-L-D .085" x .053" 19.06
G 60 x 40 U-L-D .200" x .160" 6.36
H 30 x 19 OCR-A .100" x .098" 10.02
GS 24 x 24 SYMBOL .80" x .80" 12.7
P-V U-L-D
Ø 15 x 12 U-L-D Scalable (Smooth) Font
*U = upper case, L = lower case, D = descenders
• Character Fonts: Standard bitmapped Zebra fonts: A, B, C, D,
E (OCR-B), F, G, H, (OCR-A), GS, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V & Ø
Smooth font (CG Triumvirate
™
Bold Condensed).
• Supports user defined fonts and graphics – including custom
logos
• Bitmap fonts are expandable up to 10 times, height and width
independent. Fonts E and H (OCR-B and OCR-A), however,
are not considered in spec when expanded.
• Smooth scalable font Ø (CG Triumvirate
™
Bold Condensed) is
expandable dot-by-dot, height and width independent, while
maintaining edges to a max. 1500 x 1500 dots.
ZPL Bar Code Symbologies
• Bar Code Ratios: 2:1 (non-rotated) and 3:1
• Linear Bar Codes: Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128,
UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-14, UPC-A and UPC-E
with EAN 2 or 5 digit extensions, Plessey, POSTNET, Standard
2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, LOGMARS, MSI,
Codabar, and GS1 DataBar™ (formerly RSS)
• 2-Dimensional: PDF417, MicroPDF-417, Code 49, Maxicode,
Codablock, Data Matrix, QR code, Aztec
EPL Programming Language (EPL2)
• ASCII EPL2 programming language (Page Mode)
• EPL Line Mode
• Field Rotations
• Variable field support (up to 100)
• Counter support (up to 10)
• Variable field addition and subtraction
• Status reporting
• Form, fonts, and graphics storage
• Simple set of formatting commands
• Support of selected bar codes
EPL Font Specifications
203 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Font Width
(dot)
Height
(dot)
CPI
1 8 12 20.3
2 10 16 16.9
3 12 20 4.5
4 14 24 12.7
5 32 48 5.6
8-Simp 32 32 6.3*
8-Trad 32 32 6.3*
* Spacing of Asian characters is controlled via the i command.
The formula for CPI is 203 / (32 + i). Thus as i increases, CPI
decreases. For example: If i = 2, CPI = 203/34 = 6.0
300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
Font Width
(dot)
Height
(dot)
CPI
1 12 20 25.0
2 16 28 18.8
3 20 36 15.0
4 24 44 12.5
5 48 80 6.3
EPL Bar Codes
• Linear Bar Codes: Code 39, Code 128A, B & C(User
selectable/Auto), UCC/EAN-128, Code 93, Codabar,
Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-A with 2 and 5 add on,
UPC-E with 2 and 5 add on, EAN 13, EAN 8, EAN 13 with 2
and 5 add on, EAN 8 with 2 and 5 add on, Postnet (5, 9, 11, &
13 digit) Japanese Postnet, Plessey (MSI-1), MSI-3, German
Post Code, and GS1 DataBar™ (formerly RSS)
• 2-Dimensional: Maxicode (modes 2,3,4,6), PDF417,
MacroPDF417, QR Code, Data Matrix, and Aztec
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