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Setting AUTO.BAS by Configuration Utility
How to use AUTO.BAS
 Create an AUTO.BAS file and load it to the printer using the Command Tool Tab. See
example AUTO.BAS file below.
 Reboot the printer to activate the AUTO.BAS. AUTO.BAS file will be executed first.
 Now you can send the print jobs.
 Configuration Utility commands will also run through AUTO.BAS. If the AUTO.BAS does
not ‘END’, most of Configuration Utility commands will not work except ‘Ignore
AUTO.BAS’ and ‘Reset Printer’.
 To use Configuration Utility, after AUTO.BAS is activated, the user needs to click “Ignore
AUTO.BAS” tab to do any configuration Utility operation, i.e. ‘Get’ or Calibrate Sensor’ ,
etc.
 To remove AUTO.BAS,
First click “Ignore AUTO.BAS” tab which will trigger the printer to reboot.
After the printer powers up, go to ‘File Manager’ tab and click ‘Get’ under ‘File
Information’ from ‘FLASH’.
You should see ‘AUTO.BAS’ listed.
Go to ‘Command Tool’ tab, enter the text ‘KILL F,”AUTO.BAS”’ (double quote
around AUTO.BAS is required) and click ‘Send’. This will remove ‘AUTO.BAS’ file
in the flash file system.
Reset the printer.
Example of AUTO.BAS for setting the paper width.
DOWNLOAD F,"AUTO.BAS"
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CPCL Emulation
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In CPCL emulation there are two modes, GRAPHICS MODE and LINE PRINT MODE. The printer
is designed to do emulation auto switching between Zpl2 and CPCL GRAPHICS MODE, but
cannot auto switch from CPCL LINE PRINT MODE to Zpl2 emulation.
For print jobs in CPCL GRAPHICS MODE, the users do not need to switch emulation. Print jobs
using LINE PRINT MODE, they need to manually switch to CPCL before printing. It can be done
by using Configuration Utility ‘Active Emulation’ or by selecting CPCL from the M4L front panel.
When the printer is running CPCL LINE PRINT emulation, you will have to either select ‘Exit Line
Mode’ or manually switch over to Zpl2 emulation to perform configuration utility operation.