Print Control

^SZSet ZPL Mode

Selects ZPL or ZPL II command interpretation.

What ^SZ does

^SZ switches the printer between original ZPL and ZPL II parsing. Modern labels use ZPL II (mode 2); mode 1 exists for backward compatibility with very old formats.

Syntax

^SZa

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Values	Default
`a`	ZPL mode	1 = ZPL, 2 = ZPL II	2

Example

^XA
^SZ2
^XZ

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Notes & tips

Leave at 2 (ZPL II) for all modern work.
Mode 1 changes how some commands behave.

^JU — Configuration Update

See the full ZPL command reference for all 92 documented commands.

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