View content of stored ZPL file in printer

Issue / Question

How to view the commands in a ZPL file that is in the printer

Applicable To

ZPL compatible Printers Excludes: 2824 Series, 2844 Series, S4M (E53 Firmware Version), 888 DD/TT Series, MZ Series, ZQ110, EM220, EM220II

Resolution / Answer

1. Download and install Zebra Setup Utilities. Read More>>
2. Click on Open Communication with Printer. Zebra Setup Utilities -- Sending Printer Commands and Receiving Data
3. Send the following command to see what files are in the E: drive of the printer

! U1 do "file.dir" "E:"

4. You should get a response as below

5. In the example above, we can see there are 2 ZPL files: HONDALN.ZPL and XMLTEST.ZPL

6. To see the contents of XMLTEST.ZPL, send the command below

^XA^HFE:XMLTEST.ZPL^XZ

7. You should get a response as below