ZPL6004 — ^PW wider than the selected label

^PW asks for a print width larger than the label size selected for the preview (the media). The printer and the preview both stop at the label edge, so the right-hand part of the format is simply not on the paper. The usual cause is ZPL generated for a wider label or for a higher resolution: 1200 dots is 4 inches at 300 dpi but almost 6 inches at 203 dpi.

Label that triggers it

^XA^PW1200^FO50,50^A0N,40^FDHELLO^FS^XZ

Finding: ZPL6004 · line 1:4 — ^PW 1200 dots is wider than the selected label (812 dots) — anything past the label edge is not printed on the media

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How to fix it

Check that the label size and resolution match the printer. If the ZPL came from a carrier or a platform, ask for the 203 dpi variant or scale it; otherwise lower ^PW to the label width shown in the message.

Corrected label

^XA^PW812^FO50,50^A0N,40^FDHELLO^FS^XZ

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Commands involved

^PW

Related rules

ZPL6001 Field origin outside the label · ZPL6002 Barcode runs past the right edge · ZPL6003 Barcode runs past the bottom edge

In CI

npx labelixa validate "labels/**/*.zpl" lints your files and prints this page's address next to each finding. /docs/cli

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