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Appendix B: Stand-alone Keyboard
and Barcode Reader
This appendix covers stand-alone operation with keyboard or
barcode reader.
Keyboard
To use the printer in stand-alone operation with a keyboard follow
the procedure described below (X-2000v and X-3000v).
1. Make a form for the keyboard. (The form should include
“ZS” command to store to flash memory. Refer to the
following command sample.)
2. Turn on the printer; download the form from PC to printer.
3. Turn off the printer.
4. Connect the keyboard to the keyboard interface.
5. Turn on the printer.
6. Check LCD for instructions of each data string/ label count/
copies; type to input data accordingly.
Form Control Functions
Key Function
Esc Enter or exit from keyboard mode
Backspace Delete the last typed character
F1 Next form if more than one form exists
Enter - Select the form
- End of typed data
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Example: Making a Keyboard Form
1. Make a command file for the form, KBD.FRM.
Command Description
ZS
FK"KBDFORM"
FS"KBDFORM"
V00,15,N,"Product Name ?"
C0,10,N,+1,"Product No. ?"
Q50,24
q816
S2
D8
ZT
A550,20,0,4,1,1,R,"ABC
COMPANY"
B550,60,0,2,2,4,40,B,C0
A540,150,0,3,1,1,N,V00
FE
ZN
Enable store to flash
Delete previous one
Start of form
Variable and display message
Counter and display message
Label dimension
Label width
Speed
Darkness
Print from top
Fixed data
Barcode I25 for counter
Print the input product
End of form
Disable store to flash
2. Send the file, KBD.FRM to printer under MS-DOS
>COPY/B KBD.FRM LPT1: