User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Setup
- EPL ZKDU System
- Unique ZKDU EPL Features
- Important EPL Commands for Operator Interactive Print Forms
- EPL Mode ZKDU Use Example
- Printing Forms without Variables
- Printing Forms with Variables
- Printing Forms with Consecutive Number Fields
- Forcing the Operator to Re-enter Variable Input Data
- Protecting Operator Variable Input Data
- Configuring Language Locales for the ZKDU
- Character Overlay Support by Country and Code Page
- Programming the EPL Printer and ZKDU for Language and Locale
- Adding the Keyboard Overlay to the ZKDU
- Entering the Alternate Characters for Display and Print
- ZPL ZKDU System
- Auxiliary Port
- Dimensions
Setup
Basic Hardware Installation
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Configuring the Printer Serial Port
Zebra label printers have a variety of different default serial port configurations and may
have been modified by previous uses. If you are using a Windows based computer, the
Zebra Setup Utility and ZDesigner Windows driver have various tools to allow you send
files and commands to the printer.
1. Open the your Zebra label printer’s Windows printer driver.
2. Open the Tools tab. Select ‘Action’ and ‘Send command’.
3. Enter one of the two (2) following command strings in the command input box and
press the ‘Send’ button.
For EPL only printers:
Y9600,N,8,1
For ZPL and EZPL (EPL & ZPL dual mode) printers:
^SC9600,8,N,1,D,N^JUS
Enter Command Here