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

Contents
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EPL Mode ZKDU Use Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Printing Forms without Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Printing Forms with Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Printing Forms with Consecutive Number Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Forcing the Operator to Re-enter Variable Input Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Protecting Operator Variable Input Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configuring Language Locales for the ZKDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Character Overlay Support by Country and Code Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Programming the EPL Printer and ZKDU for Language and Locale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adding the Keyboard Overlay to the ZKDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Entering the Alternate Characters for Display and Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4 • ZPL ZKDU System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Unique ZKDU ZPL Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ZKDU Internal Forms Processing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ZPL Commands for Operator Interactive Print Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ZPL Mode ZKDU Operator Usage Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Printing Forms without Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Printing Forms with Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Printing Forms with Consecutive Number Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5 • Auxiliary Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Auxiliary Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Auxiliary Port Communication Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ZKDU Pinout Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6 • Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ZKDU External DimensionsZKDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36