Appendix E
Menu System Multi-Language Support
This printer provides the user with the ability to download new menu system
languages and/or replace the Datamax provided translations. A Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet defines the menu dictionary – the user adds a new language column or modifies an existing column in the spreadsheet, clicks on the ‘Generate DPL file(s)’ radio button and sends the generated DPL file(s) to the printer.
Here are the highlights and restrictions of the feature:
The printer can register up to 10 different display languages, including
EFIGS.
The EFIGS languages and any additional languages are stored on Module Y: a 64KB Flash Module located on the Main PCB.
It is okay to download menu files generated for a lesser firmware revision to new firmware – any messages that are not defined are displayed in English.
For the procedures below, the printer will accept the menu downloads from any available port.
The language creation programs support Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows NT, and Windows | 2000. |
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Required Software | Comment |
Must reside in the target printer. (See | |
greater* | Section 5.4 for details.) |
Microsoft Excel 97 | Must be purchased by user. |
Img2dl.exe** | Program used during the process to |
| create DPL file. |
Gemmsgxls.xls** | Menu Dictionary |
*Datamax provides these software files and programs. They are available on the Datamax FTP site – ftp:\\ftp.datamaxcorp.com
**Datamax recommends that the Img2dl.exe and Gemmsgxls.xls files reside in the same directory.
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