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EPL ZKDU System

This chapter covers the unique features that a Zebra label printer operating with EPL

programming exhibits when operating with the ZKDU.

Contents

Unique ZKDU EPL Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Important EPL Commands for Operator Interactive Print Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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
ZKDU EPL Supported Language Code Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ZKDU EPL Supported Locales (Country Codes). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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