3-7. Keyboard Mode
EZPi-1000 series printer can support keyboard with PS2 interface. To connect the PS2
keyboard, please do as follows:
1. Please be sure the printer power is on and is showing no error message.
2. Power off the printer and then plug the PS2 keyboard connector into the socket in the back
of printer.
3. Power on the printer, the message “Enter keyboard Mode [y/n]” will be displayed on the
LCD. Press FEED key on LCD control panel or press “Y” on PS2 keyboard to enter the
Keyboard Mode.
While in the keyboard mode, you may press "Esc" key (or press CANCEL key on LCD panel)
anytime to go back to the previous page, and at the end you will be prompted to exit the
keyboard mode. When “Exit Keyboard Mode [y/n]” message is displayed on the LCD, enter “y”
(or press FEED key on LCD panel) to leave the PS2 keyboard mode. To re-enter the keyboard
mode, just restart the printer or select the "Keyboard mode" function in setting mode. To change
the keyboard setting, please refer to the "Setting Mode diagram" in Chapter 3.3 .
Print a label with stored form in Keyboard Mode
^FTEST1
^Q100,3
^W100
^H10
^P1
^S2
^AD
^C1
^R0
~Q+0
^O0
^D0
^E12
~R200
^L
Dy2-me-dd
Th:m:s
C0,00001,+1,Serial Number
V00,16,Product Name,jc0
V01,16,Price,jc0
AF,330,566,1,1,0,0,^C0
AH,212,168,1,1,0,0,^V00
AG,308,396,1,1,0,0,^V01
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1. At least one label form has to be stored
in printer before you can print with
keyboard mode. To create a sample
label form as above figure shows,
please copy printing commands that
listed on left column and send it to
printer via QLabel or Hyper Terminal.
2. The sample label form includes 2
variables and 1 serial number: "Product
name", "Price" and "Serial Number".
The printing will not start until the
values of 3 variables are provided.
3. Power off the printer, plug the
connector of PS2 keyboard, and then
power on the printer again.
4. Press “y “ to enter Keyboard mode
5. Press Enter to confirm the file selection
* Note: press either
↑
or
↓
can select
previous or next label format
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