Exercise 4: Enter Data for a Stored File with a USB Keyboard and Print a Label
Exercise 4: Enter Data for a Stored File with a USB Keyboard and Print a Label
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Exercise 4: Enter Data for a Stored File with a USB Keyboard and Print a Label

The Print Station feature allows you to use a USB Human Interface Device (HID), such as a keyboard or a barcode scanner, to enter
^FN
field data into a
*.ZPL
template file.
  1. After performing Exercise 3: Copy Files to/from a USB Flash Drive, plug a USB keyboard into a USB host port.
  2. Tap
    Menu
    Print
    Print Station
    .
    The printer loads any executable files and processes them. The available files are listed.
  3. Select the file
    KEYBOARDINPUT.ZPL
    .
    The printer accesses the file and prompts you for the information in the
    ^FN
    fields in the file. In this case, it prompts you for your name.
  4. Type your name on the keyboard, and then press
    <ENTER>
    .
    The printer prompts for the number of labels to print.
  5. Specify the desired quantity of labels, then press
    <ENTER>
    again.
    The specified number of labels is printed, with your name in the appropriate fields.