ZD620 and ZD420 Desktop Printers User Guide

Language Menu

This table describes the Language menu items.

Language Menu Items
Setting	Description, Accepted Values, and Configuration Methods
LANGUAGE	Change the language that the printer displays as necessary. This change affects the text shown the Home menu, error messages, the printer configuration report, the network configuration report, and other reports that you can select to print through the user menus The print server must be reset to allow changes to the network settings to take effect. See RESET NETWORK in Network Menu. Accepted values: ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, NORWEGIAN, PORTUGUESE, SWEDISH, DANISH, SPANISH 2, DUTCH, FINNISH, CZECH, JAPANESE, KOREAN, ROMANIAN, RUSSIAN, POLISH, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE, TRADITIONAL CHINESE The selections for this parameter listed above in English are displayed in the actual languages and alphabetized on the menu according to their native spellings to make it easier for you to find the one you can read and use. Related ZPL command(s): ^KL SGD command used: display.language Print Server web page: View and Modify Printer Settings General Setup Language
COMMAND LANGUAGE	The setting allows you to control the primary programming language variations available, such as, EPL_ZPL, EPL (legacy language), and Hybrid_XML_ZPL (used for format/form variable fill-in with XML structured elements). Accepted values: EPL_ZPL (EZPL) Hybrid_XML_ZPL EPL
COMMAND CHAR	This menu item is used to change the format command prefix. The format command prefix is an ASCII (two-digit hexadecimal value shown in parenthesis) used as a parameter place marker in ZPL/ZPL II format instructions. The printer looks for this command character to indicate the start of a ZPL/ZPL II format instruction. Set the format command character to match what is used in your label formats. You will not be able to use the same hexadecimal value for the format command prefix, control character, or delimiter characters. The printer must see different characters to work properly. If you are setting the value through the interface, the printer will skip any value that is already in use. Accepted values: 00 to FF hexadecimal Related ZPL command(s): ^CC ~CC SGD command used: zpl.caret Print Server web page: View and Modify Printer Settings ZPL Control
CONTROL CHAR	This menu item is used to change the control command prefix. The default prefix is the tilde ( ~ ). The printer looks for this character to indicate the start of a ZPL/ZPL II command. Set the format prefix character to match what is used in your label formats. The control command prefix is an ASCII (two-digit hexadecimal value shown in parenthesis) used as a parameter place marker in ZPL/ZPL II control instructions. You will not be able to use the same hexadecimal value for the format command prefix, control character, or delimiter characters. The printer must see different characters to work properly. If you are setting the value through the interface, the printer will skip any value that is already in use. Accepted values: 00 to FF hexadecimal Related ZPL command(s): ^CT ~CT SGD command used: zpl.control_character Print Server web page: View and Modify Printer Settings ZPL Control
DELIMITER CHAR	This menu item is used to separate command parameters (command delimiter). The default prefix is the comma ( , ). The printer looks for this character to separate parts of ZPL/ZPL II commands. Set the delimiter character to match what is used in your label formats. The delimiter command prefix is an ASCII (two-digit hexadecimal value shown in parenthesis) used as a parameter place marker in ZPL/ZPL II control instructions. You will not be able to use the same hexadecimal value for the format command prefix, control character, or delimiter characters. The printer must see different characters to work properly. If you are setting the value through the interface, the printer will skip any value that is already in use. Accepted values: 00 to FF hexadecimal Related ZPL command(s): ^CD ~CD SGD command used: zpl.delimiter Print Server web page: View and Modify Printer Settings ZPL Control
ZPL MODE	Select the mode that matches what is used in your label formats. This printer accepts label formats written in either ZPL or ZPL II, eliminating the need to rewrite any ZPL formats that already exist. The printer remains in the selected mode until it is changed in one of the ways listed here. Accepted values: ZPL II ZPL Related ZPL command(s): ^SZ SGD command used: zpl.zpl_mode Print Server web page: View and Modify Printer Settings ZPL Control
VIRTUAL DEVICE	If any Link-OS Virtual Device apps are installed on your printer, you may view or enable/disable them from this user menu. For more information about Virtual Devices, go to the User Guide for the appropriate Virtual Device, or contact your local reseller.