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External Keyboard
An external keyboard or a compatible input device (e.g. barcode scanner) can be connected directly to the printer.
Using an external keyboard facilitates the entry of variable data while processing print jobs and printing from storage
devices.
Input prompts and the data received from the keyboard are shown in the display.
10.1
Connecting External Keyboard
Any HID compatible USB keyboard can be connected to the printer.
Insert connection cable of the keyboard into a USB master interface of the printer.
10.2
Keyboard Assignment
If necessary set the parameter Setup > Local Settings > Keyboard matching to the used keyboard.
Notice!
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If the parameter Keyboerd is set to Automatic, the keyboard assignment will be defined by the setting
of the parameter Country.
The following Country settings have special keyboard assignment :
Country
China
South Africa
Taiwan
Mexico
Egypt
Special assignments Country - Keyboard
Table 21
For the following Keyboard settings can be switched between two assignments by pressing the CTRL key and the
SHIFT key:
Keyboard
Bulgaria
Greece
Iran
Macedonia
Russia
Thailand
Arabic
Table 22
Keyboard settings with double assignment
Keyboard
USA
USA
USA
Latin America
Arabic
First assignment
Second assignment
Cyrillic
Latin
Greek
Latin
Persian
Latin
Cyrillic
Latin
Cyrillic
Latin
Thai
Latin
Arabic
Latin
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