Multi-Language Menu; Appendix E - Datamax A-Class A-4212 Operator's Manual

Appendix E

Multi-Language Menu

Different languages can be downloaded to replace the English menu by constructing a
spreadsheet that defines the printer dictionary. To change the language you will add a new
language column (or modify the existing column) in the spreadsheet, click on the 'Generate
DPL file(s)' radio button, and then send that file(s) to the printer.
Software requirements for modifying the menu language are as follows:
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Microsoft Excel must be purchased by user;
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Img2dl.exe is a program used during the process to create the DPL file; and,
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Common.xls (also provided at the web site above) is the Menu Dictionary.
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Img2dl.exe provided at
ftp://ftp.datamaxcorp.com/Anonymous/Firmware/EFIGS/
Place Img2dl.exe and Common.xls in the same directory.
Create a Menu Language by following these steps:
A. Invoke Excel and open the Common.xls file. After the file, the following screen appears:
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