The invention relates to a printer menu setting method, a menu and a printer, and the printer menu setting method comprises the steps: obtaining a first user key instruction, obtaining a second user key instruction, determining a selected first-level menu item according to the second user key instruction, and carrying out the printing of a second-level menu under the selected first-level menu item; acquiring the first user key instruction again; controlling the second-level menu to move to a specified position according to the first user key instruction; acquiring a second user key instructionagain; determining a selected secondary menu item according to the second user key instruction; and resetting and printing the printer menu according to the secondary menu item. According to the technical scheme, the combined action of the first key and the second key, such as pressing, long pressing, simultaneous pressing and the like, of the printer menu is achieved, the functions of parameterselection and parameter input can be achieved at the same time, and on the basis of the basic function of the printer, all operation functions of the menu can be achieved without increasing any hardware cost.