Print form with dynamic dropdown

Dear all,
I have a form (xdp) with dynamic dropdown inside. (i.e. The value list is empty in design time)
And I have a problem that the print out (via the sendToPrinter service) will have the data value (e.g. EN) instead of the display value (e.g. English) for all the dynamic dropdown.
Would like to know if there are any solution beside mapping all the values from data value to display value before print?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Bill

I'm also seeking the better solution instead of
a) creating 2 field - one for capture data, one for printing (and it doesn't work using LC ES server component)
b) creating 2 templates - one for capture data, one for printing (maintenance overhead)
Ideally & logically, this should be achieve by using one field since it has already come with the presence & relevant attribute.
Anyway, the main problem, why dropdown data is printed instead of display value?
The user doesn't even know what's the technical data behind the dropdown screen value he/she selected.
From user point of view, nobody wants to see the technical data printed instead of the display value...

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