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Print Stream Mode
Print stream mode will continuously print the currently active print frame at fixed time intervals. Stream mode can be configured using
menu SETUP MENU/OPTION SETUPS/RS485/PRINT STREAM. The lower menu selection ENB will enable or disable print stream mode,
and TIME will be the number of seconds between the beginnings of each print frame. Time settings of .5 to 1638 seconds (27.3
minutes) can be entered. Avoid using time values of less than .5 seconds as it may slow down or lock up the scale.
When stream mode is enabled, use the print button or the external *P command to start or stop the printing process.
Printing at Stability Using Motion Detection and Stability Control
All Arlyn digital indicators have the capability of detecting motion and/or stabilizing the weight and using it to control printed outputs.
This can be useful in many applications. For example, if you wanted to print labels for several items, you could simply place each item
on the platform, and when the scale gets a stable reading it will print the label automatically. The Motion Detect, Stability and printing
at stability are fully configurable through their respective setup screens.
The Motion Detect indicator looks like an ‘M’ and it is located just to the right of the Zero Indicator / Bar
Graph located on the bottom
of the display. It is crossed out if there is no motion, and it is uncrossed if there is motion.
The Stability Control indicator looks like a circle and it is also located just to the right of the Zero indicator/Bar Graph located on the
bottom of the display. The circle is unfilled when the weight is not stable and filled when the weight is stable.
Print at Stability configuration allows the user to choose what control they want to use to print. The user can choose Motion Detect
only, Stability control only, or both Motion Detect and Stability control. Take a look at the Instructions Manual to see how the Motion
Detect and Stability Control can be set.
Sending a PRINT command or pressing the PRINT button on the front panel will send a PRINT request to the scale, and the scale will
only print if the motion and stability conditions are met.
This selection is also available with USB Communications Option.
The Print-At-Stability Setup Screen
Follow the menu tree down this path to locate this setup screen: SETUP MENU / OPTION SETUPS / RS485 / PRINT AT STABILITY.
There are five settings that control this function:
Activate
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ACTV: This will activate or deactivate this function. Select ACTV from the horizontal menu on the bottom of the screen, and
then press ENTER to change this setting.
Percentage of Capacity
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PCT: This is the percent of full scale capacity, which, if the scale reading falls below, will not automatically
print. For example, a 100lb full capacity scale set to 1% will not automatically print when there is less than 1lb on the platform. In most
applications, there is no purpose to generating a print after removing weight from the platform. This percent can be set to two decimal
places.
Stability Timeout
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TIMEOUT: This is the time set by the user to timeout retrieval of the value after a certain period of time. By default,
this value is 0, which means that the scale is never going to timeout to print a weight values. It will continue to look for a stable point
to retrieve a weight value for printing. If the number is set other than 0, then this is the period that the scale will try to print a weight
value, and if it fails, it will print “TIMEOUT” in ASCII on the terminal.
Negativity
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NEG: By setting this to "YES", the automated print will work on both sides of zero. When set to "NO" it will only work with
positive weights. The user must take into consideration here that if this parameter is set to “NO”, then when the scale is re
ading zero,
the output may be erratic even though the scale is stable. This is because the value 0 in the scale is not a true stable zero. The zero
here may be a long decimal that goes beyond the resolution. In this case, the value maybe negative and therefore, impeding the
printing process. It is recom
mended to set this to “YES” if the zero value is important.
