Dillon EDXtreme, User Instructions

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6.4 Communicator Print Formats
Press the Ptfmt soft key to select the print format that will be sent from the
Communicator on Com 1 to a peripheral printer when you press the Print soft key.
Choose from the formats below. Data sent is shown below. The default is format #1.
Format #1 Current displayed value only (peak or live force) plus unit of
measure on the active EDX only.
11/19/13 (if enabled)
12:46:00 (if enabled)
104.5 lbf (live force example)
or
302.5 lbf (peak force example)
Format #2 Live force value plus unit of measure on 1st line and
Peak force and unit of measure on 2nd line for active EDX only.
11/19/13 (if enabled)
12:46:00 (if enabled)
104.5 lbf
302.5 lbf
Format #3 Live force value plus unit of measure on 1st line and
Peak force and unit of measure on 2nd line with descriptive
prefixes on each line for active EDX only.
11/19/13 (if enabled)
12:46:00 (if enabled)
Force 104.5 lbf
Peak 302.5 lbf
Format #4 Fixed position output for active EDX only. Works well with RS-232
utilities, such as WedgeLink, for parsing into a spreadsheet such
as Microsoft Excel.
Fixed characters.
Excel A B C D
1 104.5 lbf Date Time
2 302.5 lbf Date Time
Position Description
1-8 Live force number