
IDS 410/422 User's Manual
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Parameter 13: Alternate Units Type (2 [kg])
Alternate units are the alternate display and print unit of measure that can be used in
addition to the primary units. The UNITS switch on the IDS 410/422's keyboard toggles
the weight display between primary units and secondary units.
0 = UNDEFINED, units are not printed.
1 = lb
2 = kg
3 = ton
4 = tne
5 = gram
6 = oz
7 = use print label 1 for units.
8 = use print code 1 for units.
Parameter 14: Alternate Decimal Point (1)
Enter the decimal point position for the alternate unit’s display.
Parameter 15: Alternate Count-by (5)
Enter the alternate unit’s count-by.
Parameter 16: Alternate Units Conversion Factor (45,360)
The IDS 410/422 calculates the alternate weight by multiplying the primary weight by the
conversion factor and then dividing by 100,000.
The following table lists some common conversions.
Conversion
Conversion
Factor
Conv. Fact. x 100,000
lb to kg
0.45359 kg/lb
45,359
kg to LB
2.20462 lb/kg
220,462
LB to Ton
0.0005 Ton/lb
50
kg to tonne
0.001 tonne/kg
100
gram to oz
0.352739
oz/gram
352,739
oz to gram
28.3495 gram/oz
2,834,950
lb to lb kb to kg etc.
1
100,000
Enter the conversion factor x 100,000 for the configured alternate units.
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