MSI-3750 Digital Weight Indicator
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User Guide
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L
PRINTER / OUTPUT FORMATTING
The RS-232 Option can format virtually any Printer or Serial Data Device
including complex bar-code label printers through the use of the built in printer
formatting. To use this versatile feature, the user must input command codes and
data in a specific manner. Each command code consists of a 1 or 2 letter mne-
monic. Some command codes also require a numeric suffix.
A simple example of this structure is the default print data string: @W1@E
º
.
The “@W” command code means to print weight. The “1” means print the
current display mode. The “@E” will cause the End-of-line string to be printed.
The command string must always be terminated by an ASCII 255 character. The
3750 indicates ASCII 255s with “
º
”.
By combining the “@” commands with standard ASCII characters, control
characters, etc., any data available from the scale, plus any additional text, can be
printed in any order desired. Using formatting controls typical to modern bar-
code printers is simply a matter of formatting the printer strings.
The MSI 3750 character set includes all upper case letters, lower case letters,
numbers, and most of the rest of the standard ASCII set.
General Alpha-numeric Entry Procedure
1)
Use the Aa1 (ALPHA) key to switch between numeric “n”, upper case “U”,
or lower case “L”.
2)
Press the desired character key. If a “B” is needed, push the ABC key twice.
3)
Enter the displayed character by either pushing a different key, or the
ENTER key. For example, if two “B”s in a row are needed, use the EN-
TER key.
4)
Terminate the character string by pushing ENTER twice.
LCD Display Character Set
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ [\] ”_’
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz~spc !”$%&? ( )
*
+. – 0123456789:;<=>?@
Control characters and any other character can be printed with the following procedure.
Alternate Characters and Control Characters
1)
Push the TARE key. This enables the ASCII numeric entry
mode. A place holder character indicates an ASCII character not
included in the MSI 3750 character set.
2)
Use the UP/DOWN keys to scroll to the decimal number of the
desired ASCII character. Refer to the ASCII table in Appendix B.
The left digits on the LCD represent the character position. The
right digits represent the ASCII decimal character number. When
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