20 Function settings
20.2 Configure parameters for the counter function
You must configure the parameters for the counter in the “Function settings” tab in advance,
before you set the functional character, for instance in your character object.
Use the counter function to mark consecutive numbers according to the specified counter
configuration.
The counter does only work, if you do the following:
• First configure the parameters for the counter in the “Function settings” tab.
• Then you must insert the functional character of your specified counter in the text of your
marking object (character object or bar code/2D code object).
If the marking of a counter value is interrupted for instance by an alarm, check the counter value in
the marking file before resuming the marking process.
• The counter value is not updated in test marking mode.
• If the counter value is updated in remote mode or RUN mode, the current counter value
is saved without overwriting the file. To check the current counter value, go to “Marking
settings” > “Function settings” and select your counter number, e.g. “Counter 1”. The
current counter value is displayed in the “Current value” text box.
1. Select the “Function settings” tab.
2. Select “Current file” or “For all files”.
• In the “Current file” tab, you can specify counter configurations that can be used in
the current file.
• In the “For all files” tab, you can specify counter configurations that can be used in all
files. If you want to mark consecutive numbers across the different marking files, use
the counter for all files.
3. Select “Counter” and “Add”.
4. In the dialog, specify a number for “Counter No.”.
Setting range:
• “Current file”: “0” to “15”
• “For all files”: “16” to “31”
5. Select “OK”.
6. Specify any of the following parameters:
• “Current value”:
Specify the first value to be marked. Select a value between the starting value and
end value.
Setting range: “0” to “999999999”
• “Starting value”, “End value”:
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