Rice Lake Revolution SURVIVOR 420HE, Installation Manual

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1.0 Print Formatting
The
420 Plus
provides two print formats, GFMT and
NFMT that determine the format of the printed output
when the
PRINT
key is pressed or when a KPRINT EDP
command is received. If a tare has been entered or
acquired, NFMT is used; otherwise, GFMT is used.
Each print format can be customized to include up to
300 characters of information, such as company name
and address, on printed tickets. You can use the
indicator front panel (PFORMT menu), EDP
commands, or the Revolution
®
configuration utility to
customize the print formats.
Display will only show capital letters, press the
down arrow to view the ASCII character
decimal value on the second menu level.
Refer to Table 1-4 on page 41 and Table 1-5
on page 42 to view the ASCII character
charts.
1.1 Print Formatting Commands
Table 1-1 lists commands you can use to format the
gross, net and count print formats. Commands included
in the format strings must be enclosed between < and >
delimiters. Any characters outside of the delimiters are
printed as text on the ticket. Text characters can include
any ASCII character that can be printed by the output
device.
The default GFMT and NFMT print formats use only
the new line (<NL>) command and the commands for
gross, net, and tare weights in displayed units (<G>,
<N>, and <T>).
The default
420 Plus print formats are shown in
Table 1-2:
• The <G2>, <N2>, and <T2> commands listed
in Table 1-1 print the gross, net, and tare
weights in non-displayed units—that is, in the
units not currently displayed on the indicator.
• ID numbers included in the print format string
(<UID> command) must be set using the UID
EDP command.Or, DIGIN must be set for
NEWID.
• The 300-character limit of each print format
string includes the output field length of the
print formatting commands, not the command
length. For example, if the indicator is
configured to show a decimal point, the <G>
command generates an output field of 13
characters: the 10-character weight value
(including decimal point), one space, and a
two-digit units identifier.
• PT (preset tare) is added to the tare weight if
tare was keyed in.
1.2 Customizing Print Formats
The following sections describe procedures for
customizing the GFMT and NFMT formats using the
EDP port, the front panel (PFORMT menu), and the
Revolution configuration utility.
Command Description
<G> Gross weight in displayed units
<G2> Gross weight in non-displayed units
<N> Net weight in displayed units
<N2> Net weight in non-displayed units
<T> Tare weight in displayed units
<T2> Tare weight in non-displayed units
<UID> Unit ID number
<CN> Consecutive number
<NL nn> New line ( nn = number of termination (<CR/LF>
or <CR>) characters)*
<SP nn> Space ( nn = number of spaces)*
<SU> Toggle weight data format (formatted/
unformatted)**
<TI> Time
<DA> Date
<TD> Time & Date
Gross, net, and tare weights are 9 digits in length, including
sign (10 digits with decimal point), followed by a space and a
two-digit units identifier. Total field length with units identifier
is 12 (or 13) characters.
ID and consecutive number (CN) fields are 1–6 characters in
length, as required.
Table 1-1. Print Format Commands
Note
* If nn is not specified, 1 is assumed. Value must be in the
range 1–99.
** After receiving an SU command, the indicator sends
unformatted data until the next SU command is received.
Unformatted data omits decimal points, leading and trailing
characters.
Format Default Format String Sample Output
GFMT <G> GROSS<NL> 2046.81 lb GROSS
NFMT
<G> GROSS<NL>
<T> TARE<NL>
<N> NET<NL> 4053.1 lb GROSS
15.6 lb TARE
4037.5 lb NET
Table 1-2. GFMT and NFMT Formats
Command Description
Table 1-1. Print Format Commands
Note