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Print at Stability configuration allows the user to choose what control they want to use to print. The user can choose Motion
Detect only, Stability control only, or both Motion Detect and Stability control. Take a look at the Instructions Manual to see
how the Motion Detect and Stability Control can be set.
Sending a PRINT command or pressing the PRINT button on the front panel will send a PRINT request to the scale, and the
scale will only print if the motion and stability conditions are met.
The Print At Stability Setup Screen
Follow the menu tree down this path to locate this setup screen:
SETUP MENU / OPTION SETUPS / RS232 / PRINT AT STABILITY.
There are five settings that control this function:
ACTV: This will activate or deactivate this function. Select ACTV from the horizontal menu on the bottom of the screen, and
then press ENTER to change this setting.
PCT: This is the percent of full scale capacity, which, if the scale reading falls below, will not automatically print. For
example, a 100lb full capacity scale set to 1% will not automatically print when there is less than 1 lb on the platform. In most
applications there is no purpose to generating a print after removing weight from the platform. This percent can be set to two
decimal places.
TIMEOUT: This is the time set by the user to timeout retrieval of the value after a certain period of time. By default, this value
is 0, which means that the scale is never going to timeout to print a weight values. It will continue to look for a stable point to
retrieve a weight value for printing. If the number is set other than 0, then this is the period that the scale will try to print a
weight value, and if it fails, it will print “TIMEOUT” in ASCII on the terminal.
NEG: By setting this to "YES", the automated print will work on both sides of zero. When set to "NO" it will only work with
positive weights. The user must take into consideration here that if this parameter is set to “NO”, then when the scale is
reading zero, the output may be erratic even though the scale is stable. This is because the value 0 in the scale is not a true
stable zero. The zero here may be a long decimal that goes beyond the resolution. In this case, the value maybe negative
and therefore, impeding the printing process. It is recommend to set this
to “YES” if the zero value is important.
ZERO NTFY: If this option is set to “YES”, then each time the scale is zeroed or a zero command is sent through one of the
communication ports, the indicator will wait for the scale to stabilize and detect if there is no motion. Once these conditions
are detected, the word “ZERO” appears on the output terminal in ASCII.
CONTROL: This option can be switched between Motion, Stability, Motion and Stability based on your preferences. This
determines how you want the Print at Stability to operate, whether based on Motion Detect, Stability Control or both. It is
important that when you choose these options, these features need to be activated within the system to operate properly.
Print Stream Mode with Print At Stability
Print Stream and Print at Stability can work together. If you want the scale to print weights constantly, then activate both of
these features together and they will work in tandem with each other.
Print Frame Definitions
A print frame is a list of up to ten functions for the scale to perform each time a print request is received. The list is executed
in the same order as shown is shown. A function can either be an item to be printed or a command for the scale. Currently
there is only one command and it is the CHAIN command. All other functions are items to be printed. If more than ten
functions are needed, as when defining print frames for complex labels, the CHAIN command can be used to chain to
another print frame definition.
Each print frame requires two memory slots. You can define as many frames as you like up to the number of free memory
slots available.
Each frame has a description associated with it. Descriptions are useful when you have many print frames defined, as when
you have multiple labels etc.
Only one frame can be active at any one time. Whenever the scale receives a print request, the currently activated frame will
be printed. The active frame is showed in the list with a check mark next to it.
