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DATE
Prints the current date in the format mm/dd/yyyy. (when the time and date option is installed)
SCADES
Prints the 14 character scale description as entered in the system menu.
SCAID#
Prints the scale ID number as entered in the system menu.
WEIGH#
Prints the auto-
incrementing weigh number who’s starting value was entered in the system menu. This
number will increment each time a frame is printed.
TEXDEF
Prints a 14 character text string that was entered as a text definition. Use SRC to select the text definition.
UNITXT
Prints a 3 character indication of the currently selected units conversion (lb, kg, oz etc).
TARDES
Prints the 14 character description of the current active tare weight.
SMPDES
Prints the 14 character description of the current active sample weight (parts counting).
ASCII
Will send a single ASCII character to the port. Among other things this is useful to send ESC sequences to
the printer to change fonts etc. Use SRC to enter the ASCII code.
CHFONT
Change Font. Works only with EPSON compatible printers. Use SRC to select the font.. See explanation
below.
CHPNT
Change Point size. Use SRC to toggle through the choices 16,20,24,30,36,40,42,48,52,56,60,64
CHAIN
Will end the current frame and initiate another. Use SRC to select the next frame. Avoid chaining to the
same frame, as this will cause endless looping.
Print Frame Design Examples
The first example is a simple print frame that will print the weight followed by a carriage return and a line feed.
FUNCTN
SOURCE
C L SP
Weight
Plat#001
0
The next example shows a more complex definition. Here we will design a five line label.
Line 1and line 2 will be blank (used for spacing the label vertically).
Line 3 will show the time in 12hr format, followed by 1 space,
Line 4 shows day of the week with 1 trailing space.
Line 5 shows the date followed by a carriage return and a line feed.
Line 6 will show the scale’s text description (as programmed through the system menu) followed by 3 spaces.
Line 7 shows the weight followed by a carriage return and a line feed.
Line #8 will be blank (again used for spacing the label vertically).
FUNCTN
SOURCE
C L SP
Comments
Null
0
Two blank lines. Note the check marks on C and L.
Null
0
Time12
1
Line #3, the time and 1 space
Day
1
Day of week and one space
Date
0
Date followed by a CR and LF
SCADES
3
Line #4, The scales description followed by 3 spaces
Weight
Plat#001
0
The weight followed by a CR and LF
Null
0
Two blank lines. Note the check marks on C and L.
The label would look like:
11:31:43 Tue 12/03/1999
ScaleDescr +123.456
Remember that there are only 10 functions allowed per print frame, and we used nearly all of them in this example. If you
needed more you could define a second print frame and use a CHAIN function at the end of first frame to chain to the
second frame.
Text Definitions
Sometimes it is desirable to include text when printing a label. Each text definition allows you to define a 14 character text
string. To access text definitions, go to the menu SETUP MENU/OPTION
SETUPS/RS232/TEXT DEFINITIONS. A list of current text definitions is shown and you can NEW, EDT or DEL them in the
usual way. ACTV is not used here.
