Industrial Data Systems IDS 440 - Manual (Page 43)

IDS440 Users Manual version 4.2 Parameter Functions
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Function 65 Configure Print Formats
Use function 65 to modify print formats to meet your print requirements. The print
formats are grouped into PAGES that are used for generating print data onto a form.
Each page is organized into rows and columns as follows:
Line No. Column No. Item No.
Line No. = Line number on the page to print the item on.
Column No. = Column position where item print begins.
Item No. = Item to print.
Print format design requires you to become familiar with the PAGE LIST and the PRINT
ITEM LIST. The PAGE LIST describes how each PAGE is used. The PRINT ITEM
LIST describes what ITEMS can be included in each page. Use the print format
worksheets to design new print formats. The PRINT FORMAT DESIGN EXAMPLE
illustrates how a print format is designed. A list of the default print formats is found in
DEFAULT PRINT FORMATS. The print formats (PAGES) are initialized to factory
settings when the Initialize System Parameters function is used. (parameter function 73).
Modify or Design a Print Format
1. Hold the CLEAR key down and press the ENTER key to enter the configure mode.
Enter CFG number 65.
2. The IDS440 prompts “PAGE”. Enter the Page number that you want to modify.
3. The IDS440 prompts “Px E1” where x is the page number that you entered and E1
indicates that the current entry being modified is entry 1. Press the ENTER key.
4. The IDS440 prompts “L x” where x is the line number on the page that entry 1 is to
print on. Enter a new line number or press ENTER to use the displayed number.
5. The IDS440 prompts “C x” where x is the column number on the page that entry 1 is
to print on. Enter a new column number or press ENTER to use the displayed
number.
6. The IDS440 prompts “i x” where x is the item number that is to be printed. (See
Print Item List for a description of items that can be printed). Enter a new item
number or press the ENTER key to use the displayed number.
7. The IDS440 prompts “Px E2”. Use the procedure above to modify entry 2. Use the
UNITS key ( ↓) to scroll forward in the page table, use the PRINT key (↑) to scroll
backwards.
8. Enter a zero (0) for the line number (L 0) after the last entry that is to be printed.
Press the CLEAR key to exit from the current page. NOTE: it the 16 th entry is used,
then a zero entry for the line number is not necessary.