DIGIWEIGH DW-PRT24T - Manual (Page 2)

There could be many forms with different names in the printer. However, only one of
them could be active at a particular moment, and only this active form will be issued at a
print command.
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Variables and Counters
The variables and counter are simply a location in the program or the printer allocated for
a text, which can be entered later, just before a print run. The counters also have the
quality to increase with a fixed step (increment) after a print command. You can use
variables and counters for those parts of a label, which will change often (e.g.: items’
names, prices, weight). This mode of work is obligatory, if you design a label for use
with a digital scale, because variables are the only way for the scales to send the weight
data to the printer. Variables are set in advance from Print->Define Variables or the
corresponding button, and their value can be changed later, usually before print from
Print->Update Variables, or by means of the button in the print dialog box itself.
The variables and counters have the following properties:
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Maximum length
· Prompt – a reminder text, useful for reference when working with variables and
counters later.
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Alignment – if their length is under the maximum, and in that case also- fill
characters.
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Increment step – only for counters.
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Label
A label (label design) is the inner format of DIGIWEIGH Label Editor. It contains the
commands for the printer and all the additional information needed for printing the label
(graphics and fonts). This is not a text file and you cannot open it with a text editor,
unlike the form. Saving a label on the disk records all the information, including the
current contents of the variables and counters. When you open it later, you can proceed
with your design whence you left it.
When you save a label in the printer, the program automatically generates commands for
the respective form and sends them to the printer, and also saves all the graphics and
fonts the labels design uses.
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Graphics
A graphic is an object in the printer, which saves information about the graphic image
(picture). A graphic has a name by which any form can send for it. The requirements for
the graphic’s name are the same as those for the form.
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Font