Rice Lake 120 Digital Weight Indicator - Manual (Page 32)

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6.2.2 Using the Front Panel
If you have no access to equipment for communication through the EDP port or are working at a site where such
equipment cannot be used, you can use the PFORMT menu (see Figure 6-1) to customize the print format. Using
the PFORMT menu, you can edit the print format string by changing the hex values of the ASCII characters in
the format string.
To edit a print format, do the following:
1. In setup mode, use the navigation keys to go to the PFORMT menu. Press to show the EDIT submenu.
2. Press again to show the print format string. Use the and keys to scroll through the format. The
number position of each character is shown in the two digits at the left of the display, hex 00–BF.
3. To edit a character, press while the character is displayed. The rightmost digit flashes, indicating that
it can be changed. Use the and keys to increment or decrement the value, or use the key to move
to the next digit. Press to save any changes and advance to the next character in the string.
4. If done, press to return to the EDIT submenu.
5. To insert one or more characters, display the character position after which characters are to be inserted.
Press to return to the EDIT submenu, then press to show the INSERT parameter. Press to insert
one character; repeat presses to add more characters. Each press of the key adds a character at the
location last shown under EDIT submenu and shifts all subsequent characters to the right. Inserted
characters are assigned hex value 00 (null).
To edit inserted characters, return to the EDIT submenu and make changes as described under step 3.
6. To delete one or more characters, display the character to be deleted. Press to return to the EDIT
submenu, then press twice to show the DELETE parameter. Press to delete one character; repeat
presses to delete more characters. Each press of the key deletes a character, starting at the location last
shown under EDIT submenu, then moving left to preceding characters. Each deletion shifts all
subsequent characters to the left.
Note
Some characters cannot be displayed on the 120 front panel (see the ASCII character chart on page 31) and
are shown as blanks. The 120 can send or receive any ASCII character; the character printed depends on
the particular ASCII character set implemented for the receiving device.
EDIT
VERS DATE TIME PFORMT SERIAL CALIBR CONFIG FORMAT PROGRM
I NSERT DELETE
00_@40 00
0 1 _ N 4 E
Position
Character
ASCII
Value
x x _ _ 0 0
Figure 6-1. PFORMT Menu, Showing Alphanumeric Character Entry Procedure