Rice Lake Intrinsically Safe - Manual (Page 50)

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The , , and commands listed in Table 6-1 print the gross, net, and tare weights in non-displayed units—
that is, in the units not currently displayed on the indicator.
ID numbers included in the print format string ( command) must be set using the UID=VAL EDP command.
The 300-character limit of each print format string includes the output field length of the print formatting commands, not
the command length. For example, if the indicator is configured to show a decimal point, the command generates an
output field of 13 characters: the 10-character weight value (including decimal point), one space, and a two-digit units
identifier.
6.2 Customizing Print Formats
The following sections describe procedures for customizing the GFMT, NFMT and formats using the EDP port, the
front panel (PFORMT menu), and the Revolution® configuration utility.
6.2.1 Using the EDP Port
With a personal computer, terminal, or remote keyboard attached to the I/O Module EDP port, you can use the EDP
command set to customize the print format strings.
To view the current setting of a format string, type the name of the string (GFMT or NFMT) and press
ENTER
. For
example, to check the current configuration of the GFMT format, type GFMT and press
ENTER
. The indicator
responds by sending the current configuration for the gross format:
GFMT= GROSS
To change the format, use the GFMT or NFMT EDP command followed by an equals sign (=) and the modified
print format string. For example, to add the name and address of a company to the gross format, you could send the
following EDP command:
GFMT=FINE TRANSFER CO32400 WEST HIGHWAY ROADSMALLTOWN GROSS
A ticket printed using this format might look like the following:
FINE TRANSFER CO
32400 WEST HIGHWAY ROAD
SMALLTOWN
1345 LB GROSS
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 on page 45) to customize the print
formats.
Using the PFORMT menu, you can edit the print format strings by changing the decimal values of the ASCII
characters in the format string.
Lowercase letters and some special characters cannot be displayed on the 320IS front panel (see the ASCII
character chart on Table 7-5 on page 49 and Table 7-7 on page 50) and are shown as blanks. The 320IS can
send or receive any ASCII character; the character printed depends on the particular ASCII character set
implemented for the receiving device.
CFMT GROSSTARE<
SP>NET>COUNT<
NL>APWL>
NOTE: In OIML and CANADA modes, the letters PT
(preset tare) are automatically inserted after the printed
tare weight.
Format Default Format String Sample Output
Table 6-2. GFMT and NFMT Formats
Note
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