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The default 480 print formats are shown in Table 7-2:

The , , and commands listed in Table 7-1 print the gross, net, and tare weights in
non-displayed units—that is, in the units not currently displayed on the indicator.

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.

PT (preset tare) is added to the tare weight if tare was keyed in.

7.2

Customizing Print Formats

The following sections describe procedures for customizing the GFMT, NFMT, ACCFMT and SPFMT formats
using the front panel (PFORMT menu). See Figure 3-7 for print format menu structure.

7.2.1

Using the Front Panel

You can use the PFORMT menu to customize the print formats.

Using the PFORMT menu (see Figure 3-7), you can edit the print format strings by changing the decimal values of
the ASCII characters in the format string.

Lower-case letters and some special characters cannot be displayed on the

480

front panel (see the ASCII

character charts on page 55 and page 56) and are shown as blanks. The

480

can send or receive any ASCII

character; the character printed depends on the particular ASCII character set implemented for the receiving
device.

Figure 7-1. Print Format Menu

Format

Default Format String

When Used

GFMT