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7.2.2
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 7-1) 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.
GFMT
GFMT Display first 6
characters of format
Same as GFMT
GPFMT
Display and edit
active character and
ASCII value
Enter numeric ASCII
character value
Scroll right in format string
Scroll left in format string
Increment ASCII value
of active character
Decrement ASCII value
of active character
Press
to insert a space
before the active character
LDFMT
Press CLEAR to delete
the active character
Press
to save value
4
9
0
8
5
2
7
6
3
CLEAR
VERS
PROGRM
PFORMT
SERIAL
CALIBR
CONFIG
FORMAT
Note
Lower-case letters and some special characters cannot be displayed on the 590 AG Indicator front panel (see
the ASCII character chart in Section 8.3) and are shown as blanks. The 590 AG Indicator 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. PFORMT Menu, Showing Alphanumeric Character Entry Procedure