Rice Lake DWM-IV Weighmeter Standard Operators Manual - Manual (Page 24)

F3.4 Consecutive Number Print
F3.5 ID Print
Controls whether or not these items will be included in the data sent out of the serial port
(such as to a printer).
F3.6 Negative Print Enable
Allows printing of negative weight readings. This is not allowed in “Legal for Trade”
applications.
F3.7 - 24-Hour Clock
If enabled and you have a time/date module, all times will be in “Military Time” (24
hour). If disabled, times are 12 hour AM/PM.
F3.8 Preamble/Postamble/Custom Formatting
Note: When this step is entered, “F3.8” is not displayed. The display advances
immediately to the preamble entry field, “FF FF FF”.
This is used with the serial ports. It allows you to add characters to the beginning and
ending of the data stream. For example, this can be used to cause a printer to reset or
change the print size at the beginning of a print, and reset, cut-off or paper release at the
end of a print. Only three (3) preamble and three (3) postamble characters are allowed.
All preamble and postamble values are in hexadecimal (base 16, 0-9, A-F). If not used
they should be set to “FF”. Note, that if custom print formatting has been enabled in
“F4.7” or “F4.8” custom print formatting will begin after the postamble has been entered.
All custom print formatting is done in decimal (base 10, 0-9). Custom print formatting
consists of two (2) pages. The first is used for normal print output (F4.7) and is ended by
the first “255”. The second is used for totals printing (F4.8) and is ended by the second
“255”.
F4.0 Print Mode
Controls how prints are initiated. “1” is the normal setting and will latch the request for
print from any input (front panel [PRINT] button, contact closure TB1-1, print command
from bi-directional interface) and print when stable weight data is available as per F1.3.
“2” will only print if the weight data is stable as per F1.3 at the time the request is made.
“3” is autoprint and will print based on F1.3, F4.2 and F4.3 without an external request.
Print data is available on TB2 of the mother board or from channel 1 (demand) of “DDO”
(dual-data output) option board which, if installed, is connected to J6.
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