1 using the edp port, 2 using the front panel, 1 using the edp port 7.2.2 using the front panel – Rice Lake IQ plus 590-DC Installation Manual User Manual

Page 36

IQ plus 590-DC Installation Manual

7.2.1

Using the EDP Port

With a personal computer, terminal, or remote
keyboard attached to the IQ plus 590-DC 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, NFMT, or CFMT) 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, NFMT, or
CFMT 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=MLC SHIPPING1357 WEST HOWARD
ROADBIGTOWN GROSS

A ticket printed using this format might look like the
following:

MLC SHIPPING
1357 WEST HOWARD ROAD
BIGTOWN

27862 LB GROSS

7.2.2

Using the Front Panel

I f y o u h a v e n o a c c e s s t o e q u i p m e n t f o r
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.

NOTE:

Lower-case letters and some special characters

cannot be displayed on the IQ plus 590-DC front
panel (see the ASCII character chart on page 35) and
are shown as blanks. The IQ plus 590-DC 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

XXXXXXX

GFMT

Display first 6

characters of format

Same as GFMT

NFMT

VERS

PROGRM

PFORMT

SERIAL

CALIBR

CONFIG

FORMAT

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

CFMT

Press CLEAR to delete
the active character

Press

to save value

CLEAR