Rice Lake Ishida AstraLabel User Guide User Manual

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7.3 Unit Types

Clicking on Unit Types in the Scales Setup sub-menu of the Setup menu opens a dialog for
defining the unit properties used by the various print field unit types.

Unit Types Dialog

The dialog displays a list of the currently defined unit types. The following operations are
available.

Add a new unit type
Click the Add button.
This opens a Unit Type Definition dialog for you to define the new unit type.

Edit an existing unit type
Select a unit type from the list and click the Edit button (or double click on the unit type).
This opens a Unit Type Definition dialog for you to edit the unit type.

Delete a unit type
Select a unit type from the list and click the Delete button.
This deletes the unit type from the list.

Click OK to save your changes or click Cancel to close the dialog without saving.

Unit Type Definition Dialog

Defines the following data for a unit type.

Name

Assigns a name to the unit type. Used in Label Editor only.

Type

Specifies the type of the unit type. The type determines how the Label Edit window
displays print fields with this unit type. For example, a print field with a "Bar Code" unit type
appears as a bar code.
In addition to the standard unit types, a "User-Defined" type is also provided to allow new
unit types to be defined in the future.

Code

Specifies the unit type code that is transmitted to the scales.

Properties Used and Available Properties

The list on the left shows the properties that are set in the data packet that is transmitted to
the scales for print fields with this unit type. The properties are listed in the order that they
appear in the data packet. The list on the right shows the available properties.
Use the Add and Delete buttons to add or remove properties from the Properties Used list
on the left.

Note:

The order in which the properties appear in the list defines the data structure of the
packet. It is important that you specify the properties in the correct order expected by
the scales.

Click OK to save your changes or click Cancel to close the dialog without saving.