Rice Lake Ishida AstraLabel User Guide - Manual (Page 9)

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3. A dialog opens for you to specify the directory containing the scales data. The Data Save
(IF21) communications function on the scales was initially intended for use with a
dedicated floppy disk backup unit (called an IF21FD). When communicating with a PC,
this directory fills the role of the floppy disk on the IF21FD.
For this tutorial, simply click OK to use the default directory.
4. A Comms Progress dialog box appears to display the status of the data transfer. Wait for
the dialog box to appear, then initiate data transfer from the scales.
The progress dialog displays the number of bytes sent and received.
5. When you have finished the data transfer, click the Close button in the progress dialog to
end the communications session.
See Sending and Receiving Labels from the Scales for a full description of how to transmit
and receive label data from the scales.
Astra
1. Make the Label Edit window for the label you wish to transmit the active window, or select
the label in the Label List window
2. Select Send to Scales -> Current Label Only from the Tools menu.
3. A dialog opens with instructions on how to initiate data transfer from the scale.
Follow the instructions to start the transfer.
4. A message box appears to notify you when transmission of the label data has completed.
See Sending and Receiving Labels from the Scales for a full description of how to transmit
and receive label data from the scales.