Dillon FI-127 - Manual (Page 36)

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Instructions for working with strings:
An ASCII character is any number between 0 and 255,
inclusive. See Appendix A for a complete list of ASCII
characters used with the FI-127. To repeat any ASCII
character without entering it multiple times, enter the
number then a decimal, then the number of repetitions
you want. For example, an entry of 32.5 specifies that a
space character is to be transmitted five times. If no
decimal is entered, the indicator will send one character.
To insert a character at the end of the string, just press
ENTER while the indicator displays End. To insert a
character before the current character, press the +/- key.
To move back and forth along the string press the Е
Е Е Е Е or
MENU keys. To delete the current character press
ZERO.
Layouts The FI-127 has 14 default print layouts (max. 15) (see
Appendix B: Default Layouts and Examples). The display
shows LAy. nn, with nn being the identifying number of
that layout.
Each layout consists of one or more of the print items in
Table 1 below. Some items have a selectable variable. To
see this variable, press the ENTER key twice while the
item is displayed, key in a value or press the Е
Е Е Е Е or MENU
keys to scroll through a list. Press ENTER to accept the
variable.
See the section Step by Step Instructions for some extra
help.
Table 1: Layout Print Items
*ASCII Select an ASCII string number defined in the ASCII menu.
*Ch. Outputs an ASCII character you enter.
*Spaces Displayed as nn SP where nn is the number of spaces to be
transmitted. (0 through 255)
*Crs Displayed as nn Cr. where nn is the number of carriage
returns transmitted.
*LFS Displayed as nn LF where nn is the number of line feeds to be
transmitted.
FF Transmits a form feed control character.
Force Transmits the Force value.
Top Transmits the peak force.
First Transmits the 1st peak value.
Display Transmits the currently displayed force (force, peak, 1st peak,
frozen force). This means that if a frozen force is displayed,
that is what will be transmitted.
Selected Transmits currently selected display. This means that if you
have Force selected but a frozen force is displayed, the live
force will be transmitted.
* - denotes items that require
detailed information. For example: if
“LABEL” is inserted within a layout,
you must specify the label to be
printed; if “SP” is inserted, you must
specify the number of spaces to be
transmitted.