Rice Lake IQ plus 590-DC Installation Manual - Manual (Page 35)

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7.0 Print Formatting
The IQ plus 590-DC provides three print formats,
GFMT, NFMT, and CFMT that determine the format
of the printed output when the
PRINT key is pressed
or when a KPRINT EDP command is received. If no
tare has been entered, the GFMT print format is used;
if a tare has been entered, NFMT is used; in counting
mode, CFMT is used.
Each print format can be customized to include up to
300 characters of information, such as company name
and address, on printed tickets. You can use the
i n d i c a t o r f r o n t p a n e l ( P F O R M T m e n u ) , E D P
c o m m a n d s , o r t h e R e v o l u t i o n
™ S c a l e w a r e
configuration utility to customize the print formats.
7.1 Print Formatting Commands
Table 7-1 lists commands you can use to format the
gross and net print formats. Commands included in
the format strings must be enclosed between < and >
delimiters. Any characters outside of the delimiters
are printed as text on the ticket. Text characters can
include any ASCII character that can be printed by the
output device.
The default GFMT and NFMT print formats use only
the new line (<NL>) command and the commands for
gross, net, and tare weights in displayed units (<G>,
<N>, and <T>).
The default IQ plus 590-DC print formats are shown
in Table 7-2:
NOTES:
• The <G2>, <N2>, and <T2> commands listed
in Table 7-1 print the gross, net, and tare
weights in non-displayed units—that is, in the
units not currently displayed on the indicator.
• ID numbers included in the print format string
(<ID> command) must be set using the UID
EDP command.
• The 300-character limit of each print format
string includes the output field length of the
print formatting commands, not the command
length. For example, if the indicator is
configured to show a decimal point, the <G>
command generates an output field of 13
characters: the 10-character weight value
(including decimal point), one space, and a
two-digit units identifier.
7.2 Customizing Print Formats
The following sections describe procedures for
customizing the GFMT, NFMT, and CFMT formats
using the EDP port, the front panel (PFORMT menu),
and the Revolution Scaleware configuration utility.
Command Description
<G> Gross weight in displayed units
<G2> Gross weight in non-displayed units
<N> Net weight in displayed units
<N2> Net weight in non-displayed units
<T> Tare weight in displayed units
<T2> Tare weight in non-displayed units
<C> Current piece count
<W> Current piece weight
<ID> Unit identifier
<CN> Consecutive number
<NLnn> New line (nn = number of termination [<CR/LF>
or <CR>] characters)*
<SPnn> Space (nn = number of spaces)*
<SU> Toggle weight data format (formatted/
unformatted)**
Gross, net, and tare weights are 10 digits in length, including
sign, followed by a space and a two-digit units identifier.
Total field length with units identifier is 13 characters.
ID and consecutive number (CN) fields are 1–6 characters in
length, as required.
* If nn is not specified, 1 is assumed. Value must be in the
range 1–99.
Table 7-1. Print Format Commands
** After receiving an SU command, the indicator sends
unformatted data until the next SU command is received.
Unformatted data omits decimal points, leading and trailing
characters.
Format Default Format String Sample Output
GFMT <G> GROSS<NL> 2046.81 lb GROSS
NFMT <G> GROSS<NL>
<T> TARE<NL>
<N> NET<NL> 4053.1 lb GROSS
15.6 lb TARE
4037.5 lb NET
CFMT <C><NL> 512 PC
NOTE: In OIML and CANADA modes, the letters PT (preset
tare) are automatically inserted after the printed tare weight.
Table 7-2. Default Print Formats
Command Description
Table 7-1. Print Format Commands (Continued)