Rice Lake IQ plus 590-DC Installation Manual - Manual (Page 36)

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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=<G> GROSS<NL>
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 SHIPPING<NL>1357 WEST HOWARD
ROAD<NL>BIGTOWN<NL2><G> GROSS<NL>
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 XXXXXXX 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
4
9 0 8
5 2
7 6
3 CLEAR