Communicating with the scale – Rice Lake Ishida AstraLink User Manual
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3. Communicating with the Scale
AstraLink communicates with the scale using one of the PC's serial ports.
To display the scale communications screen, click the Comms tab at the top of the AstraLink
window (below the menu bar). The figure below shows an example.
3.1 Receiving Data From the Scale
The procedure is as follows.
1.
Click the Receive from Scale button. This displays the dialog show below.
NOTE: The operation of the Astra scale may vary somewhat from that described below,
deepening on which Astra model you are using. If in doubt, consult the Astra Operation
Manual.
2.
AstraLink is now ready to receive data from the scale. However, to start the transfer you
need to perform the following operations on the scale.
Remove any keysheet from the Astra keyboard to expose the programming keyboard.
3.
On the Astra, enter 9000 using the numeric keys on the right, then press the MODE
key. The scale display shows "registration" indicating registration mode.
4.
Next, press the down arrow key a number of times until "communication" appears.