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Communication
Connecting a printer
The QC-300 supports certain USB printers. The printer must be approved for use by Metronics. The cur-
rent printer is shown in the Print setup screen discussed in
Chapter 10: Setup.
1 Verify that the QC-300 and printer power are off. Con-
nect the USB printer to the USB Type A port on the side of
the enclosure.
2 Make sure the USB cable plug is fully inserted.
Printer format strings
The formatting strings listed below include one or more
ASCII codes listed at the end of this chapter. This format-
ting is configured in the Print setup screen discussed in
Chapter 10: Setup.
• Pre Line: ASCII control character (or string) for printer control before printing a line.
• Post Line: ASCII control character (or string) for printer control after printing a line.
• Pre Form: ASCII control character (or string) for printer control before printing a form.
• Post Form: ASCII control character (or string) for printer control after printing a form.
Report formats
Reports of feature measurement data
can be printed with the formats dis-
cussed in the Print setup screen por-
tion of Chapter 10: Setup. These can
include:
• Number of lines per page
• Form
• Pre/Post line formats
• Pre/Post formats
• Axis labels
• Units of measure
USB printer
port
Printing Reports