OPERATION
25257 Issue 3 November 2013 3-23
Date/Time elements and Formatting text: Fields used in conjunction
with each other:
• Select the Date/Time field, press the “Edit” button and then press the
Up and Down buttons to select the required Date/Time element. Press
the “Edit” button again.
• The data in the step above will appear in the “Formatting text” field’. At
this stage, insert the required separating characters such as / or - using the
keyboard.
Example:
To enter the date in the format DD/MM/YY:
(1) In the “Date/Time element” field select “Day (1-31)”.
(2) Go to the “Formatting text” field and enter “/” as a separator (can also
be a space, a dash, etc.)
(3) Return to the “Date/Time element” field and select “Month (1-12)”.
(4) Go to “Formatting text field” and enter “/”.
(5) Return to the “Date/Time element” field and select “Year 2-Digit”.
To accept a format it is essential to enter and exit the date/time element field.
Offset unit: The unit of the date offset (days, weeks, months, etc.).
Offset value: Number of offset units to apply (e.g. 0, 10, 52, etc.).
Update Mode: Sets the required roll-over time for a date/time field. The
available options depend on the update mode selected, as follows:
Depending on the mode selected you can set the required roll-over date and
time; for example, with the ’Every Day’ mode selected you can then select
the roll-over hour, minute and second.
First calendar week: Format of the start of the year.
Data display language: Language of displayed text.
Horizontal and vertical position: Allows positioning of the field within
the print area (Defined in Global Print Settings).
Font: Font to be used (arial, courier, etc.).
Font size: Size of the character in points.
Font style: Format of the font (complete, Block, etc.).
Update Mode Every Month Every Week Every Day Every Hour Every Minute
Update Day Set 1 to 31 Set 1 to 31
Update Hour Set 0 to 23 Set 0 to 23 Set 0 to 23
Update Minute Set 0 to 59 Set 0 to 59 Set 0 to 59 Set 0 to 59
Update Second Set 0 to 59 Set 0 to 59 Set 0 to 59 Set 0 to 59 Set 0 to 59