Model 672/675 Technical Reference Manual
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The database setup parameter number is P699. To access the database setup mode:
1. Key in 699.
2. Press [SELECT].
The desired database may accessed by keying in that number and then press [ENTER]. Press [SELECT]
to move to parameter 700 and name the database. Press [SELECT] to move to parameter 701 and specify
the parameter to be stored in column 1. Press [SELECT] again to move to parameter 702 and specify the
parameter to be stored in column 2, and so on (through parameter 798 for 98 columns, if you like).
Most parameters (variables, etc.) entered as the column definition will require that you also specify an
instance (for example, 80.3).
To assign a parameter to a column, key in the parameter ID along with the instance (80.4, for example), and
press [ENTER]. If you are unsure which parameter you require, use the [F1] and [F4]. When the
appropriate parameter number is displayed, press [ENTER] to save it. The Model 672/675 will prompt you to
enter an instance. Repeat this procedure for all the columns (P701 through P798) your application will
require.
Only the first five characters of a parameter name are shown on the lower line of the 2x5 portion of the
display initially. You can view the rest of the name by pressing either the left or right arrow keys,
respectively. If no name has been assigned to the parameter, "None" is displayed.
To delete a column definition, press the [CLR] key when that column is shown. To delete all the current
selections for the columns of a database:
If rows have already been created in a database and you attempt to redefine the columns, the prompt
"CLEAR DBASE" displays briefly followed by "ENTER toCLR." Press [ENTER] to delete the existing rows in
the database, or any other key to abort the operation.
D
ATABASE
M
ENU
When parameter P806 is set for "dbase," the basic Database Menu can be accessed. To access this menu,
press the [ALPHA] key while the Model 672/675 is in one of the weigh modes (any mode below mode 90).
The basic Database Menu provides just four selections of operations. To view these selections you press
the [SELECT] key. To invoke the selected operation:
• Press the [ENTER] key alone, or
• Key in an (alpha) numeric entry, and then press the [ENTER] key
The operations listed on the basic Database Menu are considered simple operations.
More complex operations can be performed, but only by keying in the proper numeric operation code and
pressing the [SELECT] key (see the chart on the following page).
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