Operating Instructions Combics Indicators  107
Data Output Format 
Each line in a print job can contain up to 22 characters (up to 20 printable 
characters plus two control characters). The fi rst 6 characters, called the “data 
header”, identify the subsequent value. You can suppress the header under menu 
item 7.2 in the “Printouts” menu; in this case, the print job has up to 16 characters 
(up to 14 printable characters plus two control characters). 
  Example: Output Without an ID Code                 +     253 pcs  16 characters are printed
  Example: Output With an ID Code  Qnt  +     253 pcs  22 characters are printed
Display segments that are not activated are output as spaces. Values with no decimal 
point are output without a decimal point.
Data Output Format with 16 Characters (without Data Header)
Normal Operation
Position  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  +  *  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  *  E  E  E  CR LF
or  –  *  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  *  E  E  E  CR LF
or    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  CR LF
+-: Plus or minus sign 
*:  Space 
A:  Digit or letter (max. 7 characters plus decimal point)
E:  Unit symbol (1 to 3 letters followed by 2-0 spaces)
CR: Carriage return
LF: Line feed
Special Codes
Position  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  *  *  *  *  *  *  –  –  *  *  *  *  *  *  CR LF
or  *  *  *  *  *  *  H  *  *  *  *  *  *  *   CR LF
or  *  *  *  *  *  *  H  H  *  *  *  *  *  *  CR LF
or  *  *  *  *  *  *  L  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  CR LF
or  *  *  *  *  *  *  L  L  *  *  *  *  *  *  CR LF
or  *  *  *  *  *  *  L  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  CR LF
*:  Space
– –: Final readout
H:  Overload
HH: Overload in checkweighing
L:  Underweight
L L: Underweight in checkweighing
C:  Calibration/Adjustment
Error Message
Position  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  *  *  *  E  r  r  *  *  #  #  *  *  *  *  CR LF
  *  *  *  E  r  r  *  *  #  #  #  *  *  *  CR LF
*:  Space
#:  Number (2 or 3 digit error number)
  Data Interfaces