11
Soft Keys
The functions of active soft keys are
indicated by symbols and abbreviations
in the last line on the display:
Abbreviations in this example:
1st ID: Store the first ID line
ESC: Cancel inputt
Symbols used for soft key functions:
oo: Return to initial state
o: Next higher menu level
O: Show items under selected entry
Q: Move up one position in I/O window
q: Move down one position in I/O
window
l: Confirm selected parameter setting
Numeric Input Through the Keypad
§ Enter numbers one digit at a time:
Press 0, 1, 2 … 9 as needed
§ Store input:
Press the required key (e.g., press )
to store manual tare input)
$ Deleting a digit:
Press c briefly
$ Deleting entire input string:
Press and hold c (> 2 sec.)
Text Input Through the Keypad
§ Press the a key
> “ABC” is displayed
§ Press the key on which the desired
letter is printed repeatedly, until that
letter is displayed.
$ If the next character is on the same key,
press the
l soft key or wait 2 seconds
before entering it.
$ Entering a space: Press the 0 key
$ Entering punctuation or special
characters:
Press the 1 or . key repeatedly
until the desired character is displayed,
then press the
l soft key to insert it.
$ Deleting characters:
Press c briefly
$ Deleting entire input string:
Press and hold c (> 2 sec.)
$ Return to numeric input mode:
Press the a key
> 123 is displayed
§ Store input:
Press the required soft key
(for example,
1st ID)
Input Through the Weighing Platform
You can store the weight on the
weighing platform; for example, as a
tare weight (press the ) key)
Input Through the Digital I/O Port
You can connect a remote hand switch
or foot switch to the input control line,
for use with all application programs.
Assign one of the following functions
to this switch in the Setup menu,
under
Device parameters -
Control input:
–
Print key
– Print key -O 2 s ec
– Tare key
– Tare key -O 2 s ec
– Fn key
– WP toggle key
– Combined zero/tare
function
Input Through the COM Port
See page 53, “Data Input Format.”
Input Through a Bar Code Scanner or
External Keyboard
Input is analogous to indicator
keyboard input:
– Weight values for tare memory
– Reference weight values for the
Counting, Neutral Measurement and
Weighing in Percent applications
– Numeric values
– Product identifiers
Select a menu item under
Device
parameters
– Bar code
to define how scanned data is handled.
The menu items available are explained
in the following:
Select
Reference, Tare or
ID1 to save the scanned value as
a reference, tare or ID value. The bar
code itself may designate the value
type. Select
Input without
activating a function
to have the value displayed only.