User`s manual

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Detailed operating instructions
An
increment is the value by which a counter box is incremented or decremented after each update
(each marking of a rating plate).
The
counting direction group includes setting options such as forward and back for setting box
incrementations and/or decrementations.
The
repeat counter is activated by enabling the Note sequence option. The box will be ticked, with
other control units in this group becoming active.
There are two options for proceeding after having achieved a set number of repeats. When selecting
the M
essage option, a window will be displayed with the result and offering a facility for resetting the
counter box.
Autom.reset will automatically reset a counter box when a set repeat number is
reached.
The number of required
repeats may be entered in the entry box of the same name or changed by the
arrow key in single steps.
The
Update input box shows the present update of the repeat counter. When this counter setting is
reached, marking will be continued with the next cycle. This value may also be changed by direct input
or by means of the =>
set => push-button by setting it to Repeat.
A facility for displaying a figure for a fixed width, possibly with leading zeros, is available by the
Use
leading zeros
option.
The required
number of digits (max. 9) will be set with the input box below this. When the number of
digits is exceeded by a counter, this will be dynamically extended.
The
Use alpha numeric counter box option will be activated by Prefix and Suffix prompt boxes. Any
text entered in
Prefix will be a prefix to the figures of the counter box, with text entered in Suffix being
suffixed
.
5.14.2 Other settings for date boxes
When having entered a date box in the ”Box” prompt window as a box type, confirmed by the ”Others”
control section, the ”Date box” prompt window will be displayed as follows.
Fig. 15: Date prompts - Special settings for date boxes