Hardy Enviro Bench Scales User Manual

Enviro™ Series

Printer Addendum

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Hardy’s Enviro™ Series checkweighing instruments can be connected to a variety of serial printers and
remote displays via the serial communications port. Recommended printers available through 3

rd

parties are
listed below with an explanation of how each printer connects to the Enviro™ Series instrument. See the
Hardy Instruments Website for an up-to-date listing of recommended printers.

Printers available from Fairbanks Scales................................................................................................... 1

3550 Tape Printer.................................................................................................................................. 1

TM-U295 Ticket Printer....................................................................................................................... 2

TM-U590 Ticket Printer....................................................................................................................... 2

Okidata 186T Form Printer................................................................................................................... 3

Okidata 420 Form Printer ..................................................................................................................... 6

Remote Display..................................................................................................................................... 8

Printers available from Fairbanks Scales

3550 Tape Printer

The Enviro™ Series should
be programmed for Port 1
Output button, 9600 baud, 8
data bits, no stop bits, and
Hibusy.

DS2 ON

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Enviro™ DB25 . . . . . .

OFF

X
X
X

X
X

X

X
X

DS1 ON

1
2

3

4
5
6
7
8
9

10

OFF

X
X
X
X

X

X

X
X

X

X

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TM-U295 Ticket Printer

The Enviro™ Series should be programmed for Port 1
Output button, 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no stop bits, and
Hibusy.

Set the printer’s dip switches per the following:

Enviro™ DB25

TM-U590 Ticket Printer

The Enviro™ Series should be programmed for Port 1
Output button, 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no stop bits, and
Hibusy

1 and 3 on, the rest off.

Enviro™ DB25

Printer dip switch settings:
DSW 1: 1, 3, and 7 on only.
DSW 2: All off.

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Okidata 186T Form Printer

The Enviro™ Series should be programmed for Port 1 Output button, 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no stop bits,
and Hibusy.

To Change Menu Settings:

1. To enter MENU MODE, press and hold SELECT

“UTILITY” LEDs will blink.

while turning on the printer. The “12” and

2. With the printer in the Menu Mode, press SELECT

default settings print out. It is recommended to use tractor fed paper.

Note: The printed menu selections are different for each emulation mode.

3. Press LINE FEED

column on the Menu printout).

4. Press FORM FEED

column on the Menu printout).

5. Press TOF SET

settings are the right-hand column on the Menu printout).

6. To continue making changes: press LINE FEED

next item. Repeat as needed until you are finished changing settings.

7. Press PITCH

Notes:

Exiting the Menu Mode by turning off the printer will cancel any changed settings.
Printed menu’s changes per Printer Emulation Mode. If printer emulation mode is NOT set to ML, set this

first, then reprint the menu. Then set menu as follows:

to select the relevant group that needs to be changed (the group is the left-hand

to select the relevant item within the selected group (the Item is the center

to cycle through the settings available for the item you want to change (the

and MODE together to save the changes and exit the Menu Mode.

to print the complete menu. The current

for the next group or press FORM FEED for the

(group) (item) (set)

(press LINE FEED to change) (press FORM FEED to change) (press TOF SET to change)

Printer Control

Font
Font
Font
Font
Font
Font

Symbol Sets
Symbol Sets
Symbol Sets

Emulation Mode

Print Mode
DRAFT Mode
Pitch
Proportional Spacing
Style
Size

Character Set
Language Set
Zero Character

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ML

Utility
SSD
10 CPI
No
Normal
Single

Standard
American
Slashed