Printer Interface Software User Manual
5. Consumption report 6. Delivery note
Fig 8.1
Customer wise production report: If we select customer menu from the main menu the following screen would appear as shown in (Fig 8.2) figure. There will be two-entry box
“From date” and “To date” in which we have to enter the duration of particular period
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that we would like to view the report. If we press view button then the report details will be displayed for customer as shown in (fig 8.3) figure.
Fig 8.2
Fig 8.3
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Jobsite wise production report: If we select the jobsite menu from the main menu the following screen would appear as shown in (Fig 8.4) figure. There will be two entry box
“From date” and “To date” similar to that of customer report in which we have to enter the duration of particular period that we would like to view the report and press view button then the report details will be displayed for jobsite as shown in (fig 8.5) figure.
Fig 8.4
Fig 8.5
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Truck wise production report: If we select truck menu from the main menu the
following screen would appear as shown in (Fig 8.6) figure. There will be two entry box
“From date” and “To date” similar to that of customer and jobsite report in which we have to enter the duration of particular period that we would like to view the report for and press view button then the report details will be displayed for truck as shown in (fig 8.7) figure
Fig 8.6
Fig 8.7
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Batch report: If we select batch menu from the main menu the following screen would appear as shown in (Fig 8.8) figure. There will be two entry box “From date” and “To date” in which we have to enter the duration of particular period that we would like to view the report for and press view button then the report details will be displayed as shown in (fig 8.9) figure. In this report we can view the details of all the actual values of the batches held during that particular period (from date to date)
Fig 8.8
Fig 8.9
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Consumption report: There are two types of consumption reports available.
1. Per day consumption report 2. Total consumption report
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Per day consumption report: if we select consumption menu from main menu a screen will appear as shown in (Fig 8.10) figure and there will be two entry box for date as to that of our early reports and below that there will be two option button “per day” and “total” if we select per day option then the report will be generated as shown in (Fig 8.11) figure. Here the records will be generated as per the duration for example if we had given the duration date as from “1/1/2003” to “1/1/2002” then it will list one record the consumption for that particular day alone or else if we had given from “1/2/2003” to
“2/1/2003” then it will list two records if our system date format is (DD/MM/YYYY) if system date format is (MM/DD/YYYY) then it will list thirty three records (if all the day has production) because it will take 2 as the month.
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Fig 8.11
Total consumption report: Where as in total consumption report it will calculate the consumption of all the materials from the given period (From date to date) and generate the report in single line as shown in (Fig 8.12) figure.
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8.12
Deliver Note: Select the delivery note menu option from the main menu then the following screen will appear as shown in (Fig 8.13) figure then type the batch no for which we require the delivery note and then press the print button once and this will print batch sheet directly in to the printer.
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Fig 8.13
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9.Settings (Setup)
A separate menu option provided in the main menu to change the settings of such parameters like port no and resetting of batch no, password etc. There are two submenus provided they are password settings and port settings as shown in (Fig 9.1) figure.
Fig 9.1
Password Settings: The following screen will appear if we choose the password
settings as shown in (Fig 9.2) figure here we must enter the password, initially the default password provided would be “StetterMCI70N” later this can be edited through change password settings option as per our convenience. To change the password all we have to do is type the password and get access in to the edit password and this will take us to another screen as shown in (Fig 9.3.a, 9.3.b) figure and in which there will be a entry box and two option buttons “Edit Password “ and “Edit Batch no & Plant No”. If we need to change the password then we must enter the new password and press save button so that the data gets saved or else if we require to change the batch no or plant serial no then we must choose the edit batch no and plant serial no option and make the required changes and press save to commit changes.
Note: Resetting of batch no feature is given to help the plant user to over come a
unavoidable situation like for example if an operator wants to add the current batch to the previous batch list then he can use this option and change the batch no to previous batch no and proceed, by this action the current production will get stored in to the previous batch list.
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Fig 9.2
Fig 9.3.a
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Fig 9.3.b
Port Settings: Normally the serial communication cable from the panel will be connected to the computers serial communication port number 1 that is the default port setting will be Port 1 .if we wish to connect the communication to the port 2 then after connecting the serial cable to the communication port 2 we must specify that in port setting option as shown in (Fig 9.4) figure and change the number from 1 to 2 and press save to commit the changes.
Fig 9.4
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10.Trouble Shooting
1.Run time error: if this error occurs in between the batch or at any time then note the error number and statement that listed in the window and inform to Stetter engineers immediately.
2.Unable to start the batch: see whether all the parameters are selected correctly from the start screen entry box.
3.Production is running in auto mode but data’s are not shown on the table in the batch screen (Fig 10.1). In such situation we must check the following points
Fig 10.1
a) Check whether communication cable is connected to the computer port and that too connected in the correct port as specified in the port settings.
b) Check whether communication status indication at the bottom of the screen as shown in (Fig 10.1) figure changes from red to green colour in between the batches. If the colour does not change then there must be some problem with the cable if it changes then it will display the data. In such situation call the Stetter engineers for better solution.
4.After completion of batch printer does not print the batch sheet. In such situation a) Check whether the printer is connected to the computer
b) Check whether printer is installed properly.
c) Make sure that the correct driver is installed
d) Make sure that the printer is switched to online mode
If the problem is still not solved after checking all the above conditions then call the Stetter engineers for solution.
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