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How to Use Print Typesetting Function

Example:

Printer and Page Setup

1. Print Typesetting function only provided in DOP-AE series.

2. Select Printer

The users can click File > New to get into the New Application tab and select the printer using the
“Printer” drop-down list in New Application tab. Or click Options > Configuration > Print to select a
printer.

3. Configuring Print Setup

The users can click Options > Configuration > Print to enter into “Print” tab. Then, use the Print tab to
configure the settings of printer, paper, quality and margin, etc. options.

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Create Printing Report

Step 1:

Creating a new screen first (Click Screen > New Screen) and set it as Apply Print Screen in Screen
Properties tab (Click Screen > Screen Properties). For the description of Apply Print Screen function,
please refer to Table. 2.7.2 Screen Properties setting on page 2-80.

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Step 2:

Create the element that the users want to print out. For example, if the users want to print a Historical Trend
Graph and a X-Y Chart, the users can create a Historical Trend Graph (Click Element > Sampling >
Historical Trend Graph) and a X-Y Chart (Click Element > Curve > X-Y Chart) first and then set their
properties in the Property table. The Property table provides element property setting for each element. For
the information for element property settings for each element, please refer to Chapter 3 for more detailed
description.

Historical Trend
Graph

X-Y Chart

Step 3:

The users can choose “Yes” or “No” using the “Print Successive Data” drop-down list to determine whether
Print Successive Data function is selected or not. When “Yes” is selected, it indicates that Print Successive
Data function is enabled, and all the sampling records and data for the element will be printed out completely.

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Print Screen Layout and Output

Step 1:

Click Options > Print Typesetting. Then drag the mouse to decide which screen needed to be typeset and
printed out. The screens on the left side are all created screens and the screens on the right side are the
selected screens. If a “General View Screen” is dragged to the right side, it will become “Apply Print Screen”
(Screen Properties) automatically.

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Step2:

Right clicking the mouse or use function key to create a “Report List” button on a “General View Screen”.
Then, use this “Report List” button to enable the print function.

Step 3:

Set the properties of the “Report List” option. The Report Device can be SMC, USB Disk, and Printer. Please
notice that if the users select SMC or USB Disk, the data will be outputted to SMC or USB Disk only and it
will not be printed out.

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How to Use Hard Copy Function

The Hard Copy function is available only when the screen is a “General View Screen”. If HMI detects the
“Print Typesetting” function is already set for the editing screen, the “Hard Copy” function will be ineffective.

Step1: Set the Hard Copy Region in Screen Properties tab.

Step2: Enable the Print function.

Right clicking the mouse or use function key to create a “Report List” button on a “General View Screen”.
Then, use this “Report List” button to enable the print function, just like “Print Typesetting” function.

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„ Picture Bank

The users can use this option to import various pictures to rich the
screens selection and make the Picture Bank to be more plentiful.
Please Click Options > Picture Bank to execute this function.

Fig. 2.9.8 Choosing Picture Bank command from menu bar

Fig. 2.9.9 Picture Bank

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Table 2.9.9 Picture Bank Settings

Picture Bank Browse Dialog Box

Click Picture Bank option to browse all pictures saved in Picture Bank. When one picture is selected, the
users can see the picture in the preview window. Double left-clicking the mouse on the selected picture
can display the picture in an actual size view.

New Picture Bank Create a new picture bank. After clicking the icon , the following New
Picture Bank dialog box will display on the screen.

Open Picture Bank Open a picture bank file (*.pib file).

Uninstall the selected picture bank. The uninstall picture bank will be
Uninstall Picture Bank moved to Recycle Bin.

Save Save the modified picture into the picture bank.

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Picture Bank Browse Dialog Box

Import Picture Import pictures into the designated picture bank.

The formats of the pictures in the picture bank can be BMP, JPG,
GIF(static) and ICON pictures. When selecting this function, the dialog box
shown above will display. Then, the users can convert the picture color in
advance to speed the compile time or choose “No changed” option to
remain the original color.

Export Export pictures in BMP format from the picture bank.

Delete Delete pictures in the picture bank.

Inverse Inverse the picture color. Negative Inverse effect

effect.

Grayscale Convert the colorful picture to 256

Grayscale effect
grayscale color.

Horizontal Mirror Horizontal mirror effect. Horizontal mirror effect

Vertical Mirror Vertical mirror effect. Vertical mirror effect

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Picture Bank Browse Dialog Box

Shortcut Menu The users can right-click the mouse to display a shortcut menu shown on
the figure below. This shortcut menu is a menu that shows a list of
commands relevant to picture bank option for the users to manage the
pictures in the picture bank more quickly and efficiently.

„ Text Bank

Input common or frequently used text and terms into Text Bank. The
users can select the text from the Text Bank and enter them on the
element more easily and quickly if necessary.

Fig. 2.9.10 Choosing Text Bank command from menu bar

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