ES900 Print Order Follow
Setting the print order for your device allows you to customize how the date and time information is printed. You can choose from 30 different options, deciding which elements - like year, month, day minute, second or comments, will be included and in what order. Once you have made your selection, the settings will automatically adjust. We'll cover the specific formats for the year, minute format, and leading zeros in the Print Pattern article.
In this article, we cover:
Setting the Print Order
Let's get started on setting your preferred print order. When you are setting a digit or an option on the display, flashing means that it is ready to be changed. You must press SELECT until you reach the desired digit or option. Then press SET to lock the desired value in place. Printing is always disabled while settings are being changed. Once the final SET has been completed in any given operation, printing is enabled.
To set the print order on the ES900:
- Unlock the unit and remove the cover. Refer to our Getting Started article for how to Open the Unit.
- Press SELECT until the arrow
point to PRINT ORDER. The flashing digit indicates "Print Order Options".
- Refer to Print Order Options listed to determine which option to select.
- Press CHANGE until the print order option is correct.
- Press SET until the unit returns to normal operation mode.
- Replace the cover and lock the unit. Refer to our Getting Started article for how to Close the Unit.
For example, if you want to set the print order to "Month, Date, Year, Hour, Minute", you would follow these steps:
- Press SELECT until the arrow
- In this example, press CHANGE until the option is "3" or M.D.Y.H.Min.
- Press SET.
Print Order Options
Here are the 30 different print order options you can choose from.
| Option | Print Order Option | Print Order |
Print Example |
| 1 | M.D.H.Min | Month Day Hour Minute | JAN 31 AM 10:00 |
| 2 | D.M.H.Min | Day Month Hour Minute | 31 JAN AM 10:00 |
| 3 | M.D.Y.H.Min | Month Day Year Hour Minute | JAN 31 '08 AM 10:00 |
| 4 | D.M.Y.H.Min | Day Month Year Hour Minute | 31 JAN '08 AM 10:00 |
| 5 | Y.M.D.H.Min | Year Month Day Hour Minute | '08 JAN 31 AM 10:00 |
| 6 | Y.M.D.H.Min.S | Year Month Day Hour Minute Second | '08 JAN 31 AM 10:00:00 |
| 7 | D.H.Min | Day Hour Minute | 31 AM 10:00 |
| 8 | DOW.D.H.Min | Day-of-Week Day Hour Minute | TH, 31 AM 10:00 |
| 9 | Y.M.D | Year Month Day | '08 JAN 31 |
| 10 | M.D. | Month Day | JAN 31 |
| 11 | DOW.D.M.Y. | Day-of-Week Day Month Year | TH, 31 JAN '08 |
| 12 | C.M.D.Y | Comment Month Day Year | SENT JAN 31 '08 |
| 13 | C.D.M.Y | Comment Day Month Year | SENT 31 JAN '08 |
| 14 | C.Y.M.D | Comment Year Month Day | SENT '08 JAN 31 |
| 15 | M.D.Y.C | Month Day Year Comment | JAN 31 '08 SENT |
| 16 | D.M.Y.C | Day Month Year Comment | 31 JAN '08 SENT |
| 17 | Y.M.D.C | Year Month Day Comment | '08 JAN 31 SENT |
| 18 | C.D.H.Min | Comment Day Hour Minute | SENT 31 AM 10:00 |
| 19 | N.M.D.Y | Number Month Day Year | 000123 JAN 31 '08 |
| 20 | N.D.M.Y | Number Day Month Year | 000123 31 JAN '08 |
| 21 | N.Y.M.D | Number Year Month Day | 000123 '08 JAN 31 |
| 22 | M.D.Y.N | Month Day Year Number | JAN 31 '08 000123 |
| 23 | D.M.Y.N | Day Month Year Number | 31 JAN '08 000123 |
| 24 | Y.M.D.N | Year Month Day Number | '08 JAN 31 000123 |
| 25 | N.D.H.Min | Number Day Hour Minute | 000123 31 AM 10:00 |
| 26 | N.M.D.H.Min | Number Month Day Hour Minute | 123 JAN 31 AM 10:00 |
| 27 | N.Y.M.D.H.Min | Number Year Month Day Hour Minute | 123 '08 JAN 31 AM 10:00 |
| 28 | N.Y.M.D.H.Min.S | Number Year Month Day Hour Minute Second | 123 '08 JAN 31 AM 10:00:00 |
| 29 | N | Number | 123 |
| 30 | Customized Comments | ||