ES700 Print Style Settings: Year, Hour and Minute, and Leading Zeros Follow
Customizing the year format, minute format, and leading zeros in the Print Pattern setting allows you to tailor your printouts. If you have programmed the unit to print the year, setting the year format allows you to select either a 2-digit or 4-digit format for the year. For minutes, you may select standard minutes, hundredths, twentieths, or tenths of an hour. Additionally, you can decide whether to include leading zeros for a cleaner look. Let's explore how to adjust these Print Pattern settings to suit your needs.
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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.
Year Format
If you have selected to print the year, this setting allows you to choose the number of digits in the year: two or four.
Year Digit Options
| Option | Year Digit Option | Print Example |
|
1 |
2 Digits ('24) | JAN 31 '08 AM 10:00 |
| 2 | 4 Digits (2024) | JAN 31 2008 AM 10:00 |
To set the printed year format on the ES700:
- Unlock the unit and remove the cover. Refer to our Getting Started article for how to Open the Unit.
- Press SELECT until the arrow
is under YEAR DIGIT. The flashing digit indicates "Year Digit Option".
- Press CHANGE until the displayed option matches your preferred Year Digit Option according to the chart above.
- To move on to setting the minute format, press SET once and continue at step 2 in the next section.
- To complete your selection, 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.
Minute and Hour Format
The printed hour and minute format does not need to match the displayed time format. Use the steps below to select your preferred format.
Hour Format Options
| Option | Type of Minute | Print Example |
| 1 | 12 Hour (AM/PM) | JAN 31 PM 3:00 |
| 2 | 24 Hour (Military Time) | JAN 31 15:00 |
Minute Format Options
| Option | Type of Minute | Print Example |
| 1 | Standard Minutes (1/60 Min) | JAN 31 2008 AM 10:10 |
| 2 | Hundredths (1/100 Min) | JAN 31 2008 AM 10.17 |
| 3 | Twentieths (1/20 Min) | JAN 31 2008 AM 10.15 |
| 4 | Tenths (1/10 Min) | JAN 31 2008 AM 10.1 |
To set the printed minute and hour format on the ES700:
- Unlock the unit and remove the cover. Refer to our Getting Started article for how to Open the Unit.
- Press SELECT until the arrow
- Press CHANGE until the displayed option matches your preferred hour format according to the Hour Format Options chart above.
- Press SET. The flashing will change from "Hour" to "Minute".
- Press CHANGE until the displayed option matches your preferred minute format according to the Minute Formal Options chart above.
- To move on to setting the leading zeros, press SET once and continue at step 2 in the next section.
- To complete your selection, 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.
Leading Zeros
Leading Zeros Options
| Option | Leading Zero | Print Example |
| 1 | Zero Disabled | JAN 1 PM 3:00 |
| 2 | Zero Enabled | JAN 01 PM 03:00 |
To enable or disable leading zeros on the ES700:
- Unlock the unit and remove the cover. Refer to our Getting Started article for how to Open the Unit.
- Press SELECT until the arrow
- To enable leading zeros, press CHANGE until the option is "2" (Zero Enabled).
- To disable leading zeros, press CHANGE until the option is "1" (Zero Disabled).
- 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.