Function Character - Panasonic LP-M Series Operation Manual

2-8-4 Function Character

„ Current Date and Expiry Date
Marks automatically updated date and time referring to the internal clock of the laser marker set in the environment setting.
• Current date/time
• Expiry date/time: adds or subtracts specified period to the current date and time
Notice
• The following items, Date, Lot, and Expire Date are marked based on the internal clock integrated in the laser marker.
The internal clock might be deviated caused by the error of the internal parts or degree of the battery drain. Therefore,
be sure to check the time of the internal clock before the operation.
Reference
• For the internal clock, refer to "2-16-2 System Setting (Environment 2)" (P.229).
• Set the expiry date function "2-9-1 Expiry Date" (P.118), and set the character.
• For the setting procedures, refer to "1-3-1 Mark Current Date and Time" (P.25) and "1-3-2 Mark Expiry Date and Time" (P.28).
• By using "TIME HOLD IN" signal of the I/O connector pin No. 23, the functional characters such as date/time and lot
do not update and the laser marker marks the time and date at the point when the input was turned ON. For the TIME
HOLD IN function, refer to the "Safety / Setup / Maintenance Guide".
• To update the function characters such as current date, expiry date, lot, counter, and etc. on the operation monitor, set
the "Update Func. Char." in the environment setting screen referring to "2-16-1 Display Setting (Environment 1)" (P.225).
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Current date
Description
1 Expiry No. :
Select the No. of the expiry condition set in the function screen.
Setting Range
2 Figure :
Sets the digit number to show the date and time. When the number of figures of the value to be marked is larger
than setting figure, the lower figure is marked as the number of figures set previously.
Setting Range
2
Expiry No.: 1 to 4
Common Expiry No.: 5 to 8
1 to 6 figures
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Expiry date
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