14.11.3.1 Date/Time Display - Basic

Displays the Date/Time.

Font

Set a font for the date/time.

Font Type

Choose a font type for the date/time from [Standard Font], [Stroke Font] or [ Image Font].

Stroke Font and Standard Font

  • Standard Font

The vertical and horizontal dimensions of a character can be specified in bitmap font. When you magnify/shrink characters, the outline may become rough or the letter may appear compressed.

  • Stroke Font

This is an outline font where the ratio of the character height/width is fixed. The letters will have a smooth outline even if you magnify/shrink them. However, this font uses more disk space on the display unit.

Size

Choose a font size for the date/time.

  • Standard Font

(8 to 64)×(8 to 128)

  • Standard Font (Fixed Size)

Choose from [6x10], [8x13], or [13x23] (Displays single-byte characters only)

  • Stroke Font

6 to 127

Text Attributes

Select the text attributes.

  • Standard Font

Choose from [Standard], [Bold], [Shadow] (When using the fixed font size [6x10], select either [Standard] or [Shadow].)

  • Stroke Font

Choose from [Standard], [Bold], [Outline]

  • This setting is unavailable for [7-segment Display].

Image Font

Window font will be converted to bitmap images and displayed on a display unit.

  • When Image Font is selected, text for the Date/Time Display is automatically registered. Once registered, you can check the content in the [Select Font] field.

  • A proportional font cannot be selected in the Date/Time Display.

Select Font

The [Image Font] dialog box appears. Select the font, style, and size, and Character Set.

Date

Set whether to display the date, and select the display format from [yy/mm/dd], [dd/mm/yy], [mm/dd/yy], [20yy/mm/dd], [dd/mm/20yy], or [mm/dd/20yy].

Day of the Week

Select whether to display the day.

Time

Specify whether to display the time and select the time format from [hh:mm] or [hh:mm:ss].

Fixed Position

Select this option to display the numeric value in the center of the part.

7-segment Display

Select this option to show values as a 7-segment display.

Preview

Displays the data image according to the settings.