Instruction manual

Option 3 (Data Entry Templates)
This option provides more specific restrictions than Option 2. This option
can be used to select certain letters (such as A through F or the numbers 1
through 4) from a character set. You can also use this option to create a
template of allowable characters for a field. Do not use with Option 2 (Data
Type Restrictions).
Use this option only for offline batch entry. You can define a template up to
30 characters long, but the printer only displays 16 characters at a time.
The character template must contain the same number of characters as the
field.
Note: Option 3 is only available on the 9855 and 9860 printers. You must
use the 939 keyboard for offline data entry.
Syntax R,3,code,chars p
R1. R Option Header.
R2. 3 Option 3.
R3. code Data types. Options
S Defines a specific set of characters for the entire
field. The string length does not have to match the
field length. Maximum is 30 characters.
T Creates a template of allowable data types by placing
character indicators in each character position. The
number of characters in the string must match the
length of the field.
Note: A sample use for this option is a field on a patient record
containing blood type. Acceptable characters would be A, B, O, +,
or -.
R4. chars Characters to include in a field or a specific template. Must be enclosed
within quotation marks. Indicators can be
* any printable character
# any digit 0-9
@ any letter a-z, A-Z
- no user input for this position (for fixed data or
copied data)
4-6 Defining Field Options