Link65 PC Software Management

User Manual

Pinnacle Technology Corp.

 Content
1 Program Installation................................................................................................................................1
2 Link Scale to PC .....................................................................................................................................4
3 Update Firmware ....................................................................................................................................6
4 Update Font ............................................................................................................................................7
5 Label Editor ............................................................................................................................................8
5.1. Menu Column Introduction ..........................................................................................................9
5.2. How to Make Label ....................................................................................................................10
5.3. How to modify label...................................................................................................................12
5.3.1. Modify a whole label .......................................................................................................12
5.3.2. Modify a Single Item .......................................................................................................12
5.4. Alignment Function ...................................................................................................................15
5.5. Spacing setting ...........................................................................................................................15
5.6. Zoom in & Zoom out .................................................................................................................15
6 PLU Information ...................................................................................................................................16
6.1. PLU Edition ...............................................................................................................................16
6.2. Weight Unit Edition ...................................................................................................................21
6.3. Department/Group Edition .........................................................................................................22
6.4. Discount Schedule Edition .........................................................................................................23
6.5. Custom Barcode Edition ............................................................................................................24
6.6. Notice Information Edition ........................................................................................................25
6.7. Hotkey ........................................................................................................................................26
6.9.1. Hotkey Edition .................................................................................................................26
6.9.2. Hotkey Installation...........................................................................................................28
7 Synchronous Data .................................................................................................................................29
8 Import/Export Data ...............................................................................................................................30
9 Change Password ..................................................................................................................................30
10 Change Style ..................................................................................................................................31
11 Transform Language and Modify Translation ...............................................................................31
12 Package Type .................................................................................................................................33
12.1. Fixed Weight Mode ................................................................................................................33
12.2. Fixed Price Mode ....................................................................................................................33
12.3. Fixed Weight and Price Mode (Gift Basket)...........................................................................34
1 Program Installation

Double click the program installation package and choose language as English,
and click “OK” as shown in the following picture:

Click “Next” according to the prompt, as shown in the following:

Click “Browse” to choose the location on which the program is installed, and the click “Next” according
to the prompt, as shown in the following:

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Choose the computer bit (you can view the computer bit by right click “My Computer” on the desk, and
click “Properties”, you can see the bit in “Common” Interface, “System” section.), and then choose Linux
system or SDK DELL, then click “Next” according to the prompt, as shown in the following:

Click “Browse” to set the folder in which the program installed then click “Next” according to the prompt,
as shown in the following:

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Click “next” according to the prompt, as shown in the following:

Click “Install” according to the prompt, as shown in the following, and then click “Finish” to finish the
program installation.

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2 Link Scale to PC
1. Connect scale to PC: via Ethernet Port.
2. Open the program of Link65.
Open the Program in the disk attached, double click “AclasActiveSync_PC”, and input the default user
name “admin” (Letters are not case-sensitive) and default password “123”, then click “Enter” to enter the
program.

3. Communication test.
Click “File”---“Device Manager” on the interface of the program.

If the state shows “Offline”, it means the scale doesn’t connect with PC, communication between the
scale and PC is fail. Please replug the Ethernet cable again. If the IP address of the scale shows in the

state column is wrong, please click the “Add” icon on the tool bar.
Note: in order to realize communication between PC and scale, they must be in the same network
segment, assume their IP is in 1segment, when inputting scale IP, input “192.168.1.255” and then click
“Search” the system will search all the device addresses connecting with the PC at the same time.

1.Offline means the

communication is failed.

3. Input scale IP

5. Click “Add”
4. Click “Search”

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 Right click the column, you can
add, edit, delete, select all or clear
all the device address.

6. The IP address shows online means the communication is ok, you can
begin to download and upload data between scale and PC.

7. Click “Read option”

to check the parameter
of the device.

8. Click “Write option” to

save the parameter.

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4 Update Firmware
Make sure that the scale is connected with PC successfully and open the Link65 program.
Click “Tool---Update Firmware”, click “OK” according the prompt. Then choose the firmware you need
to update, click “Execute” to update. Check the scale IP and click “Sync” to synchronize firmware data.

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5 Update Font
Make sure that the scale is connected with PC successfully and open the Link65 program.
Click “Tool---Update Font”, check the scale IP address and click “Sync” according the prompt to
synchronize font. Click “Complete” after finishing updating font.

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6 Label Editor

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5.1. Menu Column Introduction

 File menu New: create a new label. The same as the short cut icon
Edit: Edit the label type and size
Open: Open a label that you have edited and saved. The same as the
short cut icon
Save and Save as: save the label or save the label as other name or

to other route. The same as the short icon and

Preview: Preview the label to check the effect.
Download: Download the label to the scale. This function is the

same as the short cut icon

Upload: Upload the label from scale to PC. This function is the

same as the short cut icon

Close: Exit the label.

 Edit menu
Undo: Return last step operation. This function is the same as the

short cut icon in tool boor

Redo: This function is the same as the short cut icon in tool bar

 System menu

Device Management: Manage machine

Communication test: Communication test
Option: choose language pattern

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5.2. How to Make Label
Double click label “Application1.exe”, and then you will see below interface:

Menu column

Toolbar

Click “New”

Click “OK” key

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Basic label editing steps:
1) Click the item that you needed in label items area.
2) Click the mouse; hold it and drag a box on the label, and then you can see the item will be displayed
on the label.
3) Make the item in selected state.
4) Use your mouse to get close to the border, when the mouse became the icon like below image A, B or
C, means you can adjust the width or length. If the mouse became the icon like image C, means you
can adjust the whole border. If the mouse became the icon like image D, means you can move the
item to any position.
For example:

Image A Image B
Image A
Use your mouse get close to the boarder Use your mouse get close to the boarder
till the mouse became the icon, and then till the mouse became the icon, and then
click the mouse, hold it and drag the click the mouse, hold it and drag the
mouse till you get satisfied of the width. mouse till you get satisfied of the length.

Image D
Image C

Use your mouse get close to the boarder Use your mouse get close to the boarder
till the mouse became the icon, and then till the mouse became the icon, and then
click the mouse, hold it and drag the click the mouse, hold it and drag the
mouse till you get satisfied. mouse to move the item.
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5.3. How to modify label
Modify a whole label

Click any blank position on the label, and then you can modify the whole label via the right column.

 Version: Click it to choose scale M3 version or old version.

 Rotate: To choose you rotate degree of your label
 Option: to choose option mode
 Grid Line: Click it to choose whether have grid line or not.
 Guides: Click it to choose whether have guides or not.

Modify a Single Item

If you want to modify the related item on the label, you should click it firstly to make it in selected status,
and then you can modify it by the below area.
For example, when you need to modify you production date label,

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  Date separate : click it to choose the date separate symbol
 Date format: to choose date format
 Line width: to choose boarder line width
 Print: True means this item will be printed out. False means this item
will be not printed out.
 Height and Width: input the number directly to adjust the border size.
 X and Y: the coordinate of the item. You can input the number directly
to move the item.
 Font type :to choose font type
 Align left and align vertical: to adjust label align direction
 Boarder: to choose boarder
 Shape: click it to choose the shape of label
 FontPropRe: to choose font prop reverse
 Rotate: to adjust rotate degree

Eg:
If you want to make labels like below picture

Note:
1) when you making custom label, please refer to the default label template, so as to avoid
shortening the lifetime of printer head.

2) If there are label templates on PC, you can click the icon on the toolbar to upload the label
to the software, and then click the “Display” on the function manual to choose label template.
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 1 Press “Text”---PLU Name1
2 Click the mouse; hold it and drag a box on the
label, and then you can see this item will be
PLU name of “Text”
displayed on the label.
3 click the box and edit information on right side
box, for example “font type, align .and so on “

1 Press “barcode”---barcode1
2 Click the mouse; hold it and drag a box on the
Barcode of section “barcode” label, and then you can see this item will be
displayed on the label.
3 click the box and edit information on right side
box, for example “barcode type, width, height
and so on “

1 Press ‘Price’—Total price

2 Click the mouse; hold it and drag a box on the
label, and then you can see this item will be
Total price of section “Price” displayed on the label.
3 click the box and edit information on right side
box, for example “font, width, height and so on “.

1 Press “Price” --Price

2 Click the mouse; hold it and drag a box on the
Price section
label, and then you can see this item will be
displayed on the label.
3 click the box and edit information on right side
box, for example “font, width, height and so on “.

1 Press “image”--image
2 choose the picture you want to insert when a
Image message box pops out.
3 click the box and edit information on right side
box, for example “width, height and so on “.

1 Press “Other text”--other

2 Click the mouse; hold it and drag a box on the
label, and then you can see this item will be
Other Text displayed on the label.
3 click the box and edit information on right side
box, for example “name, shape, width, height and
so on “.

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5.4. Alignment Function

Left justify: Select two or more than two items, then use mouse to click this icon,
the items you selected will be left justifying.

Top justify: Select two or more than two items, then use mouse to click this icon ,
the items you selected will be top justifying.

Right justify: Select two or more than two items, then use mouse to click this icon ,
the items you selected will be right justifying.

Bottom justify: Select two or more than two items, then use mouse to click this
icon , the items you selected will be bottom justifying.

5.5. Spacing setting

Same spacing in horizontal：Select items and click this button, the space between
these items is the same.

Same spacing in vertical：Select items and click this button, the space between these
items is the same.
horizontal
Same height：Select items and click this button, the height of all the items is the
same with the first one selected.

Same width：Select items and click this button, the width of all the items is the same
with the first one selected.

5.6. Zoom in & Zoom out

Zoom in: Click the item that you need to zoom in and make it in selected state, click
this zoom in icon.

Zoom out: Click the item that you need to zoom out and make it in selected state,
click this zoom out icon.

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7 PLU Information
Double click the program to enter the main interface. Click “File”---“PLU Information” to enter into the
PLU interface. You can edit PLU information here.

6.1. PLU Edition

You can click icon “Add” on the toolbar to edit PLU information, and click “Save” icon to save
the operation;
If there are PLU information that has been already edited on PC, you can import it to Link65 program and
export to scale. Click “Tool”---“Import Data”---“PLU information”, and then choose the PLU document
on the pop window, then click “Open” to execute. After importing PLU, click “Complete” to close the
state window.

Choose PLU
document here Click “Open”

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 Click here to download PLU
information to scale

Right click PLU can setup column, add

The PLU
PLU, edit PLU information, delete an
informati
item, clear all items, or select All item for
on
bulk editing.
interface

Column Setup
Right click the PLU and click “Column Setup”, and then choose a caption on the pop-up window, and
click “UP” or “Down” to adjust the caption location. “Up” means to adjust the caption to a prior location,
and “Down” means to a next location. Click “Save” after setting.

“Up” and “Down” means to

adjust the caption location

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 Bulk Edition
Right click PLU and click “Select ALL”, and then right click selected PLU and click “Bulk editing” on
the pop-up window. Tick behind each item and edit. Click “Save” after setting.

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Choose an item and double click to edit (or choose an item and click “Edit” icon for edition).

Click to hide setup

PLU information column Date edit area of
edition area PLU information

Click triangle mark to choose label

Package and tare edit area.
number, if you set label2 as 0, the
scale will not print auxiliary label.

Note:
You can edit notes here and print them, which enlarge the
capacity of print.

Click here to choose discount ID or Discount rate.

If you choose discount ID click here to choose discount ID.
If you choose discount rate click here to input discount rate.

Note: the edition of discount can be seen in PC

Management chapter 6.4 Discount schedule Edition.

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After settings of PLU information, click on the toolbar to download PLU information to
the scale.

Note: Tool bar introduction

A B C D E F G H I J
A: the first record;
B: prior record;
C: next record;
D: last record;
E: insert record;
F: delete record;
G: edit record;
H: save edition;
I: cancel edition;
J: synchronize data: download data from program to scale.

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6.2. Weight Unit Edition

1. Click “File” ---

“Weight Unit”

4. Click here for 5. Click here for synchronize

save edition data: download data to the
scale.

2. Choose an item
and double click to
edit its display
name (or choose an
item and click
“Edit” icon for
edition).

3. Edit display name

here

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6.3. Department/Group Edition
Department Edition

1. Click “File” ---

“Department”

5. Click here for synchronizing

data: download data to scale.
2. Click here for edit
4. Click here for save
Department name
the edition

3. Edit Department
name here

Group Edition
The method to edit group is the same as editing department, so the method is not repeated here.

Note:
1. The ID of department and group is the same (1~99).
2. After edition of department and group, they can be chosen in chapter 6.1 “PLU edition” --- “Basic
information”---“PLU information”.

Click this field for choosing

department/group ID and name.

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6.4. Discount Schedule Edition

1. Click “File” ---

“Discount Schedule”

4. Click here to choose discount mode,

2. Click here to add new
there are 10 kinds of discount mode
“Discount ID

3. There are 3 kinds of

discount mode for edition 5. Set discount rate and
discount amount of this
mode

6. Set discount time range here 7. Set discount price range here 8. Set discount weight
range here

Note: After edition of discount schedule, they can be chosen in chapter 6.1 “PLU edition” --- “other
information”.
Click the triangle and
choose “Discount ID”.

Click here to choose

discount ID on the pop
window.

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6.5. Custom Barcode Edition

1.Click “File---Custom
Barcode

5. Click the triangle in this

6.Click field to choose barcode value
2.Click here to
here to save.
edit

3.Choose
Custom
Barcode
ID
4.Click the triangle in this field to
choose barcode type: Weight, Price,
Total price, PLU ID, discount, etc.

Note: When using this custom barcode type, please refer to chapter 6.1 “File—PLU Information—basic
information –Barcode”, ID 1~99 are fixed barcode type (please refer to “Appendix: Barcode Coding List”
in scale user manual), 150~250 are custom barcodes.

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6.6. Notice Information Edition

1.Click “File — Notice

Information”

2.Click here to edit 4.Click here to

notice information save edition.

3.Edit header and footer

information, edit notice
information here.

Note: When upload Logo, please make sure the pictures are black-and white, bmp format, and the size is
not beyond 488*142.

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6.7. Hotkey
Hotkey Edition

1.Click “File”---“Hotkey”

2.Click the cross to

unfold subcatalog.

3.Choose corresponding
hotkey board, take “LS2-112*2
as an example.

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 5.If there is no need to set
4.Click “Auto generate” to the font, background and
choose to generate single color, etc., click “Print”
line or double hotkey and choose printer to print
hotkey sheet.

6. Right click PLU to

set background,
color or font of the
hotkey.

7.Click Function key to customize

the hotkey function. Such as
customizing temporarily or
permanently change price key.

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Hotkey Installation
Note: Please refer to “PC software management/Hotkey” in attached CD.
Cut the hotkey sheet down and insert the hotkey sheet into the keyboard. Please take below pictures for
your references:

1) Cut the hotkey sheet down.

2) Push up the hotkey pad from bottom

according to the arrow head.

3) Insert the hotkey sheet into the hotkey pad.

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8 Synchronous Data
Note: “Synchronous Data” means “upload data from scale to PC” or “download data from PC to scale”.
Before synchronous data between scale and PC, please make sure the communication is OK!

1.Click “Tool --- Syn

Data”

4.Check device here

2.Choose data in
this field

3.Or tick here to 5.Choose download or

6.Click “Sync” to
select all data upload data here
synchronous data
conveniently

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9 Import/Export Data
Import data: import data from PC to Link65 program, so as to synchronous to scale.
Export data: export data from link65 program to PC to save the data on PC.
Method: click import data or export data, the choose data from PLU information, department, hotkey and
so on the pop-up window, then choose the data location on the pop-up window, and click “Complete”
after operation.

Click “Tool”---“Import
data”, and choose the
data.

10 Change Password

Click “Tool”---“Change
Password” to change
password.

Input old password, then input

new password twice. Click
“OK” after setting new
password.

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11 Change Style

Click “Help”---“Style”,
and choose one style
among all the items on
the pop-up window.

12 Transform Language and Modify Translation

Click “Help” --- “Language”

--- “Language Editor”, you can
translate anew the items or
menus in Link65 Program.

Transform Language here, and

restart the program.

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Click “Help—Language—language editor” to enter into the translation interface, you can translate into
Chinese-traditional characters and English.

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13 Package Type
12.1. Fixed Weight Mode

This function is available by presetting on PC software first.

For example: pack apple by the fixed weight 0.25kg, and the corresponding hotkey is 50023.
The operation processes are as follows:

Open AclasActiveSync_PC” on your PC. Click “File”---“PLU information”, choose the

column apple, and then click the edit icon on the toolbar. Choose ‘Fixed weight Mode’ in the column
‘Package Type’; input 250g in the column ‘Package Weight’; input 5% in the column ‘Package range’.

Click the save icon on the tool bar to save the settings. Then click “Sync Data” to
download the setting data to scale.

12.2. Fixed Price Mode

This function is available by presetting on PC software first.

For example: pack apple by the fixed price 1kg, its unit price is 10￥/kg, and the corresponding hotkey is
50023.
The operation processes are as follows:

Open AclasActiveSync_PC” on your PC. Click “File”---“PLU information”, choose the

column apple, and then click the edit icon on the toolbar. Choose ‘Fixed Price Mode’ in the column
‘Package Type’; input 1000g in the column ‘Package Weight’; input 10 in the column “Package Price”;

input 5% in the column ‘Package range’. Click the save icon on the tool bar to save the settings.

Then click “Sync Data” to download the setting data to scale. When selling, the total price
is the unit price preset.
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12.3. Fixed Weight and Price Mode (Gift Basket)

This function is for selling gift basket, in which there are many kinds of items. This function can be used
by pressing “Gift Basket” on scale, you can also preset on PC.
The operation processes are as follows:

Open AclasActiveSync_PC” on your PC. Click “File”---“PLU information”, choose the

column apple (one of the items on the basket) as the “gift basket” hotkey. And then click the edit icon
on the toolbar. And input name 2 “Gift Basket”; input “0” in the column ‘Unit Price’; choose ‘Fixed
Weight and Price Mode’ in the column ‘Package Type’; input “0” in “Tare Value” column. Click the save

icon on the tool bar to save the settings. Then click “Sync Data” to download the
setting data to scale.

Note: when using “Gift basket” function, “Tare value” can be set “0.000” or “0.001” for label printing
mode. “0.001” means each item in the basket can be printed a label when weighting, and a sum label in
the end; “0.000” means there is only a sum label in the end (there is no individual label during
weighting).

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