HANDJET EBS 250C - User`s manual (ver. 20111028#4.2
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1. 9 MEDICAL 9 9 Other Medical Equipment 9 OPERATION IN EXPLOSION HAZARD ABBAS a emen nie 9 OPERATION IN AREAS OF BLASTING 9 CONFORMITY 9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 10 APPLICATION 10 INSTALLING AND STARTING 10 PREPARING THE PRINTER FOR OPERATION eene 10 CHARGING THE BATTERY 10 LOW BATTERY INDICATOR 11 INSTALLING AND REPLACING INK CONTAINER 4 11 INSTALLING INK CONTAINER IN THE PRINTIER EE 11 How TO CHECK WHETHER THERE IS ANY INK IN INK CONTAINER 11 REPLACING INK CONTAINER 12 SWITCHING THE PRINTER ON AND OFF EE 12 SWITCHING THE PRINTER ON 12 SWITCHING THE PRINTER OFF 13 INSTALLING AND STARTING THE PRINTER CONTROL PROGRAM 13 INSTALLING CONTROL PROGRAM 13 STARTING THE CONTROL PROGRAM 13 CONNECTING THE PRINTER WITH COMPUTER NEEN 13 TEXT FILES AND PRINT PARAMETERS 14 seu EBS Ink Jet Systeme How TO CREATE A TEXT TO BE PRINTED 14 REGULAR TEST 14 Changing P2. 2 en al M ee EE CE Pos 21 21 Builtin font Latin 7x5 Keyboard KCWIN v Right to left editing 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 4 Transfer the text to the printer and you can start printing Each text is selected and printed with release button 5 The number of texts to be printed in separate lines is not limited Instead the total number of characters in all lines is subject to limitation it must not exceed 1300 characters Using a Number of Texts You can store up to 10 projects 30 optionally in the printer memory Each project can contain any of the text ele ments described previously Such as variable fields various fonts etc and also the line printing function Creating a Text Library in the Printer 1 In the Project library window type in the name of a first text and confirm the name with the key Var flelds Var fields Project library Project library 2 Inthe text edit line create a com plete text and set print parame ters for the text Slalgl 77 ard win RS 17 11218 198 Font Latin 16x10 z 1 DA M0 SE gt left editing 13 23 Built in font Latin 16x10 3 When the printer is on click the Send key of the printer con trol program in order to send the text to printer See also the note in section How to EN 22
3. Latin 16x10 PP A Cynyl 16x10 A 5 18 6 Parameters EBS 250 HANDJET 4 Keyboard Font Latin 7x5 250 samele TERT DEE D xs A Rightto left editing t Built in font Latin 7x5 font change marker Latin 7x5 font change marker Latin 16x10 12 Length 27 Using and Changing Windows Fonts You can also use Windows fonts to create texts in your printer 1 Move to the Font list and replace build in font with one of fonts in stalled in your Windows You can change the font Size and the key board language in Windows While increasing the text height do not exceed Hmax line because oth erwise the excessive top part of the text will be cut off change Windows keyboard language other parameters of Windows fonts the line indicating change the font the maximum print height Hmax 14 E I Font Times New Roman Size 16 Ai EE ET E E 4 183455188 EBS 2 50 DA MO RLVE 4 E Right to left editin D E character E E 11 Length 31 Windows font Times oman character insertion mode for Windows fonts if you use Windows fonts type excessive font size indicator in characters in this widow 2 Move the cursor to the position where you want to start a text and type in the text You can change the fon
4. It is available in easy detachable con tainers It is made on the basis of alcohol acetone or water in various colours among others in white yellow blue green red or black to be ordered from a catalogue 110 enough to print about 100 000 characters with 7x5 dot matrix or about 17000 characters with 16x10 dot matrix 20111028 4 2 Parameter Description Working pressure Operating temperature range Storage temperature range over a longer period Humidity Weight Dimensions in vertical position length width height Dimensions in working position from 0 03 MPa to 0 04 MPa from 0 3 bar to 0 4 bar from 5 C to 40 C from 1 C to 45 C if water based ink is used for printing from 10 C to 45 C if acetone or etha nol based ink is used for printing Up to 95 without steam condensa tion at temperatures higher than the dew point the printer can be operated when it rains provided that the surface to be labelled is dry 980410 g printer with a battery and full ink con tainer without power pack and cable 240 130 265 mm See figure H below provided that the surface to be labelled is vertical 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme EN 2 Printer Accessories NOTE some elements may not be part of a typical delivery or other elements which are not specified below may be included depending on your order O following elements are delivered
5. Otherwise the printer may stop work ing or the printer operation time after recharging may shorten dramatically The battery is not replaceable as standard a gt When the battery is charged the printer cannot communicate with the computer but the printer can be used for printing at that time Low battery Indicator 9 HANDJET EBS 250 SGHARGE ERROR The printer indicates the low battery condition with a buzzing signal from buzzer 32 00 and flashing lamp 21 Short time regular flashes mean that the battery is almost dis charged the printer can still be op erated Uniform blinking means that the battery is almost completely dis charged In this condition any further operation may be discontinued be cause the printer can switch off automatically Recharge the battery Installing and Replacing Ink Container See figure Installing Ink Container in the Printer Every ink container is equipped with a transponder that stores the informa tion on the type of ink and its date of manufacture The printer has a built in circuit that scans the data from trans ponder and thereby it helps check 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme whether the ink used is of the proper quality When the printer is delivered the ink container is detached Follow the steps below in order to install the container 1 Remove the container from pack ing 10 2 Position the container in relation
6. also waste fluid remaining after the printer has been washed against fire high temperature sparks electric arc and other electric discharge as they may cause ignition of these in flammable fluids Do not use plastic vessels to do the washing Metal vessels are recommended 6 Protect the printer against dirt heavy dust and excessive mois ture EBS Ink Jet Systeme 7 EBS Ink Jet Systeme is able to ensure perfect and safe opera tion of the printer only when original printer specific accesso ries and consumables are used Protecting the Battery Pack The following principles need to be obeyed to protect the batteries that are built into the printer Protect the printer against exces sive temperature and fire Do not expose it to strong solar radiation for a longer time Avoid a sudden change in tem perature cold gt hot that might cause vapour condensation in side the printer and thereby speed up battery discharge and electronic circuit corrosion Con dition the printer for about 1 hour before use after it has been moved from a cool place to a warm one When Ink or Wash up Spills Should the eyes or skin get irri tated with ink or wash up EYES rinse the eyes with run ning water for at least 15 minutes N then see your oculist SKIN wash the skin with water and soap Ifthe clothing has been splashed take it off as soon as possible When ink or wash up sp
7. 1999 5 and that they meet following norms that are harmonised with the above Directives EN 60950 1 2006 EN 61000 6 2 2001 EN 61000 6 4 2001 EN 50371 2002 EN 301 489 1 V 1 8 1 EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 if the printer and the accessories are installed and used following the manufacturer s instructions The HANDJET EBS 250 printer and USB Bluetooth modules will bear the following mark Environmental Protection After the printer and USB Bluetooth modules have been put out of service do not take them out together with other domestic waste According to Directive No 2002 96 EC of the European Council on electrical and electronic equipment waste the HANDJET EBS 250 printer and USB Bluetooth modules that have been put out of service must be separated from domestic waste and processed in an environmentally friendly way Application The HANDJET EBS 250 printer is designed for marking labelling put ting prints and simple graphics wher ever the use of a manual labelling device is required or preferred Prints are put on objects in a non contact INK JET way Installing and Starting up Preparing the Printer for Opera tion Charging the Battery A LI ION top quality battery has been installed in the printer It can be re 10 GJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme charged at any stage of printer opera tion The battery that is new or has not been used
8. Selective char spacing The Text repetitions parameter defines how many times printing needs to be repeated from the start point after the printing has been initiated with release button 5 You can print a text repeatedly on one object this is a so called text repeti tion For long objects such as pipes hoses cables strips you can set the repeated printing parameter to Continuous This is possible after the Impulse generator parameter is set to Fixed speed The interval between texts is set with the Rep distance parameter see further below Print Delay Text repetitions 1 v Print delay x 25 Rep distance 300 Character spacing SCH Selective char spacing Print delay parameter defines the distance between the point at which printing is released with re lease button 5 and the point at which printing should start The distance is given as a number of empty rows to be timed after printing has been re leased until real printing starts With it you can adjust the position of a print in relation to a reference point for example the edge of an object The settings of the Print delay pa rameter range from 0 to 9999 with the increment of 1 224 EBS Ink Jet Systeme Distance between Texts Text repetitions Print delay 25 Rep distance mb 300 Character spacing 2 Selective char spacing The Rep distance parameter defines the distance between the beginnings of the texts
9. quality of printing deteriorates or no print is produced After about 100 ink containers or over 10 litres of ink have been con sumed however not less frequently than every four years the built in ink filter should be checked and replaced if need be It is recommended that the 530 GJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme replacement operation be performed by qualified or EBS service staff Boldfaced or Blurred Prints The print is heavily saturated with ink ink drops blur and the entire print seems to spread over the object be ing labelled Decrease the setting of the Dot size parameter by moving the parameter slider to the left Impulse generator Lower roll 3 3 mn KI kal 500 Ke Questions and Problems If these Instructions and other support in the form of electronic files con tained on the installation CD which has been delivered together with the printer do not provide answers to all your questions then look through the web site of the printer s manufacturer EBS Ink Jet Systeme and try to find the answers to your queries try asking the question to the manufacturer s representative present the problem in the con tact form available on the manu facturers web site and forward the form following the instructions given therein Electronic Guides Some operating instructions and programming operations sented via interactive creators guides available from the Guides menu
10. radio communications 23 USB plug 24 Radio transmission LED indica tor 25 Power pack to charge printer batteries 26 Plug of power pack 25 2T Computer 5 28 HANDJET EBS 250 Printer 29 Non return valves in the ink con tainer and ink system 30 Guide bayonets in the ink con tainer 31 Ink container gasket indicator 24 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 32 UI Buzzer a buzzing signal generator located inside element 7 of the printer 33 LED display showing the number of a text file that is ready for print ing Signs Q Information signs indicating that the actions described need to be taken with extra or special care the printer s additional or specific func tions or options which are not described anywhere else untypical behaviour of the printer and other hints A warning not to perform the operation that might be unsafe or criti cal for the printer It requires the user to follow closely the instructions given therein Figure numbering notation The meaning of LED and other indicators 2 HANDJET e EBS 250 The lamp glows 7 ER eee The lamp flashes Buzzer K PRINT ON OFF button 18 should be pressed for a short time lt 1 sec F button 19 should be pressed for a short time lt 1 PRINT ON OFF button 18 d 3sec should be pressed for a longer time 23 sec F button 19 should be 3sec
11. 0007 0008 4 0009 0010 0011 333 0996 0997 0998 334 0999 1000 1001 Database Data The contents of the database can be printed automatically on every suc cessive object to be labelled owing to the database variable field The database handling option is available for the EBS250C printers after an enable code has been typed 1 in Contact your printer distributor to obtain the code After the code has been input the enable setting is saved permanently in printer mem ory 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme The database also in the form of Excel and text files can be accessed via an ODBC software interface In order to insert a database variable field follow the steps given below 1 In the text edit line position the cursor in the place where you want the data to be displayed 2 While holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the Define vari able field command from the menu displayed Then select Insert Database from the list displayed You can also do that using the E E key on the tool bar of the text edit window In the window displayed configure a link to the database 1 Press the Connection settings key and then choose Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Driv ers in the Provider tab of the Data Link Properties window and press the Next key 2 n the Specify the source data item of Connection tab choose Use connection string and pr
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13. Safety Instructions 1 The printer must not be operated Before you start your printer for the y Ee rooms where explosion hazard first time read the hints given below and follow the underlying principles exists for your own and other persons 2 prints be made objects safety whose temperature exceeds 100 C at the time of printing 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 3 No open fire or spark producing devices or objects are allowed in the area where the device oper ates 4 During printing ink drops invisible to people s eye are jetted out of the head at pressure Do not aim head outlet 2 at any persons animals or casual objects be cause they may get splashed with ink unintentionally 5 The following requirements need to be met when washing clean ing and maintenance operations are performed or ink containers are replaced operations can only be per formed in a workplace that is es pecially designed for that pur pose when the device 1 switched off and protective cloth ing is worn A fire extinguisher designed to extinguish electrical devices and flammable solvent fires must be placed within easy reach of the device Air ventila tion needs to be ensured at the workplace WARNING The ink is inflamma ble Be careful not to splash the ink Especially eyes need protect ing It is advisable to wear pro tective glasses Protect the ink and the solvent
14. not apply if printing is synchronised by the internal generator Line Printing Line printing is used to print a few texts manually in a fast way consecutive lines as shown the figure below here printing is released with the release button 5 Make successive prints by press ing release button 5 6 After all prints have been made press and then release button 18 26 GJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme 20111028 4 2 e or in different places on an object as shown in the figure below Create texts to be printed in the fol lowing way Create TEXT 1 in the text edit line Every line of the text can have all the text elements such as variable fields various fonts etc described previously TRIP GE a ai Keyboard v nfo 25 Enable proportion al spac ing F1 v Disable proportional spacing F2 Insert text divider F3 2 Place the cursor at the end of text TEXT 1 and insert text change marker You can do that in a few ways e while holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the commands Insert mark and Insert text di vider in the menu displayed e press the key on the tool bar of the text edit window use F3 shortcuts 3 Type in successive texts separat ing them with the text change marker amp x Font Latin 7x6 E See
15. pressed for a longer time 73 Sec 20111028 4 2 Editing markers Editing markers Font ch ker b jFontchangemarker brown I Beginning of monospaced text marker inserts F1 and end of A marker white in colour means that monospaced text inserts F2 red the cursor is just on the left of the 4 20 field incremental counter marker it can be deleted with the Shift F1 blue key LU field decremental counter inserts Shift F2 green LU field universal date and time inserts Shift F12 turquoise Text edit window Control Program MENU tool bar EBS 250 V2 1 My printer EBS 250 Seles File Printercontrol Tools Guides About GER Advance Date Var fields Project library Adv options Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 ommunication Impulse generator Lower roll D Retrieve EBS 250 HANDJET Transmission and error status Printer communication window window Special register and text Parameter tab window library window S 3 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme TABLE OF CONTENTS LI COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE PRINTER 4 6 5 4 OPERATIONAL SAFETY 7 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 7 PROTECTING THE BATTERY 8 WHEN INK OR WASH UP SPILLS 8 CONTROL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC
16. separators inside the date time field by replacing the existing separators with differ ent characters You can also re move proportional text markers PESE KRIS KR I Font sl Ens date axanela YE 7 H Pos 37 Length 37 t Built in font Latin 7x5 Rightto left editing 20111028 4 2 Universal Date and Time Various components of the current date and time can be printed auto matically on every object with the use of a Univ date amp time variable field Below there is a list of characters that can be used to encode the date and time components The date and time components can be preceded sepa rated and followed by any characters different from those specified below or by a space tens of day in the current date units of day in the current date tens of month in the current date units of month in the current date thousands of year in the current date hundreds of year in the current date tens of year in the current date units of year in the current date tens of hour in the current time in the 24 hour system units of hour in the current time in the 24 hour system tens of minute in the current time units of minute in the current time tens of second in the current time units of second in the current time hundreds of day number in the year tens of day number in the year units of day number in the year tens of week number in
17. standard National diacritical characters graphic characters for information warning transport and other purposes a charac ter set defined by the manufacturer etc Date and time in any format expiry date incremental or decremental counters 231 32 B9 Timing Programming Printer computer communication Operating frequency range Range Power supply Approximate operating time with the battery fully charged Re charging Ink Container capacity EBS Ink Jet Systeme Parameter Description Either synchronised with rotational speed of the lower guide roll or at time intervals by an internal generator regardless of the printer s travel rate during printing e ext and parameter processing soft ware compatible with Windows 985 2000 XP Vista e Programming with use of T200 Terminal optionally e The option of networking of up to 60 printers such network is radio controlled via a PC Wireless link radio transmission with Bluetooth 2 0 Class 1 2 400 2 485 GHz up to 100 m according to land surface configuration Battery powered with a pack of 3 Li lon cells 50 hours of non stop printing at the temperature of 20 C automatic low battery indication Automatically an external 24 1 A DC power pack Charging time less than 150 minutes lt 2 5 hours Number of charging cycles 500 up to 70 of initial capacity
18. text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the command Define variable field in the menu displayed Then select Univ date and time in the list displayed The same operation can be performed with the menu shortcut Shift F 12 4 EBS 250 V2 1 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About Balal 4 a SS ai Keyboard KAWIN v Font Latin 7x5 x H Bo Menu Select St ES Up counter Shift F1 Define variable field Advance Date Down counter Shift F2 Font Insert mark Univ date andtime Shift F12 Pos 22 Length 39 Parameters 1 Parameters 2 E Insert date Lowerron m nserttime day of year Impulse generator 0 insert week of year nsert day of week Insert Database 1 Parameters t a Ss ai Keyboard KCWIN Font Latin 7x5 Eeer is EE Rightto left editing Menu Pos 38 Length 38 t Built in font Latin 7x5 On selecting the print preview option see Print Preview you can see what 217 the print will look like on 30 09 2011 at 11 08 01 hours or later Coded universal date 20110930 110801 5 Object Counters You can print a consecutive number of print on every object being labelled or at a specified interval on long ob je
19. the same text cannot be printed several times When print ing is blocked the PRINT lamp flick ers If this option is disabled text files are sent only after printing has been switched off with the 18 key In the manual transfer mode printing is 20111028 4 2 not blocked and the same text file can be printed many times Connecting database Driver 1 Data Source Disconnect Type of database MS Excel Files Y Table File name Data Search PERSONID Y PERSONID LNAME BIRTHD PLACE STREET gt gt Smith John New York gt Record number 1 Number of records 5 Preview 1 Start sending Send automatically Cancel Stop A Connected The printer can work with only one database at a time Every database table and Excel TXT file shall have a column where suc cessive records lines are num bered In addition every Excel spreadsheet shall have a heading The printer and PC shall be able to communicate with each other per 1 manently The maximum number of columns in a table file is 24 and the maximum number of lines in table file is 16 million Only Latin characters can be used in a database file for example no Cyrillic characters can be used No database variable field and no object counter register can be placed on a project at the same time For more information on the database refer to the
20. to the back of the printer so that three bayonets 30 of the con tainer aim at guide holes of the container connector At that mo ment arrow 12 indicates the OPEN position 3 Insert bayonets 30 into the guide holes and while pressing the con tainer against the printer turn it clockwise so that arrow 12 is in the CLOSE position When the printer is switched on for the first time after installation of a container the container is reviewed for about 10 seconds lamp 16 flickers while this operation is being per formed Neither can the printer be operated nor can it communicate with a computer over that period The approval of the container is signalled with lamps 16 and 17 which flicker three times and with audible signal 32 0 it the container is not approved then after the PRINT ON OFF key 18 has been pressed lamp ERROR 20 flickers Another container needs to be installed in such a case How to Check Whether There is any Ink in Ink Container When the printer stops printing make sure that there is no ink in the con tainer You can assess the ink level in the container in two ways 1 Weigh the printer on installing a new container write down the weight When the container is empty the weight of the printer is smaller by about 83 grams 211 2 Detach the full container from the printer place it with its bayonets 30 up into a vessel whose diame ter is slightly greater than the di ameter
21. 7 Transfer Save Text Files to in the Printer 4 Repeat steps from 1 to 3 in order to programme other texts You can save the project list to a text file using the Copy list to editor command which is available after the right mouse button has been pressed above the text library window Quick Saving Retrieving Text Files to from Text Library In order to save the entire text library to the printer use the command Send and save text library File Printer control Tools Guides About Retrieve printer configuration Retrieve text and parameters Send text and parameters Save text and parameters Retrieve text library A Send and save text library Restore default settings Reset printer Similarly you can retrieve the text library from the printer using the command Retrieve text library The command Send and save text 1 library erases all text files contained in the non volatile memory of the printer Printing Text Files from Library Select texts stored in the text library of your printer one by one by pressing button 19 Psl for a while until bussing is heard from buzzer 32 0 Such a switching operation can be performed regardless whether the printer is in the print state lamp 17 lights or not The buzzing from buzzer 32 I is different for a first text On display 33 you can see which of the library texts is selected The 28 G9 EBS Ink Jet Systeme number di
22. AWIN vw maximum text height Hmax Hmax text edit line Right to left editing character insertion mode printer font type at the current cursor position end of monospaced text marker beginning of monospaced text marker MENU button corresponds to the right mouse button Changing Proportional Spacing and Monospacing Proportional fonts are used to insert texts as standard This means that each letter takes a Space proportional to the character width For example a letter W takes more space than a letter I 214 EBS Ink Jet Systeme When monospaced fonts are used the character width does not depend on the character In other words each character has the same width The beginning of a monospaced piece of text is usually marked with the key and the end of a monospaced piece of text is usually marked with the 20111028 4 2 key from your computer keyboard The markers can be deleted as any other characters with the and keys The spacing between proportional monospaced characters is set with the Character spacing Selective char spacing parameter from the Parameters 2 tab sheet Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Reflectin vertical Reflect horizontal Text repetitions Print delay Rep distance Character spacing Using and Changing Built in Fonts of the Printer The program uses built in fonts as standard In order to ch
23. Ink Jet Systeme 2 Operating Manual v 20111028 4 2 3 English Deg 2580 2008 S888 abb KA E E KL k KL KL E E L KE 28088 L L LII ss tE 8 KL a E reae E PP aereo RESERVED a 5 G i a 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 20111028 4 2 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 3 Components of Portable Printer System See figures D 1 Upper guide roll 2 Nozzle plate front part of the print head ink outlet 3 Lower guide roll to synchronise printing 4 Openings with plugs for adjusting electromagnets 5 Release a print release button also used by other functions 6 Printer base battery compart ment 7 Printer holder 8 Hanger 9 Control panel and keypad 10 Ink container 11 Ink container label 12 Container OPEN CLOSED indicator 13 Name plate 14 Battery charge socket 15 Charge plug 16 Power LED indicator 17 PRINT ON OFF LED the print state 18 PRINT ON OFF button 19 Function key F 20 Error LED indicator 21 Charge LED indicator 22 USB Bluetooth Module for wire less
24. VING TEXT FILES TO FROM TEXT LIBRARY 28 PRINTING TEXT FILES FROM LIBRARY 28 SAVING THE PROJECT LIBRARY ON COMPUTER DISC 28 MAINTENANCE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT 29 USER 30 20111028 4 2 PROBLEMS WITH FUNCTIONING AND ELECTRONIC GUIDES 30 OPERATION OF THE PRINTER eee 30 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS 31 Some of the nozzles do not jet ink 30 Rinse the 221 30 PRINTER ACCESSORIES 34 The printer does not print 30 Boldfaced or Blurred Prints 30 QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 30 Dear Users of EBS Ink Jet Systeme equipment Please read this manual necessarily in order to get full information about the operation of your device Disclaimer We shall bear no responsibility damage to the device if it is operated improperly Le inconsistently with this manual The application and use of the products are beyond our control and therefore fall exclusively into your scope of responsibility e As we wish to keep pace with permanently progressing technological development and individual requirements of our clients we need to reserve the right to change the form make and technical solutions of our devices Therefore no data illustrations or descriptions of this manual shall form any grounds for claims e We spare no effort to ensure that t
25. ange the font type and size at any point of the text follow the steps below 1 Position the cursor in the text edit line exactly where another font is to be inserted 2 Holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU button and select Font from the menu displayed Then select the font type you need from the list displayed e g Latin 16x10 You can also do that using the pull down list called Font on the tool bar of the text edit win dow see figure Fy printer fonts are at the top of the list and marked with the symbol A 3 Move the cursor to another posi tion and insert another change marker If only one font change marker A has been inserted all characters from the marker position to the end of the text are displayed printed with the use of the replaced font 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme Dor Keyboard EBS 250 V2 1 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About Balaj 2141 4 Font Latin 7x5 52 50 samele TERT dE Copy Ctrl C Ctrl x Rightto left editing Paste CtrleV B nt Latin 7x5 Define variable field gt Advance E Font A Var fields Project library Parameter Insert mark A Conte 7x6 Ge A Spec munication options A Latin 1207 Impulse generator Lower roll A Cwylic12x7 Retrieve EN 1 w
26. ble from the other side mirror images in the vertical or horizontal directions Select the Reflect in vertical and Reflect in horizontal parameters in order to make proper printouts when objects to be labelled are positioned upside down Reflect in vertical Reflect in horizontal th int 153 left to right Reversed TEST 175456 view of the printout Rotating a Text Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Reflect in vertical Reflectin horizontal Parameters 2 m T Parameters 3 Text repetitions Print delay Rep distance Character spacing Selective char spacing As opposed to the Reflect in vertical and Reflect in horizontal parame ters which apply to entire texts the Rotation parameter enables you to turn a single character A character can be turned clockwise when the parameter is set to 90 counter clockwise when the parame ter is set to 270 or turned upside down when the parameter is set to 180 Choose the angle of rotation for a character text and then type it in on the text edit line Text rotation can only be applied when Windows fonts are used EBS Ink Jet Systeme 20111028 4 2 EN 223 Repeating a Text Repetition Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Reflectin vertical Reflect in horizontal Text repetitions Print delay Rep distance Character spacing
27. bmenu is unchecked This limit has been set in order to reduce the risk of accidental print 1 release if the Fixed speed and Text repetitions Continuous parameters are set the printer starts printing as soon printing is enabled with button 18 When printing is timed by an internal generator the pri nt rate is not syn chronised with the printer travel rate Reflecting a text The directions are defined as the printer sees them Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Reflect in vertical Reflectin horizontal m Text repetitions Print delay Rep distance Character spacing T Selective char spacing Own TEST 125456 Select the Reflect in vertical pa rameter in order to make the print look like it is turned over Reflect in vertical HEN LEcL 15 406 Select the Reflect horizontal parameter if you need to label objects by moving the printer from the right hand side to the left hand side The following examples can be used in practice when the Shaft direction 1 parameter is set to Disabled this parameter 1 available the Advance tab sheet after the Adv options box has been ticked Reflectin vertical Reflect in horizontal the printer ache ST Ted travels from left to right or from right TEST 125456 The above reflections can also be used when you print on transparent surfaces and printouts need to be legi
28. can vary between 5 and 4000 with the increment of 1 222 EJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme The settings of the Text width print parameter are restricted not only by the above mentioned range limits The current setting is controlled by the printer control program and can be further reduced according to the settings of other print parameters Any attempt to set too high a print rate is automatically rejected Intensity of Ink Drops Impulse generator Lower Lowerrol el lt HTH 500 ies This parameter impacts on the vol ume of every ink drop jetted out of the print head If you increase intensity you make the diameter of drops and colour saturation in the print increase The settings of the Dot size parame ter range from 0 to 10 with the inter val of 1 D Any increase in intensity setting increases ink consumption Mode of Timing Impulse generator Lower roll r i so f Timing determines the moments at which vertical rows of text are printed Timing can be synchronised using e Lower guide roll 3 set the Impulse generator parameter to Lower roll The movement of the roll makes the axis of the built in encoder rotate rotational speed converter e Internal generator set the Impulse generator parameter to Fixed speed 20111028 4 2 The program makes it impossible to set the Fixed speed parameter unless the EBS 250 Safe mode option in the Tools menu the Preferences su
29. cts with the use of incremental or decremental counters In order to insert the field of an incre mental decremental counter to be updated automatically follow the steps below 1 In the text edit line position the cursor in the place where you want the counter to be displayed Insert a font change or other markers if required 2 Type in the setting for the counter the maximum required number of digits e g zeros if the counter is to start counting from zero If counting is to start from a specific number type in the number and add leading zeros to fill in all counter positions E alel at A Keyboard kawin Font Latin 16x10 ur counter 0000 al al Right to left editing oH ES Menu Pos 18 Length 18 Built in font Latin 16x10 3 Highlight the counter setting with the mouse 5 EBS 250 V2 1 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About Bjala x 7 4 a ail ai apen 5 ES counter 0000 5 Ba Ctrl X Rightto lett editing 85 Paste Cito EE E Ej variable field Up counter sp Advance Date Font D Down counter Shift F 2 ct library Parameters 1 Parameter Insert mark Keyboard KCWIN v Univ date and time Shift F12 nsert date nserttime Insert day of year nsert week of year Insert dau of week nsert Database A wx HANDJET Impuls
30. document entitled HANDJET EBS 250 Printer Database Operating Manual Print Preview On creating a text to be printed with the use of the variable fields you can check for proper operation of the counters using the print preview option 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme Use the key to preview print and initiate variable fields The 8 key is used to preview suc cessive prints it is available after the key has been pressed once Define a text containing one or more variable fields incremental or decremental counters date and time information from data base EBS 250 V2 1 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About Sal A el 2 Keyboard KAWIN EI 1 Font Latin 7 5 pen KEE Ee eng TIU TOC d m Built in font Latin 7x5 Var fields Project library Right to left editing 34 Length 44 Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Adv options 1 Up counter Communication 2 Down counter 3 Univ date amp time 4 Univ date amp time Impulse generator Lower roll Retrieve Parameters Check if the variable fields operate properly by using the print preview option Press In the Print Preview window you can see what the text looks like after the text print and the printers general parameters r
31. e been transmitted properly if an O K message is displayed in the transmission status window If you cannot communicate with the printer try to configure it in the sys 1 tem once again From the Guides menu start the Network configura tion creator and follow the creator s prompts EN 213 Text Files and Print Pa rameters How to Create a Text to be Printed Regular Text See figure G Insert texts in the text edit line in the edit window Use a mouse and the following key board keys to edit a text as standard and as you do in other Windows applications to move the cursor horizon tally to the right Text edit window to move the cursor horizon tally to the left to move the cursor horizon tally to the right and high light the text move the cursor horizon tally to the left and highlight the text to delete one character to the right of the cursor to delete one character to the left of the cursor to move the cursor to the beginning of the text to move the cursor to the end of the text You can type in up to 1300 charac ters in one text copy text to the clipboard Ctrl C preview a print oe z SME TEX oss Pos 14 Length 25 total length of text cursor position in the text preview other prints sample position of the cursor cut and copy a text to the clipboard Ctrl X paste a text from the clipboard Ctrl V change font Keyboard K
32. e folder where the control program has been installed C Program Files EBS printers EBS 250 as standard 2 Once started the control pro gram automatically activates the find the printer s function and signs the printer on if the printer is on and the radio communica tions link operates properly 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme Connecting the Printer with Computer See figures D and The printer communicates with the computer through module 22 via a radio link The module uses an USB interface 1 Find a free USB port in your computer 2 Connect the USB Bluetooth module 22 to a USB port on your computer via a USB plug 23 If USB drivers of module 22 have been installed during the installation of the control program see Installing Control Program then the module is automatically detected and installed on your computer Otherwise you are prompted to indicate the location of the drivers on the CD 3 Place module 22 and the printer so that the widest radio transmis sion range is ensured Do not cover module 22 with unnec essary shields or objects especially metal ones 4 Switch the printer on 5 Start the control program The program will find the printer communicate with it and display a Printer is found message 6 Click the 999 key the key is available in the communication window only after the Adv op tions item has been ticked to view the printer configuration Data hav
33. e generator Lower roll i EBS Ink Jet Systeme 4 While holding the cursor on the text edit line press right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the command Define variable field the menu displayed Then select Up counter Down counter in the list displayed The same opera tion can be performed with the menu shortcut Shift F 1 Shift F2 5 The operation described at points 2 3 and 4 can be performed by pressing the EN key on the tool bar a 4 ai counter is serted and you can adjust its length appropriately P sf 2 Keyboard EH Font Latin 16x10 X counter bood GE E EENE EAEE H Sp Rightto left editing 85 Menu Pos 19 Length 19 Built in font Latin 16x10 6 You can change other parame ters of the counter Double click the counter in the variable field list You can change the incre ment or select the Auto save pa rameter of the counter Var fields Projectlibrary 1 Up counter Parameters Be Up counter Step 1 Auto save The contents of a volatile counter are lost after the printer has been switched off With non volatile counter the counting can be resumed from its last setting after the printer has been switched on again 1 If you place the mouse cursor in the text edit window above the charac ters within the counter field the colour of the non v
34. equired have been applied text to be printed is defined as above then the following contents can be printed on 30 09 2011 from 12 10 hours on when printing is released with button 5 of the printer simulated by the w key in the program 97 03 0 30 09 2011 T 12 Ur 38 02 0 30 09 2011 T 12 99 01 0 30 09 2011 T 12 00 00 0 30 09 2011 T 12 01 Doun 99 0 30 09 2011 T 12 How to create and edit a graph ics file for printing The graphics bitmap editor enables a user to create and edit drawings which can then be inserted into texts to be printed The graphics editor can be called up with the A key on the toolbar see figure The window where graphics can be created edited consists of dots and enables a user to generate graphics with a maximum height of 16 dots and length of 60 dots Description of functions performed by the bitmap editor keys Mi to insert bitmap into text file being edited EM to delete drawing being edited w C E to select draw mode How to Modify Print Parameters Character Resolution Impulse generator Lower roll e ee This parameter defines resolution a number of rows metre of a text to be printed The visual effect of any change in the Text width parameter is a change in the character width and in consequence in the length of the entire text The settings of the parameter
35. ess the Build key 3 In the Select Data Source win dow press the New key to es tablish a link If a given source is to be used again it can be chosen from the list and steps 3 to 7 can be omitted 4 n the Create New Data Source window choose a driver for han dling Excel files xls and press the Next key 5 Type in the name of a new source of data and press the Next key 6 Confirm whether the data source settings are correct by pressing the Finish key 7 n the ODBC Microsoft Excel Setup window indicate an xls EN 5 19 by pressing Select Workbook key 8 Then press the OK key in suc cessive windows a number of times until you return to the Connecting database window 9 Press the Connect key 10 Select the type of database from the Type of database drop down list box 11 Fill in the Table File name box For Excel files type in the name of a spreadsheet 12 In the Search for box select the column where all records lines are numbered 13 After the above mentioned op tions have been set the first re cord of the table is read in Using the Record number parameter you can choose the record to start printing with 14 Press the OK button Driver Data Source Disconnect Type of database MS Excel Files hd Table File name Data Search PERSONID Y 4 PERSONID LNAME NAME BIRTHD PLACE STREET PCODE 51 lt gt Record number 1 als Number
36. etects every withdrawal of the printer automatically and sus pends printing After the printer has returned to its proper position printing is resumed from the place text part in which the printer was drawn back The Shaft direction parameter is available in the Advance tab sheet after the Adv options box has been ticked If the parameter is set to Disabled the printer will produce labels in either direction In order to ensure that printing is resumed exactly in the place where it 1 was interrupted the lower 3 of the printer needs to have contact with the surface to be labelled on a con tinuous basis How to Transfer Save Text Files to in the Printer See figure F In order to send a text and print parameters to the printer you need to click the key use the command Send text and parameters from the Printer control menu Wait until an O K message is displayed in the transmission status window 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme If you use the extended parameter panel which is available after the Adv options box has been ticked the ll key has a different function When such a panel is used and text is sent to the printer the text file is not saved in the printer s non volatile memory at the same time If 1 the printer is switched off the text file is lost In order to save the text file in the non volatile memory press the Se key or use the Save text and parameters command fro
37. for a long time cannot be charged up to its full capacity There fore in order to form the battery follow three charge and then discharge cy cles See figures and 9 1 Pull out plug 15 from socket 14 and tilt it 2 Insert power pack connector 26 to socket 14 and connect power pack 25 to a wall outlet 3 Lamp 21 glows when the battery is being charged Wait until the charging is over and lamp 21 starts flashing 4 Remove the power pack plug 26 and secure socket 14 with plug 15 Detach the power pack from the mains and place it into the bag 5 Do not recharge the battery until it is completely discharged see Low battery Indicator The HANDJET EBS 250 printer should be stored with its batteries charged the printer is to be stored for a longer time 6 months or longer and its batteries are not recharged it may work for a shorter time after it has been recharged afterwards or in certain circumstances even stop working Such a phenomena is caused by the properties of the batter ies which are always subject to the process of self discharging In the consequence of self discharging and long term storage in the discharge state the maximum capacity of the batteries may lower or the batteries may get damaged completely In order to avoid such a situation it is necessary to charge batteries of the HANDJET EBS 250 printer at least twice a year however not less frequently than every 6 months 20111028 4 2
38. his manual is reliable includes all modifications and is free from errors However the drawing up and publication process is complex and an error can occur in spite of our endeavours and wishes We shall bear no re sponsibility for the consequences of editorial and printing errors in this manual If your device contains a particular piece of equipment or needs performing an operation that have not been illustrated or described in this manual or if you have queries on read ing this manual please contact any representative of EBS Ink Jet Systeme for additional information EBS Ink Jet Systeme the manufacturer shall not be responsible for dam ages to the device due to the operation that is inconsistent with the Operat ing Instructions or due to consequences of drafting or printing errors in these Instructions The printer control program to be installed on your computer is a versatile tool for operating 1 EBS 230 series stationary printers and EBS 250 series manual printers Therefore some of its components and functions which i are used exclusively for EBS 230 series printers or ii could be used in EBS 250 series printers but are of little significance for manual printers will not be described in these Instructions or will be described only briefly These instructions apply to EBS 250C printers with the control program version 2 1 015 In order to check the version of your program view the About menu Operational Safety General
39. ill wipe out the spilled fluid with a piece of absorbent material and then remove the material in compli ance with fire and health and safety at work regulations 20111028 4 2 Control of Electromagnetic Inter ference 1 Properties devices Your Ink Jet printer contains high frequency transmitter and receiver When it is in the ON state the printer receives and transmits high frequency HF signals The controller of the Ink Jet printer system controls energy emitted during printer operation on an on going basis The HANDJET EBS 250 printer complies with all the requirements of the regulations concerning the impact of the HF energy on humans in your country high frequency 2 Printer accessories you do not use original EBS parts or printer accessories including batter ies or electronic components the statutory requirements may not be met and the HF electromagnetic emission limits may be exceeded Medical Equipment Pacemaker The pacemaker manufacturers rec ommend that the distance between a transmitter and the pacemaker be at least 15 cm so that any mutual inter ference between the two devices is avoided Other Medical Equipment If you use a piece of medical equip ment please ask the equipment manufacturer whether the equipment is sufficiently shielded against elec tromagnetic radiation In certain cir cumstances your doctor may help you gain the information you require Operat
40. ion in Explosion Hazard Areas If you work in an explosion hazard area switch your Ink Jet printer off do not replace the batteries or do not 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme remove them from the printer and follow all instructions and precautions Sparking generated by batteries may cause an explosion and or fire in this hazardous area and result in personal injuries or even death The regions where a potential explo sion hazard exists are usually marked appropriately The examples of such regions are solvent storage areas fuel storage areas and petrol stations below decks onboard ships storage areas for explosive gases air mix tures chemicals and metal or flour powders Operation in Areas of Blasting In order to avoid interference during blasting shot firing the printer should be switched off in blasting areas or in places where the use of radio devices 15 prohibited Follow the operating instructions and information signs Conformity Marking The HANDJET EBS 250 printer has followed the conformity assessment procedure which resulted in the issue of Declaration of Conformity This forms the basis for the statement that the HANDJET EBS 250 printer and the manufacturers accessories to which this Declaration relates meet the general requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive if the printer and the accessories are installed and used in compliance with the manufacturer s instructions
41. m the Save text and parameters menu If you do that and switch the printer off and on the text will be immediately ready for printing How to Change a Text File Stored in the Printer Every text file can be changed in two ways Method One 1 Retrieve a text file from the print ers memory by clicking the Rene key or the command Retrieve text and parameters 2 Modify the text file and or print parameters with the text editor 3 Save the text file in the non volatile memory of the printer by clicking the 44 bearing in mind that an O K message should be displayed in the trans mission status window each time a file is saved See also the note in the section entitled How to Transfer Save Text Files to in the Printer Method Two 1 Open a project text and parame ters with the command Open project or only a text file with the command Open text without parameters on your computer 2 Save the text file in the non volatile memory of the printer by 25 clicking the bearing in mind that an O K message should be displayed in the trans mission status window each time a file is saved See also the note in section How to Transfer Save Text Files to in the Printer Printing Printing a Text File Saved in the SCT Lamp 17 goes out If the Stop printing method parame ter is set to Complete amp stop and you press button 18 lamp 17 will flash This means that you have p
42. most frequently as part of a typical system Packing case to hold all 1 unit EBS 250 Pinter 1 unit Power pack 24V 1A with 1 unit e 2 units USB Bluetooth Radio Communications 1 unit e CD with utility software operating instructions and user support files instructions advice help in electronic form 1 disc O Other elements to be delivered with the order as part of the system or separately e Double guide rolls to support rectilinear printing e Quadruple guide rolls to support rectilinear printing e Guide rolls on cylinder shaped elements to support rectilinear printing at the radius length along the perimeter e Guide rolls on cylinder shaped elements to support rectilinear printing along the axle longitudinally objects to be labelled dimensions are given in millimetres The printer in its working position dimensions side and front views 34 B9 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 20111028 4 2 Ink Jet Systeme EBS Ink Jet Systeme GmbH EBS Ink Jet Systems Poland Sp 2 0 0 Alte Ziegelei 19 25 ul Tarnogajska 13 D 51588 Numbrecht Germany 90 512 Wroclaw Poland 4 49 1012093 939 0 48 71 367 04 11 amp 49 0 2293 939 3
43. of the control program The creators are installed together with the control program 20111028 4 2 Technical Parameters Parameter Description Number of nozzles Nozzle diameter Print height Height of objects to be labelled Working position in 3D space Number of text lines per run Line printing Maximum number of characters per text Number of texts and accompa nying print parameter stored in the printers memory at the same time Printing of graphics logo spe cial graphics characters Special characters Variable fields texts whose con tents vary dynamically according to occurrence of a specific event 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 16 150um as standard optionally 120um 170 200 27mm from 70 mm contact with both rolls from 35 mm contact with the lower roll to print with for example 7 nozzles only see figure A guide and rolls can be used optionally to support rectilinear printing they are most useful for line printing for labelling pipes barrels and other cylindrical ob jects any 1 Supports printing of up to 10 texts in successive lines 1300 including control characters for the printer s built in fonts from 1 to 10 Texts are loaded to the printer via a PC from 1 to 30 Optionally Ability to edit and print text and graphic symbols with the application of Win dows fonts True Type fonts as well as with a bitmap editor as
44. of records 5 Cancel After connection with the database has been configured the Database variable field window is displayed Tick the names of the parameters column headings whose data is to be copied to the variable field and press the OK button You can also A Connected Stop 20 G9 EBS Ink Jet Systeme define the character to be used as a database data separator Database variable field 1 Space marker 1 Columns PERSONID LNAME NAME Select all In order to choose other parameters column headings double click on the database variable field in the list dis played in the Variable Field window In order to establish connection be tween the printer and the database Send press the button or use the Database command in the Tools MENU The status bar of the window dis played shows the state of connection with the database and of communica tion with the printer as well as the progress bar The selected columns are displayed in green In order to start transferring data to the printer click the Start sending button When the data has been transferred suc cessfully an audible signal 32 00 is heard and the lamp 17 goes on If the Send automatically option 15 abled text files are sent automatically after a given text has been printed In the automatic transfer mode printing is blocked after every project has been printed until a successive text file is received
45. of the container and pour water so that the container starts floating without turning upside down Mark the water level on the vessel before line 1 and af ter line 2 the full container has been immersed Then insert the empty container and mark the immersion level line 3 You can check the ink consumption level at any time by immersing the container in water and comparing the current level with the previous lines lines 2 and 3 Make sure there is always the same water level in the vessel line 1 Replacing Ink Container If possible replace the container in dustfree conditions so as to minimise the amount of contaminants getting in to the printer s ink system Do not leave the printer with the ink container detached for a longer time than that required to replace the container While detaching or install ing the container be careful not to splash anyone or anything with ink 1 Turn the printer off Switching the Printer Off see 512 GJ 2 Putthe printer in such a way that the container points downwards turn empty container 10 to the left a so that arrow 12 points to the OPEN position Wait about 3 seconds while holding the con tainer to equalize the pressure 3 Remove the container carefully b See figure EZ 4 If gasket 31 and contact plates the guide holes for bayonets are dirty remove ink leftovers from them with wash up 5 Install a new container see Installing Ink C
46. olatile counter on the variable field list changes from blue to pink for the volatile counter the colour changes from black to red 20111028 4 2 NOTE An increment decrement is added to the counter each time button 5 is pressed and the contents of the incremental decremental counter increases decreases The only excep tion is when a text is to be printed repeatedly that is when the print parameter Text repeti tions gt 1 or is set to Continuous In such a situation button 5 does not time each of the prints but rather groups of prints The Refresh var fields parameter from the Parameters 3 tab decides whether every successive repetitive print modifies the contents of the counters or not The distance between the beginnings of two con secutive prints produced with repetitive printing is defined with the Rep distance parameter from the Parameters 2 tab Example For the counter defined as above set the Text repetitions parameter to 3 a If the Refresh var fields parameter is set to OFF the following prints can be produced If release button 5 is pressed for xth The following counter contents are printed time 1 0000 0000 0000 2 0001 0001 0001 3 0002 0002 0002 999 0999 0999 0999 b If the Refresh var fields parameter is set to ON the following prints can be produced If release button 5 is pressed for xth The following counter contents are printed time 1 0000 0001 0002 2 0003 0004 0005 3 0006
47. ontainer in the Printer Switching the Printer On and Off See figure D Switching the Printer On Press key 18 and while hold ing it down press release button 5 When the printer is switched on lamp 16 glows and a sound signal is heard from buzzer 32 7 Once the printer has been switched on you can start printing a text that is stored in the printer memory see Printing EBS Ink Jet Systeme 20111028 4 2 Switching the Printer Off Press key 19 ee and release button 5 at the same time and keep them down for a few seconds until all lamps stop glowing after buzzing 32 1 has been heard Installing and Starting the Printer Control Program Installing Control Program 1 Insert the CD supplied along with the printer to the CDROM drive in your computer and wait for the program to start If the programs on the CD do not 1 start running on the computer auto matically start setup exe from the CD s main directory 2 After the program MENU has been displayed choose in stallation option 3 Follow the instructions displayed during the installation 4 After all control program compo nents and USB drivers required have been installed you can communicate with your printer via a radio link see Connecting the Printer with Computer Starting the Control Program 1 Click the EBS printer icon on the control panel or if there is no such an icon start EBS200 exe from th
48. ressed release button 5 but not finished printing In such a case you can finish printing or abandon printing by pressing but ton 18 once again If the Stop printing method parameter is set to Immediate stop the printer will not remind you about the un Printer finished printing D The Stop printing method See figure parameter is available in the 1 Switch the printer on Advance tab sheet after the 2 Press and then release button Adv options box has been 18 lamp 17 starts light ticked INg If ink preso e in the ink COM If the printer has been idle for longer tainer is insufficient a micro than about 30 minutes the nozzle compressor starts to add some outlets might become covered with air Wait until the micro compres dry ink Before you start printing sor stops working make a trial printing or use the rinse 3 Move the head of the printer to the nozzles function for a while in an object to be labelled to ensure nozzles see that drive rolls 1 and 3 touch the ciate d prit f EE If you label objects whose height is SU ace o GC smaller than 60 mm the distance 4 Press print release button 5 the between the rolls is 60 mm make release button and move the printer along the object ensuring that the drive rolls roll at a uni form speed sure that at least lower roll 3 de signed for synchronising printing touches the object being labelled see figure The rule does
49. rinter in a polyethylene tight bag re move air from the bag and close it tightly Then place it the packing case The printer should be stored and transported in the packing case delivered with the printer During normal operation avoid exposing the printer to strong mechanical shocks protect the printer espe cially nozzles 2 rolls 1 and 3 and panel 9 against impact falling onto hard surfaces or scratching with sharp objects Gy 229 User Support Problems with Functioning and Operation of the Printer Some of the nozzles do not jet ink Rinse the nozzles Some drops are missing on a print TT 4 Geet PEO 11 the nozzle outlet at a vessel for example the one you use to wash the printer Wash the nozzles with wash up if they are covered with dried ink Start the rinse the nozzle func tion Press release button 5 three times and hold it down for a few seconds This causes all elec tromagnets in the head to open and ink to pour out at pressure after a warning buzzing signal has been generated by buzzer 32 00 When ink starts jetting regularly out of each nozzle release but ton 18 Frequent and long lasting use of the rinse function increases ink con sumption The printer does not print On starting printing and making an attempt to print you can hear the electromagnets of the nozzle valves operating but ink drops are not always jetted out of the nozzles properly The
50. roportional Spacing and 14 Using and Changing Built in Fonts Of Denter 15 Using and Changing Windows eet 15 VARIABLE 65 16 Date and 16 Universal Date and Time 17 Object 18 Database 19 PRINT PREVIEW mH 21 HOW TO CREATE AND EDIT A GRAPHICS FILE FOR PRINTING 22 How Mopirv PRINT PARAMETERS 22 Character Resolution 22 Intensity of Ink Drops 22 Mode of Timing 22 Reflecting a text 23 Rotating a Text 23 Repeating a Text Repetition 24 Print Deia 24 Distance between Texts 24 Row Repetition 24 INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF HAND lt 25 HOW TRANSFER SAVE TEXT FILES TO IN THE PRINTER 25 How TO CHANGE A TEXT FILE STORED IN THE PRINTER 25 PRINTING 26 PRINTING A TEXT FiLE SAVED IN THE al Lu CN 26 LINE 26 USING A NUMBER OF TEXTS 27 CREATING A TEXT LIBRARY IN THE PRINT EEN 27 QUICK SAVING RETRIE
51. splayed corresponds to the number in the text library 1 Start printing by pressing button 18 2 Print a text 3 Switch the printer to print another text by pressing button 19 4 Print the successive text In order to ensure that the printer skips over text files during the text switching operation to be performed with function key 19 delete the text name in the library and save such an empty text name in the printer Var fields Project library Saving the Project Library on Computer Disc The project text and print parameter library can be saved on a computer disc with the command Save project library from the File menu File Printer control Tools Guides About P Open project EI Save project as Open project library j Save project library AM Open text without parameters La Insertimage Similarly you can open the project library on your computer with the command Open project library 20111028 4 2 File Printer control Tools Guides About 9 Open project Save project as Open project library Save project library A Open text without parameters L4 Insertimage You can quick load the project library from the computer disc to your printer with two successive commands Open project library and Send and save text library Maintenance Storage and Transport It is recommended that the outer face of the print head especiall
52. t at any time EN 215 3 There are three character insertion modes you can use Single character mode 1 Single character mode 2 Multi character Each of them matches Windows font charac ters with the capabilities of your printer in a different way accord ing to the font type language and character insertion mode the Right to left editing parameter The number of characters to be input 1 with the use of the Windows fonts is limited it depends on the font type and size Variable Fields Variable fields are designated fields of text whose contents are updated automatically after every print The following events can impact on the contents of variable fields change in date change in time activation of release button 5 and other Up to 10 variable fields can be used one text at the same time Only the printer built in fonts can be used to print variable fields no Windows fonts can be used Date and Time In order to synchronize the date and time of your printer with those of your computer move to the Date tab and Show PC time click the and keys successively Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Advance Date Info 2 01 20 Date 30 09 201 1 5 Set timer Show PC time You can set a different date or time in your printer by setting them in the Date tab and transferring to the Set timer Time Day of week B16 GJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme printer
53. that are printed repeatedly Text repetitions gt 1 The distance is specified as a number of vertical rows timed by a timing system The settings of the Rep distance parameter range from 0 to 9999 with the increment of 1 Example of printing for Text repetitions 3 printing released with the release button the printer travels in this direction Print delay Rep distance If the distance set with the Rep distance parameter is smaller than the text length given as a number of rows then the texts will be printed one after another Rep distance Row Repetition The parameter defines how many times printing of each vertical row should be repeated It is used for intensifying the prints on porous sur faces which soak up ink heavily on which printed characters are poorly visible due to surface granulation if the characters are built of ink dots of the same sizes Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Refresh var fields 20111028 4 2 Intelligent Control of Hand Movement The printer system controls the print ing process and makes it impossible to produce a misprint should the op hand or the printer be with drawn by chance The control is en abled if the Shaft direction parame ter is set to Compatible with printing direction or Contrary to printing direction depending on whether objects are labelled from left to right or from right to left The system d
54. the year units of week number in the year number of day in the week see below OS PO um 2 5 gt EU ke The following encoding system is used as standard 1 Sunday 2 Monday 3 Tuesday 7 Saturday The numbering of weekdays can be changed in the following way on checking the time on your Show PC time computer by clicking the key or Retrieve on your printer by clicking the key change the number of weekday parameter in the Day of week box for the date displayed For example Monday 26 September 2011 is encoded as the first day of the week as standard 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme But if you set 2 in the Day of week box and save the modified parameters of time date and day of Settimer week to the printer with the key then the following encoding applies 2 Monday 3 Tueday 1 Sunday And if you set 5 in the Day of week box and save the setting to the printer then the following encoding applies 1 Thursday 2 Friday 3 Saturday 4 Sunday 5 Monday 6 Tuesday 7 Wednesday In order to insert a field consisting of various components of the current date and time to be updated auto matically follow the steps below 1 In the text edit line type in a text containing a subset of the above specified coding characters The coding characters can be input in any order 2 Select the characters of the field with the mouse 3 While holding the cursor on the
55. with the o Samer key In order to insert the date time field that is updated automatically follow the steps below 1 In the text edit line position the cursor in the place where you want the date time to be displayed 2 While holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the command Define variable field from the menu displayed Then select Insert date Insert time in the list displayed You can also do that using the E E key on the tool bar of text edit window 4 EBS 250 V2 1 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About es lell del a EBS 250 date 1 Keyboard K WIN v Font Latin 7x5 Ctrl C o left editing Ctrl V Shift F1 Shift F2 Length 24 Built in fi z Define variable field Be Up counter Font D Advance Date B Down coun ter Parameters 1 Parameters 2 H Univ date and time Shift F12 E Insert date ttime Impulse generator Lower roll X ji lt 9 Parameters SRM 2414 Keyboard amp I Font Latin 7x5 TrA DEES EE Ens 250 date axanrla EE s hj Right to left editing H Pos 24 Length 36 t Built in font Latin 7x5 3 You can insert a font change marker on the left or right of the date time field 4 You can change
56. y the nozzle plate 2 and possibly the guide rolls 1 and 3 should be washed in order to remove the remnants of ink and dirt after the work has been finished and the printer has been switched off The washing should be done in the following way e Place the HANDJET printer on its side and tilt its face downwards carefully see the drawing below in such a position dirty wash up can flow freely out of the printer e Place a piece of absorptive cloth or a metal vessel e g a tray under the printer face e Wash the printer face with the use of a wash up atomiser 20111028 4 2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme If the printer face is washed in a different way than that shown above then wash up may get in to the printers movable bearing based parts or inner electronic subassemblies unintentionally n effect the roll guides may seize or ever lockup permanently and the shaft encoder position sensor and other electronic subassemblies may get damaged If the printer remains idle for longer period over 3 weeks ink may partially dry in printer com ponents Therefore follow the storage instructions given below not to be disappointed when you try to use your printer afterwards e if the printer has already been used before store it with ink container 10 fas tened to it e protect the printer against dust dirt any influence of aggressive vapours and gases and excessive tem perature and moisture Ide ally place the p
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