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1. Paragraph 1 General Information Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S 12345670 1 3 3 10 123456733012 e variable data such as current date warranty expiration date current time ascending and descending numbering counters any types of data which are transferred from a PC or external devices via an optional special channel as required and arranged by the user Labels can be input or modified easily with the use of a built in terminal or a PC via RS 232 or RS 485 interface An optional PC can be connected in order to e control the operation of one printer via the program EdGraf e allow anumber of EBS printers of various types linked together into a network to be controlled from one computer via the program InkNet Objects to be labelled are detected by a photo detector Fully automatic printers operation with the status indication and instructions for performing service operations Bottles of ink are fully controlled and bottles designed for different incompatible types of EBS printers are not accepted Continuous operation over 24 hours a day 5 E F FF Principle of Operation Electromagnetic Print Heads Every label consists of a number of a droplet wide vertical rows Nozzles are set in the print head vertically at regular intervals from each other This determines the maximal height of
2. The controller has the following traits Separate controller types for electromagnetic or piezoceramic print head families e Splash proof stainless steel INOX housing and a membrane keypad to ensure that the controller is resistant to water and all types of solvent that might be used in the real working environment e All connectors grouped on the same side wall to facilitate the installation of the printer in a place where the space is very limited Printing capabilities e texts composed of small and capital letters of various types also printed in boldface or rotated Qa Elauter ai ot mL T IR Tj CL n gd gen Woo E 1 IHE JET Ne e SM eg Jidd 2 nicer Ry KM lt 12x7 12 Bw S EE ele e several lines of text printed during a single run of an object in front of the print head a maximum of 6 lines with no space between the lines 1 INK JET 1 IhMK JET a V 2 EBS 1500 Se STEEN KE Ek 2 INK JET 4q Ees is00 S ERE Hey 7x5 4 EB 1500 95 clotme seEr 9X5 ZI R I do e diacritical national characters e graphics a built in set of ready to use graphic signs and a tool kit for creating user defined graphics e bar codes of various kinds printed in aregular way or in reverse with or without a caption of digits an option of introducing on going changes to the digital contents of the code bar code as an incremental or decremental mm 123456 7330 e30125 DA d EES GD GEIRKEG 20060920 3 1
3. A S Fig 2 3 4 3 b Connect the pressure regulator outlet and the horizontal bottle plug coupling with a polyethylene pipe c Connect the vertical bottle plug connector and the non return valve connector Insert the valve into the inlet ink connector and tighten up the nut The non return valve prevents the ink from leaking out of the head after the pipe has been removed inlet Ink couple non return valve pressure tube to supply ink out of an ink bottle to the head Fig 2 3 4 4 20060920 3 1 17 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual ZS GERS Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer Ink Jet Systems NOTE Compressed air supplied to the ink system must meet compressed air specifications given in paragraph 2 2 Power and Air Supply Requirements The rated pressure should be set to the value of 0 04 MPa 0 4 bar with a pressure regulator The rated pressure depends on nozzle diameter and the number of nozzles in the print head The nozzle diameter is indicated on the nozzle plate For best quality prints on a given surface the ink pressure inside the head can be slightly adjusted after the primary print parameters such as height rate and intensity have been determined The adjusted pressure should be within the range from 0 03 MPa 0 3 bar to 0 06 MPa 0 6 bar Connecting the head to the pump based ink system A detailed description of how to connect the head to the ink system with an ink pump is given
4. Char set Latin 7x5 Typeface Normal e Input contents for the second subfile gt Alte Ziegelei 19 25 D 51588 Nuimbrecht lt e Press the keys to create the third subfile on the right of the previous one e Using the keys move the new created subfile as high upwards as possible Type Ins text e Set parameters for the subfile and confirm Text name LOGO NOTE The text file called LOGO has been Front dis 0 defined in section 5 2 4 How to Print Back dist 0 Logos e Press the keys to create the fourth subfile on the right of the previous one Type Text e Set parameters for the fourth subfile and confirm e e Input contents for the fourth subfile oe ie gt German Manufacturer of lt Rotation None e Press the keys to create the fifth subfile Spec reg None below the previous one and set the same parameters as for the fourth subfile changing only the Typeface parameter Typeface Length 3 e Input contents for the fifth subfile gt INK JET lt e Press the keys to create the sixth subfile below the previous one and set the same parameters as for the fifth subfile but change the Typeface parameter Confirm the selection with the key Typeface Normal e Input contents for the sixth subfile gt printers lt e Press the keys to create the last seventh subfile on the right of the previous one e Using the keys move the newly created subfile as high upwards as possible 86 2
5. For how to detach the parameter block from the aselected text file see paragraph 4 4 1 7 Accessing the File Library 4 4 1 9 Using the Password You can secure access to the following commands that are called protected commands further on all commands in the menu branch TEXT SERVICE e all commands in the menu branch PARAMETERS SERVICE commands in the menu branch PRINTING such as SAVE CURRENT PARAM SET SHIFT COUNTER GLOBAL COUNTER SET GLOBAL COUNTER The objective is to protect text files parameter blocks and the object counter against accidental or deliberate access by unauthorised persons This security feature is implemented by defining a password and enabling the password Any access to the secured MENU commands is possible only after the password has been typed in When the right password has been typed the commands previously unavailable will become available until the password function is enabled again or the printer is turned off When the password is defined the password function is enabled automatically after the unit has been switch on Defining a User Password In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE CHANGE PASS item 20060920 3 1 37 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer E 38 Ink Jet Systems OLAR PASSWORD DEFIHIHG Fassword J The request to type in a user password is displayed Enter from 1 up to 8 character
6. Ink Jet Systems NOTE If no text files are defined in the library the command is ignored 4 4 1 8 Linking File Names with Parameter block Names Certain print parameters need to be set during the printing see section 4 4 3 4 Print Parameters When you change the text to be printed e g as the line of products to be labelled changes the parameters need to be adjusted accordingly Therefore it would be advisable to develop a tool that might enable you to do the following Store print parameters for a given text file e Link the parameters stored with the text file to be printed Set all parameters for the text file automatically just before the printing after the print command has been chosen A solution to meet the above requirements is offered by EBS printers Every text file that is stored in the library can be linked with a parameter block and such a pair can be stored in the file library To do this follow the procedure below In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the LINK PARAMETERS item The display shows the text file library from which you should select a text file name see also section 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files Then the parameter block library is displayed from which you should select a parameter block name Now the text file name is linked with the corresponding parameter block name and the relevant information remains in the printer memory even if the power supply is switched off
7. Ink Jet Systems Qo EBS 1500 series USER S MANUAL Ink Jet technology for the future 7JEBS Ink Jet Systems INK JET PRINTERS EBS 1500 USER S MANUAL WITH A SINGLE ELECTROMAGNETIC HEAD VERSION 20060920 3 1 EBS Ink Jet Systems GmbH Alte Ziegelei 19 25 D 91588 Numbrecht cen 49 0 2293 939 0 Fax 49 0 2293 939 3 http www ebs inkjet de 77 EBS SS iik der Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GENERAL ANESEC H 1 1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION cccccssesssececccnssesecccensseeecccenseeeesconnseeseaconnseeeesoonnsesesoonseesesoes 7 1 2 APPLICATION E 7 Short Description Of the Prier 7 EBS 1500 Print Heads ossrnosrnonornr rrr i eae 8 EBS 1500 General purpose Controller cccccccccccssseeeeeeeccesssseseseeeesssssaeeees 9 1 3 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION EE 10 Electromagnetic Print Heads 10 2 INSTALLING THE RBRINTER enee KE KEREN KENNEN NEE eH 11 2 1 SAFETY REQUIREMENT eegene geegent 11 2 2 POWER AND AIR SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS cccccsceccesseecseeeseseeeeaneeeceneeeeneesoaseesoneessoneessons 12 POW Gl SUDO Iy ciccasectteterestseces ceccasensesticccsattensaacteseecacteaesseanescaensaceseneseecesaswcntenaccatieccdaneceantentegnceestes 12 e TT 12 2 3 NS TING Hee 12 23 1 Printer accessories arna i ne ee ee ee eee ee 12 232 Preparatory STEPS EE 13 2 3 3 Removing Transport Protections cccccsesceeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeseeseeneeseeneseeeeese
8. s attention to messages that are provided next to them They are the following signs Information signs indicating Q e thatthe actions described should be taken carefully e additional printer specific option and features e untypical behaviour of the unit e other hints A warning not to take the action that might have a critical impact on the proper operation of the unit It requires the user to follow closely instructions given therein The Manufacturer reserves the right to introduce changes whose description may not be provided in this manual The Manufacturer shall not bear any responsibility for damages resulting from the failure to follow the instructions or consequences of editorial or publishing errors within the instructions 1 1 Environmental protection On withdrawing EBS 1500 printers and printing systems from use do not take system elements out together with other waste Pursuant to Directive No 2002 96 EC of the Council of the European Community on waste electrical or electronic equipment the X elements of the EBS 1500 printers and printing systems must be separated from other waste after they have been withdrawn from use and processed in an environmentally friendly way 1 2 Application EBS 1500 is a family of industrial INK JET printers designed for labelling in a non contact way various objects that move on a line conveyor for example The printer provides clear and firm overprints on such ma
9. See also section 4 6 Adjusting the Print Rate If the STOP PRINTING command has been selected during the printing the current overprint is finished and the operation stops In the event the shaft encoder is used this stage may take long especially when long overprints are made and the shaft encoder axle stops rotating after the conveyor has been stopped Some commands may not be accepted then and the message CHANNEL ACTIVE is shown on the display To speed the process up move the shaft encoder axle a little to complete the overprint 5 2 Creating and Printing Sample Text Files NOTE The following notation is used in the examples below represents one space character gt text lt means text file contents to be input via the terminal keypad 5 2 1 How to Print the Current Date and Time Assumption the printer is equipped with a 16 nozzle head it is 25 July 2003 10 34 hours the overprint should look like as follows DATE 25 07 03 TIME 10 34 1 Define four TEXT type subfiles with two of them being special registers Date and Time See section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers e In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item e You are asked to type a file name Input a four character file name e g DATI and confirm Type Text e Set parameters for the first subfile the key Char set Latin 7x5 and confirm Typeface Normal e Input contents for Distance 2 the first subfile
10. The files can be divided into two groups e simple text files e complex text files The simple text files cover the following types of texts e a string of ASCII characters gt a graphical image a barcode a subfile another text called by its name There is often a need to merge several text files into a more complex text In every case you can create a complex text file from the very beginning or merge text files hereinafter called the subtexts that already exist in the library merging them by name A file created by merging may be used as part of another file NOTE e Once created a text file remains in the printer memory even if the power supply has been switched off A file can be deleted from the library e The maximal file length is restricted by the volume of the printer memory available e Upto 6 special registers can be used in a complex text file see below WORD PROCESSOR A Description of Control Keys a To navigate within a given subfile or between text files To move the cursor to the first or to the last character in an ASCII subfile To move the entire subfile by one pixel dot upwards or downwards To create a new subfile in a given position in relation to the current subfile To switch between two character insertion modes INSert OVeRwrite To delete a character at the cursor position in a subfile To switch between national characters on the keypad The selection is indicat
11. application of the ink that is different from the one that was used in the printer s ink system originally Type of the consumable and its service life are checked 3 Ink distribution and monitoring are improved as the information is coded and validated electronically in every transponder Each bottle can be only used in one printer for which it was accepted by IMS Approved bottles cannot be moved to other printers and other bottles cannot be replenished with the fluid from the approved bottle The approved bottle should remain in the printer until the fluid is consumed If IMS messages concerning the ink bottle are displayed in the main window on the terminal display they are preceded by the indication INK whereas if they are displayed in the printer status window they are preceded by the first letter of the indication that is I For example IHE HO BOTTLE Press EHTER 20060920 3 1 SS E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Replacing the bottle of ink 20060920 3 1 In order to avoid unnecessary troubles while replacing empty ink bottles follow the procedure given below see also the description given in section 2 3 5 Installing a new Bottle of Ink or Replacing an Empty One 1 Assess the amount of ink in the bottle visually If the ink level in the bottle goes down below 10 of the bottle volume prepare anew bottle The bottle is complete
12. is influenced by two print parameters see the PRINTING PARAMETERS command in the PRINTING menu e The Enc const p m see section 4 4 3 4 Print Parameters parameter defines the number of shaft encoder pulses that are generated while the objects are covering a distance of 1m If the shaft encoder is used for timing purposes and the Enc const p m parameters is set to a constant value no increase or decrease in the conveyor travel speed has any impact on the width of characters printed The Enc const p m parameter can be set with the encoder constant that is measured with the service command CONVEYER MEASUREMENTS see also section 4 4 4 1 Defining Some Print Parameters with the Conveyor Travel Speed e The parameter Resol dot dcm see section 4 4 3 4 Print Parameters which defines an image resolution The resolution is expressed as anumber of dots decimetre A visual effect of a change to the parameter is a change in the width of characters graphic images and the length of the entire text file Below you can see asample overprint ABCD that differs for various settings of the Resol dot dcm parameter conveyor travel speed is constant NOTE in order to make the overprint legible it is shown not to scale Resol dot dcm 60 Resol dot dcm 30 l EH Resol dot dcm 15 As the printer can not control the frequency of pulses generated by the encoder the frequency limit might be exceeded and the overprint might be deformed se
13. operation and initiate actions as might be required in given circumstances It is also used for performing such basic operations as turning the print mode on or off locating faults clearing alarms etc e EBS 1500 i 1 TEXT SERVICE Zi PARAMETERS SERVICE d SERWICE 5 AUX COMMANDS Less WEIST III III ICICI e LJIELI Le LJE gt Baio ZO i E E 3 1 The function pad contains the following elements e Contrast keys to adjust contrast settings for the LCD display DO press to increase the contrast CH press to reduce the contrast F1 F2 Di Fs function keys to define various additional user functions CLR e Slate blue CLR ALARM key further on marked with a symbol Ze to clear alarms PRINT e Slate blue PRINT ON OFF key further on marked with a symbol SE to turn the print mode on or off 20060920 3 1 21 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems 2 LCD display containing 240x64 pixels The display area is divided into separate sections called windows a 1 TEXT SERVICE PAG 2 PARAMETERS SERVICE p 12 3 PRINTING 4 SERVICE 5 AUS COMMANDS 12 int b CG d Terminal status window it is one line high and shows the following data from the left hand side e short 12 character messages e g on the editors pen or a MENU branch name e 3 character typing mode INSert OVeRwrite e setting of the key upper or low
14. parameter defines the following special registers None Up counter Down count Time Date Univ count Univ date Datetoffs Datetoffs 2 Spec chan UWAGA W jednym tek cie z o onym mo liwe jest u ycie maksymalnie 6 rejestrow 1 specjalnych They are described in the following section Object Counters The following counters are used to print a consecutive number on every object automatically e an incremental counter e adecremental counter The counters are timed by a photodetector An increment varying from 1 9 in ascending or descending order for both counters is set with the Counter delta parameter which is available in the PRINTING PARAMETERS command within the submenu PRINTING When you edit asubfile that is to be used as an object counter insert into the subfile a number that consists of so many digits that the entire user requested range is covered The number is the initial counter setting The number can be preceded and followed by any characters E 39 20060920 3 1 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems EXAMPLE If number 056 has been put into the subfile then e for the incremental counter after 999 has been reached the counter is cleared and the counting goes up from zero 056 057 058 999 000 001 002 etc e for the decremental counter after 000 has been reached the counter is set to 999 and the counting goes
15. print heads only Connecting the head to the ink and compressed air systems The ink system for an electromagnetic head is built of the following components see Fig 2 3 4 3 e A container for a bottle of ink and grips to fix the container up E e An Ink Monitoring System e Acompressed air pressure regulator with a manometer e Pressure tubes of polyethylene for supplying ink and compressed air the direction in which the medium flows inside the tubes is marked with arrows atube to supply air under pressure from a compressor system atube to supply air at a regulator stabilised pressure atube to supply ink under pressure from a bottle to the head e A bottle of ink e Aplug to be screwed on the bottle It contains a tube with an ink filter at one end inside the ink bottle pipe connectors retaining nuts to secure tubes on the connectors In order to connect the ink system to the compressed air system and head to the ink system follow the steps below a Supply compressed air out of an external compressor system via a polyethylene tube to the supply air connection at the pressure regulator marked with an arrow and a letter P as shown in the following picture e slide the retaining nut over the pipe e slide the pipe over the connector e tighten up the retaining nut 16 20060920 3 1 Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer AR EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual AAAAA E
16. the overprint should look like as follows ETA OOr463 OORZ1E 1 Define BARCODE type subfile and specify a number code to form the bar code w In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item w You are asked to type a file name Input a four character file name e g BARC and confirm Type Barcode e Set subfile parameters the key input the Code EAN 13 numerical value of the bar code only 12 Contents 500746300621 characters the 13 character is calculated Height 25 automatically and confirm Elongat X 1 If the bar code is acceptable press the key Spec reg None in order to record the text file in the library and Front dis 0 save it in the memory If not press the key Back dist 0 again and go on with modifying the bar code and Signature YES subfile parameters Inversion NO 2 Define print parameters as in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 3 Print the text file called BARC see section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 6 5 2 6 How to Print a Complex Subfile Assumption the printer is equipped with a 25 nozzle head it is 25 July 2003 10 34 hours the text should look like as follows when printed c Ink Jet systems GmbH AN Tr Eti E of AA e 03 Alte Ziegelei 19 25 D 51585 H mbrecht SECH 1 A complex file of this type can be created in three ways a create each of the subfiles of your co
17. 5 10 bar 0 05 1 0 MPa NOTE lf a compressor system is used supply air must be free from any impurities Otherwise ink gets dirty sooner inside the ink system and overprints of lower quality may result If air supplied from the compressor system is likely to contain any of the above mentioned substances filtering elements absolutely need to be installed immediately before the ink system connection to remove such impurities as water oil or others The Manufacturer shall not bear any responsibility for improper operation of the unit if the malfunction is caused by air contamination 2 3 Installing the unit 2 3 1 Printer accessories In view of agreat number of EBS printers and printing systems the set of accessories depends on a specific user application This section gives a specification of the accessories that are used most frequently in various printer configurations Typical printer accessories include a Elements and units which are needed for the printing process in every configuration b Additional and supportive elements and units which are needed for a given configuration to satisfy user requirements List of elements and subassemblies gt Head controller 12 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer Electromagnetic head Complete head holder Interface cable Photo detector optimeter Ink system Ink system with an
18. INK JET printers have the same applications as single head printers have In terms of complexity we should talk about a printing system instead of a simple printer The multi head systems are based on the series of EBS 1500 single head printers Each print head can print a label independently from the other on an object or a few objects moving on a factory conveyor A description of multi head printing systems is contained in a separate document 101 20060920 3 1 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 9 Technical Specifications Ink Jet Systems 9 Technical Specifications 1 Technical Data for the Printer mainly controller e Number of heads 1 or 2 dependant for 1 2 print head UPC EBS 1501 2 controllers 1 up to 6 dependant for 1 6 print head UPC EBS 1506 controllers e Length of cable between the controller and print head normally 3m max 40m for one 12 nozzle head e Character size matrices 5x5 7x5 9x5 9x7 11x8 12x6 12x7 14x9 16x10 16x14 25x15 21x15 32x18 64x36 restricted by the type of print head used i e by the maximum row height e Any combination of font types and sizes up to the maximum row height e Bold face printing and an option to increase character thickness up to 15 times e Graphic images of any length and as high as the maximum row height to be inserted at any place of the text file to be printed e Adiversity of types of bar code and the optional ECC
19. Ink Jet Systems EXAMPLE The Date offs and Date offs 2 registers can be coded in the following way Day Separator Month Separator Year for example DA MO YE a separator can be any character that is not used to code the date Day Separator Month for example DA MO if year is not to be printed Year Separator Month Separator Day for example YE MO DA Any combination of coding characters defined for the Univ date register can be used Data from Special Channel The special channel is used to transfer data from peripherals such as a computer automatic scales bar code reader to the printer The data can be printed automatically via a special register called special channel While editing a subfile that is the special channel register insert to the subfile as many characters they can be any characters as the peripheral may transfer The purpose is to define the register length During the printing the characters are replaced with special channel data in the following way e If the number of characters transmitted from the special channel is smaller that the register length additional spaces added on the right side e If the number of characters transmitted from the special channel is greater that the register length the excessive number of characters is cut off on the right side EXAMPLE The printer is connected with automatic scales and the subfile has been defined as the Spec chan register The subfile contains for ex
20. Manual SS EBS Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 4 5 1 Clearing Alarms CLEAR ALARM key g ZS EBS 1500 1 TEST SERVICE 2 PARAMETERS SERVICE A PRINTING 4 SERVICE 2 AUS COMMANDS Fig 4 5 1 1 To clear the alarm press the CLR ALARM key on the terminal panel NOTE Do not clear any alarm before you have identified what the source of the alarm is Adjusting the Print Rate The print head is motionless during the printing Overprints are made on objects that move in front of the head The range of print rates varies according to application Therefore the printer has been equipped with a feature that enables you to adjust the rate to make clear and legible overprints in every condition The printing operation is timed with pulses that are generated by two sources a controlled internal generator an external encoder which converts rotational speed to pulse frequency If you increase or decrease the pulse frequency you change the print rate Internal Generator The internal generator operates regardless of the rate at which objects travel in front of the print head That is why it is used with conveyors whose travel rate is specified and stable The pulse frequency generated by the internal generator and thereby the print rate depends on two print parameters the PRINTING PARAMETERS command in the PRINTING menu e The Cnv spd m min see section 4 4 3 4 Print Parameters parameter adjusts the print rate i
21. Mode Standard Beg value1 1 Min value1 1 Max value1 4 Cnt delta1 1 Beg value2 1 Min value2 1 Max value2 20 Cnt delta2 1 Cnt value2 1 0 suppress NO The following numbers are printed with the above settings 001 001 001 002 001 020 002 001 002 002 002 020 003 001 004 020 001 001 etc NOTE If the numbering of packages has been disturbed for some reason during the printing the printing can be stopped the Print beg parameter can be reset to BEG VALUE both counters can be reset to their initial settings Beg value1 and Beg value2 and the printing can be resumed ee 004 019 1 pallet SSS snewng EES oa ona aal f 001 001 on er ern err f A 4a pallet i _f _ ___ ____4 TL ee Sek A de pallet Direction in 4st which pallets eee SE waa ee m are placed gnd shelving pallet a aa D a h vele bebe Bee Zeg E e mee al onf ua k aoe bass ier i Ee C 1 pallet 001 005 001 001 001 009 001 013 001 017 4 3 d B Order A B and direction in which packages are stored on pallets Fig 4 4 1 10 1 The operation of the universal counter used in Example 1 2 Universal counter with the parameter Mode Special Additional parameters of the universal counter are available in this mode They are Spc Md max Spc Md cnt and Pal countr see the table above With them the numbering of products can be automated so that the subsequent packing
22. System It is sometimes necessary to access information that is subject to testing and validation by IMS in the printer This is especially important when EBS printers with different inks or different ink systems need to be serviced In the main MENU select the BOTTLE INFORMATION item and then the PRINTER INK SOLV TYPE item The operating window on the terminal displays a table containing all required information according to the type of printer and consumables used e g PFigm HdTyp Capac Subt Base ColourEconoam Printer Bl BH AS LaetInk B il BE AS HA HR L u bot H BI BE AS HA HR HR Characters mean that a given parameter is undefined If ink parameters appear to be inconsistent with the corresponding printer parameters an error may be indicated Bottle data relate to the last validated ink bottle A bottle has been validated only Q when the following message has been displayed for this bottle BOTTLE VERIFYING WAIT 10 SECONDS PLEASE 20060920 3 1 71 Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S 4 4 6 4 Problems that might arise in the printer operation when a bottle of ink is replaced Flow diagram for the ink monitoring system The block diagram given below shows the operation of the Ink Monitoring System errors that may occur and a user s actions to be taken after the errors have occurred The following message is displaye
23. and Maintenance of the Printer 6 2 Removing Air from the Ink System Transport manipulations to the ink system or other reasons may result in accumulation of air within the print head In consequence ink drops are not jetted from some or all nozzles In order to remove air from the print head follow the instructions below a Set the ink pressure to its rating value b Turn the nozzle outlets towards adish which can be used to wash the head for example c Press the rinse key at the sloping part of the head housing This will open all electromagnets within the head to release air bubbles which will flow out together with the pressurised ink d Continue the air removal process until regular and continuous ink jets start flowing out of each nozzle Release the rinse key 6 3 Replacing the Ink Filter In order to maintain the appropriate ink quality and purity an ink filter is installed in the system The filter is placed in the suction tube inside the ink bottle and should be replaced following the recommendations given in chapter 6 1 Routine Maintenance 6 4 When Problems Arise while Operating or Servicing the Printer The printer does not switch on PROBLEM REMEDY After the main switch Check whether the outlet socket is energised POWER Check whether the power cord is plugged into the socket OFF oN Check whether the main switch on the right hand side of the printer controller is in its ON position on
24. by one dot up with no change in the subfile ENTER To confirm modifications and return to the word processor To cancel modifications and return to the word processor Subfile type BAR CODE A BAR CODE subfile is a bar code block The processor offers an option to create various barcodes defined by the applicable standards When the key is pressed in the word processor parameter menu is displayed for your subfile The parameters have the following meaning PARAMETER DESCRIPTION AND SETTINGS DEFAULT Elongat X Spec reg 20060920 3 1 Subfile type Any parameters shown below are typical for a Bar Code subfile Barcode Ins text subText Graphic Bar code type Datalogic Matrix 2 5 5 Bars Interleaved Code 39 EAN S EAN 13 UPC A Kod 128 EAN 128 Kod 128B ITF8 ITF14 Information stored in the bar code It shall follow bar code specific rules e g 590069701766 for the EAN 13 bar code For the EAN 8 code input 7 characters the 8 one is calculated automatically For EAN 13 input 12 characters the 13 one is calculated automatically The maximum bar height a number of pixels equals the maximum height of Hmax of a printable vertical row 1 2 3 Hmax 10 11 12 Hmax for EAN 8 and EAN 13 Defines how many times the printing of avertical row is repeated It is used to scale the width of a bar code block 1 2 3 16 Adjustment of the code bar thickness to space between bars ratio It
25. control MENU is shown in the operating window on the terminal display The MENU has a multilevel tree structure Commands are executed directly at the lowest level No action is initiated by moving from one menu branch to the other Only the execution of a command initiates an action such as starting the printing moving to the word processor changing parameters etc 1 TEST GERUILE 2 PARAMETERS SERICE A PRIHT IHG 4 SERICE 2 AUS COMMANDS Fig 4 2 1 Main MENU display on the terminal The first character a digit or letter of every MENU item corresponds to the so called hot key When this key is pressed on the keypad the cursor bar is positioned on the required item The following keys are used to move within the MENU tree Moves the cursor one menu item upwards Moves the cursor one menu item downwards or Move the cursor to the first item or Move the cursor bar to the last item Moves to alower level in the MENU to the next MENU branch or confirms the selection ESC Moves to a higher level in the MENU or cancels the selection When you press the key several times it brings you back to the main MENU NOTE After a command has been confirmed with the key you may not be able to cancel it Some commands are executed immediately 20060920 3 1 23 Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S MAIN MENU see next page TEXT SERVICE
26. current system data is damaged destroyed or at least dubious A new bottle of ink will be required by the printer with a BOTTLE ALREADY CANCELLED message Another message can also be displayed if the bottle had been replaced before the printer is switched on Select the clear memory service command and define text files again using the word processor 20060920 3 1 97 Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 6 Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer 6 5 E 98 How to contact your service representative The above paragraphs provide instructions on how to remove some printer faults The faults can be corrected by the user without a need to call a service representative In certain circumstances however any intervention by a service representative is not only desirable but necessary Therefore before you call your service representative collect some information to facilitate initial assessment of the fault With this information your service representative can decide whether the printer has been operated improperly or some other fault has occurred It also enables the service staff to prepare the visit to make this as efficient as possible When reporting a printer failure be ready to give the following information 1 Type of the printer 2 Type of the fault and after effects 3 Printer status at the time of failure e printer status displayed on the terminal see section 4 3 Print Hea
27. down to zero 056 055 054 000 999 998 997 etc NOTE e The object counter register is also used to print bar codes Then the bar codes are printed instead of consecutive numbers and the code corresponds to the consecutive number that is counted by the special register See section 4 4 1 2 Opening and Editing a New File paragraph Subfile type BAR CODE e The incremental counter special register can also count in the hexadecimal format On selecting the Spec reg Up counter parameter from the subfile parameter menu press the key and then change the setting of the Counter type parameter from DEC the default setting standing for counting in decimal form to HEX Date and Time The Time register is used to print current time in the 24 hour system on objects automatically The Date register is used to print current date in the leap year system on objects automatically The structure of date and time registers is similar If you edit a subfile that is to be a time date register follow the rules below e the time date register is built of up to 8 meaningful characters 6 digits to be updated and 2 separators e when the register is updated data are input starting from a non space character until 8 defining characters are inserted or until another space or the end of subfile are encountered e every third character is treated as a separator the separator can be any character e hours day minutes month seconds
28. entitled Ink System with an Ink Pump 4 5 Alarms Errors and Indications Alarms are indicated in two ways a An alarm message is displayed in the operating window on your terminal no matter what operation is being executed at that moment you might be editing a file A reason for the alarm is indicated in the message To clear the alarm press the key on the terminal panel The sound alarm however is not cleared b A built in beeper is heard NOTE The printer can be optionally equipped with a device designed for e controlling a big light signalling device installed on an outrigger e controlling other pieces of equipment after afatal error has occurred and further printing has been disabled via built in relays in order to for example automatically stop a factory conveyor or the printing 1 No ink in the ink bottle Terminal message INK LACK Replenish ink by replacing the empty bottle with afull one see section 2 3 5 Installing a new Bottle of Ink or Replacing an Empty One and 4 4 6 Replacing ink bottle Then clear the alarm by pressing the clear alarm key CLR ALARM 2 No ink bottle or transponder The Ink Monitoring System cannot detect a transponder the NO BOTTLE message the transponder should be located above it in the bottle basket under the ink bottle if a compressor system is used or on the casing of the pump based ink system if such a system is used a detailed description is given
29. gt DATE lt Rotation None Spec reg None e Press the keys to create a new subfile on the right of the previous one e Set parameters for the second subfile as above Spec reg Date and change the setting for Spec reg and confirm e Input contents for the second subfile gt 00 00 00 lt e Press the CTRL keys to create anew subfile below two previous ones 20060920 3 1 81 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer Ink Jet Systems e Set parameters for the third subfile as above Spec reg None change the setting for Spec reg and confirm e Input contents for the third subfile gt TIME lt e Press the keys to create a new subfile on the right of the previous one e Set parameters for the fourth subfile as above Spec reg Time change the setting for Spec reg and confirm e Input contents for the fourth subfile gt 00 00 lt hours and minutes only e Press the key to record the text file in the library and save it in the memory 2 Define print parameters as in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 5 3 Print the text file called DATI see section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 6 5 2 2 How to Print Consecutive Numbers Assumption _ the printer is equipped with a 25 nozzle head and a six digit number is to be printed there is an object moving in front of the print head it has bee
30. ink in the ink bottle Clogged nozzles in the head E N oO A Wu O wh oh OO ON eEPeee SoC N a Follow the instructions below Cut the air pressure off and wait until the ink pressure drops down to Zero Remove the distance holder for packages from the front part of the head Unscrew four fixing screws on the nozzle plate and remove the plate carefully plate with nozzles If possible wash the nozzle plate with solvent in ultrasonic bath If the ultrasonic bath cannot be applied leave the nozzle plate in solvent bath for about 10 minutes Dry the plate with a tissue Make sure no paper fibres are left 20060920 3 1 Ink Jet Systems a p An 3 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Clogged nozzles in the head PROBLEM REMEDY Clear the nozzles with a tungsten wire carefully from the back to the front The tungsten wire supplied by the manufacturer must be used only Fasten the nozzle plate with screws taking care not to damage rubber gaskets or shutters Install the slipper Set the ink pressure to its rating value switch the printer on and remove air from the head system see section 6 2 Removing Air from the Ink System NOTE The above operations need to be performed under strictly clean conditions Do not leave any foreign objects under the nozzle plate If the plate is fastened improperly the nozzles may get damaged ruby tip may brea
31. ink pump Ink Monitoring System IMS with cable Bottle of ink Shaft encoder conveyor s speed indicator Object holder the so called gun used for making overprints manually Additional external alarm indicator Additional external alarm device with conveyor control and stop indication Code switch Starting kit for RS 232 or RS 485 serial interface Movable platform with a cable for making overprints manually Bottle of wash up Wash up spray VVVVVVVVVVVV VV VV WV NOTE e The above list shall not be considered a specification of accessories to be delivered together with a printer or printing system purchased by the user e The list of accessories may vary from country to country 2 3 2 Preparatory Steps In order to prepare anew or transported printer to operation you should perform the following activities 1 Remove all parts of the system out of their packing 2 Place the controller in aroom that is free from vibration shocks dust smoke soil aggressive or inflammable vapours and gases NOTE The room shall meet the following requirements 1 Environmental conditions operating temperature from 5 C to 40 C relative humidity up to 90 without condensation Mechanical requirements max vibration 1g at max frequency 10Hz max shocks 1g over max 2ms 3 Secure the print head holder in a convenient position NOTE If the conveyor vibration is too strong the head holder should be fastene
32. is used you need to stop the printing and depressurise the ink system see section 2 3 5 Installing a new Bottle of Ink or Replacing an Empty One After the machine has been switched off wash outer parts of the print head especially the nozzles and photodetector in order to remove any remaining ink see also section 3 2 Switching the Printer Off Use a sprayer with solvent to do this Routine maintenance e Once a week or more frequently if required check the state of supply air filters which remove water oil etc and clean them Every 1000 hours of operation check the ink filter in the bottle Use the ACTIVITY TIME command to check for how many hours the printer has run The total number of run hours hours minutes is displayed on the terminal Replace the ink filter every 12 months e If the printer is not to be used for a longer time over 2 weeks secure the print heads as described in section 7 1 Storing the Printer NOTE ZS The use of sharp tools or improper fluid solvent to clean and wash the head may result in damage that is not covered by the warranty Ink and cleaning fluid solvent can only be used if supplied by the printer Manufacturer Different ink types must not be mixed THE FAILURE TO MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS SHALL RELEASE THE MANUFACTURER FROM ITS WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systeme Paragraph 6 Servicing
33. keys that are offered by the processor see section 4 4 1 2 Opening and Editing a New File paragraph GRAPHIC PROCESSOR A description of function keys and confirm NOTE If you find it difficult to design a graphical image on the terminal display you can make a drawing on a sheet of squared paper and then copy it to the graphic processor see Fig 5 2 4 1 X gt 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 O ON Oa P WO N _ A EEEE EE EEE SHEER eee EE EEE SERRE eee N EE EEE Eee ee He HEEE A EE E E N A EEE HERR WR CH WR OH OH WR WR T on 20060920 3 1 SS E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual 7 ink Jet Systems Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer If the drawing is acceptable press the ENTER key again in order to record the text file in the library and save it in the memory If not press the CTRL ENTER keys and go on with improving your drawing 2 Define print parameters as in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 5 3 Print the text file called LOGO see section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 6 5 2 5 How to Print a Bar Code Assumption _ the printer is equipped with a 25 nozzle head a bar code should be printed on a lot of products
34. language POLSE I FRAHCAIS DEUTSCH A list of languages available is displayed in the operating window on the terminal You can communicate with the printer in any of them After a language has been selected the control menu is immediately displayed in the selected language NOTE If you have selected a language that you do not understand you can set the printer back to the ENGLISH language by pressing the following key sequence on the terminal Esc Esc Esc Esc Esc 5 Gx7eR 7 ENTER then selecting the language and confirming the selection 4 4 5 6 Releasing Protections The following protections have been used in the printer 1 Protected access to the following commands protected commands w all commands within the menu branch TEXT SERVICE w all commands within the menu branch PARAMETERS SERVICE commands within the menu branch PRINTING such as SAVE CURRENT PARAM SET SHIFT COUNTER GLOBAL COUNTER SET GLOBAL COUNTER 66 20060920 3 1 E z EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems 20060920 3 1 The menu branches mentioned above can be protected with a user password If the user forgets the password the protection can be released by cancelling the user password 2 An operation time limit assigned to a user by the manufacturer or distributor under a separate agreement When the limit expires the printer stops working automatically Then the printer stops responding to
35. m This is the so called encoder constant The value can be used directly to make aetting and to determine a setting for the print parameter Enc const p m NOTE In order to determine the encoder constant correctly the print parameter Generator must be set to SHAFT and the encoder axis must rotate while the measurement is taken If the Generator parameter is set to GEN the encoder constant is O zero The distance between the objects can be smaller or greater than 1 metre In such a case the reading should be divided by the distance x 1m For example if the distance is 0 2m then the real encoder constant is five times greater than that shown on the terminal 4 4 4 2 Other Commands The OTHERS item can also be selected from the SERVICE menu It gives the service person or a qualified person access to an extended list of service commands after the service password has been typed in 64 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 4 4 5 Auxiliary Commands 4 4 5 1 System information In the main MENU select the AUX COMMANDS item and then the OPTIONS item Information menu is shown on the display It contains the following data e Serial number of the controller the final part of the number that is stamped on the back wall of the controller housing and a number that is the maximum height of the overprint in other words the number of independent no
36. on the display The graphic cursor coordinates are shown in the status window on the terminal display A reference point is for them the top left corner of the graphic block X horizontal coordinate Y vertical coordinate GRAPHIC PROCESSOR A description of function keys To show in inversion off on a point indicated by the cursor To switch between the editor pen modes UP SET CLEAR UP lift up the pen SET set the pen in the gt write lt mode CLEAR set the pen in the gt erase lt mode The pen status is displayed in the terminal status window To invert enable disable every element of a graphic subfile irrespective of the pen state defined with the key To move the cursor right left up or down according to the pen mode If the cursor is moved right beyond the length limit new vertical rows are inserted and the subfile length is modified eae the cursor by 8 dots in the direction indicated by the To insert an empty vertical row and move the following rows by one row to the right 32 20060920 3 1 7JEBS Ink Jet Systems To delete the vertical row where the cursor is and move the rows further on by one dot to the left EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer To insert one blank horizontal row and move the below rows by one dot down with no change in the subfile height To delete the horizontal row where the cursor is and move the height downward rows
37. the arrangement of text names in the library enable the user to move through text files easily and find the right files without any problems Every text file in the library can have the read only attribute assigned to it in order to prevent it from being deleted or modified by an unauthorised person The read only attribute can be assigned to removed from a single text file or all text files stored in the library For more information refer to paragraph 4 4 1 7 Accessing the File Library Some commands show the library contents in alphabetical order in the operating window of the display 12345673 ABLCD DATE EX_DATE GROSS MWT ICEcream LOLO SELIRA HUMBER 1 MUMBER 2 HUMBER 3 GMERT 1 shitt Ha TIME WEIGHT The following facilities enable the user to move along the file directory freely e the keys to move the cursor from one name to the other e the leading character a letter or digit to move the cursor to the first name that starts with this character e the HOME or keys to move the cursor to the first name in the library e the END or key to move the cursor to the last name in the library 20060920 3 1 27 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy EBS Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems NOTE If the printer memory is overflowed with a lot of or very long text files or parameter blocks the file names may not be arranged in alphabetical order and some facilities may not be effective
38. the document entitled nk System with an Ink Pump You can use the terminal after the key has been pressed but the no ink bottle message is still indicated in the status window 20060920 3 1 ZA EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems FRIHTIHG STOP PRINTING START FPFRIHT BUICK STOF PRINTING PARAMETERS SAVE CURREHT PARAM You are not able to start the printing then The START PRINT command is followed by the error message Place the right bottle of ink or a transponder if the ink system with an ink pump is used above the ink monitoring system Check also for the proper connection of IMS interfaces by screwing tight the female and male connectors 3 Ink in the bottle is not fit for use any longer the prescribed time has been exceeded Terminal display IHE BOTTLE TOO OD Press EHIER Ink in the bottle is not fit for use any longer as the prescribed time has just expired If you use unsuitable ink the head or ink system might get damaged If you try to select the START PRINT command in this condition the error message is displayed Replace the ink bottle with a new one after you have checked that the prescribed time for the new bottle has not been exceeded see section 2 3 5 Installing a new Bottle of Ink or Replacing an Empty One and 4 4 6 Replacing ink bottle 14 20060920 3 1 4 6 4 6 1 a SES 3 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s
39. the label Every nozzle is equipped with an electromagnet controlled valve Labels are made by ink droplets that are jetted at a pressure when the valves open The pressure is generated by an external system and controlled with a pressure regulator Objects to be labelled move in front of the print head and vertical rows are printed one by one to complete the entire label An electromagnet to control the valve Surge chamber Valve 1 Valve 2 Nozzle gt Valve n 4t_ Supply of ink to the chamber at high pressure 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer 2 Installing the Printer 2 1 Safety Requirements All efforts have been put into designing this device carefully and making it safe and reliable However the safe operation of the device is conditioned by the user s awareness of and obedience to the following safety rules and precautions The unit should be operated by the staff that has been trained It is recommended that the operation of the printer is supervised 1 Afire extinguisher designed to extinguish electrical equipment and flammable solvent fire must be placed within easy reach near the unit 2 The unit must not be operated in rooms where an explosion hazard exists The unit must not make overprints on objects whose temperature exceeds 100 C 4 No open fire or spark producing devices are allowed in the
40. where the above parameters are used see also section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers Counter Increment 4 Counter delta The parameter is a number added to an incremental counter or CT subtracted from adecremental counter The incremental or decremental counters are special registers where the Counter delta parameter is used see also section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers The parameter defines how many times each vertical row should be printed to get the overprint It applies to the entire text file no matter how the file has been created what its contents are and how many times individual subfiles are to be repeated The possibility to increase the row repetition is useful especially when prints are made on porous surfaces or the surfaces that become soaked easily in order to increase print intensity 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S SOS eee Series Printers User s Manual ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink drop Intensity Intensity You can change the intensity of ink drops This parameter Sans affects the size volume of ink drops that are jetted out of the print head The effect of the increased intensity are a larger dot diameter and higher saturation of the ink colour on the overprint Any increase in the intensity increases ink consumption The setting range for the Intensity parameter is limited but not only to what is specified in the table above The real setting is controlled by the contro
41. 0060920 3 1 7JEBS Ink Jet Systems Type Text name Front dis Back dist EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer Set parameters for the subfile and confirm NOTE The text file called DATI has been defined in section 5 2 1 How to Print the Current Date and Time 2 Define print parameters as in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 5 3 Print the text file called ABCD see section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 6 20060920 3 1 3 87 6 1 E 88 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 6 Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer Ink Jet Systems Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer Routine Maintenance Before starting maintenance operations study section 2 1 Safety Requirements User performed maintenance covers amongst other things periodic inspections and service operations to keep the machine in good working order Some operations need to be performed daily while others every specified period of time or after a certain amount of ink is consumed Daily maintenance w Check ink level in the ink bottle If the bottle is empty the message INK LACK or EMPTY BOTTLE is shown on the terminal display replace it In the systems with electromagnetic heads and the pump based ink system the ink bottle can be replaced while the printing operation is being performed If a compressor system
42. 03 Counler a oa see SPECIAL REGISTER gt gt COUNTER CS EE see CODE SWITCH D GISDIAY EE 20 22 23 27 29 31 32 35 36 37 38 39 50 51 52 61 62 63 65 74 81 graphic display 21 22 23 26 32 63 64 68 71 78 79 84 88 89 102 WINAOW saesesanonnnononenonenenerenrnnne 22 26 36 51 65 MAIN Window aaaea 22 23 27 36 51 66 67 68 71 73 STATUS WINKOW cc cecceeeccceeceneceeneeeees 26 32 73 printer status window 22 26 68 69 terminal status window 22 28 32 78 Internal display ED 80 terminal display see DISPLAY gt gt GRAPHIC DISPLAY 20060920 3 1 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Index E EBS 6000 ccccccccccccceccececcccececcecacceceececeeeeceees 65 elektromagonel 89 91 92 93 encoder an anannnnannnnnn see GENERATOR gt gt SHAFT ENCODER Encoder constant see PRINTING gt gt PRINT PARAMETERS gt gt ENCODER CONSTANT F Eet see MATRIX G deneraior naea 31 53 54 55 56 59 64 75 76 78 80 81 90 102 Character generatof 1 cccssseeeees see MATRIX Shaft encoder 13 15 16 53 59 60 64 75 76 77 78 80 81 90 96 102 H head electromagnetic head 000000000 6 8 10 13 14 16 19 57 70 78 79 88 91 93 95 99 geheie 15 19 91 head gun E 13 head NOZZ osrin iina iraki 8 10 18 20 26 53 57 58 60 61 65 79 81 82 83 84 85 88 89 90 9
43. 1 92 95 96 99 102 103 104 head etatus 22 26 98 piezoceramic Dead 9 I LS see INK MONITORING SYSTEM ink ME E 16 19 88 89 ink pressure 18 69 79 89 90 91 92 94 107 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S B Index Ink Monitoring Gvstem 13 14 16 68 70 71 72 73 74 98 K key control key 22 29 35 79 function key 21 27 32 84 ROY DAG BE 9 22 23 28 29 43 45 46 47 49 54 63 79 81 102 105 106 M mais 29 31 78 102 104 105 106 O Operation Done 21 52 D parameter block Wbranv see PRINTING gt gt PRINT PARAMETERS gt gt BLOCK PARAMETER gt gt LIBRARY DASS WONG e RAN ENEE NENNKANE NNN 27 36 37 38 39 48 51 62 63 64 65 67 71 92 Dhotodeiechor 10 13 14 15 39 41 42 55 62 63 64 80 88 90 102 power Supplv cece eee e ees 11 12 28 37 49 65 68 89 99 102 103 Dresseure ccc cccce cece eee e ee eeees 10 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 58 69 79 92 94 95 103 printer multi head porter 101 single head printet 0 sseeccecseeeeeeeeateeeeesenees 101 SWITCHING oft 20 88 regular MODS iccstsevcrtincicntednsunesnintindiciteresieniinies 53 SWHCNING ON scetesavetiecnslereccsiverneesscendiesayienss 20 79 printing print parameters 18 37 50 53 54 58 59 60 61 64 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 83 85 87 90 95 98 block parameter 36 37 48 49 50 53 Eeer 37 50 51 53 61 Characte
44. 200 Data Matrix 2D code two dimensional matrix symbology e The text file length limited by the 256kB memory capacity with the maximum number of text files of 1024 up to 2000 on request e Aterminal and other service interfaces for component parts of the printer refer to section 2 3 1 Printer accessories a A built in terminal equipped with asplash proof alphanumerical keyboard and an LCD display as standard b The built in terminal can optionally be accompanied by an external personal computer PC which ensures the following e controls the operation of a single printer via the EdGraf program and an RS 232 interface with automatic negotiation of the transmission rate of 9600 Bd or 19200 Bd for up to 10 m long cables or an optional RS 485 interface for longer connecting cables e controls remotely a network of EBS printers of various types via the InkNet program and an RS 485 interface for the transmission rate of 19200 Bd c An additional transmission interface aso called special channel option whose specifications are consistent with those of the RS 232 interface for transmission rates of up to 38 4 kBd e Rotation to pulse converter shaft encoder option to be used with factory conveyors of varying feed rates e Power supply 100 240V 45 440Hz AC or 90 350V DC e Power consumption 10W in the stop mode without the print head for UPC EBS 1501 2 controller 15 W in the stop mode without the print head for UPC EB
45. 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer NOTE e lf the function key is pressed during the printing i e following the START PRINT command the name of a text file being printed is displayed for about 1 second rather than the text height If the key is pressed several times the file name is displayed for a longer time If the user is allowed to use the printer for a limited period of time under a separate contract the first status line is displayed in inversion light character on the dark background e g EES The printer stops operating automatically after the defined time limit has elapsed 4 4 Controlling the Printer 4 4 1 Text Files 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files Any text file operations are grouped in the MENU branch TEXT SERVICE NOTE If the MENU branch TEXT SERVICE is protected with a user password the operator is asked to type the password before the contents of the submenu are displayed Further details on the user password are given in section 4 4 1 9 Using the Password Text files are stored in a library in the printer memory Each text file is identified by a name of up to 8 characters The name can be built up of alphabetical capital and small letters digits and some symbols except spaces dots or characters such as lt gt e g 12345678 AB CD amp WEIGHT 5 JUICES DATEtime Q1 star ice etc Text names and
46. 295 Cnt delta1 1 Beg value2 1 Min value2 1 Max value2 1 Cnt delta2 1 Cnt value2 1 0 suppress NO The overflow of the main or auxiliary counters can additionally be indicated by a change at the output of one of the printer s external ports and this can optionally be used to control external devices 42 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer In this mode the Spc Md max Spc Md cnt and Pal countr parameters are not available and their values cannot be set EXAMPLE 1 Creating a standard pallet counter Assumptions Packages moving on a factory conveyor are stored on a pallet in single layers with 4 5 20 packages in each layer Packages are placed on the pallet in A and B order and directions as shown in the illustration The pallets are put one onto the other in 4 layers C on every shelving in the store The packages need to be labelled in such a way that the pallet number and consecutive package number are printed on each pallet When the printing is interrupted and then resumed the consecutive number is printed After 4 pallets 80 packages have been labelled the counter should be reset i e set to its minimum setting and the counting resumed The text file to be printed contains a special register that is a universal counter and the text 000 000 typed via the keypad Set the counter parameters to the following settings Print beg CONTINUE
47. All products in a type I packaging have the same label the auxiliary counter When the printing is interrupted and then resumed the consecutive number is printed After products on 3 pallets 4 64 60 15360 packages have been labelled the counters need to be reset i e set to their minimum settings and the counting resumed see the illustration 20060920 3 1 SS E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 2 shelving 1 shelving Direction in which pallets are placed C ll ull off VW Value of the main to oul ol o Sonar Aol pune A O E ny S A f on these packages B A B order and the direction of placing d Ween type Il packages on pallets Print Pastor SC D head to d 04 391 04 383 04 347 S 64 type packages lt d d d cf ie packed into a type Il Besse 04 48 104 44 04 40 104 3 PREPISE TTE PPPO VOTE IOTER PPPOP TOPO 17 R package Type II pack 4 unit packages labelled with 04 64 104 60 04 56 104 521 ages are placed on the same numbers pallets print parameter Spc Md max 4 value of the auxiliary counter Fig 4 4 1 10 2 The operation of the universal counter used in Example 2 A subtext needs to be embedded into the text to be printed on packages It needs to be a universal counter type special register Its contents of 20 64 should be typed via keyboard The counter parameters should be se
48. DISPLAY PRINTED TEXT item 20060920 3 1 63 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems The text file being printed is shown on the terminal display for example the ABCD file as shown below ACK TINK JE kkk EBSSA NOTE e The DISPLAY PRINTED TEXT command is available only when the printer is in the print mode If special registers are used in the text file to be printed their settings can be reviewed after a relevant command has been selected The only exception is the special register universal date where only coding characters are shown instead of date in one of the formats available 4 4 4 Servicing the Head 4 4 4 1 Defining Some Print Parameters with the Conveyor Travel Speed In the main MENU select the SERVICE item and then the CONVEYER MEASUREMENTS item Place two objects on the conveyor at a distance of one metre 1m one from the other and make them move before the photodetector after the CONVEYER MEASUREMENTS command has been selected The terminal display shows you real settings for the following parameters w Conveyor travel speed shows a number of metres covered by the object within a minute m min The value can be used directly to make a setting and to determine a setting for the print parameter Cnv spd m min Number of pulses generated by the external encoder in fact by the encoder mechanical gears if any per unit distance pulses
49. E C CONVEYER MEASUREMENTS D OTHERS PASSWORD This is a special service password that makes an extended set of service commands available BOTTLE INFORMATION 1 INK EXPIRE DATE 3 PRINTER INK TYPE 5 INK LEVEL 6 DIAGNOSTICS Seespeberreuerrerrerereuereugt AUX COMMANDS PASSWORD _Using a special service password to view the ink level 8 REMOVE PROTECT TIME estimate TT 9 IMS VERSION 20060920 3 1 Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 4 3 SE 26 Print Head Status There are several modes of the print head operation The number and types of modes depend on the type of head that is connected to the controller The mode and relevant parameters are described by the print head status The status is a set of print head parameters shown in the printer status window on the terminal display graphic AISpray print head status 1 TEsT SERICE 2 PARAMETERS GERUICE A PRIHTIHG 4 SERICE 2 AUS COMMANDS printer status window Fig 4 3 1 Characters shown in the status window have the following meaning 1 The serial number of the printer is displayed on the first line The characters n are followed by four digits They are the last digits of the printer controller number that is stamped on the back wall of the housing in the name plate window 2 On the second line the characters p are followed by a number that is th
50. ERWICE 20060920 3 1 105 Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual UY E B S Vp Layout of Arabic Characters on the Printer Terminal Keypad Appendix B Layout of Arabic Characters on the Printer Terminal 106 Keypad The layout of Arabic on the keypad of the printer terminal is shown in the picture below The characters are available after the subtext type has been set to Text in the processor parameters and the character matrix the Char set parameter to that whose name starts with Arabic Then the Arabic characters that are marked black on the keyboard are available right away The Arabic characters marked red are available after the key has been pressed whereas the characters marked blue are available after the key has been pressed TEAT SERVICE PARAMETERS SERWICE 3 PRINTING AUS COMMANDS 20060920 3 1 7JEBS Ink Jet Systems Index A re Supp 12 15 18 79 aif PI OSSUIC 0 cseesececcnsnsecseenneteees 12 16 90 99 alarm EE 13 21 65 70 73 75 79 clearing GE 21 70 73 75 PSC li E see SUBFILE gt gt TEXT ASCII CHARACTERS B bar ee TEE see SUBFILE gt gt BAR CODE C code SWitch 2 0 0 cece cee eceeeecececeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaes 13 63 emulated code SWIICH cccecceeceeccecceecneeneeees 63 CONMMOCUON E 14 15 94 control panel aaaanan see OPERATION PANEL Coniroller 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 20 26 65 89 90 99 100 102 1
51. FT correspond to real measurements taken at the print place It enables a user to adjust the print position in relation to the edge of the object to be labelled Number of Repetitions The parameter defines how many times the overprint is to be 1 2 3 65534 made after the photo detector has been activated from the CONTIN point where the overprint begins It is used to print a subfile on parameter see below YES an object many times For continuous objects such as cables 3 1 hoses or tubes you can set continual printing Distance between consecutive overprints is defined with the Rpt dist 20060920 3 1 55 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy EBS Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems Distance Between Overprints p The parameter defines the distance given in millimetres 0 0 0 1 6553 5 between the beginnings of texts when they are printed repeatedly Textrpt gt 1 During printing the distance is mm measured off properly provided that the settings of the 30 0 mm Cnv spd m min parameter for Generator GEN and the Enc const p m parameter for Generator SHAFT correspond to real measurements taken at the print place If the distance set with the Rpt dist parameter is smaller than the length number of rows of overprints the overprints are separated with four blank rows Horizontal Direction The parameter defines in which direction left or right objects move in front of
52. HICS A GRAPHICS subfile is a block of pixels on the display or dots on the overprint that are set erased separately 20060920 3 1 31 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems When the key is pressed in the word processor parameter menu is displayed for your subfile The parameters have the following meaning PARAMETER DESCRIPTION AND SETTINGS DEFAULT Subfile type Any parameters shown below are typical for a Graphics subfile Type Graphic Barcode Ins text subText Text The maximum height number of pixels of a graphic block equals the maximum height Hmax of a printable vertical row 1 2 3 Hmax Expected length number of pixels of a graphic block Length 1 2 3 32767 As set Blank space number of vertical rows before a graphic block 0 1 2 3 5000 Blank space number of vertical rows after a graphic block Back dist 0 1 2 3 5000 NOTE e Subfile parameters can be changed at any time during the edition of a Graphic by pressing the key After the edition of a graphic block has been completed empty vertical rows on the right of the last non blank row are deleted automatically Therefore the block length changes and differs from the original setting By pressing the keys you will move to the word processor where every pixel can be inserted erased The image is magnified four times to make individual pixels more visible
53. ICE item and then the TEXT EDITION item After a text file has been selected from the library a word processor starts running and you can edit the text file or its parameters A description of control keys used by the processors is given in section 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files paragraph WORD PROCESSOR A Description of Control Keys For how to edit individual subfile types see section 4 4 1 2 Opening and Editing a New File After the edition has been completed confirm or cancel all modifications 4 4 1 4 Copying and Editing a Text file You can create a new text file by copying an existing file from the library and saving it with another name In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the COPY amp EDIT BLOCK item The display shows the text file library from which you should select the name of a text file to be copied see also section 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files Then input an up to eight character name for the new file that has just been copied If the new name exists in the library the following message is displayed TEXT EXISTS After the file name has been typed the word processor starts The file is displayed on the terminal It can be edited as described in section 4 4 1 3 Editing an Existing Subfile 4 4 1 5 Deleting a Text file In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the DELETE TEXT item The display shows the text file library from which you should select the name of a text f
54. N OFF Power switch is situated on the right side wall of the unit next to the feeder cable It isolates both power leads from the mains see Fig 2 3 4 1 If the printer controller head and ink system connectors are all connected it is enough to POWER OFF ON switch the Power switch to the ON position With this a starting procedure is initiated and the following processes are conducted 1 Power voltages are applied and electronic cards are tested 2 Terminal display is switched on and the main MENU is displayed 3 The checking for a bottle of ink is done by detecting the bottle transponder Ink in the bottle is checked for its usability If no errors have occurred it means that the starting procedure has been completed correctly and the printer is ready for printing Switching the Printer Off The printer may be switched off at any time even during the printing Just switch the Power POWER OFF ON switch to the OFF position On switching the unit off protect the heads You need to do the following e depressurise the print head by opening a pressure valve or reducing the pressure to zero with a pressure regulator if a compressor system is used e wash the nozzle plate with solvent 20060920 3 1 E EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 4 Operating the Printer 4 1 Operation Panel The operation panel enables the printer operator to control and monitor the unit s
55. ON and COPY amp EDIT commands but they cannot be modified with these commands The following functions are available while the text files library is viewed Terminalkey Funcion lt To display the next previous screen showing text file names An alphabetical or numerical To display the text file names starting from the first name key that begins with a given character SHIFT lt lt CAEI OMe DS To place the cursor on the first name in the library SHEET eh D To place the cursor on the last name in the library To assign remove the read only attribute to from a selected text file The operation is available only when the service password is enabled If the password level is too low you will be asked for a password when you make an attempt to change the attribute To assign the read only attribute to every text in the library The option is available only when the service password is enabled If the password level is too low you will be asked for a password when you make an attempt to change the attribute e To remove the read only attribute from every text in the library The option is available only when the service password is enabled If the password level is too low you will be asked for a password when you make an attempt to change the attribute ALT To detach the parameter block from the text file previously selected with the cursor 20060920 3 1 E z EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual
56. PARAMETERS SERVICE The password is used only if it has been defined by the user before The user has a possibility of protecting many commands from unauthorized access see paragraph 4 4 1 9 Using the EE Password The password can be defined modified and cancelled only in the TEXT SERVICE submenu If all password characters have been deleted with the key the password based protection will be released 24 20060920 3 1 Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual PRINTING 0 EDIT amp PRINT CURRENT TEXT Vert direct Space 1 STOP PRINTING Text rpt Rpt dist 2 START PRINT ora Offset 3 QUICK STOP Offset2 Counter delta R tit 4 PRINTING PARAMETERS neni Generator 5 SAVE CURRENT PARAM peee Resol dot dcm Cnv spd m min No of Clean Strokes 6 SHIFT COUNTER Clean period sec 7 SET SHIFT COUNTER e ee 9 GLOBAL COUNTER Fr Only some of the parameters can be modified during the printing Others are only displayed A SET GLOBAL COUNTER WE Keeser Ee REENEN ENEE ENEE Eege a E E te C PRINT SWITCH If the TEXT SERVICE branch MENU is protected by a user password any modifications in a block of D DISPLAY PRINTED TEXT parameters in the change counter or the global counter and the reading of the global counter are only possible after the password has been typed G PRINT amp TXT CHANGE oe SERVIC
57. S 1506 controller e Working conditions Air temperature at the workplace normally between 5 C and 40 C Relative humidity lt 90 without steam condensation Two print heads are dependant when the printing is released by a single common photo detector and timed with a single common internal generator or external shaft encoder for both print heads at the same time 102 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 9 Technical Specifications e Mechanical hazard vibration lt 1g at the frequency of lt 10Hz shocks lt 1g for the maximum of 2ms e Weight 3350 g UPC EBS 1501 2 controller with power supply cord 3770 g UPC EBS 1506 controller with power supply cord 255 g 3m long cable e Dimensions height 95mm width 300mm length 237mm for UPC EBS 1501 2 controller 300 mm for UPC EBS 1506 controller 2 Technical data for the electromagnetic print head e Number of dots nozzles i e max row height 5 7 12 16 25 32 64 nozzles e Dot diameter 0 85 mm for a 120um nozzle e Maximum distance between dots in vertical direction 1 8 mm e Character height 6 MAX mm where MAX number of nozzles 1 8 mm e Height adjustment by turning the print head e Distance between objects and the head 2 20 mm e Head position during the printing any e Ink type spirit or MEK based e Ink consumption a 25 ml h intensity 70 working pressure 0 4 bar feed 10m m
58. USTMENTS menu set Intensity 170 and indicate the nozzle to be adjusted with the Set Nozzle no parameter Insert a screwdriver for cross recessed screws TORX type wrench No T6 or a 0 035 stem wrench or IMBUS 0 035 for older types of print head onto the adjusting screw whose number corresponds to that previously set with the Set Nozzle no parameter Screw in the screw with the wrench until ink drops start flowing out of the nozzle under adjustment Electromagnet numbers are marked on plastic bodies see the illustration on the right While turning the wrench and moving a sheet of paper perpendicularly to the nozzle axis at adistance of 10mm adjust the dot size as required The dot must be round in shape with no satellites or splashes Adjust other nozzles as described at items 7 8 above to get the same dot size for all nozzles Adjusting screw for valve No 2 Electromagnet number On adjusting the last nozzle turn them all on at the same time Set Nozzle no All and while turning the consecutive adjusting screws clockwise or counter clockwise maximum 1 4 of the rotation shape all dots so that they are all of a similar size Reduce ink drop intensity to 50 with the parameter Intensity 50 and improve the adjustment by following steps 8 9 and 10 Exit the ADJUSTMENTS menu and stop the printing Check what the deflection of the ink jet from the nozzle axis is To do this observe ink jets on a light ba
59. ameter is additionally restricted to the settings that ensure vertical direction of rows on overprints A prerequisite is that the Cnv spd m min parameter should be set to the real travel speed of the conveyor 59 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy EBS Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 3 60 Ink Jet Systems Conveyor travel speed Cnv spd m min Overprints are printed clearly visible when the row print frequency matches the conveyor travel speed To ensure the matching set the Cnvspdm min parameter with an 0 1 0 2 2500 appropriate value of the conveyor travel speed The parameter is measured in anumber of meters travelled by the conveyor during a minute The travel speed can also be measured with aservice command CONVEYER MEASUREMENTS see also section 4 4 4 1 Defining Some Print Parameters with the Conveyor Travel Speed and 4 6 Adjusting the Print Rate The setting range for the Cnv spd m min parameter is limited but not only to what is specified in the table above The real setting is controlled by the control program and may be restricted by settings in other print parameters The system is automatically protected against an excessive print speed setting Therefore it may happen that some settings are not accepted Number of Pulses Generated by External Encoder 1 Enc const p m The shaft encoder a travel speed indicator Is mechanically coupled with the conveyor and provides timing pulses that ensu
60. ample XXXXXXXXXX or 1234567890 When the following data are transferred from the scales netto 75g netto 1250g the subfile is printed as follows netto 75g the entire text is printed netto 125 the text is shortened as this register is only 10 characters long 4 4 2 Using Print parameter Blocks Operations on parameter blocks are available in the PARAMETERS SERVICE menu NOTE If the MENU branch TEXT SERVICE is protected with a user password you are asked to type the password before the PARAMETERS SERVICE submenu is displayed For details on how to use the user password see section 4 4 1 9 Using the Password Parameter blocks are stored in a library in the printer memory Each block goes with an up to eight character name The name can contain alphabetical small and block letters digits and some other characters except spaces dots and characters such as lt gt for example 12345678 AB CD amp WEIGHT 5 JUICES DATEtime Q1 star ice W S etc Every parameter block contained in the library can have the read only attribute assigned 48 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer to it to prevent it from being deleted or modified by an unauthorised person The read only attribute can be assigned to removed from a single parameter block or all block in the library For more information refer to paragraph 4 4 2 6 Accessing
61. and storing 20060920 3 1 43 Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer on pallets or shelves in a hierarchical way is facilitated In this mode the other parameters are similar to those used in the Standard mode except for the Beg value1 and Beg value2 parameters which are not available and therefore initial values of both counters of the universal counter cannot be set In the Special mode initial values need to be changed by editing the contents groups of digits separated by a separator of a subtext of the universal counter EXAMPLE 2 Creating a special counter allowing for peculiarity of product packing in a company E 44 Assumptions Small unit packages products moving sequentially on a factory conveyor are packed in fours into type packages then the type packages are put in groups of 64 into boxes type Il packages The type Il packages are stored on pallets in one layer with 4 5 20 packages in the layer The packages are arranged on the pallet in A B order and in the direction as shown in the illustration below The pallets are put one onto the other in 3 layers C on every shelving in the store The unit packages need to be labelled in such a way that the type I and type Il packages are clearly identified for each product Therefore the type Il package number the main counter and type I package number the auxiliary counter are printed on each unit package
62. ar see section Spec reg Datetoffs 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers universal date and time register e Move the cursor to the first subfile position and move the first subfile to the second level with the keys e Press the key to record the text file in the library and save it in the memory 2 Define print parameters as in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 5 and set the Offset parameter to 70 70 days 3 Print the text file called EXDA see section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 6 NOTE The current date is increased by 70 days after every overprint has been made and the new date is printed then 20060920 3 1 83 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer 5 2 4 Ink Jet Systems How to Print Logos Assumption the printer is equipped with a 25 nozzle head the overprint should look like 3 84 as follows 1 Define a GRAPHIC subfile and make a graphical image a logo In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item e You are asked to type a file name Input a four character file name e g LOGO and confirm Type Graphic e Set parameters for the first subfile the key Height 25 and press the key Length 25 e Press the keys to move to the graphic Frontdis 5 processor Back dist 5 e Now develop a graphical image using appropriate function
63. ar of the current date by week of the year number e g if week 53 ends on 5h January next year then 5h January falls within the previous year s week units of year of the current date by week of the year number number of month printed with the following encoded letters ABC DEFGHLMN P corresponding to numbers from 1 to 12 respectively The assignment can be changed in the submenus TEXT SERVICE gt UNIV DATE REG CONFIGURATION gt MONTH CODING 1 CHAR hundreds of day of the year number tens of day of the year number units of day of the year number number of day of the week 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 7 Sunday the first letter of the month the second letter of the month the third letter of the month the number between 0 and 23 of the hour of day of current time coded with a single character The assignment of any character available via the terminal keypad to each hour of day is made in the submenu TEXT SERVICE gt UNIV DATE REG CONFIGURATION gt HOUR CODING 1 CHAR The same characters can be assigned to different hours 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Z working shift identifier Working shifts identified by numbers 1 2 or 3 cover the following time periods as standard 1 shift from 6 00 to 14 00 2 shift from 14 00 to 22 00 3 shift from 22 00 to 6 00 on every day of the week A shift identifier can be set f
64. arameter setting w the END or keys position the cursor on the last parameter setting The setting of each of the parameters can be modified with the and keys The setting of anumerical parameter can also be input directly from the keypad and confirmed with the key Below there is adetailed description of print parameters range of settings default settings and an indication whether the parameter can be modified during the printing A detailed description of the print parameters according to pattern shown in the table below is give further in this document Parameter name displayed in the parameter menu Range of settings A description of the print parameter Default setting Can it be modified during printing DA 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EC Series Printers User s Manual 7 ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Vertical Direction The parameter defines two modes of printing in the vertical 1 Vert direct direction normal or upside down It is useful when the object labelled is reversed PRINT HEAD NORM DIRECTION OF PRINTING Fig 4 4 3 4 1 The parameter defines the distance given in millimetres from the point where the photo detector has been activated to the point where printing of a text file should start During printing the distance is measured off properly provided that the settings of the Cnv spd m min parameter for Generator GEN and the Enc const p m parameter for Generator SHA
65. arameter blocks An alphabetical or To display the parameter block names starting from the numerical key first name that begins with a given character HOME ZEN ub GC To place the cursor on the first name in the library END lub To place the cursor on the last name in the library IFT To assign remove the read only attribute to from a selected parameter block The operation is available only when the service password is enabled If the password level is too low you will be asked for a password when you make an attempt to change the attribute To assign the read only attribute to every block in the library The option is available only when the service password is enabled If the password level is too low you will be asked for a password when you make an attempt to change the attribute To remove the read only attribute from every block in the library The option is available only when the service password is enabled If the password level is too low you will be asked for a password when you make an attempt to change the attribute NOTE If no parameter blocks are defined in the library the command is ignored 20060920 3 1 51 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 4 4 3 4 4 3 1 4 4 3 2 E 52 Ink Jet Systems Printing Stopping the Printing The printing can be terminated in two parallel and independent ways e With the STOP PRINTING command sele
66. area where the printer operates 5 Power supply cord must be connected to a socket where a protective pin is used The efficiency of the earth should comply with the applicable standards 6 As high voltage occurs in the printer make sure that all manipulations in the electrical part of the system and inside the head are performed after power has been switched off 7 The outlet of the head must not be directed towards persons animals or accidental objects during printing in order to avoid splashing anybody or anything with ink 8 Protective clothes and possibly protective glasses need to be warn by persons performing any work on the ink system 9 No plastic vessels should be used to do the washing as they collect static electricity Metal vessels are recommended 10 No ink solvent or wash up or waste fluid remaining after the head has been washed should be left in open vessels as these inflammable fluids may ignite from accidental sources of fire WARNING Static electricity collected by people on their plastic clothes or in their hair for example may Sspark over to ink or wash up vessels when they have been left open The ink and wash up are inflammable and may get ignited Therefore before you approach the open vessels with inflammable fluids discharge the static electricity by touching the metal printer housing or another metal object that is connected to the earth In the case of accident When ink or sol
67. ate counters etc are stored in the printer memory The memory is energised with a battery after the power supply has been switched off The battery capacity is sufficient to maintain the memory for about 1 month after the mains has been switched off After that time the Manufacturer cannot guarantee that the memory contents are maintained as the battery capacities vary according to the set If the printer is not to be used for more than 1 month connect the controller to the mains and leave it for about 5 hours to recharge the battery Detach the controller from the mains by removing the power cord plug out of the outlet socket for storage In addition protect the machine against dust exposure to aggressive vapours and gases and weather conditions 2 Electromagnetic Head Parts of the electromagnetic head system are filled with ink If the head is stored unprotected for some time ink may dry inside the system and choke nozzles and valves If the electromagnetic head is to be out of service for over 3 weeks secure it in the following way a Install a bottle of solvent in place of the bottle of ink the solvent should be suitable for the type of ink used b Turn the nozzle outlets towards a waste dish c Rinse the print head by pressing the rinse key at the back of the head housing Continue the rinsing until ink is completely replaced with solvent Do not remove the solvent from the head or piping d Reduce the air pressure to
68. been created or what its contents are 20060920 3 1 57 Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy EBS Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer NOTE e lf the height setting differs from the maximum setting there is a close relation between the following three items turning angle Resol dot dcm and Cnv spd m min If any of them change vertical rows slant left or right To ensure that the vertical rows are printed vertically i e at no angle follow the procedure below at first adjust the turning angle to ensure that the real overprint height that is the distance between the lowest and the highest dot is the same as the height set with the Height parameter then modify the Resol dot dcm and Cnv spd m min parameters to straighten out vertical rows e The overprint height cannot be adjusted by changing the distance between the head and objects e The target height of a text printed with a turned print head depends on the following the diameter of print head nozzles the type of ink the pressure of air in the print head the absorption of the surface labelled the setting of the print parameter Intensity Date Offset 4 Offset Offset2 The parameter defines a number of days to be added to the OEE oe current date in order to calculate the so called expiry date There are two offset parameters Offset and Offset2 The expiry date register is aspecial register Datetoffs or Datetoffs 2
69. bfile parameter Distance For example if you select Latin 16x10 the character width is 10 If Distance 2 and Resol dot dcm 60 the character resolution is 5 ch dm or 1 27 ch inch 20060920 3 1 a 5 1 Ink Jet Systems E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer Examples of How to Operate the Printer NOTE It has been assumed that the user has become familiar with the manual or has at least read Chapter 4 Operating the Printer How to Print the First Sample Text File This chapter contains a description of how to prepare for operation the EBS 1500 Printer where one electromagnetic head is installed and how to print a simple text file The example covers instructions of how to install a new machine switch it on set major parameters and print a text file that has been input via a terminal attached to the printer 1 Ifthe unit is installed by the Manufacturer or authorized service staff this section can be omitted Otherwise the procedure below needs to be followed to install the unit w Read section 2 1 Safety Requirements Follow instructions given in section 2 3 Installing the unit 2 Place the print head in a holder in such a position that nobody or nothing can be splashed with ink accidentally Therefore at first the head should be positioned in such a way that a vessel can be placed beneath the nozzle plate NOTE If a sound alarm occurs while the below specifi
70. bration and shocks The head shakes during the printing Fix the head holder to something more stable that is not subject to vibration or shocks Objects moving on the conveyor belt are subject to strong vibration or shocks The objects should not vibrate or shake at the moment overprints are made on them Ae wr Je Oe R Mixed text names in the library the battery is discharged PROBLEM REMEDY The following message appears on the All or some cells of the printer s random access memory terminal where user defined text names and contents are stored BATTERY DISCHARGED have been deleted for the following reasons MEMORY DAMAGED e The battery has discharged and the memory is not power supplied Names and contents of texts in the text e Strong interference might have occurred and library are mixed changed the contents of the memory After the discharged battery has been detected by the program and the printer has been switched on again the following events will take place e The language selected by a user for communication with the printer is switched into English The message BATTERY DISCHARGED MEMORY DAMAGED displayed The printer s operation time is reset The current date is set to 01 01 00 The current time is set to 00 00 The ink validity date is set to 01 01 00 The printer identifier and possibly the operation time limit are retained All information contained in RAM texts parameters and the
71. ck library it means that all parameter blocks contained in the printers memory are deleted In the main MENU select the PARAMETERS SERVICE item and then the CLEAR PARAM LIBRARY item 50 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer When confirmed the parameter blocks are deleted irretrievably 4 4 2 6 Accessing the Parameter Block Library Viewing the parameter library means viewing all parameter blocks stored in the printer s memory In the main MENU select the PARAMETERS SERVICE item and then the READ LIBRARY item FARRAMETER ITEAT s 23q 456r9 DATE EsDA LOGO HUMBER 1 HUMBER 4 SHIFTHO TIME WEIGHT The names of parameter blocks are displayed in the terminal s operating window in alphabetical order In this window you can view parameter blocks assign the read only attribute to the blocks to protect the blocks from being deleted or modified by unauthorised persons and also remove the attribute The blocks with the read only attribute assigned to them are marked with a sign that precedes the block names The attribute markers or space are also displayed with the EDIT PARAM BLOCK and COPY amp EDIT BLOCK commands but they cannot be modified with these commands The following functions are available while the parameter block library is viewed Terminal key Function Moving the cursor along the names of p
72. ckground with the rinse key on The ink jets must not be either deflected from the axis by more than 2mm on the horizontal and vertical planes or crossed when they are at a distance of 60 80mm from the front of the head and jetted at the rated ink pressure If this requirement is not met clean the nozzles If this does not help replace the nozzle plate and perform steps 6 to 12 of the adjustment procedure again Should no positive results be obtained after the replacement check for proper installation of flexible connectors and electromagnet units or get the print head repaired After the solenoid valves have been adjusted reinstall the housing and place the head in the head holder in its working position The first overprint below is made after electromagnets have been adjusted properly The other overprints are made when the electromagnet for nozzle No 6 is out of order The improper adjustment is presented on the clock face where one full rotation is 60 minutes Electromagnets are adjusted properly a Adjusting screw is turned 10 minutes counterclockwise me ee mn s D Rw SS j o6s 666606 006 vw o d cee N 0C 0 oN ee be J gel 92 20060920 3 1 7JEBS Ink Jet Systems im EZE zg e sere coef TTT Bg PROBLEM Overprints are distorted There are irregular ink splashes or ink dots overlap each other as shown in the example on the right 20060920 3 1 EBS 1500 S
73. cted on the terminal e With the PRINT ON OFF key on the operation panel function pad when the key is pressed the STOP PRINTING command is executed The key can be used no matter where the cursor is positioned within the control menu for example you can stop the printing while editing a subfile To stop the printing follow the procedure below In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the STOP PRINTING item or Press the PRINT ON OFF key on the operation panel If the command is selected while the printer is in the print mode the current print job finishes and no other label is printed The printer switches to the stop mode If the printing is to be interrupted immediately the current print job is not to be completed use the QUICK STOP command Starting the Printing The printing can be initiated in two parallel and independent ways e With the START PRINT command selected on the terminal e With the PRINT ON OFF key on the operation panel function pad When the key is pressed the latest subfile is printed The key can be used no matter where the cursor is positioned within the control menu for example you can start the printing while editing a subfile The printing is started in the following way In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the START PRINT item Text name ABCD Block name STANDARD Sb names menu You are prompted to specify a text file name Type in an up to 8 character name and c
74. d Status e current settings for print parameters displayed on the terminal after the PRINTING PARAMETERS command has been selected e optional non standard equipment installed if any e the history of errors available with the READ ERRORS REPORT command e version numbers of control programs that are available on selecting the OPTIONS command e ink solvent and printer parameters available via the Ink Monitoring System IMS in the printer the PRINTER INK TYPE command 4 What operations were being performed when the failure occurred 5 Types and contents of subfiles of the entire text file printed the overprint height 5 7 12 16 25 32 or 64 dots The above information should be reported by telephone or faxed to your service representative NOTE Contact a service representative that is recommended by the local distributor Only authorised service staff are able to offer you professional and prompt assistance whenever you find the printer operation unsatisfactory 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 7 Storage and Transportation 7 Storage and Transportation 7 1 Storing the Printer Allowable climatic and mechanical exposure e Storage temperature from 5 C to 50 C e Relative humidity max 90 without condensation e Shocks max 1g max 2ms 1 The Printer Controller All user defined text files and parameter blocks and also other settings such as time d
75. d after the bottle has been emptied INK EMPTY BOTTLE Press the key Disconnect and remove the empty bottle replace it with a brand new unsealed one but do not link it to the ink system The message BOTTLE VERIFYING WAIT 10 SECONDS PLEASE Press the key In 10 seconds at the latest i The message WRONG COLOUR The message BOTTLE TOO OLD The message WRONG BASE LIQUID or SUBTYPE The message BOTTLE ALREADY CANCELLED The message PIGMENTED NOMPIGM MISMATCHED The message The message WRONG BOTTLE BOT FOR OTHER PRNTER TYPE The message BOTTLE ACCEPTED Press the key The bottle has already been recorded in this or other printer Remove the bottle tie it in with the ink system and replace it Improper ink solvent type NOTE II an alarm is heard and the message NO BOTTLE iis displayed after the bottle has been removed clear the message and sound alarm with the key Place a new bottle of the proper ink solvent type Clear the message by pressing the Fig 4 4 6 4 1 72 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer UWAGA Fig 4 4 6 4 1 relates to the printing system equipped with acompressor system The position of the transponder seat and aerial of the Ink Monitoring System in the case the ink system with an ink pump is used is described in the document
76. d to 1 a stable rack or on a wall that are not part of the conveyor system 4 Install the print head in a holder Make sure however that the front planes of the head and objects to be labelled are parallel The electromagnetic print head can work in any position in space 20060920 3 1 13 l j EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ah E B S Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer Y Ink Jet Systems 5 Fix the photo detector on a cradle which has been fastened to the print head head holder or in any other place convenient for releasing prints Whereas the slide in the opening from the side of a coming object connection to the controller distance holder for packages holder fitting tube Fig 2 3 2 1 Fixing a standard electromagnetic head holder to the conveyor 2 3 3 Removing Transport Protections The controller and head are protected against mechanical pressure and the spilling of ink in case the head is tilted or shocked Therefore some ink system connections are disconnected and protected with plugs caps or non return valves All protection needs to be removed during the installation 2 3 4 Connections All electrical connections are situated on the right hand side wall of the controller POWER SWITCH round sockets with external thread M18x0 75 Fig 2 3 4 1 Controller view of connection sockets without plugs There can be seven female connectors available on the side wall 1 Ink System
77. dow on the terminal where they can be modified The date can be modified in the SERVICE submenu after the special service password has been specified OLAR DATE 24 09 Hi TIME 11 83 31 In the main MENU select the SERVICE item and then the OTHERS item On typing in the service password select the SET TIME AND DATE item In this place you can confirm or modify the time and date settings that are displayed consecutively NOTE e Date cannot be set back e f you try to set a past date the following message is displayed on the terminal DATE IS SET BACKWARD You will find it impossible to start printing with the START PRINT command The command is followed by the error message 20060920 3 1 65 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems 4 4 5 4 Checking the Printer Run Hours A built in inner clock is used to run a printer operation timer to check how long the printer has been running since it was swithed on for the first time In the main MENU select the AUX COMMANDS item and then the ACTIVITY TIME item BUSY TIME 1264 25 WORK TIME LEFT UMLIMITED The number of hours and minutes are displayed in the operating window on the terminal 4 4 5 5 Choosing a Language You can specify the language in which the control MENU and all messages are displayed on the terminal In the main MENU select the AUX COMMANDS item and then the LANGUAGE item select
78. e maximum height of the overprint in other words it is the number of independent nozzles within the print head This value is read from the head each time the printer controller is started and it remains unchanged during operation 3 The third line one character shows the print head status The print head can be in one of the following modes S stop the print head is ready to start the printing p print the print head is performing the printing operation which means the START PRINT or PRINT SWITCH commands have been selected 4 After the START PRINT command has been selected another number is displayed on the fourth line ending in pix The number indicates the maximum amount of dots along the vertical direction 5 7 12 16 25 32 64 dots within the current overprint In other words it is the actual overprint height 5 The fifth line contains additional data The individual characters have the following meaning e The first characters define the total number of nozzles e g 5 7 12 16 25 32 64 in the head This parameter is updated on an on going basis and its value should be the same as the maximum row height displayed on the second line of the status block A difference between these values may show that some irregularities have occurred e The other part of the line shows the head subtype This parameter depends on the method of how print intensity is controlled and is also updated on an on going basis
79. e section 6 4 When Problems Arise while Operating or Servicing the Printer In order to get correct overprints select the timing frequency and settings for the print parameters Resol dot dcm Enc const p m and Intensity in such a way that the overprints are not strained 20060920 3 1 TT 4 6 3 3 78 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems NOTE e The maximum pulse frequency at the shaft encoder input shall not exceed 250kHz e f the printer is equipped with electromagnetic heads there is a print parameter Intensity which affects the maximum pulse frequency Any increase in the intensity results in a decrease in frequency to the following formula 22000 P Intensity D f frequency kHz of pulses at the shaft encoder input Intensity setting of the Intensity parameter Defining the Maximum Print Rate for Various Fonts In order to define the maximum print rate for a font selected also called a character matrix follow the procedure below 1 Open a text file in the TEXT SERVICE menu and use the font for which the maximum print rate is to be measured 2 Use the PRINTING PARAMETERS command in the PRINTING menu to set print parameters in particular Intensity Resol dot dcm as required and also e the Generator parameter to GEN e the Cnv spd m min parameter to a relatively small value e g close to the lowest possible setting 3 Start print
80. ead look like printed in bold and FT OG PE E E E E E E E S EE E EE A 95 Overprints are slanted ggeegeneegeegegdeeegieggeet eege enee Eege 95 Lower upper parts of overprints are GiStOrted cccccsceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeessaneesenees 96 Some vertical rows are MISSING IN OVEFPFINts cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeseeseeeeeseeeseeeneessneneenees 96 Overprints are not straight they are wavy OF JAQGEC cccccsssseceseeseeeseeeeeeseaeeeeeeeneeesennees 97 Mixed text names in the library the battery is discharged ccccsseeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeneeees 97 6 5 HOW TO CONTACT YOUR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE cccsssececsseeeecesseeseaeneeseneneesseeneeseaenees 98 STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION cccccscceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeseneseneseneseneseeees 99 7 1 STORING THE PRINTER ce tctamstaenosacanepannnos imedatetunsqntsusanccuasnvaccatshuatemreuasiemtomecateenaciatennanwcns 99 7 2 TRANSPORTING THE ee 100 5 20060920 3 1 Y EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual SS EBS 8 MULTI HEAD INK JET PRINTERS cccccccececcececcsceacsceeesceaesceaceeeasenesneass 101 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS kA ENNEN NENNEN ENNEN NENNEN 102 APPENDIX A LAYOUT OF CYRILLIC CHARACTERS ON THE PRINTER TERMINAL KEYPAD ek KKK ENNEN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN ENNEN Ek 105 APPENDIX B LAYOUT OF ARABIC CHARACTERS ON THE PRINTER TERMINAL KEYPAD ek 106 a2 CH E 107 Dear User This Manual contains very useful informatio
81. eated the command UNLOCK PROTECTION then the code obtained will be invalid and will not help release the protection Only a return code entered properly soon after the original code while the UNLOCK PROTECTION command is active will allow the protection to be released 3 67 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 4 4 6 3 68 Replacing ink bottle General information Every bottle of ink is equipped with a transponder an electronic circuit where bottle identification data are stored and can be accessed with no need for wire contact or additional power supply The information is scanned from the transponder with a built in Ink Monitoring System the abbreviation IMS shall be used hereinafter that uses an aerial situated in the Ink System Fig 4 4 6 1 shows the position of the aerial NOTE Fig 4 4 6 1 shows the position of the ink monitoring system if the printing system works with a compressor system The position of the transponder seat and the aerial of the Ink Monitoring System for the ink system with an ink pump is described in the document entitled Ink System with an Ink Pump ink bottle container Ink Monitoring Syste IMS and aerial CA m a RL Fig 4 4 6 1 The Ink Monitoring System ensures that 1 The bottle is identified explicitly Ink Jet Systems 2 The printer system is checked continuously for appropriate ink IMS prevents the
82. ed the bottle is recognised empty even if it is not completely empty Ink drops jetted out of the print head are counted and the ink consumption is estimated Therefore no ink should be added to the empty bottle as the Ink Monitoring System will recognise the bottle empty soon anyway During the normal operation of the printer the bottle is usually emptied before the limit is reached In order to check the calculated level of ink remaining in the system till the limit is exceeded go to the main MENU select the BOTTLE INFORMATION item and then the INK LEVEL item After the service password has been typed in the percentage of ink consumed out of the bottle is displayed in the operating window on the terminal If the above mentioned limit is exceeded the printer will react as if the bottle of ink Q has been drained The second lines shows the number of text files currently in use which can be printed with the ink remaining in the ink bottle and after a semicolon the number of text files which can be printed with the use of 1 litre of ink These are approximate figures If the head is not in the print state then is displayed in the second line If division results in an overflow then vvv is displayed in the second line In such a case you need to extend the printed text for example 3 times and multiply the results by 3 in order to get the results for the original unextended text 4 4 6 3 Accessing information in the Ink Monitoring
83. ed in the terminal status window for example K POL German characters Polish characters indication K GER indication K POL character a corresponds to a characters aA correspond to aA GC cC B ek eE H IL A nN nN S 60 oO S sS U zZ xX 2Z zZ 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer To indicated the end of the edition save the file in the library To switch between two space display modes Spaces can be displayed Q as by default or as blanks Spaces are always printed as blanks no matter which display mode is active 4 4 1 2 Opening and Editing a New File In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item type in a subfile name consisting of up to eight characters and confirm NOTE If the file name exists in the library the file appears on the terminal and can be edited The word processor starts and various types of simple and complex files can be generated The word processor opens an ASCII file with the letter height set to the highest value by default The file contains one space Now you can use the keypad to input a text to be printed A description of control keys is given in section 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files paragraph WORD PROCESSOR A Description of Control Keys You can modify text file attributes or type by entering the subfile menu with the key The first item in the subfile m
84. ed on real objects The current parameters called parameters further on can be modified in the following way e Before the START PRINT command has been selected the stop mode you can modify all parameters that are available for the PRINTING PARAMETERS command in the PRINTING menu The file to be printed may not be linked with any parameter block w In the print mode after the START PRINT command has been selected you can modify the major part of parameters but not all of them which are available for the PRINTING PARAMETERS command 20060920 3 1 53 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems w When a file together with a parameter block linked to it are selected in the START PRINT command the settings from the block are valid The parameters can be modified during the printing Modifying Print Parameters Default settings for print parameters are as follows Vert direct UP Space 2 0 mm Text rpt 1 Rpt dist 30 0 mm Direction LEFT Height the maximum for a given head type Offset 1 Offset2 1 Counter delta 1 Row repetit 1 Intensity 70 Generator GEN Resol dot dcm 60 Cnv spd m min or 10 tle al Sp Enc const p m 10000 ee E AFT No of Clean Strokes 0 Clean period sec 300 The following keys help you to move along the parameter list or modify settings w the and keys move the cursor to parameter fields w the HOME or keys position the cursor on the first p
85. ed procedure is followed try to find the reason for the alarm by studying the indications Alarms errors and failures are described in section 4 5 Alarms Errors and Indications POWER OFF ON 3 Switch the unit on by pressing the power switch to set it in the ON position see section 3 1 Switching the Printer On Check ink pressure on the ink pressure gauge The pressure should meet requirements indicated in section 2 2 Power and Air Supply Requirements 4 Create a text file using the terminal keypad In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item After the text file name e g TXT1 has been specified the text processor starts running Now you can use the keypad to input what is to be printed Adescription of the processor control keys is given in section 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files paragraph WORD PROCESSOR A Description of Control Keys Type the text gt COFFEE lt with terminal keys The text is shown on the terminal display It looks the same as that on the real overprint provided that print parameters have been set correctly After the key has been pressed the text file called TXT1 and containing the word gt COFFEE lt is recorded in the file library and stored in the printer memory 20060920 3 1 19 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer Ink Jet Systems 5 Set print parameters All options are nor
86. eeeeseaeseeesseeaseeeessees 23 4 3 EERSTEN 26 4 4 CONTROLLING THE PRINTER EEN 27 Bg WOKE FCS A E A A E A A A E E A A 27 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files EE 27 WORD PROCESSOR A Description of Control bkeyvsg 28 4 4 1 2 Opening and Editing a New Elie 29 Subfile type TEKST ASCII characierg 29 OS Te e 31 GRAPHIC PROCESSOR A description of function Keys 32 20060920 3 1 3 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual AEBS Ink Jet Systems Subfile type Te e TEE 33 Subfile type Text file Name ccccccccccssssseeeseeeccescnsseeeeeceesessaseeseeecessessuaeeeeeeesssaas 34 4 4 1 3 Editing an Ee Le Ke EE 35 4 4 1 4 Copying and Editing a Text nie 35 4 4 1 5 Deleting a EE TEE 35 4 4 1 6 Deleting the File LIDrary cccccccccssececeseccesececesecenseeeeaseeceaseessseetsuecessueeseuerenagees 36 4 4 1 7 Accessing the File LIDrary ccccccccsssecceesceceseeecesececeueeeeaeeensseeesseeseeeeensaeeenaaess 36 4 4 1 8 Linking File Names with Parameter block Names 3 4 4 1 9 Using INS TAS SW ONO WE 37 DON AING a User PASS WONG sissirrrscioreisbesirisdeii indr ununi siaa A rE RDE 37 Switching the Password FUNCTION Om 38 Changing the User PASSWOMKO 1cccccccccscssseeseeceesenssseseeeecessesaueeeseecessssaaaesseecessnaas 38 Deleting the user pGassword 38 AAO USING SPECIAL begleete aggies esegtonageedeteeegengbgesgeg deenens dee giga deeg 39 ODD CCE EE 39 Re Ee 40 Universal Eege 41 Uni
87. eg value2 the initial setting Min value2 the minimum setting applies to the second Max value2 the maximum setting element of the universal Cnt delta2 an increment counter auxiliary counter Cnt value2 the current setting of the 0 65535 counter it is vital for the auxiliary non printable counter t The initial value of either counter can be preset only when the universal counter mode is set to Standard If the mode is set to Special the initial values need to be changed by editing the contents of a subtext within the universal counter 20060920 3 1 41 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual SS E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems Description Settings 0 suppress Indication whether to hide YES NO leading zeros If the setting is YES the leading zeros are replaced with spaces in both parts and both parts are moved to the separator Spc Md max the number of photodetector activations for which unchanged settings of the main counter and auxiliary counter a sub counter of the auxiliary counter for identical prints are to be printed Spc Md cnt a continuation value for the Spc Md max parameter to be used after the available only for printing has been resumed Mode Special Pal countr the number of packages on each pallet it defines a jump by which the value of the main counter should be modified so that packages are numbered with consecutive numbers on the pal
88. enensags 14 PSA COMM COINS EE 14 Earthed neutral SY StCIN EEN 15 CONMMECUINOG EELER 15 Connecting the photo deiechor anno00000nnnnennnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnrennnnna 15 Connecting the Shaft CNCOCEL cccccccccssseeseecccescnsseesesescesessauaeseeeesssssuaesseeeessneas 16 Connecting external data transfer dewicesg 16 Connecting the Ink Monitor System JM eccccccccsssseeceecccseeesseeeecesssssaeenesseeeseneas 16 Connecting the head to the ink and compressed air SYSTEMS 1ccccsseeeeeeeeees 16 Connecting the head to the pump based ink eveiem 18 2 3 5 Installing a new Bottle of Ink or Replacing an Empty One cccsssseeeeeeeeeeees 18 Connecting a new ink bottle or replacing an ink bottle in the compressor e Syste E 18 Connecting a new ink bottle or replacing an ink bottle in the ink system WI I OU EE 19 2 4 REMOVING THE HEAD COVER ccccccssseeeeeeceseeeeeeeeasseeeeseaaeeeesecaesseeesaoaeseeesseeaeseeesssoasseeees 19 3 STARTING THE PRINT ER wivsisscsiscticvswnscesciacsawsdnwsstuceawereuecunceceedmnaeunseaebawseeeneewss 20 3 1 SWITCHING THE PRINTER ON E 20 3 2 SWITCHING THE PRINTER OFP cscccessecccsessecccnssecncnnsescccnssececnssescnnsnsnecnsescecnsasreseanssscenseseees 20 4 OPERATING THE PRINTER ccccccceccececceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeneenecnecneeneeaeeneseess 21 4 1 OPERATION EE 21 4 2 OPERATING THE PRINTER WITH CONTROL MENU cccccccsssseeeeeeeess
89. ens when the ink pressure is too high the pressure is set other as in the example with a pressure regulator at the ink bottle container Set the on the right pressure to its rating value See paragraph 2 3 4 Connections Connecting the head to the ink and compressed air systems Overprints made at different ink pressures are shown below Ink pressure is 0 2bar Ink pressure is 0 4bar Ink pressure is 0 6bar Ink pressure is 0 7bar 94 20060920 3 1 a p An 3 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Overprints made with the electromagnetic head look like printed in bold and blurred PROBLEM REMEDY The overprint is saturated with ink ink drops mingle and the overprint spreads over the object Overprints like this one occur when the print parameter Intensity is set too high Overprints below are made at the rated pressure and different settings of the Intensity parameter Intensity 50 SFR b8 F545 PTT ETT TT rie Intensity 70 Intensity 100 Intensity 200 Overprints are slanted PROBLEM REMEDY Overprints are slanted to the left or right S si e kee Sieg ce i Such overprints are made with the print head turned around its own axis Position the print head properly by turning it in the head holder in such a way that all nozzles are aligned in the vertical direction ence 3 95 20060920 3 1 Paragraph 6 Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer I
90. enu is Type All subfile types available together with parameters and default settings are described later on in this document The setting of each of the parameters can be modified with the and keys The setting of a numerical parameter can also be input directly from the keypad and confirmed with the key For various simple text files subfiles subfiles are created in different ways In the following paragraphs you will find a description of how to create and edit simple files of various types On selecting the subfile type setting file parameters and typing the file contents the text file needs confirming or cancelling Subfile type TEKST ASCII characters This simple text file Subfile is a set of alphabetical characters The standard word processor offers the Latin alphabet as ASCII characters The characters are coded with matrices or character generators whose examples are given below MATRIX EXAMPLE Latin 5x5 pixels AECOEFGHIZZ49US 74bCdeFf Latin 7x5 pixels HBCOIS S45R0FPURCEEHOS 2 Zert DH aObPuacCeigposzzen l HBCOLS S45R0RBURCEEN OSS PRR Hnuabcdaobuaceinozzzaen Latin 9x5 pixels SES DI RHabcd obuace ZZae P Latin 16x10 pxes 12549 AOBURCELNOSZARUNAaGPUeInoSszn Space a blank distance between characters it is inserted with the key on the terminal 20060920 3 1 29 Latin 21x15 pixels Latin 25x15 pixels Latin 32x18 pixels Lat _ 5x5 ___ pixels Arab Dg 7x5 pixels Cyrylic 7x6 pixels Cyryl 16
91. eosierg 47 Universal Date And fume 46 speed indicator cece cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 13 16 60 SUD MG E 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 39 40 41 47 48 49 50 52 53 55 57 58 78 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 98 bar code9Y 28 31 32 33 34 35 40 48 85 102 bar code block 33 34 graphic subfile cccseecccsseeeecenseeeseneneseaes 31 32 lge elle 32 Text ASCII characters cee 28 29 39 Reg 34 system electromagnetic head avstem 99 IDK SY SICIN EE 17 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 68 70 71 73 74 88 89 90 91 100 103 multi head system ccccsecccsccesecceseeceeeneees 6 101 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Index printing skegiemm 7 12 18 V 68 73 100 101 103 d UE 8 10 17 19 20 91 93 99 T electrovalve 0 0 cc cececcecceccecseceececcecaecesess 10 91 92 non return valve oe ceccccecceccecceceecaecnesess 14 17 99 text complex text FIC cccsecccssseeecnsseecsaeseessneeens 28 W Simple text We 28 29 79 text file tram 27 35 36 37 47 52 79 E E e EE 11 13 transponder o onneneennnnennennnne 19 20 68 70 73 74 working window see DISPLAY gt gt GRAPHIC DISPLAY gt gt WINDOW gt gt MAIN WINDOW 20060920 3 1 109
92. er case letters or indicators e graphical cursor coordinates while editing graphic files b Operating window it is five lines high it is the main display window designed to display service MENU parameters and messages and to edit text files etc C Printer status window itis on the right of the operating window it is five lines high and displays data on the print head status in various printer modes see section 4 3 Print Head Status 3 Alphanumerical keypad used to initiate control functions and to type letters or digits characters The keypad contains the following groups of keys for various purposes Control keys such as SHIFT ENTER s and cursor arrow key QQ Number and symbol keys keys marked with digits 1 2 9 0 Alphabetical and symbol keys keys marked with letters A B C Z other keys as and SPACE All characters specified above are available immediately after the corresponding key has been pressed In order to input symbols that are marked in the top left corner of some keys the key needs to be pressed first This applies to the following symbols _ lt gt amp Pixel any of the smallest elements that together form a graphical image It can be on or off 22 20060920 3 1 E z EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems 4 2 Operating the Printer with Control MENU After the printer has been switched on the
93. eries Printers User s Manual Paragraph 6 Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer copo cocoes Y s i Adjusting screw is turned 15 minutes r counterclockwise wv i i a iii yf e e Adjusting screw is turned 15 minutes clockwise 3 EES re ee s 3 s Adjusting screw is turned 20 minutes clockwise ease 9 Overprints are distorted REMEDY When the print head is hit by amoving object it may get repositioned See the example below Such overprints are made when the distance between the print head and the object is too big Move the head to the object plane at the distance of less than 15mm If this is impossible adjust electromagnets within the head to print over a greater distance see paragraph Adjusting valve electromagnets in electromagnetic heads above Overprints made at different distances between the front of the head and objects are shown below The distance between the head and object is 6 mm The distance between the head and object is 10 mm The distance between the head and object is 15 mm 3 93 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 6 Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer Ink Jet Systems Overprints are distorted PROBLEM REMEDY The distance between the head and object is 20 mm Overprints are distorted Colour intensity is too high drops are irregular l there are ink splashes ene around the overprint or ink dots overlap each This happ
94. etector is activated after the START PRINT command has been selected Objects or a sheet of paper should be placed in front of the print head at a minimal distance of 15 mm to ensure good print quality If the photodetector operates properly ared LED indicator lights up and goes out at the back of the photodetector While conducting print tests you can cover the photodector with your hand for a while e After the photodetector has been activated the printing starts The procedure varies however according to the timing mode Default value a preliminary value defined by the Manufacturer 80 20060920 3 1 SS E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer e f the printing is timed by the internal generator overprints are made no matter whether the object s move or not If the object fails to move a very narrow overprint is made and a single vertical row is printed only e Ifthe printing is timed by the shaft encoder overprints are made only when the shaft encoder axle rotates e f the width of characters printed is incorrect adjust the print rate following instructions given in section 4 6 Adjusting the Print Rate e If the print rate is too fast overprint quality tends to be poor You can recognize it easily by discontinuous overprint as the print rate control system ignores some of the timing pulses In effect the character width may get out of proportion
95. euineansuavendsendveasnetunaudeaavecedaseuenuiieacuns 68 General INONTIAU ON E 68 Replacing the bottle of ink cccccssssscccccsssesseccsnsusescessscuseccssaauuseecsssaueseessaaensesssanees 69 4 4 6 1 Checking the validity date 70 4 4 6 2 Checking the calculated ink CONSUMPTION Jevel ccc cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaees 71 4 4 6 3 Accessing information in the Ink Monitoring System c ccecceessseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeens 71 4 4 6 4 Problems that might arise in the printer operation when a bottle of ink is Ke WEE 72 Flow diagram for the ink monitoring SYStOIN 0 22 cccceeeeeee cece eee eneeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeenees 72 4 5 ALARMS ERRORS AND INDICATIONS cccceseeceseeseeeseeseeeesneneeeseeeeesaaneeeeneneesenensesseanneesenens 73 49l Clearing ALANIS E 75 4 6 ADJUSTING THE EIERE cunancatscanaishsinseieivatuecsicuuanastavincenuresenautenes 75 A61 WATER IA Generator Eegeregie 75 A62 SIAM E E 76 4 6 3 Defining the Maximum Print Rate for Various Fonts cccccssseeeeseeeeseeeeeeseeeneeeees 78 EXAMPLES OF HOW TO OPERATE THE PRINTER ccsceeseeeeeeeeeeeees 79 5 1 HOW TO PRINT THE FIRST SAMPLE TEXT FILE sccccccssseceeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeneeseneeesseeeeessenenees 79 5 2 CREATING AND PRINTING SAMPLE TEXT FILES 0 ccccccssseeeseeseeeeenseeeeseesseeseaeessneneessoaenees 81 5 2 1 How to Print the Current Date and Time ccsccceseeeeeeeeeeceneeeeeneeseneeseseeseneeees 81 5 2 2 How
96. f objects the subfile should contain the following w If the main and auxiliary counters are printed two numbers groups of digits with SO many digits as may be needed to cover the user defined range The groups must be separated with a separator that is different from_a digit or space The first group is for the main counter the second for the auxiliary counter w If the main counter is printed and auxiliary counter is not printed one number group of digits with so many digits as may be needed to cover the user defined range The group of digits is for the main counter The auxiliary counter setting is defined by the Cnt value2 parameter see below The operation of two counters depends on the universal counter parameters To access the parameters start the word processor and follow the procedure below e Position the cursor on the subfile that is a special register and press the key on the terminal e Set the parameter Spec reg Univ count e Press the key on the terminal again The following universal counter parameters are displayed Description Settings CONTINUE e Print beg see below BEG VALUE MIN MAX Standard e Mode see below Special Beg value the initial setting 0 4294 967 295 Min value1 the minimum setting 0 4294 967 295 applies to the first element of the universal Max value1 the maximum setting 0 4 294 967 295 counter main counter Cnt delta1 an increment 0 255 B
97. he printer is on see a message BOTTLE ACCEPTED f Put the tube with the ink filter at the tip into the bottle and screw on the plug g Install the tubes onto the couplings and screw on the retaining nuts h Pressurise the system and adjust the pressure to its rating value Connecting a new ink bottle or replacing an ink bottle in the ink system with an ink pump A detailed description of how to attach a new ink bottle or replace an old bottle in the system equipped with an electromagnetic head and the ink system with a pump is given in the document entitled Ink System with an Ink Pump 2 4 Removing the Head Cover The head cover is removed to get access to valves and adjust them In order to remove the head cover follow the procedure given below a Turn the printer off b Remove the head from the holder and remove the distance holder for packages ON c Unscrew two nuts at the back of the head and remove shims d While holding the head cover press the end face of the head with your thumb until it starts moving out freely the places where the face should be pressed are shown in Figure 3 e Push the head cover away to ensure that leading bars have moved out of the pipes completely Fig 2 4 1 20060920 3 1 19 Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 3 Starting the Printer 3 3 1 3 2 20 Starting the Printer Switching the Printer On The O
98. horised person can modify cancel the password Deleting the user password The user password used to secure the protected commands can be deleted In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE CHANGE PASS item 20060920 3 1 Ink Jet Systems VY z EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual OLR PASSHWORD CHANGING Password rz The user password is displayed but not explicitly only asterisks are seen on the display Delete all characters with the key The system will confirm the action with the PASSWORD DELETED message and all security features are then removed NOTE lf the password has been forgotten you can contact the Manufacturer distributor to cancel the password without entering the TEXT SERVICE branch see section 4 4 5 6 Releasing Protections 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers Special registers are a specific type of ASCII subfile that are updated after each overprint has been made The register settings can be changed with such events as changing date changing time detecting an object by a photodetector receiving a signal from an external device such as scales The Spec reg parameter indicates whether agiven subfile is to be atext file or Type Text a special register You can find it in the Char set Latin 25x15 parameter menu of the word processor by Typeface Normal pressing the PAR key Distance 2 Rotation None Spec reg None The Spec reg
99. ile to be deleted and confirm the selection see also section 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files When confirmed the text file is deleted irretrievably 20060920 3 1 35 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems 4 4 1 6 Deleting the File Library Deleting the library means deleting all text files that are stored in the printer s memory In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CLEAR LIBRARY item When confirmed the text files are deleted irretrievably 4 4 1 7 Accessing the File Library E 36 Reviewing the file library means reviewing all text files that are stored in the printer s memory together with parameter blocks assigned to them In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the READ LIBRARY item TEXT 5 123456798 HEIGHT PAR 1 TIME TIME_P File and parameter block names are displayed in the operating window in alphabetical order and separated with The window can be used not only to view text files but also to separate the parameter block from a text file selected and to assign remove the read only attribute in order to prevent the text files from being deleted or modified by unauthorised persons The text files with the read only attribute are marked with a sign that precedes the file names The text file attribute markers or space are also displayed with the TEXT EDITI
100. in letters and digits e Air temperature at the workplace normally from 5 C to 40 C e Compressed air if a compressor system is used free from impurities Regulator upstream inlet pressure 1 10 bar Regulator downstream outlet pressure working pressure 0 2 0 5 bar not more than 1 bar A possibility of using a pump based ink system e Current input UPC EBS 1501 2 controller with maximum load 0 51 A at rated voltage of 100 V 0 22 A at rated voltage of 240 V NOTE The maximum current input of the printing system depends on the following the number and type of print heads number of nozzles the print rate and intensity the fill ratio that is the proportion of the number of dots actually printed to the maximum number of dots resulting from the multiplication of the text length the number of rows by the maximal text height Current consumed by the print head s must not exceed the capacity of the power supply of a 24V controller which is 1 5 Afor 1 2 head controller 5 A for a 1 6 head controller 20060920 3 1 103 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 9 Technical Specifications Ink Jet Systems e Dimensions diameter 70 mm for 7 to 16 nozzle print head 90 mm for 25 and 32 nozzle print head length 148 mm e Weight 7 nozzle print head 826 l g 12 nozzle print head 835 g 16 nozzle print head 873 g 25 noozle printhead 1067 g 32 nozzle print head 1113 g 64 noz
101. in the document entitled Ink System with an Ink Pump 2 3 5 Installing a new Bottle of Ink or Replacing an Empty One NOTE e Please note that only the recommended ink type should be used A possible mistake may result in damage to print head e Various types of ink must not be mixed or ink whose usability time prescribed has been exceed must not be added Connecting a new ink bottle or replacing an ink bottle in the compressor based system In order to install replace a bottle of ink follow the procedure given below a Depressurise the system and wait until the manometer indicates that the pressure has dropped to zero in the bottle b Unscrew retaining nuts 0 and on the bottle couplings carefully and remove polyethylene tubes a tube to supply ink under pressure from the bottle to the head and a tube to supply air at a stabilised pressure from the pressure regulator mene Ty H e 18 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer c Unscrew the plug containing a tube and an ink filter at its tip and remove the plug from the bottle Check for the ink filter at the tube tip d Unscrew the plug on a new bottle and remove aluminium foil protection e Put the new bottle of ink into the container The new bottle will be accepted after the transponder has been detected and checked in about 10 seconds when t
102. ing rows during the automatic nozzle purge procedure 60 Purge period during the automatic nozzle purge Drorcedurge 61 4 4 3 5 Saving Current Parameters in a BIOCK cccccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeesaeeeeeseaes 61 4 4 3 6 Controlling Object CGounters 62 ACCESSING Object ee 62 Modifying Object CGounterg sssssorsrsessstsisiunind a nur nh in EA aN AE ENARE eNA ENEAS 62 4 4 3 7 Printing with the Use Of a code switch ec ceceeccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesaeeeeeeeaeeeeesneeeeeeas 63 4 4 3 8 Viewing Files on the Terminal Display 63 4 4 4 Servicing the leren deene Eeer egene eege 64 4 4 4 1 Defining Some Print Parameters with the Conveyor Travel Gpoeed 64 4 4 4 2 Other Commands deeg Eegeregie eebe 64 4 4 5 Auxiliary COMMANGS EE 65 20060920 3 1 3 4 a EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems 4 4 5 1 SV Ste NA I OM MAU Olin csuasistenecnttompeancdeneresushesecslisaanedesed ne etaeds E eacctdeceeeatidaceeal 65 4 4 5 2 Accessing Alarm Me SS Q ccccscccssscecessceceuceseueceneseeseaseeeeaeeessuseeseusensuesenaaess 65 4 4 5 3 SSI Date and TIMO ecctiet ere cstisecredsintsne enk iera aiaa 65 4 4 5 4 Checking the Printer Run Hour 66 4 4 5 5 Choosing a We ACS EG 66 4 4 5 6 Releasing Protections ccccccscccssscccesececcueceneueceseseeceeseeeeeeecsueeseeeensuesenuesenaeees 66 4 4 6 Replacing ink bottle wiseicecncinsscccmcsincceerticsat Cncsuvoadineeas
103. ing the text file with the START PRINT command in the PRINTING menu 4 Check on the terminal display status window after whether the vertical height of the row corresponds to the height of the font selected 5 Get back to the PRINTING PARAMETERS command to view the Cnvspd m min parameter 6 Hold down the key and check the maximum possible setting of the Cnv spd m min parameter This is the maximum print rate value for the given font print parameters Intensity Resol dot dcm and others NOTE e The above procedure can only be applied when timing pulses are generated by an internal generator not the shaft encoder When the shaft encoder is used the print rate cannot be controlled automatically as the control program has no impact on frequency of pulses from the shaft encoder In order to determine an image resolution a number of characters per decimetre or characters per inch use the following formula R dots dm 0 254 R dots dm R Sr R chdm CHARACTER WIDTH DISTANCE chin CHARACTER WIDTH DISTANCE where Rch dm an image resolution a number of characters per decimetre Reniin an image resolution a number of characters per inch Rgots dm an image resolution a number of dots per decimetre it is the same as the setting of the Resol dot dcm parameter CHARACTER WIDTH a width a number of dots of a character for the given font DISTANCE adistance anumber of dots between characters it is defined by the su
104. inters User s Manual ZS E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer SS Ink Jet Systems NOTE e Do not refill an empty bottle with ink as IMS will consider the bottle unsuitable Every new bottle is assigned a time limit and after the expiration of the time limit the bottle is considered unsuitable even if it is not empty see section 4 4 6 2 Checking the calculated ink consumption level Under normal conditions the bottle is always emptied during the normal operation of the printer before the time limit expires If no new bottle has been approved within 30 minutes after the empty bottle alarm has been indicated the printing ceases Replace the bottle with a new one and clear the alarm with the clear alarm button Do not remove the bottle while it is being validated by the system about 10 seconds Every bottle can be used only in the printer where it has been approved by IMS The approved bottles must not be moved to other printers or used to refill other bottles The bottle approved should remain in the printer container until ink is consumed The above procedure for replacing an ink bottle should be followed when a compressor system is used A description of how to replace an ink bottle in the system equipped with an electromagnetic head and the ink system with an ink pump is contained in the document entitled Ink System with an Ink Pump 4 4 6 1 Checking the validity date Ink is fit for use over a limited time and the expiratio
105. ion in particular resetting to zero does not affect the change counter Accessing object counters In order to access an object counter follow the procedure below In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the SHIFT COUNTER or the GLOBAL COUNTER item S COUNT 1514 or G LOUNT 25486340 The current setting of the object counter is displayed Each time the photodetector is activated the object counter setting is increased by 1 and this can be viewed on the display Press any key to get back to the main menu Modifying Object Counters In order to modify an object counter follow the procedure below In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the SET SHIFT COUNTER or the SET GLOBAL COUNTER item 62 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer 5 COUNT 3 Or G COUNT D The current setting of the object counter is displayed Each time the photodetector is activated during the printing the object counter setting is increased by 1 and this can be viewed on the display Input the required setting and confirm or press any key different from numerical keys if you wish to leave the counter unchanged In particular if you set the counter to 0 zero it is cleared NOTE If the menu branch TEXT SERVICE is protected with auser password then a request to type the password appears before the global counter setting is displa
106. is used for highly hygroscopic surfaces 3 2 1 0 A bar code can be the so called special register counter see section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers Object Counters None Up counter Down count Spec chan Datalogic No value E 33 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual ZS Paragraph Operating the Peter 583 Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer A blank space a number of vertical rows dots before a code block 0 1 2 3 5000 A blank space a number of vertical rows dots after a bar code block Back dist 0 1 2 3 5000 An indication whether a numerical caption is to be added beneath the bar code 5 pix 7 pix NO The numerical caption is added only when the bar code height exceeds 12 pixels 1224567990 A blank space a number of vertical rows dots before a code block 1 pix 2 pix An indication whether a bar code is to be printed in inverted colours Inversion YES NO When a bar code is printed in inversion no bars are printed but only spaces are printed instead and filled in fields are added before and after the bar code The inversion is used to print bar codes with white ink on a black background 1 234567 o30125 1 224567 g90128 The EAN 13 bar code not in The EAN 13 bar code in inversion i e Inversion NO_ inversion i e 32pix Inversion YES 32pix NOTE e Subfile parameters can be changed at any time during the edition of a Barcode s
107. k Some dots are much smaller than others or are missing PROBLEM REMEDY All dots jetted out of a particular nozzle a horizontal line are much smaller than others or are missing SSES Nozzle No 6 does not print a ok ND e e e Be The solenoid valve corresponding to a faulty nozzle may be out of order Try to adjust the valve electromagnet following the procedure below Adjusting valve electromagnets in electromagnetic heads NOTE The procedure should be performed by trained staff authorised to service EBS Printers 1 Remove the head housing see section 2 4 Removing the Head Cover 2 Fix the head without the housing a special service holder from the Manufacturer can be used Place adsorbent cloth and a dish behind the head 3 Create a sample text file a graphic file would be the best It should be 1 dot wide and as high as possible for the given head type 3 91 20060920 3 1 Paragraph 6 Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer 4 5 6 11 12 13 14 Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Check whether the ink pressure is set to its rating value The value of the rating pressure depends on the diameter of nozzles in the print head The nozzle diameter is engraved on the nozzle plate Start continuous printing of a sample file with Text rpt CONTIN Move to the SERVICE menu and select the OTHERS command Type a service password Go to the ADJ
108. ks with subfiles see section 4 4 1 8 Linking File Names with Parameter block Names NOTE Q The edition or modification of a parameter block have no impact on current settings For details see section 4 4 3 4 Print Parameters 4 4 2 3 Copying and Editing Blocks of Parameter You can create a new block of parameters by copying an existing block and saving it with a different name In the main MENU select the PARAMETERS SERVICE item and then the COPY amp EDIT BLOCK item The display shows the parameter block library from which you should select the name of the block to be copied see also section 4 4 2 Using Print parameter Blocks Type aname up to eight characters and confirm the name by pressing the key If the newly typed block name already exists in the library the BLOCK NAME EXISTS message is displayed The parameter processor starts running and the settings can be edited The process goes in the same way as described in section 4 4 2 2 Editing Existing Blocks of Parameters 4 4 2 4 Deleting a Block of Parameters In the main MENU select the PARAMETERS SERVICE item and then the DELETE PARAM BLOCK item The display shows the parameter block library from which you should select the name of a block to be deleted and then confirm the selection see also section 4 4 2 Using Print parameter Blocks Q NOTE Once deleted the block cannot be restored 4 4 2 5 Deleting the Parameter block Library If you delete the blo
109. l program and may be restricted by settings made for other print parameters The system is automatically protected against an excessive print speed setting Therefore it may happen that some settings are not accepted Timing Mode 1 1 Generator The print rate is controlled by an internal generator or a shaft encoder The internal generator or shaft encoder is S GEN SHAFT responsible for proper timing that is for deciding when vertical 20060920 3 1 rows should be printed The Generator parameter is used to select the timing source see also section 4 6 Adjusting the Print Rate The parameter decides how visible characters and symbols are after they have been printed It defines image resolution which is anumber of drops per decimetre A visual effect of a change in the Resol dot dcm parameter is a change in the width of characters and the length of the entire overprint see also section 4 6 Adjusting the Print Rate The setting range for the Resol dot dcm parameter is limited but not only to what is specified in the table above The real setting is controlled by the control program and may be restricted by settings in other print parameters The system is automatically protected against an excessive print speed setting Therefore it may happen that some settings are not accepted When the print head is slanted at acertain angle i e the setting of the Height parameter is smaller that the maximum height the Resol dot dcm par
110. lets Two modes of the universal counter are available and are set with the Mode parameter 1 Universal counter with the parameter Mode Standard The first value of the universal counter i e after the START PRINT command that is printed after the printing has been resumed depends on the Print beg parameter The parameter settings have the following meaning e CONTINUE a consecutive value of the universal counter as defined by other settings The counting is resumed A command sequence STOP PRINTING START PRINT does not disturb the consecutive numbering e BEG VALUE both parts of the counter are set with two counter parameters Beg value1 Beg value2 respectively The other counters count between the min and max settings With this feature the printing can be resumed at the point where it has been interrupted for example in order to add labels to some missing objects e MIN MAX both parts of the counter are set with two counter parameters Min value1 Min value2 NOTE The main auxiliary counter setting is increased when its minimum value is smaller than the maximum one Otherwise it is decreased The main auxiliary counter is overflowed when you switch between its maximum and minimum settings Each time you change the special register type to universal counter all counter parameters are reset to their initial values that is Print beg CONTINUE Mode Standard Beg value1 1 Min value1 1 Max value1 4 294 967
111. ly empty when broken labels are produced Should auser perform substandard operations then the following message may be displayed INK EMPTY BOTTLE Some systems are equipped with low ink level detectors If the low ink level is detected the following message is displayed on the terminal INK LACK In such a case discontinue the printing with the command STOP PRINTING and reduce the ink pressure to zero 2 Remove the empty bottle from the container the following message can be displayed on the terminal INK NO BOTTLE 3 Place anew sealed bottle but do not insert a suction pipe to the bottle One or more messages may be displayed If this is the proper bottle that is a new bottle that has never been used or approved before the following message should appear at first BOTTLE VERIFYING WAIT 10 SECONDS PLEASE 4 Ifa message BOTTLE ACCEPTED is displayed within 10 seconds it means that the bottle is right for a given printer In such a case remove the bottle and unseal it Then put a suction pipe tipped with a filter into the bottle screw the bottle into the cap and place it in the container a NO BOTTLE message can be displayed in the meantime Set the rated pressure 5 If no bottle error occurs the message NO BOTTLE should be replaced with the normal status indication in the printer status window Resume the printing with the command START PRINT With this the replacement procedure finishes 3 69 EBS 1500 Series Pr
112. mally preset by the Manufacturer to meet user requirements Print parameters are set to their default settings The only important thing to make overprints is the source of timing pulses a shaft encoder conveyor rate indicator or an internal generator If the print head is set to work with the shaft encoder it will make overprints only when the shaft encoder axle rotates If the print head operation is timed by the internal generator the overprints are made at a fixed rate no matter how fast the objects move and even on stationary objects The option can be set with the print parameter Generator to GENerator or SHAFT encoder as required In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the PRINTING PARAMETERS item For how to modify print parameters see section 4 4 3 4 Print Parameters The parameters should be set to the following values Default setting REMARKS Vert direct B ke Space LZ mm Text rpt Ee EE Rpt dist Offset2 Counter delta 4 Row repetit II Intensity 0 Generator kee above Resol dotdem 60 fF Em spd miminor_ 10 Only when Generator GEN or CYA S 6 Start printing the text file called TXT1 that was created previously In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the START PRINT item Printing starts after the name TXT1 has been typed in and confirmed To stop printing select the STOP PRINTING command in the PRINTING menu NOTES Overprints are made each time the photod
113. mplex file separately each of them having its own name then start a new file and link all subfiles into it by their names b create a text file and define the subfiles within it c use amixed method to create a text file in which some subfiles are defined and the other are linked by their names The mixed method is used in the example The text files called DATI and LOGO have already been defined in paragraphs above and will be used in this example they need to be created in advance to illustrate the methodology properly 20060920 3 1 85 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer Ink Jet Systems Define two TEXT type subfiles link the graphical image called LOGO by its name create three other TEXT type subfiles and link the text file called DATI where special registers are used w n the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item w You are asked to type a file name Input a four character file name e g ABCD and confirm Type Text e Set parameters for the first subfile the key Char set Latin 16x10 and press the key Typeface Normal e Input contents for the first subfile Distance 2 Rotation None EBS Ink Jet Systems GmbH lt Spec reg None e Press the keys to create anew subfile below the previous one e Set parameters for the second subfile as above change the Char set and Typeface parameters and confirm
114. n detected by the phtodetector as the 5824 in turn the text should look like as follows when printed only the number changes in every overprint Serial number 005824 1 Define two TEXT type subfiles with one of them being a special register Up counter See section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item e You are asked to type a file name Input a four character file name e g NUMR and confirm Type Text e Set parameters for the first subfile the key Char set Latin 16x10 and confirm Typeface Bold e Input contents for eene the first subfile gt Serial number lt Rotation None Spec reg None e Press the keys to create a new subfile on the right of the previous one e Set parameters for the second subfile and confirm Type Text l Input contents for Char set Latin 25x15 n Typeface Normal the second subfile gt 000001 lt Distance 2 e Move the cursor to the first subfile position and Rotation None move the first subfile to the second level with the Spec reg Up counter keys e Press the key to record the text file in the library and save it in the memory 2 Define print parameters as in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 82 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 5 Examples of How to Operate the Printer 3 Prin
115. n of the time limit is indicated on the terminal IHE BOTTLE TOU OLO Press EHMTER From that moment till the moment the ink bottle is replaced with anew one no printing is possible in order to avoid any damage to the ink system The service life is coded in the transponder and can be displayed and viewed on the terminal at any time in the following way In the main MENU select the BOTTLE INFORMATION item and then the INK EXPIRE DATE item The message indicating the expiry date for ink contained in the bottle that is attached to the ink system is then displayed on the terminal IHE EXPIRE OATE 28 86 85 The validity date can be checked provided that the current date has been set in the printer properly If the date has been set back no printing can be made Any attempt to start printing results in an error message 70 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer NOTE e After the date has been set back all bottles are ignored The validation of bottles and the printing will not be resumed until the proper date has been set in the printer Do not set the date ahead because any subsequent attempt to set the proper date will be recognised as setting back and the consequences described above will apply 4 4 6 2 Checking the calculated ink consumption level Every new bottle of ink is associated with a limit of ink drops When the limit is reach
116. n on how to operate your Ink Jet Printer Please read this Manual carefully This version 3 1 of the document applies to EBS 1500 printers with a single electromagnetic head and is the continuation of the operating instructions version 20 8 which applied to EBS 1500 printers with all head types including multi head systems The document incorporates most changes introduced to EBS printers in software versions from 16 1A to 21 0A and the descriptions contained therein apply to the equipment where such software versions are installed As the machine and options can be customised the product delivered to you depends on your specific order Therefore some descriptions or illustrations may differ slightly from your equipment As we need to keep pace with new technological advancement we reserve the right to introduce changes in the design and technical solutions adopted In view of the above no data illustrations or description shall make grounds for any claims Should your printer be equipped with options that are not described or illustrated in the Manual or should you have additional queries after having read the Manual please contact any EBS representative for more information 6 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 1 General Information 1 General Information NOTE There are warning and information signs on the right or left hand side margins of some pages to attract user
117. n rows to the conveyor travel speed m min If the setting of the Cnv spd m min parameter does not change and you reduce the travel speed the density of characters printed increases To set the Cnv spd m min parameter correctly measure the travel speed with the service command CONVEYER MEASUREMENTS see section 4 4 4 1 Defining Some Print Parameters with the Conveyor Travel Speed 20060920 3 1 75 Q Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer The parameter Resol dot dcm which defines an image resolution The resolution is given 4 6 2 3 76 as a number of dots decimetre A visual effect of a change to the parameter is a change in the width of characters graphic images and the length of the entire text file NOTE For print parameters Resol dot dcm and Cnv spd m min extreme setting ranges are specified Settings are adjusted by the control program on an on going basis and may be limited with settings that are made for other print parameters The system is protected automatically against an excessive print rate setting Therefore some settings may not be accepted Below you can see asample overprint ABCD that differs for various settings of the Resol dot dcm parameter the travel speed is constant NOTE in order to make the overprint legible it is shown not to scale Resol dot dcm 60 Resol dot dem 30 tie Resol dot dcm 15 Rough measurements of
118. ned name is formed in the library For linking parameter blocks with subfiles see section 4 4 1 8 Linking File Names with Parameter block Names Modifying Parameters The following keys help you to move along the parameter list or to modify settings w the and keys move the cursor to parameter fields w the HOME or keys position the cursor on the first parameter setting w the END or keys position the cursor on the last parameter setting Changes to the settings of each of the parameters are made with the and keys Numerical settings can also be input directly from the keypad and confirmed with the key Default setting initial setting suggested by the Manufacturer 20060920 3 1 49 Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual ZS Ink Jet Systems NOTE Q The creation or edition of a parameter block have no impact on current settings see section 4 4 3 4 Print Parameters 4 4 2 2 Editing Existing Blocks of Parameters In the main MENU select the PARAMETERS SERVICE item and then the EDIT PARAM BLOCK item The display shows the parameter block library from which a block name should be selected see also section 4 4 2 Using Print parameter Blocks The parameter block processor starts running and you can modify the parameter settings After the settings have been modified and the modifications confirmed the parameter block is stored in the library For linking parameter bloc
119. nk Jet Systems EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Lower upper parts of overprints are distorted PROBLEM REMEDY Lower upper parts of overprints are distorted Irregular ink splashes occur Such overprints are made when the front of the print head is slanted down up and therefore lower upper nozzle outlets are more distant from the object than the other ones A 0 Tag Print head is slanted B gt AorA gt B OBJECT LABELLED Some vertical rows are missing in overprints this relates to the printers where the printing of vertical rows is timed by an external shaft encoder M Li Di AU e e vu MZ si e V E ft KC d D N D A dr e r GE a bi O rn pn J mb om MUO OK LI On a S I J Y A D Uy Ar AIT i i v e A MISSING ROW IN LETTER A Such overprints are made when the print rate is too high in the printers where the printing is timed by an external shaft encoder strictly speaking the timing frequency is too high Reduce the setting for Enc const p m or Resol dot dcm in the PRINTING PARAMETERS command see section 4 6 Adjusting the Print Rate 96 20060920 3 1 SS E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 6 Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer Overprints are not straight they are wavy or jagged PROBLEM REMEDY Overprints are wavy or The head holder is fixed to the base that is subject to strong jagged vi
120. ocedure should 20 21 22 4095 start If the time defined with the Clean period sec parameter expires before a successive print is made the purging rows are printed with the number of such rows being defined with the No of Clean Strokes parameter If a successive text is due for printing during the purging 4 4 3 5 20060920 3 1 procedure the procedure is interrupted and the text is printed The automatic nozzle purge function does not change the space between texts to be printed because the purging rows are inserted only in place of the space No ending or resumption of printing has any impact on the counting of time defined with the Clean period sec parameter At lease two empty rows are always placed before the first character of a text Saving Current Parameters in a Block Some print parameters can be modified during the printing to customise them to your needs The modified parameters can be introduced to the block library with their names and saved in the printer memory In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the SAVE CURRENT PARAM item Block name PAR 1 RE hanes menu You are prompted to specify the name of a block where the parameters are to be saved Type in an up to 8 character block name and confirm or alternatively you can press the key Select block name orbs4321 DATE_FAF ExDA PAR mee PAR 2z STANDARD TIME_PAr The display shows the parameter block library fr
121. om which you should select the name of a parameter block and save the parameters under this name for a description of block selection facilities see section 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files On selecting an existing name you have to decide whether you wish to overwrite the existing block or not 3 61 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Ink Jet Systems NOTE e f the menu branch TEXT SERVICE is protected with a user password the SAVE CURRENT PARAM command is followed by a request to type the password For details on using the user password see section 4 4 1 9 Using the Password When the name of a nonexistent block has been typed anew block is created When the name of an existent block has been typed the block is replaced with new parameters after this has been confirmed 4 4 3 6 Controlling Object Counters The printer can count the objects it labels Each time the photo detector is activated the object counter is incremented by 1 The counter can be reset or set to any initial setting at any time The printer is supplied with two separate object counters A change counter which can be viewed at any time but modifications can be controlled with a user password Any modification in particular resetting to zero does not affect the global counter A global counter which is protected with a user password against unauthorised access or modifications Any modificat
122. onfirm or alternatively you can press the key Select text name 12345675 FERC OGTE EX_DATE GROSS WT ICEcresm LOGO HET WT HUMBER 1 HUMBER 2 HUMBER 3 NERT ai The display shows the text file library from which you should select the name of a text file to be printed selection facilities are described in section 4 4 1 1 Introduction to Text Files If the printer is ready to print the stop mode then the printing starts as soon as the subfile name has been selected The printer switches to the print mode 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer NOTE e f the message CHANNEL ACTIVE is displayed after the START PRINT command has been selected this means that the printer is in the print mode Stop the printing with the STOP PRINTING or QUICK STOP commands and repeat the START PRINT command lf the message TEXT NAME DOES NOT EXIST is displayed after the START PRINT command has been selected this means that the subfile name does not exist in the library 4 4 3 3 Quick Stopping the Printing If the printing is stopped in the regular mode the current print job is always finished to the end However aneed may arise to stop printing immediately regardless of the state of the print job The printing is interrupted in the following way In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the QUICK STOP item lf the command is selected
123. or each of up to 8 working shifts within a 24 hour day so can shift start and finish times for each shift separately on working days from Monday to Friday and on the other days Saturday and Sunday In order to change the settings select the item SHIFT DEFINITION from the submenu TEXT SERVICE gt UNIV DATE REG CONFIGURATION A list of additional parameters of the special register Universal date and time is displayed for the coding element Z of this register that is for the shift identifier This is where the following parameters can be modified e Any alphanumerical character available on the terminal keypad can be used as identifier e The shift start time needs to be specified as the sequence of hh mm hours minutes The shift times need to be specified in such a way that the following condition is met the next shift needs to start later than the previous one e f acharacter X is specified instead of a shift start time it means that a given and subsequent shifts do not exist and the identifier is printed in accordance with the previous shits parameter settings NOTE e The shift identifiers and start times are global parameters in the printer This means that every subfile in the text file library that is a Universal Date and time special register and contains the Z element of the register uses the same set of shift identifiers and start times The standard version does not support any update of tens or units of seconds par
124. ow coA4c7OOUM lt OSB 30 tens of days in the current date units of days in the current date tens of months in the current date units of months in the current date tens of years in the current date units of years in the current date tens of hours of the current time units of hours of the current time tens of minutes of the current time units of minutes of the current time tens of seconds of the current time option units of seconds of the current time option NOTE During printing the above mentioned date and time components D A M O 3 DH AS ora NZNO VU Y E B C J T U are replaced with digits 0 9 as standard It is also possible that an additional way of coding is used and the above mentioned date and time components are replaced with any characters available from the terminal keypad rather than with digits The assignment is made in the submenu TEXT SERVICE gt UNIV DATE REG CONFIGURATION gt DIGIT CODING The same characters can be assigned to different digits For example the date of 24 10 2004 coded as DA MO 20YE can appear on a print as x HZ 20Z if the following assignments have been made 0 gt Z 1 gt H 2 gt x 4 gt tens of week of the year number tens of week of the year number number of week of the year coded with one character The assignment is made in the submenus TEXT SERVICE gt UNIV DATE REG CONFIGURATION gt WEEK CODING 1 CHAR tens of ye
125. r Resolution cceccceeeeeeee ees 53 59 Conveyor Travel Speed 53 60 64 75 76 77 Counter Increment ennnen 53 58 Date Offset 53 58 108 Ink Jet Systems Distance Between Overprnts 53 56 Encoder Constant 55 56 60 64 77 Horizontal Drechon essen 53 56 Initial Distance cece ceeeeeeeeseeceeeeeeeeees 53 55 Ink Drop Intensiv 53 59 92 Number of Repetitions cccccceeee 53 55 Overprint Height 008 26 53 57 58 98 Print Rate 59 60 75 78 81 96 ROW Repetition annnnnnonnannnannnnnnenrenennnne 53 58 Timing WO e E 53 59 Vertical Drechon 53 55 S Shaft encoder see GENERATOR gt gt SHAFT ENCODER solenoid see VALVE gt gt ELECTROVALVE IT 9 11 20 88 90 98 99 special channel 10 14 48 102 special register 28 31 33 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 58 64 81 82 83 86 COUNTED 20ccceeeeeeee 10 31 33 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 58 62 63 82 92 99 Object Counters 33 37 39 40 62 63 Change COUNTEL ccscccccsssseccsensscensanees 62 63 decremental countet a an 9 39 40 58 global counter 62 63 incremental Counfer 39 40 58 Universal Counter 0 0cc0e 41 42 43 45 auxiliary Counter ccccseeseeeeeeseneees 41 42 44 EEN gege Age 41 42 44 Data from Special Channel 48 Date and Tume cccccccccccseceecneeeeees 40 65 81 87 Expiry Date H
126. r and tighten up the tapped ring Connect the other end female connector of the cable with a similar male connector on the head cover The controller connection is shown in Fig 2 3 4 1 interface connection Ba between the head and the controller interface connection to the next head Fig 2 3 4 2 If the ink system with an ink pump is used there is no need to apply a compressor system Any connections should be made in accordance with the description contained in the document entitled Ink System with an Ink Pump Connecting the photo detector Connect the photo detector that is an optimeter detecting objects to be labelled in front of the print head to female connector No 6 PHOTO see Fig 2 3 4 1 20060920 3 1 15 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer Ink Jet Systems Connecting the shaft encoder Connect the shaft encoder that is a conveyor speed indicator to female connector No 5 SHAFT an option for variable speed conveyors see Fig 2 3 4 1 Connecting external data transfer devices An external device for transferring data a PC automatic scales bar code reader or other automatic equipment should be connected to socked No 3 Connecting the Ink Monitor System IMS Plug in the 8 pin male connector of the ink monitor system interface cable carefully into female connector No 1 on the controller and tighten up the tapped ring for electromagnetic
127. re proper printing The number of timing pulses depends 2 00 51 52 on the encoder type and on the transmission gear between the 300000 encoder and conveyor The Encconst p m parameter is a number of encoder pulses per unit distance 1 metre that is covered by moving objects It can also be measured with a service command CONVEYER MEASUREMENTS see also section 4 4 4 1 Defining Some Print Parameters with the Conveyor Travel Speed and 4 6 Adjusting the Print Rate If no print has been made for a longer time it may happen that dots of various sizes appear in the first rows to be printed when printing is resumed The No of Clean Strokes print parameter defines the number of full rows to be printed to purge the nozzles Such rows are inserted in place of space before a text the space is defined by the Space parameter The time which elapsed from the moment the last print was made and after which the automating nozzle purge procedure is followed is defined by the Clean period sec parameter If the No of Clean Strokes parameter is set to 0 the automatic nozzle purge procedure is disabled 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S SOS eee Series Printers User s Manual ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Purge period during the automatic nozzle purge procedure The Clean period sec parameter defines the time 1 S SEHR in seconds which has elapsed since the last print was made and after which the automatic nozzle purge pr
128. s and confirm and then type in the password again in order to certify The characters input are not displayed explicitly Only asterisks are shown on the display If the password has already been defined the CREATE CHANGE PASS item will be followed by as many asterisks as the number of characters within the password is Switching the Password Function On The password function is enabled to secure protected commands against any unauthorised use The commands are not available until the password function is enabled The password needs to be defined first After the password function has been enabled any access to the menu branches and commands specified above will be preceded by a request to type the password In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the ACTIVATE PASSWORD item The password function is on from that moment on Changing the User Password The user password can be changed at any time In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE CHANGE PASS item PASSWORD CHAHGIHG Password EEEE The request to type in a user password is displayed Enter from 1 up to 8 characters and confirm and then type in the password again in order to certify The characters input are not displayed explicitly Only asterisks are shown on the display NOTE Note that the old password can only be modified cancelled when it has been defined to protect the TEXT SERVICE branch Therefore no unaut
129. socket to connect a cable from the Ink Monitoring System IMS 2 Serial Interface socket to connect the so called special channel 14 20060920 3 1 E q ZS E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual E EE Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer Custom socket an option to connect external devices PC Serial Interface socket to connect a serial interface cable from a PC Shaft encoder socket to connect a shaft encoder s cable Photo detector socket to connect a photo detector cable Head socket to connect a head interface cable ool E NOTE e Make sure that protection tabs are matched while plugging in every male connector into the female connector to avoid damaging the contacts Make sure that the external tapped ring on the male connector is tightened up to ensure firm connection between male and female connectors Failure to tighten up the ring causes the external cable screen to disconnect from the controller and head body This damages the electric shock protection and may result in unstable or improper operation of the head Earthed neutral system Connect the earthed neutral system as specified in subsection 2 2 Power and Air Supply Requirements with an outlet plug as shown in the drawing Make sure that the earth contacts of a mains socket are effectively earthed in compliance with the applicable standards Connecting the head Plug the 16 pin interface cable carefully into female connector No 7 on the controlle
130. t as follows Print beg CONTINUE Mode Special Min value1 1 Max value1 60 Cnt delta1 1 Min value2 64 Max value2 1 Cnt delta2 1 Cnt value2 1 0 suppress NO Spc Md max 4 Spc Md cnt 1 Pal countr 20 When the above settings are made the following labels are printed on each of the packages moving on a factory conveyor in front of the print head 20 64 20 64 20 64 20 64 20 63 20 02 20 01 20 01 20 01 20 01 19 64 01 02 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 40 64 40 64 40 64 40 64 40 63 21 02 21 01 21 01 21 01 21 01 60 64 60 64 60 64 60 64 60 63 41 02 41 01 41 01 41 01 41 01 20 64 etc and the counting is resumed tt NOTE If the numbering of packages has been disturbed for some reason during the printing the printing can be stopped groups of digits within the counter subtext 20060920 3 1 45 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer SE 46 Ink Jet Systems can be re edited a continuation value can be set with the Spce Md cnt parameter and the printing can be resumed Universal Date and Time You can use a special register Univ date in order to print current date and time in various formats on objects automatically Below there is a list of characters that can be used to encode date and time Elements of the universal date register can be preceded separated and followed by any characters different from the specified bel
131. t the text file called NUMR see section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File item 6 NOTE The serial numbers will increase by one 000001 000002 000003 000025 etc with every overprint While editing the second subfile you can set an initial number within the subfile to continue the counting with it 5 2 3 How to Print Expiry Date Assumption the printer is equipped with a 16 nozzle head the product labelled is fit for use for 70 days if the current date is 30 June 2004 the overprints would look like as follows Best before 08 09 04 1 Define two TEXT type subfiles with one of them being a special register Date offs See section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item e You are asked to type a file name Input a four character file name e g EXDA and press the key Type Text e Set parameters for the first subfile the key Char set Latin 9x5 and confirm Typeface Bold e Input contents for the first subfile Distance 2 Rotation None gt Best before lt Spec reg None e Press the keys to create a new subfile on the right of the previous one e Set parameters for the second subfile and confirm Type Text Chat set Latin16x10 Input contents for Typeface Normal the second subfile gt DA MO YE lt Distance 2 NOTE The file contains the date coded as Rotation None day month ye
132. terials as paper and cardboard porous plastics fabric leather and leatherette wood and wood like products porous ceramic products metal surfaces of any type etc Short Description of the Printer Every EBS 1500 series printer consists of a general purpose controller and a print head 20060920 3 1 D EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual ZS GERS Paragraph 1 General Information Ink Jet Systems EBS 1500 Print Heads The print heads have the following traits They are independent on the controller and therefore the heads can be installed closely next to the object being labelled which is not in an easily accessible place very often They are connected with the controller via a 3 m long flexible cord as a standard up to 30 m optionally 1500 00 series electromagnetic heads where the nozzle valve is controlled with an electromagnet One head can contain 5 7 12 16 25 32 or 64 nozzles A printer equipped with such heads can produce 6 to 115 mm high overprints with one head The electromagnetic head can be set at any position e Inks of various types and colours can be used according to the surface to be printed on Electromagnetic 7 to 16 nozzle head Electromagnetic 25 to 32 nozzle head Electromagnetic 64 nozzle head 8 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1 Series Printers User s Manual 7 ink Jet Systems Paragraph 1 General Information EBS 71500 General purpose Controller
133. the Parameter Block Library Block names are arranged in alphabetical order The following facilities enable the user to move along the block directory freely e the keys to move the cursor from one block name to the other e the leading character a letter or digit to move the cursor to the first name that starts with this character e the HOME or keys to move the cursor to the first name in the library e the END or key to move the cursor to the last name in the library NOTE If the printer memory is overfilled with a lot of or very long text files or parameter blocks the parameter block names may not be arranged in alphabetical order and some facilities may not be effective 4 4 2 1 Creating and Editing a New Parameter Block In the main MENU select the PARAMETERS SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW BLOCK item type in a block name consisting of up to eight characters and confirm NOTE e lf the block name already exists in the library the parameters are displayed on the terminal and can be edited Once the parameter block has been created it remains in the printer memory even after power supply has been switched off The block can be deleted After the name has been typed in a parameter processor is used to input settings All parameters in the parameter menu have their default settings Any modifications for modifications see below need to be confirmed and then a new parameter block with the user defi
134. the print head With this setting the printer makes overprints in the horizontal direction to ensure the overprints are clearly visible The direction is defined when looking from the head PRINT HEAD Fig 4 4 3 4 2 56 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Overprint Height The overprint height can only be changed by turning the head around the axis that is perpendicular to the object When the head is turned the distance in vertical direction between drops reduces and therefore the total overprint height is smaller Turning of the head Maximum height after the turning Height after the turning From the maximum height the head is not turned to the minimum one to ensure the overprints are EEN The parameter defines the print for a 12 nozzle electromagnetic head the overprints height can be 20 14 9 6 5 mm high Maximum for unturned head Moments when ink drops are jetted are calculated and adjusted in order to ensure that rows are printed vertically and the proportion of character width to height is maintained for the entire overprint Therefore the range of turning angles is restricted Every turning angle corresponds to a different overprint height The height is defined by the Height parameter and it is measured in millimetres The height relates to the entire overprint no matter how the subfile has
135. the printer depend on the type of print head used and user requirements Char set Latin 5x5 Latin 7x5 Latin 9x5 Latin 16x10 As high as Latin 25x15 Latin 32x18 Latin 21x15 Cyrylic 25x19 possible Cyryl 16x10 Cyrylic 7x6 Arab Dg 7x5 Lat__5x5_ Spec 25 Spec 16 Spec 7 Latin 9x7 Latin 11x8 Latin 16x14 Latin 64 Latin Files can be printed boldface or the printing of every vertical row will be repeated n times n 2 15 Typeface Bold Normal Length 2 Length 15 Distance a number of dots between characters in vertical rows 0 1 2 15 Every character within a subfile can be rotated Rotation None Right Upside down Left The so called special register can also be used as a subfile Its contents can vary during the printing see section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers Spec reg None Up counter Down count Time Date Spec chan Univ count Univ date Date offs Date offs 2 Leading spacing before a subtext given as a number of vertical rows dots 0 1 2 3 5000 Ending spacing behind a subtext given as a number of vertical rows dots Back dist 0 1 2 3 5000 NOTE e Subfile parameters can be changed at any time during the edition by pressing the key Subfile type can be changed at any time during the edition by pressing the key When the type and parameters have been changed and confirmed the previous subfile contents are erased Subfile type GRAP
136. the right NOTE Electronic protections are installed in the power supply in compliance with standards There is no fuse that might be replaced by the user hand side of the printer controller has been turned on the printer fails to switch on The terminal display is not lit 20060920 3 1 89 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Paragraph 6 Servicing and Maintenance of the Printer ZER Ink Jet Systems No overprints are made after the print command has been accepted PROBLEM After the printer has been switched on and the START PRINT command selected and confirmed with the OK message no overprints are made A nozzle attempt key at the back of the head housing see section 6 2 Removing Air from the Ink System 90 is clogged An to clear it by rinsing does not help to rinse the nozzle press the REMEDY Check whether the print head photodetector and possibly the shaft encoder are connected to the printer properly cable connectors need to be plugged in and screwed tight in the controller and the head Check for proper settings of print parameters If Generator SHAFT check whether the shaft encoder axle rotates If Text rpt is not set to CONTIN check whether moving objects are detected by the photodetector Check whether the other print parameters are set properly Check whether the ink system components are connected properly the ink system is pressurised and there is some
137. the timing frequency print rate can be taken with the ROWS SPEED command in the PRINTING menu The value depends on setting of the print parameters Generator Resol dot dcm and Cnv spd m min in the PRINTING menu Shaft encoder The shaft encoder is an electromechanical indicator of rotary speed The shaft encoder axle is coupled mechanically with an object that moves for example on a conveyor Pulses are generated at the shaft encoder output The pulse frequency is proportional to the rotational speed of the axle The pulses determine when rows of overprints are to be printed The pulse frequency depends on the following a b C Conveyor travel speed Transmission ratio of a mechanical gear between the object moving and shaft encoder axle Encoder type i e number of pulses generated during one rotation Therefore the external encoders are used to time conveyors whose travel speed varies or is unstable 20060920 3 1 SS E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Pulses for slow rotation of the SHAFT ENCODER axle Pulses for fast rotation of the SHAFT ENCODER axle We are not going to describe types of mechanical gears to be applied to couple mechanically encoders with conveyors as there is a variety of solutions available to meet specific user requirements Signal cable Fig 4 6 2 1 Shaft encoder SHAFT ENCODER axle The timing frequency print rate
138. tle of ink and plug it with a cap to protect the ink from pouring out Remove the print head ink system and connecting cables Protect the print head as for storage see section 7 1 Storing the Printer Wrap the printing system components the controller print head ink system container container head fixtures and holders with corrugated board or bubble foil see Fig 7 2 1 Wind up connecting cables and polyethylene piping to make a reel diameter of about 20cm and secure with packing tape NOTE Place all secured parts in acardboard box the original transportation packing is recommended and protect them against moving inside the box Close the box and protect it from getting open accidentally You can also use other packing to protect all parts against mechanical damage Allowable mechanical shocks inside the packing must not exceed max 1g max 2ms Cables pipes Bubble foil packing Electromagnetic Head Ink system ca with a pres regulator and a Doti of ink one Fixtures amp Fig 7 2 1 The above procedure applies to the compressor based printing system The elements of a printing system a the pump based ink system are described in the document entitled Ink System with an Ink Pump 100 20060920 3 1 E 3 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems 8 Multi head Ink Jet Printers Considering label creation methods and materials to be labeled the multi head
139. to Print Consecutive Numbers ccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceneecaseeeeaseeeeaneesenensaneeees 82 5 2 3 How CO REENEN ege 83 9 2 4 HOW tO Print LOGOS 6 osircrsicsi a a 84 5 2 5 How to Print a Bar Code geeeeeeegeier ege eege Eet 85 5 2 6 How to Print a Complex Subfile ec eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceneeeeeneeseeseseaneeseaneeseneeess 85 SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PRINTER cesesseeseeeeeee 88 6 1 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE e eEeEEEN ENEE een 88 6 2 REMOVING AIR FROM THE INK SYSTEM ccccccessseeceesseeeeesneeeseesseeseesseseeeneesenensesseneeesonenees 89 6 3 REPLACING THE INK FILTER ccidsssancaiasmancetcnvesdutesseseatecusanboeuiadaetranetaadexmennssanmendatacwantetesmesais 89 6 4 WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE WHILE OPERATING OR SERVICING THE PRINTER 0ssseeeeeeeeeeeees 89 The printer does not switch on ec ceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeseeeesaeeeeaeeeenesseseseaeseeaesseneseaesseneseanessaness 89 No overprints are made after the print command has been accepted c sseeeeeeeees 90 Clogged nozzles in the head ie sescsswsvdecsaseinccssuavedesatenaraciosedancwewesdcaseveteswebsrseettunsncosnusacoonuivecesuete 90 Some dots are much smaller than others or are MISSING cccssseeeseeseeeseeeeeeseeeeenseeneenees 91 Adjusting valve electromagnets in electromagnetic feardeg 91 Overprints are Glskottegdeetegpe eegergeeesbeeegeeeegeeee eege Sege ennan nnmnnn nnne 93 Overprints made with the electromagnetic h
140. ts T and U in the Univ date register When such function is supported the printer processor is engaged frequently every second to update the text file and the maximum print rate might be reduced EXAMPLE When you define a subfile as a Univ date special register and input the following characters stands for a space character a DA MO 20YE DA FGH 20YE BCL PQS WK N Z b EYOM DZAF lt PGQH gt SC BIJQ SPW NK then the following labels are printed on 12 01 2004 at 12 35 50 a 12 01 2004 12 JAN 2004 12 35 012 02 6 1 b 4010 112J lt 0A1N gt 22 1350 1 20 62 Expiry Date Registers In order to print automatically a future date that is shifted by a certain number of days from the current date you can use two special registers Datet offs and Datetoffs 2 expiry date registers The offset a number of days added to the current date in order to calculate the expiry date is defined by two parameters Offset for the Datetoffs register and Offset2 for the Datetoffs 2 register in the PRINTING PARAMETERS command within the PRINTING menu The structure of the Datetoffs and Datetoffs 2 registers is similar to that of the Univ date register see special register Universal date and time and this means that individual parts of the date need to be coded with the characters that are used in the Univ date register 20060920 3 1 47 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer
141. ubfile by pressing the key In some cases parameter ranges may be reduced to ensure the bar code standards are met and editing rules are followed Subfile type Text file Name Every file stored under its name in the library can be merged into another file as a subfile called by its name The TEXT FILE NAME subfile is a simple or complex subfile It cannot be edited inside the file it has been merged into It can only be edited as a separate library file 34 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer When the key is pressed in the word processor parameter menu is displayed for your subfile The parameters have the following meaning PARAMETER DESCRIPTION AND SETTINGS DEFAULT Subfile type Any parameters shown below are typical for a Ins text subfile Type o Ins text subText Graphic Barcode Text Specify a name of a library stored file The file name can also Textname be selected from the library by pressing the key No values A blank space anumber of vertical rows before a subfile that is called by its name 0 1 2 3 5000 A blank space a number of vertical rows after a subfile that is called by its name Back dist 0 1 2 3 5000 NOTE Subfile parameters can be changed during the edition of Ins text subfile at any time by pressing the key 4 4 1 3 Editing an Existing Subfile In the main MENU select the TEXT SERV
142. user commands Only the release protection command can be executed The assigned time limit can be prolonged by 50 100 or 200 hours or possibly the limit can be cancelled and the unit released from any operational constraints In the main MENU select the AUX COMMANDS item and then the UNLOCK PROTECTION item In order to get the protection released contact the Manufacturer distributor by telephone and describe what kind of protection is to be released After the UNLOCK PROTECTION command has been selected a nine digit code is displayed in the operating window on the terminal The code is used to calculate the password 4C9E9BFAR E Reveal the code to the Manufacturer representative but do not exit the command or ress any key especially the printer switch off key You will be given a coded password to release the protection Type the coded password and press the key If you make a mistake or type in a wrong code the device enables you to input the code ten times before you will have to contact the manufacturer or your distributor After ten unsuccessful attempts the message Switch the PRINTER off and on is displayed and the protection remains enabled 4C3ESH d Da 20S 3A460 If the proper code is typed in the printer confirms this fact by displaying the OK message and the user indicated security feature is disabled NOTE If the user had to exit the command while waiting for a return code and has now rep
143. vent spills occur the spilled fluid should be wiped with apiece of Q absorbent material and then removed in compliance with fire and health and safety at work HSE regulations If the clothing has been splashed remove it as soon as possible Should the eyes or skin get irritated EYES need to be rinsed with running water for at least 15 minutes then you should see your oculist SKIN needs to be washed with water and soap gt gt 20060920 3 1 11 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Uy E B S Paragraph 2 Installing the Printer Ink Jet Systems 2 2 Power and Air Supply Requirements Power Supply Po Standard Suppi voltage 100 240V AC 90 350V DC Mains frequency 45 440Hz NOTE e The mains electricity must meet the requirements of the applicable standards Otherwise measures need to be taken or devices used to ensure that the proper power is applied to the printer The mains socket should be equipped with a protective pin properly connected to earth The efficiency of the earth needs to comply with the applicable standards Air Supply Ink pressure can be generated by an external compressor system or inside the ink system if the system is equipped with an ink pump The application of the ink system with a pump simplifies the structure of the printing system significantly A detailed description of the device is contained in the document entitled Ink System with an Ink Pump Regulator inlet air pressure 0
144. versal Date and Tune 46 Expiry Date EE 47 Daia Om Special ee TEE 48 4 4 2 Using Print parameter BIOCKS ccccssseeseeeeeeeeeseneeeeeneeeeeneneesaeseeeeeeeneenoeneesoenensonees 48 4 4 2 1 Creating and Editing a New Parameter Block 49 MOGHVING Re 49 4 4 2 2 Editing Existing Blocks of Parameters nannnnnannnneannnnennennrresrrrnnsnrnnsrrrrnnnrrenennee 50 4 4 2 3 Copying and Editing Blocks of Parameter cccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesaeeeeeeneeeeeeeaes 50 4 4 2 4 Deleting a Block of Parameters cccccsccccesseeeccesseeeceeseeecseseeecseeessegeeeeseneeeeeas 50 4 4 2 5 Deleting the Parameter block Library cccccceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeceeeeesaeeeesaueeesaeeesaaees 50 4 4 2 6 Accessing the Parameter Block Uibranm 51 A PNN WEE 52 4 4 3 1 SOPAN ME PANUNG WEE 52 4 4 3 2 Stal lag The Le EE 52 4 4 3 3 Quick Stopping the PHANG BEE 53 4 4 3 4 FTE TAI IO EE 53 Modifying Print Parameters ccccccccsccccscescccsuseccnssescnseuscensaueceesasesecussensanesensans 54 AEE EC dee EE 59 HIT a ter 55 Number Of Hepnetions 55 Distance Between OUverprte 56 Horizontal Direction A 56 We eeler 57 EE 58 EE 58 ROW Eet preesse reeni pnra EE eA TE E ETE EERE E EE E TARE E REAR 58 Ink drop IN NS IY EE 59 i ee MOOO E 59 Character Hesoluton 59 CONVEYOF trAVEl speed 60 Number of Pulses Generated by External Cncoder 11cccccccseeeeceeeceeeseesssneeeees 60 Number of purg
145. while the printer is in the print mode the printing is interrupted and any further printing is suppressed The printer switches to the stop mode If the printing is to be stopped but the current print job is to be finished use the STOP PRINTING command 4 4 3 4 Print Parameters With EBS printers you can make overprints on objects with a wide range of shapes and sizes The objects can be moved in their normal position or upside down automatically or manually in front of the print head at various speeds and in any direction left or right Character height width thickness number of repetitions and many other print parameters can be modified to fit your requirements The following parameters can be modified Vertical Direction Ink drop Intensity Initial Distance Timing Mode Number of Repetitions Character Resolution Distance Between Overprints Conveyor travel speed for an internal Horizontal Direction generator or Number of Pulses Generated Overprint Height by External Encoder for an external SHAFT Date Offset 1 ENCODER Date Offset 2 Number of purging rows during the Counter Increment automatic nozzle purge procedure Row Repetition Purge period during the automatic nozzle purge those stored in the parameter block library see section 4 4 2 Using Print parameter Overprints are made with the adoption of current parameters that might differ from 1 Blocks The current settings decide what is print
146. x10 pixels Cyryl 25x19 pixels Spec 7 pixels Spec 16 pixels Spec 25 pixels Latin 9x7 pixels Latin 11x8 pixels Latin 16x14 pixels E 30 EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer OEBS I35A0 BUACELNOSZadiiaetnos 234ROBURCENOZAI Naouethnsn ABE COEGHIJELiz24S abcdetshis IPPEO TUNG Lol HIKE NAHWABUTHbEIM aa tri ennor RM AUIS S45 Aol HIMKIMMOABULIMbI sa rHinK Amo Dol HIVJIMMPABLUIKblaadruiitn Terminal keys corresponding to the Spec 7 set of special characters ABCDEH J MNOPQT U other ARES Ee S ttt e FP EY H AU ACH Ce TT eos SU A BCDE H J MNO PQ T U W other Terminal keys A to the Spec 16 set of special characters JL Terminal keys corresponding to the Spec 25 set of special characters D TOIA AN LS d Wed b ae to the SC set g SEN Se Z other Iole EN FES ABC DEFGHIJEELMMOPORSTUULLS vs Seat ABCDEF GHIJKEMNNOPORS TUUMAYZZA0UBGOUAR HBCDEFGHIJKEZZAOUBASOUA 20060920 3 1 Uy E B S SOS eee Series Printers User s Manual 7 ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer When the key is pressed in the word processor parameter menu is displayed for your subfile The parameters have the following meaning PARAMETER DESCRIPTION AND SETTINGS DEFAULT Subfile type Any parameters shown below are typical for a Text subfile Type subText Graphic Barcode Ins text Character generators for the above mentioned matrices number and types of generators installed in
147. year are two digit numbers and the separator is any non space character e the register can contain less than 8 characters then the characters are cut off on the right EXAMPLE Time is coded in the following way Hours Separator Minutes Separator Seconds eg 00 00 00 or 13 44 56 Hours Separator Minutes e g 00 00 or 13 44 if seconds are not to be printed Hours e g 00 or 13 if minutes or seconds are not to be printed Date is coded in the following way Day Separator Month Separator Year e g 00 00 00 or 17 05 03 Day Separator Month e g 00 00 or 17 05 if year is not to be printed Day e g 00 or 17 if month and year are not to be printed For more date and time options see the universal date register below Space a blank distance between characters it is inserted with the key on the terminal 40 20060920 3 1 Ink Jet Systems Paragraph 4 Operating the Printer Uy E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Universal Counter The universal counter is a special counter to count objects that move before the print head The counter is timed by a standard photodetector The universal counter consists of two elements e main counter e auxiliary counter The main counter is always printed while the auxiliary counter either can or cannot be printed The main counter setting changes only when the auxiliary counter has been overflowed Therefore when you edit a subfile that is to be a universal counter o
148. yed or before the global or change counters are made available to modifications For details on using the user password see section 4 4 1 9 Using the Password 4 4 3 7 Printing with the use of a code switch In order to change the text file during the printing select the following sequence as standard the command STOP PRINTING the command START PRINT and the name of a text file to be printed If the text file to be printed is modified frequently EBS series printers offer a text file selection facility and with it the text file can be changed in a simple and quick way The facility uses a so called code switch which is available in two versions 1 Standard acode switch emulated by the printer terminal and initiated by pressing the Fs terminal key After a four digit text file name has been typed in via the keypad the key needs to be pressed at the moment when a new text is expected to be printed 2 Option a code switch as an external EBS manufactured device to be connected to an additional female connector on the printers housing It is equipped with a simple keypad and a display It offers a number of additional functions except for ordinary functions of a typical code switch More information about printing with the use of a code switch is given in a separate document 4 4 3 8 Viewing Files on the Terminal Display You can view the text file being printed In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the
149. zero e Detach the ink solvent pipe with a non return valve on it from the ink inlet connector the non return valve protects ink from pouring out of the pipe and head f Wash with solvent the front part of the print head the nozzle plate and valve sockets within the head connectors Screw gland nuts on connector adapters within the head g Protect the print head against dust exposure to aggressive vapours and gases and weather conditions The best way would be to put the head into a polyethylene bag remove air from the bag and close the bag tight Protect the head against mechanical damage NOTE The heads must be filled with solvent for storage The solvent does not contain water prevents condensation of steam and protects against corrosion Only solvent recommended by the Manufacturer and suitable for the ink type should be used 20060920 3 1 99 Paragraph 7 Storage and Transportation EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual AR Paragraph 7 Storage and Transporation EBS 7 2 ST ae le and de Transporting the Printer The printer should be transported in its regular working position Avoid any excessive shocks or vibration If there is a threat that the printing system the controller print head ink system may get tilted or be exposed to excessive shocks or vibration during the transportation secure the unit in the following way Detach and remove the printer from its workplace Remove the bot
150. zle print head 1820 g 3 Functions and features that guarantee high comfort of operation and service e automatic diagnosis of errors and failures for example detection of no ink in the ink bottle e controlling the operation of external devices e g stopping the conveyor to follow the printer status e g no ink error e the printer design and software are able to accommodate a greater number of fonts special text files and to ensure the operation of a network of printers which are linked into a PC type host computer e all external connectors are located on one housing wall to enable the user to position the printer in a corner of the room 104 20060920 3 1 ZS E B S EBS 1500 Series Printers User s Manual Ink Jet Systems Layout of Cyrillic Characters on the Printer Terminal Keypad Appendix A Layout of Cyrillic Characters on the Printer Terminal Keypad The layout of Cyrillic on the keypad of the printer terminal is shown in the picture below The characters are available after the subtext type has been set to Text in the processor parameters and the character matrix the Char set parameter to that whose name starts with Cyryl The Cyrillic characters marked on the keypad in blue are available at once The Cyrillic characters shown in red are available after the key has been pressed at first Lower upper case letters are available according to the position of the and keys EBS 1500 TEST SERICE PARAMETERS S
151. zzles within the print head e Estimate ink level in the ink bottle the machine records all ink dots made during the printing and having compared them with the total bottle capacity it specifies a percentage of the ink consumption e Version numbers for the main printer control program and terminal program 4 4 5 2 Accessing Alarm Messages Every error indicated by an alarm is logged in the printer s memory in the form of a report The report includes data such as the type of error and the date and time of occurrence It enables the operator to review printer operation by studying untypical events When an error or failure and an alarm occur you can try to interpret the type of error by selecting the DISPLAY ERRORS command from the AUX COMMANDS submenu An error message is displayed on the terminal in response A precise description of an error report is given in a separate document Accessing Error Report in EBS 1500 amp EBS 6000 Series Printers via the READ ERRORS REPORT command 4 4 5 3 Setting Date and Time The printer is equipped with a real time clock which operates even after the power supply has been switched off It is possible for the user to set the date and clock time however the modification of the date is protected with a special service password In the main MENU select the AUX COMMANDS item and then the TIME AND DATE item Then the date and time indicated by the clock are displayed in the working win

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