Setup - Avery Dennison
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1. 04 07 Rev 3 05 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS DPM PEM Setup Winding Pattern ceeececsseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeees 2 Inserting the ribbon cceccccseeeeceeeeeeeeeees 10 OPNI scassetin Gesastcoau son ceiea deste vevienaavaltn scanmsedeetadeeate 2 Removing spent ribbon cccceeeeeees 10 PERT oA eee eae ere eer 3 Inserting a new ribbon roll ccceeeee 11 Selecting the printing material 008 4 SONOS pere E aS 12 Thermal transfer direct thermal printing 4 Ribbon tension cccceeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeees 12 LabelmAterid ee eee eee eee eee eee 4 LAS SESO ccctveaseteecsicaaetensentiecs oes 13 Thermal transfer ribbon ccceeeee sees 5 Adjustment button for printhead pressure 14 Inserting label material ccccccceseeeeeeee ees 6 DPM Dispensing edge cccseeeeee 15 E A enn eae 7 DPM Dispenser parameters 15 PENI sentonccacsagececteteteguoniesassceusmeniedenioncecoma 9 Material Parameters cccccececececeeeeeess 16 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM Winding patterns The winding diagram shows the winding paths of label material material and thermotransfer ribbon ribbon through the two types of print modules m Only specially trained staff to insert and change the ribbons and material DPM 1 2 3 4 eet mie 1413 12 1110 98 7 1 Material and ribbon pat2. permissible dimensions of ribbon rolls refer to Technical data Thermal Transfer Ribbon 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM Inserting label material WARNING A N e Rotating parts can trap items and draw them in When working on the printer do not wear loose jewellery long sleeves long hair and similar gt Close the printer cover before printing e During operation the printhead can become hot Be careful when touching the printhead Label material must be fed to the DPM PEM using the equipment in which the module has been installed This also applies to rewinding the backing paper DPM O For information on the design requirements refer to the Setup section of the Service manual 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM DPM 1 Open the rear hood 2 Adjusting the material guide to fit the width of the label material To do this release the thumb screw 1A on the outer side of the material guide slide the material guide 1B across at right angles to the feed direction and retighten the thumb screw m The material should insert easily through the guides 3 Press the red opener 2A to raise the pressure rollers 2B Keeping the opener depressed insert the label material under the pressure rollers and printhead 3B 4 Keeping the opener depressed reposition the pressure rollers 3A by moving them laterally m
3. A 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM Settings Ribbon tension To achieve an optimal print result the ribbon has to run without creases This is achieved by correctly setting the torque for the rewinding mandrel and the braking torque for the unwinding mandrel The factory settings cover a wide range of different ribbon widths Nevertheless adjustment can be necessary if very narrow or very wide ribbons are being used The braking torque of the ribbon mandrels can be set by adjusting the red hexagonal plastic bolts 14A on the ribbon mandrels Turn clockwise to increase the torque Caps 14B protect the bolts against being adjusted by accident The ribbon must run evenly and free of creases between the mandrels while being fed through The following indications can help you correct the settings The ribbon is slack or in folds or winds on to the rewinding mandrel too loosely 14 Ribbon mandrels on a PEM Increase torque braking torque turn the A Ribbon rewinding mandrel without cap bolt clockwise B Ribbon unwinding mandrel without cap e The ribbon clearly stretches or it tears during printing The ribbon is not being transported adequately gt Decrease torque braking torque turn the bolt anti clockwise 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM Label sensor The DPM PEM modules are equipped with different sensors for punch recog
4. The pressure rollers must apply an even pressure to the material O continued on the next page 3 Repositioning the pressure rollers A 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 5 Peel off about 50cm of labels from the backing paper 4 6 Open the pressure lever 5A To do this oush the lever downwards 7 Guide the backing paper under the print module towards the rear and insert as shown 5 8 5 6 modules Loosen the two thumb screws 6B at the spring suspended blocks Position the spring suspended blocks 6A in a way that the contact rolls press symmetrically on the backing paper Retighten the thumb screws 4 module Loosen the thumb screw 6B Position the spring suspended block 6A in a way that the contact roll presses in the middle on the backing paper Retighten the thumb screw Pull the backing paper taut from the back and close the pressure lever 7 5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS DPM PEM Setup 6 7 Close the lever 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 PEM Open the hood Adjust the material guide to fit the width of the label material To do this release the thumb screw 8A on the outer side of the material guide slide the material guide 8B to the material edge and retighten the thumb screw m The material should insert easily through the guides Push the label material through the guides up to the contact pressure rollers Press the online and feed bu
5. e roll of used ribbon from the rewinding mandrel 2 Pull the empty ribbon core off the unwind ing mandrel and put it on the rewinding mandrel 3 Put the ribbon roll on the unwinding mandrel 4 Insert the ribbon as described in the fol lowing 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM Inserting a new ribbon roll 1 Open the hood 2 Put the ribbon roll on the lower right ribbon mandrel 10C Put an empty take up sleeve on the upper left ribbon mandrel m The ribbon must unwind anti clockwise Only valid for ribbon rolls which have the coloured side facing inwards 3 Guide the ribbon end under the ribbon deflection 10B and thread through to the side of the printhead 10A lt 10 Inserting the ribbon roll onto the ribbon unwinding mandrel C 4 Pull the ribbon under the printhead from Fy the side then unwinding some ribbon VA smoothen it out 11 11 Smoothening out the ribbon 5 Draw ribbon upwards and guide it as shown 12 around the ribbon roller 12A the ribbon deflection roller 12B and the Strain relief 12C iV 6 Attach the ribbon end to the empty take up sleeve ile w za A gt Winding direction clockwise 13A J M m PA A 9 A LAN p gt J i Q t 12 A Ribbon roller z B Ribbon deflection roll C Strain relief A l e a y 13 Winding direction of ribbon rewinding mandrel
6. ent button for printhead pressure The material width and or material thickness influence the pressure applied by the thermal transfer printhead on the feed roller There are three possible settings for pressure 18 Setting for thin narrow material ll Setting for material of medium width thickness III Setting for thick broad material Setting The red adjustment screw 17A 18 is located above the ribbon roller in the front plate and can be adjusted with a coin or large screwdriver To set medium pressure turn the arrow 18A to position Il until it slots gently into place To set a higher pressure turn the arrow to position Ill until tt slots gently into place CAUTION Failure to set for the A N correct pressure causes the printhead to wear down more quickly and leads thus to a shorter service life Always select the lightest possible pressure necessary to produce an acceptable print result gt Excessive pressure can lead to the premature wearout of the printhead Factory settings Setting l for thin narrow material Setup 18 Adjustment knob A for the printhead pressure 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup O Undo the screws 19B on both of the side DPM PEM DPM Dispensing edge m Only for DPM By inclining the dispensing edge the dispensing position can be fine adjusted without having to change the machi
7. h in the DPM left version Names of parts Adjustment knob for printhead Opener pressure Ribbon rewinding mandrel Brake roller Ribbon unwinding mandrel Adjustment wheel for label sensor Control panel Print roller Material guide Dispensing edge Pressure roller Printhead Pressure lever for pressure roller Ribbon deflection Deflection roller Ribbon deflection roller Feed roller Ribbon roller Tab 1 DPM operating parts 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 Names of parts OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS DPM PEM Adjustment knob for printhead pressure Ribbon rewinding mandrel Ribbon unwinding mandrel Control panel Material guide Opener Feed roller Tab 2 PEM operating parts Setup Adjustment wheel for label sensor Print roller Printhead Ribbon deflection Ribbon deflection roll Ribbon roller 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM Selecting the printing material Thermal transfer direct thermal printing DPM and PEM print modules can print onto label material using the direct thermal mode or thermal transfer mode Direct thermal Direct thermal printing is done without ribbon The direct thermal process requires label material with a temperature sensitive coating The printout is produced by applying precise bursts of heat to the material under the printhead This changes the colour of the coating Thermal Thermal transfer printing is done with thermal transfer ribbon on
8. l material determines which thermal transfer ribbons produces the best adhesion Unsuitable ribbons can lead to poor printing results O Further information can be found in the topic section echnical data section Label material 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM Thermal transfer ribbon The following is recommended for thermal transfer ribbons The back of the ribbon should be coated so that it produces no static or friction Backcoating If this isn t the case the printhead may be damaged by static discharge coming off the ribbon surface The ribbons need to be designed for corner edge printheads Ribbons should be able to handle print speeds of up to 400 mm s 16 ips Size of the ribbon roll The following dimensions need to be checked outside inside diameter of the ribbon roll ribbon width CAUTION Thermal transfer ribbons without these properties can degrade the performance of the printer and the print quality as well as damage the printhead Armor APR 600 Avery part no 2240 600 xxx is a recommended ribbon type m The thermal transfer ribbon should only be slightly wider than the label material lf an overly narrow ribbon is used the border of the label material interferes with the printhead which wears it down more quickly f an overly wide ribbon is used creasing may occur in the ribbon This can led to poor printing results O For more details on the
9. lex marks or punches O For details on how to set parameters refer to Information on printouts and parameters in the Using the Parameter Menu section Setup
10. ne position mounting plates Access the screws from beneath Tool 2 5 mm Allen key Turn the dispensing edge 19A to the desired position Tighten the screws 19 Long dispensing edge option feed roller disassembled for better viewing DPM Dispenser parameters m Only for DPM Set the following parameters prior to first operating the machine Determines sequence of the printer dispenser process normal 1 1 mode batch mode or true 1 1 mode Dispensed label Dispense position yee Setting the adhesive edge with which the label after dispensing adheres to the backing paper 20 Dispensing edge Setting the trigger signal source for the ET printer dispenser process foot switch sensor or USI 20 Dispensing position home position shown schematically For details on how to set parameters refer to Information on printouts and parameters in the Using the Parameter Menu section 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS DPM PEM Material Parameters Using the following three parameters you can tell the DPM PEM how you want the labelling material to be processed Sets material type punched or endless Sets material length measured from label start to label start that is label length plus one gap length Setting not relevant for endless material Sets material width Applies only to PEM Sensor type reflex or transmission set according to the material ref
11. nition e DPM Transmission sensor e PEM Combination of transmission and reflex sensor Setting the label sensor Turning the red adjustment wheel 15B moves the sensor up to 80 mm 4 5 modules or 100 mm 6 modules across the material A dial 15A displays the value Reading the value Value punch position 2 mm whereby the following applies e Punch position Distance of the punch from the inner edge of the material 16A e Value Value on dial set by rotating the red wheel Example Punch centre 11 mm fromthe left edge subtracting 2 mm gives a value of 9mm gt To make the setting turn the wheel 15B until the desired value is aligned with the mark 1 5A m Round labels To ensure in those cases that the label start is correctly identified a punch offset can be preset This may be done by manually setting the printer Parameter or by the appropriate control command a ee E he ae rr e ty Te AN f k i As H a z gt f AT i s l EN f ma h a Fi x ES i Fs re een hte 4 a d ee sa eet d a A i y iy N Tas r A dt aarre ar pi ia E THE T Ar a Pin ai g J Mas es re Rt ie E e be 15 Setting the label sensor A Dial B Adjustment wheel Materialmuster Sample 33 100 hers A Etikettier istik Avery Haus AVERY D 85385 Eching 16 Measuring the punch position A 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS DPM PEM Adjustm
12. normal transfer label material The printout is produced by applying precise bursts of heat to the thermal transfer ribbon under the printhead This transfers the colour particles to the label Label material DPM PEM modules were developed for printing on self adhesive stock PEM modules can additionally print on tagstock Pay attention to the following factors when selecting label material e The roughness of the material surface e The printhead temperature required for the colour transfer e Size of the material roll The following dimensions need to be checked Outside inside diameter of the material roll and the material width Material lf the material is very rough the printhead will be worn down more quickly roughness than when using a smooth material This is an important aspect of thermal printing With thermal transfer printing this doesn t pose such a problem because you can and indeed should select a ribbon that is wider than the material This means that the printhead is protected over the entire width of the material Printhead High printhead temperatures can similarly cause problems The material and temperature the ribbon take longer to cool As a result the print quality may degrade particularly at high print soeeds The printhead also wears down more quickly m The printing result is highly dependent on the right combination of label material and thermal transfer ribbon The surface of the labe
13. ttons simulta neously to pull the material in Hold the buttons pressed until the material end is positioned under the printhead Alternative to steps 3 4 Release the pressure roll To do so turn the green 8C lever anti clockwise Push the material end through the material guiding until it is under the printhead Close the green lever 9 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS DPM PEM Setup Close the green lever arrow 04 07 Rev 4 01 01 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Setup DPM PEM Inserting the ribbon WARNING A N e Rotating parts can trap items and draw them in When working on the printer do not wear loose jewellery long sleeves long hair and similar gt Close the printer cover before printing e During operation the printhead can become hot Be careful when touching the printhead m Skip this section if you intend to print directly onto thermal material m The pictures in this section show a DPM but are also valid for a PEM O For information on choosing a suitable thermal transfer ribbon refer to section Selecting the printing material on page 4 Removing spent ribbon CAUTION If the diameter of the A N ribbon wound on the take up roll becomes too great the machine s operation will be impaired Always remove a used ribbon before inserting a new ribbon roll Assuming spent ribbon has gathered on the rewinding mandrel 1 Remove th
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