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HANDJET EBS 250 - User's manual (ver. 200809085#3.0

1. 980410 g Weight printer with a battery and full ink con tainer without power pack and cable Dimensions in vertical position length width height 740 130 265 mm See figure below provided that the Dimensions EECH surface to be labelled is vertical Printer Accessories NOTE some elements may not be part of a typical delivery or other elements which are not specified below may be included depending on your order O The following elements are delivered most frequently as part of a typical system Packing case to hold all 1 unit e HANDJET EBS 250 Pinter 1 unit Power pack 24V 1A with 1 unit TAN COMING RR 2 units RFI Radio Communications Module USB interface 1 unit Cable to connect RFI Module to PC USB interface 1 unit CD with utility software operating instructions and user support files instructions advice help in electronic form 1 disc O Other elements to be delivered with the order as part of the system or separately e RFI Radio Communications Module RS232 interface to be powered with a standard power pack available in the typical system e Cable to connect RFI Module to a PC RS232 interface e Double guide rolls to support rectilinear printing e Quadruple guide rolls to support rectilinear prin
2. LJ 6 5 4 OPERATIONAL SAFETY 7 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 7 PROTECTING THE BATTERY PACK 8 WHEN INK OR WASH UP SPILLS 8 CONTROL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE mme 8 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 9 9 Other medical equipment 9 OPERATION IN EXPLOSION HAZARD ABBAS c easi Pix EE 9 OPERATION IN AREAS OF BLASTING 9 CONFIRMITY 9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 10 APPLICATION 10 INSTALLING AND STARTING 10 PREPARING THE PRINTER FOR OPERATION enne 10 CHARGING THE BATTERY 10 LOW BATTERY INDICATOR 11 INSTALLING AND REPLACING THE INK CONTAINER 11 INSTALLING THE INK CONTAINER IN THE PRINTER esee 11 How TO CHECK WHETHER THERE IS ANY INK IN THE INK CONTAINER 11 REPLACING THE INK CONTAINER 12 SWITCHING THE PRINTER ON AND OFF n 12 SWITCHING THE PRINTER ON 12 SWITCHING THE PRINTER OFF 12 INSTALLING AND STARTING THE PRINTER CONTROL 12 INSTALLING THE CONTROL PROGRAM 12 STARTING THE CONTROL PROGRAM 13 CONNECTING THE P
3. Move the cursor to the position where you want to start a text and type in the text You can change the font at any time 3 There three character insertion modes you can use Single character mode 1 Single character mode 2 Multi character Each of them matches Windows font charac ters with the capabilities of your printer in a different way accord ing to the font type language and character insertion mode the Right to left editing parameter The number of characters to be D input with the use of the Win dows fonts is limited it depends on the font type and size Variable fields Variable fields are designated fields of text whose contents are updated automatically after every print The following events can impact on the contents of variable fields change in date change in time activation of release button 5 and other Up to 10 variable fields can be used in one text at the same time Only the printer built in fonts can be used to print variable fields no Windows fonts can be used Date and Time In order to synchronize the date and time of your printer with those of your computer move to the Date tab and Show PC time Settimer click the and keys successively Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Advance Date Info Time 12 06 20 Date 25 04 2008 Day of week Set Show PC time 216 GD You can set a different date or time in your prin
4. USB interface or optionally a RS232 interface to communicate with the computer see Connecting the Printer to a Computer via RS 232 Interface 1 Find a free USB port in your computer 2 Use cable 27 to connect the USB port in your computer with socket 23 of module 22 20080908 3 0 D a D 4 5 6 D EBS Ink Jet Systeme If USB drivers of module 22 have been installed during the installation of the control program see Installing the Control Program then the module is automatically detected stalled on your computer Otherwise you are prompted to indicate the location of the drivers on the CD Fix module 22 appropriately in order to reach the widest radio transmission range Do not cover module 22 with unnec essary shields or objects especially metal ones Optimally place module 22 at a certain height to avoid any obstacles between the printer and module 22 Switch the printer on Start the control program The program will find the printer communicate with it and display a Printer is found message Click the 7729 key the key is available in the communication window only after the Adv op tions item has been ticked to view the printer configuration Data have been transmitted properly if an O K message is displayed in the transmission status window If you cannot communicate with the printer try to configure it in the sys tem once again From the Guides men
5. 23 PRINTING A TEXT FiLE SAVED IN THE al OI CN 23 LINE 24 USING A NUMBER OF TEXTS 25 CREATING A TEXT LIBRARY IN THE PRINTER 25 QUICK SAVING RETRIEVING TEXT FILES TO FROM THE TEXT LIBRARY 25 PRINTING TEXT FILES FROM THE 26 SAVING THE PROJECT LIBRARY COMPUTER DISC 26 MAINTENANCE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT 27 USER SUPPORT 27 PROBLEMS WITH FUNCTIONING AND OPERATION OF THE PRINTER 27 20080908 3 0 Some of the nozzles do not jet ink 27 Rinse the nozzles 27 The printer does not print 28 Boldfaced or Blurred Prints 28 QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 28 ELECTRONIC 28 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO A COMPUTER VIA RS 232 INTERFACE 28 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS 29 PRINTER ACCESSORIES 32 Dear Users of EBS Ink Jet System equipment Please read this manual necessarily in order to get full information about the operation of your device Disclaimer We shall bear no responsibility for damage to the device if it is operated improperly i e inconsistently with this manual As we wish to keep pace with permanently progressing technological development and individual requirements of ou
6. BS Ink Jet Systeme The following examples can be used in practice when the Shaft direction Q parameter is set to Disabled this parameter is available in the Advance tab sheet after the Adv options box has been ticked Upside down Reverse the printer tects tom left to right or from right TEST 125456 to left The reverse or inverse printing op tions can also be used to make prints on transparent surfaces and the prints need to be legible from the other side mirror images in the vertical or hori zontal directions Select the Upside down and Reverse parameters in order to make proper prints when objects to be la belled are positioned upside down Upside down Reverse th int ZOGPETL 1531 travels from left to right Reversed TEST 1234567 ot the Repeating a Text Repetition Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Upside down Reverse Text repetitions Continuous Print delay Rep distance Character spacing Selective char spacing The Text repetitions parameter defines how many times printing needs to be repeated from the start point after the printing has been Initiated with release button 5 You can print a text repeatedly on one object this is a so called text repeti GD 21 tion For long objects such as pipes hoses cables strips you can set the repeated printing parameter to Continuous This is
7. EBS 2 Ink Jet Systeme Operating Instructions v 20080908 3 0 English 2 2588 S888 2258 ete 29989 858 E amp e as ae KL LA LR e a B RB H os LR E KL sts LR e e LLLI S858 EFFEEF 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme Jet Systeme EBS Ink 20080908 3 0 Components of the Port able Printer System See figures 9 D E 1 Upper guide roll 2 Nozzle plate front part of the print head ink outlet 3 Lower guide roll to synchronise printing 4 Openings with plugs for adjusting electromagnets 5 Release a printing release but ton also used by other functions 6 Printer base battery compart ment T Printer holder 8 Hanger 9 Control panel and keypad 10 Ink container 11 Ink container label 12 Container OPEN CLOSED indi cator 13 Name plate 14 Battery charge socket 15 Charge plug 16 Power LED indicator 17 PRINT ON OFF LED the print state 18 PRINT ON OFF button 19 Function key F 20 Error LED indicator 21 Charge LED indicator 22 RFI Module for wireless radio communications via USB inter face 23 Socket to c
8. Info Communication Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 2 Down coun ter 3 Univ date amp time Impulse generator Lower roll 5 Send Retrieve Check if the variable fields operate properly by using the print preview option Press t In the Print Preview window you can see what the text looks like after the text print and the printers general parameters required have been applied If a text to be printed is defined as above then the following contents can be printed on 21 04 2008 from 12 10 hours on when printing is re leased with button 5 of the printer simulated by the st key in the pro gram Gy 519 Down 03 D 21 04 2008 02 D 21 04 2008 01 D 21 04 2008 00 21 04 2008 Doun 33 0 21 04 2008 How to create and edit a graph ics file for printing The graphics bitmap editor enables a user to create and edit drawings which can then be inserted into texts to be printed The graphics editor can be called up with the figure The window where graphics can be created edited consists of dots and enables a user to generate graphics with a maximum height of 16 dots and length of 60 dots key on the toolbar see Description of functions performed by the bitmap editor keys EN to insert bitmap into text file being edited 71 to delete
9. RINTER WITH A COMPUTER VIA USB INTERFACE 13 TEXT FILES AND PRINT PARAMETERS 14 26 EBS Ink Jet Systeme How TO CREATE A TEXT TO BE PRINTED 14 REGULAR Ter 14 Changing proportional spacing and monospacing 14 Using and Changing Built in Fonts Of the Printer 15 Using and Changing Windows OS cea 15 VARIABLE FIELDS 16 Date and 16 Universal Date and Time 17 Object 18 PRINT PREVIEW nme 19 HOW TO CREATE AND EDIT A GRAPHICS FILE FOR PRINTING 20 How MobpIFY PRINT PARAMETERS 20 Character Resolution 20 Intensity of Ink Drops 20 Mode of Timing 20 Inverting and Reversing a Text 21 Repeating a Text Repetition 21 Prnt Delay sisri nonini anri 22 Distance between Texts 22 Row Repetition 22 INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF HAND MOVEMENT eene nnn nn 22 How TO TRANSFER SAVE TEXT FILES TO IN THE PRINTER 23 How TO CHANGE A TEXT FILE STORED IN THE PRINTER 23 PRINTING
10. YES running water for at least 15 N minutes then see your oculist SKIN wash the skin with water and soap rinse the eyes with Ifthe clothing has been splashed take it off as soon as possible When ink or wash up spill wipe out the spilled fluid with a piece of absorbent material and then remove the material in compli ance with fire and health and safety at work regulations Control of electromagnetic inter ference 1 Properties of devices Your Ink Jet printer contains high frequency transmitter and receiver When high frequency 20080908 3 0 it is in the ON state the printer receives and transmits high frequency HF signals The controller of the Ink Jet printer system controls energy emitted during printer Operation on an on going basis The HANDJET EBS 250 printer complies with all the requirements of the regulations concerning the impact of the HF energy on humans in your country 2 Printer accessories If you do not use original EBS parts or printer accessories including batter ies or electronic components the statutory requirements may not be met and the electromagnetic emission limits may be exceeded Medical equipment Pacemaker Pacemaker manufacturers recom mend that the distance between a transmitter and the pacemaker be at least 15 cm so that any mutual inter ference between the two devices is avoided Other medical equipment If you use a piece of medical
11. aged completely In order to avoid such a situation it is necessary to charge batteries of the HANDJET EBS 250 printer at least twice a year however not less frequently than every 6 months Otherwise the printer may stop work 20080908 3 0 ing or the printer operation time after recharging may shorten dramatically The battery is not replaceable as standard D When the battery is charged the printer cannot communicate with the computer but the printer can be used for printing at that time Low battery indicator 4 EBS 250 The printer indicates the low battery condition with a buzzing signal from buzzer 33 00 and flashing lamp 21 Short time regular flashes mean that the battery is almost dis charged the printer can still be op erated Uniform blinking means that the battery is almost completely dis charged In this condition any fur ther operation may be discontinued because the printer can switch off automatically Recharge the bat tery Installing and Replacing the Ink Container See figure D Installing the Ink Container in the Printer When the printer is delivered the ink container is detached Follow the steps below in order to install the container 1 Remove the container from pack ing 10 2 Position the container in relation to the back of the printer so that 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme three bayonets 31 of the con tainer aim at g
12. aller than the text length given as a number of rows then the texts will be printed one after another Row Repetition The parameter defines how many times printing of each vertical row should be repeated is used for intensifying the prints on porous sur faces which soak up ink heavily on which printed characters are poorly visible due to surface granulation if the characters are built of ink dots of the same sizes Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Refresh varfields Auto start insertion 30 03 2008 Intelligent control of hand movement The printer system controls the print ing process and makes it impossible to produce a misprint should the op 5 hand or the printer be with drawn by chance The control is enabled if the Shaft direction pa rameter is set to Compatible with printing direction or Contrary to printing direction depending on whether objects are labelled from left to right or from right to left The system detects every with drawal of the printer automatically and suspends printing After the printer has returned to its proper position 20080908 3 0 printing is resumed the place text part in which the printer was drawn back The Shaft direction parameter is available in the Advance tab sheet after the Adv options box has been ticked If the parameter is set to Disabled the printer will produce labe
13. d in these Instructions or will be described only briefly These instructions apply to EBS 250B printers with the control program version 1 5 135 In order to check the version of your program view the About menu Operational Safety Before you start your printer for the first time read the hints given below and follow the un derlying principles for your own and other persons safety 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme General safety instructions 1 The device must not be operated in rooms where explosion hazard exists 2 No prints can be made on objects whose temperature exceeds 100 C at the time of printing 3 open fire or spark producing devices or objects are allowed in GE the area where the device oper ates 4 During printing ink drops invisible to people s eye are jetted out of the head at pressure Do not aim head outlet 2 at any persons animals or casual objects be cause they may get splashed with ink unintentionally 5 The following requirements need to be met when washing clean ing and maintenance operations are performed or ink containers are replaced The operations can only be per formed in a workplace that is es pecially designed for that pur pose when the device 15 switched off and protective cloth ing is worn A fire extinguisher designed to extinguish electrical devices and flammable solvent fires must be placed within easy reach of the device Air ventila tio
14. drawing being edited au D to select draw mode How to Modify Print Parameters Character Resolution Impulse generator Zu D EBS Ink Jet Systeme This parameter defines resolution a number of rows metre of a text to be printed The visual effect of any change in the Text width parameter is a change in the character width and in consequence in the length of the entire text The settings of the parameter can vary between 5 and 4000 with the increment of 1 The settings of the Text width print pa rameter are restricted not only by the above mentioned range limits The current Q setting is controlled by the printer control program and can be further reduced according to the settings of other print parameters Any attempt to set too high a print rate is automatically rejected Intensity of Ink Drops Impulse generator Lowerrol x roll 3 500 ies This parameter impacts on the vol ume of every ink drop jetted out of the print head If you increase intensity you make the diameter of drops and colour saturation in the print increase The settings of the Dot size parame ter range from 0 to 10 with the inter val of 1 D Mode of Timing Any increase in intensity setting increases ink consumption ne Impulse generator Lower roll Lower roll I JJ Fixed speed E mz 500 Fi Timing determines the moments at which vertical rows of text are pri
15. e 7 nozzles only see figure m A guide and rolls can be used optionally to support rectilinear printing they are most useful for line printing for labelling pipes barrels and other cylindrical ob jects any 1 Supports printing of up to 10 texts in successive lines 1300 including control characters for the printer s built in fonts from 1 to 10 Texts are loaded to the printer via a PC from 1 to 30 Optionally Ability to edit and print text and graphic symbols with the application of Win dows fonts True Type fonts as well as with a bitmap editor as standard National diacritical characters graphic characters for information warning transport and other purposes a charac ter set defined by the manufacturer etc Date and time in any format expiry date incremental or decremental counters 20080908 3 0 Parameter Description Programming Timing Power supply Approximate operating time with the battery fully charged 20080908 3 0 Re charging Ink Container capacity e Wireless radio line with the range of up to 50 m e Text and parameter processing soft ware compatible with Windows 98SE ME NT 2000 XP Vista If Windows NT is running on your PC the printer communicates with the PC ex clusively RS 232 interface not via USB e Programming with the use of T200 Terminal optionally e The option of networking of up to 60 printers
16. e a Latin 1640 A Cyryl 16x10 4 Spec 16 E 99 Parameters soca al ziel a Ee I E Font Latin 7x5 BE ee a oa el ees 290 eS EE E _____ H CR Right to left editing Pos 12 Length 28 Built in font Latin 7 5 font change marker Latin 7x5 font change marker Latin 16x10 Using and Changing Windows Fonts You can also use Windows fonts to create texts in your printer 1 Move to the Font list and replace build in font with one of fonts in stalled in your Windows You can change the font Size and the keyboard language in Windows While increasing the text height do not exceed Hmax line because otherwise the ex cessive top part of the text will be cut off change Windows keyboard language other parameters of Windows fonts the line indicating change the font the maximum print height Hmax change the font size Suel ae i 11 Font Times New Roman i EE GE D Reeg KS 123455183 Ss 250 o M0 RLYE m T RS Pos 13 Length 32 Windows font Times NevARoman character insertion mode for Windows fonts if you use Windows fonts type excessive font size indicator in characters in this widow 15 2
17. e printing is released with the release button 5 Make successive prints by press ing release button 5 6 After all prints have been made press and then release button 18 Gen Lamp 17 goes out If the Stop printing method and you press button 18 lamp 17 will flash This means that you have pressed release button 5 but not finished printing In such a case you can finish printing or aban don printing by pressing button 18 once again If the Stop print ing method parameter is set to Immediate stop the printer will not remind you about the unfin ished printing The Stop printing method parameter is available in the Advance tab sheet after the Adv options box has been ticked 224 EBS Ink Jet Systeme If the printer has been idle for longer than about 30 minutes the nozzle outlets might become covered with dry ink Before you start printing make a trial printing or use the rinse the nozzles function for a while in order to clear the nozzles see Rinse the nozzles Q If you label objects whose height is smaller than 60 mm the distance between the rolls is 60 mm make sure that at least lower roll 3 de signed for synchronising printing touches the object being labelled see figure The rule does not apply if printing is synchronised by the internal generator Line Printing Line printing is used to print a few texts manually in a fast way on consecutive lines as shown in the figure be
18. ear the electromagnets of the nozzle valves operating but ink drops are not always jetted out of the nozzles properly The quality of printing deteriorates or no print is produced After about 100 standard ink contain ers or over 10 litres of ink have been consumed the built in ink filter may need replacing It is recommended that the replacement operation be performed by qualified or EBS service Staff Boldfaced or Blurred Prints The print is heavily saturated with ink ink drops blur and the entire print seems to spread over the object be ing labelled TEST Decrease the setting of the Dot size parameter by moving the parameter Slider to the left 28 GD EBS Ink Jet Systeme Impulse generator Lowerrol DH 3 E D LI 8 LI L DU LI DU D D D DU LI 1 EH 500 Fi Questions and Problems If these Instructions and other support in the form of electronic files con tained on the installation CD which has been delivered together with the printer do not provide answers to all your questions then look through the web site of the printer s manufacturer EBS Ink Jet Systeme and try to find the answers to your queries try asking the question to the manufacturer s representative present the problem in the con tact form available on the manu facturers web site and forward the form following the instructions given therein Electronic guides Some operatin
19. ep them down for a few seconds until all lamps stop glowing after buzzing 33 has been heard Installing and Starting the Printer Control Program Installing the Control Program 1 Insert the CD supplied along with the printer to the CDROM drive in your computer and wait for the program to start If the programs on the CD do not D start running on the computer automatically start setup exe from the CD s main directory 20080908 3 0 2 After the program MENU has been displayed choose the in stallation option 3 Follow the instructions displayed during the installation 4 After all control program compo nents and USB drivers required have been installed you can communicate with your printer via a radio link see Connecting the Printer with a Computer via USB interface Starting the Control Program 1 Click the EBS printer icon on the control panel or if there is no such an icon start EBS 200 exe from the folder where the control program has been installed C Program Files EBS printers EBS 200 as standard 2 Once started the control pro gram automatically activates the find the printer s function and signs the printer on if the printer is on and the radio communica tions link operates properly Connecting the Printer with a Computer via USB interface See figures D and The printer communicates with the computer through module 22 via a radio link The module uses an
20. equip ment please ask the equipment manufacturer whether the equipment is sufficiently shielded against elec tromagnetic radiation In certain cir cumstances your doctor may help you gain the information you require Operation in explosion hazard areas If you work in an explosion hazard area switch your Ink Jet printer off do not replace the batteries or do not remove them from the printer and follow all instructions and precautions Sparking generated by batteries may cause an explosion and or fire in this hazardous area and result in personal injuries or even death 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme The regions where a potential explo sion hazard exists are usually marked appropriately The examples of such regions are solvent storage areas fuel storage areas and petrol stations below decks onboard ships storage areas for explosive gases air mix tures chemicals and metal or flour powders Operation in areas of blasting In order to avoid interference during blasting shot firing the printer should be switched off in blasting areas or in places where the use of radio devices is prohibited Follow the operating instructions and information signs Confirmity marking The HANDJET EBS 250 printer has been subjected to conformity as sessment procedure which resulted in the issue of Declaration of Confor mity This forms the basis for the statement that the HANDJET EBS 250 printer and the manufac tu
21. er defined as above set the Text repetitions parameter to 3 a If the Refresh var fields parameter is set to OFF the following prints can be produced If release button 5 is pressed for xth time The following counter contents are printed b If the Refresh var fields parameter is set to ON the following prints can be produced If release button 5 is pressed for xth The following counter contents are printed time 1 0000 0001 0002 2 0003 0004 0005 3 0006 0007 0008 4 0009 0010 0011 333 0996 0997 0998 334 0999 1000 1001 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme Print Preview On creating a text to be printed with the use of the variable fields you can check for proper operation of the counters using the print preview op tion Use the 5 key to preview a print and initiate variable fields The 4 key is used to preview suc cessive prints it is available after the key has been pressed once Define a text containing one or more variable fields incremental or decremental counters date and time EBS 250 V1 5 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About xi slala 5 Keyboard Joan Ki e Imi Font Latin 7x5 KEE INK Ken ENEE Cen SEENEN EE EE H H d Rightto left editing Menu Pos 34 Length 45 C Built in font Latin 7x5 varfelds Projectiibrary Adv options Advance Date
22. eyboard kwin ga E amp Font Latin 7 5 D TEST 1 ExT best a LUE MH RE al gt 5 em Right to left editing E Pos 21 21 Built in font Latin 7x5 4 Transfer the text to the printer and you can start printing Each text is selected and printed with release button 5 The number of texts to be printed in separate lines is not limited Instead the D total number of characters in all lines is subject to limitation it must not exceed 1300 characters Using a Number of Texts You can store up to 10 projects 30 optionally in the printer memory Each project can contain any of the text elements described previously 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme such as variable fields various fonts etc and also the line printing func tion Creating a Text Library in the Printer 1 In the Project library window type in the name of a first text and confirm the name with the ENTER key Var flelds Var fields Project library Project library 2 Inthe text edit line create a com plete text and set print parame ters for the text Elala t al Keyboard kwin gt la 1 rn ge DEEN GA Eee E t EUN eee eee ae NC E UNE TEXTIDR MO RLYE f Rightto left editi e Pos 13 Lengt 23 Built in font Latin 16 10 3 When the printer is on click the Send key of the printer con
23. g instructions and programming operations sented via interactive creators guides available from the Guides menu of the control program The creators are installed together with the control program Connecting the Printer to a Computer via RS 232 Interface See figure The other elements of the portable printer system 35 RFI Module for wireless radio com munications with an RS 232 inter face 36 Cable for series communications between a computer via COM port and the RFI Module via RS 232 37 Socket to connect a cable from a communications port in the computer 38 RFI Power socket with RS 232 20080908 3 0 39 LED indicator to indicate radio trans mission in the RFI Module As an alternative to module 22 RFI via USB you can use RFI Module 35 that communicates via RS 232 1 an unoccupied series port COM in your computer 2 Connect the port COM of your com puter with socket 37 in module 35 via cable 36 3 Install module 35 in such a way that the optimal range for radio transmis sion is ensured Do not cover module 35 with unnec essary shields or objects especially n metal ones Ideally place module 35 at a certain height to avoid any obstacles between the printer and module 35 4 Insert connector 26 of power pack 25 to power socket 38 of module 35 and connect the power pack to a wall out let 7 Click the 5 Switch the printer on 6 Start the contro
24. ht to left editing E Menu Pos 25 Lengt 37 Built in font Latin 7x5 3 You can insert font change marker on the left or right of the date time field 4 You can change separators in side the date time field by re placing the existing separators with different characters You can also remove proportional text markers EBS Ink Jet Systeme 20080908 3 0 85 x i 57 4 Keyboard kwin Bla gj I Font Latin 7x5 D EES SEs ee E ces 250 date exanele DA MO RLYE m ee S f Right to left editing Pos 38 Length 38 Built in font Latin 7 5 Universal Date and Time Various components of the current date and time can be printed auto matically on every object with the use of a Univ date amp time variable field Below there is a list of characters that can be used to encode the date and time components The date and time components can be preceded sepa rated and followed by any characters different from those specified below or by a space tens of day in the current date units of day in the current date tens of month in the current date units of month in the current date thousands of year in the current date hundreds of year in the current date tens of year in the current date units of year in the current date tens of hour in the current time in the 24 hour system units
25. in 7x5 BEE Ee EE 4 ao Rightto left editing Menu Pos 39 Length 39 k Built in font Latin 7 5 On selecting the print preview option see Print Preview you can see what the print will look like on 25 04 2008 at 11 08 01 hours or later 2oded universal date 20080425 110801 6 Object Counters You can print a consecutive number of print on every object being labelled or at a specified interval on long ob jects with the use of incremental or decremental counters In order to insert the field of an incre mental decremental counter to be updated automatically follow the steps below 1 In the text edit line position the cursor in the place where you want the counter to be displayed Insert a font change or other markers if required 2 Type in the setting for the coun ter the maximum required num ber of digits e g zeros if the counter is to start counting from zero If counting is to start from a specific number type in the number and add leading zeros to fill in all counter positions S A 7 4 al Keyboard gt Bal Font Latin 16x10 D EE EE ent Right to left editing Pos 18 Length 18 k Built in font Latin 16x10 3 Highlight the counter setting with the mouse 18 GJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme y EBS 250 V1 5 My printer EBS 250 File Printercon
26. l program The pro gram identifies the printer and if it communicates with the printer suc cessfully the following message is displayed Printer is found Initializatian key the key is available in the communication win dow only after the Adv options item has been ticked in order to view the printer configuration If an O K mes sage is displayed data have been transmitted correctly If you find it difficult to communicate with the printer try and configure it n once again in the system Start the Network configuration creator from the Guides menu and follow the instructions Technical Parameters Parameter Number of nozzles 16 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme Description Gy 529 Parameter Description Nozzle diameter Print height Height of objects to be labelled Working position in 3D space Number of text lines per run Line printing Maximum number of characters per text Number of texts and accompa nying print parameter stored in the printers memory at the same time Printing of graphics logo spe cial graphics characters Special characters Variable fields texts whose con tents vary dynamically according to occurrence of a specific event GJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme 150um as standard optionally 120 170 200 27 mm from 70 mm contact with both rolls from 35 mm contact with the lower roll to print with for exampl
27. low e different places an object as shown in the figure below Create texts to be printed in the fol lowing way Create TEXT 1 in the text edit line Every line of the text can have all the text elements such as variable fields various fonts etc described previously 20080908 3 0 EBS 250 V1 5 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About elei a RS pa Font Jane __ Ctrl C feel ou Rightto left editing Paste Ctrl V Pos 7 L t Latin 7x5 os Define variable field gt Advance Font Info 3 flelds Project library Parameters Insert mark B Enable proportional spacing F1 Disable proportional spacing F2 I _ Inserttext divider F3 Retrieve nl xl Keyboard kwn z A 85 250 HANDJET 2 Place the cursor at the end of text TEXT 1 and insert text change marker You can do that in a few ways e while holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the commands Insert mark and Insert text di vider in the menu displayed e press the EE key on the tool bar of the text edit window use the F3 shortcuts 3 Type in successive texts separat ing them with the text change marker Elala K
28. low the steps below 1 In the text edit line type a text containing a subset of the above specified coding characters The coding characters can be input in any order 2 Select the characters of the field with the mouse 3 While holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the command Define variable field in the menu displayed Then select Univ date and time in the list displayed The same operation can be performed with the menu shortcut Shift F 12 EBS 250 V1 5 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About a 8a s al Keyboard i ii pa Font ans ah a en meme 2 FF ITC Coded universal da Wisen Ee Ctrl C 14 Il Cut Ctrlex A Paste Ctrl V Right to left edi Menu Define variable field Font Insert mark Fos 27 Lengt 39 Select St Up counter Down counter Shift F 2 Advance Date Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Univ date and time Shift F12 Insert date Joer Insert a mm of year Send 500 Impulse generator 0 85 250 HANDJET 9 Parameters E alal amp A ala Keyboard SI pal Font Lat
29. ls in either direction In order to ensure that printing is resumed exactly in the place where it 0 was interrupted the lower roll 3 of the printer needs to have contact with the surface to be labelled on a con tinuous basis How to Transfer Save Text Files to in the Printer See figure F In order to send a text and print parameters to the printer you need to click the 544 use the command Send text and parameters from the Printer control menu Wait until an O K message is displayed in the transmission status window If you use the extended parameter panel which is available after the Adv options box has been ticked the 7 key has a different function When such a panel is used and text is sent to the printer the text file is not saved in the printer s non volatile memory at the same time If D the printer is switched off the text file is lost In order to save the text file in the non volatile memory press the ae key or use the Save text and parameters command from the Save text and parameters menu you do that and switch the printer off and on the text will be immediately ready for printing How to Change a Text File Stored in the Printer Every text file can be changed in two Ways 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme Method One 1 Retrieve a text file from the print ers memory by clicking the Retrieve key or the command Retrieve text and parameters 2 Modify
30. n needs to be ensured at the workplace WARNING The ink is inflam mable Be careful not to splash the ink Especialy eyes need protect ing It is advisable to wear pro tective glasses Protect the ink and the solvent also waste fluid remaining after the printer has been washed against fire high temperature sparks electric arc and other electric discharge as they may cause ignition of these in flammable fluids Do not use plastic vessels to do the washing Metal vessels are recommended 6 Protect the printer against dirt heavy dust and excessive mois ture 7 EBS Ink Jet Systeme is able to ensure perfect and safe opera ss EBS Ink Jet Systeme tion of the printer only when original printer specific accesso ries and consumables are used Protecting the Battery Pack The following principles need to be obeyed to protect the batteries that are built into the printer Protect the printer against exces sive temperature and fire Do not expose it to strong solar radiation for a longer time Avoid a sudden change in tem perature cold gt hot that might cause vapour condensation in side the printer and thereby speed up battery discharge and electronic circuit corrosion Con dition the printer for about 1 hour before use after it has been moved from a cool place to a warm one When Ink or Wash up Spills Should the eyes or skin get irri tated with ink or wash up E
31. nted Timing can be synchronised using e Lower guide roll 3 set the Impulse generator parameter to Lower roll The movement of the roll makes the axis of the built in 20080908 3 0 encoder rotate rotational speed converter e Internal generator set the Impulse generator parameter to Fixed speed The program makes it impossible to set the Fixed speed parameter unless the EBS 250 Safe mode option in the Tools menu the Preferences submenu is unchecked This limit has been set in order to reduce the risk of accidental print release if theFixed speed and Text repetitions Continuous parameters set the printer starts printing as soon as is enabled with button 18 nem printing is timed by an internal generator the print rate is not synchro nised with the printer travel rate Inverting and Reversing a Text The directions are defined as the printer sees them Advance Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters3 Upside down Reverse Text repetitions 1 Print delay Rep distance K 0 0 2 Character spacing Selective char spacing 2 Upside down Reverse TEST 125456 Select the Upside down parameter in order to make the print look like it is turned over Reverse JSst224 Select the Reverse parameter if you need to label objects by moving the printer from the right hand side to the left hand side Upside down 20080908 3 0 E
32. of hour in the current time in the 24 hour system tens of minute in the current time units of minute in the current time tens time units of second time hundreds of day number in the year tens of day number in the year units of day number in the year number of day in the week see below um rwwo2Zzro CU of second in the current in the current 20 0 U The following encoding system is used as standard 1 Sunday 2 Monday 3 Tuesday 7 Saturday The numbering of weekdays can be changed in the following way on checking the time on your 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme et Show PC time computer by clicking the _srowrctme key or Retrieve on your printer by clicking the key change the number of weekday parameter in the Day of week box for the date displayed For example Monday 21 April 2008 is encoded as the second day of the week as standard But if you set 1 in the Day of week box and save the modified parameters of time date and day of Set week to the printer with the key then the following encoding applies 1 Monday 2 Tueday 7 Sunday And if you set 5 in the Day of week box and save the setting to the printer then the following encoding applies 1 Thursday 2 Friday 3 Saturday 4 Sunday 5 Monday 6 Tuesday 7 Wednesday In order to insert a field consisting of various components of the current date and time to be updated auto matically fol
33. onnect cable from the computer communications port 24 Radio transmission LED indica tor 25 Power pack to charge printer batteries or power supply RFI module 22 with RS 232 inter face 26 Plug of power pack 25 27 Cable for series communication between computer USB port and RFI module B9 indicator EBS Ink Jet Systeme 28 Computer 29 EBS 250 Printer 0 Non return valves in the ink con tainer and ink system 31 Guide bayonets in the ink con tainer 32 container gasket 33 04 Buzzer a buzzing signal generator located inside element 7 of the printer 34 LED display showing the number of a text file that is ready for print ing Signs Q Information signs indicating that the actions described need to be taken with extra or special care the printer s additional or specific func tions or options which are not described anywhere else untypical behaviour of the printer and other hints AN A warning not to perform the operation that might be unsafe or criti cal for the printer It requires the user to follow closely the instructions given therein Figure numbering notation The meaning of LED and other indicators 2 EBS 250 The lamp glows 7 ER CHARGE ERROR The lamp flashes a 22 op Buzzer K PRINT ON OFF button 18 should be pressed for a short time lt 1 sec 20080908 3 0 F bu
34. otal length of text cursor position in the text 5 font type at the current cursor position end of monospaced text marker beginning of monospaced text marker MENU button corresponds to the right mouse button Changing proportional spacing and monospacing Proportional fonts are used to insert texts as standard This means that each letter takes a space proportional to the character width For example a 214 B9 EBS Ink Jet Systeme letter W takes more space than a letter I When monospaced fonts are used the character width does not depend on the character In other words each character has the same width The beginning of a monospaced piece of 20080908 3 0 text is usually marked with the key and the end of a monospaced piece of text is usually marked with the key from your computer keyboard The markers can be deleted as any other characters with the and GE The spacing between proportional monospaced characters is set with the Character spacing Selective char spacing parameter from the Parameters 2 tab sheet Advance _ Date Info Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Upside down Reverse Text repetitions 1 v Print delay 0 Rep distance 0 Character spacing 2 p Selective char spacing Using and Changing Built in Fonts of the Printer The program uses built in fonts as standard In order to change the font type and size at any point of
35. ours and gases and excessive tem perature and moisture lde ally place the printer in a polyethylene tight bag re move air from the bag and close it tightly Then place it in the packing case The printer should be stored and transported in the packing case delivered with the printer During normal operation avoid exposing the printer to strong mechanical shocks protect the printer espe cially nozzles 2 rolls 1 and 3 and panel 9 against impact falling onto hard surfaces or scratching with sharp objects User Support Problems with Functioning and Operation of the Printer Some of the nozzles do not jet ink Rinse the nozzles Some drops are missing on a print Po onto d TST pT iL 24 PEt EL 21 Aim the nozzle outlet at a vessel for example the one you use to wash the printer Wash the nozzles with wash up if they are covered with dried ink EBS Ink Jet Systeme EN 2 27 Ga Start the rinse the nozzle func tion Press release button 5 three times and hold it down for a few seconds This causes all elec tromagnets in the head to open and ink to pour out at pressure after a warning buzzing signal has been generated by buzzer 33 09 When ink starts jetting regularly out of each nozzle release but ton 18 Frequent and long lasting use of the rinse function increases ink consumption The printer does not print On starting printing and making an attempt to print you can h
36. possible after the Impulse generator parameter is set to Fixed speed The interval between texts is set with the Rep distance parameter see further below Print Delay Text repetitions ep distance Character spacing Selective char spacing 2 The Print delay parameter defines the distance between the point at which printing is released with re lease button 5 and the point at which printing should start The distance is given as a number of empty rows to be timed after printing has been re leased until real printing starts With it you can adjust the position of a print in relation to a reference point for example the edge of an object The settings of the Print delay pa rameter range from 0 to 9999 with the increment of 1 Distance between Texts Text repetitions ns Print delay 25 Character spacing 2 Selective char spacing 2 The Rep distance parameter defines the distance between the beginnings of the texts that are printed repeatedly Text repetitions gt 1 The distance is specified as a number of vertical rows timed by a timing system The settings of the Rep distance parameter range from 0 to 9999 with the increment of 1 522 GD EBS Ink Jet Systeme Example of printing for Text repetitions 3 printing released with the release button the printer travels in this direction Print delay Rep distance Rep distance If the distance set with the Rep distance parameter is sm
37. r clients we need to reserve the right to change the form make and technical solutions of our devices Therefore no data illustrations or descriptions of this manual shall form any grounds for claims We spare no effort to ensure that this manual is reliable includes all modifications and is free from errors However the drawing up and publication process is complex and an error can occur in spite of our endeavours and wishes We shall bear no re sponsibility for the consequences of editorial and printing errors in this manual If your device contains a particular piece of equipment or needs performing an operation that have not been illustrated or described in this manual or if you have queries on read ing this manual please contact any representative of EBS Ink Jet Systeme for additional information EBS Ink Jet Systeme the manufacturer shall not be responsible for dam ages to the device due to the operation that is inconsistent with the Operat ing Instructions or due to consequences of drafting or printing errors in these Instructions The printer control program to be installed on your computer is a versatile tool for operating EBS 200 series stationary printers and EBS 250 series manual printers Therefore some of its components and functions which i are used exclusively for EBS 200 series printers or ii could be used in EBS 250 series printers but are of little significance for manual printers will not be describe
38. rage and Transport It is recommended that the outer face of the print head especially the nozzle plate 2 and possibly the guide rolls 1 and 3 should be washed in order to remove the remnants of ink and dirt after the work has been finished and the printer has been switched off The washing should be done in the following way e Place the HANDJET printer on its side and tilt its face downwards carefully see the drawing below in such a position dirty wash up can flow freely out of the printer e Place a piece of absorptive cloth or a metal vessel e g a tray under the printer face Wash the printer face with the use of a wash up atom If the printer face is washed in a different way than that shown above then wash up may get in to the printers movable bear ing based parts or inner elec ON subassemblies uninten tionally In effect the roll guides may seize or ever lockup per manently and the shaft encoder position sensor and other electronic subassemblies may get damaged If the printer remains idle for longer period over 3 weeks ink 20080908 3 0 may partially dry in printer com ponents Therefore follow the storage instructions given below not to be disappointed when you try to use your printer afterwards if the printer has already been used before store it with ink container 10 fas tened to it e protect the printer against dust dirt any influence of aggressive vap
39. rer s accessories to which this Dec laration also relates are in compliance with the requirements of the following European Community Directives and subsequent amendments to these Directives 89 336 EEC 91 263 EEC 92 31 EEC 93 68 1999 5 EC and that they meet the following norms that are harmonised with the above Directives EN 61000 6 2 2001 EN 61000 6 4 2001 EN 300 220 1 V1 3 1 EN 300 220 3 V1 1 1 EN 301 489 1 V1 5 1 EN 301 489 3 V1 4 1 EN 60950 1 2001 if the printer and the accessories installed and used following the manufacturer s instructions The HANDJET EBS 250 printer and RFI modules will bear the following 61471 Environmental protection After the printer and RFI modules have been put out of service do not take them out together with other do mestic waste According to Directive No 2002 96 EC of the European Council on electrical and electronic equipment waste the HANDJET EBS 250 printer and RFI modules that have been put out of service must be separated from do mestic waste and processed in an environmentally friendly way Application The HANDJET EBS 250 printer is designed for marking labelling put ting prints and simple graphics wher ever the use of a manual labelling device is required or preferred Prints are put on objects in a non contact INK JET way Installing and Starting up Preparing the Printer for Opera tion Charging the Bat
40. such a network is radio controlled via a PC Either synchronised with rotational speed of the lower guide roll or at time intervals by an internal generator regardless of the printer s travel rate during printing Battery powered with a pack of 3 Li lon cells 50 hours of non stop printing at the temperature of 20 C automatic low battery indication Automatically an external 24 1 A DC power pack Charging time less than 150 minutes lt 2 5 hours Number of charging cycles 500 up to 70 of initial capacity It is available in easy detachable con tainers It is made on the basis of alcohol acetone or water in various colours among others in white yellow blue green red or black to be ordered from a catalogue 110 ml enough to print about 100 000 characters with 7x5 dot matrix or about 17 000 characters with 16x10 dot matrix EBS Ink Jet Systeme 23 31 Parameter Description from 0 03 MPa to 0 04 MPa from 0 3 bar to 0 4 bar Operating temperature range from 5 C to 40 C Working pressure Storage temperature range from 1 C to 45 C if water based ink is over a longer period Used for printing from 10 C to 45 C if acetone or etha nol based ink is used for printing Up to 95 without steam condensa tion at temperatures higher than the Humidity dew point the printer can be operated when it rains provided that the surface to be labelled is dry
41. ter by setting them in the Date tab and transferring to the Set timer printer with the key In order to insert the date time field that is updated automatically follow the steps below 1 In the text edit line position the cursor in the place where you want the date time to be dis played 2 While holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the command Define variable field from the menu displayed Then select Insert date Insert time in the list displayed You can also do that using the CH key on the tool bar of text edit window EBS 250 V1 5 My printer EBS 250 File Printercontrol Tools Guides About 5 t w a Keyboard gt Bie SE Font Janne EBS 250 date example Kr roc TX M uM S E G 4 Copy Ctrl C E Cut Ctrl X Menu Paste Ctrl V Define variable field Up counter Shift F1 Advance Date Font Bown counter Shift F2 Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Insert mark x left editing Univ date and time Shift F12 Insert date 7 Retrieve Inserttime RI Insert day of year a Keyboard kwin i 1 Font Latin n5 E EE E PE EN ER TE EIL ICM Ens 25n date neier PACMOARLYE MUN Is Rig
42. tery A LI ION top quality battery has been installed in the printer It can be re charged at any stage of printer opera tion 810 GJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme The battery that is new or has not been used for a long time cannot be charged up to its full capacity There fore in order to form the battery follow three charge and then discharge cy cles See figures and d 1 Pull out plug 15 from socket 14 and tilt it 2 Insert power pack connector 26 to socket 14 and connect power pack 25 to a wall outlet 3 Lamp 21 glows when the battery is being charged Wait until the charging is over and lamp 21 starts flashing 4 Remove the power pack plug 26 and secure socket 14 with plug 15 Detach the power pack from the mains and place it into the bag 5 Do not recharge the battery until it is completely discharged see Low battery indicator The HANDJET EBS 250 printer should be stored with its batteries charged If the printer is to be stored for a longer time 6 months or longer and its batteries are not recharged it may work for a shorter time after it has been recharged afterwards or in certain circumstances even stop working Such a phenomena is caused by the properties of the batter ies which are always subject to the process of self discharging In the consequence of self discharging and long term storage in the discharge state the maximum capacity of the batteries may lower or the batteries may get dam
43. the Ink Container If possible replace the container in dustfree conditions so as to minimise the amount of contaminants getting in to the printer s ink system Do not leave the printer with the ink container detached for a longer time than that required to replace the container While detaching or installing the con tainer be careful not to splash anyone or anything with ink 1 the printer off see Switching the Printer Off 2 Put the printer in such a way that the container points downwards turn empty container 10 to the left a so that arrow 12 points to the OPEN position Wait about 3 seconds while holding the con tainer to equalize the pressure 3 Remove the container carefully b 512 GJ EBS Ink Jet Systeme See figure 4 If gasket 32 and contact plates the guide holes for bayonets are dirty remove ink leftovers from them with wash up 5 Install a new container see Installing the Ink Container in the Printer Switching the Printer On and Off See figure D Switching the Printer On Press key 18 and while hold ing it down press release button 5 When the printer is switched on lamp 16 glows and a sound signal is heard from buzzer 33 00 Once the printer has been switched On you can start printing a text that is stored in the printer memory see Printing Switching the Printer Off Press key 19 5 and release button 5 at the same time and ke
44. the text follow the steps below 1 Position the cursor in the text edit line exactly where another font is to be inserted 2 Holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU button and select Font from the menu dis played Then select the font type you need from the list displayed e g Latin 16x10 You can also do that using the pull down list called Font on the tool bar of the text edit window see figure ER The printer fonts are top of the list and marked with the sym bol A 3 Move the cursor to another posi tion and insert another font change marker 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme If only one font change marker has been inserted all characters from the marker position to the end of the text are displayed printed with the use Si the replaced font EBS 250 V1 5 My printer EBS 250 19 x Eile Printer control Tools Guides About al Keyboard Joan gt ig SS Font Latin 7x5 _ 5 bs D Sample TEST eect n Copy Ctrl C gt Cut Right to left editing e Paste ess ne Define variable field gt Advance Font A PET Var fields Project library Parameter Insert mark gt amp f Spec 7 unication Impulse generator amp Latin 12x7 ower ro A Cyrylic 12x7 Retrieve a a Send gu e
45. the text file and or print parameters with the text editor 3 Save the text file in the non volatile memory of the printer by clicking the bearing mind that an message should be displayed in the trans mission status window each time a file is saved See also the note in section How to Transfer Save Text Files to in the Printer Method Two 1 Open a project text and parame ters with the command Open project or only a text file with the command Open text without parameters on your computer 2 the text file in the volatile memory of the printer by clicking the bearing mind that an message should be displayed in the trans mission status window each time a file is saved See also the note in section How to Transfer Save Text Files to in the Printer Printing Printing a Text File Saved in the Printer See figure EN 1 Switch the printer on 2 and then release button w lamp 17 starts light ing if ink pressure in the ink con tainer is insufficient a micro compressor starts to add some Gu 23 air Wait until the micro compres sor stops working 3 Move the head of the printer to an object to be labelled to ensure that drive rolls 1 and 3 touch the surface of the object 4 Press print release button 5 the release button and move the printer along the object ensuring that the drive rolls roll at a uni form speed her
46. the variable field list You can change the incre ment or select the Auto save pa rameter of the counter var fields Project library 5200 X Up counter Step E Auto save 20080908 3 0 The contents of volatile counter are lost after the printer has been switched off With non volatile counter the counting can be resumed from its last setting after the printer has been switched on again Q If you place the mouse cursor in the text edit window above the charac ters within the counter field the colour of the non volatile counter on the variable field list changes from blue to pink for the volatile counter the colour changes from black to red NOTE An increment decrement is added to the counter each time button 5 is pressed and the contents of the incremental decremental counter increases decreases The only excep tion is when a text is to be printed repeatedly that is when the print parameter Text repeti tions gt 1 or is set to Continuous In such a situation button 5 does not time each of the prints but rather groups of prints The Refresh var fields parameter from the Parameters 3 tab decides whether every successive repetitive print modifies the contents of the counters or not The distance between the beginnings of two con secutive prints produced with repetitive printing is defined with the Rep distance parameter from the Parameters 2 tab Example For the count
47. ting 5 32 G9 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 20080908 3 0 e Guide rolls on cylinder shaped elements to support rectilinear printing at the radius length along the perimeter e Guide rolls on cylinder shaped elements to support rectilinear printing along the axle longitudinally objects to be labelled dimensions are given in millimetres The printer in its working position dimensions side and front views 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme EN 33 EBS Ink Jet Systeme GmbH Alte Ziegelei 19 25 D 51588 Numbrecht Germany 49 0 2293 939 0 49 0 2293 939 3 http www ebs inkjet de O 2008 EBS Ink Jet Systems Poland Sp 2 o o ul Tarnogajska 13 50 512 Wroclaw Poland 2 48 71 367 04 11 48 71 373 32 69 http www ebs inkjet pl EBS Ink Jet Systeme
48. trol program in order to send the text file to the printer See also the note in section How to Transfer Save Text Files to in the Printer 4 Repeat steps from 1 to 3 in order to programme other texts You can save the project list to a text file using the Copy list to editor command which is available after the right mouse button has been pressed above the text library window Quick Saving Retrieving Text Files to from the Text Library In order to save the entire text library to the printer use the command Send and save text library G 2 25 File Printer control Tools Guides About Retrieve printer configuration Retrieve text and parameters Send text and parameters Save text and parameters FS Retrieve text library 75 Send and save text library Restore default settings Similarly you can retrieve the text library from the printer using the command Retrieve text library The command Send and save text library erases all text files contained in the non volatile memory of the printer Printing Text Files from the Library Select texts stored in the text library of your printer one by one by pressing button 19 5591 tor a while until bussing is heard from buzzer 33 IQ Such a switching operation can be performed regardless whether the printer is in the print state lamp 17 lights or not The buzzing from buzzer 33 00 is different for a first text On display 34 yo
49. trol Tools Guides About eism elle al keyboard kwin gt elm Sie I Font Lantea s Ue counter D anc PIER es Copy Ctrl C gt EM ou CH T7 Right to left editing ES M Paste CtrleV Advance Date Font Down counter Shift F2 petlibrary Parameters 1 Parameters Insert mark fg Univ date and time Shift F12 KR Insert date day of year Impulse generator Lower roll EBS 250 HANDJET 4 While holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU but ton and select the command Define variable field the menu displayed Then select Up counter Down counter in the list displayed The same opera tion can be performed with the menu shortcut Shift F 1 Shift F2 5 The operation described at points 2 3 and 4 can be performed by pressing the E key on the tool bar a 4 digit counter is in serted and you can adjust its length appropriately e a Keyboard kwin Bel Sisi 1 Font Latin 16x10 D EE ZER WEE EE EE ur counter 0000 NP aber oe nae ag is E m Right to left editing H Menu Pos 19 19 Built in font Latin 16 10 6 You can change other parame ters of the counter Double click the counter in
50. tton 19 should be Editing markers pressed for a short time lt 1 field incremental counter sec inserts Shift F1 blue PRINT ON OFF button 18 Variable field decremental counter should be pressed for a longer inserts Shift F2 green time gt 3 sec Variable field universal date and F button 19 should be time inserts Shift F12 turquoise pressed for a longer time gt 3 Editing markers A marker white in colour means that Wraparound marker green Font change marker brown the cursor is just on the left of the Beaininind ommonospacedext marker it can be deleted with the lt marker inserts F1 end of 2 key monospaced text inserts F2 red Text edit window Control Program MENU tool bar ib EBS 250 V1 5 My printer EBS 250 File Printer control Tools Guides About Font Latin 7x5 i Right to left editing Pos 0 Length 9 Built in font Latin 7x5 Advance Date Info WE Var fields Parameters 1 Parameters 2 Parameters 3 Impulse generator Lower roll D Retrieve Transmission and error status Printer communication window window Special register and text Parameter tab window library window 20080908 3 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 23 55 TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPONENTS OF THE PORTABLE PRINTER SYSTEM DU RAUM M 4
51. u can see which of the library texts is selected The number displayed corresponds to the number in the text library 1 Start printing by pressing button 18 GD Ml 2 Print a text 3 Switch the printer to print another text by pressing button 19 3 sec l 4 Print the successive text 26 GD EBS Ink Jet Systeme In order to ensure that the printer skips over text files during the text switching operation to be performed with function key 19 delete the text name in the library and save such an empty text name in the printer Var flelds Project library Saving the Project Library ona Computer Disc The project text and print parameter library can be saved on a computer disc with the command Save project library from the File menu File Printercontral Tools Guides About Open project Lj Save projectas Open project library j project library A Open text Without parameters gt Similarly you can open the project library on your computer with the command Open project library File Printercantra Tools Guides About Open project Gi Save project as Open project library Save project library Insert image AM Open text without parameters L4 Insertimage You can quick load the project library from the computer disc to your printer with two successive commands Open project library and Send and save text library 20080908 3 0 Maintenance Sto
52. u start the Network configura tion creator and follow the creator s prompts 13 Text Files and Print rameters How to Create a Text to be Printed Regular Text See figure G Insert texts in the text edit line in the edit window Use a mouse and the following key board keys to edit a text as standard and as you do in other Windows applications to move the cursor hori zontally to the right to move the cursor hori zontally to the left Text edit window preview a print to move the cursor hori zontally to the right and highlight the text move the cursor horizon tally to the left and high light the text to delete one character to the right of the cursor to delete one character to the left of the cursor to move the cursor to the beginning of the text to move the cursor to the end of the text lt q BackSpace You can type in up to 1300 charac ters in one text D copy a text to the clipboard Ctrl C cut and copy a text to the clipboard Ctrl X paste a text from the clipboard Ctrl V A Font Latin 7x5 Elaja az Bla Be 1 preview other prints 8 sample position of the cursor change font Keyboard Ki maximum text height Hmax Hmax text edit line Right to left editing character insertion mode Built ih font Latin 7 Pos 14 Length 26 t
53. uide holes of the container connector At that mo ment arrow 12 indicates the OPEN position 3 Insert bayonets 31 into the guide holes and while pressing the con tainer against the printer turn it clockwise so that arrow 12 is in the CLOSE position When the ink container is installed the printer is ready for operation within about 10 seconds after it has been switched on How to Check Whether There is any Ink in the Ink Container When the printer stops printing make sure that there is no ink in the con tainer You can assess the ink level in the container in two ways 1 Weigh the printer on installing a new container write down the weight When the container is empty the weight of the printer is smaller by about 83 grams 2 Detach the full container from the printer place it with its bayonets 31 up into a vessel whose diame ter is slightly greater than the di ameter of the container and pour water so that the container starts floating without turning upside down Mark the water level on the vessel before line 1 and af ter line 2 the full container has been immersed Then insert the empty container and mark the immersion level line 3 You can check the ink consumption level at any time by immersing the container in water and comparing the current level with the previous lines lines 2 and 3 Make sure there is always the same water level in the vessel line 1 3 11 Replacing

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