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1. Insert Text Insert Time Insert Lago Insert Variable Field Insert Counter Insert Bar code Insert Text TTF Insert Data matrix code Select Find Find amp replace Copy Strg C Paste Strg V Paste text from clipboard Delete Object Delete all Objects Refresh View Properties iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 23 mie 4 2 1 24 Create and Edit Print Text An existing object can be changed by double clicking the object When you would like to move an existing object click and hold the left mouse button over the object and then move it to a new position Objects can be moved pixel by pixel when using the arrow keys Multiple objects can be moved or deleted simultaneously To mark multiple objects click on each object while pressing the CTRL key at the same time To edit a print text a new dialog box will appear meaning that no print texts can be edited directly in the print text display area Please Note A print text should always start at the bottom edge to ensure that maximum printing speed can be achieved In order to freely place objects you must deactivate the Auto arrange option If necessary you may also need to select a smaller grid size then 8 see also section 7 4 Insert print text ia Edit print text Frinttext Double click to change this text All characters uppercase Double space 10 5 A1211 A158512 oos APB Adee Dos ATE 39 6 Bald alubt AJKE
2. The Menu System in Detail Load Item List Using F4 Product Overview mo Overview of item lists Search List number Short name Multiple print heads 001 Product with 3 different labelings bl ajwindemo Here you can load an existing item list or create a new list using the New button Please note This dialog may also be opened with the key F4 Create New You can create a new item list here Delete Current Here you can delete the item list currently shown Item list properties oo Properties of tem list lo Lei Allow duplicate item numbers Default sort order OO line number by item number by short name y OK x Lance Function Description Allow duplicate article numbers e Active in the item list item numbers can be used several times e Not active duplicate item numbers are prohibited Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret The Menu System in Detail Function Description Default sort order e line number the print texts are displayed in the order they were created e Item number the print texts are handled according to their item numbers e Short cuts the sorting is arranged according to the short cuts 7 6 Menu Print Texts Please Note This menu is only available in the Single Print Job main window mie 7 6 1 Load print text using F4 product overview an Product Overview tem number tem number Short name w OK A Ca
3. iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 39 Administration 5 1 2 Create Edit user Function User name User group New password Repeat password 5 1 3 Permissions Zo User Username Admin User group Administrator Password New password Repeat pasword vi OF x Cancel Description Here you can enter a name or employee number Here you can select from the following groups e Administrator e Preparatory Work e Machine Management e Production The groups all have different permissions see Section 5 1 3 You can enter a new password in here The new password previously entered must be repeated here A user s permissions in the AJWin software are determined according to which group they are in There are currently four different groups Group Administrator Preparatory work Machine management Production QC QA manager 5 2 Printers Permissions Can change all settings and data Can change print texts configurations and variable fields without any restrictions Users and stations cannot be created or changed This group can change station settings Otherwise it only has production permissions This user cannot change any information Currently not used AJWin maintains a list of printers together with their properties At least one printer has to be configured in the AJWin software otherwise it is not possible to create a printout 40 Software AJWin Ver
4. 516 Ob He Bacher br EI Ka Bat Pa ba eM NP MN A Da ECH mi EL GO CO ai RO CL ei EKOS OT EI LEI GIEL WO ECH RH LOL RI EI KI a o HOA PA MG G REI ROT EL Kl Jmm 10mm 20mm 30mm 40mm 50mm 60mm 70mm 80mm 90mm 100mm 110mm Zeit Time URET 120mm ee es x Sere Search for EL ee 130mm 140 AUNES Z hler Lounter LOL d uiid F2 F3 E F5 F6 F7 0 P F11 F12 F Config X Serice load 4 Send x Stop Testprint Reset B Save Copy Standard AJC COM1 position Area Description A Menu bars see Section 3 2 B List of printers see Section 3 3 C Base settings for article see Section 3 4 D Message window see Section 3 5 E Print text layout area see Section 3 6 F Main control bar see Section 3 7 G Status bar see Section 3 8 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN licenced 1 O1 3 3 1 2 16 Main Window Item list main window T S AJWin 3 5 1 TEST PC a ES System Edit Find View Itemlists Administration Extras Help ixj See List number ajwindemo TEST PC Short name H Standard AJC COM1 Productionmode 2 Download printtexts v a e 6 c Tet TESTI ommen stale mann Item number Short name Select Counter 5 Bar code 100 Simple barcode 0 All 1 Test Text 1 100 Simple Text with matrix 15 0 nothir ___ Standard EVO TCP x 2 Test2 Tip 1 100 Tip 1 for
5. Administration Description Determines how the name of a print text is built e Creates automatically print texts will have a consecutive numbering starting with 0000 0000 2 for the second print head e Short name the name is taken from the item s short name e Item number the name is taken from the item s name e Position in item list the position inside the item list will be used as the name 4 digits Determines what happens to print texts that are stored inside the inkjet e No print texts will be kept e Only current label the current label and current configuration are deleted e Delete all labels all print texts and all configurations are deleted Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 51 5 Administration Function Description e Ask every time it is up to the user Select printer automatically e No the user has to select the printer before sending data e By color type of ink and nozzle AJWin uses the first printer that matches all criteria e In the order of printers this is only valid in multiple printhead applications where all printers get one print text Behaviour of buttons Start Stop Service always active the user can always use these buttons Only stop active after transmit printing has to be stopped before another print text can be sent Automatic status query When activated the AJWin software will fetch the actual state of the printer as soon as it
6. Afterwards enter the path of the data link file in this field like this FILE NAME F test udl Please Note You can also copy the contents of the data link file into this field You can enter an SQL command here for ADO queries Example Select from User pulls all user information from a table named User Note The SQL command may contain the following variables in the where clause e SPromptUser the operator will be prompted for a value e SarticlenoS the article number of the print text If the query returns multiple columns you can name a column here exactly If you leave this field blank the first column will always be used 5 5 4 Additional information for serial numbers The following fields are only active when required by the type of access Function Default value Start value Description e Here you can specify a simple format for the serial number Examples for serial numbers with 8 digits Example ABC results in 00024ABC 00025ABC 00026ABC Example UVW results in UVW 0024 UVW 0025 UVW 0026 Here you can specify the serial number s starting value Please note that this value should only be set one time It is possible to make changes at a later time but you may end up printing some serial numbers twice K Wildcards in prompted user text When using a prompted user text the field default value
7. Reverse Negative Rotate OU Fieldindex Function Time format Standard variations Time format Custom Change 4 2 4 User defined time format mie 26 Please note This button will open the window for user defined time formats User defined date time formats may contain elements that are not available with all printers e Test the resulting format on all printers before using it in a productive environment e If possible avoid the use of only 1 char only 2 char and only 3 char Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret ES user defined date time format Available datetime oe Complete date minutes seconds shift code short name of month day of week abbreyiation day of week numenc Monday 0 day of week numernc Monday 1 1508601 day of weeklnumenc Sunday Oil day of week numeric Sunday Jil Day of year julian date Week of year number of quarter day alpha year alpha hourlalphal month hexadecimal digit Not supported by every printer Formatted date Save as template Create and Edit Print Text e Selected datetime elements P complete gt month shift up pear ee only 1 char I only 2 char gt d shitt down only 3 char gt L lz A 25 01 13 13 53 vi OK x Cancel This window is divided into four parts A On the left side A list of date and time
8. Upside down Reverse Negative Rotate OU Fieldindes ak mark DEFAULT kars M23 x Function Print text All characters uppercase Double space X Pos Y Pos Bold Special characters wi OK x Lance Description Enter the text to be printed here The rest of the fields in this dialog box determine how the print text will be shown and printed When you activate this option before closing the dialog box the software will convert all text into uppercase letters The space between the letters is doubled Here you can manually adjust the X position of the object Here you can manually adjust the Y position of the object This value determines how often a single row of ink is repeated The default setting is 1 which corresponds to the normal width of a letter Comparison of normal and bold type see figure Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 4 2 2 iret Function Upside down Reverse Negative Rotate 90 Index field Font Insert special characters Function Grid with special characters Text cn Selection of special characters EL Jm e E u g amp RW Create and Edit Print Text Description Bald printing ol D encoder pulses After activating this option the object is rotated by 180 degree After activating this option the object is printed backwards Activate this option to display the object inversely i e white and black areas s
9. e ein nn nm am tim nx nm oo me win nx nm o men min nn nm o oo o i oi ol oi o MN ul ms Dein nn man ve 1 nein ns man men 1 im ns nn me in nm nn o 80 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Technical Information O AJWin alphaJET C alphaJET evo into tempo a omea ein ns man a ow ein ns man a esma xm ns man a poma win nm nm 2 omea im na ns o se im na ns o EE 32 EEE EEE PM_ map DM ma 33 40 EE Gg PM_ Gd PM_ zZ qual 41 48 fast norm PM_48 PM_48 qual 9 3 Using interface converters Verwendung A lot of PCs do not have a RS232 interface anymore and therefore the alphajet C printers must often be connected with an interface converter Given the fact that there are a lot of interface converters we can only give some general recommendations e A connection via Ethernet is in general very robust e The available low cost USB adapters tend to change the connection sporadically the connection is less robust in general e The use of WLAN in an industrial environment should be supervised by a specialist company 9 3 1 Settings for Moxa NPort Series The ethernet converter of the company Moxa NPort 5110 and comparable others can be approached directly in the TCP mode The following adjustments have proved of value Parameter Value Operation Mode TCP Server TCP alive check time 0 99min Inactivity time Max connection Packing length iret Software AJWin
10. sucked at the dip pipe If this isn t the case the flow of ink is turned off Monitor Inksystem pressure This options has no function on the alphaJET C printer Menu Delete Error List This deletes the current list of errors in the printer Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 2 mio 9 1 3 mie iret Technical Information Technical Information Notes for System Administrators Move program directory Tested operating systems The program AJWin was developed and tested with Windows XP SP2 and Windows 7 Note for Windows 7 In Windows 7 it can happen that the main window looks puzzled The reason is an incompatible adjustment in the registry see as well http answers microsoft com en us windows forum windows 7 windows programs ms sans serif font is bigger 835d20d3 b93d 408b 9245 84bfda341946 The following entry in the registry solves the problem HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Fonts MS Sans Serif 8 10 12 14 18 24 SSERIFE FON MS Serif 8 10 12 14 18 24 SERIFE FON Courier 10 12 15 COURE FON Paths files and databases To save data the open source database sqlite3 is used All data and settings are stored there including the path to the fonts The database does not need to be installed separately it is contained in the file ajwin sqb The database itself is usually saved in the directory where the AJWin
11. Description This is the default value The main window shows exactly one print text Typical application e The PC is always connected to the printers e The operator selects the current print text at the PC e The display of the printer is only used for maintenance The main window contains a list with several different print texts Typical application e Several print texts have to be sent at the same time They are stored permanently in the printer e The operator selects the actual print text at the display of the printer The main window shows two or three print texts for every article number Typical application e Pharmaceutical industry where one box needs multiple printouts Must not be used without explicit permission from a service technician Normally you have to configure at least one printer to use the AJWin software Two printers are predefined after installation 12 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Installation amp Setup e standard AJC COM1 is configured for using an alphaJET C printer connected to COM 1 with 38400 Baud and parity even e standard EVO TCP is configured to connect an alphaJET evo printer with ethernet interface To adjust the settings the appropriate printer has to be selected ES Manage printers Search Printer name H Standarcd AJC COM1 otandard AJC COM Standard EWO TER bbas Frinter model Color of ink Type ofink Nozzle Alphal
12. Function Description Search Search for a variable field The search responds to each keystroke and always jumps to the most appropriate entry in the list of variable fields New A new variable field is created and the dialog to edit the properties is opened afterwards Edit Opens the editor for the properties of variable fields Delete Deletes a variable field Warning AJWin software will delete a field without checking if it is still in use Warning Changing variable fields after their first use is dangerous e Changing the length of a variable field at a later time can cause the existing print texts to be moved and or have holes 54 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 5 5 2 Variable field settings Function Display name Length Fixed length Default value Start value Comments Type of access Test button iret Administration ES Edit definition of variable field Display name Length Detault value Start value Serial number Comment Kind of access Connection Query text Column name Personnel number d fixed length 06515 1 Flease enter your personnel number User prompted text w OK Cancel Test Description This name is displayed as a placeholder when you use the field in a print text The number of letters and characters reserved for this field The operator is not allowed to enter less characters than specified This default value
13. MET Date Bibliotheken JA23X15 MFT Anderungsdatum 23 12 2010 12 59 MFT Datei _ A32X22 MFT 26 05 2009 13 54 MFT Datei A A ak_mark mft 01 03 2010 06 18 MFT Datei Computer DEFAULT MFT 23 12 2010 12 59 MEI Datei _ D m p Dateiname A9X6 MFT 10x5 mit A7X5 MFT amt v Z re Netzwerk Dateityp Metronicfonts mft v Abbrechen Schreibgesch tzt ffnen G Copy and register file o o fete Sending file C Program Files iret ajwin font 39 5t mft OK Sending file c cu font 1 0x5 met OK Sending file c cu font 4 Zb MFT OK Sending file c cu font a9x5 mft Sending file c cu fonta9x5t mft Ok X Cancel iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 73 7 8 5 7 8 6 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 8 9 7 8 10 7 8 11 7 8 12 mie 74 The Menu System in Detail File transmission copy logos from printer to PC Copies all logos from the printer into the PC s import list File transmission copy labels from printer to PC Copies all print texts from the printer into the PC s import list File transmission copy fonts from printer to PC Copies all fonts from the printer into the PC s import list Import data insert file into recent item See section Set printer clock Ga Set Date amp Time Current PC Date 17 01 13 Current PL Time 15 03 51 Pressing OF the printerclock will be setto Current PL Time NEW Printer Date 17 01 13 MEW Printer Time 17 08 10 You ca
14. Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 8 9 GE Ze 9 3 3 82 Technical Information Parameter Value Delimiter 1 Disable 0 Delimiter 2 Disable 0 Delimiter Process Do Nothing Force Transmit Local TCP Port 4001 Command port Other ethernet RS232 converters Manufacturer Model ICPDAS Model Series 7188E1 7188E8 Tested in TCP mode UDP mode not supported W amp T Tested in TCP mode USB RS232 converter Manufacturer Model Moxa Model Uport 1410 Please Note Metal housing external power supply optional Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN Iret 10 10 1 Nr 1001 1105 1106 1107 1110 1119 1120 1159 1160 1161 1170 1202 1904 3007 3101 34003 iret Troubleshooting List of Error Messages Type Error Error Warning Error Error Error Warning Error Error Error Warning Error Warning Error Message text Error in Print text at position Text will be cut Error initializing the interface for port Application is starting in demo mode because no dongle has been found The name of No fonts loaded Print texts can not be shown The fonts directory does not exist Print texts can not be shown Not enough printer licences available Requested printer model is not supported by this software No licence for Status request X continuous errors status request terminated Pl
15. at stat 0 nothing H Color of ink v Nozzle um 0 v Repeat distance mm 1000 Correction mm 9 Number of repetitions 0 Function Description The lt gt buttons These are used to move between the items Search for Enter some of an article description here and the software will automatically search for the item in the main window When the item is found the background color of the input field changes to green Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 3 5 iret Function Item number Short name Comment Counter at start Color of ink Nozzle Repeat distance mm Correction mm Number of repetitions Area D Message Window Main Window Description otherwise it is yellow Enter the number of the item here You can add a short name here Additional information regarding the print text 0 nothing the counter reading on the printer remains unchanged 1 to zero the counter reading on the printer is reset to zero 2 query the operator is asked to specify the start value for the counter reading on the printer Select the ink color This selection is compared to the station settings before beginning the printing process e f the color matches with printer 1 this printer will be activated e f the color matches with printer 2 this printer will be activated e f the color does not match any printer an error message will be shown You can adjust the nozzle When a value other
16. characters e For counters enter the symbol in the bar code text e Enter an within the bar code to encode a time or date e Using a variable field is attached to the print text Using this button you can open the dialog box to edit the properties of the counter More details can be found in Section 4 2 8 More details can be found in Section 4 2 3 Here you can select a variable field Select the desired type of bar code from the list Please Note Not all of the printer s options are available Specifies the height of the bar code in pixels Here you can select if and where plaintext should be printed Please Note Not all of the printer s options are available The number of empty pixels before the bar code The number of empty pixels after the bar code amp Please Note I The meaning of the other functions is discussed in section 4 2 1 32 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 4 2 10 mie 4 2 11 mie iret Create and Edit Print Text Insert text TTF By clicking on the menu item Insert Text TTF you can use Windows fonts in your print texts When transferring these texts to the printer they are automatically converted into a logo meaning you can only print static texts It is not possible to use date and time objects mo TruelypeFont Object Upside down Reverse Negative Rotate OU Fieldindex Please Note The texts are automatically cut t
17. data import a report is shown in which all actions faults and warnings are listed ES Report of import Summary General information Date 88 01 2013 11 38 73 Software z AJWin 3 4 3 6 Import from directory C Program Files iret yajwin 4import Standard AJC COMIN Inkjet model TAlphaJetc Humber of imported files 5 Print texts H Logos 25 Fonts Error statistics A Fatal errors B Error 1 Warnings 44 Infomative messages EI Schlie en Short cut Description WW Warning the import of a file could not be completed because a special condition has occured EE Error The import of a file was completed with an error OK The import was successful 6 3 Importing a Current Print Text With this function the current print text is imported without further inquiry This function can be found in the printer s context menu in the list of printers 62 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 6 4 iret Import of Printer Data This function is only intended for users who need several tries to create a print text and where printer and PC are far away from each other Other users should normally not use this function because of its many limitations ee e add printer Test TE d Remove printer State Ready to print Import current label Counter i Properties Limitations This function for importing the current print text has the following limitations This function is not available for all printer models In prin
18. import this means e At the import the correct configuration must be selected for each text e If a configuration is used for several texts then the letters are printed with the same width in all texts e In every case the length of a print text should be checked sample likely after the import Additionally the following restrictions when importing print texts have to be taken into account e When a print text is prepared with AJWin and is then imported by the printer the information about variable fields is lost e At the import of texts of an alphaJET evo not all logos can be implemented at present This applies particularly to texts which were prepared before with AJWin e Only such bar codes are imported which are supported by AJWin e When importing from alphaJET evo then only fonts are supported which are available for the alphaJET C Import all data of a printer This process is carried out in several steps which are explained in detail in the next sections In very simplified terms the following actions take place e The data are copied by the printer to the PC e The user selects the data which need to be imported e Areport of the carried out actions is announced Select printer The desired printer must be activated in the printer list Copy files Now the files are transfered to the PC via the menu item tools then copy all data of the printer to the PC Depending on the printer this process can take
19. name This is necessary when you need to make changes to a configuration but are only logged in with a user who has Production permissions only for example User logoff The current user is logged off instead the user Automat is logged in Change password You can change the password of the user currently logged in using this menu option Working on system wide specifications Via this menu item a dialog with extended allocations is achieved which applies for all Stations and printers Caution Do not change anything without consulting the service staff e Changes can affect the operational reliability and can lead to inaccurate prints e It is imperatively necessary to make a back up before using this function Specifications when laying out a new print text Variable Default Range Description CountMultitext 2 2 5 The number of print texts which are saved in the mode multiple printhead application under one item number DefaultInkColor 2097151 The ink color when laying out a new print text e black 0 e white 16777215 e 2097151 PrintDist 1000 0 Parameter for the value repeat distance mm PrintmodeHeight 0 0 48 Parameter for the pixel rate when laying out new texts PrintmodeQuality 2 0 2 Parameter for the print quality when laying out new texts StrokeDistance 3000 100 10000 Parameter for the distance between two strokes in 1 10um Specifications when laying out a new print objec
20. pixels on or off Auto arrange When this option is active the AJWin software ensures that no print text objects overlap Add new print objects at the end Print objects are added directly at the end of the print text to create a compact print layout and to avoid that the print objects must be additionally compressed Menu item list Please Note This menu is only available in the Item list main window An item list is a collection of print texts which are organized into a list How you organize your print texts into item lists is ultimately dependant on the way you plan on using the AJWin software The following scenarios are conceivable Using only a single item list This makes sense if you only have a few print texts to manage You may want to check whether the Single Print Job main window is more suiting to your needs Item lists for products This is often used in cable manufacturing for example when a cable harness needs to be printed with many individual lines Item lists for product groups When you would like to print on a wide variety of different products it makes sense to divide these products into groups You can then create one or more than one item list for each group Item lists for individual clients When you produce products for a number of different clients it can make sense to divide the item lists up by client Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 69 7 5 1 7 5 3 7 5 4 70
21. several minutes During this time different progress reports are displayed Es dauert noch Found 51 files in AJC Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Import of Printer Data After the end of the assignment the files are in the sub folder import lt name of the printer gt of the AJWin directory 6 2 3 Importing files To import the files copied before on the PC the menu item tools import of printer files is used This menu item opens the following dialog vn Options for import of inkjet files 7 Import labels Uvenwte existing labels Import configuration Configuration has the same name as the label One configuration for all labels Import logos Uvenwte existing logos Convert logos to Windows bitmap format bmp Import fonts Overnante existing fonts iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 59 Import of Printer Data Function Importing texts Automatic overwriting of existing texts Importing a configuration Name of the configuration is the same name as the print text One configuration for all texts importing texts Importing logos e Automatic overwriting of existing logos Changing logos into the Windows bitmap format BMP Importing fonts e Automatic overwriting of existing fonts Description Activated print texts shall be imported Deactivated no print texts are imported Activated when a print text al
22. software is installed When you would like to save it in a different location you can save the path in the Windows registry The registry key is HKEY LOCAL MACHINE Software iret ajwin databasepath Please Note You also have the ability to copy the ajwin sqb file to another PC You only need to make sure that the logos and fonts are also on the PC you are copying to List of files and folders in the program folder File Access Description doc r Place for all the documentation locale r Files for localization ajwin exe r X The application codemeter exe r X Used for copy protection codemeter ini r Used for copy protection sqlite3 def r Additional file for the database sqlite3 dll r X Database driver Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 79 9 Technical Information File Description WibuCm32 dll r X Used for copy protection WupiEngine32 dll r X Used for copy protection 9 1 5 List of files and folders in the data directory Folder Description import rw All files copied for the printer to the PC are stored in this folder font r The fonts which are included are saved in this folder logo rw The logos graphics are saved in this folder ajwin sqb rw Database with all labels 9 2 List of printing modes AJWin alphaJET C alphaJET evo into tempo O mme e n 5 0 HiSpeed 1HS5 PM_07 PM_A15 es vin nn nn o men sin nn nm ie ein nn nm mn vm nn nm e mm vin nn nn men min nn nm o
23. user 0 nothir soa 3 Test3 Text 2 100 Misc elements 0 nothi This one Text TEST3 x 4 Test4 Umlaute 100 Test with german umlauts D nothir l State Printstop Zeien ere StandardAJC COM2 ae e Delete Text RANDOMTEXT Ste oD 5 All Counter d SS SS SE ltem number Bar code Counter at start D nothing v Repeat distance mm 100 Short name Bar code Comment Simple barcode printed lenathDesired value mm 59 Actual value mm 58 75 Strokes total 197 ER Re on ERTL AAN LULL Rn LL Le De Uo LU I LO LI I Uy IIs BN EN LL LO Ga LT Jmm 10mm mm mm mm 50mm mm 70mm mm mm 100mm 10mm 120mm TEST PC Area A position Description licenced dl m F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F 0 Fg Eli r 12 Copy Menu bars see Section 3 2 List of printers see Section 3 3 Message window see Section 3 5 Print text layout area see Section 3 6 Main control bar see Section 3 7 Status bar see Section 3 8 Name of the item list see Section 3 9 Grid with all entries in the item list see Section 3 10 Operations to deal with entries in the item list see Section 3 11 Properties of the selected print text see Section 3 12 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 3 143 3 2 mie iret Main Window W Multiple printhead application a AJWin 3 5 1 Standard AJC COM1 Ce es System Printtet View Administration Extras Help ixj TEST PC Wem number M
24. 13 V 3 5 1 EN 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 Introduction Introduction Brief Introduction This manual describes the program AJWin which is used to control industrial inkjet printers on a Windows based PC The program was developed using the alphaJET C and alpheJet Evo printers by KBA Metronic AG and is based on our many years of experience with these devices Both the RS232 serial port as well as the Ethernet to RS232 adapter can be used to connect the printer with the PC The AJWin program runs on the Windows 7 XP and 2000 operating systems The standard version of the AJWin program supports almost all of the printer s capabilities and for special applications additional devices can be used to carry out complex control procedures Symbols amp Terms Typographic symbols amp terms Typographic Symbol Description The font Courier The Courier font s symbols are used to show the symbols contained on the keyboard The bullet point e The bullet point is used to show steps which should be carried out one after the other or to show a list General symbols amp terms Term Description The word select The word select is used for executing a command in a menu and for activating acommand button in a dialog field or help window The sentence click button The sentence click button means that the button needs to be clicked by using the mouse to start the given action The wor
25. 2 phases means that the printer analyzes both the forward and backward movement iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 43 Administration Function Description Invert encoder phases With this button the detection of the moving direction of the printer is adjusted to the actual conditions This function must be activated when the product moves forward but when the printer interprets this action as backward Speed of belt conveyor When using the internal cycle the speed of the production line must be production line specified in mm s Circumference measuring wheel When using the shaft encoder the circumference of the measuring wheel mm must be exact by two positions after the decimal point Enter the circumference of the measuring wheel in mm here Shaft encoder pulses rotation When using a shaft encoder the number of impulses per rotation must be specified The correct value is usually found on the name plate of the shaft encoder Resulting resolution AJC This additional information is only for informative purposes and corresponds to the setting which the alphaJET C printer uses as its internal resolution given in the defined settings also see the KBA Metronic AG user s manual This value can not be modified Print orientation The following adjustments are possible ABEL HBC Upside down J94 mirrored J8A Reverse 5 2 9 Print trigger Here the start of the print is configu
26. 4 Testd Umlaute 100 Test with german urnlauts E D Barcode Barcode 100 Simple barcode This table shows all the print texts belonging to the item list Print texts can be marked with a double click but only when the production mode Upload print texts is selected Please note It is not possible to change the content of the entries directly in the table use the input fields in section E instead see section3 12 Area J Operations to Deal with Item List Entries To the right of the table you have further editing options using the menu items Select Insert Delete Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 21 22 Main Window A Mone This one Insert Atsat Here Atend Delete This one A Select e All All the print texts will be marked e None All print texts will be unmarked e This one The current entry in the list will be either marked or unmarked depending on its actual state Insert e At start Anew print text is created and added at the beginning of the list e Here Anew print text is created and added at the current position in the list e At end Anew print text is created and added at the end of the list Delete e This one The current print text will be removed from the list e All All print texts will be removed Area K Settings for Item List Entries Item number Bar code Counter at start 0 nothing MM Repeat distance mm 100 Short na
27. 5 7 8 10 Copy logfile to desktop csessesesesennensnensennnensensennesennenennesensnseenenennen 75 Zelt Menu TE EE 75 7 8 12 ROW MAN EE 75 7 8 43 System nl de dt e DE 76 7 8514 PWOUCAIW EE 76 EEN EELER ne ee ae es ae 77 Bel MER PON d en 78 8 2 Menu Cleaning functons ccc cece cece cece eee cee eens cece e eee eeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeecs 78 8 3 Menu Mixing tank due len EE 79 84 MENU le Tu deg EE 79 8 9 MENU Delete Error EIS Eee ee ne ae ner 79 Cp Ce delen CC Le BE 80 iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 5 Table of Contents 9 1 Notes for System Administrator un ea asien 80 9 1 1 MOVE Program directory 80 9 1 2 Tested operating systems EE 80 9 1 3 Paths files and databaees nennen nn 80 9 1 4 List of files and folders in the program Tolder ccc cece cece cee ceecceeceecceecees 80 9 1 5 List of files and folders in the data directorv cc cece ccc c ccc eececeececeeceeeecees 81 92 E RL eg BEIN INSTNOGS ae es ee ee ee a ee ee ae 81 9 3 Using interface converters Verwendung 82 9 3 1 Settings for Moxa NPOrt Series ccescecccccccccceccceccesccesceeccesceeseeceseecescs 82 9 3 2 Other ethernet RS232 CONVErTETLS cccecccncccnccccnsccesccnscescescescecescessascaes 83 9 3 3 USB IR SZ 32 CONYV Cll EE 83 10 ee le ne e lu 84 10 1 List of Error Messages eier rer 84 6 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Table of Contents iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01
28. Alphalet E w OK Shows you the current version of the AJWin software Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 75 8 Service Printer 8 Service Printer Here you can see the printer s technical details its status and its error list H Service Functions Functions Clean Functions Mixtank functions Control Clear Errorlist Inktemperature KS Ready to print Inklevel Pressure 2 04 bar Print released Solventlevel Relative Viscosity Viscosimeter filltime z lser E Inkflow Errorlist version Printhead closed Sersice Mode Purnps Inktype Unknown 3 Nozzle DbUum Refresh C Print Ready On Off Ink On Off Pumps Undolt Function Ink temperature Pressure Relative viscosity Viscometer fill time Error list Version Ink type Nozzle Description Shows the current ink temperature in C 1 Shows the current pressure in the ink system in millibar The pressure is related to the nozzle of the printer for this reason no authoritative information can be given Indicates the viscosity of the ink the value should always move toward 0 but it can fluctuate based on the following conditions gt 0 The ink mixture is too viscous solvent must be added 0 Optimal viscosity lt 0 The ink mixture is too thin more ink must be added The time required to fill the viscometer This value is the basis for calculating the relative viscosity The errors fro
29. CAN le EE 42 5 2 4 EE EE 43 5 2 5 PANE att EEN A4 5 2 6 Ze 5 SE 46 5 2 7 DONS ee a ea eier 47 923 PANO OOU E 48 5 3 1 List Of printer SOUPS u an near 48 SA dg Le E 48 5 4 1 IST Of SEA OT ee e 49 5 4 2 Base SEHEN ee see De er ee ee 50 5 4 3 Data AV Le DE 51 5 4 4 P DIO TO LEE 52 5 4 5 POVON E 52 923 VAr F e EE 53 5 5 1 List of variable Telds ses EErEE EEEN 54 5 5 2 Variable field settini EE 55 5 5 3 Additional fields for database ouertes cece ceeccecceeececeeeceeeeecnceeceeees 56 5 5 4 Additional information for serial numbers 56 5 5 5 Wildcards in prompted user Text 56 5 5 6 Wildcard for system Copnstants sense nennnne 57 POCO Printer Data sense een een en 58 6 1 VEER 58 6 2 Import all dataoraprnter cee e eee c cence ence ee eee eens eeeeeeeeeeeeceeteceeteeeeeeeeees 58 6 2 1 EE DISD ee 58 6 2 2 KENE EE 58 6 2 3 IMPON TIROL rear 59 6 2 4 Selection of the configuration E 60 6 2 5 selection OF Print EXIS eege Ee ER 61 6 2 6 R ODON EE 62 6 3 Importing a Current Print Text erneuern 63 6 4 Importing a File into the Current Wem 63 The Menu System in E 64 PN M Tu EE 64 7 1 1 SLALION gd ue 64 7 1 2 WISE NOON NEEN 64 7 1 3 ISGP e e EE 64 7 1 4 Chance e te E 64 7 1 5 Working on system wide SPECIFICATIONS cece ec eec cece eecceeceeeceeceeceeeeceeeeces 64 7 1 6 STEE 67 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Table of Contents Fat INOW E el E 67 7 5 ME F WEE 67 7 3 1 EELER 67 7 3 2 Seal Chi Or S
30. Description These keys are generally found on every standard English IBM Windows keyboard The sign seen between two names of keys means that the keys must be pressed at the same time The sign seen between two names of keys means that the keys must be pressed one after the other General terms that are used often in this manual Description The term configuration is used to describe all of the printer settings that are not directly part of the print text yet which influence the look and or style of the printout This is a print text including all associated settings An item list is a collection of print texts which are organized into a list The list of all printers that are configured for use at a station The list of printers is normally shown at the left side of the main windows A logo is a graphic used in a print text We use the term object to describe a part of a print text this can be a logo or a bar code for instance A continuous inkjet printer Logical group of printers Example all printers in one production hall We use the term print text when discussing an inscription to be printed which can be comprised of various objects text graphics bar codes etc Describes the physical print of a printed text from an inkjet printer A station can either be a PC used for preparation or a PC on a production line Every station must have a unique name in the AJWin program Software AJWin Ve
31. MONrl NANG ee eet de EE i 67 7 33 Goto print text NUMBER an nun 67 7 3 4 PAERD O a E EE 67 7 3 5 PING E EEE E E EE A EEA 68 TA dE VOW ee EE 68 7 4 1 Reegelen 68 7 4 2 SEI dee 69 7 4 3 LOOWM EE 69 7 4 4 SHOW ee ae een este 69 7 4 5 AO E e 69 7 4 6 Add new print objects at the end 69 7 9 MENU EE eege 69 7 5 1 Load Item List Using F4 Product Uverview 70 7 5 2 TS NEW ee EE 70 7 5 3 DEIETE LUFT EE 70 7 5 4 item list DEOBEIEIES EE 70 2 0 MENU PETE E ee a ee 71 7 6 1 Load print text using F4 product Ooverview 71 7 6 2 Create NEW Eer 71 7 6 3 DELETE e gue E WEE 72 7 6 4 Properties for single print text EE 72 Fol EEGENEN 72 ey Manage EE 72 7 7 2 Ee e CGN CN 72 7 7 3 Manage printer el e EE 72 7 1 4 Manage e EE 72 7 7 5 Manage variable TCU EE 72 7 7 6 SOW Mistory OF CHANGE ee EE 73 7 8 WC EX E 73 7 8 1 Copy all files from Printer to PC sans 73 8 2 Import of printer TNS urn 73 7 8 3 File transmission Copy logos to pDrinter cee cece cece cee ceceececeececeeeeeeececs 73 7 8 4 File transmission copy fonts toprinter ccc cece cece cece nsec ceceececeececeeceeees 73 7 8 5 File transmission copy logos from printer tobtC cece cceeceeceeeeecees 74 7 8 6 File transmission copy labels from printer tobt cece cceeceeceeeecees 74 7 8 7 File transmission copy fonts from printer to PC ccc cece cee cece eeceeecneeecees 74 7 8 8 Import data insert file into recent tem 74 7 8 9 EE EE 7
32. The AJWin software can use logos in the alphaJET C and alphaJET B as well as Windows bitmap formats This means that you can create a new logo with almost any Windows graphics software and save it to the logo directory When creating the logo however only the colors black and white should be used and the maximum logo measurements must be observed The following picture shows you an example of how a graphic s attribute should be set in the Windows Paint software You do have to adjust the height and width to fit your needs of course Image Properties File Attributes Last Saved 7 6 2009 11 27 AM Size on disk 828 4KB Resolution 96 DPI Units Inches Centimeters o Pixels Height 20 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 29 4 2 7 mie 30 Create and Edit Print Text Insert variable field ES Dialog for Variable Request Template Selection Machine number Double space Pos Y Fos Bald Upside down Reverte Negative Rotate OU Fieldindex In this dialog box you can select an existing template from the drop down menu Select Template In the menu Tools Manage Variable Fields you can create new variable fields or edit existing templates Using variable fields you can variably set up certain parts of a print text for example requiring the user to enter their personnel number or the order number When starting production the AJWin software collects all the variable fields and pr
33. User Manual Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 iret Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung elektronischer Steuerungen mbH 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret GmbH Paul Engelhard Weg 50a D 48167 M nster T 49 251 615138 49 251 617631 E Mail info iret de Internet www iret de Table of Contents 1 MOJU Le EE 8 let BEGET WE OGUCTION srdecscpocteectce oe EE ee 8 1 2 SYMONS TERN ee ee er ee en rege seen 8 1 2 1 Typographic symbols amp terms cece ee cece cee ceeeeceeeeceeeeceeseeeeceeeecseeeces 8 127 2 General symbols amp terme 8 Se ie 9 1 2 4 K VDO nee E see ae ee 9 1 25 Ener LOFT E 9 z Installation E Te WE 11 2 1 Requirements for Installaton ccc cece cece ccc e cence eee ceeceeeeeeceeeceeceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 2 2 REENEN 11 2 3 Wie FIRS Sl al CUD EE 11 2 3 1 Basic e ag EECH e EE 12 23 2 POG ee ue EE 13 2 3 3 LOGON TO THE SOM E 14 3 Main WINGAOW un este en 15 3 1 Description of the Different Main Windows 15 3 1 1 Single print item main WINKOW cccesccesccecceccecccecesceceseeceseeceseecesceceses 15 3 1 2 item list main WINGOW ee 16 3 1 3 Multiple printhead applicaton cee ccecceeceeeceeccecceeeeeeceeeeseceeces 17 32 AGIA MEN TEE 17 323 AP ELCO P T eR S 18 3 4 Area C Base settings for eme 18 3 5 Area D Message A ue e EE 19 3 06 Alea E Print TexC Payout Al Caines EE 20 3 7 Med Mai Control EE 20 38 Pea EE ee Ee 21 3 9 Area H Base Settings for Item ist 21 3 10 Area E Entries in the Item ERBE e
34. ams 2 3 The First Startup When first starting AJWin a number of dialog boxes with the most important settings for your PC will appear in this case the PC is referred to as a station Information exa Oo Message no 1124 TAppTasks New station created Please adjust the settings in the following dialog to your needs Hint You can make changes later via Shift F2 or menu System Station settings Confirm with OK 1 In Windows 7 it can happen that the main window looks puzzled The reason is an incompatible adjustment in the registry See section 9 1 2 iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 11 Installation amp Setup 2 3 1 Basic configuration These settings determine the general operation mode of the AJWin software Default settings are correct for the most part however you should make the following adjustments if necessary e Select the desired main window e Select your language of choice All settings may be changed later for a detailed description see section 5 4 7 Station Settings Base settings Operation modes Fath Preview images Station Computer Name TEST PC Machine number Auto Logon Lanquage Main window Selection of main window Single text processing Item list processing Multiple printhead application Customer application 2 3 2 Add a printer DU Admin en EH single print jab r w OK Cancel
35. are saved Please Note In the Single Print Job window all print texts which have been changed are saved The item selected is copied e In the Item list window the copied print text is inserted without comments e In the Single Print Job window you will first be asked to give your print text a name Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 3 8 3 9 3 10 iret Main Window Area G Status Bar Standard AJC COM1 position licenced Information regarding the status of the AJWin software is shown here Area H Base Settings for Item List List number aywinderma Shor Name 7 Productionmode 2 Texttranster e Comment Function Description List number The name of the current list that is loaded at the moment Short name You can add a short name here Production mode Select how the software should react when the Transmit button is pressed Production mode 0 Single Print Job e The active label will be send to the printer e Printing will be started afterwards Production mode 2 Download Print texts e All the marked labels will be send to the printer including all necessary logos and configuration data e Printing will not be started Comment Additional information regarding the list Area Entries in the Item List Marked Mo Article number Short Name Distance Comment E 100 Simple Text with matris 15 2 Test Tip 1 100 Tip 1 for user A 3 Test Text 2 100 Misc elements
36. bove but covers the type of ink Default value 0 Same as above but covers the size of the nozzle The AJWin software currently supports the connection of a printer using either the classic RS232 serial port COM1 COM9 as well as using an Ethernet RS232 adapter For this purpose the adapter must communicate by using a simple TCP or UDP protocol and must be configured with a fixed baud rate see the compatibility list 12 5 ae ar ceri ge Base settings Communication oy stemlD Printer ID and Head Interface Doud rate Parity IP address f hostname Forforrecewing data Fort for sending data A COM 1 38400 2 ewen geradej 127 0 0 1 4001 4001 ES Function System ID Printer ID Printer Head Description Enter the PC s system ID here Default value P Enter the system ID of the alphaJET C printer in here Default value A In printers with several and independent print heads the correct print head has to be selected here because AJWin manages each print head separately Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Administration Function Description Default value 1 Interface Here you can specify whether the printer is connected over a network TCP UDP or directly to the RS232 port Baud rate It sets the baud rate that corresponds to the baud rate selected on the printer Default value 38400 Parity Sets the parity that corresponds to the parity selec
37. d activated The word activated is used when discussing a button or menu option that is shown in black and is available to be used to start a particular action The word deactivated The word deactivated is used when describing a button or menu option that is shown in gray and is not available The word select The word select is used when discussing a blinking element to which an action will be applied as well as for selecting an option in a dialog field Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Introduction 1 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 5 iret Mouse Term Position cursor Click Double Click Right mouse button Keyboard Term ENTER ESC CTRL and ALT keys Di A HI Sign ge HI Sign General terms Term Configuration Item Item list List of printers Logo Object Printer Printer group Print text Printout Station The explanations in this manual primarily apply to use the program with a mouse The use of keyboard shortcuts can be read about in the section entitled Keyboard Description Moving the cursor to the desired position on the screen using the mouse Pressing the left mouse button and immediately releasing it without moving the mouse Quickly clicking two times in a row Open the context menu The names of keys used correspond to those used on most standard IBM Windows keyboards and are all listed in capital letters
38. e ne 21 3 11 Area J Operations to Deal with Item List Entree 22 3 12 Area K Settings for Item List Entries ccc ccc ec cee sees ceeccecccescesceeceesceeseeeceeseecess 22 4 Create and Edit Print Text ssessesossossossessesoeooesosoosoessesososssosoosoossooeeo 23 4 1 Create a New Print EE 23 4 2 Insert Move and Edit ODIJOCCUS e gtt Ae 23 4 2 1 MSE DIL E 24 4 2 2 insert special Char AC TEE 25 4 2 3 INSEL ee sr 26 4 2 4 User defined time ee 26 4 2 5 INSEL NOS E 28 4 2 6 EEN 29 4 2 7 sert variable E BEE 30 4 2 8 IN COUN E EE 31 4 2 9 INSEL Dal COC see nern ensure see 32 4 2 10 SEELE CU eege 33 4 2 11 Insert data matrix Code ENEE 33 4 3 Additional Functions in the Context Menu 35 4 3 1 ge EE 35 4 3 2 N ee een ee 35 4 3 3 Paste text from e leie e une 35 4 3 4 DELETE OD EC Eee essen E 35 4 3 5 pelete aN ODE ne re ee ea ee 35 4 3 6 EENHEETEN 35 iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 3 Table of Contents 4 3 7 POD TO Bee ge ee aa AEE EEEE EEEE EA 35 4 4 PEINLONLCORLISUFAL ION wacowe csiewcacacsewnccss occecieac caddie ceamwusssauuseasied EE Er ren 35 4 4 1 Bia EE le E PEEP EP ee TPE T E ree ee ersehen 36 4 4 2 RINLE ee EE 37 4 4 3 Distance Meastrement EE 38 AMINU o ON nee ran ern 39 2 el WE 39 5 1 1 EIS EOP EE 39 5 1 2 Create Edil USO sorrires n enor Er sac ge 40 5 1 3 Su SON CN 40 SA od Ot eee eee ee eee ee en E ee ee eee re 40 5 2 1 EISE Ol siele E 41 5 2 2 BISSCHEN EE 41 5 2 3 ONIN
39. e second print text is measured mode end start 38 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Administration 5 Administration 5 1 Users After installing the software two users are created Admin and Automat they are case sensitive The password for both is didu The Admin user has got access to all of the AJWin software s options and can create print texts The user Automat can only send print texts to the alphaJET C printer but cannot make changes to system settings or print texts Please take note of the following You can change the password for the active user by going to the System Change Password menu e The user Automat can log in without a password To do so select the user Automat from the drop down list Auto logon in the Station Settings menu e You can create new users by going to the Tools Overview of Users menu 5 1 1 List of users ES Manage users Lal Username Edited at Created at Administrator 25 02 2007 13 57 46 25 02 2007 13 57 46 Administrator 25 01 2013 20 11 17 25 02 2007 13 57 46 wf OK Cancel Function Description Search Search for a user name The search responds to each keystroke and always jumps to the most appropriate entry in the list New A new user is created and the dialog to edit the properties is opened afterwards Edit Opens the editor for the properties of a user Delete Deletes a user
40. e will be send to inkjet direction of movement iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 37 Create and Edit Print Text 4 4 3 Distance measurement Please note These settings are not available for all printers e alphaJET C only when the additional MPL program WSM extended is installed e alphaJET evo into all models except into Light mie ES Configuration settings ES Bs Base settings Frinttrigger Distance measurement MASMI Overprint suppressor 0 Off WM distance mode end gt start y OK XM Cancel Function Description Overprint suppressor Using the overprint suppressor you can prevent the print text from being printed over when the product is moving backward The overprint suppressor knows the following types of operation e Off the printer continues to print even if the product suddenly moves backwards e Always the printer constantly checks the direction of rotation and counts forward and backward pulses even if nothing is being printed This option should always be used when using a print distance higher than 0 e While printing the printer only compensates for the backward movement when actually printing WSM distance The printer measures the distance between two print texts from the end of the first print text to the beginning of the second print text When this option is not activated the distance from the beginning of the first print text to the beginning of th
41. ease close service window and reopen it Printer not ready start production nevertheless Incorrect database connection information Printer not ready start production nevertheless No connection to printer Troubleshooting Cause Adjustment The database s content does not fit to the AJWin version it is possible that the database is created with a later version of AJWin e Contact the system administrator or the Service Hotline to load a different AJWin version Serious error when initialising the interface e Prove the settings of the interface A problem with the copy protection has occured e Is the codemeter dongle connected e Do you have the adequate licenses e Does this problem occur after a restart as well T A name was entered which was not accepted e The name is probably too long or it is used already for a different object print text item list etc AJWin could not find fonts in the preset directory e Check the directory in the station s settings e Check explorer for available fonts See message 1119 There are more printers assigned to the station than licenses are available e Remove one or more printers e Purchase additional licenses In the AJWin database a false printer type is indicated which is not supported by the program anymore e Adjust the printer in the settings In the AJWin database a printer without a license is indicated e Purchase a license for the no
42. ection e 0 no serial interface e 1 99 number of the RS232 port e 9 alphaJET C e 10 alphaJET D e 11 alphaJET E Description e 0 a printer can be assigned to several stations at the same time e 1 a printer can only be assigned to one station File filter mask for the dialog to open logos Dateifilter Maske f r den Dialog zum ffnen von Logos e 0 no thumbs when inserting logos e 1 thumbs when inserting logos parameter value for the administration of stations field delete old texts in the printer see chapter 5 4 3 e Uz no e 1 only the current text e 2 erases all texts e 3 inquires each time e 0 no comments in the activity log e 1 when saving a print text a comment for the activity log is always required Parameter value for the text which appears when the maintenance interval is expired not recommended Interval for the shift code not available for all printers Mode in which the printer encodes the shift code not available for all printers Start value for the shift code not available for all printers e O display of all the user s item lists e 1 additional display of the internal item lists complete list single texts e 0 no display of the maintenance interval e 1 display of the maintenance interval not recommended iret 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 3 3 7 3 4 iret The Menu System in Detail Menu Find Search for item Fi
43. ects e left of cursor e right of cursor e all e none Copy The function copies the selected objects to the clipboard use the Insert Object function to paste it into the same or another print text Paste text from clipboard A new text object is created and the content is pasted from the clipboard Delete object Deletes the object a confirmation prompt appears beforehand however Delete all objects All objects in the active print text are deleted Refresh view The view of the print text is refreshed Properties Opens the dialog with the properties of the object Printout configuration Every print text has some additional settings associated These settings are called the configuration and they affect various aspects of the printout e g density of strokes orientation and maximum printing speed Note In contrast to alphaJET C and alphaJET evo the AJWin software stores one configuration for every print text The configuration is always sent when the print text is sent to the printer On the alphaJET printers the configuration will get the same name as the print text Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 35 Create and Edit Print Text 4 4 1 Base settings ES Configuration settings L FS Base settings Print trigger Distance measurement WV Printing quality 2 standard Frint height 45 pixel Resulting printing mode bg Stroke density 1 Stroke distance mm W OK M Canc
44. el Function Description Printing quality e Hi speed for maximum printing speed e Low better quality but still a high printing speed with emphasis on speed e Standard for normal operation e High highest quality but low printing speed Print height e 0 automatically AJWin determines the height of the printout automatically e other values the height of the printout is limited to the number of pixels When the print text is higher than specified you will miss some of the upper pixels in the printout Resulting print mode Shows the resulting print mode for the currently selected printer Note this value is provided for information only Stroke density The stroke density specifies how black the printout will be The larger the value the more times a row of ink is repeated e Default value is 1 e The higher the stroke density the lower the maximum production speed Stroke distance mm This value affects the length of the printout Note e This is the desired value the resulting value depends on the resolution of the shaft encoder e Changes to this value will be reflected in the main screen see Section 20 High voltage This value affects the height of the printout e Default value is 50 e lt 50 the distance between two ink drops is decreased resulting in reduced height of the printout e gt 50 the distance between two ink drops is increased the printout will be higher Note AJWin can
45. elements that are available B In the middle These buttons are used to copy an element from the left list and attach it to the right list Function complete only 1 char only 2 char only 3 char character box Description All characters digits of the selected element will appear in the printout Only the first character of the element will appear in the printout Only the second character of the element will appear in the printout Note It is not possible to use this function in conjunction with predefined formats Same as above but only the third character of the element will appear in the printout The character under the cursor is appended to the resulting time format C On the right side The list of date time elements that will appear in the printout The buttons may be used to rearrange the elements Function shift up shift down delete Description The selected element will be moved to the previous position in the list The selected element will be moved to the next position in the list The selected element will be deleted from the list D At the bottom This area contains a preview of the resulting time format Additionally there are controls to save the format as a template iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 27 Create and Edit Print Text Function Description Formatted date This is a preview of the resulting printout Save as template When the format is saved as a templa
46. er information on stations can be found in section 5 5 Show history of changes e a Journal of changes for article 1_line miele ES Date of change changed 11 03 2010 15 43 41 changed 12 03 2010 15 33 30 changed 12 03 2010 15 40 30 changed 04 01 2013 14 26 45 TESTI W fl Close Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret The Menu System in Detail Here you can see which users made changes to items on which day and for what reason 7 8 Menu Extras 7 8 1 Copy all files from printer to PC See section 7 8 2 Import of printer files See section 6 2 3 7 8 3 File transmission copy logos to printer Analog to the function copy fonts to the printer but this function works with logos 7 8 4 File transmission copy fonts to printer When using this function fonts which are available on the PC can be sent to the printer The fonts are registered automatically and can be used right away Note Only fonts which are available in the print format of the particuliar printer can be used mie e ffnen me Suchen in 1 font e eG t Name e nderungsdatum Typ T a A 10x5 mft 06 08 2012 14 38 MFT Datei fat besucht H Yo 26 05 200913 54 MFT Datei ur _ a9x5 mft 23 12 2010 12 59 MEI Datei Q adxSt mft 04 11 2011 14 10 MFT Datei Desktop A9X6 MFT 23 12 2010 12 59 MEI Date _ __ A12X11 MFT Typ MFT Datei MFT Datei ALSX12 MFT Gr e 2 99 KB
47. er the ending value of the counter here Please Note When the field is green the number of selected digits matches the number of digits in the final value Otherwise the field will be yellow The counter increases each time by this value Typically the counter increases with each pulse Here you can specify the number of times to repeat printing without increasing the counter s value Here you can specify if the counter s value is shown with leading zeros If this field is not checked leading zeros are not shown When this field is checked the counter starts with the end value and finishes with the start value When this field is checked the printer automatically stops upon reaching the counter s end value The meaning of the other functions is discussed in section 4 2 1 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 31 A Create and Edit Print Text 4 2 9 Insert bar code Function Bar code text Counter Date Time S Variable field Type of bar code Module height Plaintext Quiet zone A Quiet zone B Bar code text 12345678 Yarable data Variable field Type of bar code 2 5 Inteleave Module height Check dot width Plaintext Pos Aone a Pos Quietzone 10 Bald E Quiet zone B 10 j i Upside dowr Ratio 1 2 Reverse Ratio 1 3 O Negative Rotate OU Fieldindex Description Enter the text to be encoded as a bar code here The text can have the following control
48. es preview when layout has Is this option activated the AJWin software saves a JPG of the current changed print text each time a change is made Width of the preview in pixels Here you can set the width of the JPG image in pixels Height of a line in the preview in Here you can set the height of one line of the JPG image in pixels pixels Number of rows in the preview Here you can specify how many rows the print text will be wrapped onto e 0 AJWin calculates the needed number of lines independently and the preview always contains the complete print image e 1 The preview image will be cut at maximum width e gt 1 The preview image is wrapped and when necessary it is cut Zoom Sets the zoom factor of the JPG image in whole numbers The default value is 1 Preview files directory Here you can select a folder where the JPG files are stored When the selected folder is empty or does not exist the files are saved in the global system path for documents 2 3 Variable Fields A variable field is an object whose content is determined when it is send to the printer iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 53 Administration 5 5 1 List of variable fields 23 Manage Variable Fields Bra Displayname Fieldlength Default value Varvalue NMachine number Fersonnelnumber vi OK Cancel A list of all the previously defined variable fields can be viewed by going to the Tools Manage Variable Fields menu
49. et C Alphalet C alphaJET eva wf OK Cancel The Edit button opens the properties dialog mc Printer settings Bes E22 Ex Base settings Communication Shaftencoder Printtrigger UC Options oy stemID Printer ID and Head Interface Baud rate Parity CO 1 38400 2 ewen gerade 127 0 0 1 4001 4001 ES A detailed description of this dialog is in section 5 2 2 iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 13 2 Installation amp Setup 2 3 3 Logon to the software sername Fassword X conc Afterwards you are prompted to login e Username Admin e Password didu 14 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Main Window 3 1 3 1 1 iret Main Window Description of the Different Main Windows Single print item main window LA am AJWin 3 5 1 Standard AJC COM1 System Edit View Printtexts Administration Extras Help A TESTPC PRasascoom lem number TESTI C s Text TESTI Short name Stat Ready to print ae 1 Comment Label will be printed with 1000mm distanc C tendadevo rer Counter at start 0 nothing d st Text TEST3 Color of ink Nozzle um 0 Stat Printstop Soe 6371 Repeat distance mm 1000 Correction mm 0 Number of repetitions 0 printed length Dorpelklick click twice CE ul Desired value mm 152 Actual value mm 153 87 Strokes total
50. for a printer group The search responds to each keystroke and always jumps to the most appropriate entry in the list New A new printer group is created and the dialog to edit the properties is opened afterwards Edit Opens the editor for the properties of a printer group Delete Deletes a printer group 5 4 Stations The term Station is used in the AJWin software for a lot of settings which determine the general functions of the software Here are some examples iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 47 5 4 1 48 Administration e The selection of the main window e All printers which are controlled by one station e The language the software is started e etc Normally you always work with exactly one station and the settings are defined automatically when starting AJWin The station s name corresponds to your computer s name The current settings of the station can be changed in the menu System menu item station settings or by Shift F2 The term station is used in the AJWin software to show all the PCs and printers that are connected to the software Depending on how you use the software you may have to create one or more stations In order to clarify this we present a few typical situations below Generally upon startup the software pulls the station settings from the database based on the name of the PC The current settings can be edited by going to the menu item System Station Sett
51. he ink mixture is pumped out through the drain hose The ink is sucked out of the print head however it remains in the ink system See the KBA Metronic AG s user s manual for the alphaJET C printer Should only be used when there is no ink in the printer This function is currently not available Clean Functions Bleed Suction Clean Nozzle Wash Inksystern Wash Printhead Description see section 8 1 see section 8 1 see section 8 1 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 717 8 3 8 4 8 5 78 Service Printer Function Description Wash ink system This function should only be used by trained personnel Wash print head This function should only be used by trained personnel Menu Mixing tank functions Mixkank Functions Add Ink Add Solvent Thicken Ink Function Description Add Ink This function should only be used by trained personnel Add Solvent This function should only be used by trained personnel Thicken Ink This function should only be used by trained personnel Menu Monitoring Control 4uto Phasing Control Deflection Field Control InkFlow Flow Watch Control Pressure in Inksystern Function Description Auto phasing This options has no function on the alphaJET C printer Monitor deflection field This options has no function on the alphaJET C printer Monitor Inkflow Flow Watch Default Activated The printer regularly checks whether ink is being
52. ings or by pressing Shift F2 List of stations ES Manage stations L 1 e aE Name of station Machine number Logo Path standard 001 logo H TEST PC 001 logo vi OK Cancel Here you see information about the stations which have already been created You can create a new station by clicking New or change an already existing station s setting by clicking Edit Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Administration 5 5 4 2 Base settings Base settings Station Computer Name TEST PC Machine number Auto Lagan Language Main window T iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 49 Administration Function Description Station Computer Name Either the name of a PC or a printer is shown here Machine number Here you can enter a value that is automatically added to print texts For instance this can be an internal machine number Please note that you can set the length of this field in the Manage Variable Fields menu see section 7 7 5 Auto logon The selected user is automatically logged on to the system without having to enter a password Auto logon can be used for all users except the Admin user Language Here you can switch the language used in the AJWin software between German de_DE and English en_EN Main window Using this drop down menu you can switch between the two main windows e Item list activates the main window with a list of the p
53. is selected by the user Show active label When activated the AJWin software will always load the print text that is currently printed Note default is inactive Send configuration When activated the AJWin software sends configuration data together with the print text Note default is active 5 4 4 Path Directories Directory for Logo s loqo Fonts directory fort Browse Path for documents Browse Zax Function Description Directory for logos Here you can specify which folder contains the logos Fonts directory All alphaJET C fonts saved in this folder are loaded upon startup and can be used in print texts Path for documents Reserved for special applications Here you can select a folder where client specific documents are stored 52 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Administration 5 4 5 Preview On this page you can set whether an image of the text is saved as a JPG file when making changes to a print text You can then add this image to the order papers for example The JPG image is scaled and wrapped automatically based on the following values ii Station Settings Base settings Operation modes Path Preview images Save preview when layout has changed Witdh of a line inthe preview pixel Height of a line in the preview pixel Number of rows in preview Enlargement factor Directory for preview files Browse w OK Cancel Function Description Sav
54. is used when the user is prompted for data See section 5 5 5 for a list of wildcards You can enter a start value or a serial number in here Here you can describe how this field is to be used When entered manually this comment will be shown as help In this drop down menu you can specify how the variable field is to be filled The following options are currently available e User prompted text the user is prompted to enter a value before transmission e ADO Database Query the value is automatically pulled from a database Constant Default Value the field always uses the value specified in the Default field This type of field is suited for entering a production ID or as a placeholder for a company name e System constant the value is set by the AJWin software see section 5 5 6 Serial number the AJWin software has a counter that increases the value of this field after each print see below You can check the query for the variable field with this button This is particularly sensible when accessing a database Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 55 Administration 5 5 3 Additional fields for database queries Function Connection Query text Column name Description e Here you can set how the database is accessed for ADO database queries The connection information is created as follows 1 Create a udl file in accordance with the instructions for creating_ data link files 2
55. ld above the layout Function Desired length mm Actual value mm Strokes total 3 7 Area F Main Control Bar Description This is the desired length of the printout AJWin calculates the next best value taking into account the physical properties of printer and shaft encoder Actual length of the printout in millimeters The total number of horizontal pixels E2 F3 F4 gt Fb x F6 bg N F8 g Sb PIE Config Service load Send Stop Testprint 0 Reset Save Copy Funktionstaste Button F2 Config F3 Service F4 Load F5 Send F6 Stop F7 Test print F8 Reset F11 Save F12 Copy 20 Function Opens the dialog box with the current configuration s settings see Section Opens the window with the functions to service the printer see Section Here you can load a list or an item One or more print texts are send to the printer Depending on the main window the printout may start immediately Printing is stopped Does not have any function in this version e In the Item list window the Completed counters of all entries in the list of print texts are reset The currently active printing process is not affected e In the Single Print Job window the printer s product counter is immediately reset to the starting value of the first counter The currently active printing process is therefore directly affected The changes made to the print texts in the list
56. m the printer info screen are shown here A list of the software versions in the printer Shows the type of ink if a type could be determined Shows the size of the nozzle in um 76 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Service Printer 8 8 1 8 2 iret Menu Functions Function Switch pumps on off Switch ink on off Bleed Suction Clean nozzle Empty ink system Empty head Stability test Start first fill Show phasing Menu Cleaning functions Function Bleed Suction Clean nozzle Du Switch on Pumps Switch off Pumps Switch on Ink Switch off Ink Bleed Suction Clean Nozzle Empty Ink System Empty Head Inkjet Skablity Test Start first Fill Show Phasing Description The printer pump is switched on or off When turning off the pump the ink stream is also automatically turned off The flow of ink through the printer head is turned on or off When turning this off the printer is no longer able to print You can remove air bubbles which may be present in the ink system using this function To remove impurities in the nozzle you can turn around the print head and drop some solution on the nozzle When you then click the Suction function the printer sucks this solution through the nozzle into the ink system The ink is sent through the nozzle with variable pressure to remove any blockades ATTENTION you can count on the stream being unstable T
57. may contain the following wildcards Wildcard Description SD Is replaced by the current date St Is replaced by the day of the month m Is replaced by the month of the year Sy Is replaced by the two last significant digits of the year Sw Is replaced by the week of the year ST Is replaced by the current time Sh Is replaced by the hour of the day n Is replaced by the minute of the hour 5 5 6 Wildcard for system constants Enter one of the following wildcards in the field column name 56 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Administration 5 Wildcard Description Machine Nr Is replaced by the machine number from the base settings of the station Sarticleno Is replaced by the item number of the current print text iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 57 6 1 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 58 Import of Printer Data Import of Printer Data Preliminary Remarks The AJWin software offers the possibility of copying files of the alphaJET printers and then importing these files This functionality is particularly designed to once import print texts of an existing printer and then to manage exclusively with the AJWin software The greatest difficulty when importing consists in determining the originally desired length of the print text This results from the fact that the printer does not store the print length within the text but with the configuration in the printer For the
58. me Bar code Comment Simple bar code These fields are explained in section 3 4 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Create and Edit Print Text 4 Create and Edit Print Text 4 1 Create a New Print Text If you would like to make a new print text first you must create one e Inthe Item list main window use the buttons on the right side of the main window see Section e In the Single Print Job or multiple printhead application main windows you can create a new print text either by using the menu Print Texts or through the Product Overview also see Section 7 6 1 Afterwards you can edit the print text 4 2 Insert Move and Edit Objects At the bottom edge of the software window there is a white area which is used to display the print text ia FE bo 1er e et Pet bel tal Te PULSES TEL It ber ag Bet op LIL ber GEI DI o EL el bd Gab HEIKI bon o Peis RRG As KE oi Pot Dar i Gd ob pes Wet Be doof Pot ben Dan Er ol Leet ER OZ on ker baut laut ko gen Be Bei TS GURL Rey ey LUC bar Ba LIS SCI hey RELKNEIa eee SSL Rad Imm 10mm 20mm 30mm 40mm 50mm 60mm 70mm 80mm 90mm 100mm 110mm 120mm 130mn BBBBmeters lt CE 125 04 01 13 15 21 The print text is comprised of various objects text logos a barcode etc e By clicking the right mouse button you open a menu that is used to create new objects Before selecting a menu item the according dialog box will appear see Section 4 2 1
59. n use this menu item to synchronize the printer s internal clock with the time on the PC Copy logfile to desktop To support the error analyses the log file can be copied to the desktop There the log file is easy to find and can be sent as an attachment for example to an e mail Menu Help Show manual The online help system is opened using this menu item Please note This menu entry requires an application to view PDF files Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 7 8 13 7 8 14 iret The Menu System in Detail System information ei Ad Systeminformation o Software AJWin Version 3 4 3 6 Author iret GmbH Copyright iret Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung elektronischer Steuerungen Operatingsystem WINDOWS 7 Major 6 Minor 1 Platf 2 Database version TASQLite3DB3 3 11 Datenbase directory C Program Files iret ajwin ajwin sqb Program directory C Program Files iret ajwin ajwin exe Logfile Users stoppok AppData Local Temp ajwin TEST PC ilog Fonts C Program Files iret ajwin font Logos C Program Files iret ajwin logo H Save N Schlie en Here you can see information of the version of the operating system currently in use as well as some other options About AJWin Go Info Version 3 4 3 0 Copyright by iret GmbH Sales amp service iret GmbH serviceline 49 251 615138 base licences 1 Inkjetlicences 1 Inkjetmodels AlphaJetl
60. ncel Here you can load items which have already been created or create a new item using the New button 7 6 2 Create new text A Input Ea Bag Ee Please enter a name for the new text Please choose a unique name otherwise you wil get an error after pressing OR ltem number vi OK x Cancel You can create a new print text here 7 6 3 Delete current text Here you can delete the print text currently shown iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 71 7 6 4 7 7 7 7 1 7 1 2 7 7 3 7 7 4 7 7 5 7 7 6 72 The Menu System in Detail Confirm Message no 3001 TAppDataManager Do you really want to delete this text Properties for single print text This menu item works analog to the menu item Menu Administration Manage users Here you can access an overview of previously created users Further information on users can be found in section 5 1 Manage printers Here you can access an overview of previously created printers Further information can be found in section 5 2 Manage printer groups Here you can access an overview of previously created printer groups Further information can be found in section Manage stations Here you can access an overview of previously created stations Further information on stations can be found in section Manage variable fields Here you can access an overview of previously created variable fields Furth
61. nd item number ltem number The current item list is searched for the entered item number If the item number exists you will be taken directly to the item otherwise nothing is going to happen Search for short name Find short name Short name Functions the same as the Search for item Go to print text number Go to current number Curent number When using this field you can jump directly to an entry in an item list Find amp Replace Searching for parts of the text and replacing text parts in the print texts Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 67 The Menu System in Detail Function Find Replace with Case sensitive Adjusting the X positions of the print objects Options 7 3 5 Find ES Find amp Replace le Find Replace with Case gensitive Adjust the position of the print objects replacement in all labels replacement only in current label replacement only in marked labels a Description An element of the text which is searched for The sought after element of the text is replaced by this element of the text activated pays attention to the capitalization when searching not activated ignores capitalization activated when the replacement text has a different length adjust the X position not activated the x position of the print objects stay the same irrespective of the replacement e replacement in all print texts executes the re
62. not determine the physical height of the printout 36 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Create and Edit Print Text A 4 4 2 Print trigger Autorepeat print trigger Only start forward Product counter always on Ignore direction Frint position mm Function Description Autorepeat print trigger When used with a product sensor printing is repeated for as often as the sensor is active When used without a product sensor the print text is also repeated continuously Printing is only stopped when done so manually on the printer or in the AJWin software Only start forward The printer only accepts the start signal product sensor when the product is moving forward Product counter always counts only WSM When this option is activated the printer counts every pulse regardless of whether the printer is actually printing or not Ignore direction When this field is activated the printer s automatic direction switching is turned off Print position mm Together with the parameter Distance from sensor to print head section 5 2 5 this parameter defines the distance between the point where the product sensor is triggered to the point where printing starts see figure below Product sensor kel CD rt z7 e8 6 8686 Distance Photocell Ink jet Print position gt 1x per inkjet 1x per label Property of inkjet configuration l Total distanc
63. nter e 1 logos are saved on the printer s RAMDisc and only remain there until the printer is restarted Use only after consulting a service technician e 0 when sending X and Y coordinates are used e 1 when sending objects are always sent with the X coordinate 1 Defines the function of the button test print e 0 print release as configured but only one release e 1 print is released by the PC with the distance 0 even if the print start is configured by a sensor Specifications Vorgaben beim Anlegen eines neuen Druckers Variable COMParity COMPort Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 Default Description Preset for even parity when applying a new printer 6 17 0 Preset for the serial interface when applying a new 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 65 7 7 1 6 7 2 66 The Menu System in Detail Variable InkjetModel Sundries Variable CheckljStatAssign LogoFilterMask LogoThumbsView ModeDeleteOnStart PromptForComment ServiceMessage ShiftCodelntervall ShiftCodeMode ShiftCodeStart ShowlInternalLists ShowMaintenance Quit With this option you can quit the AJWin software Menu Edit The menu items correspond to the items in the Print Text Edit Menu see Section 4 2 1 99 9 10 11 0 1 0 3 0 1 08 00 00 00 24 00 06 00 00 00 24 00 0 1 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN Description printer e 17 UDP connection e 6 TCP conn
64. o their actual size Insert data matrix code Please Note Requires the data matrix module from the printer s manufacturer Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 33 A Create and Edit Print Text Data matris text TEST123458 Variable data Dateie varable feld Data matris format Data matris encoding Pos Yv Poz Bold Upside down Reverse Negative Rotate OU Fieldindes Function Description Data matrix text Enter the text to be encoded as a data matrix here The text can have the following control characters e For counters enter the symbol in the data matrix text e Enter an within the data matrix to encode a time or date e Using a variable field is attached to the print text Counter Using this button you can open the dialog box to edit the properties of the counter More details can be found in Section 4 2 8 Date Time More details can be found in Section 4 2 3 S Variable field Here you can select a variable field Data matrix format Select the size of the data matrix code in pixels Data matrix encoding Specifies how the content of the code should be encoded 34 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 6 4 3 7 4 4 mie iret Create and Edit Print Text Additional Functions in the Context Menu Select The functions in this menu can be used to select a group of obj
65. ompts the user to enter information into each field which requires an entry The information is then added to the print text and sent to the alphaJET C printer All you must do to use a certain variable is to select it from the list Please Note Before a print text is sent to the printer the contents of each variable field used are determined exactly once regardless of whether the field is used more than once in a print text or an item list Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 4 2 8 1 iret Insert counter ES Edit counter properties Number of digits Start value Final value Step Number of repetitions Double space Pos Dos Bold Upside down Revere Negative Rotate OU Fieldindex Function Number of digits Start value Final value Step Number of repetitions Leading zeros Count backwards Auto stop at the final value Please Note Create and Edit Print Text 19 Alle PAE AE Alle Laut Leading zeros eS Count backward Auto Stop on final value Po Lara BE cat Kee Area ade ade St AGB ak mark DEFAULT kars M15 Maaed y OK x Cancel Description Here you can specify the number of digits in the counter Please Note When the field is green the number of selected digits matches the number of digits in the final value Otherwise the field will be yellow Enter the starting value of the counter here Ent
66. placement in all print texts of the loaded item list e replacement only in the current text changes only the current text e Replacement only in marked texts changes only the marked texts In this dialog a print text is searched which contains a specified character string This dialog is almost identical to the one which is used in Find amp Replace 7 4 Menu View Different parameters which influence the display of the print texts and the printer The parameters only effect the presentation on the screen they do not have any effects on the print output 7 4 1 List of printers With the options in this menu item it is defined how the view of the printers should be carried out on the left screen edge see section 3 3 with menu item view printers list you can select 68 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 7 4 2 7 4 3 7 4 4 7 4 5 7 4 6 mie gt iret The Menu System in Detail e Off no printers are displayed e Tree diagram a compact list is shown where you can see the status of several printers right away e List view several printers are visible Here the status of each printer is shown in detail Grid size Displays a snap raster for the Y position of the print text objects Example At step 8 an object can only be placed at Y position 0 8 16 Zoom Here you can set the zoom factor of the layout area Show scale Turns a scale which shows the X position in
67. ready exists it will be overwritten without inquiry Deactivated existing print texts are kept Activated configurations shall be imported Deactivated configurations are not imported Activated at the import the program searches for every text after a configuration file with the same name as the text Activated Before the import a configuration file which is valid for all imported texts is selected Activated all logos are copied into the AJWin logo directory Deactivated logos are not imported Activated when a logo already exists it will be overwritten without inquiry Deactivated existing logos are kept Activated logos which do not exist as a Windows bitmap will be changed automatically into this format when importing them Deactivated logos are used in the format of the printer This is not recommended Activated all fonts are copied into the AJWin directory for fonts Deactivated no font will be imported Activated when a font already exists it will be overwritten without inquiry Deactivated existing fonts are kept 6 2 4 Selection of the configuration In this dialog a configuration file must be selected which is applied to all texts at the following import This dialog only appears under the following conditions e The option import configuration is activated e The option a configuration for importing all texts is activated 60 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Impo
68. red Ga Inkjet settings Base Settings Communication Shaft encoder Printtrigger 10 Options i Frinttrigger Start key sensor active high Sensor active low Distance from sensor to printhead mm Flight time of ink drops ms m Function Description Print trigger e Start key the print starts when sending it from the PC or with the appropriate key of the printer e Sensor active high the print starts when a signal with positive electric A signal with positive tension resides against the printer s input port 44 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Administration 5 e Sensor active low the print starts when the printer s input is switched on 0 Distance between sensor and Indicates the distance between print head and sensor for activating the print head mm print This value will be added to the print distance mm of the configuration see section 4 4 2 Flight time of drops Default value is 50 equals 5 ms When the printer is equipped with a WSM module this option activates the compensation for the flight time of drops This is used to maintain an exact printing position when the product moves under the print head with variable speed 5 2 6 I O Alarm relay on not READY Alarm relay on SERVICE Alarm relay on REFILL Alarm relay on ERROR Alarm relay normally closed Please note u Not every printer supports all options Function Description Alarm rela
69. rinting texts e Single print job activates the mode for printing only a single print text e Multiple printhead application can be used when a single printout requires more than one printer e Special applications click on the advanced tab to make further adjustments When you have selected the main window Special Applications in the base settings the following additional fields are activated Main form The selection must be carried out in accordance with the information in your additional documentation Production class The selection must be carried out in accordance with the information in your additional documentation 5 4 3 Data transmission In this window you can adjust some parameters for the transfer and management of your print texts ES Station Settings D exe Base settings Operation modes Path Preview images Names for labels Delete old labels in printer Create automatically no short name Only current label o Hem number Delete all labels Position in item list Ask everytime Select printer automatically Behaviour of buttans no StarStop Service always enablec by color type of inkt amp nozzle Only Stop enabled after sending In the order of printers Miscellaneous Automatic status query Show active label v Send configuration w OK Cancel 50 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret iret Function Names for labels Delete old labels in printer
70. rsion 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 9 10 Introduction Term RS232 Adapter Description The term RS232 adapter is used to connect the RS232 serial port to an Ethernet network Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Installation amp Setup 2 Installation amp Setup 2 1 Requirements for Installation PC requirements by AJWin Operating system Windows 2000 XP oder Windows 7 32 64 bit Hard disc At least 100MB free RAM Requirement of the OS and additional 50 MB CPU 1 GHz USB Required for the dongle USB 1 0 is sufficient Other interfaces e for alphaJET C RS232 or Ethernet to RS232 adapter see Section 9 3 e for alphaJET evo Ethernet or RS232 2 2 Installation The installation is carried out similar to other standard Windows programs and for this reason will only be described here briefly 1 Startup the PC and login to the Windows operating system 2 Connect the USB dongle to the PC 3 If the installer doesn t load automatically you will have to open the USB Drive Codemeter in My Computer and run the setup exe program manually 4 Then follow the on screen prompts In most cases you can respond to each question in the installation program by clicking continue After completing the installation the AJWin program is usually started automatically If you would like to start the AJWin program again at a later time simply use the respective entry in the Windows start menu under progr
71. rt of Printer Data 6 Suchen in Standard AJC COM1 e Drei Name e nderungsdatum ep a _ continuous cnf Zuletzt besucht __ testprint cnf Typ CNF Datei Gr e 159 Bytes Anderungsdatum 31 12 2079 23 22 Eibkotheken Computer Open The dialog is closed and the selected configuration file is used when importing texts Abort The dialog is closed and the import of texts is cancelled Note the import of logos and fonts is carried out regardlessly 6 2 5 Selection of print texts In this dialog one or more print texts are selected Standard AJC COM1 2 Es Ei nderungsdatum 05 04 2000 14 25 05 04 2000 14 14 dmgsla 31 12 2079 23 03 theken dmgslb 31 12 2079 23 03 SS hispeed5 05 04 2000 14 55 A hispeed7 06 04 2000 09 00 Computer hispeedi4 05 04 2000 14 54 norml 06 04 2000 09 12 EN rechne ns na nn 141 F Im Bibli Dateiname 6 line odt 1_line odt 2_line odt 3_line oc Go iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 61 Import of Printer Data Button Description Open The dialog is closed and the selected files are imported as print texts Abort The dialog is closed and the import of texts is aborted Note The import of logos and fonts is carried out regardlessly Note When the print texts have different configuration files then this action must be executed several times mie 6 2 6 Report After completion of the
72. sion 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Administration 5 5 2 1 List of printers Alphalet C standard 4AJC COMe Alphalet C Standard EWO TER alphaJET eva on Function Description Search Search for a printer The search responds to each keystroke and always jumps to the most appropriate entry in the list New A new printer is created and the dialog to edit the properties is opened afterwards Edit Opens the editor for the properties of a printer Delete Deletes a printer 5 2 2 Base settings Frinter name Frinter group Machine number Frinter model Color of ink Type of ink Nozzle Um T iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 41 9 9 2 3 42 Administration Function Printer name Printer group Machine number Printer model Color of ink Type of ink Nozzle um Communication Description The unique name of the printer Here you can enter a value that is automatically added to print texts For instance this can be an internal machine number Please note that you Can be used to group some printers together See section 3 3 for details can set the length of this field in the Manage Variable Fields menu see section 7 7 5 Select the printer model here Default value You can also select which color ink is in the printer This value is then checked when a specific color is defined in the print text Default value Same as a
73. t Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret The Menu System in Detail CounterEndValue e o 0 999999999 CounterStartValue Specifications for the screen DefaultFont EditorAuxLineY 1 100 EditorHeight 1 100 _ a WW Specifications which influence the sending o A LogoNamesAsNumbers Variable ModeAJCLogoRamdisk 1 0 1 ModeAppendObjects 0 1 ModeTestprint 0 1 7 Description Parameter for the number of positions of a new counter Parameter for the new counter s end value Parameter for the new counter s adjustment of Fe zeros Parameter for the new counter s start value Parameter for the font when creating a new print object Description Drawing of a reference line in the text editor Defines the height of a print text area in pixels e 0 no thumb view when inserting logos e 1 thumb view when inserting logos e 0 the field proportional font is not visible e 1 the field proportional font is visible 0 no display of the maintenance interval e 1 display of the maintenance interval not recommended Description e 0 the printer only evaluates 2 edges of the shaft encoder e 1 the printer evaluates 4 edges of the shaft encoder e 0 logos are saved in the printer under their names e 1 logos are saved in the printer under a number which will be overwritten with each transfer e 0 logos are saved permanently in the pri
74. t supported printer When opening the service dialog a connection to the printer could not be achieved e Check the converter s settings e Is the printer switched on See message 3101 The database can not be opened e Does the database file exist e Does the PC user have the appropriate rights to use the database AJWin can not establish the printer s readiness to print e Prove the printer s status at the device The communication with the printer is not possible e Is the printer switched on e Are the parameters of the communication interface baud rate etc accurate e Are the connecting cables plugged in Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 83 1 0 Troubleshooting Nr Message text Cause Adjustment 34013 Error Communication interface can not be AJWin can not initialise a communication channel to the activated printer In serial connections e Is the COM Port inside the PC available e Was the USB adapter plugged into a wrong spot e Are IP address and port correct e Is the remote station switched on e Are the network cables connected S 34015 Error Printer did not accept last command The communication with the printer does not work reliably NAK e When using RS 232 connections check the parity e Does the problem apply only to a specific print text 84 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret
75. t texts which are created before with AJWin information about vartiable fields are lost Print texts with variable fields must be edited again with AJWin after the import This procedure only works when logos are saved in the printer with a complete name see chapter 7 1 5 Variable LogoNamesAsNumbers Logos are not copied by the printer when imported Missing logos are replaced by a placeholder until the wanted bitmap file is copied into the logo directory Fonts are not copied as well when importing a text When the font is missing the text is replaced by a placeholder This procedure only works when the logo names are not longer than the printer s requirements The alphaJET C uses 12 characters Importing a File into the Current Item With this function the print objects are loaded from a file to replace the previous print objects of the current print text This function is used when the files in the printer have different names than in the AJWin software importing the texts for the print heads 2 3 etc in the main window multi print head application Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 63 7 1 7 1 1 7 1 2 7 1 3 7 1 4 7 1 5 64 The Menu System in Detail The Menu System in Detail Menu System Station settings Using this menu item you can open the dialog box to edit the station settings as described in section User login Use this menu item to login with a different user
76. te a unique name has to be entered here Note Saving is started with the button Save Save This button is used to save the template 4 2 5 Insert logo ia Logo Selection meson Browse Size 34 x 24 Zoom 200 4 mm t x Pos 11 Pos AH Bald 1 Upside down Reverse Negative Rotate OU Fieldindex Using the logo dialog box you can search the PC for a graphic you wish to add to the print text In the editing dialog box you see a preview of the selected graphic The name of the graphic is then displayed in a variety of colors e green the graphic can be used e yellow the graphic s format is probably not suited for the alphaJET C printer most likely it is too big or it is not a monochrome bitmap e red the graphic file was not found on the computer Function Description Browse Here you can add logos that are saved on the PC or on a network Please Note Initially only Windows bitmap files are displayed in the Browse dialog box However alphaJET C and alphaJET B files can also be selected as file type Zoom The logo is displayed larger in the preview window Please note Use only monochrome bitmaps e The use of colored bitmaps lead to blurred printouts 28 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret 4 2 6 iret Create and Edit Print Text e You can use Windows paint software to check the attributes of the bitmaps Creating logos
77. ted on the printer Default value 2 even IP address Host name Only for network connections Enter the either the name or the IP address of the printer as set in the RS232 adapter Port for receiving data Only for network UDP connections The AJWin software will wait for a reply from the RS232 adapter on this port Port for sending data Only for network connections Sets the port here which the network adapter uses to receive commands You can find the correct port in the RS232 adapter s user s manual 5 2 4 Shaft encoder Here the printer is adjusted to the action of the production line Please Note This information is used for the calculation of print text lengths and print text spacing Entering incorrect information will cause errors when printing mie ES Printer settings Base settings Communication Shaft encoder Printtrigger WC Options shaft encoder phases internal 1 a Inver encoder phases Circumference measuring wheel rn 213 Shat encoder pulses rotation 5000 Resolution AJC 106 Print orientation HBC Upside down wi OK XM Cancel Function Description Shaft encoder phases e Internal means that the printer creates the pulses no external incremental encoder is connected e 1 phase means that only 1 phase of the encoder is used Using this setting the direction of rotation cannot be determined meaning the printer cannot differentiate between forward and backward e
78. than 0 is entered here before starting the printing process the software will check if the printer is equipped accordingly Indicates the printing distance between two printing triggers in millimeters This value can be positive or negative and is added to the distance This value can also be changed with limited permissions allowing production staff to alter the distance if necessary due to product or machine characteristics Indicates how often the print text should be printed The default value 0 means endlessly In this part of the screen you receive a message regarding the transfer of print texts to the printer The background color of this area has the following meaning yellow transfer in progress red transfer ended with an error green transfer ended without an error Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 19 3 Main Window 3 6 Area E Print Text Layout Area printed lengthDesired value mm 105 Actual value mm 104 97 Strokes total 352 UVER Lt Hl ETREI HHG BUSS LA USSU US EI WEILER lk EI ai Gel KIK el bd US KA Ei HEI HE Glod DI GIEIE OU HH HHH EIELET LE ba HK LFL Il DE TL H DI KR GT EH OC HEI pa De HS EZ EI REI Ue Let Omm 20mm 30mm Jmm 50mm 60mm 70mm 80mm 90mm 100mm 110mm 120mm Double click to change this text lm Here you can create new print texts More information can be found in section 4 The length of the printout can be specified in the input fie
79. this option is activated It should only be switched off when more than five prints per second occur and therefore the communication needs too much computing capacity e A change requires a restart of AJWin and the printer Defines whether the printer informs the PC when a print is started e Normally this option is activated It should only be switched off when more than five prints per second occur and therefore the communication needs too much computing capacity e A change requires a restart of AJWin and the printer Standard value switched off When this option is activated AJWin changes the value of the high voltage with each sending of configuration data Note Using this option is not recommended 2 Arestart is the safest alternative the engaging of this option is already adopted when sending the next time 46 Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN iret Administration 5 3 Printer Groups 5 3 1 List of printer groups Printer groups provide a summarization of several printers under one name to display a more complex production environment e g all printers of a production hall can be combined in one printer group In the tree diagram the printers of one group are combined in a knot Reference The group Standard is always installed and can not be deleted mie ag Manage inkjet groups lo a EA en Inkjet group H Standard vi OK Cancel Function Description Search Search
80. ultiple print heads 001 waffen Short name Text TESTI Counter at start 0 nothing X ame ol n Comment Product with 3 different labelings Counter 1 Tooling advice Please adjust all printinglheads to the right position Standard EYO TCP C 6 Text TEST3 State Printstop Counter 6371 Standard 4JC COM2 See labeling 1 labeling 2 labeling 3 Text RANDOMTEXT Stat Color of ink 25 sl Type of ink 2 5 Nozzle um 0 v ste BE Se Repeat distance mm 1000 Correction mm 0 Comment Counter printed length Desired value mm 55 Actual value mm 55 17 Strokes total 185 UU set fo Fey U vor 1a Bela lan BU La se BEE JE banal Pal tet ber 19 Te aD SS bet De DE SE BE ST DL BU Dt Tet Br och goe sl og lag LUST DUS SUIT USTs LeU Cnet ong banale II Jmm 10mm 20mm 30mm 40mm 50mm 60mm 70mm 80mm 90mm 100mm 110mm 120mr Rees 123496709 123496 12345678901234 12345678 d Lt F2 F3 F4 F5 FR Ei O Fg F11 ob F Config x Service Le load gt Send x Stop Testprint 0 Reset H Save Copy Standard AJC COM1 position licenced Area Description A Menu bars see Section 3 2 B List of printers see Section 3 3 C Base settings for article see Section 3 4 D Message window see Section 3 5 E Print text layout area see Section 3 6 F Main control bar see Section 3 7 G Status bar see Section 3 8 Area A Menu Bars System Edit Find View Item lists Administration E
81. witch This option rotates the entire object by 90 This field has no function in the default version of the software This field can only be used after installing additional software for example database printing Here you can select from a list of all available fonts il i LEI eer cal BR ee p E th B ei Special characters OUY Saa SrPecial characters Arm g xX Cancel Description This grid displays all the characters of the selected character set A click on one character will copy it into the text box text This field shows the text with the Windows font Special characters will Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 25 Create and Edit Print Text Function Preview Description be represented by their Windows counterparts e g eee This box shows the resulting printout o Edit time object user defined 25 01 13 21 4 wf OK Description A1512 A2315 AISEA ATAD 39 5 alt KG k mark DEFAULT kar h 12 x Cancel You can select from typical time and date formats in this drop down menu The selected format is then filled in by the printer with the correct time When you select the custom format you can use the change button to open the following dialog box to create a customized time and date format see figure below 4 2 3 Insert time Time format Double space Pos Pos Bald Upside down
82. xtras Help Please note A detailed description of the contents of the menu bars can be found in section Area B List of Printers The list of printers shows all those printers that have been configured for use at this Station The context menu contains functions to add and remove printers and to view their properties Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 1 N 3 4 18 Main Window ESTER O StandadAJC COMI ec e Text TESTI Stac WO Counter 12345 Standard EWO TLER eo e Text State Printstop Counter A printer can be selected with one click e The current station is always shown at the top of the list e The currently selected printer is shown in a different color Alternative list of printers This is amore comprehensive view on the list of printers Use View List of printers to switch between the different views TEST PC SE Standard z C E y Standard AJC COM1 E a E Standard EVO TCP e The top position is always the current station e The printers are shown in their corresponding groups e A yellow LED symbol indicates if the printer needs some kind of service e Agreen LED symbol indicates if the printer is ready to print e The selected printer is marked with a yellow bulb Area C Base settings for items La lt gt gt Search for Hem number TEST1 Short name Comment Label will be printed with 1000mm distanc Counter
83. y on Not READY The alarm relay is activated since the printer is not ready for operation LED Ready is not on Alarm relay on SERVICE The alarm relay is activated service measures need to be carried out LED Service is on Alarm relay on REFILL The alarm relay is activated when ink or solvent are running low Alarm relay on ERROR The alarm relay is activated a printer error occurs LED Error is on Alarm relay normally closed Activation of the alarm relay is inverted Ol iret Software AJWin Version 3 5 1 01 13 V 3 5 1 EN 4 Administration 5 2 7 Options Please note mie 2 Printer settings Most of these options are only valid for alphaJET C printers Base settings Communication Shat encoder Printtrigger JC Options alphaJET C protocol options Only standard protocol a MPL Extended MED WM extended Product counter s periodical scan 4 Print counter s periodical scan Adjusting high voltage Function alphaJET C protocol options Product counter s periodical scan Print trigger s periodical scan Adjusting high voltage wf OK Cancel Description e Only standard protocol should not be used install if possible the MPL extended e MPL extended this is the default setting e MPL option WSM extended should be activated when the MPL program is activated in the alphaJET Defines whether the product counter is scanned regularly by the printer e Normally

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