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Summary of Contents for BradyJet J5000

Page 1: ...V1 53 2016 All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...y other cause Brady further assumes no liability arising out of the application or use of any product or system described herein nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from...

Page 3: ...product shown to Brady s satisfaction to have been defective at the time Brady sold it This warranty does not extend to any persons obtaining the product from the buyer THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF AN...

Page 4: ...ons However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determin...

Page 5: ...ch case the user may be required to take adequate measures Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive In accordance with the European WEEE Directive this device must be recycled in the Europe...

Page 6: ...ial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio com...

Page 7: ...d s in which the radio equipment operates 13 56MHz b Maximum radio frequency power transmitted in the frequency band s in which the radio equipment operates 23dBm 200mW RF exposure guidelines Importan...

Page 8: ...x 20 5 D Weight 20 4 kg 45 lbs Environmental Operation Storage Temperature Recommended operating conditions 15 to 32 C 59 to 90 F 40 to 60 C 40 to 140 F Relative Humidity 20 to 80 RH non condensing 5...

Page 9: ...atus J5000 11 A Monitoring Ink Levels 12 B Printhead Life Gauge 13 C Replacing Ink Cartridges Low Ink Warning 13 D Alignment Print 15 Section 4 Printing from a PC 18 A Using Brady Workstation 18 B Adj...

Page 10: ...jamming of the label stock Except in the case of individual cut labels the printer should sit close to edge of a table so that the printed labels hang from the front of the printer and fall to the flo...

Page 11: ...ld the printer need to be transported C Identification of Parts Control Panel Top Cover Viewport Cover Handle Control Panel Ink Display Tear Bar Ink Cartridges Cutter Track Sensor Adjustment Slide Bar...

Page 12: ...v 1 53 4 Interior Label Loading Area Back Fix Throat Guide Movable Throat Guide Roll Guide Roll Stop Roller Arm External Paper Source Fanfold Slot Auxiliary Port Power Port Ethernet Port Power Switch...

Page 13: ...drive on your PC and it will auto launch the Setup exe To launch Setup exe manually navigate to the CD and double click on the Setup exe The setup will guide you through the installation of both the...

Page 14: ...ved label stock will be recognized in the printer Refer to Brady s website for a list of label parts available B Installing Label Stock The following steps will guide you through loading label stock i...

Page 15: ...oll of label stock so that labels unwind with the labels facing upward on the Roll Arm and push it inward until it touches the Roll Stop 5 Flip up the Roll Guide and slide it inward until it touches t...

Page 16: ...bel stock into the printer If the printer does not automatically grab and feed the stock or continues to feed the stock without stopping check the Stock Sensor position or mode C Set the Output Cut Mo...

Page 17: ...the queue You can use this feature to cut at the end of multi copy job multi page job or multiple individual jobs in the queue Cut after specified number of labels This option will cut after the numbe...

Page 18: ...e Present after specified number of labels This option will present after the number of labels specified in the Cut Present After___ Labels setting above Change the value and then click Set to send it...

Page 19: ...inter itself so the printer must be turned on and communicating for the program to open 2 Go to Start Programs Brady Corp Brady Status J5000 Once open the Brady Status J5000 consists of three tabs tha...

Page 20: ...r screen The print status will also be displayed on the top bar In the Ready mode the ink percentages and printhead life will be displayed along with three tabs The tabs will only be displayed if the...

Page 21: ...d inks You can replace the ink cartridges at any time or wait for the Low Ink Warning to prompt you to replace the cartridges The low ink warning will display continuously at 20 or less When the cartr...

Page 22: ...J5000 Operator s Guide Rev 1 53 14 2 Remove the cartridge by pressing inward on the corresponding cartridge 3 The cartridge will pop out slightly Pull out the cartridge...

Page 23: ...middle of a print job D Alignment Print An alignment print is necessary after every 5 000 prints an after a printhead change In those cases you will be prompted by the software to run and alignment pr...

Page 24: ...alignment paper into the printer Ten alignment sheets were included with the printer These are slightly smaller than a standard 8 5 x 11 sheet used for most office printers The size is actually A4 wh...

Page 25: ...tor s Guide Rev 1 53 17 5 Once the alignment is complete you will need to pull the finished alignment sheet from the printer Note Keep the remaining blank alignment paper sheets for future alignment p...

Page 26: ...t printing to the edge of the sheet This is to avoid any need for alignment The J5000 senses the beginning of the label with an optical sensor and is capable of printing to top bottom left and right e...

Page 27: ...in the center of gap between the labels Add to the current value to move the cut toward the printer Subtract from the current value to move the cut away from the printer After adjusting the value clic...

Page 28: ...label decrease this setting to move the image up on the label The increment of movement is 0 1mm This setting is found on the Alignment Tab of the Brady Status J5000 2 Portrait Landscape If the Portra...

Page 29: ...passes across the label Note To maximize the chemical resistance of your label allow at least 5 hours before exposure to chemicals 2 Clean the Printhead Run an automatic printhead cleaning print or m...

Page 30: ...e set to RGB instead of CMYK This can cause the color matching to be off Change the image mode of the original file resave and reprint 9 Copper Contacts Clean the copper contacts on the back of the pr...

Page 31: ...PI image Notice the jagged edges Remember print quality settings found in the label printer driver will have no effect on improving a low dpi source image On the other hand resolutions higher than 300...

Page 32: ...u are encountering any problems with your J5000 Brady technical support may ask you to create a Tech Support Report You can do this from the Brady Status J5000 by clicking the i icon and clicking Save...

Page 33: ...he printhead nozzles if you notice reduced print quality missing colors or if you suspect a cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried out or clogged Try the following solutions 1 Secure Ink Cartridge...

Page 34: ...d by not using the printer for extended periods of time Follow these guidelines Always keep the J5000 plugged in and turned on The printer will do periodic maintenance to make sure the nozzles do not...

Page 35: ...50 ink remaining Printheads with zero percent life remaining will not be replaced Printheads with greater than zero percent life remaining prints may be replaced depending on the description and circu...

Page 36: ...times second Printer error is present see Brady Status J5000 for more information RESUME FEED LED PULSES other off Printer is busy or printing SYSTEM BUSY PRINTING Retries to correct error or just cl...

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