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EVOLUTION  LX

 SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.0  5 DEC 2009

 

 

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL ................................. 1

 

PART 1:  INSTALLATION PROCEDURES....................................... 1

 

INSTALLING THE 

EVOLUTION LX

 PRINTING SYSTEM............................................................... 1

 

MOUNTING ON PRODUCTION LINE ..................................................................................... 1

 

EVOLUTION LX MOUNTING OPTIONS ................................................................................. 2

 

GROUNDING STRAP INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 4

 

INPUT POWER CONNECTION............................................................................................... 4

 

INSTALLING THE PRINT CARTRIDGE...................................................................................... 5

 

CONNECTING THE CONTROLLER TO THE PRINTER............................................................ 6

 

VERIFYING THE PRINTER SOFTWARE VERSION.................................................................. 6

 

VERIFYING THE PRINTER SOFTWARE VERSION.................................................................. 7

 

SYSTEM RESET ......................................................................................................................... 8

 

MULTIPLE PRINT HEADS .......................................................................................................... 9

 

EVOLUTION LX

 QUICK START...................................................................................................... 9

 

EVOLUTION LX

 QUICK START.................................................................................................... 10

 

CHANGING LANGUAGE PROMPTS .................................................................................... 10

 

ENABLING PRINTING MODE ............................................................................................... 10

 

HEAD SELECT MODE........................................................................................................... 10

 

ENTERING A MESSAGE....................................................................................................... 11

 

STORING A MESSAGE (LX 1 WITH OP 1, 1.5, 2, 3 OR LX 2) ............................................ 12

 

LOADING A MESSAGE (LX 1 WITH OP 1, 1.5, 2, 3 OR LX 2)............................................. 13

 

EVOLUTION LX

 QUICK SETUP.................................................................................................... 14

 

PART 2: OPERATION PROCEDURES............................................. 1

 

OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................. 1

 

CONTROLLER AND LCD ........................................................................................................ 1

 

KEYPAD KEY DESCRIPTIONS............................................................................................... 2

 

TURNING ON THE PRINT STATION FOR THE FIRST TIME................................................ 3

 

CHECKING SYSTEM INFORMATION .................................................................................... 3

 

CHECKING LOADED FONTS ................................................................................................. 3

 

CHANGING SYSTEM DATE AND DAY OF WEEK CODES................................................... 4

 

CHANGING SYSTEM TIME AND DATE ROLL OVER TIME.................................................. 5

 

LCD BACKLIGHT AND CONTRAST CONTROL..................................................................... 6

 

SETTING PRINTING PARAMETERS ......................................................................................... 7

 

DEFINITIONS........................................................................................................................... 7

 

PRINTING AND STOPPED MODE ......................................................................................... 7

 

F1 MENU.................................................................................................................................. 9

 

F2 MENU................................................................................................................................ 12

 

F3 MENU................................................................................................................................ 14

 

F4 MENU................................................................................................................................ 19

 

SETTING PRINT DELAY AND LINE SPEED............................................................................ 24

 

SETTING LINE SPEED.......................................................................................................... 24

 

SETTING PRINT DELAY ....................................................................................................... 25

 

INPUT, EDIT OR DELETE MESSAGES ................................................................................... 26

 

SEQUENCE NUMBER LOT COUNTER SETUP AND SELECTION .................................... 29

 

VARIABLE FIELD FORMAT PRINTING (LX1 WITH OP 2, 3 OR LX 2)................................ 34

 

PASSWORD PROTECTION (LX1 WITH OP 1,2,3 or LX 2).................................................. 36

 

MIXED RASTER MESSAGE ENTRY .................................................................................... 37

 

ENTERING A MIXED RASTER PREFIX ............................................................................... 38

 

MESSAGE STORAGE (LX1 WITH OP 1, 1.5,2,3 OR LX 2) ..................................................... 40

 

STORING A MESSAGE......................................................................................................... 40

 

RECALLING A STORED MESSAGE..................................................................................... 40

 

PART 3:  MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES....................................... 1

 

PERIODS OF SHUT DOWN........................................................................................................ 1

 

Summary of Contents for evolution lx

Page 1: ...rior permission of Digital Design Inc Digital Design Inc has a policy of continual product improvement The Company therefore reserves the right to modify the information contained in this manual witho...

Page 2: ...X QUICK SETUP 14 PART 2 OPERATION PROCEDURES 1 OVERVIEW 1 CONTROLLER AND LCD 1 KEYPAD KEY DESCRIPTIONS 2 TURNING ON THE PRINT STATION FOR THE FIRST TIME 3 CHECKING SYSTEM INFORMATION 3 CHECKING LOADED...

Page 3: ...RINTER 7 PROTOCOL FORMAT 7 EVOLUTION PRINTABLE CHARACTER SET 8 SOFTWARE PROTOCOL 9 ERROR CODES 10 COMMANDS 11 EXAMPLE WRITTEN IN C 26 EXAMPLE WRITTEN IN VB 28 EXAMPLE USING HYPER TERMINAL 30 EXAMPLE U...

Page 4: ...MENT EVOLUTION LX REQUIRES 4 1 2 OF SPACE ON THE PRODUCTION LINE FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION PROCEDURES READ CAREFULLY ALL INSTALLATION PROCEDURES BEFORE PROCEEDING INSTALL THE PRINTING SYSTEM ON YOUR EQU...

Page 5: ...significant amount it might be helpful Refer to the first two pictorials to identify the various components of the mounting bracket system C21005 Rotating the horizontal mounting bracket C20740 may f...

Page 6: ...acket It should also be noted when rotating the cross slide assembly it is necessary to move the smaller hand knob 57715K16 to the other side of the bracket so it aligns with the flat on the horizonta...

Page 7: ...N INPUT POWER CONNECTION Insert the power plug to the available power source The supplied power supply is universal and will auto detect 100 240 VAC 50 60hZ No other adjustments are necessary INSTALL...

Page 8: ...unger insert the cartridge at approximately a 30 deg angle and press downward until the cartridge is in place and then release the plunger A light snap will be felt as the locking mechanism presses th...

Page 9: ...NTING TOWARDS THE CONNECTOR A click will be felt when the connector is in the appropriate position Connect the free end to the Controller Assembly and ensure the connector is securely seated CAUTION N...

Page 10: ...are version of the printer The s following indicate options installed The dashes shown in the pictorial above and in the explanation below the _ _ _ _ characters represent the space character and are...

Page 11: ...ES RESETTING EACH UNIT ADDRESS TO 1 TO PREVENT THIS REMOVE ALL INTERCONNECTED PRINT HEADS EXCEPT FOR THE UNIT TO BE RESET FROM THE DATA LINK The specific unit address must be reset to the correct valu...

Page 12: ...cket can support up to 4 printers and would typically interconnect with a 7 RJ50 data cable NOTE When connecting multiple print heads place no more than 4 stations on a mounting bracket as shown NOTE...

Page 13: ...ontroller can program up to 32 printers on an RS485 data link The factory default sets each printer to ADDRESS 1 Selection of another print head other than ADDRESS 1 press the key Use the keys to sele...

Page 14: ...key to select the desired font size and enter the text EXP 12 10 04 Notice that as characters are typed the message will automatically if necessary scroll to the left Pressing the ENTER key will end...

Page 15: ...per right top line of the display indicates the unit type the message was prepared for Press the RED MESSAGE STORE key The LCD display will display the message storage screen Use the or to select the...

Page 16: ...of the display also indicates the printer style that the current stored message was created for Attempting to load a stored message into a different printer style will result in an SYSTEMS INCOMPATIB...

Page 17: ...ys in order This screen indicates the ink level remaining This value is approximate as it does not take into account any service wipes or external priming cleaning functions Press any key to return to...

Page 18: ...PRINTING Mode the majority of the keys on the keypad are disabled to avoid inadvertent changes When in PRINTING Mode the Top line of the LCD will display PRINTING The STOPPED Mode is used to change t...

Page 19: ...se it to backspace to delete a character when mistyped as well as to exit from certain menus This is the Message Entry key Use this key to enter the MESSAGE ENTRY mode to input a code or to edit a mes...

Page 20: ...mmed SPEED or encoder divider when using an external encoder which only can be viewed in the PRINTING mode The lower half of the display shows the message available for printing CHECKING SYSTEM INFORM...

Page 21: ...ek This parameter is usually set to 1 for Sunday 2 for Monday etc The day of the week can be entered into a message as either a number 1 7 or as a letter A G The day of the week is entered into a mess...

Page 22: ...key to return to the STOPPED Mode Notice the time is in 24 hour format The Date Change option is enabled by selecting option 2 This feature allows the date to roll over at a specified time other than...

Page 23: ...r Time LCD BACKLIGHT AND CONTRAST CONTROL The LCD backlight and contrast may be set from the hand held controller keyboard and is applicable in both the PRINTING and STOPPED mode The S2 key causes the...

Page 24: ...ED Mode the display will show STOPPED on the top line The Message Entry Mode is used to create or modify printable codes when in this mode the top line of the display will show MESSAGE ENTRY PRINTING...

Page 25: ...low 4 VALID WITH ANY OP1 2 3 OR LX 2 The F3 key when pressed brings up the menu as shown below 1 VALID IN LX1 WITH OP 3 OR LX 2 2 VALID IN LX1 WITH OP 3 OR LX 2 3 VALID IN LX1 WITH OP 2 3 OR LX 2 4 VA...

Page 26: ...d line speed faster than the actual line speed or expanded by changing the internal speed slower than the actual line speed In the event there is an acceleration or deceleration to the production line...

Page 27: ...type is displayed The default system parameter establishes that the normal size of a narrow bar is equal to 5 vertical columns This value which is variable from 3 to 15 is selectable depending on the...

Page 28: ...s directly related to the substrate and linearity of the production line Care should be taken to ensure that the production environment is conducive to printing barcodes For example barcodes are susce...

Page 29: ...or for upside down codes Save the choice by pressing Upside down printing will normally require a change in direction 3 PRODUCT DETECT This menu selection allows the user to select the source of the p...

Page 30: ...a repeat time is greater than zero then the auto repeat function is enabled After entering a repeat time the user is prompted to update the printed data variable field contents or use the same inform...

Page 31: ...HOURS At the next screen prompt enter the start time MINUTES The system then prompts the user for the STOP TIME Enter both the stop time HOURS and then the MINUTES The newly entered data is re display...

Page 32: ...elected Enter the correct start time MINUTES for the shift selected Finally enter the desired code to be printed in the message Legal characters are the letters A to Z and the numbers 0 to 9 The print...

Page 33: ...e the format press the delete key and the last line on the display will be erased The entire format will be erased and must be re entered Press either of the designator keys i e M for month and the di...

Page 34: ...llowing the user to set the current date to change only at a certain day of the week This function is typically used in batch processing where a batch may be prepared on Sunday and packaged from Monda...

Page 35: ...r time formatting is hh mm and may be changed as required Press the Delete key and the last line on the display is erased Enter the desired format by pressing the H M or S keys and select delimiters a...

Page 36: ...ds shown on the screen will be in that language 2 INK SUPPLY The second line of the display shows the percentage of ink remaining in the print cartridge Each time a new cartridge is installed the syst...

Page 37: ...efault for each new printer is ADDRESS 1 Addresses can range from 1 to 32 It is advisable when adding multiple printers to affix a label indicating the unique ADDRESS number of the individual printer...

Page 38: ...D IS PROPERLY INSTALLED A successful load will display the current font names loaded into the print head This screen will be displayed when the default fonts are loaded NOTE LX 2 units display all 4 l...

Page 39: ...OTE when optional software is loaded into the system the Data Flash Card is encoded with the serial number of the unit and is valid only for the unit in which the software was loaded Verify system inf...

Page 40: ...ine of print and a 7 32 font for two lines of print Alternate fonts that are loaded replace the existing fonts The LX 2 system also includes a 1 8 and a 3 32 character font for 3 and 4 line messages r...

Page 41: ...ich creates a normal width character on a line moving at 100 ft per min The print can be narrowed by increasing the number and widened by decreasing the number Pressing accesses this parameter Once pr...

Page 42: ...Each increment represents 16 columns approximately 050 1 5mm Therefore a delay of 255 would approximate 12 75 323 85mm Once a number is chosen press to save the entry NOTE THE DIMENSION INDICATED IS W...

Page 43: ...until the 1 2 font size is shown and enter EXP followed by the key This enters the DATE OFFSET select 1 or 2 for correct offset date as defined in the F1 menu To place two lines use the to select 2 L...

Page 44: ...ce the cursor just to the left of the character to be changed and retype the correct character In this example the 12 31 2004 WAS CHANGED TO 12 01 2014 Symbols are inserted by pressing When in Message...

Page 45: ...press the key to terminate the sequence field The maximum number of digits allowable is 9 numeric characters Refer to the following page for Sequence or Lot counter setup and selection Date offset co...

Page 46: ...entered via the keyboard right justified As an example to set a maximum count of 5000 enter 5000 Pressing the DEL key allows for re entry while pressing the ENTER key returns the user to the LOT COUNT...

Page 47: ...efore the sequence number in the message is updated For example entering a 50 as the upper limit will print the same serial number on the next 50 products before the sequence number is incremented dec...

Page 48: ...fication the underscore character is used in the example to indicate the character position The various field designators displayed are Alpha Numeric non changeable data Sequence number field Shift co...

Page 49: ...on options data entry will be inhibited when the 15th object is entered although the last field if it is an alphanumeric object may contain enough characters to meet the remaining character limit Bar...

Page 50: ...key and select menu option 4 Entering a sequence number within a barcode requires a specific sequence of operations that must be adhered to 1 ENTER THE BARCODE FIELD BY PRESSING THE key 2 ENTER ANY CH...

Page 51: ...2 3 OR 4 line message To enter a DATE CODE depress the key The currently formatted date code as preset under the F3 menu is inserted into the message Note the current format is displayed as mm for mon...

Page 52: ...tomatically updated at the beginning of each new print cycle Pressing the S1 or S2 keys and selecting the appropriate special symbol or stored logo accomplish adding a special character or LOGO Press...

Page 53: ...45 Enter the 12345 The screen to the left appears and prompts the operator to ENABLE PASSWORD A response of N maintains the current password and disables password protection If the response Y is selec...

Page 54: ...ont sizes or styles The prefix when selected is automatically inserted at the beginning of the message and may not be moved to any other part of the message The prefix is created in a unique manner th...

Page 55: ...that the data may be any legal data entry as available in the normal MESSAGE ENTRY mode Following font size selection enter the desired message In the pictorial at the left the message prefix 12 was...

Page 56: ...erent function in this mode and does not save the message to storage but rather enters the prefix message previously created The prefix message is entered but because the message was longer than the d...

Page 57: ...ssage created for an LX 2 can not be sent to an LX 1 The LCD display will indicate that the message is stored Press to exit NOTE Message storage should be used after the product has been coded satisfa...

Page 58: ...STOPPED Mode by pressing green key The screen changes to STOPPED as shown to left Place a piece of lint free wipe in front of the print head and press the red Allow the unit to purge for several secon...

Page 59: ...d be removed Clean the print head nozzle area with a soft lint free wipe and insure there is no ink residue remaining on the nozzle area The print cartridge should be stored in the approved cartridge...

Page 60: ...he operating environment and the average printable life of the ink cartridge In extremely dusty environments this maintenance procedure may be required regularly To clean the cartridge carefully clean...

Page 61: ...of prime Repeat this procedure several times while watching the ink flow Between each cycle gently remove the standing ink on the nozzle area with a lint free wipe Following ink evacuation remove the...

Page 62: ...ly dependent on the operating environment In extremely dusty environments this maintenance procedure may be required occasionally but on average every week should be sufficient Remove the print cartri...

Page 63: ...a 600 DPI print without an encoder While in the STOPPED Mode pressing the F1 function key followed by the C key the user may select the column or columns to print with as follows The system default i...

Page 64: ...PRINTING mode Press Stop Print Ink cartridge clogged Clean Ink Cartridge Nozzle area with lint free wipe Missing one or more dots from code No ink Clean or Replace cartridge and purge system press Lon...

Page 65: ...oor stand EV1 BOX Spring Loaded Carton Follower EV1 TMT Top Coding Mounting Bracket C21050 Low Ink Warning Beacon C21010 5 Articulating Flex Mount Bracket C21006 External Product Detect C21007 Externa...

Page 66: ...of Red Ink Cartridges 4550GR6 6 Pack of Green Ink Cartridges 4550BL6 6 Pack of Blue Ink Cartridges 4550YW6 6 Pack of Yellow Ink Cartridges 4550CY6 6 Pack of Cyan Ink Cartridges 4550UV6 6 Pack of Ultr...

Page 67: ...ming language capable of sending and receiving commands to and from the EVOLUTION printer via a serial communications port This communication protocol covers all EVOLUTION products Some commands are n...

Page 68: ...from a personal computer the standard RS232 serial port has to be used to control and drive the RS485 EVOLUTION LX Printer So the addition of a converter from RS232 to RS485 is necessary with its corr...

Page 69: ...refore the EVOLUTION COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL which is described next must be used accordingly Here we must make sure the first data byte to be sent to the EVOLUTION Printer is the address of the recip...

Page 70: ...the serial port in order to receive data from the EVOLUTION Printer a full example of it you can find in the folder Printer Communications EVCOMMTESTRELEASE Setup ex e If we are planning to use MS Vis...

Page 71: ...6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI 1 DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS GS RS US 2 SP 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 5...

Page 72: ...RROR WAS DETECTED IN PROCESSING A NAK WITH AN ERROR CODE IS RETURNED DATA WORD DEFINITION Full Duplex 7 Data Bits 1 Even Parity Bit 1 Start Bit 1 Stop Bit BAUD RATE 115 200 Bits per second DEFINITIONS...

Page 73: ...be daisy chained NOTE It is important to remember to set each of the print stations to a unique address PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS RS485 PRINTER Pin 4 Receive Pin 5 Receive Pin 6 Transmit Pin 7 Transmit Pi...

Page 74: ...0x25 Solid block 0x3b 0x3f 0x40 Special Function Characters 0x7b Large Logo 1 0x7c Large Logo 2 0x7d Large Logo 3 0x7b Small Logo 1 0x7c Small Logo 2 0x7d Small Logo 3 NOTE The same characters are us...

Page 75: ...ST WAIT FOR A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE IF THE PRINT STATION WAS READY TO ACCEPT THE COMMAND AND THE DATA WAS VALID AND PROCESSED NO RESPONSE COULD INDICATE THE DATA WAS LOST OR THE PRINTER WAS OCCUPIED P...

Page 76: ...ommand ESC GROUP ADDRESS UNITADDRESS NAK ERROR CODE EOT Where error code is a single byte ASCII 31 to 39 NAK 1 PHYSICAL DATA ERROR NAK 2 ILLEGAL COMMAND BYTE NAK 3 MANUAL PRINT ATTEMPTED WHILE IN PRIN...

Page 77: ...d y indicates option pack 1 5 OP1 5 The last y is reserved for option pack 3 OP 3 Where for EV 2 and EV SC Both units are standard with all options thus a will be returned 0x23 Printer Configuration R...

Page 78: ...dress l ACK EOT 8 0x38 Control Flags EV 1 EV 2 EV SC Q ESC STX Address 8 SOH EOT R ESC STX Address 8 x y EOT Where x defines bits 7 6 5 4 Bit 7 1 Head busy printing message Bit 6 1 Print image inverte...

Page 79: ...m error in Ram Bit 0 Real Time Clock Memory error TO RESET ERROR CODES D ESC STX Address G x y EOT same bit positions as above use only as a mask to clear error bits i e x 0001 and y 0001 clears real...

Page 80: ...K EOT Where x y 8 bit unit address i e x 0x31 y 0x35 yields unit address 15 1 0x31 Auto Repeat Inter print delay Range 0 255 EV 2 EV SC AND EV 1 with any option pack Q ESC STX Address 1 SOH EOT R ESC...

Page 81: ...ss d x y EOT X ESC STX Address d ACK EOT 0x27 Product Delay RANGE 1 255 EV 1 EV 2 EV SC Q ESC STX Address 0x27 SOH EOT R ESC STX Address 0x27 x y EOT D ESC STX Address 0x27 x y EOT X ESC STX Address 0...

Page 82: ...V 2 EV SC AND EV 1 with version 2 09 and OP2 or 3 Q ESC STX Address SOH EOT R ESC STX Address CR EOT where rollover value in ascii max 4 digits D ESC STX Address CR EOT X ESC STX Address ACK EOT _ 0x5...

Page 83: ...2 Remaining Ink 0 to 99 EV 1 EV 2 EV SC Q ESC STX Address r SOH EOT R ESC STX Address r x y EOT 0 0x30 Shift Code max 6 shift codes EV 2 EV SC AND EV 1 WITH OP3 Q ESC STX Address 0 SOH EOT R ESC STX A...

Page 84: ...represent the upper and lower nibble of a packed BCD byte HH Product counter start hours MM Product counter start minutes hh Product counter stop hours mm Product counter stop minutes cccccc counter X...

Page 85: ...transmitted Max 15 Each object as defined by bb repeat the for each object cc Position within message string dd Number of characters in object ee Attribute of the object Where ee 00 Normal Alpha Numer...

Page 86: ...rved hhhh starting row of object in printed image reserved D ESC STX Address P aa bb cc dd ee ff gggg hhhh EOT X ESC STX Address P ACK EOT Even though there up to 24 characters 48 characters for LX1 w...

Page 87: ...STX Address message CR EOT D ESC STX Address message CR EOT X ESC STX Address ACK EOT w 0x77 Line 3 Message EV 2 only max 48 characters Q ESC STX Address SOH EOT R ESC STX Address message CR EOT D ES...

Page 88: ...logo name CR EOT Where x don t care y Bit 0 0 Logo Name in Font 0 1 Logo Name in Font 1 Bit 1 0 Get Name from on board data flash chip 1 Get Name fro Data Flash card 0x3C Logo3 Name read only max 9 c...

Page 89: ...characters represent the upper and lower nibble of a packed BCD byte aa Time of Day Seconds not used bb Time of Day Minutes cc Time of Day Hours dd Day of Week ee Date Day ff Date Month gg Date Year...

Page 90: ...3 Default 0 Q ESC STX Address SOH EOT R ESC STX Address x y EOT D ESC STX Address x y EOT X ESC STX Address ACK EOT 0x28 Quiet Zone Range 0 150 Default 75 Q ESC STX Address SOH EOT R ESC STX Address...

Page 91: ...t care R ESC STX Address BARCODENAME CR EOT where BARCODENAME Ascii name of type of barcode 0x3d Barcode Verify D ESC STX Address x y BARCODESTRING CR EOT x don t care y type of barcode same as n comm...

Page 92: ...ddress 07 putchar 0x37 Send out lower nibble of address 07 putchar 0x26 Send out a command putchar 0x01 Send out SOH putchar 0x04 Send out EOT Get results from print station unsigned char dummy speed...

Page 93: ...ddress putchar 0x26 Send out command putchar 0x36 Send out upper nibble for Line Speed 100 putchar 0x34 Send out lower nibble for Line Speed 100 putchar 0x04 Send out EOT Get results from print statio...

Page 94: ...op Until COMM InBufferCount 1 RESPONSE RESPONSE COMM Input If InStr RESPONSE Chr H15 0 Then GoTo GETDATAERROR Rem A NAK WAS RECEIVED If InStr RESPONSE Chr H4 0 Then GoTo GETINFO Rem AN EOT WAS RECEIVE...

Page 95: ...NT STATION BUSY TRY AGAIN End Select MsgBox MSG COMM InBufferCount 0 Rem FLUSHES THE INPUT BUFFER End Sub THE ABOVE VB ROUTINES DEMONSTRATE THE ENTIRE SEQUENCE OF PREPARING DATA TO SEND TO THE HEAD SE...

Page 96: ...standard HYPER TERMINAL supplied with windows NOTE it is assumed that the user has already installed a RS485 adapter and has verified the device address COMM PORT that device is attached to Select th...

Page 97: ...follows The character represents the control key in conjunction with the key shown A THE SOH CHARACTER B THE STX CHARACTER D THE EOT CHARACTER ESC the actual key on the keyboard Select ASCII setup an...

Page 98: ...ded on this CD manual and may be found in the sub directory EVCOMMTEST The user should find the correct location and install the program by invoking SETUP EXE NOTE it is assumed that the user has alre...

Page 99: ...er To enter a command string the user must follow the correct sequence All command structures sent to a printer must start with the ESC character so select the ESC gray scaled box Next select the STX...

Page 100: ...n the last text box The above response shows the printer is a LEXMARK with software version 3 13 a B firmware rev and all options installed The programmer should try several commands to become familia...

Page 101: ...PDEN J8 This jumper when in the ON position the internal product detect is passed to the processor Removing this jumper inhibits the internal product detect ENSEL J9 When this jumper is in the ON posi...

Page 102: ...VSEL J7 ON 12 OUTPUT OFF FLOAT OUTPUT EXTERNAL ENCODER ENSEL J9 ON PASS THRU OFF FLOAT OUTPUT INTERNAL PRODUCT DETECT PRSEL J10 ON ENABLE OFF DISABLE EXTERNAL PRODUCT DETECT EXTERNAL ENCODER VOLTAGE S...

Page 103: ...optically isolated devices and may be driven by open collector or switch contacts Each input ENCIN XPDETIN requires the capability of sinking 12ma to ground as depicted in the above circuit Connection...

Page 104: ...cting the external encoder the line speed calculation is replaced by a scalable encoder setting ranging from 0 7 allowing a printed message to be compressed or expanded Ideally the external encoder sh...

Page 105: ...rrect pin assignment for an external device connection to the low ink alarm Pin 1 of the connector can be used to supply power to an external device if required The open collector output of Q1 is capa...

Page 106: ...ies LX2 only Code 39 I 2 of 5 Code 128B Code 128C UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 Length UP TO 48 characters per line Message Storage UP TO 100 Messages Print Head to Product Distance Up to 3 8 9 525 mm CONT...

Page 107: ...1 5 2 3 1 1 100 PASSWORD OPTION PACK 1 1 5 2 3 12345 5 CHARACTERS USER DEFINED AUTO REPEAT OPTION PACK 1 2 0 0 255 DATE OPTION PACK 2 3 dm dd dy User defined TIME OPTION PACK 2 3 hh mm User defined SE...

Page 108: ...dability of a barcode Bleed factors vary greatly depending on substrates For example printing on virgin versus recycled corrugated cases LX 2 printers have the capability to adjust various parameters...

Page 109: ...ded to overcome the nature of the bleed factor of the ink on different substrates The legal values are 0 1 2 or 3 additional printed columns QUIET ZONE These are areas at the beginning and end of a ba...

Page 110: ...lity 47 Average bar 17 X Code class C Barcode with Bar width 6 Added space 1 Decodability 51 Average bar 10 X Code class B Barcode with Bar width 6 Added space 2 Decodability 64 Average bar 00 X Code...

Page 111: ...of accepting a certain amount of bar growth but must be kept to a minimum Bar growth will be seen in non linear production lines Normally with a consistent running production line there is no need fo...

Page 112: ...between both prints This variation will be more apparent on brown corrugated than on a white substrate Displacing adjacent vertical columns farther than the correct aspect ratio caused this lack of op...

Page 113: ...movement Notice how the bars grew from left to right then began to compress towards the normal at the right Also apparent is the change in the optical density of the pattern This was a totally unreada...

Page 114: ...it country code 9 or 10 data digits depending on the length of the country code Checksum digit If the Check Character flag is set the software will calculate the optional check character modulus 10 EA...

Page 115: ...ecksum digit If the Check Character flag is set the software will calculate the optional check character modulus 10 UPC E The UPC E code is a compressed barcode 4 widths Numbers only must include 0 s...

Page 116: ...matrix codes The pictorial below is a 10x10 array encoding the numbers 1 2 3 4 and 5 scaled for reference purposes Data matrix codes are more tolerable to stretch and skew by the nature of their imbe...

Page 117: ...able where the 1x1 array loses definition due to bleed patterns As with linear barcodes the use of an encoder is not necessary for 2 D barcodes for any environment that does not contain an acceleratio...

Page 118: ...e only the following possibilities exist EAN13 you supply a 13 digit code including the CHECK CHARACTER or you supply a 12 digit code and select the ADD CHECK CHARACTER EAN8 you supply an 8 digit code...

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