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Example:

Start time : 06 : 00

Interval

: 08 : 00

Type

: LETTER

The printer will print:

A - 06.00 to 13.59,

B - 14.00 to 21.59,

C - 22.00 to 05.59 the next day and so on.

Default parameter values

The default parameters are common to all messages and are configured in the

Printer preparation/Parameters/

Shift code

The dialog box is identical.

Insert shift code

Message editing/Variables

/Shift code

This function is for inserting a shift code in your message. An alphabetic or numerical
character is displayed in the message at the cursor location, based on your parameters.

Summary of Contents for Markem Imaje 9040

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Page 2: ...tandards 14 ႑ Preliminary instructions Security 15 Liability 15 Health Hygiene 15 Fire prevention 15 Environment 16 Installation 16 Use 16 Handling 16 Servicing 16 Ŷ Recycling 17 Description of the printer 19 Ŷ Overall view 21 Ŷ Electronics compartment 22 Ŷ Hydraulic compartment 23 Ink circuit 24 Ink circuit 25 Ŷ Rear view 26 Ŷ Printheads 27 ...

Page 3: ...ctions 41 Keyboard shortcuts 42 Daily operation 43 Ŷ Printer start up 45 Ŷ Printer shut down 46 Stopping the printer 46 Stopping the printer 47 Ŷ Select a message 48 Ŷ Print a message 49 Stop Restart printing 49 Load printer 49 Ŷ Modify message 50 Modifying the message in production 50 Modify message 52 Ŷ Create message 53 Ŷ View printer parameters 54 View operating parameters 54 View ink circuit ...

Page 4: ...lation feature 69 Ŷ Use date and time 71 Specify time and date parameter settings 71 Compose and insert date 72 Compose and insert time 73 Ŷ Use a counter 74 Display and reset counters 74 Set counter parameters 74 Insert counter 76 Ŷ Using user prompts 77 Defining a user prompt 77 Inserting a user prompt 77 Modifying a user prompt 77 Ŷ Use a postdate 78 Set postdate parameters 78 Compose postdate ...

Page 5: ...f message programming 102 Servicing 9040 9040 IP65 9040S 111 Ŷ Prolonged shutdown 113 Printer out of service for eight to fifteen days 113 Printer out of service for 15 days or longer 113 Ŷ Start up following a prolonged shutdown 114 Starting the printer after a shutdown lasting 8 to 15 days 114 Starting the printer after a shutdown lasting 15 days or longer 114 Ŷ Servicing 115 Head cleaning 115 3...

Page 6: ...for four or more days 129 Ŷ Servicing 131 Clean the head 131 2 000 hour service 133 Ŷ Drain flush printer 134 Maintenance 137 Ŷ Stopping and starting jets 139 Jet start up 139 Start mode settings 139 Jet shut down 140 Ŷ Jet maintenance 141 Starting problems 141 Before making adjustments 142 Align jets 143 Adjust jet in gutter 144 Adjust break off point 148 Ŷ Adjust pressure pump motor speed 150 Ŷ ...

Page 7: ...0 S printers 163 9040 Contrast printers 163 Ŷ Hydraulic diagrams 165 Head drying kit option 165 166 167 Alarms and faults 169 Ŷ Introduction 171 Ŷ Override head cover and recuperation faults 171 Ŷ Check printer parameters 172 Check general operating parameters 172 View operating parameter log 173 Ŷ Preliminary checks 174 Ŷ Troubleshooting 175 Introduction 175 When starting printer 175 When startin...

Page 8: ...mmunications 195 Ŷ Exchanging data 197 Connecting media 197 Transfer data 198 Ŷ Input output connections 200 Auxiliary connections 200 Connector identification 201 Industrial interface board layout 202 Signals inputs and outputs 206 Ŷ Inputs 210 Electrical characteristics of the optocouplers 210 Photocell 210 Disable the object sensor 210 Tachometric generator 210 Data transmitted via the parallel...

Page 9: ...haracteristics 218 Performance 219 Compliance with standards and certifications 219 Max noise level 219 Overall dimensions 220 List of fonts 223 List of algorithms 224 Consumables 227 Ŷ Definition 229 Labels 230 Ŷ Consumables and applications 230 Ŷ Consumables and printers 231 Ink usage specifications 231 Consumption 231 Ŷ Consumables and safety 231 Ŷ Consumables Warranties and liabilities 232 ...

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Page 11: ...Général A36951 C doc 12 236 ...

Page 12: ...icated in the text and illustrations contained in this document without notice The content of this document may not be reproduced as a whole or in part without the permission of Markem Imaje Ŷ Using this manual The following example illustrates the method used to represent the path used to access a particular function or command via the menu structure To access the Message selection function ʄ Fro...

Page 13: ... are constantly seeking to improve quality in our effort to satisfy your requirements The fact that the quality management systems at our industrial sites and the majority of our commercial subsidiaries are ISO 9001 2000 certified clearly demonstrates this commitment We care for the environment and were the first company in the industry to be awarded ISO 14001 certification A total of three sites ...

Page 14: ...use recommended by Markem Imaje or for any incident arising from use of the printer for any purposes other than those for which it is designed It is the sole responsibility of the user to take the precautions required by any use to which he or she puts the printer Health Hygiene Please read the safety data sheet MSDS for the consumables used For certain consumables Ƒ Wearing contact lenses when ha...

Page 15: ... regulations Machine electrical specifications refer to the specification plate located near the power receptacle S7 S8 and 9040 lines or inside the door near the consumables 9020 9030 printers When the printer or a part thereof is attached to a stand the stand must be connected to earth ground Earth ground all conducting parts not at a voltage reference and which are related to or close to the pr...

Page 16: ...eries used in the equipment must be treated using specialized methods If the equipment is not dismantled on site the following information must be forwarded to the service provider responsible for this operation Recycled parts Method 1 Stainless steel cabinet Material 100 recyclable using any metal processing method 2 Containers for consumables and ink circuits These items consist of plastic metal...

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Page 18: ...Description of the printer ...

Page 19: ...Description of the printer ...

Page 20: ...iew The 9040 printer is produced in four models Model Number of heads Number of jets Type of head 1 or 2 1 or 2 G head M head P head 1 or 2 1 or 2 G head M head 1 1 or 2 G head M head 1 2 S head 1 Cabinet 2 Operator interface 3 Print heads 4 Umbilical conduit ...

Page 21: ...Description of the printer A36951 C doc 22 236 Ŷ Electronics compartment 1 PC board 2 Power supply board 3 Industrial interface board 4 Main board ...

Page 22: ...Description of the printer A36951 C doc 23 236 Ŷ Hydraulic compartment 1 Ink circuit 2 Head pressurization unit 9040 9040 IP65 ...

Page 23: ...Description of the printer A36951 C doc 24 236 Ink circuit 1 Ink tank 2 Additive tank 3 Pressure pump unit 4 Condenser 5 Electrovalve s 6 Ink filter Rear view Front view 7 Vacuum pump unit 8 Viscometer ...

Page 24: ...the printer A36951 C doc 25 236 Ink circuit Rear view Front view 1 Ink tank 2 Additive tank 3 Coalescence filter s 4 Air supply connection 5 Pressure sensor 6 Electrovalve s 7 Accumulator 8 Recovery tank 9 Viscometer ...

Page 25: ...Description of the printer A36951 C doc 26 236 Ŷ Rear view 1 Mains power lead 2 Connection interface 3 Umbilical conduit to print module ...

Page 26: ...A36951 C doc 27 236 Ŷ Printheads 1 P head ID small 2 M head ID medium 3 G head ID large 4 Single jet 5 Twin jet 6 Cannon 7 Charge electrode 8 Detection electrode 9 Deflector plates 10 Recovery gutter 11 Head cover 12 Gutter plug ...

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Page 28: ...A36951 C doc 29 236 Description of operator interface ...

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Page 30: ...Description of operator interface A36951 C doc 31 236 Ŷ Description Areas 1 Operation 2 Screen 3 Navigation 4 Editing ...

Page 31: ...wer on indicator On Off Head status indicators on ready to print flashing fault off printer shut down View printer parameters and access jet maintenance functions Fault and alarm detection indicator View and clear detected faults and alarms Fluid Low level indicators Additive Ink ...

Page 32: ...ide screen liquid crystal display for displaying messages in WYSIWYG what you see is what you get format Menu bar Printer status Menu name Editing area Keyboard status Icon taskbar associated with function keys Caps Lock on Tab Lock on Current Message in Production ...

Page 33: ...e Icon taskbar and provide direct access to the main functions required for every day use Arrow keys For moving within menus or inside the edited message To abort an action or access Message Editing menu bar To confirm an action or selection To open a selection box To enter a data input box To check uncheck a field ...

Page 34: ...ck Shift caps key To move backwards while editing Will delete characters To lock unlock numerical keypad Hold down this key to Write in upper case or lower case characters depending on Caps lock status Access functions shown in violet characters on keys To insert a space or tab depending on mode These keys provide access to certain functions when used in combination with other keys shortcuts To co...

Page 35: ... direct access to the message in production and to other system menus Select and send message to printer Create message Change message in production or other message Access print parameters for message in production View and set counters for message in production Access to user prompts if present Pause restart printing Access to other menus ...

Page 36: ...Description of operator interface A36951 C doc 37 236 Accessing menus PRODUCTION MENU MESSAGE EDITING MENU SYMBOL EDITING MENU ACCESS OTHER MENUS PRINTER PREPARATION MENU MODIFY MESSAGE ...

Page 37: ...Select Symbols Bolderization Tabulation Barcodes Counter Counter 2 Time Date Postdate Postdate 2 Autodating table Shift code External User prompt Message Counter Counter 2 Postdate Postdate 2 Shift code Barcodes PRINTER PREPARATION Initialization Parameters Options Access codes Language Printer Autoclock Jet alignment RS232 Connection Ethernet Connection PCMCIA USB SD transfer Font s downloading M...

Page 38: ...various icon toolbars Create or modify a message Open a message Select a font Access composition box for variable following the cursor Access parameters for variable following the cursor Alter parameters of message to be printed Accessing user prompts Load message to printer and save Save message Return to Production menu ...

Page 39: ...age editing menu Access Message editing Message sub menu Access Message editing Font sub menu Access Message editing Variables sub menu Access Message editing Parameters sub menu Access to other menus Access Printer preparation menu Access Symbol editing menu ...

Page 40: ...o the final item in a list e g library font etc Ƒ go to the final field in a dialog box displays next list immediately displays previous list immediately Deletes the character tab or variable highlighted by the cursor in overtype mode Deletes the item to the right of the cursor in insert mode This key is used to toggle between the following options in Message editing mode Ƒ Insert the cursor is di...

Page 41: ...tcuts using Adjust display contrast To view and select fonts already used in current message in Message editing mode To start printing manually in and dialog boxes To view content of barcode in Message editing mode if the cursor is placed in front of the barcode To view spaces in Message editing mode the screen displays dots Reverse screen display mode To exit Message editing mode and return to th...

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Page 43: ...Daily operation A36951 C doc 44 236 ...

Page 44: ...art up 3 Wait for approximately three minutes 4 When the printer is ready Ƒ ON is displayed Ƒ The light goes on steady light You are in the production menu and the most recently selected message is ready to be printed NOTE The Servicing section contained within this manual contains the procedures for starting the printer after an extended shut down period ...

Page 45: ...of shut down you want Type of shut down Long YES Short NO NO YES Ƒ Select a long shutdown 6 min if the printer is to be stopped for between 2 hours and 8 days this is the normal end of day shutdown Press ҏto confirm YES Ƒ Select a short shutdown 1 5 min if the printer is to be stopped for less than 2 hours or if it is to be restarted later the same day Select NO using and press ҏto confirm The pri...

Page 46: ...nged shutdown and 8 hours after a short shutdown Stopping the printer This procedure applies if the printer is to be stopped for less than 2 hours CAUTION Do not interrupt the shut down procedure 1 Press to shut down the printer Production Printer Shut down 2 Press ҏto confirm The shutdown phase lasts approximately 2 minutes The jet is stopped automatically The printer is shut down but it is just ...

Page 47: ...e name of the message or select the message using or Ƒ Pre selected messaged from the library select the message using or 4 press ҏto confirm The selected message is ready to be printed in production NOTE See the Configure message library section contained in this manual for further details on how to create and manage a library Messages that are not resident in the system have to be loaded into th...

Page 48: ...o the printer to trigger the printing operation The printer prints the message in production Stop Restart printing Press and confirm using to stop the current print job Press and confirm using to restart printing Load printer 1 Press in Message editing mode to save and load the message Message editing Message Load printer 2 On a two head printer you may need to select the head to be assigned the m...

Page 49: ...level or as a whole by editing it ʄ Modifying a user prompt If a message in production contains at least one user prompt the icon is displayed in the icon desktop A message may contain up to 20 user prompts 1 Press to access the user prompt dialog box Production Message User prompt Ten fields are displayed per page Press the or button to move from page to page ...

Page 50: ...board to modify the content of the message Use the icon taskbar to alter the shape of the message change parameter settings or modify the message variables The icon change variable composition and or the icon change variable parameters are displayed when the cursor is positioned in front of a variable Press to access all the functions in the Message editing menu 3 Press to save the modified messag...

Page 51: ... message Use the keyboard to modify the content of the message Use the icon taskbar to alter the shape of the message change parameter settings or modify the message variables The icon change variable composition and or the icon change variable parameters are displayed when the cursor is positioned in front of a variable Press to access all the functions in the Message editing menu 4 Press to save...

Page 52: ... the arrow keys to move the cursor inside the editing area and compose a message All of the functions in the Message editing menu can be accessed by pressing 5 Press to save the new message and load it in the printer Message editing Message Load printer The new message is ready to be printed NOTE The Example of message programming section within this manual contains a detailed example of how to cr...

Page 53: ...s Hour counter This function allows you to view Ƒ the number of hours your printer has been in service Ƒ the number of printing operations performed by your printer Pay per Print option CAUTION The Running hours counter is set back to zero if you replace the main board or the PC board View ink circuit parameters Press Production Status Printhead In case of 2 head printer Or Transfer 0013 s for 904...

Page 54: ...es Celsius C Ƒ Ink Temperature Ink circuit temperature except for 9040 Contrast models Ƒ Motor Speed motor speed expressed in rpm except for 9040 Contrast models Ƒ Transfer time to transfer ink from viscometer to accumulator in seconds 9040 Contrast only Ƒ Reference visco Reference viscosity value which machine uses as basis for adding additive Ƒ Additions number of times additive added by printer...

Page 55: ...2 Pull out the ink circuit using the handle 3 Unscrew the lid s to open the tank s Add consumable up to the halfway mark on the tank maximum 4 Replace the lid s ensuring they are sealed The ink container is on the right The additive container is on the left 5 Press to clear fault condition if necessary ...

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Page 57: ...Editing a message ...

Page 58: ...s cannot be made on messages which have already been created The content of the message has to be deleted first if you want to change these parameter settings The editing area on your screen depends on the number of jets in the printhead The area is indicated by a vertical delimiter at the left of the screen 1 When you are inside the Message editing menu use the key to move from the editing area i...

Page 59: ...ew or Open 1 Select Open to choose the message you want to Open Edit 2 Make the changes to this message 3 Select Save as 4 A dialog box is displayed showing the title of the message 5 Give the modified message a new title The new message title is shown at the top right of the screen and is added to the list of existing messages Delete message Message editing Message Delete Use this command to dele...

Page 60: ...nd to leave the message you have just created or changed A dialog box asks whether you want to save the message if you have not already saved it or if you have modified an existing message Select YES if you want to save the changes otherwise select NO and the original message will not be modified ...

Page 61: ...d to an existing message They must be set prior to creating a message Change message parameters Message editing Parameters Message This dialog box contains all the settings you need to adapt the message to the production line These settings are specific to each message ʄ Default parameter values The default message parameters are common to all messages and are configured in the Printer preparation...

Page 62: ...isplayed This parameter can be used in conjunction with the Transparency printing and Inverse printing parameters to read the message in various different ways ʄ Transparency printing Check this box to apply transparency printing to the message ʄ Inverse printing Check this box to apply inverse printing to the message ʄ DIN characters Check this box to obtain a message written like this If you hav...

Page 63: ...d measurement field set to CONSTANT SPEED enter the speed value in millimeters per second ʄ Tacho division This field is only applicable if tacho mode is selected Speed measurement field set to TACHO Enter a number between 1 and 255 Increase or decrease this value according to adjust the printed character width obtained when printing ʄ Algo Choose an algorithm or allow the printer to select the mo...

Page 64: ...erval value in millimeters This parameter represents the space between two print operations in repetitive set off mode Set off field set to REPETITIVE or if Printing repetition is active ʄ Top filter Enter a time value in ȝs This parameter is the minimum time value that the object detection signal has to reach to be taken into account by the printer You can increase this time value if you have not...

Page 65: ... to be constant A printing speed needs to be entered in mm s Ƒ TACHO Select this field if you want to use a tachometer tachometer pulse generator Encoder This speed detection device is used to synchronize the printer print speed continuously with the speed at which the objects to be printed travel along the production line It is particularly useful when the object travel speed is not constant See ...

Page 66: ...e Algorithm function The user is given a preview of some of the characters in the pre selected font When the choice is confirmed the cursor adopts the size of the font selected and line delimiters show message lines which are accessible for printing The fonts correspond to the keyboard characters for languages which have their own keyboard Latin characters Arabic characters etc The fonts for other...

Page 67: ...This function is used for printing portions of the message in bold characters so that they stand out without having to change their height Enter the bolderization factor to be applied between 1 and 9 A bolderization setting of 9 provides the strongest bold effect the default value is 1 All symbols selected will now be written on the screen with the specified bolderization setting what you see on t...

Page 68: ...abulation Ƒ position the cursor at the place where you want to insert the tab Ƒ change to tabulation mode press key Ƒ insert a tabbed space press space key Ƒ exit tabulation mode press key Tabulation spacing can be added to or deducted from tabulation at any time when you are editing a message To adjust a horizontal tabulation Ƒ position the cursor on the tabulation Ƒ change to tabulation mode pre...

Page 69: ...bulation You can move the cursor position up or down by combining the key with the or arrows This means that the elements in a message line do not have to be in a fixed position An example of this is as shown below VARIABLE POSITIONING OF MESSAGE ELEMENTS ...

Page 70: ...when the printer is installed ʄ Hour hh mm ss Date dd mm yy Enter time and date ʄ Date change Hour hh mm Enter time when the date will change Default is 00 00 Use this when you want the date to change at a specified hour of the day other than at 12 00 am ʄ Run Stop autodating 7 Autoclock display and print data is fixed Autoclock display and print data changes in real time ʄ Date format dd mm yy Se...

Page 71: ...m 1 for Sunday to 7 for Saturday Ƒ Day of the month 1 to 31 Ƒ Day of the year 1 to 366 Ƒ Last figure of the year Ƒ Week of the year 1 to 53 Ƒ Month of the year 1 to 12 figure or 3 Letter Ƒ Year The Composition line displays the date elements as they are specified Authorized separators space and should be entered in the composition box via the keyboard Press when you have finished composing the dat...

Page 72: ...se your time variables using the hours minutes and seconds fields in the order you want them to appear The Composition line displays the time elements as they are specified Authorized separators space and should be entered in the composition box via the keyboard Press when you have finished composing the time to insert it in the message at the cursor location ...

Page 73: ...d reset counters Production Message Counter display reset This function is for viewing counter values and for resetting counters to their original value if necessary When the counter value is displayed you can reset it to its original value by checking the corresponding Reset box Set counter parameters Message editing Parameters Counter or Counter 2 Select Counter or Counter 2 You can now access t...

Page 74: ...crementation type Selected method used to change counter value The method determines the way in which the counter is incremented Ƒ OBJECT on number of objects detected DTOP Signal Ƒ MESSAGE on number of messages printed Ƒ EXT on data on INCC1 and INCC2 inputs on the industrial interface board Ƒ OVERFLOW Counter 2 only when counter 1 reaches maximum value ʄ Leading zeros Check this box if you want ...

Page 75: ... messages and are configured in the Printer preparation Initialization Message Counter or Counter 2 menu The dialog box is identical Insert counter Message editing Variables Counter or Counter 2 Use this function to insert counters in your message The counter is shown in the message with its initial value ...

Page 76: ...ning a user prompt Edit messages Variables User prompt This function is used to reserve space within a message for user prompts The dialog box is used to set the following parameters Ƒ Size No of characters the variable size 01 to 99 characters Ƒ Element identification a descriptive identifier Ƒ Default value the value printed by default if nothing is entered in production Inserting a user prompt ...

Page 77: ...sage Set postdate parameters Message editing Parameters Postdate or Postdate 2 The dialog box asks you to enter the following values for each postdate Ƒ Duration between 0 and 9999 Ƒ Unit day or month The time at which the date changes is common to all postdates and can be altered in Printer preparation Initialization Autoclock ʄ Default parameter values The default parameters are common to all me...

Page 78: ...ur Postdate variable Ƒ Post day month 1 to 31 Ƒ Post day year 1 to 366 Ƒ Post week year 1 to 53 Ƒ Post month year 1 to 12 Figure or 3 Letter Ƒ Post year The Composition line displays the date elements as they are specified Authorized separators space and should be entered in the composition box via the keyboard Insert postdate Press when you have finished composing the postdate to insert it in the...

Page 79: ...Set barcode parameters Message editing Parameters Barcodes Select the type of barcode from the list displayed The following types of codes are available Ƒ Industrial interleaved 2 of 5 code 39 ITF14 ITF6 Ƒ Distribution EAN 13 EAN 8 UPCA UPCE EAN 128 code 128 HIBC EAN Ƒ Two dimensional Datamatrix See Barcode characteristics section contained in this manual for further details on these codes Confirm...

Page 80: ...ault value is 2 for distribution codes ʄ Wide spaces Enter a value from 2 to 9 units default value is 2 for distribution codes ʄ Plain text Specify whether the barcode is to be printed below the code BELOW or whether no text is to be included NONE ʄ Height Select one of the height values available This value is expressed in dots and must correspond to the height of the fonts loaded ʄ Inverse print...

Page 81: ...ots ʄ Default parameter values Printer preparation Parameters Barcodes This function allows the user to select a code type and specify default parameters that are common to all messages The dialog box is identical Compose a barcode Message editing Font Barcodes Compose your code by inserting fixed or variable elements ʄ Fixed elements Authorized fixed elements numbers letters or spaces can be ente...

Page 82: ...and press the key The composition dialog box is displayed Elements are composed in the same way as variables in a message and the dialog boxes are identical Press when you have finished composing the variable to insert it in the barcode The variable is displayed in the composition line Ƒ User prompt This variable item cannot be inserted in a bar code NOTE You can view the composition of a code whi...

Page 83: ...heck digit is optional ITF 14 ITF 6 Due to their height these barcodes can only be printed using G type twin jet print heads The code height is 54 dots and both available jets are used This means that any items which are not part of the ITF code have to be inserted in the message before or after the code itself These codes can only transcribe numeric characters into barcodes ITF 14 barcodes are re...

Page 84: ...are required to have eight characters and the first digit is always 0 These characters can be variables counters dates etc The final character is a checksum character If this character cannot be entered the printer calculates it and sets it in position automatically If the character is entered with an incorrect value the printer tells the user and replaces the value entered with the correct value ...

Page 85: ...racters This is the default mode and size is optimized Mode C includes the set of 100 pairs of digits from 00 to 99 plus special characters characters are entered two at a time Special characters includes command characters NUL SOH etc plus special characters FNC1 SHIFT AI etc The content of the dialog box depends on choice made for Mode 128 These characters can be variables counters dates etc Rev...

Page 86: ...d numeric characters 10 16 6 10 32 44 24 64 98 36 44 60 72 Number of coded alphanumeric characters 7 12 4 7 24 33 18 48 63 27 33 45 54 Number of coded 8 bit ASCII characters 5 8 3 5 16 22 12 32 49 18 22 30 36 Stretch 1 Printed code height number of drops 8 8 10 12 12 12 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 Printed code width number of drops 18 26 10 12 26 36 16 32 49 18 20 22 24 Stretch 2 Printed code height numb...

Page 87: ...one shift code per message Set shift code parameters Message editing Parameters Shift code This dialog box contains all the data you need to change your shift code ʄ Start time hh mm Enter the time when the first shift starts ʄ Interval Specify duration of the shifts All shifts must be equal in length ʄ Type Select method you want to use to represent shift code Ƒ NUMERICAL 2 digits from 01 to 23 Ƒ...

Page 88: ...Default parameter values The default parameters are common to all messages and are configured in the Printer preparation Parameters Shift code menu The dialog box is identical Insert shift code Message editing Variables Shift code This function is for inserting a shift code in your message An alphabetic or numerical character is displayed in the message at the cursor location based on your paramet...

Page 89: ...xternal variable Message editing Variables External This function is for reserving space for the external variable inside a message If no data is transmitted the reserved spaces will be represented by a selected symbol that can be seen on the screen and when the message is printed The dialog box allows you to specify Ƒ Size nb of characters number of spaces to be reserved from 01 to 99 Ƒ Symbol fo...

Page 90: ...ave to specify the parameter settings compose the variable and then insert it into the message Set autodate element parameters Printer preparation Parameters Autodating tables This function is for encoding time and date data in the form of a code consisting of one to three alphanumeric characters Select a variable to be encoded The following screen is displayed except for Alpha shift code Example ...

Page 91: ...he table to use alphabetical abbreviations for months in the current language ʄ Alpha shift code This table can contain any of the 26 one character codes The default setting is for the table to use the letters A to Z ʄ Numeric shift code This table can contain any of the 96 2 character codes The default setting is for the table to use numbers 01 to 96 ʄ Years The table can contain any of the 10 3 ...

Page 92: ...posing your Autodating table variable The Composition line displays the date elements as they are specified Authorized separators space and should be entered in the composition box via the keyboard Insert an autodate variable Press when you have finished composing the autodate variable to insert it in the message at the cursor location ...

Page 93: ...age This is very useful if you are applying special fonts containing characters which are not present on the keyboard like logos and special signs The function is used for editing messages in languages such as Korean or Thai The font characters are displayed on the screen If you can t see the entire font press the left and right arrow keys and the and keys to view all of the characters To insert o...

Page 94: ...1 and 255 Ƒ number for the symbol within the font between 001 and 224 NOTE We recommend that you do not use the first font symbol number 001 as this is reserved for the space character and is used to replace characters that are not used in the font with blanks automatically A second dialog box asks you to specify the size to be applied to all of the font symbols Ƒ height from 1 to 24 dots Ƒ width ...

Page 95: ...and symbol size Draw the symbol you want to print using the keys indicated below Font number Font name Symbol number Number of symbols contained in the font Coordinates of cursor within grid Drawing mode dot by dot line zone Change mode using the key Dot color black white Change color using the key Reverse video ҏkey Zoom Press the keys or the ҏkeys simultaneously ...

Page 96: ...g keys In a dot by dot mode Changes color of dot on which the cursor is located Moves the cursor inside the grid in direction shown by the arrow In line mode To select the line color white or black To draw lines in direction shown by the arrow ...

Page 97: ...s displayed in a window at the top right or top left of the screen depending on the position of the cursor To delete a symbol Home To position the cursor at the bottom left of the screen To position the cursor at the top right of the screen Zoom This function can be activated when the cursor is at the bottom left of the screen coordinate 001 X 001 To make the grid larger To make the grid smaller ...

Page 98: ...nd to save a modified version of an existing symbol without losing the original These commands can only be accessed after using the New or Open commands ʄ Close the font Symbol editing Symbol Close Use this command to exit the font in which you have just created or changed a symbol The font contents are saved ʄ Download the font Printer preparation Initialization Font s downloading This function i...

Page 99: ... the key to bring up the cursor and enter the title or the number you are looking for and then confirm Enter the symbol number and then confirm The following screen is displayed The symbol is displayed on the screen together with the following information Format symbol format height x width num symbol number within font number of symbols in the font ref symbol reference in decimal format reference...

Page 100: ...bol editing Symbol Open function CAUTION If you reduce the size symbols which already have been drawn some data may be lost and the symbols will be truncated If you increase the size symbols which have already been drawn the symbols will be locked to the bottom left of the symbol definition grid Delete symbol or font Symbol editing Symbol Delete This command offers the user the option to delete a ...

Page 101: ...9 17 27 ʄ Create message Press and enter message name CONSO in this example Press ҏ to confirm ʄ Compose text Use the arrow keys to position the cursor in the editing area Compose the following text using the keyboard 216200 5 9 17 27 Shift code Counter content Postdate 60 days after date of manufacture ...

Page 102: ...Parameters sub menu and use the arrow keys to select Shift code Press ҏ to confirm Enter the following values using the key the arrow keys and the keyboard Press ҏ to confirm The shift code values will now be A from 05 00 to 12 59 01 for 24 hour format B from 13 00 to 20 59 C from 21 00 to 04 59 A from 05 00 to 12 59 and so on ...

Page 103: ...eys to place the cursor in the position you want Press simultaneously to access the Variables sub menu and use the arrow keys to select Shift code Press to confirm The shift code is inserted at the cursor position and adopts the format specified in the Parameters sub menu A in this example ...

Page 104: ...enu and use the arrow keys to select Counter Press ҏ to confirm Enter the following values using the key the arrow keys and the keyboard Press to confirm The counter values will now be 0010 0010 0015 0015 0020 9995 9995 0010 and so on NOTE Don t forget to set the counter back to its initial value before the first print job access using ...

Page 105: ...eys to place the cursor in the position you want Press simultaneously to access the Variables sub menu and use the arrow keys to select Counter Press to confirm The counter is inserted at the cursor position and adopts the format specified in the Parameters sub menu 0010 in this example ...

Page 106: ...elect a font Use the arrow keys to place the cursor in the position you want Press and select a font sin24058 in this example Press to confirm The cursor is now larger and the next elements will be inserted with the selected font 24 point font ...

Page 107: ...eously to access the Parameters sub menu and use the arrow keys to select Postdate Press to confirm Enter the following values using the key the arrow keys and the keyboard Press to confirm NOTE Remember to update the calendar in the Printer preparation menu to set correct date and time in the printer ...

Page 108: ...s the Variables sub menu and use the arrow keys to select Postdate Press to confirm Select the fields you want using the key day month and year in this example Go to the Composition input box using the arrow keys and add the separators space direct from the keyboard in this example Press to confirm ...

Page 109: ... The icon change variable composition and or the icon change variable parameters are displayed when the cursor is positioned in front of a variable ʄ Load message in printer Press to load the message in the printer press to return to the Production menu The message is ready to be printer in Production mode ...

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Page 112: ... contained in this section Printer out of service for 15 days or longer The printer needs to be drained and flushed This operation can either be performed manually or automatically using the drain flush unit available from Markem Imaje ʄ Automatic Drain Flush Refer to the automatic printer Drain Flush procedure contained in this section ʄ Manual Drain Flush This operation consists of five stages 1...

Page 113: ...REFRESHMENT routine Starting the printer after a shutdown lasting 15 days or longer This operation consists of three stages 1 Drain the ink circuit Refer to Drain ink circuit procedure contained in this section 2 Change the main ink filter cartridge Refer to Change ink filter cartridge for 9040 9040 IP and 9040S printers procedure contained in the Maintenance section of this manual 3 Reintroduce n...

Page 114: ...ulb or drying kit NOTE Cleaning the head once a week is adviced to obtain optimal printing performances 1 Stop the jet s Status Jet s JET SHUT DOWN 2 Position the head onto its maintenance holster Open the head cover Close the gutter screw located in the print head 3 Clean the electrodes and the cannon s with cleaning solution to remove all dried ink ...

Page 115: ...ng kit to thoroughly dry the cleaning solution from all areas of the print head 5 Open gutter Select JET START UP to bring the jet s back into service 6 Close the head cover and press to clear any faults present It is normal to have a cover fault Place the head back on its production support bracket ...

Page 116: ...nance section of this manual 3 Change the pressurization air filter cartridge This operation must be performed at least once every six months Refer to procedure for changing 9040 9040 IP65 and 9040S printer pressurization air filter cartridges contained in the Maintenance section of this manual NOTE We recommend that you run REFRESHMENT function for around 15 minutes every time you finish servicin...

Page 117: ...nter normally and disconnect from the main AC supply 3 Close the gutter s and place a clean anti clogging protector under the nozzle s ʄ Flush the printer automatically Disconnect the industrial interface board ribbon cable Connect the drain adapter ribbon cable between the drain system and the industrial interface board and then connect the main board ribbon to the open connector located on in th...

Page 118: ... the additive tank 6 Immerse the free end of the flushing connector into cleaning solution in a clean beaker or into the printer additive tank 7 Remove clean and then refit the head filter s 8 Start the printer 9 Select and confirm the Production Maintenance Flushing function to start the automatic drain cycle and monitor progress Several cleaning flushing and draining operations are performed in ...

Page 119: ...951 C doc 120 236 Hydraulic diagram Ribbon cable Head filter Beaker of additive or additive tank 5 liter drum Draining Flushing tool Ink circuit Pressure Recup 1 Recup 2 Anti clogging protector Head 1 Head 2 Printer hose Drain tool hose ...

Page 120: ...in filter Drain the main filter by first undoing the lower drain screw and then the upper drain screw using the 3 mm Allen key Keep the O rings associated with the screws in a safe place Wait until liquid stops flowing 6 If the ink circuit is to be flushed after draining Using the cleaning flask splash solution inside the ink tank to remove as much ink as possible from the strainer at the bottom o...

Page 121: ... Close the recovery gutter screw in the print head 4 Disconnect the pressure connector inside the hydraulic compartment NOTE DISCONNECT BOTH PRESSURE CONNECTORS ON TWO HEAD PRINTERS 5 Connect flushing connector 1 to the umbilical pressure line by way of the head filter 6 Immerse the free end of the flushing connector into a beaker of additive or into the printer additive tank 7 Plug the nozzle s u...

Page 122: ...the second head before proceeding to the next step Stop the printer normally and wait for the system to shut down completely 11 Restore hydraulic connections to their original positions and remove the flushing connector 1 Ŷ Flush the ink circuit Tools required Ƒ Recovery tank Ƒ 3 mm Allen key 1 Refit the drain plugs 2 Pour one liter of cleaning solution into the ink tank 3 Start up the printer nor...

Page 123: ...e the ink tank lid and pour 1 liter of new ink into the ink tank 3 Remove the additive tank lid and confirm or fill to the way level mark on the tank 4 Start the printer and make sure that the jet is present and stable within the gutter 5 Check pressure 6 Perform STABILITY check if necessary 7 Perform five minute ink REFRESHMENT routine 8 Clean and dry print head 9 Start jet for normal production ...

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Page 126: ...res disconnection from the main AC supply for more than two hours Shutting down the printer for between 2 hours and 4 days 1 Stop the jet s and place the head s on it s the maintenance holster Jet status STOPPED 2 Open the head cover 3 Spray cleaning solution into the recovery gutter for a few seconds 4 Shut down the printer 5 Close the gutter after the printer is shut down completly 6 Place the a...

Page 127: ... of service for four or more days 1 Drain and flush Refer to Printer drain flush procedure contained in this section CAUTION It is recommended to repeat the Drain Flush procedure every four weeks if the printer is to be out of service for longer than a month ...

Page 128: ...on its production support bracket Starting the printer after it has been out of service for four or more days 1 Change the main ink filter cartridge if the printer has been shut down for longer than 15 days Refer to the procedure for changing 9040 Contrast printer ink filter cartridges contained in the Maintenance section of this manual 2 Pour half a liter of new ink into the ink tank 3 Start the ...

Page 129: ...lly and empty the recovery tank Then pour half a liter of fresh ink into the ink tank Then restart the printer normally Ƒ If the value is above Reference visco Pour a liter of additive into the additive tank Then restart the printer normally Allow the printer to run as the viscosity management system will correct itself automatically ...

Page 130: ...bulb or drying kit NOTE Cleaning the head once a week is adviced to obtain optimal printing performances 1 Stop the jet s Jet status STOPPED 2 Position the head onto its maintenance holster Open the head cover Close the gutter screw located in the print head 3 Clean the electrodes and the cannon s with cleaning solution to remove all dried ink ...

Page 131: ...kit to thoroughly dry the cleaning solution from all areas of the print head 5 Open gutter Select JET START UP to bring the jet s back into service 6 Close the head cover and press to clear any faults present It is normal to have a cover fault Place the head back on its production support bracket ...

Page 132: ...rocedure for changing 9040 Contrast printer coalescence filters contained in the Maintenance section of this manual 4 Empty the recovery tank 5 Pour a liter of new ink into the ink tank 6 Pour a liter of additive into the additive tank 7 Start the printer normally and leave in operation with jet running for a minimum of thirty minutes CAUTION We recommend that you run the REFRESHMENT function for ...

Page 133: ...r more than two hours 1 Place a recovery container under the additive tank and remove the drain plug from the additive drain tube 2 Refit the additive drain plug when the tank is empty 3 Pour flushing solution into the additive tank Use one liter if you plan to take the printer out of service for less than 15 days or two liters if the shutdown is expected to be longer than fifteen days 4 Place a r...

Page 134: ...l circulate inside all parts of the ink circuit and is then drained via the ink tank Draining stops and the printer shuts off automatically when the additive tank is empty the flushing cycles are now complete 6 Close the recovery gutter screw in the print head 7 Clean the printhead 8 Place an anti clogging device under the nozzles if required 9 Fit the drain plug back on the ink tank drain tube ...

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Page 138: ...nfirm ON command Each head is started separately on a two headed printer The and indicators go on when the jet s are ready steady light NOTE The Production Printer Jet s start up command allows you to start all jets on all heads Start mode settings Production Printer Start mode This function is used to choose whether all jets are to be started in Automatic or Manual mode when the printer started n...

Page 139: ...atus Printhead Status jet s Select and validate OFF command Each head is shut down separately a two headed printer The and indicator lights go off when the jets are shut down NOTE The Production Printer Jet s stop command allows you to stop all jets on all heads ...

Page 140: ...hat the head is positioned onto its maintenance holster and the cover is removed 1 Stop the jet s 2 Close the recovery gutter screw in the print head 3 Select and confirm NOZZLE UNBLOCKING Using the squirt bottle apply cleaning solution to the cannon until ink flows through the nozzle If the jet is in the gutter move on to step 5 Otherwise go to step 6 4 Select and confirm INTRO SOLUTION Using the...

Page 141: ... s Make a visual check to ensure jet s are in the gutter Close the head cover again and press to clear fault conditions NOTE In some cases these three functions can be used individually or may need to be repeated two or three times Before making adjustments Status jet s JET ADJUSTMENT This function starts up the jet s and overrides faults associated with the jet s This means that fault conditions ...

Page 142: ... to the other jets Select a Jet number and then enter a number of Alignment units or adjust alignment using the and buttons Example Two jet head Jet 1 2 is the slowest jet Jet 1 1 therefore needs to be delayed by three units to bring it into alignment with reference jet 1 2 CAUTION Make sure you have established the direction of printing before you identify the reference jet Jet 1 2 Jet 1 1 Printi...

Page 143: ...holster 2 Select and confirm STABILITY function to ensure jet s are stable 3 Select and confirm the JET ADJUSTMENT function 4 Make sure that the jet s recovery system is operating correctly Vacuum ʄ Adjustment The adjustment process includes three inter connected settings Ƒ cannon rotation Ƒ upper eccentric rotation Ƒ lower eccentric rotation This procedure must not be rushed and it may be necessa...

Page 144: ...the cannon in the cannon holder using a positioning tool at the top see figure 2 CAUTION Rotate in the direction shown on the diagram to avoid unscrewing the fastening nut on the cannon Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 1 Preliminary cannon adjustment 1 Wires to be disconnected 2 Eccentrics 3 Adjustment screws 4 Position tool 5 Cannon holder 6 Location of protective cover 7 Cannon Figure 2 Preliminary adju...

Page 145: ...jet should be Ƒ in the center of the gutter for G and M heads see figure 4 Ƒ off center 1 3 2 3 for P heads see figure 5 10 Repeat steps 7 8 or 9 until the jet is correctly positioned in the gutter and is at the center of the charge electrode Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 3 G M and P heads Centering the jet in the charge electrode 1 Lower eccentric 2 Charge electrode Figure 4 G and M heads Cen...

Page 146: ... jet s JET START UP 14 Check break off point and adjust if necessary Fit the head cover back on 15 Press to clear any faults Run continuous print tests Ensure the electrodes and the gutter are clean after the printer has been in service for ten minutes CAUTION On multi jet heads the jets have to be adjusted in relation to each other to ensure that the frames join up correctly Print tests are the o...

Page 147: ...ometer the right hand pot is for the right jet and so on ʄ Procedures 4 The following adjustment is made using the magnifying loop Look at the jet in front of the charge electrode strobe LED see figure 1 Ƒ Start by turning theadjustment screw counter clockwise as far as it will go The jet will now be a continuous stream Ƒ Gently turn the adjustment screw clockwise until the jet break off point is ...

Page 148: ...ovides the only means of establishing that the setting is correct CAUTION Treat the adjustment screw with care when making adjustments to avoid damage ʄ Final steps 5 Close the head cover Press to clear any faults 6 Run print tests repeat the adjustment procedure if necessary Bad Avoid Good Figure 2 ...

Page 149: ...n speed essentially depends on the viscosity of the ink The by pass should therefore only be adjusted if the ink viscosity is correct i e when the viscosity measured by the printer is within one second of the reference viscosity value ʄ Before you start Measured and reference viscosity values are displayed on the printer screen ...

Page 150: ...ending on pump model 3 Turn the tool half a turn either clockwise decrease motor speed or counterclockwise increase motor speed and wait for the motor speed value to change on the printer cabinet screen and stabilize Gradually adjust until the motor speed is 2000 rpm to nearest 50 rpm NOTE You may have to make this adjustment after changing the main ink filter cartridge Figure 1 1 Pressure pump 2 ...

Page 151: ...essure 2 Electrovalve 8 Vacuum gauge 3 Pressure regulator 9 Vacuum line 4 Pressure gauge 10 Pressure tube 5 Filter 5 P 11 Exhaust 6 Filter 0 03 P Characteristics The air available on the site must meet the following characteristics Ƒ Kit inlet pressure must be between 5 and 8 bars Ƒ Kit inlet air flow must be at least 1100 Nl h at 4 bars Ƒ Operating temperature must be between 0 C and 50 C Ƒ The a...

Page 152: ...with Tanks atmospheric pressure tube Pressure Vacuum Air network 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 7 8 9 10 12 8 Vacuum pump 9 Vacuum gauge 10 Vacuum tube 11 Pressure tube 12 Outlett 1 Connection of compressed air plant 2 Electrovalve 3 Pressure regulator Adjustment 4 Pressure gauge 5 Filter 5 P 6 Filter 0 03 P 7 Vacuum set screw ...

Page 153: ...hould therefore be checked at the correct viscosity 2 Go to the Phase line then press the key to display TEST 3 Go to the Operating pressure line then press the key to open the COMPRESSOR DIVIDER BRIDGE selection box 4 Select COMPRESSOR and confirm Wait for a few seconds The pressure value is displayed 5 Adjust the pressure if required by turning the adjustment screw 3 Set the vacuum pressure The ...

Page 154: ...urpose of this test is to determine whether any of the three divider bridge restrictions are blocked First make sure that the inlet pressure is correct Select DIVIDER BRIDGE in the previous screen and confirm Wait for a few seconds The pressure value is displayed ...

Page 155: ...t it from themain AC power supply 3 Undo the four screws 1 with the Allen key and remove the cover 2 Disconnect the power supply cord from the printer 4 Remove the fuse holder next to the power point with a screwdriver 5 Replace the fuse 6 Fit the fuse holder and the cover back in position 7 Reconnect the power supply cord from the printer 8 Connect the printer to the AC supply and start the print...

Page 156: ... disconnect from the main AC power supply 2 Disconnect the air supply or air supply close valve to the printer 3 Unscrew the air filter housing and pull the base downwards 4 Unscrew the filter 5 Clean the mesh unit using air 6 Change the filter cartridge and the O ring seal 7 Reinstall the assembly Figure 1 Air treatment assembly 1 Seal 2 Mesh unit 3 Filter cartridge 4 Filter support 5 Housing 2 1...

Page 157: ...the cartridge CAUTION There may be ink inside the main filter housing 5 Place the pulsation damper is back in position and fit the new filter cartridge Fit a new O ring into the base of the filter housing Ensure all drain circuits are closed and pour a small quantity of ink into the tank 6 Start the printer Check for any leakage and ensure the pressure is correct Perform routine checks 1 Drain scr...

Page 158: ...rew the lower casing 1 3 Unscrew the base holder of the cartridge 2 4 Remove the cartridge and the O ring 3 5 Replace the filter support tube 4 6 Fit the new cartridge and tighten the base holder 7 Clean the filter casing and fit a new O ring inside the lower casing 8 Screw the casing back in position 8 Make sure that the filter is not leaking when you re start the printer 3 2 1 4 ...

Page 159: ... hydraulic compartment 3 Pull out the ink circuit to access the filter figures 1 and 2 4 Undo the filter side nuts completly 5 Remove the filter Making a note of the flow direction arrows 6 Fit the new filter making sure that the arrow is pointing in the proper direction Figure 1 Front view Figure 2 Rear view 1 Coalescence filter 2 Connector 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 160: ... home inside the connector 9 Tighten the nut by hand and then tighten it 3 4 of a turn 10 Pull on the filter to make sure that there is no free play inside the connector 11 Start the printer and make sure that there is no air leakage 12 Perform routine checks Figure 3 1 Ferrule 2 Tube 3 Nut 3 1 2 ...

Page 161: ... a recovery container beneath the ink tank Remove the drain plug from the ink tank drain tube 3 Select and confirm the Production Maintenance Drain function The printer shuts down when draining has been completed 4 Refit the ink tank drain tube plug 5 Pour ink into the tank max half full 1 liter 6 Start the printer normally check to ensure the print head is clean clean if required 7 Check the jet ...

Page 162: ... run electrovalves individually to make sure that they are operating correctly It applies to Ƒ the ink circuit viscometer drain and additive addition ELVs Ƒ the head additive and vacuum ELVs Move to the row for the ELV concerned and then press the key Use the arrow keys to select OPEN or CLOSED 9040 Contrast printers Production Maintenance ELV status modification ...

Page 163: ...d vacuum reservoir levels Ƒ The status of all ink circuit electrovalves If an ink circuit fault is present the phases are suspended and the printer changes to Standby mode In standby mode Ƒ Jets are halted Ƒ Ink circuit electrovalves are closed and the Ƒ Compressed air supply is shut off Wait until the display shows Sub phase 21 You can now control the ink circuit electrovalves to ensure that they...

Page 164: ...k tank 8 Restriction tube 0 3 mm 9 Vacuum pump and motor 10 Pressure pump and motor 11 Ceramic restriction tube 12 Viscometer 13 Anti pulse system 14 Pressure temperature sensor 15 Rinsing electrovalve 16 Head filter additive 17 Head filter ink 18 Self closing connection 19 Additive addition electrovalve 20 Gutter electrovalve 21 Viscometer drain electrovalve 22 Pressure electrovalve 23 Bleed elec...

Page 165: ...r 12 Anti pulse system 13 Self closing connection Head 1 14 Head filter Additive Head 1 15 Flushing electrovalve Head 1 16 Head filter Ink 17 Gutter electrovalve 1 18 Gutter electrovalve 19 Self closing connection 20 Head filter 2 Additive 21 Flushing electrovalve Head 2 22 Viscometer drain electrovalve 23 Gutter electrovalve 2 24 Pressure electrovalve 25 Drain electrovalve 26 Cannons 27 Gutters 2...

Page 166: ... 8 Coalescence filter 9 Recovery tank 10 Additive tank 11 Ink tank 12 Pressure sensor 13 Coalescence filter 14 Coalescence filter 15 Stirrer motor 16 Additive addition electrovalve 17 Ink addition electrovalve 18 Stirrer motor 19 Viscometer 20 Visc flow controller 21 Viscometer electrovalve 22 Ink filter 23 Ink transfer electrovalve 24 Head filter 25 Self closing connections 26 Pressure electroval...

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Page 169: ...Alarms and faults ...

Page 170: ...ich needs to be taken to return to normal operation All of the tools required can be found in the printers service kit Ŷ Override head cover and recuperation faults Production Maintenance Clear faults It may be necessary to disable fault checks on head cover and recuperation faults for some servicing or maintenance operations This function is used to clear these faults or more precisely to stop mo...

Page 171: ... Some of the information may not be present for your machine configuration and type ormay be displayed on the screen in a different way NOTE Press the Control Print keys simultaneously while in this screen to print the active message This function will only be active if the message is in a Manual object or Manual Auto set off mode and the jet s are in service ...

Page 172: ...ng parameters The log consists of 48 tables of fifteen records registered at five minute intervals Logged parameters are Ƒ Ttra Transfer time Ƒ Pres Pressure bar Ƒ Tr Viscometer filling time Ƒ Ad Number of additive additions Ƒ V jet Average jet speed m s Ƒ T1 Electronic circuit temperature C Ƒ T2 not significant Ƒ Def Hexadecimal value of machine parameters byte ...

Page 173: ...nd additive tanks empty Ink quality odor consistency Additive quality odor color Hydraulic piping and connections Ink solvent leakage Tubing bent damaged or cut Appearance of ink circuit Electrical connections to various parts Faulty connections on ink circuit wiring harness ink level detector connections upper part of ink tank fan condition viscometer electrovalves wiring All cards present in ele...

Page 174: ...Change main 4A time delay fuse see corresponding procedure 2 Operator interface display off Printer starts 2a Shut down the printer and restart 2b The problem is on the front panel board Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance 3 Operator interface indicator lights and display off The printer doesn t start or Operator interface indicator lights and display light up and stay on The printer doesn t...

Page 175: ... connection and ensure that the fan at the bottom of the cabinet rotates correctly This fan should run continuously as soon as the printer is switched on 9c Ensure pressurization air present except for 9040 Contrast models 9d The problem is on the main board Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance 10 Temperature 10a The ambient temperature in the room where the printer is installed is too high a...

Page 176: ...he problem is on the main board Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance 3 Jet vacuum problem 3a Start jets again and observe closely if one of the jets is unstable or deviates outside the gutter press then run the INTRO SOLUTION and STABILITY functions in turn If the jet is not present validate NOZZLE UNBLOCKING INTRO SOLUTION STABILITY and REFRESHMENT functions in turn 3b If the jet or jets are...

Page 177: ...for two minutes 1e Check head electromagnetic environment possible interference 1f The problem is on the main board Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance 2 Communication between the CPU and the printer 2a The fault occurs while the message is being printed after the conveyor has been shut down for an extended period Print the message out again 2b The fault persists after a message print test h...

Page 178: ...and is not subject to vibration 4c Check head object distance examples 1 and 2 4d Ensure jets are centered in the recovery gutters examples 3 and 4 4e Check the reference viscosity time displayed on the printer against the theoretical viscosity value given on the ink data sheet 4f Head needs mechanical and or electronic adjustment Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance 4g The problem is on the ...

Page 179: ... are excessively long Wait for the tank to fill up again 1b Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance if the fault persists 2 Drain recovery tank 2a The fault occurs after printhead cleaning or cleaning solution addition sequences Drain the recovery tank via the drain tube provided 2b There is a fault on the recovery tank high level detection system Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance 3 Drai...

Page 180: ...mulator fault 09 7a Activate following electrovalves Ink transfer Air transfer 7b Press the key to clear the fault Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance if the fault persists 8 Initialization fault 05 8a Activate following electrovalves Charge Discharge Equi air A P Air transfer 8b Press the key to clear the fault Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance if the fault persists 9 Initialization...

Page 181: ...lectrovalves 11b Press the key to clear the fault Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance if the fault persists 12 Viscometer fault 08 12a Activate following electrovalves Viscometer A P 12b Press the key to clear the fault Contact Markem Imaje Technical Assistance if the fault persists NOTE Faults 16 to 23 The electrovalves can be activated in Standby phase after Sub phase 21 is displayed Refer...

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Page 184: ...Installation and configuration A36951 C doc 185 236 Ŷ Installing the printer The printer must be equipped with a stability kit The kit must be installed before adding a consumable ...

Page 185: ...h flags a ventilation fault and automatically triggers a shutdown procedure of the printer The air taken into the printer must by clean dry and oil free at a pressure of between 5 and 8 bar 72 5 to 145 psi and a minimum flow rate of 15 000 Nl h 9 SCFM The printer incorporates an automatically draining filter NOTE A flow rate of 15 000 Nl h 9 SCFM is needed for thirty seconds on start up When the p...

Page 186: ...n with a small fan located under the condenser itself A circulating fan homogenizes the air continuously and maintains a uniform temperature inside the hydraulic compartment A ventilation system can also be provided for the electronic compartment in certain cases The printheads on 9040 IP65 model printers are protected by stainless steel tube with a removable magnetic stopper 1 or 2 protected prin...

Page 187: ...Note see Using date and time in the Message editing section of this manual for further details on date and time settings Set head object distance Printer preparation Initialization Message Head Object Distance This function is used for setting the distance d between the head and the object to be printed for each type of head Default settings are Ƒ 10 mm for a G head Ƒ 08 mm for an M head Ƒ 06 mm f...

Page 188: ... print speed faults These faults will not be registered or indicated ʄ Cable printing option To continuously increment counters on object signal regardless of jet status if the jets are stopped or in fault condition ʄ Julian post date offset To add a number between 0 and 633 to the Julian calendar The total value current date plus offset must not exceed 999 ʄ One DTOP per message Prevents message ...

Page 189: ...ter code You will then be asked for this code every time you attempt access to a menu Keyboard code Open the function again to delete a keyboard code The following dialog box is displayed CAUTION THIS CODE IS DELETED EVERY TIME THE PRINTER IS SHUT DOWN ʄ Security Printer preparation Access codes Security This function allows you to lock access to the Message editing and Printer preparation menus o...

Page 190: ...m of 127 messages ʄ Create a library Select the messages and enter them into the library Ƒ Go to the general list and highlight the message concerned using the arrow keys Ƒ Press The message is shown in the list of messages in the library Messages are sorted in increasing numerical order If you have a two head printer messages are assigned alternately to head 1 and then to head 2 If you have print...

Page 191: ...ssages are moved up towards the top of the list Ƒ Go to the general list and highlight the message you want to insert then press The message is added to the end of the library list Ƒ Highlight the VALID button and then confirm The CANCEL button is used to exit the function without making any changes Using the Ethernet link The Ethernet link is used to connect the printer to a corporate network ʄ E...

Page 192: ...t cable to connect it to a hub or switch ʄ Configuring the link Printer Preparation Initialization Ethernet Link Setting the IP address The IP address is set automatically by default from a DHCP server Please contact an Markem Imaje technician if you need to set the IP address manually NOTE If a DHCP server is not available the IP address is set to 127 0 0 1 by default Port number Select the conne...

Page 193: ...d baud rate 4 800 9 600 19 200 38 400 or 115 200 ʄ Parity Specify parity No Even or Odd ʄ Stop bit s Select number of stop bits 1 or 2 ʄ Watchdog Enter watchdog value in seconds between 1 and 99 ʄ RS232 Link Select type of link Direct Standard or Test ʄ Simple protocol Specify protocol type None message selection or external variables Refer to the 9040 printer serial link manual for further detail...

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Page 195: ...External communications A36951 C doc 196 236 ...

Page 196: ...fer data between the printer and other systems PCMCIA cards USB keys or SD cards Connecting media Open the console cover to access the various card readers 1 PCMCIA card reader 2 USB key reader 3 SD card reader Insert a memory card or key ensuring that it is inserted in the correct direction 1 3 2 ...

Page 197: ...on the screen 1 The following types of data can be exchanged Ƒ messages Ƒ fonts Ƒ messages fonts Ƒ messages fonts languages Ƒ full printer data ʄ Formatting external media Ƒ Select FORMAT Ƒ Press to confirm WARNING All the data on the medium will be lost ʄ Saving data from the printer to external media Ƒ Select Data type for data to be transferred Ƒ Select New Ƒ Give a name to the directory max 8 ...

Page 198: ...rom external media to the printer Ƒ Select the data to be loaded in the printer then confirm Ƒ Select PCMCIA or USB or SD Ƒ Press to transfer selected data to the printer ʄ Deleting data on external media Ƒ Select the data to be deleted then confirm Ƒ Select DELETE Ƒ Press Ƒ You are asked to confirm that you want the data to be destroyed ...

Page 199: ... RS232 RS422 interface Ƒ Alarm fault outputs dry contact relays Ƒ Audible alarm output Ƒ Message selection signals on parallel interface Ƒ Additional photocell input Ƒ Counter increment input Ƒ Counter initialization input Ƒ Others Auxiliary connections The wiring for the signals can either be connected on Ƒ The industrial interface board terminal 1 with wires entering via the IP65 sealed cable gl...

Page 200: ...ions A36951 C doc 201 236 Connector identification A Connector for alarm lamp T1 Tachometer connector 1 C1 Photocell connector 1 T2 Tachometer connector 2 for two head printer C2 Photocell connector 2 for two head printer ...

Page 201: ...ons A36951 C doc 202 236 Industrial interface board layout S5 S7 Fuses S1 J7 S2 J13 B1 J1 J10 LED7 8 LED3 J12 LED11 LED5 6 B3 S3 LED1 J15 S4 LED4 13 S8 S6 LED12 J11 LED2 14 S9 B2 LED 15 16 17 J14 J9 LED9 10 J6 J8 J4 J5 B4 ...

Page 202: ...hen the VALFINALIMP2 signal from the printer changes to logic level 0 i e 0V active status Indicating that counter 2 on head 2 has reached its final value LED6 green SP2 The LED goes on when the SPROG2 signal from the printer changes to logic level 1 i e 5V active status in SPROG2 mode jumper S7 3 The LED goes on when the SPROG2 signal from the printer changes to logic level 0 i e 0V active status...

Page 203: ...es in time with the command signal LED12 green STOP1 Signal from STOPI1 input is present LED flashes in time with the command signal LED13 green RC1 Signal from RAZC1 input is present LED flashes in time with the command signal LED14 green INC1 Signal from INCC1 input is present LED flashes in time with the command signal LED15 green DEF The LED goes on when there is a general fault on the printer...

Page 204: ...d a single DTOP cell 2 3 S4 3 TAC2 TAC2 TACHYIMP2 signal from optocoupled input TACHY2 S4 1 TAC2 not TAC2 TACHYIMP2 signal from input TACHY1 when operating with two heads and a single tachometer S5 3 INV2 INV2 DTOPIMP2 signal inverted 1 2 S5 1 INV2 not INV2 DTOPIMP2 signal not inverted S6 3 INV1 INV1 DTOPIMP1 signal inverted 1 2 S6 1 INV1 not INV1 DTOPIMP1 signal not inverted S7 3 SPROG2 SPROG 2 S...

Page 205: ...DTR DTREXT O DTR RS232 B1 8 J10 1 DSR DSREXT I DSR RS232 B1 24 J13 10 TD4 TXD422 O TX RS422 TX RS422 B1 23 J13 9 TD4 TXD422 O TX RS422 B1 18 J13 4 RD4 RXD422 I RX RS422 B1 17 J13 3 RD4 RXD422 I RX RS422 B1 22 J13 8 DT4 DTR422 O DTR RS422 B1 21 J13 7 DT4 DTR422 O DTR RS422 B1 16 J13 2 DS4 DSR422 I DSR RS422 B1 15 J13 1 DS4 DSR422 I DSR RS422 B1 20 VAL422 VALID422 I Enable RS422 B1 19 VAL422 VALID42...

Page 206: ...P1 DTOP1 I Head object photocell positive terminal B2 3 J4 6 CTP1 COMDTOP1 I Cell negative terminal B2 6 VAL1 VALIMP1 I Head 1 cell validation input positive terminal B2 5 CVAL1 COMVALIMP1 I Validation negative terminal B2 8 J8 5 TAC1 TACHY1 I Head 1 encoder input positive terminal B2 7 J8 6 CTC1 COMTACHY1 I Encoder negative terminal B2 10 J14 4 RAZ1 RAZC1 I Head 1 counter 1 reset to initial value...

Page 207: ...I Head 1 parallel interface input D1 positive terminal B2 26 J11 3 D2T1 D2T1 I Head 1 parallel interface input D2 positive terminal B2 27 J11 4 D3T1 D3T1 I Head 1 parallel interface input D3 positive terminal B2 28 J11 5 D4T1 D4T1 I Head 1 parallel interface input D4 positive terminal B2 29 J11 6 D5T1 D5T1 I Head 1 parallel interface input D5 positive terminal B2 30 J11 7 D6T1 D6T1 I Head 1 parall...

Page 208: ...S B4 1 T1 T1 O Head 1 alarm 1A dry contact inverted B4 2 T1 T1 O Head 1 alarm 1A dry contact normal B4 3 CT1 COMT1 O Head 1 alarm dry contact common B4 4 T2 T2 O Head 2 alarm 1A dry contact inverted B4 5 T2 T2 O Head 2 alarm 1A dry contact normal B4 6 CT2 COMT2 O Head 2 alarm dry contact common B4 7 GE GENE O General alarm 1A dry contact inverted B4 8 GE GENE O General alarm 1A dry contact normal ...

Page 209: ...ce board The sensor is activated when an object passes in front of it and sends a signal to the printer to start printing The DTOP input is filtered to a minimum of 100 Ps to avoid interference This value can be programmed Disable the object sensor The VALIMP and COM VALIMP inputs are used to disable the DTOP object detection signal These inputs can be linked to any accessory or system which meets...

Page 210: ...on Other inputs Ƒ RAZC1 RAZ C2 Sets counter 1 or counters 1 and 2 depending on software option selected of the corresponding head back to the initial value A green LED on each input shows when the signal is on active status Ƒ INCC 1 INCC 2 Increments or decrements counter 1 for corresponding head or counters 1 and 2 depending on software option selected A green LED on each input shows when the sig...

Page 211: ...collector output type phototransistor This output also operates in BUSY mode with the signal 180q different from the SPROG mode signal See jumper position table Counter 1 final value output The VALFINI 1 and VALFINI 2 signals show when the final value of counter 1 on the corresponding head has been reached The green LEDs on each output show that the signal status is active Alarm outputs Three alar...

Page 212: ...normally closed dry contact T1 T2 GENE Maximum specifications for these contacts are 1A rms current at rms voltage of max 24V There is an RC filter between all contacts and their respective common to limit any disturbance caused by a load connected to them during switching operations Signal connections are made on terminal block B4 Green LEDs are used to display General fault and Head ready to pri...

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Page 214: ... C Technical Specifications ...

Page 215: ...Technical Specifications C ...

Page 216: ...osition Control cabinet vertical Printhead vertical or horizontal ʄ Maximum height differential between head and control cabinet 2 meters 6 56 ft ʄ Distance between head and control cabinet 3 meters 9 8 ft 5 m 16 4 ft and 8 m 26 2 ft depending on type of machine and options ʄ Head object distance G head 10 mm 0 39 or 30 mm 1 18 depending on font used M head 8 mm 0 32 or 20 mm 0 79 depending on fon...

Page 217: ...lly or in batches Full programmable time and date stamping facility Message library Logo printing Special characters Chimney characters DIN transversal and longitudinal characters Non doubled printing for same message Programmable print delay times Control via operator interface or via any system with a RS232 or RS422 serial interface Automatic printer status diagnostics Automatic ink viscosity re...

Page 218: ...lity to print characters and graphic symbols of all types Symbol logo creation capability Alphabets handled Arabic Norwegian Swedish Spanish Greek Cyrillic and Hebrew Reverse character reading and printing ʄ Max speeds G head up to 5 58 m s 1 098 ft min depending on font used M head up to 3 7 m s 728 ft min depending on font used P head up to 1 79 ms 352 ft min Compliance with standards and certif...

Page 219: ...u clavier Keyboard clearance area IP44 uniquement IP44 only VUE DE DESSOUS sans les sabots BOTTOM VIEW without pads Zone d accès à la serrure du clavier Access area to the keyboard s lock R 115 min 387 6 mm 15 260 in 450 mm 17 717 in 250 mm 9 843 in 450 mm 17 717 in 260 mm 10 236 in 346 56 mm 13 644 in 460 mm 18 110 in 76 15 mm 2 998 in 690 mm 27 165 in 80 mm 3 150 in 610 mm 24 016 in 824 77 mm 32...

Page 220: ...re mini en statique 100 mm en dynamique 115 m m Conduit Ø 0 59 in minimum radius of curvature static 3 94 in dynamic 4 53 in Position des jets Jet position Position des jets Sens de déflexion Jet position Deflexion direction 39 mm 1 535 in 47 3 mm 1 862 in 32 5 mm 1 280 in 30 5 mm 1 201 in 32 4 mm 1 276 in 14 mm 551 in 65 mm 2 559 in 15 mm 591 in 1 1 89 m m 468 in 9 52 mm 375 in 44 5 mm 1 752 in 2...

Page 221: ... static 3 94 in dynamic 4 53 in 2 x M6 profondeur utile 8 mm pour fixation tête 2 x M6 depth 315 in for head fixing Position des jets Sens de déflexion Jet position Deflexion direction Position des jets Jet position 32 4 mm 1 276 in 39 mm 1 535 in 3 6 mm 143 in 30 5 mm 1 201 in 14 mm 551 in 65 mm 2 559 in 15 mm 591 in 44 5 mm 1 752 in 11 89 m m 468 in 9 52 mm 375 in 265 mm 10 433 in 225 mm 8 858 i...

Page 222: ...X21 66 CYR 07106 7X6 81 CYR 11107 11X8 68 CYR 16107 16X12 69 GRE 07116 7X6 71 GRE 16117 16X12 77 GRE 24117 24X21 86 HEB 05099 5x6 72 HEB 07099 7x6 74 HEB 16099 16X12 78 HEB 24099 24X21 58 SCI 05084 5x6 60 SCI 07119 7x6 62 SCI 16119 16x12 83 SIN 05116 5x6 52 SIN 07118 7x6 79 SIN 09110 9x6 54 SIN 11118 11X8 56 SIN 16119 16X12 57 SIN 24058 24X21 146 0C16_ ITF 16X12 253 PARAL 254 DAMIER 255 J1000 ...

Page 223: ...97 013G30_07_01_28_23 2x7 0 39 014G30_16_01_28_57 16 0 39 014G30_16_01_28_57 High quality 24 0 37 051G30_24_01_28_60 5 5 58 032G10_05_01_28_04 5 4 46 001G10_05_01_28_05 2x5 2 02 048G10_2x5_1_28_11 3x5 1 39 030G10_3x5_1_28_16 4x5 0 93 041G10_4x5_1_28_24 7 3 72 031G10_07_01_28_06 7 3 18 002G10_07_01_28_07 2x7 1 48 047G10_2x7_1_28_15 2X7 1 395 099G10_2X7_1_25_16 3x7 1 01 040G10_3x7_1_28_22 4x7 0 6 05...

Page 224: ...01_45_78 5 3 7 045M08_05_01_28_05 5 3 7 042M08_05_01_45_05 5 3 08 006M08_05_01_45_06 2x5 1 42 049M08_2x5_1_28_13 11 1 42 015M08_11_01_45_13 3x5 0 925 035M08_3x5_1_45_20 4x5 0 71 037M08_4x5_1_45_26 7 3 72 044M08_07_01_28_08 7 2 64 033M08_07_01_45_07 7 2 31 007M08_07_01_45_08 16 0 974 010M08_16_01_45_19 3x7 0 71 036M08_3x7_1_45_26 4x7 0 377 053M08_4x7_1_45_49 9 1 42 015M08_11_01_45_13 2x9 0 597 038M...

Page 225: ... 090P06_09_01_70_29 2x9 0 228 072P06_24_01_70_78 11 0 51 091P06_11_01_70_35 2x11 0 228 072P06_24_01_70_78 16 0 357 092P06_16_01_70_50 24 0 228 072P06_24_01_70_78 Quality 24 0 198 217P06_24_01_70_90 5 1 79 062P06_05_01_70_10 2x5 0 89 067P06_2x5_1_70_20 3x5 0 59 068P06_3x5_1_70_30 4x5 0 45 069P06_4x5_1_70_40 7 1 28 063P06_07_01_70_14 2x7 0 63 070P06_2x7_1_70_28 3x7 0 42 071P06_3x7_1_70_42 9 0 99 064...

Page 226: ...A36951 C doc 227 236 Consumables ...

Page 227: ...Consumables A36951 C doc 228 236 ...

Page 228: ...eet our exacting specifications ʄ Additive Used to adjust the viscosity of the ink The composition of the additive is exactly matched to the requirements of the ink being used Use of lower grade additives may cause performance issues with your printer ʄ Cleaning solution Used for printer maintenance head cleaning etc The composition of the additive is compatible with the ink and additive used ʄ Fl...

Page 229: ...r information about the risks associated with the ink as defined in accordance with European directive 91 155 EC amended and international standard ISO 11014 1 3 Ŷ Consumables and applications The customer bears sole responsibility for the qualification of the application in question Qualification of an application covers the ink inkjet hardware and the type of substrates along with the manufactur...

Page 230: ...characters printed per object the number of objects marked during the period the font used matrix bolderization and the diameter of the nozzle Additive consumption to a large extent depends on printer service time and ambient temperature as well as on the print head configuration Ŷ Consumables and safety The use of our consumables presupposes some knowledge of the physical and chemical properties ...

Page 231: ...information Ƒ Disposal considerations Ƒ Transport information Ƒ Regulatory information Ƒ Other information ʄ For Ƒ Operators technicians and warehouse personnel Ƒ Customer s Health Safety Committee Ƒ Occupational health officer Ƒ Fire services Ƒ Carriers and customs authorities Ŷ Consumables Warranties and liabilities Our consumables have been specially designed for use with Markem Imaje printers ...

Page 232: ...ndex Software index 09 2006 A J05 M05 11 2006 A1 J05 M05 11 2007 B J46 M46 06 2008 C J46 M46 This document was produced in French The French version is deemed to be the only official version and shall constitute the authentic document in the event of any dispute Markem Imaje reserves the right to change the technical characteristics of its products without prior notice Reproduction of this documen...

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