Dover Markem Imaje SmartDate X60, User Manual

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Absolute Maximum Speed
The absolute maximum speed for Digital Ribbon Save Mode is specified as 1800mm/s.
This speed can be achieved using a ribbon saving of 56%. The SmartDate X60 will
allow ribbon saving above 56%, however the SmartDate X60 will only operate to a
maximum speed of 1800mm/s. The maximum achievable ribbon saving is 67% (when
the substrate is running at 3 times the ribbon speed).
Absolute Minimum Speed
There is an additional function which Digital Ribbon Save Mode can provide to
customers who want to keep printing while the packaging machine is slowing down
(typically to ensure the last print is completed). If Digital Ribbon Save Mode is turned
on, regardless of the ribbon save percentage, then the minimum print speed for the
SmartDate X60 reduces from 70mm/s to 30mm/s. Below 70mm/s the SmartDate X60
reverses the Digital Ribbon Save Mode operation and runs the ribbon faster than the
substrate, so that each dot is longer on the ribbon than on the substrate – this mode
wastes ribbon but enables the SmartDate X60 to continue printing down to its absolute
minimum print speed of 30mm/s and is typically used to complete the last print when
the packaging machine is stopping.
This mode can only safely be used with images up to 42mm long. This is because
the image on the ribbon is longer than the image on the substrate and at the
absolute minimum speed of 30mm/s an image length of 42mm on the substrate
requires 100mm of ribbon. The SmartDate X60 will not prevent this mode being used
with longer images and will attempt to complete the print if possible (for example, if the
speed is higher than 30mm/s or some of the image has been printed at a higher speed).
The SmartDate X60 will issue a warning if it can not complete a print.
Operation
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