Dover Markem Imaje SmartDate X60, User Manual

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Diagnostics
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Speed Profile
This function is used with Continuous printers.
Speed profiles allow the user to assess if the print signal is being activated at the
appropriate time.
The running speed of Continuous motion packaging machines will increase and
decrease as the substrate is being run through.
In some cases the substrate speed may be faster than the fastest print speed of the
SmartDate X60.
If the Print signal is activated at this point in the cycle the resulting print will be
unacceptable.
To avoid this problem, the print signal should be activated when the substrate is running
at a lower speed.
Creating a “Speed Profile” allows the user to view the exact point in the cycle that the
Print Go signal is activated.
If this is at the wrong point, the timing of the Print Go signal can be altered to coincide
with a slower substrate speed.
SmartDate X60 provides a new screen intended to help capture and display speed
profiles. Once captured, these profiles can be saved to a USB stick for further analysis.
The following information details how to use this screen and interpret the graphs it
displays.
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