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EBS-6200

 Printer User's Manual 

Chapter 4 - Operating the Printer

 

 

 

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View of the primary (main) MENU b

The first character (a digit or letter) in each MENU o

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ranch, also called 

MAIN MENU

 

ption is a 

hot key

. When this key is pressed, the 

cursor b

n the selected option. 

The following k

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To move the cursor one menu item upwards. 

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To move the curs

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to move the cursor to the first item. 

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to move the cursor to the last item. 

NOTE: 

After the selection of a command has been confirmed with the 

V

 key, it is not always 

possible to cancel the command. Some commands are executed immediately. 

ar is immediately positioned o

eys help you to move along the tree: 

or one menu item downwards. 

Y

 

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V

 

To move one level downwards (to the next MENU branch) or to confirm the 
selected command for execution. 

U

 

To move one level upwards or cancel the selected command. If you press the 

U

 key several times, you are always moved back to the main MENU level. 

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Summary of Contents for EBS-6200

Page 1: ...EBS 6200 USER S MANUAL Ink Jet technology for the future...

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Page 3: ...INDUSTRIAL INK JET PRINTER EBS 6200 USER S MANUAL VERSION 20091020 1 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme GmbH Alte Ziegelei 19 25 D 51588 N mbrecht 49 0 2293 939 0 Fax 49 0 2293 939 3 http www ebs inkjet de...

Page 4: ...EBS 6200 Printer User s Manual 2 200 Copyright 2009 EBS Ink Jet Systeme All rights reserved Changes may apply 91020 1 0...

Page 5: ...Modes 19 4 OPERATING THE PRINTER 20 4 1 CONTROL PANELS 20 4 1 1 External Panel 20 4 1 2 Internal Panel 22 4 2 OPERATING THE PRINTER WITH THE CONTROL MENU 23 4 3 PRINT HEAD STATUS 27 4 4 CONTROLLING TH...

Page 6: ...Parameters 53 Vertical Direction 54 Initial Distance 54 Number of Repetitions 54 Distance Between Overprints 55 Horizontal Direction 55 Print Height 55 Date Offset 55 Counter Increment 56 Row Repetit...

Page 7: ...4 6 1 I rnal Generator 82 4 6 2 Shaft encoder 83 4 6 3 D ining Maximum Print Rate for a Given Text File 84 4 6 4 I rmation for Advanced Users 85 4 6 5 P blems with Reaching Maximum Print Rate when Sh...

Page 8: ...n on how to operate your Ink et h Print r Please read t is Manual carefully s editi n of the document includes most of the changes introduced to the EBS ters or software version 22_1A and the descript...

Page 9: ...llation or service operation should be performed by the user who is qualified for servicing EBS equipment The Manufacturer reserves the right to introduce changes whose description may not be provided...

Page 10: ...ted during a single run of an object in front of the print head a maximum of four lines with 1 dot space between the lines for the 7x5 matrix or six lines with no space between the lines for the 5x5 m...

Page 11: ...in order to ration of one printer via the EdGraf program allow a co troll Objec to b hoto detector Fully automatic operation of the printer with status indication and instructions for performing serv...

Page 12: ...the vertical plane Every droplet within a row is broken off the continuous jet then charged and deflected while passing under a high voltage electrode Objects to be labelled move in front of the prin...

Page 13: ...rk over to ink or wash up vessels when they are left open The ink and wash up are inflammable and may ignite Therefore before you approach the open vessels containing inflammable fluids discharge stat...

Page 14: ...used most frequently in various printer configurations 1 Printer control cabinet and the head 2 Complete head holder 3 Photo detector an optical sensor r 5 Bottle of ink Wash up spray 9 Filters a Mai...

Page 15: ...10Hz Secu relative humidity up to 90 without condensation Mechanical requirements max vibration 1g max shocks of 1g over the maximum of 2ms Ensure that free and easy access to the unit is provided Pl...

Page 16: ...on ector pipe RET on the R3 cylinder c V3 valve tube to connector pipe on ink bottle Removing Transport Protections protected against spillin Therefore some of the connections are capped The protectio...

Page 17: ...et min 4 mm hose to vent contaminated air Earth te the maximum resistance between points A and B and between A and C should be 0 1 Ohm when the mains plug is out of the mains socket conveyor C rinter...

Page 18: ...be Different types of ink must not be mixed Do not add to the bottle any ink whose shelf life has expired that the original ink and in damage to ink con 2 4 Removing Head Casing To gain access to inn...

Page 19: ...right hand side of the unit next to the mains cord After the main power switch has been turned on the printer triggers to the watch mode and the red lamp between the ON and OFF keys starts glowing 2 T...

Page 20: ...seconds The flow of ink in the head starts and the printer waits until ink parameters stabilize Afterwards e automatic process of breaking the ink jet into droplets starts initiating the phasing proce...

Page 21: ...off is allowed only in the event of an evident printer failure especially when the failure to switch the printer off in the regular mode may cause more extensive or additional damage such as an ink s...

Page 22: ...All terminal features are described Fig 4 1 1 1 External panel with the terminal section s The main pad contains the following element Keys the green ON key ON to switch the printer on the red OFF ke...

Page 23: ...a character marked in the top left corner of some keys 3 character typi case letters the indication that the Y or function keys have been pressed coordinates of the grap Working window which is the ma...

Page 24: ...of internal panel indication LEDs Sb3 St3 OVER Sb1 St1 VIS INK VIS SOLV READY 1 HV1 ON READY 2 HV2 ON PH ERR 1 PH ERR 2 PRESS LACK SOLV LACK INK LACK SOLV BAD FILL ERR PRESS DROP V1 V7 ERR CHK V ER 3...

Page 25: ...refill solvent from bottle V5 V5 is turned on underpressure is generated in ent bottle n that elec on ink is supplied to the solvent r pressure to rinse the h t V7 not used V91 VAC the indication tha...

Page 26: ...to the first item to move the cursor to the last item NOTE After the selection of a command has been confirmed with the V key it is not always possible to cancel the command Some commands are executed...

Page 27: ...ss see i sword he an be defined modified and cancelled only in the h If all characters of the password are eted with the key the password based protection is released an The user can protect many co s...

Page 28: ...ND AL ARD Generator GEN Resol dot cm 30 Cnv spd m min 10 0 1 OPTIONS 5 TIME AND DATE 4 READ ERRORS REPORT 3 CLEAR ERRORS 2 DISPLAY ERRORS 6 ACTIVITY TIME 7 LANGUAGE 8 UNLOCK PROTECTION B SOFTWARE OPTI...

Page 29: ...READY lamp on the internal panel generates steady light p print the head performs the operation of printing as the result of the START PRINT or PRINT SWITCH commands high voltage is turned on phase a...

Page 30: ...orrection table 7 16 25 or 32 pix used for printing the current label after the START PRINT command has been selected Otherwise the actual height of the label currently printed is displayed NOTE If th...

Page 31: ...les The simple text files include the following types of text a string of ASCII characters a graphical image a bar code a subfile another text called by its name In every case you can create a complex...

Page 32: ...omplex files can be created The word processor opens a simple ASCII file of the maximum height The file contains one space Now you can use the keypad to input a text to be printed A description of con...

Page 33: ...s ABCDE H J M NO P Q T UVW etc Sp Sp A B C D E F G H J M N O P Q T U V W X Y Terminal keys corresponding to the Spec 16 set of special characters etc Spec 25 pixels Terminal keys corresponding to the...

Page 34: ...be used as a subfile Its contents can vary during printing see section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers None Up counter Down Date Spec chan Univ count Univ date Date offs Date offs 2 Leading spacing b...

Page 35: ...ixels more visible on the display The graphic cursor coordinates are shown in the status window on the terminal display The reference point for them is at the top left corner of the graphics block X h...

Page 36: ...or calculated o setting stored in the bar code It shall follow bar code specific bar code N 9701766 or the EAN 13 th N 8 code input 7 characters the 8 one is calculated EAN 13 input 12 characters the...

Page 37: ...The EAN 13 bar code in inversion i e Inversion YES 32 pixels NOTE Subfile parameters can be changed by pressing the key at any time while a Barcode subfile is being edited e cases the ed to ensure the...

Page 38: ...isplayed TEXT EXISTS After the file name has been typed in the word processor starts running The file is displayed on the te edited as describe isting Subfile 4 4 1 5 Deleti In the main MENU selec The...

Page 39: ...commands ons are availa Termin ke To display the next previous screen showing text file names An alphab tica e l o numerical key xt file names starting from the first name that beg with r To display t...

Page 40: ...it has been switched on Defining a User Password In the main MENU se TEXT SERVICE CREATE CHANGE PASS Linking File Names with Parameter Block Names meters need to be set du ters stored with the text fi...

Page 41: ...nd confirm and then type in the pa again i put are not displayed explicitly Only asterisks ed when it has been can m cancel th are shown on the display NOTE Note that protect th the old password can o...

Page 42: ...nter after 999 has been reache EXAMPLE If number 056 has b for the incremen d the counter is cleared and the counting goes up from zero 056 057 058 999 000 001 002 etc for the decremental counter afte...

Page 43: ...ow niversal o ter T nter is timed by a standard photo detector The universal counter consists of two elements a main counter xiliary counter The main counter is always printed while the auxiliary coun...

Page 44: ...a subcounter of the auxiliary counter for the same overprints are to be printed 0 65 535 Spc Md cnt the setting of the Spc Md max parameter from which the printing is to be resumed 0 65 535 Pal countr...

Page 45: ...In this mode the Spc Md max Spc Md cnt and Pal countr parameters are not available and own in the illustration below The pallets are put one onto the other in 4 layers C the consecutive number should...

Page 46: ...other in 3 layers C on all shelving in the abelled in such a way that the type I and type II packages duct Therefore the type II package number the main counter nsecutive number is printed After prod...

Page 47: ...alue of the main counter not printed 2 3 on these packages 1 4 1st pallet 3rd pallet 1st pallet t shelving lvi e e ter special register Its content n via the keypad The counter parameters should be se...

Page 48: ...assigned to different digits For example the date of 29 10 2009 coded as DA MO 20YE can appear on a overprint as W tens of week of the year number in the ate by week of the year number e g if week 53...

Page 49: ...of seconds parts T and U in the Univ date register When such function is supported the printer processor is engaged frequently every second to update the text file and the maximum print rate might b E...

Page 50: ...90 When the following data are transf netto 75g es successively netto 1250g the subfile is printed as follows netto 75g this register is Operations on parameter blocks are AMETERS nu ssword NOTE If th...

Page 51: ...n the first parameter setting END or Y s to the settings of each of the parameters are made with the and keys Numerical ectly from the keypad and con an also be input dir firmed with the V No creation...

Page 52: ...library it means that all parameter blocks contained in the printer s memory are 4 4 2 6 Accessing the Parameter Block Library Viewing the parameter library means viewing all parameter blocks stored...

Page 53: ...the key is pressed the STOP PRINTING command is executed The key can be used no matter where the cursor position is within the control menu for example you can stop printing while editing a text file...

Page 54: ...reen PRINT ON OFF lamp on the main pad of the external panel and the red HV ON al panel start glowing and printing starts The printer switches to the print mode 91020 1 0 that the initial heating up p...

Page 55: ...e Mode Print Rate Interleaving Generated by External Encoder for an external SHAFT ENCODER The ri rrent parameters for printing Unlike the library stored blocks of para e ct impact o The current odifi...

Page 56: ...led imetres from the point of a text file should start f r for urements taken at the print edge where the photo detector has been activated to the point where printing During printing the distance is...

Page 57: ...ead With this setting the printer makes overprints in the horizontal direction to ensure the overprints are clearly visible The direction is defined when looking from the head PRINT HEAD 4 YES OBJECTS...

Page 58: ...wer quality is pulse processing system is turned off the print control system switches FAST the print control system ensures that the prints are made at the maximum possible rate Note that the speed T...

Page 59: ...re below 16 dot text two 7 dot lines 25 dot text three 7 dot lines 32 dot text four 7 dot lines NO STA NO STA NO STA NDA MULTILINE NDA MULTILINE RD RD NDARD MULTILINE 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 20 17 14 12 10...

Page 60: ...6 Adjusting Print Rate CONVEYER MEASUREMEN Number of Pulses Generated by External Encoder Enc const p m 1 2 50 51 52 300000 3 10000 4 YES 4 4 4 11 Defining Some Print Parameters by Measuring Conveyor...

Page 61: ...tion 4 4 1 9 Using the Password 20091020 Whe When the name of an existent block is selected the block is replaced with new parameters after the selection has been confirmed 4 4 3 The count tting at an...

Page 62: ...to he current setting of the unter is displayed E rinting the object counte s increased b or press any k nu counter unchanged In particular if you enter 0 zero the counter is cleared NOTE If the TEXT...

Page 63: ...m the basic functions of a typical Code Switch More informat out printing with the use of a Code Switch is given in a separate document 4 4 3 10 Viewing Files on Terminal Display You can view xt file...

Page 64: ...ning message is displayed IN 15 MIN THE INK STREAM HAS TO BE ON The objective is to warn the printer operator that the been closed If the V0 valve remains closed for too long the gun may dry up and th...

Page 65: ...mp indicators V0 V1 V6 go out d in the following situations orking after the printer has been turned on before ink is supplied to the ould be used immediately after the printer has been turned on mand...

Page 66: ...system may be overfilled r the comma f the flow of solvent 4 4 8 In In the main MENU select the TE The INK STR qualified service p been designed for SET INK STREAM rent jet of ink drops starts flowin...

Page 67: ...gutter horizontally 6 Place the head in the microscope holder to observe the ink jet falling down into the gutter see Fig 4 4 4 8 2 Plug the stroboscope connector into the female connector ST15 on the...

Page 68: ...lowest phasing drops for Uphase 6 5V and the lower inner edge of the gutter V is the distance between the most deflected drops used for printing and the upper edge of the deflecting electrode NOTE Th...

Page 69: ...nd In the main MENU select the SERVICE item and then the STROBOSCOPE item High contrast dots can be observed with a microscope if the STROBOSCOPE command precedes TROBOSCOPE command switches sequentia...

Page 70: ...Number of pulses generated by the external encoder per distance unit pulses metre p m It is called the encoder constant The figure can be utilised directly or used to determine the setting for the En...

Page 71: ...he clock are displayed in the working window on the terminal where they can be modified The date can be modified in the SERVICE submenu after the special service password has been specified The alarm...

Page 72: ...4 4 5 8 Rele The printer operation time is displayed in the operating window of the terminal in hours minutes format 4 5 You the language in which the control MENU and all messages are displayed on th...

Page 73: ...by phone and describe what kind of ection is to be released UNLOCK PROTECTION command is followed by a 9 digit code that is displayed in the terminal rating windo Reveal the code to the manufacturer...

Page 74: ...t ink Fig 4 4 6 1 bottle can be only used in the printer for which it was accepted by IMS Approved bottles cannot Each b nnot be replenished with fluid from an approved bottle T a If IMS messages conc...

Page 75: ...r status window With this the replacement procedure finishes NOTE will consider Do not refill an empty bottle with ink solvent as IMS anyway Every new bottle is assigned a time limit and after the exp...

Page 76: ...ny subsequent attempt to set the pro er date will be 91020 1 0 Do not p recognised as setting back with the above mentioned consequences 4 4 Every new bottle of solvent is assigned a time limit and af...

Page 77: ...m Then the number of current yed in the working window When the comman te Otherwise only the sho the befo The ink obtained if you build a text consisting of several characters for example 10 character...

Page 78: ...ISMATCHED The message BOT FOR OTHER PRNTER TYPE The message WRONG COLOUR press the V key Remove the bottle insert a suction pipe and re place the bottle NOTE If an alarm is generated and the message N...

Page 79: ...e installed on an outrigger ng other occurred and further printing has been disabled via built in relays in order to for example automatically stop a factory conveyor and the printing Fig 4 5 1 The ta...

Page 80: ...itself or pump control elements may be damaged Contact your service point This error can be caused by the following failures The main air filter is dirty it should be replaced The assistanc see secti...

Page 81: ...one No solvent can be sucked by the system although a new bottle of solvent has been validated The error indication can occur REPLENISHMENT ERROR and SOLVENT LACK for the following reasons the operato...

Page 82: ...al vacuum is too low for the following reasons the outlet of consumed air is clogged or necked down NOTE there is a risk of flooding the printer with ink clear the outlet the pump and wash it with int...

Page 83: ...HV cable n the HV circuit ng and control circuit failure a problem with the memory cell where the HV setting is stored when the printer has not been used for a long time and the back up battery has d...

Page 84: ...l a reason After the alarm has been cleared the error indicators are reset the indication lamps go out the buzzer stops The print head is motionless during printing head The range of print rates varie...

Page 85: ...iming when variable or unstable conveyors are used Signal cable SHAFT ENCODER axle Pulses for slow rotation of the SHAFT ENCODER axle This manual does not con Pulses for fast rotation of the SHAFT ENC...

Page 86: ...nal generator As the printer cannot control the frequency of pulses generated by the external encoder the allowable settings can be exceeded and the overprint deformed see section 6 3 10 Some vertical...

Page 87: ...generation frequency For the standard frequency of 62 5kHz such drops are generated every 16 s 2 The number of drops per one vertical row the drops are always counted as if all of them were printed T...

Page 88: ...t the same time intervals A change in the conveyor speed results in a change of the distance between vertical rows and the change is proportional to the change of the conveyor speed If the maximum spe...

Page 89: ...ven resolution of r 20 and T 1024 s This maximum rate is much higher than t the real resolution is greater than required and the maximum rate given in metres per minute corresponds to the real resolut...

Page 90: ...of divider D lses and the spread of the radius of the shaft encoder roll running along t en there is an addi I J A4 A5 a a a b b b Fig 4 6 5 1 Thus if D 4 see point 1 above measu biased with error a...

Page 91: ...7 32 74 27 65 148 122 297 19 19 26 30 70 26 61 140 116 281 20 18 25 29 66 25 58 133 110 267 21 18 23 27 255 63 23 55 127 105 22 17 22 26 60 22 53 121 100 243 23 16 21 2 232 5 58 21 50 116 95 24 15 20...

Page 92: ...rtional S eed print parameter is set and the Cnv spd m min yor travel speed bear in mind the following hints characters i e of the horizontal directions you can use onl length e g millimetres and the...

Page 93: ...specifie re dying the indications 3 Switch the printer on by pressing the green ON key on the external panel pump operates the usual whirr is heard when the V91 pump turns on and off in cycles 4 Chec...

Page 94: ...y print parameters s 4 3 5 Print Parameters The parameters should be set to the Vert direct UP are set to their default7 settings The only important thing in making ove For how to modif ee section 4 f...

Page 95: ...to complete the overprint If prints are made too fast the print quality tends to be poor You can recognize it easily by discontinuous print as the print rate control system ignores some of the timing...

Page 96: ...the instructions given in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File point 8 5 2 2 How to Print Consecutive Numbers umption A six digit number is to be printed there is a product moving in fr...

Page 97: ...a name e g EXDA and confirm Type Text Set parameters for the first subfile the key and confirm Char set Latin 9x5 Typeface Bold Distance 2 Rotation None Spec reg None Input contents for the first subf...

Page 98: ...ght 25 Length 25 Front dis 5 Back dist 5 essor see section 4 4 1 2 Opening and Editing a Description of Function Keys and confirm terminal display you can make a drawing on a sheet of to the graphics...

Page 99: ...e point 8 rint a Complex Subfile 5th August 2009 10 34 hours the text should look like as follows when printed numerical value of the bar code only 12 characters the 13th character is calculated autom...

Page 100: ...O has been defined in Type Text Char set Latin 7x5 Typeface Normal Distance 2 Rotation None Spec reg None Typeface Length 3 INK JET Set parameters for the fourth subfile and confirm Input contents for...

Page 101: ...lter Ink filter inside the gun see section Replacing Ink Filter Inside the Gun Air filter see section Replacing Air Filter Air filter inside the electronics compartment Replacing Air Filter Element in...

Page 102: ...om y types of impurities th ight oc during op tion and at removing them together wit rep d f c after the ring pr dure been finishe he fo ing message is displa FILTER CHANGE START WAIT FO EXT M SAG d w...

Page 103: ...r s ink system during replacement of the main ink filter Therefore it is recommended that the filter replacement be followed by a slightly shorter about 10 minute ink filtering procedure similar to th...

Page 104: ...d nozzle cleaning the nozzle Replacing Air Filter In order to replace ink filter in the head gun see Fig 6 1 4 perform the following operations switch the printer off in the service mode pull out the...

Page 105: ...re in the fan and change filter under the fan The following operations should be performed in order to replace filter elements Switch the printer off in the service mode see subsection 3 2 2 Switching...

Page 106: ...cated on the right side of the unit is in the on position rosses are properly connected inside art of the electronics compartment the external heck wheth en pressed es not turn Check whether the cable...

Page 107: ...the INK ON OFF key on the external panel in order to stop the flow of ink towards the head when the ink flow stops the V0 lamp on the internal panel goes out loosen two screws n that fix the insulator...

Page 108: ...The FILL ERR PRESS DROP error occurs and the INK PRESSURE DROP message is displayed on the terminal Main ink filter heavily contaminated It needs replacing every 1000 hours of operation see Replacing...

Page 109: ...rectly the or commands or the xecuted viscosity adings may fall even The print quality en mode with rinsing It is advisable to wait until impurities deposit on the filter Before starting the printing...

Page 110: ...k and Solvent Bottle Monitoring le during the h g procedure after the ink r has been switched o regular mode or a NK OFF command are rinsed 91020 1 0 selected 6 3 9 Lower part of overprint is missing...

Page 111: ...set to change its setting to MIDDLE peed parameter is set to FAST and distorted overprin If t are duced you can only reduce the travel speed of the or or possibly contact the manufacturer for more ti...

Page 112: ...the nguage for communication between the user and the printer changes to English the MEM the print the curr the r the the p in th following message is ayed on the terminal ERY DISCHARGED ORY DAMAGED a...

Page 113: ...he printer if any versions of control programs available with the OPTIONS command the ink solvent and printer parameters that are accessed by the Ink Monitoring System IMS in the printer the PRINTER I...

Page 114: ...peri the tubing a valve or any other ink system elements may get dry or blocked which will hinder the operation of the device when restar the battery supplied memory containing user defined texts and...

Page 115: ...out press the V button 3 D ma look Service Manual Press ENTER 7 1 2 of the valve manifold detach the tube own in Fig 7 1 1 and secure it with a nut After the operation has been carried out press the...

Page 116: ...rocedure 8 Secure ink system according Wait for printer to switch off AttachTubesTo prev connections Press ENTER After rinsing the printer switches off automatically Make all the connections that were...

Page 117: ...ect the amage The maximum shock to which the over a maximum of 2ms It should not be tilted turned r needs to be prepared for carriage properly To this end proceed as follo 1 Disconnect tank connection...

Page 118: ...for 16x11matrix 16x10 1 space row between characters 55 cps for 25x15 matrix 25x14 1 space row between characters 32 cps for 32x19 matrix 32x18 1 space row between characters height 4 Distance betwee...

Page 119: ...the printer s design and files and to control a num nd connected to one PC all external electric an housing allowing placem puter optional and independent from the built in terminal ion rates up to 10...

Page 120: ...Char set para he Cyrillic characters marked on t hown in red are available after the k vailable according to the position of the s o the printer s terminal keypad is shown in the picture below The e...

Page 121: ...The characters are available after the type of subtext has been set to Text in the word processor and the character matrix the Char set parameter to that whose name starts with e g Arabic Then the Ara...

Page 122: ...21 37 50 69 75 main window 21 23 29 37 50 69 70 71 72 75 76 status window 18 33 printer status window 21 27 72 73 84 terminal status window 21 30 33 internal display LED 93 terminal display see DISPL...

Page 123: ...lock library see PRINTING PRINT PARAMETERS BLOCK PARAMETER LIBRARY password 3 4 28 37 38 39 48 51 59 60 68 69 71 81 104 phasing 18 22 27 28 61 63 66 67 69 80 81 91 99 104 photodetector 9 12 13 39 40 4...

Page 124: ...41 42 44 Date and Time 4 5 40 69 93 98 Expiry Date Registers 4 47 Universal Date and Time 4 46 95 speed indicator 12 58 92 subfile 3 5 21 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 51 54 56 85...

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