EBS Ink-Jet Systems EBS-6200, User Manual

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EBS-6200
Printer User's Manual
Chapter 4 - Operating the Printer
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Timing M
1 Gener
ode
ator
2 GEN , SHAFT
3 GEN
4 O
is controlled by an internal generator or a shaft-encoder.
The internal generator (or shaft-encoder) determines the timing of
printing of vertical rows. The
Generator parameter is used to select the
The print rate
source of timing pulses - see also section
4.6 Adjusting Print Rate
.
N
Print Resolution
1 Resol. dot/cm
2 1, 2, 3, ... , 100
3 30
The parameter affects the print rate. It defines the resolution (number of
dots/centimetre) at which a text is to be printed. In other words, the
visual effect of a
4 YES
4.6 Adjusting Print Rate
change in the Resol. dot/cm parameter is a change in
the width of characters and the length of the entire overprint - see also
section
.
Travel Speed
1 Cnv spd m/min
91020#1.0
2 0,1 ; 0,2 ; ... ; 2500
3 10,0
4
In order to produce clear overprints, match the rate at which vertical
rinted with the speed at which objects travel in front of the
. The matching is ensured by setting the Cnv spd m/min print
parameter to the conveyor travel speed (number of metres/minute).
be measured with the
TS service command - see also sections
rows are p
print head
The travel speed can
YES
4.4.4.11 Defining Some Print Parameters by Measuring Conveyor
Travel Speed
and
4.6 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
The shaft-encoder, a travel speed indicator, is mechanically coupled with
the conveyor and generates timing pulses for printing vertical rows. The
es depends on the type of encoder and
rvice command - see also section
Travel Speed
and
4.6 Adjusting Print Rate
.
number of timing puls
mechanical transmission gear between the encoder and the conveyor.
The
Enc const p/m print parameter defines the number of pulses
generated by the encoder while objects are moving over a unit distance
(1 metre). The quantity can be measured with the
CONVEYER MEASUREMENTS se
NOTE: Boundary limits are defined for the Resol. dot/cm and Cnv spd m/min print parameters.
y the control program and can be
e actual row height (of 7, 16, 25 or
Current settings of the parameters are monitored b
limited by the settings of other print parameters and th
32 dots). The parameter is automatically protected against the setting of too high a print
rate. Therefore some settings may not be accepted.
4.4 ameters in a Block
print parameters during printing to customise them to your needs. The modified
parameters can be input to the block library with their names and saved in the printer’s memory.
In the main MENU select the
PRINTING item and then the SAVE CURRENT PARAM. item.
!
.3.6. Saving Current Par
You can modify some