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EBS-230

Printer User's Manual

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20080512#1.0

ink inlet connector

cable distributor

connector

air compressor output connector

power

switch

interface cable to PC or

T200

connector terminal

ink monitoring system

(IMS) connector cable

photo-detector

connector cable

shaft-encoder

connection socket

power supply cable

print head

connector cable

pins to fix PC/TERM

connector

Fig. 2.3.3.3.

Connection sockets on the printer’s operation panel as well as

R230

cable

distributor connector cable.

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Summary of Contents for EBS-230

Page 1: ...EBS 230 USER S MANUAL...

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Page 3: ...INDUSTRIAL INK JET PRINTER EBS 230 USER S MANUAL VERSION 20080512 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 230 Printer User s Manual 2008 EBS Ink Jet Systeme GmbH D 51588 N mbrecht 2 ___________________________________________________ 20080512 1 0...

Page 5: ...Connection to Computer 15 Line Connection to T200 Terminal optional 16 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER 17 3 1 OPERATION PANEL 17 3 2 QUICK START PRINTING A READY TO USE TEXT FROM THE PRINTER MEMORY 18 3 3 OP...

Page 6: ...3 5 2 Installing a New Bottle of Ink or Replacing the Empty One 47 4 SERVICING THE PRINTER 48 4 1 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 48 4 1 1 Changing the ink filter in the bottle 49 4 1 2 Replacing the air filter...

Page 7: ...the form make and technical solutions of our devices Therefore no data illustrations or descriptions of this manual shall form any grounds for claims We spare no effort to ensure that this manual is r...

Page 8: ...the device controller Therefore the printer can be installed directly in front of object to be printed on often in difficult to reach places It is not necessary to connect the printer to the controll...

Page 9: ...e electrical and electronic equipment WEEE However following the European Community s generally accepted policy on environmental protection we recommend that after the EBS 230 printing system has been...

Page 10: ...ecially important to protect the eyes when performing these activities Protective eye wear is recommended 7 Complete washing and cleaning of dirty print heads and other elements must be performed whil...

Page 11: ...QUIPOTENTIALITY equal potentials OF THE PRINTER HOUSING AND THE COMPUTER TO BE CONNECTED TO THE PRINTER is the prerequisite for safe connection and proper operation communication Ideally the metal pri...

Page 12: ...e of PC computer A movable platform with a cable for making prints manually 2 3 2 Preparatory Steps When switching on device for work the first time or after transport install it according to the requ...

Page 13: ...d to printer mounting or to other place appropriate to the object to be labelled 6 Mount the distance holder on the main side of printer in the opening and on the side from which the object to be labe...

Page 14: ...or terminal photo detector tube suppling pressure to ink bottle carrier to hold a bottle of ink Ink Monitoring System IMS a tube to pressure feed ink from a bottle to the print head bottle of ink to U...

Page 15: ...the printer perform the following activities a Screw polyethylene tube into the cap of ink bottle b Secure the tube to the cap to prevent dislodging by screwing down the blue plug c Connect the tube...

Page 16: ...connector power switch interface cable to PC or T200 connector terminal ink monitoring system IMS connector cable photo detector connector cable shaft encoder connection socket power supply cable pri...

Page 17: ...servicing the EBS 230 printer see Minimum Recommended Hardware Requirements on page 61 With the help of these devices you may send texts for printing to the printer save or read the printing paramete...

Page 18: ...ction to T200 Terminal optional Optionally where connecting the printer to a computer is impossible or problematic the T200 terminal may be used Detailed information on the T200 terminal may be found...

Page 19: ...light emitted by the PRINT lamp With use of the controller program you can configure the finishing of the printing assignment by pressing the PRINT ON OFF see chapter Stopping Printing When the button...

Page 20: ...sting the bottom on the IMS module 4 Switch the printer on wait about 10 seconds until the bottle of ink is validated and then press the PRINT ON OFF button 5 Make objects to be labelled travel in fro...

Page 21: ...y clicking the or in the printer control program If the serial port number is wrong or the printer is improperly connected to the computer then an attempt to establish communication results in transmi...

Page 22: ...ers The printer parameters are checked for correct settings automatically In the event improper parameter settings are made the Wrong parameters message appears If you want to check the cause of the e...

Page 23: ...ext follow the steps below 1 Position the cursor in the text edit line exactly where another font is to be inserted 2 Holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button or the MENU...

Page 24: ...1 Move to the Font list and replace build in font with one of fonts installed in your Windows You can change the font Size and the keyboard language in Windows While increasing the text height do not...

Page 25: ...highlighted text can be copied to the Windows clipboard by clicking the button the shortcut of Ctrl C or cut out and copied to the clipboard by clicking the button the shortcut of Ctrl X The text sto...

Page 26: ...f the beginning marker only is placed all characters following the marker till the end of the text are monospaced A number of monospaced groups of characters can be inserted into one text The beginnin...

Page 27: ...Time In order to synchronize the date and time of your printer with those of your computer move to the Date tab and click the and keys successively Fig 3 3 6 1 You can set a different date or time in...

Page 28: ...date parameters Double click the date in the variable field list You can change the date shift e g by 2 days in the window displayed Universal Date and Time Various elements of the current date and ti...

Page 29: ...e week The following encoding system is used as standard 1 Sunday 2 Monday 3 Tuesday 7 Saturday The numbering of weekdays can be changed in the following way on checking the time on your computer by c...

Page 30: ...ends on the type of register the incremental counter is indicated with blue arrows the decremental counter is indicated with green arrows the universal date and time field is indicated with turquoise...

Page 31: ...hortcut Shift F1 Shift F2 Fig 3 3 6 10 5 The operation described at points 2 3 and 4 can be performed by pressing the key on the tool bar a 4 digit counter is inserted and you can adjust its length ac...

Page 32: ...te and edit drawings which can then be inserted into texts to be printed The graphics editor can be called up with the key on the toolbar see Fig 3 3 1 1 To exit bitmap editor and go to text editor wi...

Page 33: ...ll look like after printing If the text to be printed has been defined as above the printing of the following texts starts on 21 04 2008 at 12 10 hours following 5 successive pulses simulated with the...

Page 34: ...read only memory All parameters available in tab sheets on the parameter block panel of the control program can be modified Before the printing starts the modified parameters need to be transferred t...

Page 35: ...2 The machine automatically re calculates and adjusts time for jetting ink droplets in order to ensure that rows are printed vertically and the proportion of width to height is maintained for every c...

Page 36: ...certain angle depends on the following the diameter of nozzles in the print head the type of ink the pressure of ink inside the ink system the setting of the print parameter Dot size absorptive capac...

Page 37: ...erator the print rate is not synchronised with the printer travel rate Object Travel Speed In order to ensure that labels are clearly visible the frequency of printing vertical rows needs to match the...

Page 38: ...g this parameter has the effect of increasing or decreasing the density of the text printed while the object moves before the printer at a constant speed This parameter is closely related to the Text...

Page 39: ...eated after activating the photo detector in the place where printing should start You can print a text repeatedly on one object this is a so called text repetition For long objects such as pipes hose...

Page 40: ...of printing for Text repetitions 3 0 5 7 14 34 rows Fig 3 3 9 17 NOTE If the distance set with the Rep distance parameter is smaller than the text length given as a number of rows then the texts will...

Page 41: ...the photo detector has been activated This may not be convenient in certain situations for example when a text contains a counter type variable field as the same setting of the counter is added to eve...

Page 42: ...om the beginning irrespective of where the previous printing was interrupted An ink bottle with a transponder connected to the ink system is the prerequisite for resumed operation In order to activate...

Page 43: ...en made in the iterative printing mode Text repetitions 2 20 If a pulse edge is detected it repeats printing Example for Text repetitions 2 Fig 3 3 10 3 Example for Text repetitions 3 Fig 3 3 10 4 B I...

Page 44: ...PRINT ON OFF button has been pressed the text is not printed to the end The parameter is available in the Advance tab sheet after the Adv options box has been ticked Fig 3 3 10 9 Changing Ink Colour T...

Page 45: ...ur around the label The Pressure Bar parameter accepts a value from 0 2 to 0 5 with the increment of 0 1 This parameter is available in the Parameters 3 box after marking the Adv options Fig 3 3 10 11...

Page 46: ...ry from the printer using the command Retrieve text library NOTE The command Send and save text library erases all text files contained in the non volatile memory of the printer Printing Text Files fr...

Page 47: ...nitiate and halt printing Thanks to the application of a touch panel the device can be easily and simply operated without the use of keys based on an intuitive graphic interface The operation of the p...

Page 48: ...ned limit is exceeded the printer shows symptoms of the lack of ink in the bottle and awaits the replacement of the bottle with a new one If the printer fails to detect a new bottle of ink no printing...

Page 49: ...n place Check that the lower end of the tube is connected to the ink filter If it is dirty it needs to be rinsed with wash up air vent valve pressure tube to feed ink from a bottle to the printer tube...

Page 50: ...er to remove any remaining ink Use a sprayer with cleaning fluid wash up Routine maintenance Every 1000 hours of operation check that the ink filter on the bottle is clean Every 12 months of operation...

Page 51: ...t wrench unscrew the security screw cap using an 11 mm flat wrench f Slide down the filter basket from the suction pipe The security bush and the screw cap remain on the suction pipe g Replace the old...

Page 52: ...ut of each nozzle d Release the PRINT ON OFF button NOTE The frequent and lengthy use of the rinse function increases ink consumption 4 3 When Problems Arise while Operating or Servicing the Printer 4...

Page 53: ...les Fig 4 3 2 2 Wash the shock absorbers found beneath the plate only in 16 nozzle heads If possible wash the plate and the nozzles with wash up in an ultrasonic bath If the ultrasonic bath cannot be...

Page 54: ...section 4 3 9 Removing the Housing Cover from the Printer 2 Hold up the uncovered printer a special service holder available from the Manufacturer can be used Place adsorbent cloth and a dish for wast...

Page 55: ...4 3 3 4 7 While turning the screwdriver and moving a sheet of paper perpendicularly to the axis of the nozzle at a distance of 10 mm adjust the size of dots as required The dot must be round in shape...

Page 56: ...ticlockwise Adjusting screw is turned 15 minutes anticlockwise Adjusting screw is turned 15 minutes clockwise Adjusting screw is turned 20 minutes clockwise 4 3 4 Prints are distorted PROBLEM REMEDY T...

Page 57: ...er and the object is 20 mm 4 3 5 Prints look as if printed in bold type and blur PROBLEM REMEDY The print is saturated with ink heavily droplets of ink mix with each other and the entire label blurs o...

Page 58: ...the printer holder in such a way that all nozzles are located along the vertical line 4 3 7 Lower upper parts of prints are distorted PROBLEM REMEDY The lower upper parts of prints are distorted Irreg...

Page 59: ...r power switch b Switch the printer off c Remove the printer from the printer holder and uninstall the distance holder d Unscrew two nuts off the bolts at the back of the printer and remove the washer...

Page 60: ...l program are not available until the read parameter function has been executed successfully with the or button Requests for help should only be addressed an authorized service representative who work...

Page 61: ...the ink in a similar manner to as when changing the ink bottle see chapter Installing a New Bottle of Ink or Replacing the Empty One The wash up bottle does not require validation by the printer b Tur...

Page 62: ...tall the printer dismantle the ink system distributor and its connection cables 4 Protect the printer as for storage see section 5 1 Storing the Printer 5 Wrap parts of the printing system the printer...

Page 63: ...edit and print text and graphic symbols with the application of Windows fonts True Type fonts as well as with a bitmap editor as standard Special characters National diacritical characters graphic wa...

Page 64: ...ve the dew point operation in rainfall is possible provided print surface is dry Ink Ink is made on a base of ethanol or water in various colours available from catalogue incl white yellow blue green...

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