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EBS

Ink-Jet Systems

®

 

 

EBS-6100

 Printer User's Manual

 

20070529#20.5

 

 

  5

 

4.4.5.1.

 

System Data ............................................................................................................72

 

4.4.5.2.

 

Accessing Alarm Messages.....................................................................................73

 

4.4.5.3.

 

Clearing Alarms .......................................................................................................73

 

4.4.5.4.

 

Accessing Error Reports..........................................................................................73

 

4.4.5.5.

 

Setting Date and Time .............................................................................................73

 

4.4.5.6.

 

Viewing Printer Operation Time...............................................................................74

 

4.4.5.7.

 

Selecting a Language ..............................................................................................74

 

4.4.5.8.

 

Releasing Protections..............................................................................................75

 

4.4.6.

 

Ink and Solvent Bottle Monitoring System................................................................76

 

General Information..............................................................................................76

 

Replacing the Bottle of Ink (Solvent) ....................................................................77

 

4.4.6.1.

 

Checking the Validity Date.......................................................................................78

 

4.4.6.2.

 

Printer Operation Time vs. Solvent Consumption Time Limit..................................79

 

4.4.6.3.

 

Accessing Ink Monitoring System Data ...................................................................79

 

4.4.6.4.

 

Checking How Many Text Files Can be Printed with 1 litre of Ink...........................79

 

4.4.6.5.

 

Printer Operation Problems During the Replacement of Ink and Solvent 
Bottles ......................................................................................................................81

 

Ink Monitoring System Flow Diagram...................................................................81

 

4.5.

 

A

LARMS

,

 

E

RRORS AND 

I

NDICATIONS

.................................................................................81

 

4.5.1.

 

Clearing Alarms............................................................................................................87

 

4.6.

 

A

DJUSTING THE 

P

RINT 

R

ATE

.............................................................................................87

 

4.6.1.

 

Internal Generator ........................................................................................................87

 

4.6.2.

 

Shaft-encoder ...............................................................................................................88

 

4.6.3.

 

Defining the Maximum Print Rate for a Given Text File ...........................................90

 

4.6.4.

 

Information for advanced users .................................................................................91

 

4.6.5.

 

Problems with reaching the maximum print rate when a shaft-encoder is 
used ...............................................................................................................................92

 

4.6.6.

 

The Maximum Print Rate vs. 

Resolution 

Settings ....................................................94

 

4.7.

 

S

YNCHRONIZING 

P

RINT 

H

EADS

.........................................................................................95

 

5.

 

EXAMPLES OF HOW TO OPERATE THE PRINTER ....................................... 96

 

5.1.

 

H

OW TO 

P

RINT THE 

F

IRST 

S

AMPLE 

T

EXT 

F

ILE

...................................................................96

 

5.2.

 

C

REATING AND 

P

RINTING 

V

ARIOUS 

T

EXT 

F

ILES

.................................................................98

 

5.2.1.

 

How to Print the Current Date and Time ....................................................................98

 

5.2.2.

 

How to Print Consecutive Numbers ...........................................................................99

 

5.2.3.

 

How to Print Expiry Date ...........................................................................................100

 

5.2.4.

 

How to Print Logos ....................................................................................................101

 

5.2.5.

 

How to Print a Bar Code ............................................................................................102

 

5.2.6.

 

How to Print a Complex Subfile................................................................................103

 

6.

 

SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................................... 105

 

6.1.

 

R

OUTINE MAINTENANCE

..................................................................................................105

 

6.2.

 

C

HECKING THE ADJUSTMENTS

........................................................................................106

 

6.3.

 

W

HEN 

P

ROBLEMS 

A

RISE DURING 

O

PERATION OR 

S

ERVICE

..............................................107

 

6.3.1.

 

The printer cannot be started ...................................................................................107

 

6.3.2.

 

Misaligned jet of ink ...................................................................................................107

 

6.3.3.

 

Clogged nozzle - cleaning the nozzle.......................................................................108

 

6.3.4.

 

No nominal ink pressure can be generated by the pump ......................................110

 

6.3.5.

 

Occluded Ink Filter in the Gun ..................................................................................110

 

Replacing the Main Ink Filter..............................................................................110

 

Replacing Ink Filter Inside the Gun ....................................................................112

 

Replacing air filter element in the electronic chamber ventilation system..........113

 

6.3.6.

 

Reduced partial vacuum............................................................................................115

 

6.3.7.

 

No flow of solvent in the head ..................................................................................116

 

6.3.8.

 

The lower part of the print is missing ......................................................................116

 

6.3.9.

 

Some vertical rows of the print are spaced widely.................................................117

 

Summary of Contents for EBS-6100

Page 1: ...EBS Ink Jet Systems EBS 6100 USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...Jet Systems INDUSTRIAL INK JET PRINTER EBS 6100 USER S MANUAL VERSION 20070529 20 5 EBS Ink Jet Systems GmbH Alte Ziegelei 19 25 D 51588 N mbrecht 49 0 2293 939 0 Fax 49 0 2293 939 3 http www ebs ink...

Page 4: ...EBS 6100 Printer User s Manual EBS Ink Jet Systems 2 20070529 20 5 2000 2007 EBS Ink Jet Systems GmbH D 51588 N mbrecht...

Page 5: ...rgency and Service 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 24 4 3 PRINT HEAD STATUS 27...

Page 6: ...Number of Repetitions 58 Distance Between Overprints 58 Horizontal Direction 58 Print Height 59 Date Offset 59 Counter Increment 59 Row Repetition 59 Print Rate Mode 60 Print Rate 60 Interleaving 60 T...

Page 7: ...4 6 5 Problems with reaching the maximum print rate when a shaft encoder is used 92 4 6 6 The Maximum Print Rate vs Resolution Settings 94 4 7 SYNCHRONIZING PRINT HEADS 95 5 EXAMPLES OF HOW TO OPERATE...

Page 8: ...dition of the document includes most of the changes introduced to the EBS printers for software version 21_1C and the descriptions contained therein correspond to the printers that are equipped with t...

Page 9: ...does not need to be qualified for servicing EBS equipment EBS A sign informing that the installation or service operation should be performed by the user who is qualified for servicing EBS equipment...

Page 10: ...202 40 151 4000 Fig 1 1 1 Printing capabilities texts composed of small and capital letters out of various matrices also printed in boldface or rotated several lines of text printed during a single ru...

Page 11: ...an optional special channel as required and arranged by the user Texts to be printed can be input or modified easily with the use of a built in terminal an external code switch or a PC via RS 232C or...

Page 12: ...lets are deflected on 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...

Page 13: ...in the electrical part of the system and inside the head are performed after power has been switched off 7 The outlet of the head must not be directed towards persons animals or accidental objects du...

Page 14: ...er 2 3 1 Standard and Optional Accessories As a variety of configurations of EBS 6000 series printers are available the set of accessories installed by the user depends on a specific user application...

Page 15: ...o be delivered together with a printer or printing system The list of accessories may vary from country to country 2 3 2 Preparatory Steps In order to prepare a new or transported printer to operation...

Page 16: ...older on a stable rack or on a wall provided that the rack and the wall are not in contact with the conveyor 2 3 3 Removing transport protections The cylinders are protected against spilling the liqui...

Page 17: ...ace and removing transport protections make the connections that are shown in the figure below following the order indicated by the numbers Special channel interface connector to connect a PC B B Main...

Page 18: ...ed in the bottles A possible mistake may result in damage to ink contained in the unit s containers due to a change to the chemical structure of ink and cause many serious problems Avoid misplacing th...

Page 19: ...ires from the mains it is located on the 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 betwe...

Page 20: ...ght the head is ready for printing The START PRINT command can be selected During the entire starting procedure both the parameters and text files can be selected and modified If the START PRINT comma...

Page 21: ...3 1 Or alternatively you can cut off the supply of electricity to the printer with the main power switch This type of switching off is allowed only in the event of an evident printer failure especiall...

Page 22: ...keypad and contrast control and function keys All terminal features are described further on in this chapter CONTRAST F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 CLR ALARM ERROR Shift Space Shift Enter Esc Insert Delete Par Alt O...

Page 23: ...phics subfile or the name of a MENU option 3 character typing mode INSert OVeRwrite the position of the key that is used to switch between capital and lower case letters the indication that the Y or f...

Page 24: ...keys to define various additional functions 4 1 2 Internal Panel The internal panel is used to indicate the condition of inner assemblies of the printer errors alarms and failures The condition errors...

Page 25: ...ttle PRESS LACK ink pressure exceeds its nominal value PH ERR phasing error in the head HV ON this has two meanings the lamp emits steady light high voltage has been applied to the head the lamp flick...

Page 26: ...m solvent bottle V6 the indication that electrovalve V6 is turned on ink is supplied to the solvent pump under pressure to rinse the head with solvent V7 the indication is not used V91 VAC the indicat...

Page 27: ...o 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...

Page 28: ...er can protect many commands from unauthorised access see section 4 4 1 9 Using the Password The password can be defined modified and cancelled only in the TEXT SERVICE menu branch If all characters o...

Page 29: ...STANDARD Generator GEN Resol dot cm 30 Cnv spd m min 10 0 6 ACTIVITY TIME 7 LANGUAGE 8 UNLOCK PROTECTION B SOFTWARE OPTIONS 3 QUICK STOP 4 PRINTING PARAMETERS 2 START PRINT 1 STOP PRINTING 5 SAVE CUR...

Page 30: ...tion of printing as the result of the START PRINT or PRINT SWITCH commands high voltage is turned on phase and viscosity are measured the READY lamp and the HV lamp on the internal and external panel...

Page 31: ...The adjustment should be performed by a service person In general the lower the temperature the higher the breaking voltage Ovr overrun the maximum print rate has been exceeded This indication may ap...

Page 32: ...t files stored in the library For more information refer to paragraph 4 4 1 7 Accessing the File Library Some commands show the library contents in alphabetical order in the operating window of the di...

Page 33: ...e To delete a character at the cursor position in a subfile To switch between national characters on the keypad The selection is indicated in the terminal status window for example K POL German charac...

Page 34: ...ocument The setting of each of the parameters can be modified with the and keys The setting of a numerical parameter can also be input directly from the keypad and confirmed with the V key For various...

Page 35: ...rs have the following meaning PARAMETER DESCRIPTION AND SETTINGS DEFAULT Type Subfile Type Any parameters shown below are typical of a Text subfile subText Graphic Barcode Ins text Text Char set Chara...

Page 36: ...e subfile type has been changed and possibly subfile parameters modified and confirmed the previous contents of the subfiles are erased Subfile Type Graphics A GRAPHICS subfile is a block of pixels on...

Page 37: ...e pen SET set the pen in the write mode CLEAR set the pen in the erase mode The pen status is displayed in the terminal status window I To invert enable disable every element of a graphic subfile irre...

Page 38: ...alculated automatically No setting Height The maximum bar height a number of pixels equals the maximum height Hmax of a printable vertical row 1 2 3 Hmax 10 11 12 Hmax for EAN 8 and EAN 13 Hmax Elonga...

Page 39: ...can be merged into another file as a subfile called by its name The TEXT NAME subfile is a simple or complex subfile It cannot be edited inside the file it has been merged into It can only be edited a...

Page 40: ...edited as described in section 4 4 1 3 Editing an Existing Subfile 4 4 1 5 Deleting a Text File In the main MENU select the TEXT SERVICE item and then the DELETE TEXT item The display shows the text...

Page 41: ...s enabled If the password level is too low you will be asked for a password when you make an attempt to change the attribute To detach the parameter block from the text file previously selected with t...

Page 42: ...ssword function is enabled again or the printer is turned off When the password is defined the password function is enabled automatically after the unit has been switched on Defining a User Password I...

Page 43: ...sage and all security features are then removed NOTE If the password has been forgotten you can contact the Manufacturer distributor to cancel the password without entering the TEXT SERVICE submenu se...

Page 44: ...See section 4 4 1 2 Opening and Editing a New Text File paragraph Subfile Type BAR CODE The incremental counter special register can also count in the hexadecimal format On selecting the Spec reg Up...

Page 45: ...you edit a subfile that is to be a universal counter of objects the subfile should contain the following For the main counter and printable auxiliary counter two numbers groups of digits with as many...

Page 46: ...ndication whether to hide leading zeros If the setting is YES the leading zeros are replaced with spaces in both elements and both elements are moved to the separator YES NO Spc Md max the number of p...

Page 47: ...maller that its maximum setting Otherwise it is decremented The main auxiliary counter overflows when its maximum setting is replaced with the minimum setting Each time you change the type of special...

Page 48: ...000 000 000 000 000 004 013 000 020 000 019 000 018 004 017 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 005 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 009 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 013 000 020 000...

Page 49: ...04 04 04 04 04 01 04 64 04 56 04 60 04 52 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 03 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 04 48 04 40 04 44 04 36 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 07 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 08 04 04 04 04 04...

Page 50: ...the current time J units of minutes of the current time T tens of seconds of the current time option U units of seconds of the current time option NOTE During printing the above mentioned date and tim...

Page 51: ...identifier The shift start time needs to be specified as the sequence of hh mm hours minutes The shift times need to be specified in such a way that the following condition is met the next shift needs...

Page 52: ...rals such as a computer automatic scales a bar code reader to the printer The data can be printed automatically via a special register called special channel While editing a subfile that is the specia...

Page 53: ...t starts with this character the Y HOME or Y keys to move the cursor to the first name in the library the Y END or Y keys to move the cursor to the last name in the library NOTE If the printer memory...

Page 54: ...rmed the parameter block is stored in the library For linking parameter blocks with subfiles see section 4 4 1 8 Linking File Names with Parameter Block Names NOTE The edition or modification of a par...

Page 55: ...lphabetical order In this window you can view parameter blocks assign the read only attribute to the blocks to protect the blocks from being deleted or modified by unauthorised persons and also remove...

Page 56: ...stop the printing while editing a text file To stop the printing follow the procedure below In the main MENU select the PRINTING item and then the STOP PRINTING item or Press the PRINT ON OFF key on...

Page 57: ...E message this means that the unit is in the print mode Then stop the printing with the STOP PRINTING or QUICK STOP commands and repeat the START PRINT command If the START PRINT command and the selec...

Page 58: ...petitions and many other print parameters can be modified to fit your print requirements The following parameters can be modified Vertical Direction Initial Distance Number of Repetitions Distance Bet...

Page 59: ...arameter menu 2 Range of settings 3 Default setting 4 Can it be modified during printing A description of the print parameter Vertical Direction 1 Vert direct 2 UP DOWN 3 UP 4 YES The parameter define...

Page 60: ...he distance given in millimetres between the beginnings of texts when they are printed repeatedly Text rpt 1 During printing the distance is measured off properly provided that the settings of the Cnv...

Page 61: ...the Date offs or Date offs 2 special registers where the above mentioned parameters are used see also section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers Counter Increment 1 Counter delta 2 1 2 3 9 3 1 4 YES Th...

Page 62: ...in proper and visible overprints the printing can still be sped up by setting the print rate mode to FAST When the print rate is set to its maximum the Mode parameter is set to FAST the internal gener...

Page 63: ...encoder a travel speed indicator is mechanically coupled with the conveyor and generates timing pulses for printing vertical rows The number of timing pulses depends on the type of encoder and mechan...

Page 64: ...name of a nonexistent block is typed in a new block is created 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 7...

Page 65: ...wed on the display Enter a new setting and confirm it or press any key except numerical keys if you wish to leave the counter unchanged In particular if you enter 0 zero the counter is cleared NOTE If...

Page 66: ...e switch emulated by the printer s terminal It is started by pressing the F5 terminal key Enter a four character text file name via keypad and press the V key at the moment when you wish to exchange t...

Page 67: ...the Ink Valve The V0 valve opens closes the ink flow towards the head The valve open and close commands are used to clear the nozzle or ink filter inside the gun The commands do not cause the ink to...

Page 68: ...ick turning off the head without rinsing It is effective when the ink or solvent flow inside the head is turned on The command causes ink solvent to be sucked from the nozzle and the gun for about 2 s...

Page 69: ...should not be executed more frequently than every 2 working hours The command is ignored during printing After the command has been executed the printer switches to the restart mode 4 4 4 7 Turning t...

Page 70: ...of the gun suspension system are replaced or the position of head components needs to be re adjusted The execution of the SET INK STREAM command involves the following steps 1 Switch the printer on an...

Page 71: ...ameter settings are effective see point 4 N to cancel if the print parameter settings are not effective If the operation is confirmed ink starts flowing out of the head This takes about 15 seconds and...

Page 72: ...deflecting electrode NOTE The operation of the SET INK STREAM command is limited to about 15 seconds in order to provide protection against the consequences which might be suffered if the command is i...

Page 73: ...pe LED light in the microscope The LED can flicker at the drop break or row print frequency The STROBOSCOPE command switches sequentially between the dot based synchronisation to raw based synchronisa...

Page 74: ...er 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 Enc const p m print parameter NOTE In order to determin...

Page 75: ...item and then the CLEAR ERRORS item The command results in turning the sound alarm off and clearing the errors and in resuming normal operation of the printer 4 4 5 4 Accessing Error Reports Every err...

Page 76: ...ey was pressed and the time period left until the printer s operation time limit expires if such a limit has been set see section 4 4 5 8 Releasing Protections In the main MENU select the AUX COMMANDS...

Page 77: ...celled and the unit released from any operational constraints In the main MENU select the AUX COMMANDS item and then the UNLOCK PROTECTION item For releasing the protection contact the manufacturer di...

Page 78: ...sponder with a built in Ink Monitoring System the abbreviation IMS shall be used hereinafter that uses two aerials situated at the bottom of the bottle chamber A bottle niche in the Ink system door IM...

Page 79: ...E for the bottle of solvent For example This is the right time to replace the empty bottle with a full one In some emergency situations the messages INK LACK can occur although the ink bottle is not e...

Page 80: ...ith the clear alarm key The above message is also displayed if the printer is unable to suck any ink solvent after a new bottle has been supplied and approved because the user has forgotten to put the...

Page 81: ...em The terminal shows the time a number of hours and minutes till the expiry of the solvent consumption time limit If the time limit is exceeded the no solvent condition is observed in the printer 4 4...

Page 82: ...in the working window it means that an operation of division resulted in an overflow In such a case you should elongate the text Then if you print your text n times for example 3 times you should mult...

Page 83: ...message PIGMENTED NOMPIGM MISMATCHED 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...

Page 84: ...ed on an outrigger controlling other pieces of user equipment after a fatal error has occurred and further printing has been disabled via built in relays in order to for example automatically stop a f...

Page 85: ...ged ink pump or elements of pump control Contact a service point LED SOLV BAD NO SLV TO CLEAN EBS 6000 An error does not exist LED INK LACK INK EMPTY BOTTLE EBS 6000 REPLENISHMENT ERROR and INK LACK E...

Page 86: ...REPLENISHMENT ERROR Replace the empty solvent bottle with a new full one No solvent can be sucked by the system although a new bottle of solvent has been validated The error indication can occur for t...

Page 87: ...check whether the yellow and green earth wire is well connected to the head casing on one end and to the printer housing the printer s earth on the other the hose connecting the head with the printer...

Page 88: ...in the print mode the LED lamp flickers high voltage has decayed or cannot be maintained at the required level The error occurs when high voltage has not been applied after the START PRINT command it...

Page 89: ...zzer stops generating sound and no information on the reason can be obtained after the DISPLAY ERRORS has been selected The only trace of the occurrence of an alarm remains in the error report see sec...

Page 90: ...limited by the settings of other print parameters and setting of the print height 7 16 25 or 32 dots The system is protected automatically against an excessive print rate setting Therefore some settin...

Page 91: ...see section 4 4 3 5 Print Parameters parameter defines image resolution The resolution is expressed as a number of dots centimetre The visual effect of a change to the parameter is a change in the wi...

Page 92: ...of the Cnv spd m min parameter stops increasing After the maximum travel speed has been achieved this value stops increasing This is the maximum print rate for the selected font and for the Speed Inte...

Page 93: ...determine the period of time after which another vertical row should be printed Instead it should specify the following natural parameters When an internal generator is used Resolution which is given...

Page 94: ...row can start until the previous row is printed completely 4 6 5 Problems with reaching the maximum print rate when a shaft encoder is used The description given below is a case study of the maximum...

Page 95: ...y moment of time It is not enough to measure the average conveyor speed The higher the vibration instability of conveyor travelling the lower the maximum achievable conveyor speed The percentage error...

Page 96: ...e information on the above you can contact an experienced serviceperson 4 6 6 The Maximum Print Rate vs Resolution Settings The table below shows the maximum print rate vs the settings of the Resol do...

Page 97: ...ravel speed bear in mind the following hints In order to get proportional characters i e of the same amounts of dots in the vertical and horizontal directions you can use only two parameters the print...

Page 98: ...allow ink dish under it NOTE If a sound alarm occurs while the below specified procedure is followed try to find the reason for the alarm by studying the indications 3 Switch the printer on by pressin...

Page 99: ...ues Vert direct UP Space 2 0 mm Text rpt 1 Rpt dist 30 0 mm Direction LEFT Height LARGE Offset 1 Offset2 1 Counter delta 1 Row repetit 1 Mode NORMAL Speed SLOW Interleave STANDARD Generator see above...

Page 100: ...high voltage is turned off In the event the shaft encoder is used this stage may take longer especially when long print is made and the shaft encoder axle stops rotating after the conveyor has been s...

Page 101: ...uctions given in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File point 7 3 Print the text file called DATI following the instructions given in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File p...

Page 102: ...prints would look like as follows 1 Define two TEXT ASCII characters type subfiles including one subtext that is the Date offs special register See section 4 4 1 10 Using Special Registers In the main...

Page 103: ...the TEXT SERVICE item and then the CREATE NEW TEXT item You are prompted to type in a text file name Input a name e g LOGO and confirm Type Graphic Height 25 Length 25 Front dis 5 Back dist 5 Set par...

Page 104: ...your drawing 2 Define print parameters following the instructions given in section 5 1 How to Print the First Sample Text File point 7 3 Print the text file called LOGO following the instructions give...

Page 105: ...eated in three ways a create each of the subfiles of your complex file separately and save them with their own names then start a new file and link all subfiles into it by their names b create a text...

Page 106: ...t contents for the fourth subfile German manufacturer of Press the keys to create the fifth subfile below the previous one and set the same parameters as for the fourth subfile changing the Typeface p...

Page 107: ...cally every several switching off operations or preferably every day whether the inside of the head is clean and possibly remove ink impurities from the gutter nozzle and from the surface of the elect...

Page 108: ...should be adopted For example If the unit has been shut down in the emergency mode due to temporary power failure and is not to be used for a longer period of time it should be switched first on and t...

Page 109: ...witching the printer on or Ink stopped flowing out of the nozzle during the operation of the printer or the ink jet flows crookedly and misses the gutter The phase error occurs Remove the head cover a...

Page 110: ...on should not follow the CLEAN NOZZLE command directly because the impurities are sucked back at first but re accumulated in the nozzle afterwards It involves the following steps remove the head cover...

Page 111: ...impurities starts flowing out of the gun Let a few millilitres of ink flow out and select the V0 OFF command screw the nozzle on the gun until the first perceptible resistance is met taking care that...

Page 112: ...it goes down below 10 a phase error may occur It may increase temporarily even to the value close to 00 after the CLEAN NOZZLE command has been executed but then it goes down regularly The quality of...

Page 113: ...be used again because it is subject to distortion if a distorted sleeve is used once again it may lead to a lack of tightness in the system h unscrew the nut from the angle connector IN of a new ink f...

Page 114: ...press the INK ON OFF key on the external panel in order to stop the flow of ink to the head the V0 lamp on the internal panel goes out wash the nozzle with solvent use a size 4 open ended spanner to...

Page 115: ...procedure consists of the following operations Switch the printer off in the service mode see subsection 3 2 2 Switching the Printer Off in the Emergency and Service Modes Open the electronic chamber...

Page 116: ...n system NOTE Persons trained in operation and servicing of the EBS printers can follow the above procedure without switching the printer off To this end the fan supply plug needs disconnecting before...

Page 117: ...ue the cycle time of the pump extends If there are no other reasons for pressure drop the cycle time has been increased to 100 but the ink is still not sucked from the gutter properly this may indicat...

Page 118: ...hat the solvent bottle is empty If that is so the solvent sucked by the pump is used partially or completely and the ink jet in the head disappears Replace the solvent bottle with a new one see 4 4 6...

Page 119: ...the Enc const p m or Resol dot cm parameter with the PRINTING PARAMETERS command refer also to section 4 6 Adjusting the Print Rate If the above measure fails set the Speed parameter in the PRINTING P...

Page 120: ...towards the ink jet then it is washed away by the jet and thrown out as big ink drops Carefully screw the nozzle tight or replace it 6 3 11 Slopping rippled or jagged print PROBLEM REMEDY The print pr...

Page 121: ...A different message may occur if the bottle has been replaced before the printer is switched on Select the clear memory service command and re enter all text files required with the text processor 6 4...

Page 122: ...ameters that are accessed by the Ink Monitoring System IMS in the printer the PRINTER INK SOLV TYPE command 4 What operations were performed on the printer just before the failure occurred 5 Kind type...

Page 123: ...h In order to avoid problems with ink drying in the ink system during long term storage make sure that the printer is switched off in one of the additional switch off modes In order to enable the addi...

Page 124: ...been carried out press the V button 3 Disconnect ink tank tube from manifold Plug released input of manifold look Service Manual Press ENTER On undoing the nut from connector see Fig 7 1 2 of the val...

Page 125: ...t this stage and when the level drops to zero press the V button This operation finishes the rinsing procedure 8 Wait for printer to switch off AttachTubesTo prev connections Secure ink system accordi...

Page 126: ...up In order to avoid ink splashing out the printer needs to be prepared for transport properly To this end proceed as follows 1 Disconnect tank connections shown in Fig 2 3 3 1 see section 2 3 3 Remo...

Page 127: ...een characters 32 cps for 32x19 matrix 32x18 1 space row between characters 3 Print height 1 5 to 14 mm 4 Distance between the head and product1 to 30 mm NOTE If the distance increases the quality of...

Page 128: ...peration of one printer via the EdGraf program RS 232C interface automatic negotiation of 9600 Bd or 19200 Bd transmission rates up to 10 m of cable as standard or RS 485 interface optional for longer...

Page 129: ...ic correction of deflection voltage according to ink viscosity print height stabilization automatic fault detection and indication of the need for operator intervention e g no ink or solvent detection...

Page 130: ...hown in the picture below The characters are available after the subtext type has been set to Text in the word processor and the character matrix the Char set parameter to that whose name starts with...

Page 131: ...the picture below The characters are available after the subtext type 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 Ara...

Page 132: ...90 98 101 106 121 126 window 21 38 53 73 80 main window 21 24 30 38 53 73 74 75 77 79 81 status window 18 35 printer status window 21 28 77 78 90 terminal status window 21 31 35 internal display LED...

Page 133: ...upply 3 11 12 17 24 31 40 51 73 76 126 pressure 24 66 83 84 85 107 113 115 116 120 123 printer switching off 3 17 18 19 20 113 114 121 emergency mode 19 106 regular mode 3 18 19 55 106 110 116 121 ser...

Page 134: ...eed indicator 12 61 97 subfile 3 5 21 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 41 42 43 44 46 47 49 50 51 52 54 58 59 90 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 120 bar code 3 5 9 30 33 34 35 36 37 42 50 102 103 126 bar code blo...

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