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Operating Manual

version: 20150330#1.0

English

HANDJET

EBS-260

Summary of Contents for HANDJET -260

Page 1: ...Operating Manual version 20150330 1 0 EN English HANDJET EBS 260...

Page 2: ...2 EBS Ink Jet Systeme 20150330 1 0 EN A A 19 20 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 13 6 5 11 12 8 7 16 15 4 3 2 1 10 9 14 17 B B...

Page 3: ...nter holder 9 USB port with a cap 10 Keypad 11 Name plate 12 LCD touch screen 13 Ink container 14 Ink container labels 15 Battery charge socket 16 Charge plug 17 Guarantee seal 18 Printer s ON OFF but...

Page 4: ...fic functions or options which are not described anywhere else untypical behavior of the printer and other hints A warning not to perform the operation that might be unsafe or critical for the printer...

Page 5: ...23 ENERGY MANAGEMENT 25 CHARGING THE BATTERY 25 LOW BATTERY INDICATOR 26 DISPLAY PARAMETERS SETTINGS 27 USER MANAGER 28 RADIO COMMUNICATION AMONG THE PRINTER A COMPUTER AND EXTERNAL DEVICES 29 WIFI W...

Page 6: ...ine Divider 104 List of Objects 105 Clipboard 106 Trash 106 TOOLS 106 Image Manager 106 Font Manager 107 Text Files Manager 108 Users Manager 109 Printers Network Manager 110 Language Manager 111 Acco...

Page 7: ...lity for the consequences of editorial and printing errors in this manual If your device contains a particular piece of equipment or needs performing an operation that have not been illustrated or des...

Page 8: ...inter has been washed against fire high temperature sparks electric arc and other electric discharge as they may cause ignition of these inflammable fluids Do not use plastic vessels to do the washing...

Page 9: ...e obeyed to protect the batteries that are built into the printer Protect the printer against excessive temperature and fire Do not expose it to strong solar radiation for a longer time Avoid a sudden...

Page 10: ...from the implants not to disturb implant operation Other Medical Equipment If you use a piece of medical equipment please ask the equipment manufacturer whether the equipment is sufficiently shielded...

Page 11: ...g norms that are harmonized with the above Directives EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 EN 60825 1 2007 AC1 2008 ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 2011 ETSI EN 301 489 17 V2 2 1 2012 EN 55022 2011 EN 61000 3 2...

Page 12: ...p 29 D Bluetooth status and settings see Bluetooth Interface p 32 E Pendrive USB disc status the icon is not displayed when the disc is not connected to the printer see Connecting USB Disc to the Pri...

Page 13: ...e project are the visual effects of a modification to the resolution setting You can change the resolution of a chosen project by pressing the or button or by shifting the slider handle If the paramet...

Page 14: ...26 on the keypad 10 to choose a project for printing within one folder LCD Keypad The on screen keypad can be used for changing the settings of parameter and inputting text files from the printer touc...

Page 15: ...into Cyrillic letters and the other way round the button is available after the button has been touched to convert letters into special symbols and the other way round ENTER to move to the following...

Page 16: ...30 s from the switching on When the printer is switched on you can move to print a text file from printer memory Switching the Printer Off The printer can be switched off in three ways by means of bu...

Page 17: ...printer to log out the current user and display the log in display see Logging In p 18 to enable the screen lock this option is available only on the printer screen see Display Parameters Settings p...

Page 18: ...settings of the printer counters and unsaved projects are lost If the emergency switch off occurs too frequently it may lead to printer damage e g damage to the file system Logging In You can be logge...

Page 19: ...the printer is delivered the ink container is detached Follow the steps below in order to install the container 1 Remove the container from packing 13 2 Position the container 13 relative to the back...

Page 20: ...uched There is no communication with the container controller restart the printer and when the problem does not subside contact your service point Replacing Ink Container If possible replace the conta...

Page 21: ...erface in the Info menu see Operating statistics p 117 Enable disable the Autostart current project option after the printer has been switched on the recently printed project is read in automatically...

Page 22: ...reated Date Time type text objects Confirm the modified parameter settings with the button or abandon them with the button If no modifications have been made you can go back to the previous screen by...

Page 23: ...ser Interface see General Settings p 113 Sound Settings The sound settings are accessible by touching the following buttons in turn Tools U Settings and Sound In the General sheet tab you can set Erro...

Page 24: ...sound settings for the following warnings low battery level Battery low level warning sound and too fast printing Too fast printing sound warning If the Warning sound signal check box is unticked the...

Page 25: ...rom socket 15 and tilt it 2 Insert power pack connector 29 to socket 15 and the outlet plug of the power pack 28 to a wall outlet 3 When the battery is in the process of being recharged diode 20 flick...

Page 26: ...sary to charge batteries of the HANDJET EBS 260 printer at least twice a year however not less frequently than every 6 months Otherwise the printer may stop working or the printer operation time after...

Page 27: ...reen to be locked with the Enable screen lock command Set the time after which the printer switches off automatically with the Printer turn off time parameter the time is counted from the moment when...

Page 28: ...which the new user is to be assigned You can also choose an icon for identifying the user the icon must saved in printer memory in advance see Image Manager p 106 The modified parameter settings shoul...

Page 29: ...eter settings are accessible in two ways By touching the icon C on the status bar of main screen 12 or By touching the Tools U Settings and WIFI buttons in turn The display shows the parameters of the...

Page 30: ...g window and touch the button A list of the networks available is displayed together with the information whether a given network is secured or not 2 Choose the network you wish to link to in the list...

Page 31: ...meter is useful when there are several networks with a similar signal strength in the list the printer might switch among the networks then If the check box of that parameter is ticked no connection t...

Page 32: ...ddress of the Bluetooth module of the printer The Bluetooth name can be modified by touching the white box where the name is given If the printer is connected with an external device the address of th...

Page 33: ...k Jet Systeme EN 33 EN Touch the button on the screen displayed in order to find new devices The external devices available are shown in the list 2 Choose a device you wish to connect to in the list a...

Page 34: ...finish the connection Connecting USB Disc to the Printer If you connect a disc to the printer via USB port 9 you can import and export files and update printer software The USB disc must be formatted...

Page 35: ...with the button When the file is imported successfully the following message is displayed Exporting Projects With the export project function you can save the projects that are in printer memory in or...

Page 36: ...nd also the deletion of fonts and images installed Make sure that the projects and files you wish to save have been backed up before updating see Exporting Projects p 35 via the printer only projects...

Page 37: ...til the updating finishes The following report is displayed when the software is updated successfully Messages Important information about printer operation is signaled with the icon B displayed on th...

Page 38: ...d into four sheet tabs All messages Error messages the messages are displayed in red and the icon is shown on the status bar Warning messages the messages are displayed in yellow and the icon is shown...

Page 39: ...he number of hours the printer has run work time and on the number of prints made presented in a user report and a service report general statistics Every report is updated after printing has been dis...

Page 40: ...ger In the newly displayed screen you can manage files and folders Touch the button in order to create a new folder Type in a name of the new folder on the screen displayed and confirm with the button...

Page 41: ...roject with the button Opening and Editing a Project Touch the Project button T and then Edit project On the screen displayed choose a project in the list or touch the white box at the top of the acre...

Page 42: ...sor The processor installed on the printer allows you to modify a project from the LCD panel of the printer without any use of a PC The edit window is divided into 4 parts Top bar with tool icons Edit...

Page 43: ...n is active the corresponding option is available The meaning of the buttons to save a project to set a width of the edit area and printing parameters to open the list objects clipboard trash to copy...

Page 44: ...chosen Any modified setting needs to be confirmed with the button You can also move to set the printing parameters with the button see Printing Parameters p 66 List of Objects The list of all objects...

Page 45: ...objects in the clipboard a highlighted object can be deleted from the clipboard with the button a highlighted object can be pasted from the clipboard to a project with the button Trash The trash is a...

Page 46: ...can be restored into the list of objects with the button Objects In order to add a new object to a project touch the button and then choose an appropriate object on the screen displayed Objects are gr...

Page 47: ...t contains the parameters that are specific for a given type of object and whose settings can be modified If a new setting is of a wrong type or out of the permissible range the text field is highligh...

Page 48: ...ttons The object is moved by 1 pixel with every touch The object is shifted provided that the project area is greater than the object to be relocated Confirm the change in position with the button or...

Page 49: ...rmines the location in the horizontal direction Object position x the second one determines the location in the vertical direction Object position y An object can also be repositioned in the edit area...

Page 50: ...the same size dots printed are not well visible due to their grainy structure The Letter spacing parameter defines the space between object characters The space is given as a number of vertical rows...

Page 51: ...firm the modifications or the button in order to abandon any changes If no changes have been made you can return to the previous screen by touching button Text Object Normal text Touch the button and...

Page 52: ...don the addition If no changes have been made you can return to the previous screen by touching button Text Object Date Time The Date Time text object allows you to print the current date and the curr...

Page 53: ...time formats and separators for newly created Date Time type text objects can be modified in the Settings menu see General Settings p 21 The Formatting string parameter is available when the Allow for...

Page 54: ...e week in year 00 53 Sunday starts the week V number of the week in year 01 53 Monday starts the week w number of day of the week 0 Sunday 1 Monday etc W number of the week in year 00 53 Monday starts...

Page 55: ...henever a print is to be made Every successive section receives a timing pulse from the previous section when that section has counted to the end that is to the Max setting when the counter is increme...

Page 56: ...the number of counter digit positions to that required by the user The Fill in parameter is used to define a replacement for insignificant digits of a counter 0 or space Suffix any character string t...

Page 57: ...oth and ports from COM1 to COM9 Baud rate it signifies a rate of transmission a number of symbols per second through the port The list to choose from contains the most typical rates used for serial co...

Page 58: ...e following modes of operation can be set Do nothing if printing is released when data is not received properly or the end condition is not met see Ready to print after the project is not printed The...

Page 59: ...ssing of the data received from an external device and also the mode of acknowledgement of printer states starting printing stopping printing project printed to the device On print start it defines th...

Page 60: ...the number of lines given in the Line count Line maximum value the last line of a text to be included in a printout The Start mode parameter is used to define which line of a text file is to be rolled...

Page 61: ...range from 1 to 30 The Line width is given as a number of dots Touch the button in order to add the object to a project or the button to abandon the addition If no changes have been made you can retur...

Page 62: ...the previous screen by touching the button Shape type Object Ellipse Touch the button choose the Shapes sheet tab and then touch the button in order to add a new shape type object an Ellipse to a proj...

Page 63: ...The detailed information on code formats is displayed while a type of code is being chosen in the Barcode short description field The following types of barcodes are available Numerical EAN 2 EAN 5 EA...

Page 64: ...pes are available none no frame bind frame lines at the top and bottom of a code box a code is framed on each side If the bind or box option is chosen set the Border size to a different setting than 0...

Page 65: ...to abandon the addition If no changes have been made you can return to the previous screen by touching the button Line Divider If a division mark is added to a project you can make printouts of severa...

Page 66: ...splayed after the and buttons have been touched in turn see Project Processor p 42 In the Dot settings sheet tab The Dot size parameter is used in order to increase the intensity of prints on porous m...

Page 67: ...re which is designed for adjustment of print resolution to the length of the surface to be labeled see page 119 With the Pressure parameter you can adjust the force by which ink drops are jetted to th...

Page 68: ...ines the distance between the beginnings of prints that are made repeatedly Printout repetition 1 The distance is given as a number of millimeters NOTE If the distance set with the Print spacing param...

Page 69: ...sely the point at which the printer moved back and the printing was interrupted lower roll 3 of the printer must have continuous contact with the surface to be labeled a print is made when the printer...

Page 70: ...is saved in printer memory under a name you may choose Service With the service options available in the Service menu you can do the following make your printer ready for operation by purging the hea...

Page 71: ...do that all head electromagnets open and ink starts flowing out at pressure When you relax the trigger the purging stops Purging can be initiated in several ways by touching the Tools U Service and Pu...

Page 72: ...he Tools U Service and Unlock buttons in turn The options can be unlocked in two ways standard mode after you have given the Unlock code a serviceperson gives you an activation code in return The acti...

Page 73: ...s of the printer can be restored after the password has been typed in on the screen displayed When the Restore function is used the user projects fonts and images as well as energy sound language and...

Page 74: ...on screen you can view the manufacturer s contact details and the version of printer software For the user who operates the printer on a standard basis it is important to have the information on the S...

Page 75: ...eb User Interface The Offline EBS Web User Interface installation file is available on the printer web site at http www ebs inkjet pl ebs260 in the Information Materials sheet tab Follow the installat...

Page 76: ...the new folder in the window displayed and confirm with the button Highlight the name of a file or folder in the list and then touch the button to delete the file or folder Highlight the name of a fil...

Page 77: ...roject In the Projects menu which is on the menu bar choose the Open project command Highlight the name of a project in the list you can see in the window displayed and then touch the button When the...

Page 78: ...the printer must be saved before any project can be opened in WUI Otherwise the project is closed but not saved and any modifications made to it are lost If you open a project on the printer LCD whil...

Page 79: ...In the Import EBS WWW Editor project sheet tab choose a file to be imported by touching the text field or the button and touch the button You can also import projects created for the HANDJET EBS 250...

Page 80: ...jects saved in internal memory of the printer with the button They are exported to A disc file files are exported as exp files choose the Save to disk circle A printer to be chosen in the drop down li...

Page 81: ...odified with the Workspace width p 112 function that is available in the Tools menu Tool bars first horizontal bar save project open and edit project project name printing parameters for project see P...

Page 82: ...ter right justify cut objects hot key 8 copy objects hot key left vertical bar normal cursor add text object type Normal Text see Text Object Normal Text p 88 type Date Time see Text Object Date Time...

Page 83: ...size of a printout The ruler is scaled in centimeters Choose Save hot key 3 in the Projects menu in order to save a project You can also save modifications with the button that is on the first horizo...

Page 84: ...file in the list in the Review parameter files window and then touch the button In the Review parameter files window you can save the parameter settings to a file by touching the Create new file butto...

Page 85: ...nter in the opposite direction automatically and interrupts printing When the printer starts moving right again it resumes the printing from the point at which it moved in the opposite direction In or...

Page 86: ...nt position in relation to the beginning of the article The Dot size parameter is used in order to increase the intensity of prints on porous materials which absorb ink heavily on which the characters...

Page 87: ...d you can modify the Row multiply and Letter spacing parameters The Row multiply parameter defines how many times printing of every vertical row of text is to be repeated The multiplication of rows is...

Page 88: ...he edit area by holding the cursor on the object and shifting it in any direction The Object size parameter defines the size of an object frame Place the cursor in the Object size field and modify the...

Page 89: ...ject or a barcode can be used as object linked If you need to edit your text just before it is printed tick the check box for This object must be edited before printing is started The object parameter...

Page 90: ...y a set number of hours up to 24 The modification can impact on date shifting Such a change may cause a calendar day to start at a different time than 00 00 e g at 6 o clock a m when a morning shift i...

Page 91: ...e exists an equivalent in English is displayed a local abbreviation for day of the week Mon Sun A local full name of day of the week Monday Sunday b local abbreviation for month Jan Dec B local full n...

Page 92: ...year in yyyy format z time zone in the numerical form of RFC 2822 e g 0100 non standard extension Z time zone e g EDT or nothing if no time zone can be defined You can convert a Date Time type object...

Page 93: ...yed or not If you know the configuration of one section you can easily configure the other as they are identical By touching you can change the Increment order The parameter defines which of the secti...

Page 94: ...ounting is decremental The Length parameter is used to adjust the number of counter digit positions to that required by the user The Fill in parameter is used to define a replacement for insignificant...

Page 95: ...ent color For a Communications Port object you can set the parameters that are significant for establishing communication between the printer and an external device The printer and the device must hav...

Page 96: ...settings is filled in from the moment when an end of printing acknowledgement is sent The time is typed in in the field next to the parameter as a number of milliseconds between 4 and 1000 ms If no da...

Page 97: ...bject being empty NOTE If a Prefix and or a Suffix are defined by the user they will not be printed Print last message the project is printed together with the Communications port object with the obje...

Page 98: ...rator data count defines to how many parts the data transferred via the communications port is to be divided If the parameter is set to 1 everything transferred to the communications port is to be pri...

Page 99: ...ndow displayed and then touch the button in order to roll in the text file The parameters of a Text file object are as follow Line count the number of lines to be added to the object from the text fil...

Page 100: ...y the Line start value parameter The parameter is available for the counters whose Start mode parameter is set to Start value You can convert a Text file type object into another type of object with t...

Page 101: ...MSI Plessey Pharmacde One Track Pharmacde Two Track ITF 14 PZN Alphanumerical Code 39 Code 39 Extended GS 128 UCC EAN 128 Code 128 Code 16k Code 93 Telepen Alpha 2D PDF417 2D PDF417 Turncated 2D QR C...

Page 102: ...ticked for that type of code no description can be added to a code symbol If the Auto size check box is ticked the object frame is of the same size as the object size If the check box is unticked the...

Page 103: ...ots pixels If the Invert check box is ticked then where the Line covers another object that might be in a lower layer the common section of the line and that other object is not printed Touch the butt...

Page 104: ...e entire figure in the latter case the Filled check box needs to be ticked If the Invert check box is ticked then where the Ellipse covers another object in a lower layer the common section of the ell...

Page 105: ...enu is displayed The menu contains the object parameters and a delete button If the object name is highlighted in red this means an error the type of error is displayed on the Messages p 117 screen in...

Page 106: ...following operations can be performed on trash objects You can delete one or all objects from the trash with the button You can restore a highlighted object into the list of objects with the button To...

Page 107: ...ou can add a new font with the Install new font button In the window displayed touch the text field or the button and choose a font to be installed from computer disc Confirm the operation with the bu...

Page 108: ...ew text file with the Install new text file button In the window displayed touch the text field or the button and choose a file to be installed from computer disc Confirm the operation with the button...

Page 109: ...image to identify the user touch the text field or the button and choose a file from computer disc for reading in Confirm the operation with the button Tick the check box next to the group to which t...

Page 110: ...ager With the Manager you can do the following You can add a new printer to a network by touching the button In the window displayed type in the Printer name a name that facilitates identification of...

Page 111: ...IP address Printing status Batteries status Ink container status Point out the name of a printer with the cursor and press the left mouse button A pop up or pop down menu appears With this menu you ca...

Page 112: ...the currently logged in user You can re name the user For that purpose delete the name used so far in the Login field and type in a new name In order to change the password of a given user type in th...

Page 113: ...eality The tool is available when a project is open and can be edited The Brower option for displaying pop up windows should be enabled Settings General Settings In the Settings menu which is on the m...

Page 114: ...y touching the and buttons in turn Any changes to date and time formats and to separators are confirmed with the button Service Update In the Service menu which is on the menu bar choose Update Owing...

Page 115: ...ition of the printer Should a problem with the printer occur the report shall be e mailed to a distributor or a point where the printer can be serviced This is a prerequisite for starting the service...

Page 116: ...chosen the text field box shows a path Touch the button in order to add the selected option to printer software LCD Preview In the Service menu which is on the menu bar choose LCD Preview Owing to th...

Page 117: ...the printer has run work time and on the number of prints made split by user report and service report general statistics The user report is generated for all users generally If you wish to obtain a...

Page 118: ...within a given folder The project open for printing can be edited before printing You can modify the following The project contents by touching the edit button M and then the Project button Printing p...

Page 119: ...s switched off Printing a Project Printing a Project via Printer LCD Touch the button W or touch button 23 on keypad 10 in order to initiate printing the printing status changes to Print on waiting Pr...

Page 120: ...ouch the button 4 Put the printer to the place on a surface where a print is to begin and press trigger 6 on the printer 5 Move the printer to the place where the print is to end lower roll 3 must hav...

Page 121: ...20150330 1 0 EBS Ink Jet Systeme EN 121 EN 6 Touch the button...

Page 122: ...starts moving Print on printing the printer prints The Current project field shows the name of a project rolled in for printing The project last printed is stored by the printer and it is read in aut...

Page 123: ...ad especially the nozzle plate 2 and possibly the guide rolls 1 and 3 should be washed in order to remove the remnants of ink and dirt after the work has been finished and the printer has been switche...

Page 124: ...e of the nozzles do not jet ink Some drops are missing on a print or Aim the nozzle outlet at a vessel for example the one you use to wash the printer Wash the nozzles with wash up if they are covered...

Page 125: ...er of nozzles 32 Nozzle diameter 150 m as standard optionally 120 m 170 m 200 m Print height 56 mm Height of objects to be labeled from 115 mm contact with both rolls from 39 mm contact with the lower...

Page 126: ...up to 100 m according to the lay of the land Power supply Battery powered with a pack of 6 Li Ion cells Approximate operating time with the battery fully charged 16 hours calculated for 60 printouts...

Page 127: ...g Humidity Up to 95 without steam condensation at temperatures higher than the dew point the printer can be operated when it rains provided that the surface to be labeled is dry Weight 1580 10 g print...

Page 128: ...ng case to hold all accessories 1 unit HANDJET EBS 260 Printer 1 unit Big rolls for uneven and porous surfaces 2 units Small rolls for flat and smooth surfaces 2 units Power pack 24V 1 25A 1 unit Powe...

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