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Serial Controller Operations Manual Rev A

Serial Controller

Appendix E: Controller and Print Head File Management

Cut

Copy

Delete

Paste

Appendix E: Controller and Print Head File Management

File Manager

NOTE: A .bmp (logo) or .fnt (font) file must reside on both the controller and
print head(s) to be correctly selected, displayed, and printed. Ensure the file
names are less than 15 characters long.

1. If logo or font files are to be transferred, place them on a portable USB storage

device in a convenient location and insert it into the controller USB port.

2. Touch the

Apps

button on the

Home

screen menu, and then select the

Utilities

button.

3. Scroll to the bottom of the

Select Function

list and select

File manager

. Press

the

Do Function

button; the

File manager

screen is displayed.

Scroll Up

Close Folder,
Go Up One
Level

Open Folder

Scroll down

The

home

folder contains all folders and files related to controller operation.

The

Task:1

and / or

Task:2

folders contain all font and logo files resident on the

print head(s) in that daisy chain.
The

usb0

folder contains all folders and files resident on the USB storage device.

NOTE: Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete function the same way as any software.

Navigate to any file in any of the folders and perform the desired function. In

addition, however, files are not allowed to be copied from any task (the print

heads).

Utilities Button

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Page 3: ...henceforth Serial Controller including all components unless otherwise specified carries a limited warranty For all warranty terms and conditions contact LOVESHAW for a complete copy of the Limited WarrantyStatement A copy of this can be found at www loveshaw com ...

Page 4: ...Counts Variable Fields Logos 25 Barcodes Product setup Menu 26 Message Info Box 27 The Apps Screen 28 Appendix A Specifications 30 Stainless Steel Serial Controller 30 Handheld Serial Controller 31 System Interconnect Diagram 32 Appendix B File System Backup and Restore 33 Backup 33 Restore 33 Appendix C Configuring a PC to Serial Controller 34 Appendix D Creating Logo Files 35 Appendix E Controll...

Page 5: ...aution or Warning Denotes possible personal injury and or damage to the equip ment Caution or Warning Denotes possible personal injury and or equipment damage due to electrical hazard NOTE Will be followed by a brief comment or explanation ESD protection should be worn when servicing internal printed circuit boards After service to the equipment is completed replace all protective devices such as ...

Page 6: ...t heads Contents Print Head Components Print Head with Power Supply 15V includes power cord and power supply bracket Software PC Version Print Head L Bracket Mounting Block Kit Controller Components Controller Hand Held or Optional Stainless Steel version Power Supply 15V includes power cord and power supply bracket Provided with Stainless Steel version only Controller Mounting Bracket Kit Optiona...

Page 7: ...Serial Controller Operations Manual Rev A 7 Serial Controller Section 2 Quick Start Step 1 Assemble Bracketry ...

Page 8: ...erial Controller Operations Manual Rev A 8 Serial Controller Section 2 Quick Start Step 2 Assemble Bracketry to Conveyor Power Supply andPower Supply Bracket Mounting To Power Stainless Steel Controller ...

Page 9: ...nual Rev A 9 Serial Controller Step 3 Connect controller to Print Head Section 2 Quick Start Optional Stainless Steel Serial Controller to HRP PrintHeads See HRP Print Head Manual for detailed HRP Print Head setup 15VDC F F DB9 Cable ...

Page 10: ...r Section 2 Quick Start Hand Held Serial Controller to MicroJet HRP Print Heads MicroJet HRP Serial Controller Operations Manual Rev A 10 See HRP Print Head Manual for detailed HRP Print Head setup 15VDC F F DB9 Cable ...

Page 11: ...n On the Apps Screen press the Ports Button Apps Button On the Ports Setting Screen press the COM1 Function Button select Serial Print Head HP and press OK Press OK again to exit the Ports Setting Screen Press the Home Button to return to the Home Screen On the home screen press the Menu Button then press the System SetupBut ton On the Print Head page select Redo Print HeadSetup System Setup butto...

Page 12: ...eyor Select Next Select the Print head connected to controller then define print head type and set the product sensor offset for each print head SelectOk Select the Encoder page and select External encoder Auto Speed Detect or Fixed Line Speed Auto Speed Detect is not available with the external product sensor option see below Select Task Options page to define print and then select Ok ...

Page 13: ...ntroller Section 2 Quick Start Message Area Zoom Save Delete selected item Step 5 Creating a Message From the Home screen press the Message Button then select the New Message Button Message Button New Message Create and Save the message and then exit the massageeditor ...

Page 14: ...P Serial Controller Operations Manual Rev A 14 Serial Controller Section 2 Quick Start Creating a message cont X Y Input Box Block Field Avaliable Fonts Thermal Jet fonts shown Message Info Box On screen Keyboard ...

Page 15: ...ns Manual Rev A 15 Serial Controller Section 2 Quick Start Step 6 Print a Message From the Home screen press the Print Button Select the desired message to print and press the Printbutton The message will print on the next Photo celltrigger ...

Page 16: ...nt heads in the daisy chain and are identified by their respective numbering The Header displays the task number and file name of the message being printed if no mes sage is loaded to print None is displayed Task Select Button Places focus on the selected task This allows one to view what is being printed on either task in the home screen Additional menu items will vary from one task to the other ...

Page 17: ...mware Version Returns to home screen Controller Firmware Version Press version number to display detailed version information Fonts and Logos that have been loaded onto a Thermal Jet Print Head Return to Home Screen Connectivity Button Connect or disconnect from the Print Head When disconnected the controller halts all commu nications with the print head s Status Button Version of controller firmw...

Page 18: ...w Message button To edit an existing message select the message and then press the Open but ton Both editing a mes sage a creating a new message will bring up the message editor en Field Selection Carton Ruler Cursor Message Display Area Time Code Font Selection Message Attachment Zoom Message Info Cursor or Field Coordinates On screen Keyboard Block Field Menu Text Quick Save Product Setup Date C...

Page 19: ...Serial Controller Section 3 Controller Functions Serial Controller Operations Manual Rev A 22 Time Date and Count Codes Must have a text field select to make active Expands and collapses Count Options ...

Page 20: ...lt codes default Hour codes shown or edit table to suit your requirements Periodic format example above illus trates a shift code implemented by using a periodic quarter hour code A prints from 23 30 06 59 B from 07 00 15 29 and C from 15 30 23 29 When User Defined is selected Define Time Code button appears Sequential format minute code shown Minute 00 AA 01 AB 02 AC etc ...

Page 21: ...es shown or edit table to suit your requirements Periodic format example above illus trates a quarter year code implemented by using a periodic month code Q1 prints from Jan 1 Mar 31 Q2 from Apr 1 Jun 30 etc When User Defined is selected Define Time Code button appears Sequential format minute code shown Day 1 A Day 2 B Day 3 C etc The Fortnight code type is available for the Tabular format only ...

Page 22: ...t value Decrementing Count Count decrements when the Start at value is greater than the Stop at value Variable Field Data Source User Print data entered when print message containing the variable field is selected to print COM1 COM2 Data is received through COM1 or COM2 serial port Data must be received before the mes sage is selected to print Data 1 10 Data is retrieved from corresponding system ...

Page 23: ...t saved Clears contents of message editor Calculates estimated ink usage for the contents of the editor Quick save of current message Exits the Prints the contents of editor to the editor on the next thehome photocell trigger screen Increase or decrease Barcode width increase or decrease bar code height Increase or decrease value of selected field ...

Page 24: ...uct length left margin settings Direct Entry of Cursor or Field Position Direct Entry Box Field selecting the Direct Entry Box while having a field selected will allow the user to manually input the X Y location of the selected field Cursor When no fields are selected the Direct Entry Box will allow the user to manually input the X Y location of the cursor Print Head Number ...

Page 25: ...Serial Controller Operations Manual Rev A 28 Serial Controller The Apps Screen Section 3 Controller Functions Apps Button Return to the Home Screen ...

Page 26: ...ed access level from the list or they can select User Defined and customize their Access settings by selecting icons on the User Access screen Controls within this box set the user access level Buttons outside the box mirror the Home Screen and indicate which functions are password pro tected and which are open Padlock symbol indicates function is password protected Set the controller s time and t...

Page 27: ...closure Stainless Steel User Interface Graphical User Interface with on screen keyboard Fonts Unicode Display 10 2in 259 08mm LCD with touch screen 800 x 480 pixels Storage 512 MB flash memory Ports 2 RS 232 ports 1 USB port 1 100 Base T Ethernet port Electrical 15 VDC from power supply to controller power supply 90 260 VAC 50 0 Hz 1 5A max Environment Ambient operating temperature 40 F to 104 F 5...

Page 28: ...stic User Interface Type Graphical User Interface keyboard on screen QWERTY Display 7in 178mm LCD with touch screen 800 X 480 pixels Fonts Unicode Storage 512 MB flash memory Ports 2 RS 232 Ports 1 USB Port 1 100 base T Ethernet Port Electrical 15 VDC Supplied from print head power supply 90 260 VAC 50 0 Hz 1 5A max Environment Ambient operating temperature 40 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Operating humi...

Page 29: ...Serial Controller System Interconnect Diagram Stainless Steel Controller CPU Board Appendix A Specifications Handheld Controller CPU Board Serial Controller Operations Manual Rev A 32 ...

Page 30: ... selectBackup 4 Enter a file name atthe Backup dialog popup backup is the default name 5 From the System Util ities screen select Safely remove USB memory Restore 6 Insert a USB jump drive into the USB port on the controller 7 From the home screen touch Apps Panel then Utilities 8 From the Utilities screen selectRestore 9 Select the appropriate backup file from the Restore dialog popup 10 From the...

Page 31: ...ndow 7 1 Open the Start menu select Control Panel then Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Local Area Connection then click Properties button 3 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Then click the Properties button 4 Click Use the following IP address radio button Enter and IP address of 10 1 2 4 a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 and click the OK button ...

Page 32: ...0 pixels if printed with a 1 print head The absolute maximum logo height is 1200 pixels but logos that cross print head boundaries will likely exhibit registration problems when printed Maximum logo width is 32 767 pixels or print columns 109 22 in 2 77 n when printed at 300 dpi Select Black and White for the Colors Next click the Rotate button Rotate Left 90 CCW 90 From the File Menu select Save ...

Page 33: ... Home screen menu and then select theUtilities button 3 Scroll to the bottom of the Select Function list and select File manager Press the Do Function button the File manager screen is displayed Scroll Up Close Folder Go Up One Level Open Folder Scroll down The home folder contains all folders and files related to controller operation The Task 1 and or Task 2 folders contain all font and logo file...

Page 34: ...ager selection screen is present 5 Select the home folder press the Open Folder button and select the bmps folder Store logos in the bmps folder 6 Press the Paste button The logo bmp file will appear in the bmps folder 7 Because the file is still resident in memory it can be easilytransferred to the print head s Navigate back to the file manager home screen Highlight the Task 1 or Task 2 folder an...

Page 35: ...035 SS Stainless Steel Controller 2 MJHRP 035 Hand Held Controller Assembly Kit Complete 3 MJHRP 005 Power Supply and Bracketry 4 MJHRP 013 HH Bracket Mounting Controller Service Parts Print Head Cables Item Kit No Description 1 MJHRP 007 F Cable Controller to Serial HRP Print Head 6 F F 2 MJHRP 007 Cable Print Head to Print Head Daisy Chain Cable 10 M F 1 2 4 2 1 3 ...

Page 36: ...er 3 Consult Factory Kit Replacement Display HRP Hand Held 7 4 Consult Factory Kit Replacement CPU HRP Serial Hand Held Controller Note LOVESHAW strongly recommends returning the Handset Controller for a Service Evaluation on the Handset Display and or Board Replacements as to avoid any unnecessary additional damage to the case standoffs the sensitive electronics and the electronic board assemblie...

Page 37: ...t Numbers Serial Controller Operations Manual Rev A 40 Optional Equipment Encoder Photocell Item Kit No Description 1 MJHRP 001 Encoder Assembly with Mounting Bracket 25 Cable 2 5765206 Encoder O Ring Replacement 3 MJHRP 003 Photocell ...

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