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Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to describe the operation of the Vortex850R label printer.
The first section provides and overview of the Memjet™ print technology to make you
familiar with the terms and basics of this new technology that forms the basis of the
Vortex850R printer series. The following sections walk you through the installation steps,
explain the components of the printer and their roles, and then teach you how to
operate your printer. The manual ends with a maintenance and troubleshooting guide.
1.1
Introduction to Memjet
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print technology
Memjet™ Technology is a revolutionary printing technology developed by Silverbrooks
Research (Sidney, Australia). The core of this technology is a full paper width printhead
capable of printing the entire page width at the same time without head movement.
The result of this setup is a breakthrough 12 inch (305 mm) per second printing speed.
The printhead is manufactured with state-of-the art semiconductor technology; an A4
head contains 70,400 nozzles delivering 1600 dpi native resolution at full colour. The
nozzles are arranged in 10 rows having 2 rows for each ink channels. The fixed head
spans the width of the label and feeds an entire label at a time similar to a laser printer.
This architecture dramatically improves performance and ink drop placement accuracy
during printing, while decreasing noise and vibration
Figure 1
Printing with a traditional moving head and with the Memjet printhead.
