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KE28XX INFOTAG

 MARKER 

OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE MANUAL 

KE2800, KE2852, KE2856 

 

 

 

Revision G1 

August 2016 

 

INFOSIGHT CORPORATION 

20700 U.S. Hwy 23  

P.O. Box 5000 

Chillicothe, Ohio  45601 

+1 (740) 642-3600 Tel.  (M-F 8am-5pm US Eastern Time Zone) 

+1-800.401.0716 Emergency Service U.S. & Canada (outside normal business hours) 

+1.740.642.4666 Emergency Service International (outside normal business hours) 

+1.740.642.5001 Fax. 

http://www.infosight.com 

Summary of Contents for INFOTAG KE28 Series

Page 1: ...T CORPORATION 20700 U S Hwy 23 P O Box 5000 Chillicothe Ohio 45601 1 740 642 3600 Tel M F 8am 5pm US Eastern Time Zone 1 800 401 0716 Emergency Service U S Canada outside normal business hours 1 740 642 4666 Emergency Service International outside normal business hours 1 740 642 5001 Fax http www infosight com ...

Page 2: ...Copyright 2016 InfoSight Corporation All Rights Reserved KE 28XX InfoTag Marker This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 3: ...information contained in it even if INFOSIGHT CORPORATION has been advised knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages INFOSIGHT CORPORATION expressly warrants the equipment manufactured by it as set forth in the Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale INFOSIGHT CORPORATION makes no other warranties either expressed or implied including without limitation warranties as to merchant a...

Page 4: ...rmation on laser safety Labels Warnings Caution Laser Radiation See Appendix Warning label located on the side near the communications ports CLASS 4 INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EYE OR SKIN EXPOSURE TO DIRECT OR SCATTERED RADIATION Warning label located above the rating plate on the side of the Laser Marker CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Environmental Conditions The LabeLase Printer is intende...

Page 5: ... to do so in writing by INFOSIGHT In addition to any other right of INFOSIGHT INFOSIGHT has the right to terminate this license if the terms of this license are violated 4 RESTRICTION ON USE AND TRANSFER The single processor version s of the PROGRAM s and Documentation are to be used on one computer or embedded system at any one time The multi processor version s of the PROGRAM s and Documentation...

Page 6: ...or Screen 6 2 1 2 Printing From The Main Screen 6 2 2 KE28XX SCREENS 7 2 2 1 Main Screen 7 2 2 2 Edit Screen 8 2 2 3 BARCODE SETUP SCREEN 10 2 2 4 LOGO SETUP SCREEN 11 2 2 5 OPERATOR SETUP SCREEN 11 3 DESIGNING TAGS 13 3 1 TAG DESIGN 13 3 2 TAG LAYOUT SOFTWARE 13 3 3 BARCODE EXAMPLES 13 3 4 SERIAL NUMBERING 14 3 5 LOGO AND IMAGE DOWNLOAD 14 4 MAINTENANCE 15 4 1 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 15 4 2 LASER OP...

Page 7: ...mended AC plug type is Woodhead 1447 for 110V IEC 309 for 220V Note Complete AC Disconnect is accomplished at the power plug UK Deviation Cores in this main are colored in accordance with the following code Green and yellow earth Blue neutral brown live The KE28XX should be positioned at least a foot away from the wall to allow room for the ventilation The three inch ventilation hose should be att...

Page 8: ... the design of the support legs are four 4 33 64 thru holes These four 4 thru holes are to have placed through them suitable anchor bolts to affix the KE28XX to the floor The type of anchor bolt used will depend upon the base material the KE28XX will be set upon Recommended anchor bolts are listed below Note Anchor bolts used are to withstand a tension weight of at least 50 lbs each Manufacture De...

Page 9: ...ied with the KE28XX to enter or exit the terminal settings screen press SHIFT F3 To check correct settings on the terminal power on the marker by switching the key switch located on front panel to the ON position The software contained within the marker should present the user with a bordered windowed screen 1 4 COMMON PRINTER SETTINGS FOR VARIOUS MODELS Printer Model KE2800 KE2856 54 KE2852 53 He...

Page 10: ... 4 Press the Amber lighted Reset Tag Feed Pushbutton 1 6 LOADING NEW TAGS 1 Mount the new roll atop the circular platform to the left of the marker 2 Feed by hand the tip of the tag stock pushing it into first roller until it stops the drive roller 3 Once reaching the drive roller press the Amber Lighted Tag Feed Pushbutton Reminder The marker is not ready for use until the laser E stop is RESET b...

Page 11: ...omatically aligns the tag stock to the breakoff location The tag that has exited can then be bent front to back twice and the tag will break off and release itself Each tag should be broken off individually so that there are no more then a single tag at the exit at one time Allowing more than one printed tags to hang at the exit can cause several situations to happen that can damage the printer an...

Page 12: ...meters the data will be checked for accuracy before the next field can be entered If the information is entered incorrectly i e an alpha character where a numeric is supposed to be an error message appears and prompts the operator to re enter the information in the correct format Once the correct data has been entered the OPERATOR should press the PRINT button on the front control panel A typical ...

Page 13: ...en the laser marker is powered ON this screen will appear Only certain menus and fields are accessible unless the supervisor password has been entered The MAIN SCREEN has 5 pull down menus available at the top of the screen GENERAL TAG MARKER SETUP MONITOR The following is a brief description of each menu and what they contain 1 GENERAL a ABOUT About the KE28XX Marker b SUPERVISOR Allows password ...

Page 14: ...ayout size and dimensions of up to 20 available fields See DESIGNING TAGS for details of designing tag layouts The EDIT SCREEN is accessed via the Main Screen Tag Menu Edit Option InfoSight Corporation InfoTag Marking System Tag Editor Buffer Number 2 Text X Y Height Width Pitch Rot 1 1O 0 80 0 55 2 200 1 50 2 00 0 2 2O 1 1 0 00 0 00 0 375 0 00 0 00 0 3 2O 2 1 0 00 0 00 0 375 0 00 0 00 0 4 45 3S 0...

Page 15: ...r of line 2 from the OPERATOR SCREEN and include only 1 character at the given dimensions X Y Height Width 3 2O 2 1 Denotes Start at the 2nd character and include only 1 character from line 2 of the OPERATOR SCREEN 4 45 3S Denotes Print 4 5 then a 3 digit serialized number starting at the given S N value prompt Note Be careful to note the difference between O and 0 on the screens The flags in the ...

Page 16: ... SCREEN The barcode setup screen allows the user to define the barcode symbology and appearance of the barcode The example below denotes Print a Code 128 type b c barcode linking the input data from fields 2 and 3 from the EDIT SCREEN with a scale of 2 number of scan lines at the given X Y locations and the given height rotated at 90 degrees InfoSight Corporation InfoTag Marking System Tag Editor ...

Page 17: ... 8 None 0 00 0 00 1 000 1 00 0 Ok Cancel Ok Cancel Barcodes Logos OperSetup FlagHelp 2 2 5 OPERATOR SETUP SCREEN The OPERATOR SCREEN is designed for the normal manual use of the marker To provide ease of use the OPERATOR SCREEN has 8 supervisor selectable prompts on the screen At each prompt the operator types in the required data in the correct format and presses RETURN or ENTER to enter the data...

Page 18: ...wing describes each heading ACTIVE Toggle field RETURN Makes prompt show up on OPERATOR SCREEN PROMPT Up to a 10 character messages for each prompt VERIFY Verifies information typed is accurate using special characters Alpha Upper Case Characters A B C D Numeric Digits 1 2 3 4 Any Character A B C 1 2 3 Any Character for any length up to the next instruction The Characters in the brackets are the o...

Page 19: ...able in a windows environment InfoSight phone number 1 888 642 3600 outside the USA call 1 740 642 3600 3 3 BARCODE EXAMPLES Barcode types Code 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 Numbra Code 39N Code 391 Data Matrix InfoSight Corporation InfoTag Marking System Tag Editor Tag Barcode Editor 1 Symbology Scale X Y Height Link Rot 2 1 128bc v 2 8 00 0 00 0 400 23 90 3 2 None 3 0 00 0 00 0 375 1 0 4 3 None...

Page 20: ...numbering of tags is accomplished in the Edit screen filling out the appropriate data fields These data fields are self explanatory 3 5 LOGO AND IMAGE DOWNLOAD Logos may be downloaded via the host connected using a separate utility available from InfoSight Image downloads are explained in the Extended Protocol Manual ...

Page 21: ...holding it in until print starts and then release it At the bottom edge of the test tag will be a thin line Adjust galvo mirror until the line is at the edge of the tag Tighten the mirror clamp then check for alignment again Clean all optics with white vinegar and return all covers 4 3 CLEANING OPTICS Gently wipe the surface of each optic with a coth that will not leave any fibers and is not abras...

Page 22: ... or not far enough Solution Check Stepper resolution Check Stepper Rate Problem No display on terminal Solution Check terminal configuration 19200 baud No parity 8 data bit 1 stop VT220 Cable from Ke28xx should be plugged into MAIN on back of terminal Problem Light print across entire tag Solution Lens Mirrors require servicing Problem Excessive amount of dust inside Solution Replace filter on sid...

Page 23: ...ag Marker Copyright 2016 InfoSight Corporation All Rights Reserved Page 17 5 APPENDIX A Laser Subsystem B Serial Port Connection C Extended Protocol D Laser Safety E Declaration of Conformity F Engineering Drawings ...

Page 24: ...tional Block Diagram Lens Galvo box Stepper Motor Galvo CO2 Beam LASER Galvo Driver 30v 18A DC supply board Stepper Driver Laser Control Microprocessor Card D to A The laser Subsystem is described above in the block diagram The system is controlled by the microprocessor card in the STD bus rack The Laser is a CO2 laser ...

Page 25: ...t connection to an IBM PC or equivalent Cable pinouts PC DB25 InfoSight PC DB9 Infosight TX 2 RX 2 2 TX RX 3 2 TX TX 3 3 RX 3 RX RTS 7 RTS 4 CTS 8 CTS 5 GND 5 7 GND DSR 6 GND 7 7 GND DTR 4 DSR 6 DTR 20 2 3 are crossed Note Preferred handshake protocol is Xon Xoff XON is DC1 CTL Q or 11h or 17 decimal XOFF is DC3 CTL S or 13h or 19 decimal ...

Page 26: ... 2 2 digit sequence Transmit 0x01 2 0x02 01 0x03 0x0D Receive 0x01 2 0x06 0x02 0x03 XXX 0x0D 0x15 4 Send data to operator field 3 2 digit width Transmit 0x01 3 0x02 54 0x03 0x0D Receive 0x01 3 0x06 0x02 0x03 XXX 0x0D 0x15 5 Send GO command Transmit 0x01 G 0x02 0x03 0x0D Receive 0x01 G 0x06 0x02 0x03 XXX 0x0D 0x15 NOTE 1 0x06 in the response message means message received ok 0x15 in the response me...

Page 27: ...rker Copyright 2016 InfoSight Corporation All Rights Reserved Page 21 LASER SAFETY Proprietary InfoSight Corp 04 23 97 InfoSight Corp 20700 U S Rt 23 Chillicothe Oh 45601 740 642 3600 740 642 5001 http www infosight com ...

Page 28: ...t safeguards for safe operation Class 1 laser marking systems include enclosures integral to the workstation that are constructed to prevent human access to the laser beam Class 1 systems are safe in all working environments they are installed and operated the same as any other industrial machine tool Class 1 laser systems do not require the use of any special laser safety equipment by operators o...

Page 29: ...are the Optical Sensors Sensors monitor whether tag material is in place and the marker is able to move the tag material These two sensors are monitored by the marking microprocessor The third type is Mechanical Design Here narrow slots are provided to eliminate the chance of chances of laser radiation The beam path is entirely enclosed in a metal shield with suitable material that will absorb the...

Page 30: ...Beam size 3 5mm Divergence mR 5 Polarization Random Modulation to 5 kHz Pulse Repetition frequency 5 kHz Electrical Control TTL input 3 5 V to 20 kHz Electrical Input 28 VDC version 48 2 28 28 32 VDC 16A max Tickle pulse 1 0 S 5kHz Thermal shutdown temperature 140º F 2 7ºF 60º C 1 5ºC Laser tube life expectancy 35 000 hrs Laser shelf life no use 14 years Internal Laser Specifications 50 Watt Laser...

Page 31: ... amps Laser Tube life expectancy 20 000 hours Thermal shutdown 50 degrees C Certifications EMC Emissions ICES 003 Issue 4 Class A Digital Apparatus emissions requirements Canada CFR 47 FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A emissions requirements USA EN 55011 2007 A2 2007 Group 1 Class A ISM emissions requirements EU EN 61000 3 2006 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current up to and in...

Page 32: ...l hazard zone as required pursuant to Class IV 3 4 1 CDRH 21 CFR J 1040 1 1040 5 OSHA Publication 8 1 7 Section II Chapter 6 Certifications EMC Emissions ICES 003 Issue 4 Class A Digital Apparatus emissions requirements Canada CFR 47 FCC Part 15 Subpart B class A emissions requirements USA EN 55011 2007 A2 2007 Group 1 Class A ISM emissions requirements EU EN 61000 3 2 3006 Limits for harmonic cur...

Page 33: ...aration est conforme à la aux norme s ou au x document s normatif s al que se refiere esta declaración es conforme a la s norma s u otro s documento s normativo s waarnaar deze verklaring verwijst aan de volende norm en of richtlijn en beantwoordt a cui si riferisce questa dichiarazione è conforme alla e seguente i norma o documento i normativo i EMC Emissions EMC Emissions ICES 003 Issue 4 Class ...

Page 34: ...Page 28 Copyright 2016 InfoSight Corporation All Rights Reserved KE 28XX InfoTag Marker APPENDIX F Engineering Drawings General Arrangement Electrical Drawings ...

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