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8
Test Operation
8.1
Test Mode without Print Job
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Warning!
The pad will be moved to the starting position immediately!
Danger of injury to hands and fingers by the moving pad!
Do not reach into the zone of the moving pad and keep long hair, loose clothes, and jewelry away.
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Test mode with the enter button
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Note!
Please use this test mode to adjust the parameter "
peel position" in the printer configuration.
The whole labelling process can be simulated without the need for a print job or a connection to a computer by alter-
nately pressing the
feed
button (2) and the Enter button (1):
Press the
feed
button (2).
A blank label is fed. The vacuum at the pad as well as the supporting air (blow tube) are switched on. After the
label has been picked up by the pad, the supporting air is switched off.
Press the Enter button (1).
The pad is moved to the labelling position. A sensor signals when the labelling position is reached. The vacuum is
switched off and the label is placed onto the product. Thereafter the pad is moved back into the starting position.
8.2
Test Mode with Print Job
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Note!
Please use this test mode to adjust the peel-off offset in the software.
This method allows to check labelling processes with the real print data using the Enter button (1).
Send a print job.
The test mode is executed in two half cycles:
Press the Enter button (1).
Half cycle 1
A label is printed. The vacuum of the pad as well as the supporting air (blow tube) are switched on. After the label
has been picked up by the pad, the supporting air is switched off.
Press the Enter button (1) again.
Half cycle 2
The pad is moved to the labelling position. A sensor signals when the labelling position is reached. The vacuum is
switched off and the label is placed onto the product. Then, the pad is moved back into the starting position.