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Test Mode
4.1
Test Mode without a Print Job
Fig. 7
Display
By alternating between buttons
and
on the display it is possible to simulate the labeling process
without an active printing job.
Push button
.
This causes the feed of an empty label. Simultaneously the vacuum of the pad as well as the supporting air are
activated. As soon as the label has securely arrived at the pad the supporting air is switched off.
Push button
.
The cylinders are controlled so that the pliers move into the labeling position. The pliers are closed and formed
on the product a label flag. After the transfer of the label, the cylinders are reversed, so that the pliers opens and
moves back to the normal position
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Note!
Use the printer configuration to find the best peel-off offset for the initiation.
4.2
Test Mode with a Print Job
This method allows testing of the labeling process with actual printing data by using the
button.
Send a print job.
The test mode is executed in steps. Every step will start by using the
button.
A label is printed. The vacuum of the suction pads as well as the supporting air (blow tube) are switched on. After the
label has been picked up by the pads, the supporting air is switched off. The pad assembly move into the labeling
position and will closed.
The pliers are closed and formed on the product a label flag. Set it by the parameter
Lock Time.
After the transfer of the label, the cylinders are reversed, so that the pliers opens. By the parameter
Cleaning blow
it's possible to to close and opens the pliers again.
The pad assembly moves back to the normal position
If the label is manually removed from the pad after the first half cycle, the half cycle 1 will be repeated when the
pre-dispense key is pressed again.
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Note!
Use the software to find the best peel-off offset for the initiation.