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cab - Produkttechnik GmbH
1 Product Description
General Information
The Thermal Transfer Printers of the Hermes family are especially developed
for fully automatic labelling. Therefore the print mechanism is totaly aligned to
dispense labels. The printhead is arranged low within the devices to minimize
the way of the labels from the peel-off position to labelling position on the
product and to increase the labelling rate.
After removing the dispensed label the label strip can be fed back. So the
printing of the next label may start at the front label edge.
Hermes has two separate label transport systems for forward and backward
feed. These systems guarantee a high precision in printing and applying labels
independent from the size of the label supply roll.
The Hermes is an innovative label printer which may be used in either direct
thermal or thermal transfer mode. The programming of the Hermes is
completely compatible to the Apollo printers.
With the high-class printheads (305 dpi near edge printhead at Hermes 4N/5N
or 300 dpi flat printhead at Hermes 4F/5F) it is possible to print bar codes and
graphics quick, brilliant and tidy .
The double lined LCD display keeps the operator constantly informed about the
current status of the printer. The setup menu allows easy configuration
changes whenever desired.
The options PCMCIA-memory-card and keyboard adapter, which are offered in
the Apollo-program, may also be used for Hermes.
Important Information about Printing with Hermes
The print mode of the Hermes is designed for fully automatic labelling.
Therefore after the start of a print job Hermes needs two additional signals for
the processing of every single label :
- a start signal that releases printing and dispensing of the label
- a signal that shows the removing of the label from the peel position.
NOTICE !
If you operate Hermes with a non-cab-applicator make sure that the
applicator or the control system can generate these two signal.
A simple print mode without the "start" and the "removed" signals is not
available.
All cab applicators provide the needed signals.