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INDEX

kortho

KGJ X18

H550 AE

Rev.: 001

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Figures

Fig. 1.1

Coding units, global dimensions .................................................................................................... 1-2

Fig. 1.2

Control unit, global dimensions ...................................................................................................... 1-3

Fig. 2.1

The printer system .......................................................................................................................... 2-1

Fig. 2.2

Coding unit, parts ............................................................................................................................ 2-2

Fig. 2.3

Ink reservoir, parts .......................................................................................................................... 2-2

Fig. 2.4

Printhead housing, parts ................................................................................................................ 2-3

Fig. 2.5

Printhead interior, parts .................................................................................................................. 2-3

Fig. 2.6

Control unit ...................................................................................................................................... 2-4

Fig. 2.7

Control unit, connections ................................................................................................................ 2-4

Fig. 2.8

Photocell .......................................................................................................................................... 2-5

Fig. 2.9

Encoder ........................................................................................................................................... 2-5

Fig. 3.1

Piezo printhead technology ............................................................................................................ 3-1

Fig. 3.2

Printhead and ink levels ................................................................................................................. 3-2

Fig. 3.3

Screen layout .................................................................................................................................. 3-3

Fig. 3.4

First keyboard screen ..................................................................................................................... 3-4

Fig. 3.5

Arabic keyboard .............................................................................................................................. 3-4

Fig. 3.6

First keyboard screen, alternative alphanumerics ....................................................................... 3-5

Fig. 3.7

Second keyboard screen, numerics and special characters........................................................ 3-5

Fig. 3.8

Third keyboard screen, commonly used text ................................................................................ 3-6

Fig. 3.9

Programming third keyboard screen buttons, entering text ......................................................... 3-6

Fig. 3.10

Programming third keyboard screen buttons, entering text ......................................................... 3-7

Fig. 3.11

Fourth keyboard screen, edit text and use cursor controls .......................................................... 3-7

Fig. 3.12

Numeric keyboard .......................................................................................................................... 3-8

Fig. 3.13

Entering the System information screen ....................................................................................... 3-8

Fig. 3.14

Standard menu structure ................................................................................................................ 3-9

Fig. 4.1

Control unit identification label ....................................................................................................... 4-1

Fig. 4.2

Power supply information ............................................................................................................... 4-1

Fig. 4.3

Attention label for opening control unit .......................................................................................... 4-2

Fig. 4.4

Ink reservoir labels, screw cap and refill ........................................................................................ 4-4

Fig. 5.1

Shipping and handling labels ......................................................................................................... 5-5

Fig. 6.1

Typical printer application ............................................................................................................... 6-2

Fig. 6.2

Coding unit X18 .............................................................................................................................. 6-2

Fig. 6.3

Control unit TsC20 .......................................................................................................................... 6-3

Fig. 6.4

Encoder with support ...................................................................................................................... 6-3

Fig. 6.5

Distance between front plate and product ..................................................................................... 6-4

Fig. 6.6

Ink reservoir mounting clamp heights ............................................................................................ 6-4

Fig. 6.7

Parallel reservoir ............................................................................................................................. 6-5

Fig. 6.8

Perpendicular reservoir .................................................................................................................. 6-5

Fig. 6.9

Printhead clamp mounting options yyy .......................................................................................... 6-6

Fig. 6.10

Printhead radial rotation 0°, standard support, clamp down, reservoir position I ........................ 6-6

Fig. 6.11

Printhead radial rotation 45°, standard support, clamp down, reservoir position III .................... 6-7

Fig. 6.12

Printhead radial rotation 90°, standard support, clamp down, reservoir position II ..................... 6-7

Fig. 6.13

Printhead radial rotation graph ....................................................................................................... 6-8

Fig. 6.14

Printhead axial rotation 0°, 45° and 90°, clamp down, reservoir position I,

gap



...... 6-9

Fig. 6.15

Printhead axial rotation -45°, clamp up, reservoir position III,

gap



............................ 6-9

Fig. 6.16

Printhead axial rotation graph ...................................................................................................... 6-10

Fig. 6.17

Photocell positions ........................................................................................................................ 6-12

Fig. 6.18

Photocell distance to the product ................................................................................................. 6-12

Fig. 6.19

Encoder adjustment ...................................................................................................................... 6-13

Fig. 7.1

Main menu ...................................................................................................................................... 7-1

Fig. 7.2

Printer settings menu ...................................................................................................................... 7-1

Fig. 7.3

Printhead housing at horizontal position ........................................................................................ 7-2

Fig. 7.4

Cut ink bottle open .......................................................................................................................... 7-2

Fig. 7.5

Ink reservoir opened. ...................................................................................................................... 7-3

Fig. 7.6

Ink reservoir with ink bottle placed. ................................................................................................ 7-3

Fig. 7.7

Ink reservoir with prime bulb. ......................................................................................................... 7-4

Fig. 7.8

Settings menu ................................................................................................................................. 7-5

Fig. 7.9

Diagnostics

– Testlabel menu ........................................................................................................ 7-5

Fig. 7.10

Diagnostics

– Test menu ............................................................................................................... 7-6

Fig. 7.11

Test label printed at correct speed setting ..................................................................................... 7-7

Содержание GraphicJet X Series

Страница 1: ...MANUAL GraphicJet X series Edition H550 AE Rev 001 English kortho...

Страница 2: ...ts Reserved The kortho logo and the bv Korthofah logo are trademarks of Korthofah BV All other brand and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective ho...

Страница 3: ...ventions in this manual The GraphicJet X18 series will be referred to as the printer Any material the printer is used to print on is called substrate The customer is the person or company who is the o...

Страница 4: ...the bitmap to print This design file can contain a unique combination of text numeric date time barcode and or graphical items Pixel A pixel is the smallest portion of a bitmap For a printer one pixe...

Страница 5: ...2 Coding unit 2 2 2 3 Control unit 2 4 2 4 Sensors 2 5 2 4 1 Photocell 2 5 2 4 2 Encoder 2 5 2 5 Label design 2 6 2 5 1 Integrated label design program 2 6 2 5 2 NiceLabel 2 6 3 PRINT PROCESS DESCRIPT...

Страница 6: ...3 2 Ink reservoir 6 4 6 3 3 Ink reservoir orientation 6 5 6 3 4 Printhead rotation 6 5 6 3 5 Radial printhead rotation 6 6 6 3 6 Axial printhead rotation 6 9 6 3 7 Radial and axial printhead rotation...

Страница 7: ...1 System settings 8 18 8 6 2 Printer settings 8 21 8 6 3 Signal settings 8 22 8 6 4 Network settings 8 23 8 6 5 Label settings 8 24 8 6 6 Print settings 8 26 9 DIAGNOSTICS TROUBLESHOOTING 9 1 Diagnos...

Страница 8: ...are 10 5 11 DISMANTLING DISPOSAL 11 1 Dismantling 11 1 11 1 1 System 11 1 11 1 2 Ink reservoir 11 1 11 1 3 Printhead housing 11 1 11 1 4 Control unit 11 1 11 1 5 Sensor devices 11 1 11 1 6 Ink and sol...

Страница 9: ...H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 ix...

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Страница 11: ...r suitable protective clothing as protection against splashing of or contamination with ink or solvent When installing of servicing the equipment Ensure that the host machine is stopped Ensure the con...

Страница 12: ...ar and tear of the equipment 1 4 Specifications Only general specifications are described in this section Refer to Appendix A for more detailed specifications 1 4 1 Coding unit Fig 1 1 Coding units gl...

Страница 13: ...developed for use in conjunction with the GraphicJet X series printhead to print onto a range of substrates The inks are either oil based used on porous substrates like cardboard or solvent based used...

Страница 14: ...port The fonts also need to be installed on the control unit The following fonts are pre installed in the printer Arial Arial Black Arial Narrow Century Gothic Courier New Georgia Liberations Sans Lib...

Страница 15: ...ll be accepted in such instances 1 4 6 Electrostatic charge Make sure that the substrate is not able to build up an electrostatic charge near the printhead i e use conductive rolls and bearings for su...

Страница 16: ...INTRODUCTION kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 1 6...

Страница 17: ...oding unit s Up to two coding units can be connected to one control unit Both coding units will generate a print based on the same speed and printsignal All connections between printer and peripheral...

Страница 18: ...oir parts 1 Ink reservoir 2 Printhead housing 3 Support 1 Ink reservoir 2 Fitting for prime bulb 3 Screw cap 4 Refill label 5 Serial number label for Coding Unit 6 Prime bulb with tube 7 Reservoir mou...

Страница 19: ...integrate filter This will ensure that the integrated filter will last for the lifetime of the printhead This filter can be replaced The difference between de X18 and X18 is the printhead used and the...

Страница 20: ...l unit connections 1 USB connection 2 Capacitive touch screen 1 Print request e g photocell 2 Input Output 3 Printhead A 4 Encoder 5 USB 6 USB 7 USB 8 LAN connector 9 Mains power switch including main...

Страница 21: ...used to measure the movement of the product to print on This measurement is used to calculate the correct print speed at which the printer will print Fig 2 9 Encoder 1 Detection indicator 2 Sensitivi...

Страница 22: ...fers the most common items and item options used in a label If advanced features are required the label needs to be designed with a label design program that runs on a PC like NiceLabel 2 5 2 NiceLabe...

Страница 23: ...d marking as it is a versatile technology able to print on a wide variety of substrates This printing technology uses a ceramic material that deforms when an electric field is applied to it This defor...

Страница 24: ...ownwards Upwards printing is not possible due to the very high risk of clogging the nozzles It is important that for any orientation of the printhead the top ink level is at least 3mm below the level...

Страница 25: ...d Pause 0 button and the coding units connected to the control unit A and B Fig 3 3 Screen layout 3 5 2 LED indicators on control unit The status screen of the control unit shows a LED indicator indic...

Страница 26: ...After the selection has been made the keyboard will be set to the selected language e g Arabic as shown in figure Fig 3 5 Fig 3 5 Arabic keyboard To use the keyboards superscript alphanumerics 1 Touc...

Страница 27: ...d keyboard screen will appear Fig 3 7 Second keyboard screen numerics and special characters To use the Commonly used text keyboard For entering commonly used text the third keyboard screen can be use...

Страница 28: ...e of the buttons and enter the data to be stored only one line can be stored see Fig 3 9 Fig 3 9 Programming third keyboard screen buttons entering text 4 Touch the OK button to store the text The but...

Страница 29: ...ecial functions keyboard To edit text and use cursor controls touch the keyboard button This following screen will appear Fig 3 11 Fourth keyboard screen edit text and use cursor controls To return to...

Страница 30: ...o a numeric keyboard available for all numeric items entries see figure Fig 3 12 Fig 3 12 Numeric keyboard 3 5 4 System information The firmware versions installed on the control unit can be displayed...

Страница 31: ...h Select label Copy label Management Edit label Create label Preview Select Cancel Copy Paste Cancel Move Paste Cancel Select Cancel Test labels Fonts Test Printer Diagnostics Graphics List graphics D...

Страница 32: ...PRINT PROCESS DESCRIPTION kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 3 10...

Страница 33: ...ng unit identification label can be found on the side of the coding units inkreservoir 4 1 2 Power supply For safe operation the power cable to the control unit must be connected to a properly grounde...

Страница 34: ...nter power up if all these connections are secured 1 The cable conduit X02 X06 between the control unit and the coding unit s 2 The mains power plug X09 3 The print request cable X04 info photocell or...

Страница 35: ...d from electrostatic discharges The printhead can be compared with a normal CMOS circuit and must be ESD protected accordingly to avoid later problems caused by discharges The printhead internal prote...

Страница 36: ...indicates that when the user is neglecting the procedures the coding unit is at risk of damage Use only the Kortho GJ ink type that is noted on the inkservervoir Fig 4 4 A this because other ink is p...

Страница 37: ...refer to label 2 of Fig 5 1 Handle the package with care because the printhead is fragile Refer to label 3 of Fig 5 1 Keep the package upright in all cases refer to label 4 of Fig 5 1 5 1 2 Pre trans...

Страница 38: ...vent from the ink reservoir same as instruction 1 but read solvent instead of ink 7 Verify whether the ink reservoir is empty 8 Keep the coding unit upright to avoid leakage of residue fluid from the...

Страница 39: ...position in a packaging box to avoid leakage from the ink reservoir through the air release channel 16 Use original or equal packaging for the printer equipment 17 Label the box with keep dry labels l...

Страница 40: ...lvents can be used in de the GaphicJet X18 series please refer to the specific Material Safety Datasheet of the ink solvent used for more detailed and accurate information 5 2 2 Transport information...

Страница 41: ...s will stop the host machine when the printer reports an error general printer alarm A warning signal input on the host machine warning alarm A busy signal input on the host machine So the host machin...

Страница 42: ...king 6 2 1 Coding unit The coding unit consist of three main parts the Inksystem that holds the ink used for printing the printhead that makes the actual print and the support set Fig 6 2 Coding unit...

Страница 43: ...e control unit is equipped with a integrated bracket on the back of the control unit The support set is optional Fig 6 3 Control unit TsC20 6 2 3 Encoder Optional The encoder is used for measuring the...

Страница 44: ...tance distance A in Fig 6 5 is 5 mm If the situation permits keep the print distance as small as possible for an optimum print quality Take precautions so that the product cannot damage the printhead...

Страница 45: ...ng of the printhead the ink level must be kept between the specifications as explained in section 3 3 A quick and simple way to achieve this is the use of the graphs as described in this chapter The d...

Страница 46: ...thead clamp Fig 6 9 either clamp down or clamp up clamp y 6 Position the ink reservoir so that the distance between datum A and datum B is equal to the found height AB Use if necessary extra clamps po...

Страница 47: ...H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 6 7 Fig 6 11 Printhead radial rotation 45 standard support clamp down reservoir position III Fig 6 12 Printhead radial rotation 90 standard support clamp down reservoir...

Страница 48: ...l rotation graph Example Fig 6 10 Radial rotation of 0 printhead clamp down height AB 41 0 mm Example Fig 6 11 Radial rotation of 45 printhead clamp down height AB 57 2 mm Example Fig 6 12 Radial rota...

Страница 49: ...C of Fig 6 14 At some angles the reservoir mounting clamp must be fit to reservoir position II or III instead of the standard I position refer to Fig 6 6 because the two pole clamps can be in the way...

Страница 50: ...H e i g h t A B m m Y c la m p 2 5 X g a p 1 8 Y c la m p 2 5 X g a p 1 0 Y c la m p 2 5 X g a p 1 8 Y c la m p 2 5 X g a p 1 0 Fig 6 16 Printhead axial rotation graph Example 4 Axial rotation of 0 cl...

Страница 51: ...rvoir is levelled This means that datum B lies 13 8 mm above the first bottom nozzle of the printhead The distance between first bottom nozzle and the bottom of the printhead housing is 15 4 mm To rou...

Страница 52: ...recautions so that the product cannot damage the photocell 6 4 2 Print safety photocell optional To make sure the printer will only print when the substrate is in front of the printhead an extra photo...

Страница 53: ...he product cannot damage the encoder Beware Mount the encoder as close as possible to the location of the printhead This will give the best print results 6 5 Mounting the control unit 1 Find a secure...

Страница 54: ...he host machine 6 Connect the interface cable to the interface port X3 7 Connect the print request cable X04 e g photocell 8 Connect the input output cable X103 optional 9 Connect the encoder cable X0...

Страница 55: ...unit and wait until the main menu appears The control unit will check whether the software versions of the coding unit and the control unit match If not the software of the coding unit will be automat...

Страница 56: ...B for the printhead housing and the ink reservoir is not important for this procedure Fig 7 3 Printhead housing at horizontal position 3 Put on protection gloves and use safety goggles for personal pr...

Страница 57: ...it is empty The status of the ink level indicators on the screen of the control unit is now red off and green on CAUTION Fill the ink reservoir with ONE ink bottle 200 ml ONLY filling with more than o...

Страница 58: ...ove the prime bulb gently to avoid a pressure wave within the ink tubes from the fitting of the ink reservoir to stop priming the printhead 16 Rotate the printhead housing back to the print position T...

Страница 59: ...iagnostics Testlabel menu 8 Touch Load button to load the Test label Note When two printheads are connected Touch A or B in section 4 see subsection 3 5 1 to select Printhead A or B Only the Selected...

Страница 60: ...sfully carried out 2 Touch Setting icon 3 Touch the Signal button 4 Set the Use encoder setting to No 5 Touch the Print button 6 Set the Speed to the estimated speed of the substrate 7 Set the Print d...

Страница 61: ...test print Fig 7 12 should be made on the sample product ww w kortho com copyright 2002 G r a phic J et X18 kortho 100m m 1234567890 Sample 15 45 23 03 2004 Fig 7 12 Test label printed 10 Check whethe...

Страница 62: ...from Normal to 180 degrees or from Mirror to Mirror 180 degrees Note If there are two printheads connected to the control unit one has to perform the steps above for each individual printhead 7 4 3 Se...

Страница 63: ...s Spit function Spitting means that the printhead will print pixel columns at predefined intervals Spitting is suppressed while printing a label For the GraphicJet X series installations using oilbase...

Страница 64: ...y x x set value seconds The range off the spit interval can be set between2 000 and 20 000 milli seconds The set interval time depends on the type of ink used and ambient circumstances like temperatur...

Страница 65: ...3 Set the Low ink level to the desired value high or low As soon as the amount of Low ink prints has been reached the Ink out alarm will be set Setting the Ink out output level 1 Touch the Settings i...

Страница 66: ...rection B normal Start paused yes Print missed Error System language English Encoder time out Error Date language English WinOS version Printer firmware version QiC control version WinCE version Fig 7...

Страница 67: ...ote When the system parameter Start paused is set to No the printer will start printing as soon as the print engine is powered up and a print request is received The print engine is active before the...

Страница 68: ...l to the printer and the printer will make a print 4 To pause the printer touch the Pause print button Note If a print request is received during the pause mode a popup will appear on screen showing w...

Страница 69: ...ted and touch the required character s that need s to replace the old character s Alternatively a cursor is indicating the location at which a new character will be inserted Use the keys of the keyboa...

Страница 70: ...digit s that need s to be changed 2 Enter the desired new digit s The desired digit s is are inserted at the cursor position 3 Repeat the previous instructions until all the digit s have been edited...

Страница 71: ...leted and touch Backspace Alternatively place the cursor behind the digit s that need to be deleted and touch Backspace to remove the text digit by digit 5 Touch Enter to confirm the Operator input 8...

Страница 72: ...isplayed and a further two buttons will appear Copy and Cancel Fig 8 7 Copy label menu USB thumbdrive Note The directories that are stored on the USB thumbdrive are shown in green while the directorie...

Страница 73: ...e copied an Insufficient memory message appears on screen Copying new labels is only possible when some old labels are deleted or the memory is cleared Refer to the next subsections 8 4 4 13 The syste...

Страница 74: ...main Print menu the Move procedure is now finished 8 4 4 Deleting a label There is a Delete function available to make it possible to remove label files and or folders 1 Touch the Print icon 2 Touch...

Страница 75: ...diting a label There is a Edit label function available to make it possible to edit a label that is stored in the printers label memory Note Only labels designed on the control unit see 8 4 6 can be e...

Страница 76: ...features 6 For interim saving the label touch the save icon 7 Touch the Close icon to exit the label editor 8 The Save label screen will appear Touch No to return to the Edit label screen and store t...

Страница 77: ...idth selects the width of the barcode Enter the required number through the keyboard Barcode height selects the height of the barcode Enter the required number through the keyboard c Date Font select...

Страница 78: ...r by using the Select next icon b Touch the Edit icon c The entry screen belonging by the label item will appear on screen d Edit the required values and press Ok 6 To rotate the label item a Select t...

Страница 79: ...saved the system will return to the Print menu 14 If the latest label changes have not been saved the Save label screen will appear Touch No to return to the Edit label screen and store the changes i...

Страница 80: ...rtho GJ inks in 200 ml bottles Fig 8 19 Cut ink bottle open 5 Open the ink reservoir by unscrewing the screw cap Fig 8 20 counter clockwise Put the screw cap aside at a clean place Fig 8 20 Ink reserv...

Страница 81: ...ufficient 8 5 1 Purging the printhead This procedure is meant to test the piezo elements of the printhead or to clear the nozzles when the prints show minor flaws 1 Touch the Pause mode button to abor...

Страница 82: ...ogged the ink system needs to be primed 1 Touch the Pause mode button to abort the print process 2 Put on protection gloves and use safety goggles for personal protection 3 Rotate if necessary the pri...

Страница 83: ...sts of about three to five seconds to remove any air bubbles out of the ink system 7 Repeat priming until ink squirts from all the nozzles 8 Remove the prime bulb from the fitting of the ink reservoir...

Страница 84: ...u Time and or Date 1 Touch the blue button that shows Time or Date Fig 8 27 Date and Time menu 2 Touch the item that needs changing e g hours minutes or seconds 3 Touch the arrow up or arrow down to a...

Страница 85: ...ig 8 29 System language selection menu 2 Touch a language button to select another language Note When there are more languages than fit on screen on can touch the screen and drag up and downwards to s...

Страница 86: ...print process the operator should touch the start print button When No is selected the printer will start in run mode The printer will immediately make a print when the print processor is ready to sta...

Страница 87: ...is activated high or low depending on the Print input setting see also subsections 7 4 3 and 8 6 3 The printer will stop printing when the print signal is deactivated Printer ID This is a text or num...

Страница 88: ...ing the button a list of choices will appear from which the required setting can be selected Print request input active Select the rising edge High or falling edge Low of the product detection sensor...

Страница 89: ...t of the coding unit during the printprocess trigger signal print finished the printer will stop printing If the substrate starts moving again within 30 seconds the printer will finish the print If th...

Страница 90: ...Subnet and Gateway 1 Touch the corresponding blue button and the following screen will appear Fig 8 35 Network settings IP address 2 Enter the desired value do not forget to enter the decimal points...

Страница 91: ...etting selection 2 Select the required orientation Mirror flips the printed label along the width of the print head 180 rotates the label 180 degrees around the centre of the print head Mirror 180 com...

Страница 92: ...the button and the setting will change toggle function or 2 When touching the button a list with choices will appear from which the required setting can be selected Print delay This value sets the De...

Страница 93: ...the system will wait after a label has been printed before starting to spit The spit delay can be set to a value between 0 and 20 000 milli seconds When zero is selected the first pixel column will b...

Страница 94: ...OPERATION kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 8 28...

Страница 95: ...the features in this section only work when the printer is paused Pause the printer by pressing the Pause icon When paused the Pause icon is brightly lit 9 1 1 Test labels For diagnostic reasons and f...

Страница 96: ...ed or the system is switched off and on again Make sure another label is selected when starting up the production otherwise the Test label will be printed during production 9 1 2 Fonts Touch the Fonts...

Страница 97: ...as fixed text Note The printer comes with a set of internal fonts installed The fonts shown in the picture above are part of the pre installed fonts If fonts are added they will also be shown on scree...

Страница 98: ...e If a font is deleted that is used in a label that is selected another font will be used for printing Due to this the label can be printed in another format as the design has shown Add fonts This fun...

Страница 99: ...ncel to return to the Service and Diagnostics main menu Note The copied font is registered to Windows so can be used without restarting the system Cancel Touch Cancel to retrun to the Diagnostics menu...

Страница 100: ...nk This procedure is meant to test the piezo elements of the printhead or to clear the nozzles when the prints contain minor flaws Beware When performing the Purge procedure a full height black label...

Страница 101: ...n to return to the Diagnostics Printer menu Software Touch the Software button to show the installed firmware and software versions Fig 9 13 Software and firmware version screen Firmware the firmware...

Страница 102: ...off the error list will be cleared Note To view errors 4 to 10 touch the screen and drag the messages upwards This will scroll them into view Note If an particular error occurs more than once sequent...

Страница 103: ...separate service tool General alarm output The General error output is activated for 2 seconds This can be used to test whether the general alarm output is functioning The output can be monitored on t...

Страница 104: ...her the Spare 2 output is functioning The output can be monitored on the host machine or a separate service tool The Spare 2 signal is not preprogrammed Ink out output The low ink warning output is ac...

Страница 105: ...Delete graphic are you sure 4 Press Yes to confirm the removal of the graphic and to return to the Delete graphics menu 5 Another graphic can be deleted or alternatively touch Cancel to return to the...

Страница 106: ...h the Copy button to copy the graphic to the printer 6 If the copy process has been successful the following screen will be shown Fig 9 23 Font copy successful 7 Press Ok to leave the screen and to re...

Страница 107: ...ral information screen Model model of the printer connected to the control unit Label the name of the currently loaded label Date system date of the control unit Speed the set speed when using the int...

Страница 108: ...of prints that the currently used system has made Touch the Ok button to return to the Information menu 9 2 3 Backup This function backups the labels on the system onto a USB thumbdrive 1 Insert a USB...

Страница 109: ...els a timer icon will be shown on screen Fig 9 29 Backup in progress 7 Wait until the message that the backup was successful appears on screen Fig 9 30 Backup finished 8 Touch Ok to confirm and to ret...

Страница 110: ...version of the image that is used to flash the user interface hardware IP Address Subnet Gateway the set network address of the control unit Free disk space the space that s still available for savin...

Страница 111: ...dt exists a file overwrite message will be displayed Touch Yes and the report files will be overwritten Touch No and the report operation will be cancelled Fig 9 33 Report overwrite 6 While creating t...

Страница 112: ...ftware of the system QiC Control Print engine and Printhead To upgrade the software 1 Insert a USB thumbdrive that contains the upgrade file TsC20 CAB located in the root of the drive Note Make sure o...

Страница 113: ...mains dark Check whether the mains voltage is present Check whether power cable is properly connected to the control unit Check whether the power cable is not damaged Check whether ON OFF switch is in...

Страница 114: ...ot be downloaded to the system The font may be too large Check with your supplier The file on the USB thumb drive may be corrupt Ensure when transferring from a PC the USB thumbdrive is removed proper...

Страница 115: ...n Make sure there is enough ink in the ink reservoir only refill when the ink low LED is lit Prime the coding unit to remove the air out of the system Purge the system to see if the printhead is still...

Страница 116: ...so remove some ink from the ink system 9 3 3 Print request signal sensor Fault indication Action s Sensor does not detect the passing product In case of a photocell Check whether the lens front side o...

Страница 117: ...rtially blocked Clean the frontplate of the printhead by squirting some solvent to the frontplate do not rub against the frontplate this might damage the frontplate and or durt might be pushed into th...

Страница 118: ...strate is moving at a stable speed When using the internal encoder The set speed doesn t matches the actual speed and or the actual speed is fluctuating too much Set the speed at the right value and o...

Страница 119: ...peed In this section the correct print speed is defined as the speed at which the horizontal print resolution is equal to the printhead resolution The printhead resolution is 185 dpi dots per inch The...

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Страница 121: ...2 Nozzle maintenance 1 Put on protection gloves and use safety goggles for personal protection 2 Purge the printhead Refer to subsection 8 5 1 The nozzle will be cleaned of small particles 3 Spray wit...

Страница 122: ...before handling the equipment a grounding wrist strap should be used Do not touch any components on the printhead or PCB s with your hand or any other conductive equipment Do not touch the front plate...

Страница 123: ...ways ensure anti static precautions are observed when handling the Printhead PCB or it might get damaged see subsection 10 4 1 1 Open the printhead housing Refer to subsection 10 4 2 Fig 10 3 Replace...

Страница 124: ...s ensure anti static precautions are observed when handling a printhead or it might be damaged Replacing the printhead means that also the ink tube connected to the printhead and the filter must be re...

Страница 125: ...4 3 25 Prime the excessive air from the system 26 The printer is now ready to print 10 4 6 Replacing the ink filter 1 Open the printhead housing Refer to subsection 10 4 2 2 Disconnect the ink filter...

Страница 126: ...MAINTENANCE kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 10 6...

Страница 127: ...the supports 5 Separate the supports from the coding unit and the control unit 11 1 2 Ink reservoir 1 Open the reservoir s screw cap 2 Pour the remaining ink in a waste container 3 Let the ink reserv...

Страница 128: ...d or solvent 5 Packaging 11 2 2 Waste separation Please deliver the packaging materials to waste recycling companies Printed circuit boards power supplies touch panel net entr e encoders and wirelooms...

Страница 129: ...7 10 8 1 8 2 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 15 8 16 8 18 8 19 8 20 8 21 8 22 8 24 8 25 8 26 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 6 9 7 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 11 9 12 9 13 9 14 9 16 9 17 9 18 H handling 4 3 5 5 5 7 10 2 10 3 10 4 ho...

Страница 130: ...6 11 6 12 6 13 7 2 7 4 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 7 10 7 11 8 15 8 16 8 17 8 21 8 26 8 27 9 6 9 7 9 8 9 21 9 22 9 23 9 24 9 25 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 11 1 piezo 3 1 8 15 9 6 10 4 product 2 1 2 5 3 1 4 1 5...

Страница 131: ...X H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 III trigger 3 1 6 12 7 8 7 9 8 23 request 2 1 3 1 4 2 6 1 6 12 6 14 7 8 7 9 8 1 8 2 8 20 8 26 8 27 V voltage 1 3 3 1 4 1 4 2 9 7 9 8 9 19 W waste 3 2 5 6 5 7 7 9 8 17...

Страница 132: ...5 1 Shipping and handling labels 5 5 Fig 6 1 Typical printer application 6 2 Fig 6 2 Coding unit X18 6 2 Fig 6 3 Control unit TsC20 6 3 Fig 6 4 Encoder with support 6 3 Fig 6 5 Distance between front...

Страница 133: ...3 Printhead housing at horizontal position 8 16 Fig 8 24 Ink reservoir with prime bulb attached 8 17 Fig 8 25 Settings menu 8 17 Fig 8 26 System settings menu 8 18 Fig 8 27 Date and Time menu 8 18 Fig...

Страница 134: ...Creating report in progress 9 17 Fig 9 35 Report saved 9 18 Fig 9 36 Upgrade files detected screen 9 18 Fig 9 37 Upgrade in progress screen 9 19 Fig 9 38 Upgrade finished screen 9 19 Fig 9 39 Error wa...

Страница 135: ...ative humidity 10 90 non condensing Control unit TsC20 Dimensions Height 203 mm Width 258 mm Depth 153 mm Weight 2 8 kg Power supply Input voltage 80 264VAC Frequency 47 63 Hz Power max 40VA Inrush cu...

Страница 136: ...lso need to be installed on the control unit The following fonts are pre installed in the printer Arial Arial Black Arial Narrow Century Gothic Courier New Georgia Liberations Sans Liberations Serif L...

Страница 137: ...APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 A 3 Storage capacity 46MB approximately 445 labels of the maximum label size This memory can be used for storage of d Labels e Graphics f Fonts...

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Страница 139: ...H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 B 1 Appendix B Dimensions Coding unit B 2 Control unit B 3 Standard bracket B 4...

Страница 140: ...APPENDIX B DIMENSIONS kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 B 2 Coding unit and Bracket Dimensions are metric mm...

Страница 141: ...APPENDIX B DIMENSIONS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 B 3 Control unit Dimensions are metric mm...

Страница 142: ...APPENDIX B DIMENSIONS kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 B 4 Control unit and Bracket Dimensions are metric mm...

Страница 143: ...H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 C 1 Appendix C Part lists illustrations Coding unit X18 C 2 Control unit TsC20 X18 C 4 Standardbracket control unit TsC20 C 6...

Страница 144: ...filler cap X18 4 164048 Hose socket screw bus filter 15 326352 Cap printhead coding unit X18 5 164315 Libel leverl KGJ 16 326365 Gasket hood X18 6 164331 Level switch X18 17 326381 Gasket printhead X...

Страница 145: ...APPENDIX C PART LISTS ILLUSTRATIONS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 C 3 Coding unit X18...

Страница 146: ...3 168264 M cord 1 6 EPDM 70deg shore 12 817991 Powersupply board controller TsC20 X18 4 168277 Touchscreen TsC20 13 818017 Power cable 48VDC TsC20 5 168429 Power supply TsC20 X18 14 818029 Power entr...

Страница 147: ...APPENDIX C PART LISTS ILLUSTRATIONS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 C 5 Control unit TsC20 X18...

Страница 148: ...TRATIONS kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 C 6 Standard bracket control unit TsC20 Line Part no Description Line Part no Description 1 326492 Bracket shaft TsC20 2 326505 Base support TsC20 818115 Standa...

Страница 149: ...APPENDIX C PART LISTS ILLUSTRATIONS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 C 7 Standard bracket control unit TsC20...

Страница 150: ...APPENDIX C PART LISTS ILLUSTRATIONS kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 C 8...

Страница 151: ...KGJ X18 D 1 Appendix D Connections Control unit Connector Plate D 2 X3 Schematic diagram input D 3 X3 Schematic diagram output D 4 X3 Circuit diagram input D 5 X3 Circuit diagram output D 6 X3 Schema...

Страница 152: ...cket X06 Printhead B DB 25 ways socket X07 BCD connector DB 15 ways socket X08 Print safety photocell DB 9 ways socket X09 Mains power switch with 2 fuses 2 5A s USB USB USB LAN LAN connector RJ45 soc...

Страница 153: ...APPENDIX D CONNECTIONS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 D 3 X3 Schematic diagram input...

Страница 154: ...APPENDIX D CONNECTIONS kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 D 4 X3 Schematic diagram output...

Страница 155: ...APPENDIX D CONNECTIONS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 D 5 X3 Circuit diagram input...

Страница 156: ...APPENDIX D CONNECTIONS kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 D 6 X3 Circuit diagram output...

Страница 157: ...APPENDIX D CONNECTIONS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 D 7 X3 Schematics diagram User This Diagram can be used to note the specific user settings...

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Страница 159: ...r E 2 Versions of the driver E 2 Installation of the driver E 3 Configuration of the driver E 6 Summary E 8 Downloading a label through USB E 9 Introduction E 9 Installation of the driver E 9 Download...

Страница 160: ...mon Windows systems Most ERP systems are also capable of printing to a Windows driver This means that one could control all Kortho printers in a production plant by using 1 central ERP system SAP Micr...

Страница 161: ...s the compatible driver has been downloaded it can be installed on the PC Laptop which is going to control the printer s Beware If the label needs to be downloaded through a USB thumbdrive one should...

Страница 162: ...168 1 10 b Optionally enter a Name for the port So that the port is easily recognized for example X18_line c Enter the Port number With a Kortho printer this is always 14322 this is the control unit s...

Страница 163: ...sh to close the screen A progress screen will appear installing the driver 11 Open the printer configuration screen in Windows This is found in Windows Start or in Start Configuration screen The print...

Страница 164: ...ill print het Windows logo Configuration of the driver In order to more easily work with the printer and set up labels a standard label type can be set 1 Open the printer configuration screen in Windo...

Страница 165: ...nter 10 Click New NIeuw again to add another label definition or click OK to close the screen When designing a label in a designing program one can selec t the printer Kortho X18_Line 1 and after that...

Страница 166: ...be defined By doing this the driver can communicate the information back to a label desing program like Nicelabel Bartender etc When defining the lay out of a label the program will take the printer s...

Страница 167: ...needs to be printed to a Printfile prn It is not possible to download the original label file to the printer Installation of the driver As soon as the compatible driver has been downloaded it can be...

Страница 168: ...p 4 Beware To guarantee a good print result it is important that the label is designed for the printer to which one would like to download the label 2 Select the right printer driver configured to pri...

Страница 169: ...can be designed with a PC based design tool or they can de designed on the control unit The labels designed with a PC based design tool can be downloaded to the control unit by Ethernet or by USB thum...

Страница 170: ...APPENDIX E NICELABEL DRIVER TUTORIALS kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 E 12 6 Select Print and the printer will start printing the selected label...

Страница 171: ...APPENDIX E NICELABEL DRIVER TUTORIALS H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 E 13...

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Страница 173: ...e l C o p y la b e l M a n a g e m e n t E d it la b e l C r e a te la b e l P r e v ie w S e le c t C a n c e l C o p y P a s te C a n c e l M o v e P a s te C a n c e l S e le c t C a n c e l T e s...

Страница 174: ...APPENDIX F QUICK REFERENCE kortho KGJ X18 H550 AE Rev 001 F 2...

Страница 175: ...invalid 20 Time invalid 21 Wrong name or missing variable 24 Access Denied 25 An unknown error occurred Turn the printer off and back on after 10 seconds 26 A problem occurred while generating the lab...

Страница 176: ...ng The label was removed 81 Counters Reset 82 Label made for another printer type 84 Print stopped Print quantity has been reached 85 Barcode incorrect characters or codepage 86 Barcode incorrect numb...

Страница 177: ...APPENDIX G ERROR LIST H550 AE Rev 001 kortho KGJ X18 G 3...

Страница 178: ...bv korthofah P O box 3040 2222 AG Katwijk The Netherlands...

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