Limitronic
®
Limitag V5lite
User’s Manual
Coding and marking solutions
V.L. Limitronic , S.L.
Calle Alcora 260, 12550 Almazora, Castellón, Spain
Page 2 of 30
revision / copy 22/04/2010
Telephone: (+34) 902 327 328
Fax: (+34) 902 329 330
Internet: www.limitronic.com
e-Mail: [email protected]
Contents
1
General Overview ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.1
V5 lite Controller.............................................................................................................................................................4
1.1.1
Overview................................................................................................................................................................4
1.1.2
Screen .....................................................................................................................................................................4
1.1.3
On/Off Switch.......................................................................................................................................................5
1.1.4
PS2 Port..................................................................................................................................................................5
1.1.5
USB Port .................................................................................................................................................................5
1.1.6
Ethernet Port ........................................................................................................................................................6
1.1.7
Connections .........................................................................................................................................................6
1.2
L780 Printer......................................................................................................................................................................7
1.2.1
Overview................................................................................................................................................................7
1.2.2
Printer Head..........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.3
Printer body..........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.4
Printer neck...........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.5
Mounting guide ..................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.6
Status LEDs ...........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.7
Umbilical cable connector...............................................................................................................................8
1.2.8
Ink inlet...................................................................................................................................................................8
2
Setting up the printer....................................................................................................................... 9
2.1
Printing Station...............................................................................................................................................................9
2.2
Printer controller ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.3
Setting up the printer ................................................................................................................................................ 10
3
Limitag ............................................................................................................................................ 11
3.1
Menu options. .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1
Test. ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.2
Configuration.................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1.2.1
Date and time of the system. ........................................................................................................... 14
3.1.2.2
Default configuration.......................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.3
Message selection. .......................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.3.1
Message selection (Configuration without external data)..................................................... 15
3.1.3.2
Message selection (External data configuration) ...................................................................... 16
3.1.3.3
Selection of a schedule to print....................................................................................................... 17
3.1.3.4
External USB message copy.............................................................................................................. 18
3.1.4
Users’ Access ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.1.4.1
User change ........................................................................................................................................... 19
3.1.4.2
New user.................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.1.4.3
User access rights................................................................................................................................. 20
3.1.5
Controller check. .............................................................................................................................................. 22
3.2
Current message print options............................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.1
Stop printing. .................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.2
Modification of current message variable data..................................................................................... 24
3.2.3
Consumption. ................................................................................................................................................... 26
3.3
Printer current Status................................................................................................................................................. 26
3.3.1
Alarm status....................................................................................................................................................... 27
3.3.2
External data input.......................................................................................................................................... 27
3.3.3
Alarm log. ........................................................................................................................................................... 28
3.3.4
Print counter...................................................................................................................................................... 28
4
Connecting external devices | electrical layouts .......................................................................... 29
4.1
Photocell sensor | encoder connector ................................................................................................................. 29
4.2
Alarm outputs | external HW message selection input.................................................................................. 29
5
Firmware update | quick guide...................................................................................................... 30
5.1
Using .FRW files | key steps ...................................................................................................................................... 30
