Anser U2 SMART User manual

U2 Inkjet Printer
User Manual
Ver:3.5
Update: 2012-03-19
P/N: 8502030266
ANSER CODING INC. (TAIWAN)
HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER
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ANSER-U2.COM

I | CONTENT
Contents
1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1
2. U2 Introductions 3
Printer......................................................... 3
IR-Remote Keypad .......................................4
Menu Tree................................................... 5
Message Browser ........................................6
SD card........................................................7
3. Function 8
Configuration ..............................................8
Shut down.................................................... 8
Language...................................................... 8
Measurement............................................... 8
System Clock ................................................ 8
LCD Backlit ................................................... 8
Daylight Saving Time .................................... 9
Reset to Default............................................ 9
Time Calibration..........................................10
Alarm Option............................................. 11
Counter-Alarm.............................................11
Key Tone......................................................11
Printing Beep...............................................11
Alarm-kit (Optional).....................................11
Editing Option ........................................... 13
Message Name............................................13
Customer Year.............................................13
Date/Time Format.......................................13
Shift ............................................................14
Rollover Hour ..............................................14
Counter Reset..............................................15
Pre-Zero ......................................................15
System Diagnostic...................................... 16
System Tests................................................16
Log Report...................................................16
Printing Setup............................................ 17
PrintHead....................................................17

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Pre-purge ....................................................17
Photocell.....................................................18
Encoder and Conveyor.................................19
Conveyor Speed Test....................................19
Repeat Print ................................................20
Clean PrintHead...........................................20
Printing Display Mode .................................21
Time Refresh...............................................21
Security Setup............................................ 22
Password Option .........................................22
User Setup ..................................................22
About U2................................................... 24
Printer Information......................................24
Ink Information............................................24
4. Editing Message 25
TEXT.......................................................... 26
TIME ......................................................... 26
EXPIRE....................................................... 27
COUNTER .................................................. 27
SHIFT......................................................... 28
LOGO ........................................................ 28
BARCODE .................................................. 29
String ........................................................ 30
Modify Object............................................ 30
Delete Object............................................. 30
Save Message............................................ 30
Delete Message ......................................... 30
5. Setting Up Print Delay 31
6. Printing Message 32
7. TOOLS 33
Preview Message....................................... 33
Preview Logo............................................. 33
Create New Message ................................. 33
Find Message ............................................ 33
Copy Message ........................................... 34
Rename Message ...................................... 34

III | CONTENT
Ink Report ................................................. 34
Production Counter.................................... 34

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1 | SAFETY INSTRUCTION
Notes and Warning
NOTE: Important information that helps you make better use of U2.
WARNING: Indicating either potential damage to hardware or loss of data
and telling you how to avoid the problem.
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Please retain this page nearby your printer for future reference.
Please follow the installation instructions for your safety.
Installation:
1. Please note that once the PrintHead has been installed it is necessary to use
the guide bar to protect the PrintHead from damaged while printing. (Any
external damaged, included box collision without the guide bar will not be
covered by warranty)
2. When you extract the ink cartridge from the holder, press it and take it out at
a 15 degree angle. Please note that any removal by excessive force will
damage the PrintHead.
3. After the installation process is completed, please ensure ALL the screws are
tightened.
4. The installation of a UPS is highly recommended because it helps to avoid the
damage that may be caused by power loss.
5. It is highly recommended for users to correctly earth the printer. Furthermore,
it’s necessary to connect to a dedicate power socket.
6. If the working environment is dusty, it is highly recommended clean the
nozzle regularly using a low level compressed air supply that is dry and clean.
Operation:
1. The remote controller will turned off automatically after three minutes if it is
not being operated.
2. Please keep the printing throw distance within 6mm to ensure the best
printing quality.
3. When the lay-out appears to have ink excessive, please apply the wet wipe

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to clean the nozzle surface.
4. If the printing position is incorrect, please press to reset to the best
printing position.
5. In a dusty production environment, please clear the dust using clean low
pressure compressed air daily.
6. Please contact your local distributor if the printer malfunctions and the
problems cannot be solved personally.
The precautions listed above are to be taken prior to installation.

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Printer

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4 | IR-REMOTE KEYPAD
IR-Remote Keypad

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5 | MENU TREE
Menu Tree

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6 | MESSAGE BROWSER
Message Browser
Use arrow key to select messages (No.001~999), press to edit message.
You can only edit one message (No.001) without SD card.
Icons on Status Bar
Icons
Descriptions
No Cartridge
Ink Empty
Ink Low
No SD Card
SD Card OK
Warning
Switch between letters and numbers.
Message Content
Message Number
Status Bar
Message with contents.

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7 | SD CARD
SD card
SD card is the ultimate source of data transfer between PC (MessagePRO)
and U2 printer.
 CARD LOST: You can purchase any standard 2GB SD card as replacement.
As blank SD card, please insert the cards into U2 printer for activation, and
the card will be auto-activated by obtaining the same serial number from
the printer.
The MessagePRO can only function properly when the card is activated.
 SWITCH PRINTER: To use your SD card for different U2 printer without
losing previous saved messages or data, insert the card into the U2 printer;
the pop-up message will be shown, and press “YES” button to make the SD
card can be compatible with theU2.
The U2 printer should always use matching SD card model; when a
different model SD card is inserted into U2, the screen will display “SD
MODEL MISMATCH”.
For example: The standard SD cards for the U2 printers are not
compatible with the HD U2 printer.
The U2 printer has the ability to store previous working messages.
However, without an activated SD card, only the first message may be
edited and saved. After the SD card is inserted, the working message #001
will be substituted to the default test message.

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8 | CONFIGURATION
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Configuration
Under the Message Browser, press FUNCTION > CONFIGURATION.
Shut down
Press to shut down the U2 system.
Language
1. Press to choose a system language.
2. Press to select languages.
The system offers eight different languages. (English, Chinese, Japanese,
German, Italian, French, Spanish and Korean)
Measurement
1. Press to choose the unit measurement.
2. Press to select IMPERIAL<INCH> or METRIC<MM>.
System Clock
Press to set system clock.
LCD Backlit
Reduce the power consumption by enhancing the backlight brightness to
black level.
Enable both LCD Backlit and password, while the backlit reaches the
set-timing and turns into back screen, the system also log off simultaneously.
1. Press to set LCD backlit.

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2. Press to select ENABLE.
3. Input the delay time, the range is from 1~60 minutes.
The LCD screen will always be on when status is set to DISABLE; the
remote control will always be active and the LED for the remote control
should always be on.
Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time (DST), and "Summer Time" in much of Europe, is the
practice of moving local time forward one hour in the spring and backwards
in the autumn.
1. Press .
2. Press to select ON.
3. Press to select the area; AMERICA or EUROPE.
Reset to Default
Reset system to default causes your previous setting lost.
1. Press to reset the system.
2. Input a fix numbers “123456” to proceed.
System Default Setting:
Measurement British(Inch)
LCD Backlit OFF
Day Light Saving OFF
Time Calibration
Direction: positive
Power On: 20 Sec
Power Off: 20 Sec
Count Alarm OFF
Key Tone ON
Printing Beep OFF
Message Name OFF
Customer Year OFF
Date/Time Format Default Format: Total 19
Shift Shift name: A, Starting time: 08:00

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Rollover Hour OFF
Counter Auto Reset OFF
Time : 20:01:01
Date : 2010:10:12
Pre-zero
Counter : 0001
Direction ->|ABC
Nozzle: LEFT
PrintHead
Resolution:300×400DPI
Pre-purge OFF
Photocell Internal
Encoder and Conveyor Encoder: OFF
Conveyor Speed: 82 FEET/MIN
Time Refresh ON
Time Interval: 1 min
Darkness Level 50% Darkness Rate in Horizontal: OFF
50% Darkness Rate in Vertical: OFF
Print Delay 0mm
Password Option OFF
Time Calibration
This function allows user to calibrate the system time on their U2 printer.
DIRECTION: Users are able to select the directions POSITIVE/NEGATIVE.
If the system time is slower than the local time please select POSITIVE.
If the system time is faster than the local time please select NEGATIVE.
SYSTEM TIME OFFSET: Obtain the system time offset values for both
power on and power off, then input the values into each fields (the testing
process to obtain the offset values should last 24 hours).
1. Press to access to the time calibration option.
2. Press to switch between POSITIVE and NEGATIVE for direction,
then press move the highlight to POWER ON or POWER OFF
column.
3. Input the obtained time offset values in the corresponding fields.

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Alarm Option
Under the Message Browser, press FUNCTION > ALARM OPTION.
Counter-Alarm
Allow the printer making alarm sound when the pre-setup counter value has
been reached.
1. Press .
2. Press to ON.
When COUNTER ALARM is ON, you are able to turn the ALARM ON/OFF
in every single Counter with in a message.
Key Tone
1. Press .
2. Press to select ON.
One beep sound: appropriate input key.
Two beep sound: inappropriate input key.
Printing Beep
1. Press .
2. Press to select ON.
When Printing beep is ON, you will be able to hear one beep sound
every time you print.
Alarm-kit (Optional)
When external Alarm kit has been connected to your system, the printer will
detect the Alarm-kit automatically.
The following form will tell you how Alarm LED will show due to all kinds
of malfunction!

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Alarm LED Instruction
Ink Low Orange
Normal Work Green
Ink Empty
Invalid cartridge
Ink error: Ink Cartridge area code or sales code error
No Cartridge
Red

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Editing Option
Under the Message Browser, press FUNCTION > EDITING OPTION.
Message Name
Allow you to name/rename any message as your desire.
1. Press .
2. Press to select ON.
Customer Year
Allow you to print customized year despite the system year.
1. Press to setup.
2. Press to select ON.
3. Input the year you desire.
Date/Time Format
Allow you to customized time notation.
 To create new format:
1. Press to setup.
2. Pick EMPTY and press .
3. Insert conjunction symbol such as (/, -), press SYMBOLS.
4. Choose SYMBOL or EURO CHAR.
5. Pick the symbol you desired with numeric number key.
If the system font does not support European Accented Characters, the
printer will not display the option for you to choose, but display the symbols
only.

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Shift
Allow user records all operators and their starting time.
1. Press to setup.
2. Highlight to any item then enter shift name and time.
3. Press to go to the next row and add more shifts.
Shift name only allows three letters.
24-hour clock is a convention of time keeping for starting time.
Rollover Hour
Allow you to print different date base on your production shift schedule.
At 24 hour time convention, input time in the morning or afternoon
reflects different printing date as following diagram presented:
For example: System Date: 2010/09/21.
① If you input time in the morning, the print date is changed to 2010/09/20.
When it reached time you set, print date will be changed to the next day;
② If you input time in the afternoon, the print date is 2010/09/21. When it
reached time you set, print date will be changed to the next day.
1. Press to setup.
2. Press to select ON.
3. Input the roll-over time you desired.
SHIFT A starts work at 08:00
SHIFT B starts work at 12:00
SHIFT C starts work at 14:00

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Counter Reset
To reset the counter before printing the message.
1. Press .
2. Press to select ON.
Pre-Zero
Displays a digit or nothing! If the expression has a digit in the position where
the # appears in the format string, display it; otherwise, display nothing in
that position. This symbol works like the 0 digit placeholder, except that
leading and trailing zeros aren't displayed if the number has the same or
fewer digits than there are # characters on either side of the decimal
separator in the format expression.
1. Press to setup.
2. Select the pre-zero content and press for different format.

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16 | SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC
System Diagnostic
Under the Message Browser, press FUNCTION > SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC.
System Tests
Press to enter System Tests.
 SELF TEST: Check the U2 system controller for any abnormal status or
alarm information, such as Ink low, Ink empty, No cartridge or Ink error.
 LCD TEST: Check if the LCD Screen is damaged.
 LED TEST: Check if LED indicators are running normally.
Log Report
Press to view system log report of users’ operation activities.