AstroNova TrojanLabel T3-OPX User manual

USER GUIDE

T3-OPX User Guide
Part Number 22834701-EN-E
Revision 2.0
3/2021
TrojanLabel, An AstroNova™ Company
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Declaration of Conformity
Declaration de Conformité
Ubereinstimmungserklärung
Dichiarazione di Conformità
ID DoC-22834701
Manufacturer’s name and address
Nom et adresse du fabricant
Hersteller
Nome del costruttore
AstroNova, Inc.
600 East Greenwich Avenue
West Warwick, RI 02893 USA
Brand Name(s)
Nom(s) de marque(s)
Markenname(n)
Nome/i dei marchi
TrojanLabel®
Model No.
Modele No.
Model Nr.
Modello No.
Digital Over-Printer type T3-OPX
Description of Products
Description des produits
Produktbeschreibungen
Descrizione dei Prodotti
Digital Over-Printer
Standards to which conformity is declared
Standards auquel la conformité appartient
Normen für welche Übereinstimmung erklärt wird
Norme per le quali si dichiara la conformità
IEC 62368-1:2014 (2nd Ed) Audio/video, information and
communication technology equipment - Safety requirements
CISPR 35:2016 Ed.1.0 Electromagnetic compatibility of
multimedia equipment - Immunity requirements
CISPR 32:2015 Electromagnetic Compatibility of Multimedia
Equipment
IEC 61000-3-2 Ed 5:2018 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Limits for harmonic current emissions
IEC 61000-3-3 Ed 3.1:2017 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Limitation of voltage changes
Application of Council Directives
Application des Decisions du Conseil
Anwendbar fur die Richtlinien
Applicazione delle Direttive del Comitato
2014/30/EU
2014/35/EU
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directive and Standard.
Je, Soussigné, déclare que l’équipment spécifié ci-dessus est en conformité avec la directive et le standard ci-dessus.
Ich, der unterzeichnende erkläre hiermit, daß das oben beschriebene Gerät den vorgenannten Richtlinien und Normen entspricht.
Il sottoscritto dichiara che l’apparecchio sopra specificato è conforme alle Direttive e Norme sopra specificate.
Benjamin W. Casper
Corporate Quality and Regulatory Compliance Manager
AstroNova, Inc.
CE Label First Affixed Date: 21 Date of issue: 3/25/2021
Place of issue: West Warwick, RI
European Contact: Your local AstroNova, Inc. Sales and Service Office.
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GERMANY - Waldstraße 70, D-63128 Dietzenbach, Tel. [phone], Fax: [phone]
UNITED KINGDOM - Westacott Way, Maidenhead Berkshire, SL6 3RT Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview and application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2: T3-OPX physical overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Media entry side (feeder side) view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Media exit side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Chapter 3: T3-OPX installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Important precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Required items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Mail table setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Bracket system installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connect encoder and table controls (Trojan MT1 and MT2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remove service tray plastic protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connect T3-OPX power supply cord and network cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connect the MT1 or MT2 power supply cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Powering on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Calibrate the table position and level the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Purging the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Calibrate the printhead (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Media cleaner installation (VAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 4: General settings (HOME tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Overview menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Statistics menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Exporting statistics data to a CSV file / viewing statistics from a browser . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 5: Transferring print jobs to the T3-OPX using the Xitron RIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Starting the Xitron RIP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Transferring a job from the web client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 6: Printing a job from the Job Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 7: Operation menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
General counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Handling overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Maintenance overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Job Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Print queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Media settings overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 8: Automatically calibrating the job/media height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Chapter 9: Printing on uneven surfaces (die-to-die overlap feature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Individual die-to-die alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Remove the die-to-die alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 10: Edge sensor (TOF control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sensor overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Adjusting the sensor to the media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Chapter 11: User replaceable parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Ink cartridge part numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Service tray replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fuse power inlet replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Aerosol filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Chapter 12: RIP installation (XITRON) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Software requirements and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Installation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Link TrojanControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Installing just the client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Debugging the RIP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chapter 13: Debugging connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Controls for T1030 (webpath board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 14: Physical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
MT1 Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
MT2 Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

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Chapter 15: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
T3-OPX Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
MailTable 1 (MT1) Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
MailTable 2 (MT2) Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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1
Introduction
Original instructions
These instructions are original instructions made by TrojanLabel for the TrojanLabel
digital over-printer T3-OPX.
Purpose
The purpose of these instructions is to ensure correct installation, use, handling and
maintenance of the machine.
Accessibility
The instructions are to be kept in a location known to the staff and must be easily acces-
sible for the operators and maintenance personnel.
Knowledge
It is the duty of the employer (the owner of the machine) to ensure that anyone who is to
operate, service, maintain, or repair the machine have read the instructions. As a
minimum, they should have read the part(s) relevant for their work. In addition, anyone
who is to operate, service, maintain, or repair the machine is under obligation to look for
information in the instructions themselves.
General Information
Manufacturer
The machine has been manufactured by:
AstroNova, Inc.
600 East Greenwich Avenue
West Warwick, RI 02893 USA
The machine's designation
The machine's complete designation is Digital Over-Printer type T3-OPX.

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Machine plate
The machine plate is situated on the back side of the machine at the lower left corner:
Overview and application
General description
The machine consists of a metal cabinet, ink delivery system, service door, print engine,
embedded PC, touchscreen, media sensor, printhead, and four ink cartridges.
If any changes or alterations are made to the machine, these changes or alterations must
be reflected in these instructions as necessary.
The machine's purpose and intended use
Application: The machine is only to be used to print on materials which meet thematerial
specification requirements. The machine must not be used for any other purpose than
the purpose mentioned above.
Warning about foreseeable misuse
The T3-OPX may not be used with inks not endorsed by TrojanLabel. All inks purchased
from TrojanLabel or from official TrojanLabel distributors worldwide are endorsed by
TrojanLabel.
Warning symbols
Crush warnings
There are crush warning stickers placed on the front and back side of the unit, as the unit can
move down towards the table.

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Front:
Back:
Touchscreen warnings
Warning stickers and engravements on the back side of the touchscreen, indicating the depth
of the VESA holes (5mm), that the screen can become hot on the back side, and the user
should never open the cover of the screen, as this may only be serviced by an experienced and
product trained technician.

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2
T3-OPX physical overview
Front view
# Description
1 Feeder table (optional)
2 Media guides
3 Vacuum unit (optional)
4 Edge sensor
5 Touchscreen
6Bracket
7 Catch tray
8 Table emergency stop
9 Adjustable legs

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Back view
# Description
1 Height controllers (three)
2Inlets
3 Serial plate
4 Ink lid

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Bottom view
# Description
1 Pressure plate - Used to detect the media height.
2 Crash plate - Protects the printhead.

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Media entry side (feeder side) view
# Description
1 Edge sensor
2 Service door - Provides access to the print engine and service tray.
3 Edge sensor reflective light emitter
4 Knobs to move sensor

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Media exit side view
# Description
1 Aerosol filter (replaceable)
2 Top lid - Provides access to electronic components.
3 Front plate - Removable to access the printhead area.

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Connectors
# Description
1 IO serial port (e.g. for the feeder)
2 Encoder serial port
3 Table communications port
4 Power inlet
5 Network (Ethernet)
6 USB port

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T3-OPX installation
Installation overview
This chapter describes how to install the T3-OPX using the standard bracket and height control
actuators on one of the two TrojanLabel conveyor tables (MT1 or MT2).
The operation of the mail tables is identical. Only the dimensions of the conveyor tables
separates them.
• MT1 is 600mm wide and 1500mm long (excluding feeder and catch trays)
• MT2 is 1000mm wide and 2000mm long (excluding feeder and catch trays)
The image below shows the T3-OPX installed on the MT1.

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Important precautions
Do not power on the unit before reading this document.
Caution: The entry plate on the bottom of the T3-OPX printing unit is pressure sensitive. Do
not drop the unit on any surface when moving it around before installation.
The plate marked with green below is the pressure sensitive plate.
Do not place the print unit on any sides other than horizontally. Do not tilt the unit.
Required items
1. Mail table (MT1 or MT2)
2. T3-OPX bracket system (for 600mm or 1000mm wide tables)
3. Allen key set 2.5 - 6mm
4. C-clip pliers

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Mail table setup
The process is the same for mail table 1 and 2.
Caution: This step requires heavy lifting, ensure lifting equipment or extra personal is present
to move the table (Check local rules and regulations).
1. Place the table upside down on a mat or similar surface to protect the belts.
2. Mount the table feet.
3. Adjust the table feet to the desired height (5 mounting positions). Use the screws to lock
the position.
4. Turn the table over on its feet.

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Bracket system installation
1. Mount the side brackets on both table sides.
a. Use four slot nuts from the middle. Leave at least one pair of slot nuts (upper and
lower) on each side of the bracket.
b. Center the brackets 400mm from the emergency stop button plate.
2. Mount the bracket system on the conveyor table.
a. Install the four corner posts loosely. Do not fully tighten as they will need to be
adjusted to the top bracket.