EBS 6600 Technical specifications

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BOLTMARK®II-seRIes
EBS-6600/EBS-6900
Basic Operating instructiOns
VERSION: 2018/02/27#2.0EN

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Preliminary information
This manual applies to the following BOLTMARK®II-series printers:
• EBS‑6600 BOLTMARK®II; a low investment printer designed for simple applicaons,
• EBS‑6900 BOLTMARK®II; an all-round printer on which the full range of opons can be
installed.
This document contains only basic informaon on the BOLTMARK®II-series printer to enable
a user to:
• start up/shut down the printer,
• create/edit a text,
• select a text for prinng,
• start/pause prinng,
• replace boles (of ink and solvent),
• keep the printhead clean.
For full informaon about printer equipment, installaon, conguraon and operaon
see The BOLTMARK®II‑series Printers User Manual.
Dear User,
This version of the document includes most of the modicaons implemented to
the EBS Ink Jet Systeme printers up to soware version 37_1A, and the descripons contained
therein correspond to the printers on which this soware version is installed.
The product delivered to you corresponds to your specic order, and it may happen that the opons
and funconality of your prinng system dier from some descripons or illustraons. As we need
to keep pace with new technological advancement and wish to meet individual requirements
of our clients, we reserve the right to introduce changes in the design and construcon as
and when necessary. Therefore, claims cannot be made regarding dierences to data, illustraons
or descripons contained in this manual. Should your printer be equipped with opons or soware
that are not illustrated or described in this manual or should you have addional queries aer
having read the manual, please contact any EBS Ink Jet Systeme authorized representave oce
for more informaon.
The manufacturer shall not be liable for any damages to the printer resulng from the failure to
follow the instrucons or from consequences of editorial or publishing errors contained in this
manual.
The applicaon and use of the products are beyond our control and are under full responsibility
of the user.
This document has originally been drawn up in English. Any other language versions are translaons
from the original version. Should any discrepancies occur, the English language version shall prevail.

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• Responsibility
EBS Ink Jet Systeme shall not be responsible for damage or personal injuries that might occur
during installaon, operaon or maintenance of the EBS Ink Jet Systeme printers due to
the failure to follow the safety instrucons and also the good manufacturing pracces and safe-
ty standards generally established in the industry.
Every user who modies or repairs the EBS Ink Jet Systeme printers using consumables, spare
parts or accessories other than those supplied by EBS Ink Jet Systeme or inconsistent with
the EBS Ink Jet Systeme specicaons, does that on his/her own responsibility and therefore
shall not be entled to make claims under the warranty given to him/her.
EBS Ink Jet Systeme shall not be responsible for any failures or damage caused by modicaons
to the printer or by the applicaon of the printer to other purposes than those the printer is
designed for. The user shall be responsible for ensuring that any required precauons are taken
each me the EBS Ink Jet Systeme printer is used.
The EBS Ink Jet Systeme consumables, spare parts and accessories are designed for use in
the EBS Ink Jet Systeme printers. The applicaon of consumables, spare parts and accessories
not manufactured or recommended by EBS Ink Jet Systeme for use with a parcular printer may
cause printer malfuncon or lead to printer damage, and it always results in loss of the right to
warranty claims.
The EBS Ink Jet Systeme printers are tested together with EBS Ink Jet Systeme consumables
and spare parts according to the relevant safety regulaons and standards, therefore any use of
consumables and spare parts other than those supplied by EBS Ink Jet Systeme may distort the
test condions and aect the conformity of the printer with certain standards, as well as it may
impair specied parameters, properes or performances of the printer. The user shall bear all
risks involved with the use of improper consumables and spare parts.
• safety Rules
No eorts have been spared to design the printer diligently so that its operaon is safe and re-
liable. However, the knowledge and observance of a few safety rules and precauons are
the prerequisite for safe use of the printer.
• Before using the BOLTMARK®II-series printer read carefully the consumable data sheets.
• Every service operaon must be performed exclusively by the manufacturer’s authorized
service sta or by a user who has been trained by the manufacturer’s authorized representa-
ves in performing such operaons. This shall also apply to:
- installaon and removal of the printer,
- the operaons that involve opening or taking o any protecve shields dierent than
printhead cover and consumables compartment door. An untrained user can remove print-
head cover exclusively when the printer is disconnected from the electric mains.
Safety inStructionS

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Safety inStructionS
• A printer user can enjoy OPERATOR and ADVANCED OPERATOR privileges.
The SERVICEMAN access level, which oers access to all service procedures, is de-
signed exclusively for the manufacturer’s authorized service sta.
• The printer should be operated by trained personnel. It is recommended that the printer be
supervised during operaon.
• Do not print on objects whose temperature exceeds 100°C (212°F) at the me of labeling.
• Make any manipulaons in the electrical part of the printer only when the power is turned
o.
• Never direct the printhead outlet towards persons or animals. Even if the printer is shut
down.
• Wear protecve clothing and goggles while performing any operaons in the ink system
and the printhead.
• While an iModule® and boles are being installed/replaced in the consumables compart-
ment be careful not to get wounded with the needles that are part of their connectors.
• Do not use plasc vessels for washing. Drip pans of metal are recommended.
• If you need to disconnect the printer from the electrical mains, take out power plug from
the mains or set main power switch POWER to the ”O” posion.
• Do not use the printer if it is not fully operaonal.
• incase of accident
When ink spills, wipe the spilled liquid with absorbent material and dispose of it following the
re and health and safety at work regulaons.
Take the splashed clothes o as soon as possible.
If eyes or skin get irritated:
• EYES need rinsing with running water over 15 minutes; then contact
an ophthalmologist,
• SKIN needs washing with water and soap.

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Safety inStructionS
• fiRe pRotection
The instrucons described in the data sheets for every ink or solvent should be followed strictly.
• Place a re exnguisher (designed for exnguishing electrical equipment and ammable
solvent res) near the printer.
• Do not print in the areas where an explosion hazard exists.
• Do not use open ames or sparking devices in the printer work area.
• Do not leave ink, solvent or wash-up in open containers.
• Before coming close to ammable liquids touch a grounded metal object (e.g. the grounded
printer housing).
• Ensure good venlaon in the area where the printer is installed (especially near the print-
head) and where consumables are stored.
• WoRking conditions
• Connect the printer to an electric outlet equipped with protecve grounding.
• Supply voltage: 100 ‑ 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.
• Working temperature:
+5 ‑ +40 ºC (+41 ‑ +104 ºF) for stac operaon.
+15 ‑ +40 ºC (+59 ‑ +104 ºF) for dynamic operaon.
• Relave humidity: up to 90% without condensaon.
• Connect the protecve pin of the printer to a grounded element of the industrial plant, e.g.
to a belt conveyor. This is required especially when the printer is connected to a telecommu-
nicaons network.
• Discharge vapors via an unobstructed pipe to the outside of the building.
• Ensure free access to the printer, especially to the main power switch POWER which is
a safety switch.
• Put the printer in a horizontal posion on an EBS Ink Jet Systeme table or stand or hang it
on a rack; the printer should be protected against movement.
• Put the photodetector and the printhead in a convenient place to label objects comfortably;
the printhead should be situated in a place where no shock or vibraon occurs.
• The printer is equipped with a built-in, non-replaceable lit-manganese baery. The baery
must not be removed, replaced, crushed, punched, thrown into water or re.

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• compliance With standaRds
The manufacturer declares with its full responsibility that when installed and operated in
compliance with the manufacturer’s instrucons, the BOLTMARK®II-series printers together
with their manufacturer-supplied accessories meet the essenal requirements and other
relevant provisions of the following European Union Direcves:
• 1999/5/EC,
• 2011/65/UE
and meet the following harmonized standards:
Standard RED Direcve reference
•EN 60950‑1:2006 + A11:2009 + A1:2010
+ A12:2011 + A2:2013,
•EN 50364:2010,
The user and other persons’ health and safety
requirements - with reference to Art. 3,
par. 1 a)
•ETSI EN 301 489‑1 V1.9.2,
•ETSI EN 301 489‑3 V1.6.1,
•EN 61000‑6‑4:2007 + A1:2011,
•EN 61000‑6‑2:2005 + AC:2005,
The protecon requirements with respect to
electromagnec compability - with refer-
ence to Art. 3, par. 1 b)
•ETSI EN 300 330‑1 V1.8.1,
•ETSI EN 300 330‑2 V1.6.1.
Eecve use of the spectrum allocated to
radio communicaon - with reference to
Art. 3, par. 2
Therefore the BOLTMARK®II-series printers bear the mark:
* - the number of the noed
body involved in the conformity
assessment procedure.
1471*
The full EC Declaraon of Conformity is available at a client’s request from authorized
distributors.
The BOLTMARK®II-series printers are class A equipment as dened by
EN 55022:2010 + AC:2011 (industrial environment). In a domesc environment they may cause
radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate counter measures.
comPliance with StandardS

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Printer inStallation
The printer should be installed for the rst me by the distributor’s authorized serviceman.
A trained user can reinstall/move the printer to another workplace provided that the printer:
• is lled with ink,
• has previously been prepared for transporng in compliance with the instrucons given
in The BOLTMARK®II‑series Printers User Manual or
has been supplied without iModule®, and a new iModule® unit (or the one used in that print-
er before) has been delivered separately.
Recommended modes of installaon
• installing on a CIJ printer stand,
• installing on a hanger,
• installing on a rm table.
Place the printer in a convenient place to ensure easy access to:
• operator panel,
• accessories connector plate, including main power switch POWER, which is a safety cut-o
switch,
• the consumables chamber
Discharge vapors to the outside of the building.
Secure the printer and other elements of the prinng system against movement.
Connect the protecve pin of the printer to a grounded element of the industrial plant.
Install the printhead in a place that:
• ensures convenient access to objects to be labeled,
• is free from shocks and vibraon,
• makes contact of the head cable with another object impossible.
The printhead can print in any posion.
The minimum head cable bend radius is:
• 75 mm for stac operaon,
• 150 mm for dynamic operaon.

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1. Operator panel.
2. Power switch POWER; a safety cut-o switch.
3. Accessories connector plate.
4. Photodetector.
5. Printhead.
6. Ink bole (with a black cap).
7. Solvent bole (with a white cap).
8. iModule®.
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oPerator Panel
1. LCD touch screen.
2. Funcon buons.
3. Main panel.
A. Printer shutdown buon.
B. LED indicator of printer state: on ( ), o ( ).
C. Printer startup buon.
D. LED indicator of ink ow in the printhead: ow started ( ), ow in the process of be-
ing started/stopped ( ).
E. Buon for starng/stopping ink ow in the printhead.
F. LED indicator of readiness of the printer for prinng.
G. LED indicator of prinng state.
H. Buon for starng/pausing prinng.
I. LED indicator of alarm state.
J. Buon for clearing an alarm.
K. Navigaon buons.
4. Alphanumerical keyboard.
5. LCD color change buons.
COLOUR
EBS-6600 OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
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1. Name of the acve or printed text.
2. Informaon bar.
3. Current me and the icon of the currently logged in user.
4. Funcon idencaon icons bar.
A. Printer shutdown icon.
B. Icon for starng/stopping Ink ow in the printhead.
C. User shortcut icons - unavailable to OPERATOR .
D. Navigaon icon - unavailable to OPERATOR .
5. iModule® consumpon/wear indicator.
6. Ink level indicator.
7. Solvent level indicator.
8. Power supply (s) and printhead (h) temperatures.
9. Printhead status.
10. Printer status bar.
11. User Interface working window.
uSer interface
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menu Structure
* available to OPERATOR
Select acve text
*
*
*
*
Rows read
Conguraon of
special registers
Edit acve text
Print with code
switching
Start prinng
Stop prinng
USB memory
service
Print with text
changing
Auxilliary print
parameters
Code switch
emulator
Variable Field
Universal Date
Counters
Photocell sengs
Delete param.
block library
USB memory
service
Param. block
library
Set shi
counter
Counters
Copy and edit text
USB memory
service
Shi counter
Parameters service
Delete text
Delete param.
block
Texts & print sengs
Set global
counter
Link parameters
block to text
Edit exisng text
Edit parameters
block
Copy and edit
param. block
Create new param.
block
Global counter
Save current print
parameters as a block
Global prinng
parameters
Create new text
Library service
Auxiliary print & text opons
Texts service
Log in/ Log o
Clear error
Read text
library
Delete text
library

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menu Structure
Nozzle service
Ink system OFF
Ink circulaon
(ltering)
Fast ink ON/ Fast
ink OFF
Solvent ON
Printer sengs
IMS version
Consumables
iModule
informaon
Bole
informaon
Number of
texts/1l
Boles
diagnoscs
Remove protec-
on me
Printer, ink,
solvent type
Operang me
iModule
diagnoscs
Remove protec-
on me
iModule type
iModule
Operang me
Service
Printer
opons
Print head service
Service funcons
Service mode ON/
Service mode OFF
Program opons
Date of next
service visit
Nozzle unclog
Printer parame-
ters control
Prepare for
monthly storage
& switch o
Thicken the ink
& switch o
SMP service tool
Two objects on
conveyer
According to
sha. data
iModule
replacement
Nozzle cleaning
Conveyor
measurement
Date and me sengs
Switch to text
user interface
Interface language
Edit/set password
Auxiliary sengs
Alarm service
Unlock printer
Display errors
Check Time &
date
Read error report
Clear error
Unlock printer using
keyboard
Acvity me
* available to OPERATOR

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Starting the Printer uP
The procedure for starng
the printer up follows.
The printer enters standby mode.
Printer ready for prinng.
1
3
When the startup procedure is followed, the iModule® transport protecon must be open.
An aempt to start up the printer when the transport protecon is closed, results in the follow-
ing message
VACUUM DOESN’T INCREASE, Check iModule transport protecon and turn ink on
In such a case clear the alarm with the CLEAR
ALARM buon, open the iModule® transport protecon
and start ink ow in the printhead by pressing the icon in the funcon idencaon icon
window or the INK
ON/OFF buon on the main panel.
OFF
ON
COLOUR
EBS-6600
OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
BOLTMARK
®II
COLOUR
EBS-6600
OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
BOLTMARK
®II
COLOUR
EBS-6600 OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
BOLTMARK®II
COLOUR
EBS-6600 OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
BOLTMARK®II
POWER „|”
2OFF
ON
Time required to com-
plete the procedure.
Progress bar.

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Shutting the Printer down
Printer in standby mode.
The procedure for shung the printer
down follows.
Press once and hold
down over 1s.
Hold down.
Turn the power o,
if need be.
or
On shung the printer down in emergency shutdown mode, wash the printhead interior (espe-
cially the guer area) with solvent.
• emeRgency shutdoWn mode (foR up to 1 houR)
• RegulaR mode (foR up to 1 Week)
2
COLOUR
EBS-6600
OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
BOLTMARK®II
COLOUR
EBS-6600
OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
BOLTMARK
®II
111s
COLOUR
EBS-6600
OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
BOLTMARK®II
CLEAR
ALARM
1
OFF
2
SWITCH THE POWER OFF
ARE YOU SURE (Y,N)?
(Y=ENTER, N=ESC)
SWITCHING THE PRINTER OFF
.....
Press ENTER...
The printer can be shut down in
emergency shutdown mode only
when a clear failure of the print-
er occurs and a few minutes'
shung down in regular mode
could cause further damage
(e.g. ink spill).
POWER „O”
3
POWER „O”
1
Time required to complete the procedure.
Progress bar.

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logging in
• logging in
To gain access to a greater number of funcons described further in this document, the user
should log in as:
• ADVANCED OPERATOR ,
• SERVICEMAN .
• opeRatoR
When the BOLTMARK®II-series printer starts up, the following funcons available to
OPERATOR can be used, as standard:
to select a text for prinng/the acve text,
to start/stop prinng a selected text,
to log in/log out OPERATOR /ADVANCED OPERATOR /SERVICEMAN ,
to stop/start ink ow,
to clear an alarm,
to shut the printer down.
1
• The default password of ADVANCED OPERATOR is ebs.
• If the a/m password is not dened, ADVANCED OPERATOR is logged in when the print-
er starts up.
2 Type in a text via the keyboard.
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• keyboaRd
• touch panel
Types of menu icons:
• funcons, e.g. ,
• funcon folders - the funcons are marked with , e.g. .
Addional navigaon icons:
to return to the previous menu level in working window
to go to the main screen on funcon idencaon icon
bar
to return to the recently used menu level (from the
main screen)
on funcon idencaon icon
bar
The working window is divided into 9 secons.
Every secon is associated with a keyboard digit;
the digit works as a hot key.
to open folder ,
no response - no funcon or folder in secon 8,
to move among secons, to highlight a selected secon,
Enter to perform an operaon in the highlighted secon,
Esc to return to the previous level.
navigation menu
COLOUR
EBS-6600 OFF
ON
INK
ON / OFF
READY
CLEAR
ALARM
ERROR
PRINT
ON / OFF
Enter
Delete Par
Shift
Space
Alt Alt
Shift
Caps
Esc
Insert
Ctrl
Enter
F5
F4
F3
F2
F6
F1
BOLTMARK®II
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creating anew text
1
All printer operaon stages are described based on an example:
The text consists of 4 subtexts:
1Text. Stac text.
2Special register Date+os. Dynamic text. Current date + the value of the Oset
prinng parameter.
3Text. Stac text.
4Special register Time Dynamic text. Current me.
Possibilies for creang a new text.
Text contents:
• special registers: the me, the date, the expiraon date, object counters, etc,
• bar codes: standard and 2D "Data Matrix" codes,
• graphics: built-in/created by a user (with a graphics editor).
Text proles:
• texts can be edited more easily because they are adjusted to a required conguraon,
• print quality and prinng speed are opmized.
Open folder .
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Type in a text name.
Up to 8 characters - capital/small
liers, digits and characters excluding
. , / \ ; : * < > | [ ] { } = +, e.g. DATE.
Select a text prole.
The highlighted prole 2 lines x 7
dots is opmal in this case.
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Conrm by pressing .
Conrm by pressing .
Select .
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Type : Tex t
Char. set : Lan 7x5
Typeface : Normal
Chr. width : Proporonal
Distance : 2
Rotaon : None
Spec. reg. : None
Front dist : 0
Back dist : 0
Set parameters for subtext 1.
Create subtext 2to the
right of the previous one.
Create subtext 3below
the previous one.
Editor ‑ a new empty window.
Type in a text via the keyboard.
Type in a text via the keyboard.
Date+os. Use the special register creator to set up subtext 2as
a Date+os. ( ) special register.
The other parameters of
subtext 2 - as for subtext 1.
The expiry date (the Date+os.
special register) is printed
correctly when the Oset
and Oset interv prinng param-
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To conrm the end of text eding (the text is saved to text library).
The above example contains only certain opon out of those available in the text editor.
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Set parameters for subtext 3the same as
for subtext 1.
Create subtext 4to the
right of the previous one.
Type in a text via the keyboard.
Type in a text via the keyboard.
In the subtexts where special registers ( 2and 4) are used, leers typed in for
the date and digits typed in for the me are replaced with values during prinng
(e.g. DA - tens and units of the 2-digit day number in month, MO – tens and units
of the 2-digit month number in year, YE – tens and units of the 2-digit year number).
Time Use the special register creator to set up subtext 4as
a Time ( ) special register.
The other parameters of
subtext 4 - as for subtext 2.