EBS HandJet 250 User manual

Operating Instructions
v. 20080908#3.0
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Components of the Port-
able Printer System
See figures
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B C D E F
.
1. Upper guide roll.
2. Nozzle plate - front part of the
print head (ink outlet).
3. Lower guide roll, to synchronise
printing.
4. Openings with plugs for adjusting
electromagnets.
5. Release - a printing release but-
ton, also used by other functions.
6. Printer base, battery compart-
ment.
7. Printer holder.
8. Hanger.
9. Control panel and keypad.
10. Ink container.
11. Ink container label.
12. Container OPEN-CLOSED indi-
cator.
13. Name plate.
14. Battery charge socket.
15. Charge plug.
16. Power LED indicator.
17. PRINT ON/OFF LED indicator
(the print state).
18. PRINT ON/OFF button.
19. Function key F.
20. Error LED indicator.
21. Charge LED indicator.
22. RFI Module - for wireless (radio)
communications via USB inter-
face.
23. Socket to connect cable from the
computer communications port.
24. Radio transmission LED indica-
tor.
25. Power pack to charge printer
batteries or power supply RFI
module 22, with RS-232 inter-
face.
26. Plug of power pack 25.
27. Cable for series communication
between computer (USB port)
and RFI module.
28. Computer.
29. HANDJET
®
EBS 250 Printer.
30. Non-return valves in the ink con-
tainer and ink system.
31. Guide bayonets in the ink con-
tainer.
32. Ink container gasket.
33. Buzzer - a buzzing signal
generator, located inside element
7of the printer.
34. LED display showing the number
of a text file that is ready for print-
ing.
 Signs
!
Information signs indicating:
6that the actions described need to be
taken with extra or special care,
6the printer’s additional or specific func-
tions or options, which are not described
anywhere else,
6untypical behaviour of the printer and
other hints.
!
A warning not to perform the
operation that might be unsafe or criti-
cal for the printer. It requires the user to
follow closely the instructions given
therein.
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Figure numbering notation
The meaning of LED and other indicators:
ERROR CHARGEPOWER
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PRINT
ON/OFF
The lamp flashes
The lamp glows
Buzzer
PRINT
ON/OFF
PRINT ON/OFF button (18)
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Fbutton (19) should be
pressed for a short time (<1
sec)
PRINT
ON/OFF
3 sec.
PRINT ON/OFF button (18)
should be pressed for a longer
time (>3 sec)
F
3 sec.
Fbutton (19) should be
pressed for a longer time (>3
sec)
Editing markers:
Font change marker - brown
Beginning-of-monospaced-text
marker (inserts F1) and end-of-
monospaced-text (inserts F2) - red
Editing markers:
Variable field - incremental counter
(inserts Shift+F1) - blue
Variable field - decremental counter
(inserts Shift+F2) - green
Variable field - universal date and
time (inserts Shift+F12) - turquoise
Wraparound marker - green
A marker white in colour means that
the cursor is just on the left of the
marker (it can be deleted with the
BackSpace
key).
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Control Program MENU
Text edit windo
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Parameter tab window
Transmission and error status
windo
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Printer communication window
Special register and text
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMPONENTS OF THE
PORTABLE PRINTER
SYSTEM.................................... 4
SIGNS ....................................... 4
OPERATIONAL SAFETY ......... 7
G ENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............7
P ROTECTING THE B ATTERY P ACK ............8
W HEN I NK OR W ASH - UP S PILLS ...............8
C ONTROL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC
INTERFERENCE
.......................................8
M EDICAL EQUIPMENT ..............................9
Pacemaker..........................................9
Other medical equipment....................9
O PERATION IN EXPLOSION HAZARD
AREAS
....................................................9
O PERATION IN AREAS OF BLASTING ..........9
C ONFIRMITY MARKING .............................9
E NVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ..............10
APPLICATION ........................ 10
INSTALLING AND
STARTING UP ........................ 10
P REPARING THE P RINTER FOR
O PERATION ...................................... 10
C HARGING THE B ATTERY ......................10
L OW - BATTERY INDICATOR .....................11
I NSTALLING AND R EPLACING THE I NK
C ONTAINER ...................................... 11
I NSTALLING THE I NK C ONTAINER IN
THE
P RINTER ........................................11
H OW TO C HECK W HETHER T HERE IS
ANY
I NK IN THE I NK C ONTAINER ? ...........11
R EPLACING THE I NK C ONTAINER ...........12
S WITCHING THE P RINTER O N AND
O FF ................................................. 12
S WITCHING THE P RINTER O N ................12
S WITCHING THE P RINTER O FF ...............12
I NSTALLING AND S TARTING THE
P RINTER C ONTROL P ROGRAM ............ 12
I NSTALLING THE C ONTROL P ROGRAM ....12
S TARTING THE C ONTROL P ROGRAM ......13
C ONNECTING THE P RINTER WITH A
C OMPUTER ( VIA USB INTERFACE ) ...... 13
TEXT FILES AND PRINT
PARAMETERS ....................... 14
H OW TO C REATE A T EXT TO BE
P RINTED ? .........................................14
R EGULAR T EXT ..................................... 14
Changing proportional spacing and
monospacing .................................... 14
Using and Changing Built-in Fonts
of the Printer .....................................15
Using and Changing Windows®
Fonts ................................................. 15
V ARIABLE FIELDS .................................. 16
Date and Time .................................. 16
Universal Date and Time ..................17
Object Counters ................................ 18
P RINT P REVIEW .................................... 19
H OW TO CREATE AND EDIT A
GRAPHICS FILE FOR PRINTING
?............20
H OW TO M ODIFY P RINT P ARAMETERS ..20
Character Resolution ........................ 20
Intensity of Ink Drops ........................20
Mode of Timing ................................. 20
Inverting and Reversing a Text......... 21
Repeating a Text (Repetition)........... 21
Print Delay ........................................ 22
Distance between Texts ...................22
Row Repetition ................................. 22
I NTELLIGENT CONTROL OF HAND
MOVEMENT
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H OW TO T RANSFER /S AVE T EXT
F ILES TO / IN THE P RINTER ....................23
H OW TO C HANGE A T EXT F ILE
S TORED IN THE P RINTER .....................23
PRINTING ................................23
P RINTING A T EXT F ILE S AVED IN THE
P RINTER ............................................23
L INE P RINTING ...................................24
U SING A N UMBER OF T EXTS ................25
C REATING A T EXT L IBRARY IN THE
P RINTER ............................................... 25
Q UICK S AVING /R ETRIEVING T EXT
F ILES TO / FROM THE T EXT L IBRARY ........ 25
P RINTING T EXT F ILES FROM THE
L IBRARY ............................................... 26
S AVING THE P ROJECT L IBRARY ON A
C OMPUTER D ISC .................................. 26
MAINTENANCE, STORAGE
AND TRANSPORT ..................27
USER SUPPORT .....................27
P ROBLEMS WITH F UNCTIONING AND
O PERATION OF THE P RINTER ...............27

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Some of the nozzles do not jet ink ... 27
Rinse the nozzles ............................. 27
The printer does not print ................. 28
Boldfaced or Blurred Prints .............. 28
Q UESTIONS AND P ROBLEMS ............... 28
E LECTRONIC GUIDES .......................... 28
C ONNECTING THE P RINTER TO A
C OMPUTER ( VIA RS-232 I NTERFACE ).. 28
TECHNICAL PARAMETERS.. 29
P RINTER A CCESSORIES ..................... 32
Dear Users of EBS Ink-Jet SystemHequipment,
Please read this manual necessarily in order to get full information about the
operation of your device.
Disclaimer:
•We shall bear no responsibility for damage to the device if it is operated improperly,
i.e., inconsistently with this manual.
•As we wish to keep pace with permanently progressing technological development
and individual requirements of our clients, we need to reserve the right to change the
form, make and technical solutions of our devices. Therefore no data, illustrations or
descriptions of this manual shall form any grounds for claims.
•We spare no effort to ensure that this manual is reliable, includes all modifications
and is free from errors. However, the drawing up and publication process is complex
and an error can occur in spite of our endeavours and wishes. We shall bear no re-
sponsibility for the consequences of editorial and printing errors in this manual.
If your device contains a particular piece of equipment or needs performing an operation
that have not been illustrated or described in this manual, or if you have queries on read-
ing this manual, please contact any representative of EBS Ink-Jet Systeme for additional
information.
!
EBS Ink-Jet Systeme, the manufacturer, shall not be responsible for dam-
ages to the device due to the operation that is inconsistent with the Operat-
ing Instructions or due to consequences of drafting or printing errors in
these Instructions.
The printer control program to be installed on your computer is a versatile tool for operating
EBS-200 series stationary printers and EBS 250 series manual printers. Therefore some of
its components and functions which (i) are used exclusively for EBS-200 series printers or
(ii) could be used in EBS-250 series printers but are of little significance for manual printers,
will not be described in these Instructions or will be described only briefly.
These instructions apply to EBS-250B printers with the control program
version 1.5.135. In order to check the version of your program view the
About menu.
 Operational Safety
!
Before you start your printer for
the first time read the hints
given below and follow the un-
derlying principles for your own
and other persons’ safety.
General safety instructions
1. The device must not be operated
in rooms where explosion hazard
exists.
2. No prints can be made on objects
whose temperature exceeds
100°C at the time of printing.
3. No open fire or spark producing
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the area where the device oper-
ates.
4. During printing ink drops invisible
to people’s eye are jetted out of
the head at pressure. Do not aim
head outlet 2at any persons,
animals or casual objects be-
cause they may get splashed
with ink unintentionally.
5. The following requirements need
to be met when washing, clean-
ing and maintenance operations
are performed or ink containers
are replaced:
6The operations can only be per-
formed in a workplace that is es-
pecially designed for that pur-
pose, when the device is
switched off and protective cloth-
ing is worn. A fire extinguisher
designed to extinguish electrical
devices and flammable solvent
fires must be placed within easy
reach of the device. Air ventila-
tion needs to be ensured at the
workplace.
WARNING: The ink is inflam-
mable!
6Be careful not to splash the ink.
Especially eyes need protect-
ing. It is advisable to wear pro-
tective glasses.
6Protect the ink and the solvent
(also waste fluid remaining after
the printer has been washed)
against fire, high temperature,
sparks, electric arc and other
electric discharge as they may
cause ignition of these in-
flammable fluids!
6Do not use plastic vessels to do
the washing. Metal vessels are
recommended.
6. Protect the printer against dirt,
heavy dust and excessive mois-
ture.
7. EBS Ink-Jet Systeme is able to
ensure perfect and safe opera-
tion of the printer only when
original, printer-specific accesso-
ries and consumables are used.
Protecting the Battery Pack
The following principles need to be
obeyed to protect the batteries that
are built into the printer:
6Protect the printer against exces-
sive temperature and fire. Do not
expose it to strong solar radiation
for a longer time.
6Avoid a sudden change in tem-
perature (cold Æhot) that might
cause vapour condensation in-
side the printer and thereby
speed up battery discharge and
electronic circuit corrosion. Con-
dition the printer for about 1 hour
before use after it has been
moved from a cool place to a
warm one.
When Ink or Wash-up Spills
6Should the eyes or skin get irri-
tated with ink or wash-up:
!
EYES rinse the eyes with
running water for at least 15
minutes, then see your oculist.
SKIN wash the skin with
water and soap.
6If the clothing has been splashed,
take it off as soon as possible.
6When ink or wash-up spill, wipe
out the spilled fluid with a piece
of absorbent material, and then
remove the material in compli-
ance with fire and health and
safety-at-work regulations.
Control of electromagnetic inter-
ference
1. Properties of high-frequency
devices.
Your Ink-Jet printer contains a high-
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it is in the ON state, the printer receives
and transmits high-frequency (HF) signals.
The controller of the Ink-Jet printer system
controls energy emitted during printer
operation on an on-going basis.
The HANDJET
®
EBS 250 printer
complies with all the requirements of
the regulations concerning the impact
of the HF energy on humans in your
country.
2. Printer accessories.
If you do not use original EBS parts or
printer accessories, including batter-
ies or electronic components, the
statutory requirements may not be
met and the HF electromagnetic
emission limits may be exceeded.
Medical equipment
Pacemaker
Pacemaker manufacturers recom-
mend that the distance between a
transmitter and the pacemaker be at
least 15 cm so that any mutual inter-
ference between the two devices is
avoided.
Other medical equipment
If you use a piece of medical equip-
ment, please ask the equipment
manufacturer whether the equipment
is sufficiently shielded against elec-
tromagnetic radiation. In certain cir-
cumstances your doctor may help you
gain the information you require.
Operation in explosion hazard
areas
If you work in an explosion hazard
area, switch your Ink-Jet printer off,
do not replace the batteries or do not
remove them from the printer and
follow all instructions and precautions.
Sparking generated by batteries may
cause an explosion and/or fire in this
hazardous area and result in personal
injuries or even death.
The regions where a potential explo-
sion hazard exists are usually marked
appropriately. The examples of such
regions are: solvent storage areas,
fuel storage areas and petrol stations,
below-decks onboard ships, storage
areas for explosive gases, air mix-
tures, chemicals and metal or flour
powders.
Operation in areas of blasting
In order to avoid interference during
blasting (shot firing) the printer should
be switched off in blasting areas or in
places where the use of radio devices
is prohibited.
Follow the operating instructions and
information signs.
Confirmity marking
The HANDJET
®
EBS 250 printer has
been subjected to conformity as-
sessment procedure which resulted in
the issue of Declaration of Confor-
mity. This forms the basis for the
statement that the HANDJET
®
EBS 250 printer and the manufac-
turer’s accessories to which this Dec-
laration also relates are in compliance
with the requirements of the following
European Community Directives and
subsequent amendments to these
Directives:
89/336/EEC,91/263/EEC,92/31/EEC,
93/68/EEC, 1999/5/EC.
and that they meet the following
norms that are harmonised with the
above Directives
EN 61000-6-2:2001,
EN 61000-6-4:2001,
EN 300 220-1 V1.3.1,
EN 300 220-3 V1.1.1,
EN 301 489-1 V1.5.1,
EN 301 489-3 V1.4.1,
EN 60950-1:2001,

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if the printer and the accessories are
installed and used following the
manufacturer’s instructions.
The HANDJET
®
EBS 250 printer and
RFI modules will bear the following
mark:
1471
Environmental protection
After the printer and RFI
modules have been put out
of service, do not take them
out together with other do-
mestic waste.
According to Directive No 2002/96/EC
of the European Council on electrical
and electronic equipment waste, the
HANDJET
®
EBS 250 printer and RFI
modules that have been put out of
service must be separated from do-
mestic waste and processed in an
environmentally friendly way.
 Application
The HANDJET
®
EBS 250 printer is
designed for marking, labelling, put-
ting prints and simple graphics wher-
ever the use of a manual labelling
device is required or preferred.
Prints are put on objects in a non-
contact INK-JET way.
 Installing and Starting up
Preparing the Printer for Opera-
tion
Charging the Battery
A LI-ION top-quality battery has been
installed in the printer. It can be re-
charged at any stage of printer opera-
tion.
The battery that is new or has not
been used for a long time cannot be
charged up to its full capacity. There-
fore, in order to form the battery follow
three charge-and-then-discharge cy-
cles. See figures
A
and
C
.
1. Pull out plug 15 from socket 14
and tilt it.
2. Insert power pack connector 26
to socket 14, and connect power
pack 25 to a wall outlet.
3. Lamp 21 glows when the battery
is being charged. Wait until the
charging is over and lamp 21
starts flashing.
4. Remove the power pack plug 26
and secure socket 14 with plug
15. Detach the power pack from
the mains and place it into the
bag.
5. Do not recharge the battery until
it is completely discharged - see
Low-battery indicator.
The HANDJET
®
EBS 250 printer
should be stored with its batteries
charged. If the printer is to be stored
for a longer time (6 months or longer)
and its batteries are not recharged, it
may work for a shorter time after it
has been recharged afterwards or in
certain circumstances even stop
working. Such a phenomena is
caused by the properties of the batter-
ies, which are always subject to the
process of self-discharging. In the
consequence of self-discharging and
long-term storage in the discharge
state, the maximum capacity of the
batteries may lower or the batteries
may get damaged completely.
In order to avoid such a situation, it is
necessary to charge batteries of the
HANDJET
®
EBS 250 printer at least
twice a year (however not less
frequently than every 6 months).
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ing or the printer operation time after
recharging may shorten dramatically.
!
The battery is not replaceable as
standard.
When the battery is charged, the
printer cannot communicate with
the computer but the printer can
be used for printing at that time.
Low-battery indicator
F
ON/OFF
PRINT
POWER ERRORCHARGE
The printer indicates the low-battery
condition with a buzzing signal from
buzzer 33 and flashing lamp 21:
6Short-time, regular flashes mean
that the battery is almost dis-
charged, the printer can still be op-
erated,
6Uniform blinking means that the
battery is almost completely dis-
charged. In this condition any fur-
ther operation may be discontinued
because the printer can switch off
automatically. Recharge the bat-
tery.
Installing and Replacing the Ink
Container
See figure
E
.
Installing the Ink Container in the
Printer
When the printer is delivered, the ink
container is detached. Follow the
steps below in order to install the
container:
1. Remove the container from pack-
ing 10.
2. Position the container in relation
to the back of the printer so that
three bayonets 31 of the con-
tainer aim at guide holes of the
container connector. At that mo-
ment arrow 12 indicates the
OPEN position.
3. Insert bayonets 31 into the guide
holes and while pressing the con-
tainer against the printer turn it
clockwise, so that arrow 12 is in
the CLOSE position.
When the ink container is installed,
the printer is ready for operation
within about 10 seconds after it has
been switched on.
How to Check Whether There is
any Ink in the Ink Container?
When the printer stops printing make
sure that there is no ink in the con-
tainer. You can assess the ink level in
the container in two ways:
1. Weigh the printer on installing a
new container - write down the
weight. When the container is
empty, the weight of the printer is
smaller by about 83 grams.
2. Detach the full container from the
printer, place it with its bayonets
31 up into a vessel whose diame-
ter is slightly greater than the di-
ameter of the container and pour
water so that the container starts
floating without turning upside
down. Mark the water level on
the vessel before (line 1) and af-
ter (line 2) the full container has
been immersed. Then insert the
empty container and mark the
immersion level (line 3). You can
check the ink consumption level
at any time by immersing the
container in water and comparing
the current level with the previous
lines (lines 2 and 3). Make sure
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3
2
full ink
container
empty ink
container
Replacing the Ink Container
!
If possible, replace the container
in dustfree conditions so as to
minimise the amount of
contaminants getting in to the
printer’s ink system.
Do not leave the printer with the
ink container detached for a
longer time than that required to
replace the container. While
detaching or installing the con-
tainer be careful not to splash
anyone or anything with ink.
1. Turn the printer off - see
Switching the Printer Off.
b
a
10
12
2. Put the printer in such a way that
the container points downwards,
turn empty container 10 to the left
(a) so that arrow 12 points to the
OPEN position. Wait about 3
seconds while holding the con-
tainer to equalize the pressure.
3. Remove the container carefully
(b).
See figure
E
.
4. If gasket 32 and contact plates in
the guide holes for bayonets are
dirty, remove ink leftovers from
them with wash-up.
5. Install a new container - see
Installing the Ink Container in the
Printer.
Switching the Printer On and
Off
See figure
A
.
Switching the Printer On
Press key 18,
PRINT
ON/OFF
, and while hold-
ing it down press release button 5.
When the printer is switched on, lamp
16 glows and a sound signal is heard
from buzzer 33 .
Once the printer has been switched
on, you can start printing a text that is
stored in the printer memory - see
Printing.
Switching the Printer Off
Press key 19,
F
3 sec.
, and release
button 5at the same time and keep
them down for a few seconds until all
lamps stop glowing after buzzing 33
has been heard.
Installing and Starting the
Printer Control Program
Installing the Control Program
1. Insert the CD supplied along with
the printer to the CDROM drive in
your computer and wait for the
program to start.
!
If the programs on the CD do not
start running on the computer
automatically, start setup.exe
from the CD’s main directory.

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2. After the program MENU has
been displayed, choose the in-
stallation option.
3. Follow the instructions displayed
during the installation.
4. After all control program compo-
nents and USB drivers required
have been installed, you can
communicate with your printer via
a radio link - see Connecting the
Printer with a Computer (via USB
interface).
Starting the Control Program
1. Click the EBS printer icon on the
control panel or, if there is no
such an icon, start EBS-200.exe
from the folder where the control
program has been installed
(C:\Program Files\ EBS_printers\
EBS-200\ as standard).
2. Once started, the control pro-
gram automatically activates the
find-the-printer(s) function and
signs the printer on, if the printer
is on and the radio communica-
tions link operates properly.
Connecting the Printer with a
Computer (via USB interface)
See figures
B
,
D
and
F
.
The printer communicates with the
computer through module 22 via a
radio link. The module uses an USB
interface or optionally a RS232 interface
to communicate with the computer - see
Connecting the Printer to a Computer
(via RS-232 Interface).
1. Find a free USB port in your
computer.
2. Use cable 27 to connect the USB
port in your computer with socket
23 of module 22.
!
If USB drivers of module 22 have
been installed during the installation
of the control program (see Installing
the Control Program ), then the module
is automatically detected and in-
stalled on your computer. Otherwise
you are prompted to indicate the
location of the drivers on the CD.
3. Fix module 22 appropriately in
order to reach the widest radio
transmission range.
!
Do not cover module 22 with unnec-
essary shields or objects, especially
metal ones. Optimally, place module
22 at a certain height, to avoid any
obstacles between the printer and
module 22.
4. Switch the printer on.
5. Start the control program. The
program will find the printer,
communicate with it and display
a Printer is found message.
6. Click the key (the key is
available in the communication
window only after the Adv. op-
tions item has been ticked) to
view the printer configuration.
Data have been transmitted
properly if an O.K. message is
displayed in the transmission
status window.
!
If you cannot communicate with the
printer, try to configure it in the sys-
tem once again. From the Guides
menu start the Network configura-
tion creator and follow the creator’s
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Text Files and Print Pa-
rameters
How to Create a Text to be
Printed?
Regular Text
See figure
G
.
Insert texts in the text edit line in the
edit window.
Use a mouse and the following key-
board keys to edit a text as standard
and as you do in other Windows®
applications:
¡to move the cursor hori-
zontally to the right,
¢to move the cursor hori-
zontally to the left,
Y¡ to move the cursor hori-
zontally to the right and
highlight the text,
Y¢ move the cursor horizon-
tally to the left and high-
light the text,
Delete
to delete one character to
the right of the cursor,
BackSpace
to delete one character to
the left of the cursor,
Home
to move the cursor to the
beginning of the text,
End
to move the cursor to the
end of the text.
!You can type in up to 1300 charac-
ters in one text.
G
Text edit window
cursor position in the text
sample position of the cursor
total length of text
printer font type at the current cursor position
paste a text from the clipboard (Ctrl+V)
preview a print
preview other prints
cut and copy a text to the clipboard (Ctrl+X)
copy a text to the clipboard (Ctrl+C)
text edit line
end-of-monospaced-text marker
beginning-of-monospaced-text marker
F2
F1
maximum text
height Hmax
Hmax
change font
MENU button (corresponds to the right mouse button)
character
insertion mode
Changing proportional spacing and
monospacing
Proportional fonts are used to insert
texts as standard. This means that
each letter takes a space proportional
to the character width. For example, a
letter Wtakes more space than a
letter I.
When monospaced fonts are used,
the character width does not depend
on the character. In other words, each
character has the same width. The
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text is usually marked with the
F1
key
and the end of a monospaced piece
of text is usually marked with the
F2
key from your computer keyboard.
The markers can be deleted as any
other characters - with the
Delete
and
BackSpace
keys.
The spacing between proportional
(monospaced) characters is set with
the Character spacing (Selective
char. spacing) parameter from the
Parameters 2 tab sheet.
Using and Changing Built-in Fonts
of the Printer
The program uses built-in fonts as
standard. In order to change the font
type and size at any point of the text,
follow the steps below:
1. Position the cursor in the text edit
line exactly where another font is
to be inserted.
2. Holding the cursor on the text
edit line, press the right mouse
button (or the MENU button) and
select Font from the menu dis-
played. Then select the font type
you need from the list displayed,
e.g. Latin 16x10.You can also
do that using the pull-down list
called Font on the tool bar of the
text edit window (see figure
F
).
The printer fonts are at the top of
the list and marked with the sym-
bol .
3. Move the cursor to another posi-
tion and insert another font-
change marker.
If only one font-change marker
has been inserted, all characters from
the marker position to the end of the
text are displayed (printed) with the
use of the replaced font.
font-change marker (Latin 7x5)
font-change marker (Latin 16x10)
Using and Changing Windows®
Fonts
You can also use Windows®fonts to
create texts in your printer.
1. Move to the Font list and replace
build-in font with one of fonts in-
stalled in your Windows®. You
can change the font Size and the
keyboard "language" in
Windows®. While increasing the
text height do not exceed H
max
line because otherwise the ex-
cessive top part of the text will be
cut off.
other parameters of Windows
®
fonts change
the font
size
change the font
the line indicating
the maximum print height H
max
character insertion mode
for Windows® fonts
excessive-font-size indicato
r
change Windows
®
keyboard language
if you use Windows
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2. Move the cursor to the position
where you want to start a text
and type in the text. You can
change the font at any time.
3. There are three character
insertion modes you can use:
Single character, mode 1,
Single character, mode 2, Multi
character. Each of them
matches Windows® font charac-
ters with the capabilities of your
printer in a different way accord-
ing to the font type, language and
character insertion mode (the
Right to left editing parameter).
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The number of characters to be
input with the use of the Win-
dows fonts is limited – it depends
on the font type and size.
Variable fields
Variable fields are designated fields of
text whose contents are updated
automatically after every print. The
following events can impact on the
contents of variable fields: change in
date, change in time, activation of
release button 5and other.
Up to 10 variable fields can be used
in one text at the same time.
!
Only the printer built-in fonts can
be used to print variable fields;
no Windows®fonts can be used.
Date and Time
In order to synchronize the date and
time of your printer with those of your
computer move to the Date tab and
click the and
keys successively.
You can set a different date or time in
your printer by setting them in the
Date tab and transferring to the
printer with the key.
In order to insert the date (time) field
that is updated automatically, follow
the steps below:
1. In the text edit line position the
cursor in the place where you
want the date (time) to be dis-
played.
2. While holding the cursor on the
text edit line press the right
mouse button (or the MENU but-
ton) and select the command
Define variable field from the
menu displayed. Then select
Insert date (Insert time) in the
list displayed. You can also do
that using the ( ) key on the
tool bar of text edit window.
3. You can insert a font-change
marker on the left or right of the
date (time) field.
4. You can change separators in-
side the date (time) field by re-
placing the existing separators
with different characters. You can
also remove proportional-text
markers.

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Universal Date and Time
Various components of the current
date and time can be printed auto-
matically on every object with the use
of a Univ. date & time variable field.
Below, there is a list of characters that
can be used to encode the date and
time components. The date and time
components can be preceded, sepa-
rated and followed by any characters
different from those specified below or
by a space.
Dtens of day in the current date,
Aunits of day in the current date,
Mtens of month in the current date,
Ounits of month in the current date,
Rthousands of year in the current
date,
Lhundreds of year in the current
date,
Ytens of year in the current date,
Eunits of year in the current date,
Btens of hour in the current time in
the 24-hour system,
Cunits of hour in the current time in
the 24-hour system,
Itens of minute in the current time,
Junits of minute in the current
time,
Ttens of second in the current
time,
Uunits of second in the current
time,
P hundreds of day number in the
year
Q tens of day number in the year
S units of day number in the year
Nnumber of day in the week
(see
below).
The following encoding system is used as
standard: 1-Sunday, 2-Monday, 3-Tuesday, ... ,
7-Saturday).
The numbering of weekdays can be changed in
the following way: on checking the time on your
computer (by clicking the key) or
on your printer (by clicking the key)
change the number-of-weekday parameter in the
Day of week box for the date displayed.
For example, Monday, 21
st
April 2008 is encoded
as the second day of the week as standard. But
if you set 1in the Day of week box and save the
modified parameters (of time, date and day of
week) to the printer (with the key),
then the following encoding applies: 1-Monday,
2-Tueday, ... , 7-Sunday. And if you set 5in the
Day of week box and save the setting to the
printer, then the following encoding applies: 1-
Thursday, 2-Friday, 3-Saturday, 4-Sunday, 5-
Monday, 6-Tuesday, 7-Wednesday.
In order to insert a field consisting of
various components of the current
date and time to be updated auto-
matically, follow the steps below:
1. In the text edit line type in a text
containing a subset of the above
specified coding characters. The
coding characters can be input in
any order.
2. Select the characters of the field
with the mouse.
3. While holding the cursor on the
text edit line press the right
mouse button (or the MENU but-
ton) and select the command
Define variable field in the
menu displayed. Then select
Univ. date and time in the list
displayed. The same operation
can be performed with the menu
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On selecting the print preview option
(see Print Preview) you can see what
the print will look like on 25-04-2008
at 11:08:01 hours or later.
Object Counters
You can print a consecutive number
of print on every object being labelled
or at a specified interval on long ob-
jects with the use of incremental or
decremental counters.
In order to insert the field of an incre-
mental (decremental) counter to be
updated automatically follow the steps
below:
1. In the text edit line position the
cursor in the place where you
want the counter to be displayed.
Insert a font-change or other
markers, if required.
2. Type in the setting for the coun-
ter: the maximum required num-
ber of digits, e.g. zeros, if the
counter is to start counting from
zero. If counting is to start from a
specific number, type in the
number and add leading zeros to
fill in all counter positions.
3. Highlight the counter setting with
the mouse.
4. While holding the cursor on the
text edit line press the right
mouse button (or the MENU but-
ton) and select the command
Define variable field in the
menu displayed. Then select Up
counter (Down counter) in the
list displayed. The same opera-
tion can be performed with the
menu shortcut Shift+F1
(Shift+F2).
5. The operation described at points
2, 3 and 4 can be performed by
pressing the ( ) key on the
tool bar (a 4-digit counter is in-
serted and you can adjust its
length appropriately).
6. You can change other parame-
ters of the counter. Double-click
the counter in the variable field
list. You can change the incre-
ment or select the Auto save pa-
rameter of the counter.
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The contents of a volatile counter are
lost after the printer has been
switched off. With a non-volatile
counter the counting can be resumed
from its last setting after the printer
has been switched on again.
If you place the mouse cursor in the
text edit window, above the charac-
ters within the counter field, the
colour of the non-volatile counter on
the variable field list changes from
blue to pink (for the volatile counter
the colour changes from black to
red).
NOTE: An increment (decrement) is added to the
counter each time button
5 is pressed and the
contents of the incremental (decremental)
counter increases (decreases). The only excep-
tion is when a text is to be printed repeatedly,
that is when the print parameter Text repeti-
tions>1or is set to Continuous. In such a
situation button
5 does not time each of the
prints but rather groups of prints. The Refresh
var.fields parameter from the Parameters 3 tab
decides whether every successive repetitive print
modifies the contents of the counters or not. The
distance between the beginnings of two con-
secutive prints produced with repetitive printing
is defined with the Rep. distance parameter
from the Parameters 2 tab.
Example: For the counter defined as above set
the Text repetitions parameter to 3.
a). If the Refresh var.fields parameter is set to
OFF, the following prints can be produced:
If release button
5
is pressed for xth
time
The following counter
contents are printed:
1 0000 0000 0000
2 0001 0001 0001
3 0002 0002 0002
--- --- --- ---
999 0999 0999 0999
b). If the Refresh var.fields parameter is set to
ON, the following prints can be produced:
If release button
5
is pressed for xth
time
The following counter
contents are printed:
1 0000 0001 0002
2 0003 0004 0005
3 0006 0007 0008
4 0009 0010 0011
--- --- --- ---
333 0996 0997 0998
334 0999 1000 1001
Print Preview
On creating a text to be printed with
the use of the variable fields you can
check for proper operation of the
counters using the print preview op-
tion.
Use the key to preview a print and
initiate variable fields.
The key is used to preview suc-
cessive prints; it is available after the
key has been pressed once.
Define a text containing one or more
variable fields
(incremental or decremental
counters, date and time)
.
Check if the variable fields operate
properly by using the print preview
option. Press . In the Print Preview
window you can see what the text
looks like after the text, print and the
printer’s general parameters required
have been applied.
If a text to be printed is defined as
above, then the following contents
can be printed on 21-04-2008 from
12:10 hours on, when printing is re-
leased with button 5of the printer
(simulated by the key in the pro-
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How to create and edit a graph-
ics file for printing?
The graphics (bitmap) editor enables
a user to create and edit drawings
which can then be inserted into texts
to be printed.
The graphics editor can be called up
with the key on the toolbar (see
figure
F
).
The window where graphics can be
created/edited consists of dots and
enables a user to generate graphics
with a maximum height of 16 dots and
length of 60 dots.
Description of functions performed by
the bitmap editor keys:
- to insert bitmap into text file
being edited,
- to delete drawing being
edited,
- to select draw
mode.
How to Modify Print Parameters
Character Resolution
This parameter defines resolution (a
number of rows/metre) of a text to be
printed. The visual effect of any
change in the Text width parameter
is a change in the character width and
in consequence, in the length of the
entire text.
The settings of the parameter can
vary between 5and 4000 with the
increment of 1.
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The settings of the Text width print pa-
rameter are restricted not only by the
above mentioned range limits. The current
setting is controlled by the printer control
program and can be further reduced
according to the settings of other print
parameters. Any attempt to set too high a
print rate is automatically rejected.
Intensity of Ink Drops
This parameter impacts on the vol-
ume of every ink drop jetted out of the
print head. If you increase intensity,
you make the diameter of drops and
colour saturation in the print increase.
The settings of the Dot size parame-
ter range from 0to 10 with the inter-
val of 1.
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Any increase in intensity setting increases
ink consumption.
Mode of Timing
Timing determines the moments at
which vertical rows of text are printed.
Timing can be synchronised using:
•Lower guide roll 3- set the
Impulse generator parameter to
Lower roll. The movement of the
roll makes the axis of the built-in