Imaje S8 Series User manual

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PRESENTATION
Contents
1 Presentation 2
1.1 Control panel 2
1.2 Operator interface 3
1.3 Print head 6
1.4 Ink circuit: S8 Classic (without condenser) 7
1.5 Ink circuit: S8 Classic (with condenser option) 8
1.6 Ink circuit: S8 Egg Classic 9
2 Ink jet printing 10
2.1 Matrix printing 10
2.2 Continuous deviated ink jet printing 11
3 Startup and shutdown 12
3.1 Starting the printer 12
3.2 Stopping the printer 12
General summary table 13

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1Presentation
1.1 Control panel
Figure 1: Control panel
1Conduit
2Print head
3Electronic compartment
4Hydraulic compartment (tanks for consumables)
5Operator interface (keyboard - screen)
6Industrial interface compartment (inputs - outputs)
Figure 1
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1.2 Operator interface
Display
Keys
40 character liquid crystal display to:
- Display messages.
- Dialog with the operator.
oOn/Off.
jAutodating.
cCounter.
ON/OFF?

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i- Press directly to display and clear faults.
- After pressing f, access to maintenance
functions.
sEdit or modify message.
lAccess character style (font, bolderization,
tabulation, etc.).
vAccess to message parameters.
mEnter alphabetic characters in upper or lower case.
The start and end of message delimiters on the
display are shown as follows:
- when entering upper case.
- when entering lower case.
9Direct keypress.
After pressing a.
After pressing f.
h
g d
b
Exit a function.
Delete characters, delete a line.
Change function.
Move cursor.
Modify numerical value.
Insert characters.
Select a message to be printed or modified.
tEnter modify mode for a function.
Swap text.
Enter double line mode.
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Indicators
ORANGE:-Lit: as soon as mains voltage present.
RED: -Lit: indicates a jet fault or alarm.
-Unlit: no fault or printer stopped.
RED: -Lit steadily: indicates a jet alarm
(printing impossible).
-Flashing: indicates a print speed fault.
-Unlit: no alarm or jet stopped.
GREEN: - Lit steadily: jet operating.
- Flashing: jet in start up phase or alarm
(printing impossible).
-Unlit: jet stopped.
POWER FAULT
READY ALARM

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1.3 Print head
Figure 1: Overall view of print head with cover open
1Gutter open/close tap
2Recuperation gutter
3Deflection plates
4Detection electrode
5Charge electrode
6Cannon
7Nozzle rinse spray
Figure 1
fig 20
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4
3
2
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1.4 Ink circuit: S8 Classic (without condenser)
1 2 3
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4
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24
25
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14 15
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16 17
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1- Air network 2- Outlet for head drying kit 3- Head pressurization outlet 4- Air filter 5- Permanent filter drain 6- Regulated 4 bar outlet 7- Additive tank 8- Ink tank 9- Vacuum pump 10-Pressure pump
11-Viscometer 12-Nozzle rinsing electrovalve 13-Antipulse 14-Ink filter 15-Pressure / temperature sensor 16-Additive addition electrovalve 17-Viscometer electrovalve 18-Head filter 19-Self-blocking unions 20-Ventilation
21-Pressure electrovalve 22-Drain electrovalve 23-Cannon 24-Recuperation gutter 25-Nozzle rinse spray
Print head

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1.5 Ink circuit: S8 Classic (with condenser option)
1 2 3
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4
23
22
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25
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1- Air network 2- Outlet for head drying kit 3- Head pressurization outlet 4- Air filter 5- Permanent filter drain 6- Regulated 4 bar outlet 7- Additive tank 8- Ink tank 9- Condenser with fan 10-Vacuum pump
11-Pressure pump 12-Viscometer 13-Nozzle rinsing electrovalve 14-Antipulse 15-Ink filter 16-Pressure / temperature sensor 17-Additive addition electrovalve 18-Viscometer electrovalve 19-Head filter 20-Self-blocking unions
21-Ventilation 22-Pressure electrovalve 23-Drain electrovalve 24-Cannon 25-Recuperation gutter 26-Nozzle rinse spray
Print head

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1.6 Ink circuit: S8 Egg Classic
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Print head
1- Air network 2- Outlet for head drying kit 3- Head pressurization outlet 4- Air filter 5- Permanent filter drain 6- Regulated 4 bar outlet 7- Additive tank 8- Ink tank 9- Condenser with fan 10-Vacuum pump
11-Pressure pump 12-Viscometer 13-Nozzle rinsing electrovalve 14-Antipulse 15-Ink filter 16-Pressure / temperature sensor 17-Additive addition electrovalve 18-Viscometer drain electrovalve 19-Head filter 20-Auto-shutter connectors
21-Ventilation 22-Pressure electrovalve 23-Drain electrovalve 24-Cannon 25-Recuperation gutter 26-Nozzle rinse spray

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2 Ink jet printing
Ink jet printing enables contact-free marking to identify, date or customize a product.
Imaje printers use the "deflected continuous jet" principle with dot-matrix type characters.
2.1 Matrix printing
Each symbol (letter, digit, punctuation mark, etc.) is contained within a rectangular area known as
a "matrix", which is divided into columns known as "trames" and which has a defined height and
width
Example: 7 × 6 matrix - 16 × 12 matrix
The first digit is the number of dots per trame and the second digit is the number of trames per
matrix.
7×6matrix 16 × 12 matrix
time between trames
empty trame
full trame

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2.2 Continuous deviated ink jet printing
The printer head is supplied with pressurized ink.
The ink arrives in a cannon (2) with a hole ("nozzle") (3) through which the ink is ejected to form
ajet.
The ink jet is modulated by a piezo-electric resonator (1) to form calibrated and equidistant
droplets. The droplets not used for printing are recuperated in a gutter (6) to be reused.
The droplets used for printing are polarized electrically by a charge electrode (4) and then
deflected from their initial path by two deflector plates (5) to produce the required symbol. The
deflection of a droplet depends on its polarization value.
The droplets are projected onto the item to be printed. A character is formed trame by trame; these
trames may be full, partial or empty. Moving the object perpendicularly to the deflection plane
enables the trames to be offset from each other.
Figure 1
Object movement
Drop deflection
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3 Startup and shutdown
3.1 Starting the printer
NOTE The jet starts automatically by default, but may be programmed
to start manually ( fv).
3.2 Stopping the printer
Press o.
The jet starts automatically after an ink
conditioning phase.
Press o.
Y
Stop? Y-N
Wait 2 mn

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GENERAL SUMMARY TABLE
s
b
cj
CodesAutodating
o
f f v
f
@
C@
C@
C
@
C
I1
I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I9
to
Message
programming Servicing
Maintenance
s
@
C
M9 M31
to
s
f
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C
I10
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C
M8
i
@
C
i
f
@
C
E1 E13
to
- Jet startup, shutdown,
status
- Cover, vacuum fault - Drop control - Viscosity control - Motor control -Drain -ImajeSAV
Modify
message
parameters
Compose
message
text
Modify
autodating
parameters
v
@
C
- Margins - Speed - Direction -Mode
t
M6
j
@
C
M29 M30
Insert
a counter Insert an
autodate
lj
M31
Choose
character font
ON/OFF
Start /
Stop printer
Function?...
Initial
programming
Library
size Codes Links
Languages Edit
a message Duplicate
a message
Production
Reset
counter Choose message
to print Display
afault Work on the
printer
Modify
counter
parameters
c
M24 M27
to
M7
toM14 M31 to
M9 M13
M14 M23
to
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PERSONAL NOTES

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INITIAL PROGRAMMING
Contents
SETTING THE TIME 17
SETTING THE DATE 18
LIBRARY SIZE 19
KEYBOARD CODE 20
SECURITY CODE 21
CHOICE OF DIALOG LANGUAGE 22
CPU OPTIONS 23
PRINT BOARD OPTIONS 25
HEAD START-UP 26
COUNTER DISPLAY, RESET AND LEADING ZEROS 27

RS232 link - Language
Automatic
jet start-up
Software version D8x. Initial programming summary table
The numbers , before each operation correspond to the sections in the "Initial programming" chapter.
Autodating Codes
j
fff
c
sv
@
Counter
Library
size
25 = Number of messages
in the library
0150 = Number of characters
per message
l
@
@
French English Italian Spanish Dutch Norwegian Swedish Danish Portuguese Japanese
German
@ @ @
I10
I6
I4I3I1
I2 I5
I7 I8 I9
Not explained in this manual. See "Links" manual.
@
I...
Function?...
Time (HMS): 18.26.04 RUN 25 0150
Date (DMY): 20.10.00
Code: XXXX Security code: XXX
Language selection
V24:9600 Bds 8 bits ssPar
V24 watchdog:0500
CPU option IMP1 option Head start-up: Auto
Jet 1: 000000000
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SETTING THE TIME
The printer has an internal clock and autodating functions which can be inserted in a message.
To insert dates in a message, see the "Message programming" chapter.
RUN/STOP clock (option):
• In RUN position, the time displayed and printed changes in real time.
• In STOP position, the time displayed and printed is fixed.
By default, resetting the time automatically restores RUN mode.
Access
j
Display
or
if the clock RUN/STOP option is fitted.
Modify using b+ enter new values, dto move the cursor.
b+tto change mode (RUN/STOP).
Choices Clock RUN or STOP option.
I1
Function?...
Time (HMS) : 18.16.01
Time (HMS) : 18.16.01 RUN
Autodating

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SETTING THE DATE
NOTE The display shows "Error: date" if the months or days exceed
the permitted range.
Access
jd
Display
Modify using b+ enter new values, dto move the cursor.
tto change the format (DMY or MDY) if the cursor is under the
first digit of the day.
tto print the month as two digits or three letters if the cursor is
under the first digit of the month.
Choices Format DMY (D = day, M = month, Y = year).
or MDY (M = month, D = day, Y = year).
Month as two digits or three letters.
I2
Function?...
Date: (DMY) : 10.02.01
Autodating Autodating