Limitronic® Limitag V5lite
User’s Manual
Coding and marking solutions
V.L. Limitronic , S.L.
Calle Alcora 260, 12550 Almazora, Castellón, Spain Page 2 of 30
revision / copy 22/04/2010
Telephone: (+34) 902 327 328 Fax: (+34) 902 329 330
Contents
1General Overview.............................................................................................................................4
1.1 V5 lite Controller.............................................................................................................................................................4
1.1.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................................4
1.1.2 Screen.....................................................................................................................................................................4
1.1.3 On/Off Switch.......................................................................................................................................................5
1.1.4 PS2 Port..................................................................................................................................................................5
1.1.5 USB Port .................................................................................................................................................................5
1.1.6 Ethernet Port........................................................................................................................................................6
1.1.7 Connections .........................................................................................................................................................6
1.2 L780 Printer......................................................................................................................................................................7
1.2.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................................7
1.2.2 Printer Head..........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.3 Printer body..........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.4 Printer neck...........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.5 Mounting guide ..................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.6 Status LEDs ...........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.7 Umbilical cable connector...............................................................................................................................8
1.2.8 Ink inlet...................................................................................................................................................................8
2Setting up the printer.......................................................................................................................9
2.1 Printing Station...............................................................................................................................................................9
2.2 Printer controller .........................................................................................................................................................10
2.3 Setting up the printer................................................................................................................................................ 10
3Limitag ............................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Menu options. ..............................................................................................................................................................12
3.1.1 Test. ......................................................................................................................................................................12
3.1.2 Configuration.................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1.2.1 Date and time of the system. ...........................................................................................................14
3.1.2.2 Default configuration..........................................................................................................................14
3.1.3 Message selection. ..........................................................................................................................................15
3.1.3.1 Message selection (Configuration without external data)..................................................... 15
3.1.3.2 Message selection (External data configuration) ......................................................................16
3.1.3.3 Selection of a schedule to print....................................................................................................... 17
3.1.3.4 External USB message copy.............................................................................................................. 18
3.1.4 Users’ Access .....................................................................................................................................................19
3.1.4.1 User change ...........................................................................................................................................19
3.1.4.2 New user.................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.1.4.3 User access rights................................................................................................................................. 20
3.1.5 Controller check...............................................................................................................................................22
3.2 Current message print options...............................................................................................................................23
3.2.1 Stop printing. ....................................................................................................................................................23
3.2.2 Modification of current message variable data..................................................................................... 24
3.2.3 Consumption. ................................................................................................................................................... 26
3.3 Printer current Status................................................................................................................................................. 26
3.3.1 Alarm status....................................................................................................................................................... 27
3.3.2 External data input.......................................................................................................................................... 27
3.3.3 Alarm log. ...........................................................................................................................................................28
3.3.4 Print counter......................................................................................................................................................28
4Connecting external devices | electrical layouts..........................................................................29
4.1 Photocell sensor | encoder connector .................................................................................................................29
4.2 Alarm outputs | external HW message selection input..................................................................................29
5Firmware update | quick guide......................................................................................................30
5.1 Using .FRW files | key steps ......................................................................................................................................30
