MELAG MELAdoc User manual

Operating Manual
MELAdoc®
Label Printer

General notes
Please read this Operating Manual before you start operation of the
label printer. The instructions include important information.
Make sure to keep the Operating Manual near to the product.
It represents a component of the product.
About this manual
Symbols used
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Explanation
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damage to the instruments, the practice equipment or
the device.
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Formatting rules
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see Chapter 2
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manual.
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to part no. 3 in figure 1.

Contents
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Table of contents
1 Description of the device.............................................. 4
Intended Use .................................................................................... 4
Views ................................................................................................ 4
2 Operation ..................................................................... 5
Inserting the label roll........................................................................ 5
Inserting the inking roller................................................................... 8
Removing the inking roller ................................................................ 9
Setting the date................................................................................. 9
Removing jammed labels................................................................ 10
3 Batch clearance and documentation .......................... 11
Batch clearance .............................................................................. 11
Batch documentation ...................................................................... 12
Storage length for sterile medical products..................................... 15
4 Maintenance .............................................................. 19
5 Appendix – Accessories............................................. 20

1 Description of the device
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1 Description of the device
Intended Use
MELAdoc serves the:
Labelling the medical product
Documentation of the clearance decision
Traceability
Views
1) Wheel for setting date
2)
Release button to open
3)
Label ejection
4)
Hinged top section
5)
Label printing trigger
Figure 1: Side view of the label printer
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2 Operation
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2 Operation
Inserting the label roll
1. Press the black release button located on the housing and
open the upper section of the label printer backwards.
2. Remove the new label roll from its packaging.
3. Extend around 18 cm and dispose the first 12 labels.
4. Push the roll into the bracket until it clicks into position.
5. Lay the free label strip c. 15 cm over the label guide.
The first label on the strip must finish directly on the guide.

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6. Kink the label strip and hold it in position whilst closing the top
section.
7. Close the label printer. Hold it in position to avoid the label
strip from being pulled back into the inside and being slipped
to the sides.
8. Kink the free end of the label strip downwards.
This makes it easier to feed the free label strip into the label
printer as will be described.

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9. Guide the hanging label strip below into the opening of the
lower shaft located underneath the white guide roll and push
in as far as is possible.
10. Press the trigger repeatedly, until the strip has been fully
taken in and has left the rear shaft.
Continue pushing the label strip if necessary so that the label
feed grabs.
11. Remove the first printed label issued from the guide.
It will have been printed over several times.
The label printer is now ready to print.

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Inserting the inking roller
1. Remove the new label roll from its packaging.
2. Hold the inking roller horizontal by its ends as depicted.
3. Insert the inking roller in the bracket using a little pressure
until it clicks.
PLEASE NOTE
Do not touch the inking roller at any point other than at its
both ends. Otherwise, the ink will colour.

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Removing the inking roller
1. Open the label printer as described above.
2. Hold the inking roller horizontal by its ends as depicted.
3. Depress the lever-shaped ejector button with the small arrow.
This releases the ends of the inking roller from its anchoring
and it can be removed.
4. Dispose the inking roller in the domestic waste.
Setting the date
1. Pull out the setting wheel to change the personal number,
date etc.

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2. Move the marker to the position to be changed.
3. Turning the black wheel to set the desired value.
4. After having set the value, return the wheel to its starting
position.
Removing jammed labels
1. Open the label printer as described above.
2. Remove all loose labels in the interior of the label printer.
3. Open the label guide upwards. In this way you can access
and remove the jammed labels.
4. Shut the label guide.
5. If necessary use a commercial label remover to remove
adhesive residues.
6. Return the label roll into the label printer.