Thermopatch DP-JUNIOR User manual

MANUAL
DP-JUNIOR
EN 23/01
ATTENTION!
All persons involved in installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance
and repair of this product should be made available to these instructions.

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Copyrights
© 2023, Thermopatch bv, Almere, The Netherlands.
No part of this publicaon may be reproduced by any means without the prior wrien permission of
Thermopatch bv, The Netherlands.
Thermopatch and the Thermopatch logo are registered trademarks of Thermopatch.
Introducon
Dear User,
Welcome to the growing group of Thermopatch users. Your
purchase has been manufactured with the utmost care to ensure that you benet as long as possible from
your Thermopatch product.
The products by Thermopatch are designed with special aenon to your convenience. Should you
discover any fault or damage upon receipt of this product, please contact your local Thermopatch vendor.
The manual has been prepared in accordance with NEN 5509 and in conformity with the Machinery
Direcve 2006/42/EC.
This user manual is intended not only for all users of the machine, but also for those who install and
maintain the DP-junior. The goal is to familiarize you with the operaon, to provide for safe working
instrucons and guidelines for maintenance.
ATTENTION!
In order to make safe and optimal use of the DP-junior, it is important to take note of and
understand the contents of this manual.

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Contents
Copyrights ..........................................................................................................................................2
Introducon........................................................................................................................................2
1. General descripon ..............................................................................................................5
1.1 Delivery ........................................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Condions of warranty ............................................................................................................... 5
2. Intended use .........................................................................................................................6
3. Technical specicaons.........................................................................................................7
3.1 Specicaons of the DP-junior..................................................................................................... 7
4. Overview of safety measures and warnings..........................................................................8
4.1 Safety............................................................................................................................................ 8
The safety frame .......................................................................................................................... 8
The emergency stop buon......................................................................................................... 8
5. Transport and storage .........................................................................................................10
5.1 Transport .................................................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Storage ....................................................................................................................................... 10
6. Operang instrucon..........................................................................................................11
6.1 Operang the DP-junior............................................................................................................. 11
6.2 Safety frame ............................................................................................................................... 11
6.3 The control panel ....................................................................................................................... 11
6.4 Sengs....................................................................................................................................... 12
6.4.1 Temperature sengs ................................................................................................................. 12
Change temperature sengs .................................................................................................... 12
6.4.2 Time sengs .............................................................................................................................. 13
Change sealing me................................................................................................................... 13
Change the C-tape transport me............................................................................................ 14
6.4.3 Interrupng the operaon ot the DP-junior ............................................................................. 14
6.4.4 Counter....................................................................................................................................... 15
6.4.5 Error codes ................................................................................................................................ 16
6.5 Inserng C-tape.......................................................................................................................... 17
6.6 Inserng the cliché..................................................................................................................... 18
7. Assembly and installaon ...................................................................................................19
7.1 Assembly .................................................................................................................................... 19
7.2 Installaon.................................................................................................................................. 19

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8. Maintenance.......................................................................................................................20
8.1 Maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 20
9. Technical annexes ...............................................................................................................21
9.1 Drawing of the frame ................................................................................................................. 22
9.1 Parts list...................................................................................................................................... 23
9.2 Drawing electrical....................................................................................................................... 24
Components and electronics ..................................................................................................... 25
9.2 Parts list...................................................................................................................................... 26
9.3 Drawing of the tape drive ........................................................................................................ 27
9.3 Parts list...................................................................................................................................... 28
9.4 Drawing heater assembly .......................................................................................................... 29
9.4 Parts list...................................................................................................................................... 30
9.5 Drawing of the safety guard and................................................................................................ 31
Heater assembly......................................................................................................................... 32
9.6 Electric Wiring Diagram 230 Volts ............................................................................................. 33
10. Recycling ............................................................................................................................34
11. Declaraon of conformity ...................................................................................................34
12. Disclaimer ...........................................................................................................................35

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1. General descripon
The DP-junior is a praccal and universal heat transfer press for
direct marking purposes.
Once set up, it produces a permanent image directly onto your
texle item.
1.1 Delivery
The DP-junior is mounted onto a wooden pallet and xed with
bolts and straps and covered with a cardboard box.
The screw-on feet are supplied separately in a small plasc bag
The DP-junior shipment contains following items:
• DP-junior direct marking machine
• Power cord
• 6 mm air tube
• Screw-on feet (4x)
• Quick installaon guide
• Quality checklist
• Manual on CD-ROM
• CE Declaraon of Conformity
• Cliché handle
• Foot switch
• Sample roll of C-tape
If one of these arcles should be missing or faulty, please contact
your Thermopatch supplier.
1.2 Condions of warranty
Thermopatch points to its warranty and product liability
condions as laid down in our condions of sales. These can be
obtained at your Thermopatch supplier.

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2. Intended use
The DP junior is designed for direct prinng of property marking, branding, coding, logos and care
instrucons.
All types of atwork and other suitable texles can be printed directly with an engraved plate (prinng
plate) and C-tape, which provides a sharp and clean print, in a fracon of a
second.
WARNING!
Any use other than described above can be dangerous and cause damage and thus qualies as ‘misuse’
which excludes Thermopatch bv from any liability.

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3. Technical specicaons
3.1 Specicaons of the DP-junior
Power 600 Was
Power supply 230 Volt
Operang temperature 260 °C
Temperature range 25-270 °C
Press Time range 0.1-60 sec.
Discharge pressure range 2-5 bar
Compressed air use, per cycle 0.5 l
Machine height 550 mm
Machine width 550 mm
Machine depth 350 mm
Gross weight, including packaging 37.5 kg
Net weight 27.7 kg
Maximum size cliché 96 x 125mm
Fuses 2x 4 Amp.
A-weighted noise level <70 dB (A)

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4. Overview of safety measures and warnings
ATTENTION!
Make sure you are informed about the contents of this manual before starting to work with the DP-junior. This
ensures an optimal and safe use of the machine.
ATTENTION!
Always turn the power off (unplug it) when you need to carry out maintenance work or when cleaning the
machine.
ATTENTION!
In case of emergency, press the emergency stop button!
ATTENTION!
Take care that there is enough space around the machine. Cables and connections must not get pinched.
Although the heat radiation of the press is low, there should be enough
space for cooling down.
ATTENTION!
Avoid contact with the press and the heating element.
ATTENTION!
Pull the fabrics tight around the lower platenn and ensure that your hands are away from
the machine before operating the machine.
4.1 Safety
The DP-junior is ed with all required safety measures to ensure
safe working as required by European safety guidelines.
The safety frame
The press plate of the DP-junior is provided with a safety frame.
When this frame is touched and moved, it will automacally interrupt
the sealing cycle.
In order to resume work, switch the machine o and start it up again.
The emergency stop buon
In accordance to the safety measures required by the conformity
with the Machinery Direcve, an emergency stop buon has
been installed, to be able to intervene with producon in case of
unforeseen events.

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Warning symbols
The following warning symbols have been mounted onto the machine for added safety:
HOT SURFACE
WARNING!
ELECTRIC TENSION

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5. Transport and storage
5.1 Transport
When the machine needs to be moved, Thermopatch advises to use the original packaging.
5.2 Storage
When the machine needs to be stored, Thermopatch advises to use the original packaging. The machine
should be stored on a pallet, o the oor, in dry condions.