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CAB XC Series Operator's Manual

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Manual is about: Label printer

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    Label printer operator's manual xc series.

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    2 2 family type xc xc4/300 xc6/300 edition: 04/2013 - part no. 9009051 copyright this documentation as well as translation hereof are property of cab produkttechnik gmbh & co. Kg. The replication, conversion, duplication or divulgement of the whole manual or parts of it for other intentions than its...

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    2 3 table of contents 1 introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 instructions ..........................................................................................................

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    4 4 1.1 instructions important information and instructions in this documentation are designated as follows: danger! Draws your attention to an exceptionally grave, impending danger to your health or life. ! Warning! Indicates a hazardous situation that could lead to injuries or material damage. ! A...

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    4 5 • risk of crushing when closing the cover. Touch the cover at the outside only. Do not reach into the swivel range of the cover. • perform only those actions described in this operating manual. Work going beyond this may only be performed by trained personnel or service technicians. • unauthoriz...

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    6 6 2.1 device overview 12 7 9 6 2 1 3 5 8 10 4 11 1 display 2 navigator pad 3 peripheral port (covered) 4 print mechanics 5 flap 6 cover 7 upper ribbon take-up hub 8 upper ribbon supply hub 9 roll retainer 10 lower ribbon take-up hub 11 swing arm with guide roller 12 lower ribbon supply hub fig. 1 ...

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    6 7 22 19 18 17 21 20 23 17 lower ribbon deflection 18 printhead retainer with lower printhead 19 lower print roller 20 label sensor 21 guide roller with guide ring 22 guide roller 23 lower printhead locking lever fig. 3 print mechanics - lower print unit for printing the secondary color 24 25 26 27...

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    8 8 2 installation 2.2 unpacking and setting-up the printer lift the printer out of the box via the straps. Check printer for damage which may have occurred during transport. Set up printer on a level surface. Remove foam transportation safeguards near the printhead. Check delivery for completeness....

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    8 9 3.1 structure of the control panel the user can control the operation of the printer with the control panel, for example: • issuing, interrupting, continuing and canceling print jobs, • setting printing parameters, e.G. Heat level of the printhead, print speed, interface configuration, language ...

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    10 10 3.3 printer states state display description ready ready and configured symbol displays, such as time and date the printer is in the ready state and can receive data. Printing label printing label and the number of the printed label in the print job. The printer is currently processing an acti...

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    10 11 3.4 key functions the key functions depend on the current printer state: - active functions: labels and symbols on the navigator pad keys light up. - active functions light up white in print mode (e. G. Menu or feed ). - active functions light up orange in the offline menu (arrows, key 8 ). Ke...

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    12 12 i notice! For adjustments and simple installation work, use the accompanying allen key located in the print unit. No other tools are required for the work described here. 4.1 loading labels 4.1.1 preparing the printer for operation with external rewinder for operation with external rewinder th...

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    12 13 4 loading material 4.1.2 positioning the label roll on the roll retainer 1 2 3 4 3 6 7 5 fig. 7 loading labels from roll 1. Turn knob (5) clockwise to release the roll retainer (4). 2. Remove the margin stop (6) from the roll retainer. 3. Load label roll (2) on the roll retainer (4) in such a ...

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    14 14 4.1.4 inserting labels into the print mechanics 1 2 4 6 5 3 fig. 9 loading labels fig. 10 label feed path 1. Unroll a label strip of approx. 1 m. Guide the label strip to the print mechanics as shown in figure 10. The broken line shows the path for inside wound labels. Alternatively: feed the ...

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    14 15 4 loading material 4.1.6 setting the head locking systems the printheads are pushed on via two plungers. The locations of the outer plungers must be set to the width of the label medium used so as to • achieve even print quality across the entire label width • prevent wrinkles in the feed path...

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    16 16 4 loading material 4.2 loading transfer ribbon 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 1 4 5 6 fig. 14 loading transfer ribbon fig. 15 transfer ribbon feed path ! Attention! Risk of errors by wrong color assignment. Ensure that programming and assignment of ribbon colors to the print units are matching. I notice! The...

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    16 17 4.3 setting the feed path of the transfer ribbon transfer ribbon wrinkling can lead to print image errors. Transfer ribbon deflection can be adjusted so as to prevent wrinkles. I notice! A maladjustment of the head locking system may also cause ribbon wrinkling check first the setting of the h...

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    18 18 5 printing operation 5.1 printhead protection ! Attention! Printhead damage caused by improper handling! Do not touch the heating elements of the printheads with the fingers or sharp objects. Ensure that the material is clean. Ensure that the material surfaces are smooth. Rough material act li...

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    18 19 5 printing operation 5.5 avoiding loss of material ! Attention! Loss of material! Xc has a fundamental difference to other cab printers : the print images for the two colors of one label are printed at two different places in the media feed. Therefore every interruption of the continuos print ...

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    20 20 5 printing operation 5.6 avoiding loss of data ! Attention! Loss of data! When correctable errors occur labels which are already printed by the lower printhead but not are completed by the upper printhead cannot be repeated after error correction. The data of those labels are lost for the prin...

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    20 21 6 cleaning 6.1 cleaning information danger! Risk of death via electric shock! Disconnect the printer from the power supply before performing any maintenance work. The printer requires very little maintenance. It is important to clean the thermal printheads regularly. This guarantees a consiste...

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    22 22 7.1 types of errors the diagnostic system indicates on the screen if an error has occurred. The printer is set into one of the three possible error states according to the type of error. State display key remark correctable error pause flashes cancel lights 3.4 on page 11 irrecoverable error c...

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    22 23 7.3 error messages and fault correction error message cause remedy adc malfunction hardware error switch the printer off and then on. If error recurs call service. Barcode error invalid barcode content, e.G. Alpha- numeric characters in a numerical barcode correct the barcode content. Barcode ...

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    24 24 7 fault correction error message cause remedy no link no network link check network cable and connector. Please contact your network administrator. For operation without network connection set parameter "network error" to off configuration manual. No record found refers to the optional memory ...

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    24 25 8 media 8.1 media dimensions labels endless material fig. 18 label / endless material dimensions dim. Designation dim. In mm xc4 xc6 b label width 20 - 116 50 - 176 h label height 20 - 2000 20 - 1500 - tear-off length > 30 - cut length with cutter with perforation cutter > 2 > 12 - perforation...

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    26 26 8.2 device dimensions fig. 19 device dimensions dim. Designation dim. In mm xc4 xc6 ic distance printhead 1 (upper) - cut edge - with cutter cu 18,8 it distance printhead 1 (upper) - tear-off edge 13,5 j distance 1st heating point - material edge 2 3 k print width 105,6 162,6 sx distance gap/r...

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    26 27 8 media 8.3 reflex mark dimensions labels with reflex marks endless material with reflex marks fig 20 reflex mark dimensions dim. Designation dim. In mm a label distance > 2 l width of reflex mark > 5 m height of reflex mark 3 - 10 x distance mark - material edge 5 - 53 z distance virtual labe...

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    28 28 8 media 8.4 cut-out mark dimensions labels with cut-out marks endless material with cut-out marks for marginal cut-out marks minimum liner thickness 0,06 mm fig. 21 cut-out mark dimensions dim. Designation dim. In mm a label distance > 2 n width of cut-out mark for marginal cut-out > 5 > 8 p h...

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    28 29 9.1 ec declaration of conformity gesellschaft für computer- und automations- bausteine mbh & co kg wilhelm-schickard-str. 14 d-76131 karlsruhe, germany ec declaration of conformity we declare herewith that as a result of the manner in which the device designated below was designed, the type of...

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    30 30 10 index c cleaning printhead .....................................21 print roller ....................................21 cleaning instructions ........................21 connecting .........................................8 contents of delivery ............................8 control panel .......