EBS HandJet 250 Operating Instructions Manual

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    Operating instructions v. 20080908#3.0 en english.

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    2 ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 a 1 2 8 4 5 3 10 7 6 11 13 14 15 12 f on / off print power error charge 16 18 20 17 19 21 9 34 b 22 24 23 c 15 14 25 26.

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme 3 d 28 22 27 29 usb e 10 29 30 12 31 32.

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    4 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en components of the port- able printer system see figures a b c d e f . 1. Upper guide roll. 2. Nozzle plate - front part of the print head (ink outlet). 3. Lower guide roll, to synchronise printing. 4. Openings with plugs for adjusting electromagnets. 5. Relea...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 5 en f f button ( 19 ) should be pressed for a short time ( sec) print on/off 3 sec. Print on/off button ( 18 ) should be pressed for a longer time (>3 sec) f 3 sec. F button ( 19 ) should be pressed for a longer time (>3 sec) editing markers: font change marker -...

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    6 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s components of the portable printer system.................................... 4 signs ....................................... 4 operational safety ......... 7 g eneral safety instructions .............7 p rotecting the b attery p...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 7 en some of the nozzles do not jet ink ... 27 rinse the nozzles ............................. 27 the printer does not print ................. 28 boldfaced or blurred prints .............. 28 q uestions and p roblems ............... 28 e lectronic guides ............

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    8 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en the area where the device oper- ates. 4. During printing ink drops invisible to people’s eye are jetted out of the head at pressure. Do not aim head outlet 2 at any persons, animals or casual objects be- cause they may get splashed with ink unintentionally. 5...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 9 en it is in the on state, the printer receives and transmits high-frequency (hf) signals. The controller of the ink-jet printer system controls energy emitted during printer operation on an on-going basis. The handjet ® ebs 250 printer complies with all the requ...

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    10 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en if the printer and the accessories are installed and used following the manufacturer’s instructions. The handjet ® ebs 250 printer and rfi modules will bear the following mark: 1471 environmental protection after the printer and rfi modules have been put out...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 11 en ing or the printer operation time after recharging may shorten dramatically. ! The battery is not replaceable as standard. When the battery is charged, the printer cannot communicate with the computer but the printer can be used for printing at that time. Lo...

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    12 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en 1 3 2 full ink container empty ink container replacing the ink container ! If possible, replace the container in dustfree conditions so as to minimise the amount of contaminants getting in to the printer’s ink system. Do not leave the printer with the ink co...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 13 en 2. After the program menu has been displayed, choose the in- stallation option. 3. Follow the instructions displayed during the installation. 4. After all control program compo- nents and usb drivers required have been installed, you can communicate with you...

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    14 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en text files and print pa- rameters how to create a text to be printed? Regular text see figure g . Insert texts in the text edit line in the edit window. Use a mouse and the following key- board keys to edit a text as standard and as you do in other windows® ...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 15 en text is usually marked with the f1 key and the end of a monospaced piece of text is usually marked with the f2 key from your computer keyboard. The markers can be deleted as any other characters - with the delete and backspace keys. The spacing between propo...

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    16 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en 2. Move the cursor to the position where you want to start a text and type in the text. You can change the font at any time. 3. There are three character insertion modes you can use: single character, mode 1 , single character, mode 2 , multi character . Eac...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 17 en universal date and time various components of the current date and time can be printed auto- matically on every object with the use of a univ. Date & time variable field. Below, there is a list of characters that can be used to encode the date and time compo...

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    18 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en on selecting the print preview option (see print preview ) you can see what the print will look like on 25-04-2008 at 11:08:01 hours or later. Object counters you can print a consecutive number of print on every object being labelled or at a specified interv...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 19 en ! The contents of a volatile counter are lost after the printer has been switched off. With a non-volatile counter the counting can be resumed from its last setting after the printer has been switched on again. If you place the mouse cursor in the text edit ...

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    20 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en how to create and edit a graph- ics file for printing? The graphics (bitmap) editor enables a user to create and edit drawings which can then be inserted into texts to be printed. The graphics editor can be called up with the key on the toolbar (see figure f...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 21 en encoder rotate (rotational speed converter). • internal generator - set the impulse generator parameter to fixed speed . ! The program makes it impossible to set the fixed speed parameter unless the ebs-250 safe mode option in the tools menu, the preferences...

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    22 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en tion. For long objects (such as pipes, hoses, cables, strips) you can set the repeated printing parameter to continuous . This is possible after the impulse generator parameter is set to fixed speed . The interval between texts is set with the rep. Distance ...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 23 en printing is resumed from the place /text part in which the printer was drawn back. The shaft direction parameter is available in the advance tab sheet after the adv. Options box has been ticked. If the parameter is set to disabled , the printer will produce ...

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    24 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en air. Wait until the micro compres- sor stops working. 3. Move the head of the printer to an object to be labelled to ensure that drive rolls 1 and 3 touch the surface of the object. 4. Press print release button 5 (the release button) and move the printer al...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 25 en 2. Place the cursor at the end of text text 1 and insert a text- change marker. You can do that in a few ways: • while holding the cursor on the text edit line press the right mouse button (or the menu but- ton) and select the commands insert mark and insert...

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    26 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en similarly you can retrieve the text library from the printer using the command retrieve text library . ! The command send and save text library erases all text files contained in the non-volatile memory of the printer. Printing text files from the library se...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 27 en maintenance, storage and transport 6 it is recommended that the outer face of the print head, especially the nozzle plate 2 , and possibly the guide rolls 1 and 3 should be washed in order to remove the remnants of ink and dirt after the work has been finish...

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    28 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en 6 start the rinse-the-nozzle func- tion. Press release button 5 three times and hold it down for a few seconds. This causes all elec- tromagnets in the head to open and ink to pour out at pressure after a warning buzzing signal has been generated by buzzer 3...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 29 en 39. Led indicator to indicate radio trans- mission in the rfi module. As an alternative to module 22 (rfi via usb) you can use rfi module 35 that communicates via rs-232. 1. Find an unoccupied series port (com) in your computer. 2. Connect the port com of yo...

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    30 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en parameter description nozzle diameter 150µm as standard optionally: 120µm, 170µm, 200µm. Print height 27 mm height of objects to be labelled from 70 mm (contact with both rolls), from 35 mm (contact with the lower roll to print with for example 7 nozzles onl...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 31 en parameter description programming • wireless (radio) line (with the range of up to 50 m), • text and parameter processing soft- ware compatible with windows ® 98se / me / nt / 2000 / xp / vista ® , if windows nt® is running on your pc, the printer communicat...

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    32 en ebs ink-jet systeme 20080908#3.0 en parameter description working pressure from 0.03 mpa to 0.04 mpa (from 0.3 bar to 0.4 bar) operating temperature range from +5°c to +40°c storage temperature range (over a longer period) from +1°c to +45°c , if water-based ink is used for printing. From -10°...

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    20080908#3.0 ebs ink-jet systeme en 33 en • guide rolls on cylinder-shaped elements to support rectilinear printing (at the radius length – along the perimeter), • guide rolls on cylinder-shaped elements to support rectilinear printing (along the axle - longitudinally). I surface to be labelled 54 1...

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