Summary of TE3112
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Pb service manual te3124/te3112 . Thermal transfer printer.
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2 2 description part number te3124-printer cc9352-000 te3112-printer cr2120-000 te connectivity document number: 412-121032 issue 1 related documents 412-121024, te3124 operators manual. 412-121026 te3112 operators manual. 411-121020 thermal transfer cleaning instructions. 411-121018 printhead setup...
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2 3 table of contents 1 important information ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 general safety instructions ..................................................................................................
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4 4 1 important information 1.1 general safety instructions this service manual is intended for use by qualified service and maintenance personnel. For more operation and configuration information, refer to the user or configuration manual. Follow the general safety rules below: • keep the area arou...
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4 5 1 important information 1.3 handling electricity the following work may only be done by trained and qualified electricians: • work on electrical components. • work on an open device still connected to the mains supply. General precautions before starting maintenance work: • find out where the em...
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6 6 2 cleaning 2.1 cleaning by the operator the following cleaning work is described in the “thermal transfer printer cleaning instructions“ te document number: 411-121020. • cleaning the device • cleaning the printhead • cleaning the print roller • cleaning the label sensor danger! Risk of death vi...
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6 7 2.2 cleaning the label sensor 1 5 2 4 2 3 fig. 1 cleaning the label sensor fig 2 removing the label sensor danger! Risk of death via electric shock! X before opening the housing cover, disconnect the device from the mains supply and wait at lease one minute until the power supply unit has discha...
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8 8 3 replacing assembly units 3.1 tools x do not use any worn of damaged tools. X only use tools and testing devices that are suitable for the task at hand. Special tools: • test collar for transfer ribbon winder (5534199) standard tools: • phillips-head screwdriver, size 1 • allen key 1,5 mm • scr...
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8 9 3 replacing assembly units 3.3 replacing the printhead 3.4 replacing the printhead the printhead of the printer can be replaced without the need for fine adjustment. The printhead must be replaced if worn or when switching to a printhead with higher or lower resolution. For better identification...
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10 10 3 replacing assembly units removing the printhead 1. Turn lever (10) counterclockwise to lift the printhead. 2. Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the printer. 3. Remove allen key (11) from its retainer. 4. Lightly keep printhead mounting bracket (9) on the print roller with one finger and...
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10 11 3.5 replacing the slipping clutches the rewinder for the transfer ribbon and the internal rewinder are coupled to slipping clutches in the main drive. The supply hub of the transfer ribbon is braked with a slipping clutch during printing. Change the slipping clutch when it can no longer be set...
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12 12 installing the slipping clutch on the rewinders 8 7 6 5 4 4 snap ring 5 slipping clutch 6 coupling disks 7 winder axis 8 collar of the belt wheel fig. 7 slipping clutch on the rewinders 1. Slide coupling (5) onto the winder axis (7). 2. Align grooves in the coupling disks (6) with the guides i...
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12 13 3.6 replacing the label sensor i notice! Contamination of the label sensor can also cause malfunctions. Before replacing the label sensor, check whether it is soiled and clean it if necessary.. Danger! Risk of death via electric shock! X before opening the housing cover, disconnect the device ...
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14 14 3.6.2 replacing label sensor 1 5 2 4 2 3 fig. 10 replacing the label sensor danger! Risk of death via electric shock! X before opening the housing cover, disconnect the device from the mains supply and wait at lease one minute until the power supply unit has discharged. Removing the label sens...
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14 15 3.7 replacing the pcb cpu danger! Risk of death via electric shock! X before opening the housing cover, disconnect the device from the mains supply and wait at lease one minute until the power supply unit has discharged. 3 1 2 1 removing the pcb cpu 1. If possible, save the printer configurati...
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16 16 3.8 replacing the power supply unit danger! Risk of death via electric shock! X before opening the housing cover, disconnect the device from the mains supply and wait at lease one minute until the power supply unit has discharged. 1 2 3 2 4 6 7 5 4 removing the power supply unit 1. Unplug the ...
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16 17 4 adjustments 4.1 measuring and adjusting the winding torques the rewinder for the transfer ribbon and the internal rewinder are coupled to slipping clutches in the main drive. The supply hub of the transfer ribbon is braked with a slipping clutch during printing. The correct setting of the to...
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18 18 4 adjustments the set values for the winding torque and the resulting pulling force at the test collar are: slipping clutch on direction of rotation printer winding torque m pulling force f ribbon take up hub clockwise te3124 te3112 13.5 - 14.4 ncm 13.5 - 14.4 ncm 4.3 - 4.8 n 4.3 - 4.8 n count...
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18 19 4 adjustments internal rewinder measurement of the winding torque at the internal rewinder occurs by determining the pulling forces with a cord wrapped around the rewinder. The physical relation between the torque and the pulling force is: f= m / r f: pulling force [n], m: winding torque [ncm]...
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20 20 4 adjustments 4.1.2 adjusting the winding torques the winding torque of a winder can be changed at the knurled ring of the respective slipping clutch. The numbers on the knurled ring stand for the value of the winding torque: • 1: lowest winding torque • 7: highest winding torque the current v...
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20 21 4 adjustments 4.2 adjusting the printing mechanism major adjustment of the printing mechanism beyond format-based settings is only required if the printhead assembly has been removed or parts in this area have been replaced. Excluded from this is the replacement of the printhead, after which r...
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22 22 4 adjustments 4.2.2 adjusting the printhead position in order to achieve the best possible print image the following printhead settings are necessary: • align the heating line with the highest point of the print roller. Density of the print image is the greatest at this point. • set the parall...
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22 23 4 adjustments 4.2.3 adjusting the printhead pressure the printhead pressure can be changed with the screws (1a) and (1b) at the inside and outside of the printhead. Increasing the head contact pressure leads to an improvement of the print image density on the corresponding side and to a shifti...
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24 24 4 adjustments 4.2.4 adjusting the transfer ribbon feed path you can adjust the transfer ribbon feed path by changing the head contact pressure and adjusting the transfer ribbon deflection. Increasing the head contact pressure with the screws (3a) and (3b) shifts the ribbon feed path in the cor...
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24 25 4 adjustments 4.3 adjusting the belt tension at the main drive motor danger! Risk of death via electric shock! X before opening the housing cover, disconnect the device from the mains supply and wait at lease one minute until the power supply unit has discharged. ! Attention! The toothed belt ...
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26 26 4 adjustments 4.4 adjusting the head switch the head switch prevents printing from occurring when the printhead is open. Adjust the head switch if the error message head open appears in the display even though the printhead is locked. Danger! Risk of death via electric shock! X before opening ...
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26 27 5 troubleshooting and error correction 5.1 failure of device functions functional error possible remedy medium is not transported check electrical connections between pcb cpu and motor check drive mechanism replace the pcb cpu replace the motor no print image with medium transport check plug c...
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28 28 5 troubleshooting and error correction 5.2 hardware faults error message cause fault recovery adc malfunction fault on the pcb cpu replace the pcb cpu fpga malfunction fault on the pcb cpu replace the pcb cpu invalid setup fault on the pcb cpu replace the pcb cpu voltage error v bat voltage of...
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28 29 6 block diagram printer type nr. 1 nr. 2 nr. 3 nr. 4 nr. 5 nr. 6 te3112 te3124 300dpi 5954072 5954067 5954066 5946208 5954099 5958670 600dpi 5954077 5954067 5954066 5946208 5954099 5958670 fig. 23 block diagram.
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30 30 7 layout diagram pcb cpu fig. 24 layout diagram pcb cpu - components side.
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30 31 7 layout diagram pcb cpu fig. 25 layout diagram pcb cpu - soldering side.
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32 32 8 index a adjusting the belt tension .................25 adjusting the head switch .................26 adjusting the printhead position .......22 adjusting the printhead pressure ......23 adjusting the printing mechanism.....21 adjusting the ribbon feed path ..........24 b block diagram .........