Operator's Manual Thermal transfer Printer for heat shrinkable sleeve THM TwinMark
Operator's Manual for THM TwinMark, derived from XDM4 of cab Produkttechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Edition: 1/2101, Art.Nr. 11404900000 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 original intended purpose demand the previous written authorization by Weidmüller.
Table of Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 4 Instructions................................................................................................................................................ 4 Intended Use..............................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction 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. ! ! i Attention! Draws attention to possible dangers, material damage or loss of quality. Notice! Gives you tips. They make a working sequence easier or draw attention to important working processes. Environment! Gives you tips on protecting the environment.
1 Introduction • 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. • Unauthorized interference with electronic modules or their software can cause malfunctions. • Other unauthorized work on or modifications to the device can also endanger operational safety.
2 Installation 2.
2 Installation 23 24 25 21 26 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 Material sensor Knob for guide adjustment Lower guides Lower print roller Printhead retainer with lower printhead Lower ribbon deflection Lower printhead locking lever 28 27 Fig.
2 Installation 2.2 Unpacking and Setting-up the Printer XX Lift the printer out of the box via the straps. XX Check printer for damage which may have occurred during transport. XX Set up printer on a level surface. XX Remove foam transportation safeguards near the printhead. XX Check delivery for completeness. Contents of delivery: i ! 2.3 • Printer • Power cable • USB cable • Printer and Driver DC incl.
3 Control Panel 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.
3 Control Panel 3.3 Printer States State Display Description Ready Ready The printer is in the ready state and can receive data. and configured symbol displays, such as time Printing label Pause and date Printing label The printer is currently processing an active print job. and the number of the printed label in the print job. Data can be transmitted for a new print job. Pause The printing process has been interrupted by the operator.
3 Control Panel 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 ).
4 Loading Material i Notice! For adjustments and simple installation work, use the accompanying Allen key located in the upper section of the print unit. No other tools are required for the work described here. 4.1 Loading Media from Roll 4.1.1 Positioning the Media Roll on the Roll Retainer 1 2 3 5 6 3 4 5 6 Fig. 6 Loading media from roll Fig. 7 Margin stop (4) unfixed (left) and fixed (right) 1. Open cover. 2.
4 Loading Material 4.1.2 Inserting a Media Strip into the Print Mechanics Fig. 8 Material feed path 1. Unroll a longer material strip of approx. 50 cm. Guide the media strip to the print mechanics as shown in figure 8. 2. Turn lever (1) counterclockwise and lever (6) clockwise to lift both printheads. 3. Move guides (4,5) apart with the knob (3) until the media can pass between them. 4.
4 Loading Material 4.1.3 Setting the Material Sensor 1 Fig. 10 2 3 4 Setting the material sensor The material sensor (2) can be shifted perpendicular to the direction of media flow for adaptation to the media. The sensor unit is marked with indentation (4) on the label sensor retainer. XX Slightly loosen the screw (3) with Allen key (1). XX Position sensor by moving it in such a way that the sensor can detect a reflex or cut-out mark. XX Tighten the screw (3).
4 Loading Material 4.2 Loading Transfer Ribbon i Notice! With direct thermal printing, do not load a transfer ribbon; if one has already been loaded, remove it. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fig. 11 Load transfer ribbon Fig. 12 Transfer ribbon feed path 1. Clean printheads before loading the transfer ribbon ( 6.3 on page 20). 2. Turn lever (6) counterclockwise to lift the upper printhead. 3.
4 Loading Material 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! The adjustment is best carried out during printing. 1 2 2 1 Fig. 13 Setting the upper ribbon feed path Fig. 14 Setting the lower ribbon feed path 1. Read current setting on the scale (1) and record if necessary. 2. Turn screw (2) with Allen key and observe the behavior of the ribbon.
5 Printing Operation 5.1 Printhead Protection ! Attention! Printhead damage caused by improper handling! XX Do not touch the heating elements of the printheads with the fingers or sharp objects. XX Ensure that the material is clean. XX Ensure that the material surfaces are smooth. Rough material act like emery paper and reduce the service life of the printhead. XX Print with the lowest possible printhead temperature.
5 Printing Operation 5.4 Avoiding Loss of Material ! Attention! Loss of material! The print images for the upper and the lower side of one label/section are printed at two different places in the media feed. Therefore every interruption of the continuos print process has the following consequences : • Material already printed at the lower side will be fed to the upper printhead to complete the print of the label/section, but the following media will not be printed at the lower side.
5 Printing Operation 5.5 Avoiding Loss of Data ! Attention! Loss of data! When correctable errors occur labels/sections 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 sections are lost for the printer. XX Avoid predictable error situations. XX To avoid the errors "Out of paper" or "Out of ribbon" switch the printer to the Pause state before the material runs out.
6 Cleaning 6.1 Cleaning Information Danger! Risk of death via electric shock! XX Disconnect the printer from the power supply before performing any maintenance work. The transfer printer requires very little maintenance. It is important to clean the thermal printheads regularly. This guarantees a consistently good printed image and plays a major part in preventing premature wear of the printhead. Otherwise, the maintenance is limited to monthly cleaning of the device.
7 Fault Correction 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 Correctable error Key Remark pause flashes 3.
7 Fault Correction 7.3 Error Messages and Fault Correction 22 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. alphanumeric characters in a numerical barcode Correct the barcode content. Barcode too big The barcode is too big for the allocated area of the label Reduce the size of the barcode or move it.
7 Fault Correction Error message Cause Remedy No SMTP server The printer is configured for SMTP, but there is no SMTP server, or the SMTP server is not currently available. Switch off SMTP in the configuration. Caution! Then a warning cannot be sent by e-mail (EAlert). Please contact your network administrator. No Timeserver Timeserver is selected in the configuration, but there is no Timeserver, or the Timeserver is not currently available. Switch off Timeserver in the configuration.
8 Media 8.1 Media Dimensions Labels Endless material Feed direction Fig. 17 Media dimensions Dim. Designation C Media width Q Media thickness Height of material passage H Print zone height V Feed length HC HP 24 3 - 110 0,055 - 1,2 4,5 5 - 1000 >5 Cut length with cutter CU4 >5 with perforation cutter PCU4 >5 Perforation length • Table 8 Dim.
8 Media 8.2 Device Dimensions Printhead 2 (lower) Feed direction Gap Sensor & Reflective Sensor Printhead 1 (upper) Cut edge Fig. 18 Dim. IC Device dimensions Designation Dim. in mm Distance printhead - cut edge with cutter CU4 18,8 with perforation cutter PCU4 19,5 K Print width SX Distance gap/reflective sensor - middle of media track 105,6 -53 - ±0 i.e.
Media 8.3 Reflex Mark Dimensions Feed direction 8 Fig. 19 Dim. Reflex mark dimensions Designation Dim. in mm H Print zone height A Print zone distance >2 V Feed length >7 L Width of reflex mark >5 M Height of reflex mark X Distance mark - middle of media track 5 - 1000 3 - 10 -53 - ±0 = Distance gap/reflective sensor - middle of media track Y Table 10 26 Sensor recognized virtual print zone front edge • Reflex marks must be on the back side of the material (liner).
Media 8.4 Cut-out Mark Dimensions Feed direction 8 Fig. 20 Cut-out mark dimensions Dim. Designation Dim.
9 Licences Gesellschaft für Computerund AutomationsBausteine mbH & Co KG Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 14 D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany EU Declaration of Conformity We declare herewith that as a result of the manner in which the device designated below was designed, the type of construction and the devices which, as a result have been brought on to the general market comply with the relevant fundamental regulations of the EU Rules for Safety and Health.
10 Index B L Backfeed............................................17 Lithium battery......................................5 C Loading media....................................12 Loading media from roll......................12 Cleaning printhead......................................20 print roller......................................20 Cleaning information...........................20 Loss of material..................................18 Connecting...........................................
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