Safety

Printer overview

Turning on the printer - Daily shutdown

Select a message

Printing a message

Modifying a message

Servicing the print head

Consumables

Informations - Faults
Safety

Read the Instruction manual carefully.

Carefully read and follow to the letter the instructions in

the Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for each
consumable used.

Latex gloves and safety glasses must be

worn during servicing (head cleaning) and
maintenance.

If your printer uses flammable ink or make-up:

- Never leave containers of ink, make-up or cleaning products, or
ink-soaked rags (even dry) near the printer.
- Place a foam, CO2 or powder fire extinguisher in the immediate
vicinity of the printer (distance of 10 meters maximum).
- Never smoke near the printer. Place a sign with the words “NO
SMOKING. FLAMMABLE INK” near the printer.
- Keep the printer clean as dry ink deposits are highly
flammable.
- Keep ink/make-up cartridges and containers of cleaning
solution closed. Store in a ventilated room.
- Use of the printer in an explosive atmospheres is prohibited.

The printer and the print heads must be secured firmly in place
with fastening devices.
 Overview

1 Operator interface

2 Conduit

3 Print head

4 Cabinet

5 Ink

6 Additive
On / Off Indicator: - Abort an action Confirm a
Low level detection - Access the selection, menu
message editing or operation
menu bar

Indicator:
Printer on

Indicators:
Head status
- Select a
parameter
Access head - Access
Interface overview

maintenance submenus or
functions dialog boxes

- View printer
parameters Icon bar
- View and associated with
acknowledge function keys
faults and alarms F1 at F8

Print area Message name Menu bar

 Description of icons
Select and send a message in production

Create a message

Edit the message in production or another message

Access the printing parameters of the message in production

or another message

View and reset the counters of the message in production

Stop the printing

Restart the printing

Access to other menus

Open message

Access fonts

Access composition box for variable directly after cursor.

Access parameters for variable directly after cursor.

Transfer message to production

Save message

Return to Production menu

Access to Message Editing/Message submenu

Access to Message Editing/Font submenu

Access to Message Editing/Variables submenu

Access to Message Editing/Parameters submenu

Access to Printer preparation menu

Access to Symbol Editing menu.

Presentation of the menus
PRODUCTION

Printer Message Status/Printhead Maintenance

Start-up Status jet(s) Clear faults

Shut-down Message selection Motor speed * ELV status
Jet(s) start-up FAULTS modification
Jet(s) stop Library creation … Flushing
Start Mode SAV
Counter display/reset

MESSAGE EDITING

Message Font Variables Parameters

Counter
New select Font Message
Counter 2
Time Counter
Open Select Symbols Counter 2
Postdate
Bolderization Postdate 2 Postdate
Save Tabulation Autodating table Postdate 2
Save as Barcodes Shift code Shift code
External Barcodes
Delete
Load printer

Close

+ PRINTER PREPARATION

Initialization Parameters Options Access codes

Language Message Versions Keyboard

Printer Counter Hour counter Security
Autoclock Counter 2 Machine options
Jet alignment Postdate
RS232 Connection Postdate 2
PCMCIA transfer Shift code
Font(s) downloading Autodating table
Barcodes
Select font

+ SYMBOL EDITING

Symbol Size

New Symbol size

Open
Save
Save as
Delete
Close * depending on printer’s configuration
 Turning on the printer

The message “CHOCO” is ready to be printed.

Daily shutdown

Choose the type of Shut-down : ?

Long Shut-down (YES)
Short Shut-down (NO)
NO YES
 Select a message

The message “MIL” is ready to be printed.

Printing a message
The message “MIL” is ready to be printed.
Modifying a message
Servicing the print head: Advised every 7 days
Servicing the print head (continued)
Consumables
Indicator: Low level detection.

Additive Ink
 Informations - Faults

S/N : Serial number

– Fault list –

Description of the fault

Solving of the fault

S/N : Serial number:

additive:

ink:

Photographs and drawings are not binding in detail. This document was originally written in
French. The French text of this document shall alone be authentic and shall prevail in the event of
a dispute. Markem-Imaje reserves the right to modify the specifications of its products without
prior notice. Any reproduction, even partial, of this document is prohibited.
Edition anglaise
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User Documentation Department – 06/2008