Marsh PatrionPlus User Manual

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User ’s Manual

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Användarhandbok

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OVERVIEW

This User’s Manual provides step-by-step procedures for performing either single or dual-tasking PatrionPlus system
functions. For further details, refer to your PatrionPlus Technical Manual.

CHANGE LANGUAGE

Available screen display languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish.

To change language, begin from homescreen. Press . Highlight Language option; press . Highlight

desired language; press . Note: Only screen prompts convert; entered messages stay in original language.

SET UP FUNCTIONS

PRINTHEADS

To perform printhead setup functions:

• Always begin from the homescreen.

• Dual-Tasking only: Press either or to select correct task number.

• Press . Highlight Printheads option and press . Printhead Setup screen
is displayed.

1. Use to highlight printhead you want to configure.

2. Use to select printhead size.

3. Use to set print direction and move highlighted printheads to the desired
printline positions.

4. Type offset value from 0 to 99; press .

5. Either type dot size (from 1 to 9 for VJ printheads or 1 to 4 for HR printheads) or

keep default (2); press .

6. Type aspect ratio value from 0 to 9; press .

Configuring a
Printhead

1. Use to highlight printhead for inverted print.

2. Press .

3. Highlight Inverted; press .

1. Use to highlight printhead you want to designate as the master.

2. Press .

3. Highlight Master option; press .

1. Press .

2. Highlight desired trigger option; press .

1. Press .

2. Highlight Shaft Encoder option; press .

TIME & DATE

1. Begin from homescreen. Press . Ensure Time & Date option is highlighted;

press . Set Time & Date screen is displayed.

2. Highlight field you want to change.

3. Type in new time (24-hour format); new day (corresponding day of week number;
1 = Sunday); new date (DD/MM/YY format).

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Specifying Inverted
Print

Designating Master
Printhead

Setting Print Trigger

Designating Shaft
Encoder

Setting the Current
Time, Day, Date

ROLLOVER HOUR

1. Begin from homescreen. Press . Highlight Rollover Hour option; press

. Rollover Hour screen is displayed.

2. To set rollover time to 00:00 (midnight), press ; to set time to anything else,
type desired time in 24-hour format in the highlighted field.

ALPHA CODES

1. Begin from homescreen. Press . Highlight Alpha Codes option. Press .

2. Highlight desired option (Hour, Day, Date, Month); press .

3. Highlight desired field. Type new code or press or (day) or
(month).

Hour: up to 2 characters Date: up to 2 characters
Day: up to 4 characters Month: up to 4 characters

WORK SHIFTS

1. Begin from homescreen. Press . Highlight Work Shifts option. Press .
Set Work Shifts screen is displayed.

2. Highlight desired field. In Shift Code field, type any one alphanumeric character to
represent the shift; in the Start Time field, type the time (24 hour format) that the
shift starts.

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Setting Rollover Hour

Setting Codes for
Hour, Day, Date or
Month

Assigning Shift Codes
and Start Times

MESSAGE FUNCTIONS

CREATE/EDIT MESSAGES

1. Dual-tasking only: From homescreen, press either or to select

correct task.

2. From homescreen, press . Highlight New option; press . New Message
screen is displayed.

3. Type message in window; add any message elements. For details on
checking/adding each different type of message element, see Message Elements.

4. To save message, first press ; select Save option. Save Messages screen is
displayed.

5. Type name for new message, up to 10 characters; press or .

To move within a message element, you must first select it by moving the cursor to
it. To move, change, or delete a message element, you must first select it and then

highlight it by pressing + .

1. Dual-tasking only: From homescreen, press either or to select
correct task.

2. From homescreen, press . Highlight Edit option; press .

3. Either type or highlight name of message you want to edit; press or .
Message is displayed.

4. Add/change characters and any message elements. For details on checking/adding
each different type of message element, see Message Elements.

5. To save message, first press ; select Save option. Save Messages screen is
displayed.

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Editing an Existing
Message

Using Message
Elements

Creating a New
Message

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6. To replace existing message, press or . At replace prompt, press

.

To save as new message, type new name (up to 10 characters); press or

.

MESSAGE ELEMENTS

1. Begin from a message screen. If adding, place cursor where element should be

inserted; if changing, place cursor in element. Press .

2. Highlight desired option (Time Format, Date Format, Expiration Date, Work Shift);

press .

3. Work Shift only: Based on system clock, work shift is automatically inserted in
message; no further steps required.

4. To add a new or changed code element to the format, highlight the field you want to

add and press ; to delete a just-entered value and replace it with the last saved

value, press . Expiration Date only: Type number of days until expiration.

5. To add formatted element to your message, press .

To add or replace a count in a message, always begin from a message screen. If
adding, place cursor where count should be inserted; if changing, place cursor in the

element. Press . Highlight desired counts option; press . The applicable
count screen is displayed.

Adding and Changing
Product Counts

Formatting, Adding,
and Changing
Time/Date Codes in a
Message

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1. In Start at field, type number at which count should begin (up to 9 digits).

2. In Maximum field, type number of last count before count starts over.

3.If needed, use to access Reset and Prompt options.

4. To add the count to the message, press .

1. Type number of digits, from the continuing count, that you want to appear in the
message (up to 15 digits).

2. To add the count to the message, press .

1. In Start field, type number at which box count should begin (up to 6 digits); in
Maximum field, type number of last box to be counted before starting over.

2. In Start field, type number at which lot count should begin (up to 6 digits); in
Maximum field, type number of last lot to be counted before starting over.

3. In field, “Increment the lot count every ___ box counts”, type number of boxes in
each lot.

4. If needed, use to access Reset and Prompt options.

5. In Separator Character field, specify what will separate the two printed count
numbers (up to 5 alphanumeric characters).

6. To specify format in which counts will appear in message (Lot-Box, Box-Lot, Lot

Only), press and select format.

7. To add the count to the message, press .

Lots & Boxes

Continuing Count

Incrementing Count

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1. Press .

2. Highlight User Insert; press .

3. Type in label name, number of characters (up to 99), and default data. Press .

1. Press .

2. Highlight RS-232 Insert; press .

3. Type in field offset (up to 999), number of characters (up to 99), and default data.

4. Press .

PRINT MESSAGE

1. Dual-tasking only: From homescreen, press either or to select

correct task.

2. From homescreen, press . Highlight Print option; press .

3. Select message (type or highlight message name); press or .

4. To confirm selected message for print, press . To stop printing in progress,

press (ensure that LED is lit red).

Printing a Saved
Message

RS-232 Inserts

User Inserts

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PRINT SETTINGS

1. Dual-tasking only: From homescreen, press either or to select
correct task.

2. Press . Character Width screen is displayed.

3. Character Width: To widen printed characters, press ; to narrow, press

or .

4. Print Position: Press . Print Position screen is displayed.

5. Print Position: To place printed message on left edge of a box travelling to left,

press until value is zero and sliding bar is at Max Left; to place message

anywhere to right of left box edge, press or .

6. Print Position: To set print position for opposite direction, press .

CURRENT MESSAGE OPTIONS

1. Begin from homescreen while message is printing. Press . Highlight Edit it

option; press ; edit message.

2. To save edits, press and select Save option. To exit message without saving

edits, either press and select Quit option; or press .

Editing Currently­Printing Message

Setting Character
Width or Print
Position

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1. Begin from homescreen while message is printing. Press . Highlight Adjust

Counts option; press . Product Counts screen is displayed.

2. Highlight field you want to change (see Adding a Product Count for types) and type

in new number. Note: To reset to starting number, either press (resets to

001); type in starting number; or to adjust by one count, use and .

VIEW MESSAGE

1. Dual-tasking only: From homescreen, press either or to select

correct task.

2. From homescreen, press . Highlight View option; press .

3. Select message (type or highlight message name); press or .

4. To view another saved message, press .

1. Dual-tasking only: From homescreen, press either or to select

correct task.

2. From homescreen, press . Highlight New option; press .

3. Press .

4. Highlight View RS-232 Inserts; press .

5. Press .

Viewing an RS-232
Insert

Viewing a Saved
Message

Adjusting Product
Counts

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DELETE MESSAGE

1. Dual-tasking only: From homescreen, press either or to select
correct task.

2. From homescreen, press . Highlight Delete option; press .

3. Select message (type or highlight message name); press or .

4. Confirm delete by pressing . To cancel, press or .

QUIT MESSAGE

1. Begin from message screen. Press . Highlight Quit option; press .

2. To save changes before quitting, press ; to close message screen without

saving, press .

FONTS

If changing a specific message element, select and highlight it + before
beginning either function.

1. To change font or select boldface type, always begin from a message screen. Press

. Pop-up menu of available fonts/options is displayed.

2. Highlight desired font size; press .

1. Highlight Bold option; press .

Note: The Bold option is not available for HR printheads.

Changing the Font

Changing to Bold
Type

(7 Dot, 16 Dot, 16
DOT)

Exiting a Message
Screen

Deleting an Existing
Message

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SPECIAL CHARACTERS

To add special characters, bar codes or logos to your message, always begin from a

message screen. Press . Pop-up menu of available options is displayed.

1. Highlight Character Map option; press . Character Map screen is displayed.

2. Highlight desired character; press or take note of applicable keystroke
combination for future use.

1. Highlight Bar codes option; press . Bar code screen is displayed.

2. Use to select the desired bar code; press .

3. Type bar code data.

4. Count only: press to add count information to bar code. See Incrementing
Count section on page 5 for more information.

5. To add the bar code to the message, press .

1. Highlight Logos option; press . Logo selection screen is displayed.

2. Use to select the desired logo. Press or press to display the
logo on screen.

3. To add the logo to the message, press .

Logos

Bar codes

Viewing/Adding
Special Printable
Characters
(Character Map)

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UTILITY FUNCTIONS

To access the Utility functions, always begin from the homescreen. Press .

Highlight desired option; press . The applicable screen/function is active.

LOGOFF/LOGON

Highlight Logoff; press . The system is logged off.

Press , type the correct password, and press or .

PURGE PRINTHEADS/PRINT TEST PATTERN

Note: HR printheads cannot be purged electronically. If you only have HR printheads and you try to purge
electronically, your will get an error message that says, “No printheads have been detected.” If you have VJ (Valve
Jet) and HR printheads, only the VJ printheads will appear on the purge screen.

1. Highlight Purge; press .

2. Use to highlight the printhead to be purged.

3. Press or to display the nozzle associated with the highlighted
printhead. If needed, highlight and add more printheads.

4. If you want to purge only one valve, press .

5. Place container in front of printhead nozzle.

6. Press .

7. Block photocell.

8. To stop purging, press or unblock the photocell.

Logging Off

Logging On

Purging a Printhead

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1. Highlight Purge; press .

2. Use to highlight printhead to be tested.

3. Press or to display the nozzle associated with the highlighted
printhead.

4. Press .

5. Pass test-card or box in front of printhead.

6. To stop test process at any time, press .

ML8 (EMULATION MODE)

1. Plug KID into back of PatrionPlus controller.

2. From controller homescreen, press .

3. Highlight ML8 Emulation option; press . System transfers control of the
PatrionPlus system to the KID. Note: See Technical Manual for complete list of
commands.

4. To return to Patrion mode, press .

MESSAGE SELECTION (PATRION MODE)

1. Plug the input device (Keyboard Input Device (KID), RS-232, etc.) into the back of
the PatrionPlus controller.

2. Begin from homescreen. Press “CTRL T” on the input device. The input device
displays “MSG = ”.

3. Type the message name on the input device; press . Note: Marsh
recommends using capitalized letters and numbers when saving messages created in
the Edit/New Message screen.

4. The PatrionPlus homescreen is updated with the message selected.

Printing Test Pattern

Operating PatrionPlus
System using a
Keyboard Input
Device (KID)