Saturn S300 Series,S400 Series,S Series,S600 Series Service Manual

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Contents

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction………………………………………………………1-5

Chapter 2 Safty ………………………………………………………………2-1

Chapter 3 Equipment Description and Component Identification…3-1

Chapter 4 Installation ………………………………………………………4-1

Chapter 5 Ink Jet Printer Operation ………………………………………5-1

Chapter 6 Maintenance ……………………………………………………6-1

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting …………………………………………………7-1

Appendix:

1. Hydraulic System Connecting Figure …………………………8-1

2. Electric System ……………………………………………………8-2

3. Hydraulic System …………………………………………………8-3

4. Printing Speed List ………………………………………………8-4

5. User-defined Font…………………………………………………8-5

6. S400 Series Upgrade Introduction……………………………8-11

Version: 20100420

Introduction

In this chapter you will find:

Introduction

z a brief description of the intended use of the machine z who this manual is intended for, how it is organized, and the

writing conventions that are used to present information

z an introduction to each of the chapters in this manual

WARNING: Read chapter 2, Safety, before attempting to

service operate the equipment.

Turn to page 1-2 for a chapter-level Table of Contents.

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Introduction

Chapter 1 Contents

Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3

References to the S400 serials printer - - - - - - - 1-3 Printers Supplies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-3

Who Should Use this Manual? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-4

Writing Conventions Used In this Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5

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Introduction

The S400 Serials Printer is a non-contact ink jet printer designed to print small character messages onto a product. This equipment is typically used for industrial marking, coding and overprinting. The technical specialties are listed as followed.

For ease of reading, the S400 Series Printer will be referred to as

References to the S300/400 Printer

Due to the large variety of SATURN Inks available for use with this

Printer Supplies

the “S480 Printer” or “Printer” throughout the remainder of this Manual.

product, this printer can print on virtually any surface, texture, contour or shape.

Contact your SATURN sales representative or distributor if you

have any question regarding supplies selection (inks, make-up fluids and cleaning solutions) or product application.

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Introduction

Who Should Use this Manual?

Introduction

This Manual is intended for use by SATURN service personnel and those customers who are qualified to perform their own printer service and maintenance.

WARNING: Customers who intended to service and maintain the

printer themselves must be qualified personnel, which are considered those persons who have the proper technical training (successful completion of a training course covering this printer), have experience to work on this equipment, and are aware of the hazards to which they will be exposed. The Service Manual is intended to be supplement (and not a replacement) to training.

The Manual contains information on operating, installing, setting up, maintaining, troubleshooting, and servicing the printer.

Keep this Manual in a safe location where it can be easily accessed for reference.

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Introduction

Service Manual Overview

Chapter 2, Safety

This chapter contains important equipment and safety guidelines, as well as the safety writing conventions used throughout the manual.

Chapter 3, Equipment Description and Component Identification

This chapter shows the location and provides a brief description of each of the main components in the printhead, the hydraulic and electronic co mpartments of the printer.

Chapter 4, Installation

This chapter includes the necessary procedures when installing the printer and setup the technical data.

Chapter 5, Printer Operation

This chapter includes an overview of the fluid system, a description of how ink drops are created and controlled, and detailed functional sequences of operation for electrical, and hydraulic functions.

Chapter 6, Maintenance

The maintenance chapter lists all recommended scheduled maintenance procedures, ink maintenance procedures, and procedures to follow to attain th e finest print quality.

Chapter 7. Troubleshooting

This chapter includes the cause, judge, and solutions of printer common fault s.

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Safety

In this chapter you will find:

 important safety guidelines to follow when operating the

equipment

 important safety guidelines to follow when working with

inks, make-up fluids, and cleaning solutions

 important safety guidelines to follow when long-term

shutdown

 printhead cleaning  shutdown without cleaning  recovery tube cleaning

WARNING: Read this chapter thoroughly before attempting

Refer to page 2-2 for a chapter-level Table of Contents.

to operate this product.

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Safety

Chapter 2 Contents

Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2-3

Safety Terms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4

Fire Prevention Statements- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2-4 Danger Statements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2-4 Warning Statements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4 Caution Statements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4

Equipment Safety Guidelines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5

Comply with Electrical Codes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5

Avoid Breathing Exhaust Vapors - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5

Do Not Remove Warning Labels - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5

Ink Safety Guidelines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6

No Smoking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6

Wear Safety Glasses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2-6

Avoid Skin Contact - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6

Dispose of Ink Properly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6

Store Inks Properly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2-6

Ground the Service Tray - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6

Ink and make-up fluid caution items- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-7

Long-term Shutdown- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-8

Printhead Cleaning- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2-8 Shutdown without Auto Flush - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-9 Recovery Tube Cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2-10

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Safety

Introduction

z The policy of Saturn Technologies Ltd. is to manufacture non-contact printing/coding systems

and ink supplies which meet high standards of performance and reliability. We enforce strict quality control techniques to eliminate the potential defects and haza rds in our products.

z The intended use of the S480 printer is to print information directly onto a product. Use of this

equipment in any other fashion may lead to serious personal injury.

z The safety guidelines provided in this chapter are intended to educate the operator on all safety

issues in order to operate the printer in a safe manner.

z The safety guidelines provided in this chapter are intended to educate the operator on all safety

issues in order to install, service, and maintain the printer in a safe manner.

z Before using this printer, thoroughly read this chapter and follow the guidelines strictly.

z You must use Saturn’s ink、make-up, or the warranty period will stop automatically.

z Please find technical support from distributor directly. Do not use untrained staff in the warranty

period, or the warranty period will stop automatically.

z Filter and O ring are consumables, which are not included in warranty, please replace on time.

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Safety

Safety Conventions Used in this Manual

Fire prevention statement The ink and make-up fluid are both flammable and may cause fire.

Danger Statements Danger statements:

Please keep any fire five meters away from the printer, and set up the printer in dry environment

 are used to indicate immediate hazards which WILL result in

severe personal injury or death

 have a triangular symbol with an

immediate left

  are always found before the step or piece of information to

Warning Statements Warning statements:

 are used to indicate hazards or unsafe practices which could

 have a triangular symbol with an exclamation point to the

  are always found before the step or piece of information to

Caution Statements Caution statements:

 are used to indicate hazards or unsafe practices which could

is preceded by the word "DANGER"

which they refer

result in severe personal injury or death

immediate left

is preceded by the word “WARNING”

which they refer

result in minor personal injury or product or property damage

exclamation point to the

 have a triangular symbol with an

immediate left



is always preceded by the word CAUTION

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exclamation point to the

Safety

Equipment Safety Guidelines

WARNING: Always observe the following safety guidelines when

Comply with Electrical Codes

Shutdown the power before opening printer door; Do not insert tweezers, screw driver or any steel material into ink ejection hole at the end of printhead. When the printer is ready to print, a high voltage (approximately 6 kV) is applied to the deflection electrode section in the printhead. Exercise caution to avoid electric shock, injury, and fire.

Avoid Breathing Exhaust Vapors

During operation, the printer exhausts vapors through the muffler. These vapors may be flammable and present a healthy hazard. For these reasons, do not allow the exhaust to be confined to an area that does not have proper ventilation or near a source of ignition. Printer exhaust fumes are generally heavier than air, so keep all sources of ignition away from low areas where fumes may travel or accumulate. Ensure that no welding operations are performed within 5 m of the printer.

Do Not Remove Warning Labels

Do not, under any circumstances, remove or obstruct any warning or instruction labels in the printer.

WARNING: Do not place the printer in an explosive atmosphere. If emergency occurs, press the power switch to turn off the power. Use the printer at the temperature with 0—40°C and relative humidity of 30-90%, or will cause fault to printer. Do not mix different types of ink together, or will cause printer fault Printer should link to ground well, or will affect printing.

installing, operating, servicing, or maintaining the printer and associated equipment.

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Safety

Ink Safety Guidelines

WARNING: Always observe the following safety guidelines when

No Smoking

Do not smoke when near the printer or printhead. Explosion or fire

Ground the Service Tray Ground the Saturn service tray to the printer, and install the

may result if the printer exhaust fumes are subjected to an ignition source.

Wear Safety Glasses

Wear safety glasses with side shields (or equivalent eye protection) when handling any ink, make-up fluid or cleaning solution. If splashed into your eyes, flush eyes with water for 15 minutes and see a doctor immediately.

Avoid Skin Contact

Wear butyl rubber gloves when handling any ink, make-up fluid or cleaning solution. Avoid contact with skin and mucous membranes (nasal passage, throat). Upon contact with skin, remove any contaminated clothing and wash area with soap and water. See a doctor if irritation persists.

Dispose of Ink Properly

Do not pour any ink, make-up fluid, or cleaning solution into sinks, sewers, or drains. Waste disposal must comply with local regulations; contact the appropriate regulatory agency for further information.

Store Consumables Properly

The ink and make-up fluid are both flammable and may cause fire, and must be stored properly. Consult the appropriate regulatory agency for further information

printhead into the service tray when test printing or dumping ink from the printhead. This is necessary to avoid the possibility of electrostatic discharge which may result in fire.

working with any ink, make-up fluid, or cleaning solution.

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Safety

Ink and Make-up Fluid Caution Items

1. Ink and make-up replenishment While the printer is operated, the ink and make-up are automatically transferred at fixed intervals from the ink or make-up tank to the main ink supply pipe for replenishment purposes. If the ink or make-up sufficiency alarm is issued, add ink or make-up to the tank within 60 minutes. If such replenishment procedure is not completed within 60 minutes, the printer comes to a stop.

2. Ink replacement Refer to “System Maintainence ”. During printer operated, ink will polluted by dust. Long-term running will cause to badly charge of ink. Replace the ink refer to the table as below;

Replacement periods Type Numbers

Operating hours Period

Normal black ink R1182 800-1200 hours 8 month

Low viscosity ink R1180 800-1200 hours 8 month

Invisible blue ink R1360 600-1000 hours 6 month

Alcohol endurable ink R1582 600-1200 hours 8 month

High adhesive ink R1782 600-1200 hours 6 month White pigment ink R1000 600-1000 hours 6 month

Edible ink R1960 300-600 hours 3 month

3. Store requirement

1) The ink and make-up must be hermetically sealed and stored in a cool dark place(0 to 20 ℃)

2) Using the ink and make-up before “Unseal period”.

3) Once the ink unsealed, please use it as soon as possible, if the ink in the printer over the

time which in above table, that means the ink can not be used any more.

4) Once the make-up unsealed, please add into the ink jet printer within one year. Do not need

to change the make-up.

Caution

: Waste ink and make-up can not be poured into sewer or public places.

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Safety

Long-term Shutdown Guidelines

Please refer to the procedure of "auto flush" in the system maintenance. Long-term shutdown requires that you drain out the ink from the printer and flush the ink system. This is necessary, as left ink in the system will dry/solidify, causing problems when re-commissioning the printer.

Cleaning of Print Head

Most of ink used in printer is fast dry ink. This type of ink will come to dry and solidify immediately. The "auto flush" function ensures that the nozzle and gutter will be cleaned when the printer is starting up and shutting down. Some ink sprayed out of the nozzle over time will accumulate on the charge deflection plate/nozzle plate, causing the ink stream unable to spray out. It is necessary to clean the printhead manually.

(1) Take off nozzle cover, spray out make-up on nozzle plate, charge deflection, H.V. deflection

electrode and gutter, clean out printhead.

Screw for Printhead Cover

Do not clean this area with

cleanings.

Use wet paper with cleanings

to clean this area.

Charge Electrode

Cleaning Range

(2) Clean out the nozzle as the picture shows. Can not spray out make-up to other area. (3) Dry the printhead using the rubber pipette bulb.

z Ensure the nozzle, charge electrode, H.V. deflection electrode, gutter and surrounding area

are clean enough.

z Do not force make-up to flow inside the nozzle.

Nozzle

Nozzle Plate

H.V. Deflection Electrode

Gutter

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Safety

Shutdown without Auto Flush

Press the this shutdown frequently in a short period of time will cause surplus adding of make-up to the

system. If the shutdown time is less than 30 seconds, you should perform the quick shutdown procedure.

Quick shutdown: If the shutdown time is less than 30 seconds you may perform the quick

Print Status

Print Key for 2 seconds, the printer will start to shutdown with a "system cleaning”. Using

shutdown procedure to avoid surplus adding of make-up. This procedure will shorten shutdown time. Shutdown without auto flush is used normally for maintenance purposes only.

(Green LED)

z Press “Print Key”, green LED will off, and status area will indicate “Printer is

ready”;

System St atus: Printer is ready

System Maintainence-1

2007/12/26 12:00

Ink On/Off Print Test

H.V. On/Off

Current Flow Time:

z Enter “System Maintainence-1”, select “Ink On/Off”, status area will display

“Printer is Shutting down H.V.”, “Printer is Shutting down”. When the ink in recovery tube is drain out, you can turn off the switch to maintain the printer.

Caution ① After finishing maintenance on the printer using "shutdown without auto flush" it is important to note that if you intend not to use the printer for some time you must perform the normal shutdown procedure to make sure that the ink recovery tube is perfectly clean. ② After finish the maintenance, if need to start up again, manually cleaning the nozzle procedure is needed to perform to make sure the ink stream perfectly recover to the gutter.

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Safety

Recovery Tube Cleaning

If the printer is running for a long time without auto flush, the recovery tube may accumulate some ink and will need to be cleaned.

Caution

: Do not perform recovery tube cleaning more than twice.

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

In this chapter you will find:  a brief description of the two main printer assemblies --- the

control unit and the printhead

 the location and a brief description of the function of the main

components in the hydraulic, and electronic compartments of the printer, as well as the printhead

Turn to page 3-2 for a chapter-level Table of Contents.

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Chapter 3 Contents

Equipment Description- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-3

Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-3

Control Unit- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-4

Hydraulic Compartments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-4 Electronic Compartments- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-5

Keyboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-5

The Printhead- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-6

Component Identification - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-7

Introduction- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-7

The Location and Description of a Main Component- - - - 3-7

Hydraulic Components - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-7

Electronic Components - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-14

Printhead Components - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-16

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Introduction The S400 Series printer is comprised of two basic assemblies

-- the control unit and the printhead -- connected by an umbilical assembly (a flexible conduit containing electrical and fluid lines). Refer to Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1. S400 Series Printer

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Control Unit

Hydraulics Compartment

(Fluid pan)

For more information

The control unit consists of the hydraulic and electronic compartments of the printer, as well as the keyboard (Refer to Figure 3-2).

The hydraulics compartment is located behind the front door of the control unit (refer to Figure 3-2). This is where ink and makeup fluid are stored, monitored, and maintained to ensure proper fluid viscosity. This is also where pressure is applied to the ink to ensure proper velocity of the ink drops at the printhead.

Caution commonly referred to as the “fluid pan”.

Refer to Hydraulic Components on page 3-7 for information on the main components found in the hydraulics compartment.

Keyboard

Lower Door

(Open before

maintaining or

filling ink and

makeup in)

Ink Tank

Figure 3-2. The Control Unit

: The hydraulics compartment is also

Upper Door

Makeup Tank

Support Tray (loosen the screw to pull out the tray)

Power

Supply

Hydraulics

Compartment

Umbilicals

Ports

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Electronic Compartments

For more inf ormatio

Keyboard

Figure 3-3. Keyboard

Electronic compartments are set in the upper door (refer to Figure 3-2). The main function is to control all the electronic signal.

Refer to Electronic Components on page 3-16 for information on the main components found in the electronic compartment.

The keyboard is located on the front of the control unit (refer to Figure 3-2). The keyboard consists of control keys, an alpha keypad, and a display screen (refer to Figure 3-3). Use the keyboard to operate the printer.

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

The Printhead The printhead is connected to the control unit by the umbilical

assembly. The printhead receives pressurized ink through the umbilical, and turns the ink stream into tiny electrically charged ink droplets which are deflected onto a substrate to form a printed code.

For more information

Refer to Printhead Components on page 3-15 for information

on the main components found in the printhead.

Refer to Chapter 5, Inkjet Printer Operation，for more information on how the printhead works.

Figure 3-4. Printhead

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Component Identification

Introduction This section identifies the location and describes the function

of the main components included in the hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic compartments of the control unit, as well as the main components in the printhead.

Only main printer components are covered in this section.

This section is divided into the following subsections:

 Hydraulic Components - - - - - - - - turn to page 3-7  Electronic Components - - - - - - - turn to page 3-13  Printhead Components - - - - - - -- turn to page 3-15

Hydraulic Components Refer to Figure 3-5 and Figure 3-6 for the location of the main

hydraulic components, and refer to the following pages to find a brief description of the function of the components.

Caution

components.

: Open the lower door to check the hydraulic

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Viscosimeter

Ink Pouring Orifice

Ink Pressure

Regulator

Ink Tank

Support Tray

Figure 3-5. Hydraulics Compartment-1 (with support tray pulled out)

1. Ink Pressure Gauge The ink pressure gauge indicates the amount of air pressure (in

psi and bar) applied to the ink supply cylinder. This pressure is commonly referred to as "ink pressure”. The ink pressure is controlled by adjusting the ink pressure regulator (refer to page 3-10).

2. Ink Pressure Regulator The ink pressure regulator is used to adjust the ink pressure, and

accordingly to change the speed of the ink steam. According to the style of ink and the measure of print head, ink pressure is usually set at 2.8- 3.5 bar(40- 50 psi).

WARNING: Do not adjust the ink pressure regulator unless

you are performing the “Viscosity Calibrate” procedure. (Refer to page 6-26)

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Ink Pressure

Gauge

Makeup Pouring

Orifice

Makeup Tank

Equipment Description and Component Identification

3. Ink Tank The ink tank stores fresh ink for printer.

4. Makeup Tank

The Makeup tank stores Makeup and adds Makeup to the ink when ink becomes too dense.

5. Support Tray

The support tray carries the whole hydraulic system, ink and

Makeup tank, which can be pulled out in order to check the hydraulic system.

Note: Please loose the support tray lock before pulling out the

tray.

6. Viscosimeter

The viscosimeter includes a metal float and a sensor to monitor the viscosity coefficient of the ink.

7. Main Ink Filter

The main ink filter is installed at the right side of the bracket (Figure 3-6). It filtrates and cushions the ink going to hydraulic system.

8. Makeup Filter

The Makeup filter filtrates the Makeup ink going to flush pipe in the printhead (Figure 3-6), and prevents dust into printhead.

9. Churn Filter

The churn filter filtrates the ink going to the viscosimeter (Figure 3-6), and prevents dust into viscosimeter.

10. Recovery Filter

The recovery filter filtrates un-used ink from gutter (Figure 3-6), and prevents dust into ink tank.

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Makeup

Filter

Valves Board

Churn Filter

Figure 3-6. Hydraulics Compartment-2

11. Ink Supply Pump The ink supply pump transfers ink to printhead and generates a

pressure to spurt out the ink through printhead.

12. Makeup Pump

The makeup pump transfers the makeup ink to the printhead and generates a pressure to spurt out the Makeup ink to clean the printhead.

13. Circulation Pump The circulation pump absorbs ink from viscosimeter and also

absorbs ink from printhead and returns ink to ink tank.

14. Recovery Pump The recovery pump returns un-used ink from printhead to ink

tank.

Recovery Filter

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Solenoid Electric Valves

Main Ink Filter

11 Ink Supply Pump 12 Makeup Pump 13 Circulation Pump 14 Recovery Pump

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Figure 3-7 Hydraulic System

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Figure 3-8 Perspective Drawing for Valves Board

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

15. Electric Solenoid Valve Assembly The Electric Solenoid valve assembly distributes positive pressure

and vacuum to each connector and Electric Solenoid valve. (Figure 3-8)

16. Ink Supply Electric Solenoid Valve Turn on the ink supply Electric Solenoid valve and then the ink in

the ink supply pump and the main ink filter is able to reach ink pressure gauge and printhead. (Figure 3-7 & 3-8)

17. Makeup Ink Electric Solenoid V alve

The Makeup ink Electric Solenoid valve controls flush pump to add Makeup ink from Makeup ink tank when the viscosity coefficient is above the initialization to adjust the viscosity to a normal level. (Figure 3-7 & 3-8)

18. Cleaning Electric Solenoid V alve

Turn on the cleaning Electric Solenoid valve and then makeup ink in the makeup pump will reach the printhead and complete clean automatically. (Figure 3-7 & 3-8)

19. Churn Electric Solenoid V alve

After turning on the churn Electric Solenoid valve, the circulation pump will absorb the ink in the ink tank to the viscosimeter, and then from viscosimeter back to the ink tank to complete churning the ink. (Figure 3-7 & 3-8)

20. Circulation Electric Solenoid Valve

Turn on the circulation Electric Solenoid valve, and then recycle pump will absorb the ink in ink supply pipe back to ink tank to complete the air release of ink supply pipe. (Figure 3-7 & 3-8)

21. Pressure Release Electric Solenoid Valve

After turning on the pressure release Electric Solenoid valve, recycle pump will absorb the ink in the ink supply pump and main ink filter back to ink tank to complete ink pressure release and shut the ink stream quickly. (Figure 3-7 & 3-8)

22. Recovery Electric Solenoid Valve

Turn on the Recovery Electric Solenoid valve and then recovery pump returns the un-used ink from printhead to the ink tank. (Figure 3-7 & 3-8)

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Electronic Components Refer to Figure 3-10 for the location of the main electronic

components, and refer to the following pages to find a brief description of the function of the components.

Caution

: To access this compartment, use the keys and/or

the hex key (supplied with the printer) to open the cabinet door.

27 Reverse Side of Upper Door

23 Ink Control Unit

25 Print Drive Unit

24 Print Control Unit

23 Ink Control Unit（ICU） 24 Print Control Unit（PCU） 25 Print Drive Unit（PDU） 26 Input/Output Unit（IOU）

26 Input/Output Uint

28 Main Power

29 High Voltage Power

Figure 3-10. Electronic Compartment

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

23. Ink Control Unit（ICU）

ICU receives data from edit control unit and completes the control of ink circulation, ink level and viscosity inspection.

24. Print Control Unit（PCU）

PCU receives data from edit control unit to control print signal (step wave, sine wave, high voltage, etc.) and return data to edit control unit.

25. Print Drive Unit（PDU）

PCU receives data from print control unit and output step wave, sine wave, high voltage to the print head to realize printing.

26. Input/Output Unit（IOU）

IOU provides various connectors to synchronizer, magic eye and U disc to enhance the reliability.

27. Edit Control Unit（ECU）

ECU realizes the communication between printer and human; completes edit, store and download of message, setting of data and control of printing.

28. Main Power

The main power supply transfers 110/220vac to low voltage direct current power for PCB control and dual high voltage power.

29. High Voltage Power The high voltage power supplies 900V to 6000V high voltage

power for printing.

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

Printhead Components Refer to Figure 3-11 for the location of the main printhead components,

and refer to the following pages to find a brief description of the function of the components.

40. Charging Electrode

41. Ground Electrode

42. Solenoid Cover

43. Nozzle

44. Gutte

45. High Voltage Deflection Electrode

46. Horizontal Locking Screw

47. Vertical Adjustment Screw

48. Horizontal Adjustment Screw

49. Recovery Tube (printhead)

Figure 3-11. Printhead Components

40. Charging Electrode The charging electrode is an electrode that charges the ink drops

as they leave the nozzle.

41. Ground Electrode Positioned directly opposite the high voltage deflection electrode,

the ground electrode acts as the lower electrode (where, the high voltage deflection electrode is the upper electrode). Refer to High voltage deflection electrode in 3-17 for further information.

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Equipment Description and Component Identification

42. Solenoid (Ink Supply, Cleaning Solenoid)

Attached to the rear of the nozzle，the solenoid controls the flow of pressurized ink to the nozzle. The Solenoid opens at40psi (2.8 bar) of ink pressure.

43. Nozzle The nozzle is an assembly which houses a jeweled orifice and a

piezo-electric crystal used to change the ink stream into ink droplets. The nozzle is electrically-driven by an oscillator on the print control board to produce ultrasonic vibrations that break the ink stream into droplets.

44. Gutter The gutter collects the ink drops that are not used for printing.

Vacuum draws all unused ink droplets back into the ink tank for recirculation. The recovery block also contains a sensing electrode used to detect charged ink drops to monitor the drop chargeability when not printing.

45. High Voltage Deflection Electrode Positioned directly opposite the ground electrode, the high

voltage deflection electrode provides the positive high voltage (upper electrode). The ink drops pass through the electric field created between the high voltage deflection electr ode and the ground electrode. The high voltage deflection electrode causes the negatively charged drops to be de flected over the gutter to produce a printed code.

46. Horizontal Locking Screw The horizontal locking screw enables you to adjust the nozzle

horizontally. When loosened (approximately one-half turn), you can adjust the ink stream horizontally by turning the horizontal adjustment screw. When tightened, you cannot move the nozzle horizontally.

47. Vertical Adjustment Screw The vertical adjustment screw adjusts the vertical position of the

ink stream in the gutter. Turning this screw will adjust the ink stream up and down in the gutter.

48. Horizontal Adjustment Screw The horizontal adjustment screw adjusts the horizontal position of

the ink stream in the gutter. Turning this screw will adjust the ink stream to the left and right in the gutter.

Caution screw, you must first loosen the horizontal locking screw.

49. Recovery Tube

The Recovery Tube is a tube leading from the gutter, through the umbilical assembly, and to the ink tank in the fluid pan. The Recovery Tube returns unprinted ink droplets to tank.

: Before you adjust the horizontal adjustment

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In this chapter you will find:

 Site preparation requirements  Procedures for unpacking and assembly  Encoder and Photocell set-up procedures

Turn to page 4-2 for a chapter-level Table of Contents.

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Chapter 4 Contents

Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4-3 Site Preparation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4

Determine Printer Location - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4-4 Electrical Requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4

Unpack and Inspect the Printer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5

Remove the Printer from its Carton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5 Connect Electrical Power - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5

Assemble the Printhead Stand - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4-6

Unpack and Assemble the Printhead Stand - - - - - - - - - - - 4-6 Bolt the Printhead Stand to the Floor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-6

IOU Board Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-7

Connect the Photocell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-7 Connect the Encoder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-7

Set up the Printer- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - -4-17

Final Installation Content - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 4-17 Tools and Supplies Needed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-17 Flush the System and Load the Ink - - - - - - - - - - - - -4-17

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Introduction

This chapter guides you through the recommended procedures to install the printer.

Proceed through the sections in this chapter in the order shown below:

 Site Preparation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - turn to page 4-4  Unpack and Inspect the Printer - - - - - - turn to page 4-5  Assemble the Printhead Stand - - - - - - - turn to page 4-6  IOU Board Connections - - - - - - - - - turn to page 4-7  Set Up the Printer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - turn to page 4-16

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Site Preparation

Determine Printer Location

Electrical Requirements

Position the printer near the conveyor. Consider the following guidelines:

 The area selected should be free of vibration.  Make certain that the print head can reach the conveyor

and there is some space left for operator to disassembly and clean the print head.

 Make certain that the power supply and ground wire can

reach the printer.

 There should be enough space left for opening the door to

maintain and service the printer.

Voltage / Frequency

The Microdot printer operates at 110/220 VAC±10%, 50-60 Hz.

Power Consumption

90 Watts maximum, 50 Watts typical.

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Unpack and Inspect the Printer

Remove the Printer from

Remove the printer from its carton and visually inspect it for

its Carton

Connect Electrical

damage. Examine the control unit, umbilical, and printhead closely. The printer is packed carefully at the SATURN manufacturing facility. If any damage is noted, file damage claims with the carrier.

The printer is available at 110/220 VAC. Complete the follo wing steps to connect AC power to the printer.

 Prepare an electrical source of 110/220 ± 10% VAC, 50/60 HZ.  Plug the power cord plug into the appropriate electrical

source.

 Push the switch of the AC power supply to turn on the printer.  Push the switch of the AC power supply again to turn off the

printer.

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Assemble the Printhead Stand

Unpack and Assemble the Printerhead Stand

Bolt the Printerhead Stand to the Floor

Follow the installation instructions included with the printhead stand.

Once you have determined the final location of the printhead stand, bolt the stand to the floor.

Figure 4-1. Printhead stand

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IOU Board Connector’s Definition and Encoder and Photocell Installation

Connect the

Connect the Encoder

Procedure

Follow these steps to connect the Photocell: WARNING: The printer must be power off when installing the

Photocell.

1. Route the photocell wires through one of the side ports on the printer.

2. Attach the wires from the photocell to the photocell on the IOU board. Pin identification for photocell hook-up is shown in Figure 4-2 and Table 4-1.

A shaft encoder is used when the speed of the conveyor varies. The frequency of the pulse which the shaft encoder generates can be multiplied or divided by the FCU (optional). The printer will print one stroke when received one pulse from FCU. So when the frequency changed, the print speed changed synchronously. The width of printed message will be the same all the time except the speed of the conveyor goes beyond the speed limit of the printer.

Enter <Print Setup-3>, set “Setup Encoder” as follow:

1. If the speed of the production line is steady, adjust message “Width” to control the printing speed. You need to turn “Off” the setup of “Encoder Select”.

2. If the speed of the production line is not steady, it is suggested adjust the printing speed (“Width”) by encoder. You need to turn “On” the setup of “Encoder Select”. When adjusting the printing speed (“Width”), change the value of Frequency Divide (1~15) and Frequency Multiple (1~15), to control the frequency received, then adjust the message width.

CAUTION: The higher the value of Frequency Divide is, the

wider the message; The higher the value of Frequency Multiple is, the narrower the message.

Follow these steps to install the encoder wires in the printer: WARNING: The printer must be power off when installing the

encoder.

1. Route the encoder wires through one of the side ports on the

printer.

2. Attach the wires from the encoder to the encoder connector

on the IOU board. Pin identification for encoder hook-up is shown in Figure 4-2 and Table 4-1. (Follow the instructions provided with your shaft encoder.)

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X4 connector (Input)

X3 connector (Output)

Figure 4-2. Pin identification of IOU board

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Port

Name

(Output

(Input)

Table 4-1. Pin description of IOU board

CAUTION:

Pin Name Signal Defined Purpose

N L

SCM COM

R Red Lamp (NO) Y Yellow Lamp (NO)

G Green Lamp (NO)

)

LCM COM LNC NC LNO NO

PCM COM

PNC NC PNO NO

VDD ENC Encoder signal

COM Encoder ground VDD

PD Photocell signal

COM Photocell ground

IN0 Input signal

COM Common

IN1 Input signal

COM Common

IN2 Input signal

COM Common

IN3 Input signal

COM Common

IN4 Input signal

COM Common

PE Shield ground B2 RS485A2 RS485+

GND Signal ground

220VAC

Encoder power

supply

Photocell power

supply

(1) Because most of the customers do not use X3 port, the X3 relay is selected spare parts,

ordered according to customer needs.

(2) The encoder must be used with FCU. Because most of the production line are moving at

the same speed, the encoder and FCU are selected spare parts, ordered from Saturn. For standard S480 model, FCU has already been set inside.

Function

Description

Normal: Green lamp lighting

Set on process: Green Printer status alarm beacon

Telecommunication

Control

Printing status

Encoder

Photocell De tect the product.

Reverse Printing

External message

Reset serials

number

Stop Printing

Not Used

RS-232/RS-485 port

lamp twinkling

Warning: Yellow lamp

lighting

Fault: Red lamp

lighting

Control other

equipment through

the status of printer.

Control other

equipment through

the printing status

Keep synchronization with product line.

On or off: Reverse

printing automatically

On: Message 1 Off: Message 2

On or off: Reset

serials number On or off: Stop

printing

External

Communication with

Remarks

All the relays are 220VAC/5A or 30VDC/5A.

The 3 COMs (SCM, LCM and PCM) are independent with each other.

Open collector or totem pole, 12VDC.

Note: All the COMs are connected.

Port of photo electricity seclusion.

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1．Open the upper door, you will see: there is a blank area with the white letters of FCU in the centre

of IOU.

2．Turn off the power, and plug the FCU in the IOU, refer to the picture below about the plugging direction.

CAUTION：The plugs under the FCU must be exactly against to the pins of IOU.

3．Choose Encoder: Output 2000 signals by a roll (24V). There is “Definition of wiring” on the encoder. (The photo below).

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+V (Positive of Supplied Power) is “red” wire; The color of OMRON encoder: 5 to 24VDC(Positive of Supplied Power) is “Brown” wire; A(Signal A) is “Green” wire; ONT A(Signal A) is “Black” wire; 0V (Negative of Supplied Power) is “Black” wire. 0V(Negative of Supplied Power) is “Blue” wire.

CAUTION：Printer can only use three of these wires. For the other wire of the encoder they must be isolated with each other, or faults may happen.

For different brands of encoder, the definition of color wiring is different, and you can find these three wires according to the examples. (Refer to the label when there is no encoder instruction book)

4．Connect the wire of encoder to IOU by three hole on the right of X4 port (Refer to the photo below)

X4 Input Port

CAUTION：Wrong wiring method may burn down the encoder or IOU. Ensure it before turn on the machine. The definition of wiring from right to left is: +V (Positive of Supplied Power) connect to VDD; A(Signal A) connect to ENC; 0V (Negative of Supplied Power) connect to COM.

5．Push the power button and adjust each parameter by the order below.

1. Message Width It is used to adjust the width of the printed message on the products when the

encoder status is off (see “Encoder Setup”). The higher the setup value is, the narrower the width of the message (the same product moving speed).

It is used to adjust the print quality when the encoder status is on (see “Encoder Setup”). The lower the setup value is, the better the print quality.

1. Enter <Print Setup-1>, select <Message Width>.

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)

2. Enter the value directly or use right/left <Adjust Key> to adjust the value as the “message width” to meet the production demand.

3. Press <Ok> to confirm it.

2. Setup Encoder The setting steps are listed as followed:

1. Enter <Print Setup-3>, select <Encoder Setup>. It displays as below:

Status: Printer is enable to

Setup Encoder

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Encoder Status Frequency Divide Frequency Multiple

Ok (F1)

Cancel (F2

2. If the Frequency Divide and Frequency Multiple can not be selected, please check if FCU frequency control unit has been installed correctly. (See CAUTION of Chapter Four 4-7page)

3. You can setup the status of encoder to be on or off if an encoder has been installed. “On” means that the print speed is controlled by the encoder. You can divide or multiple the frequency of the encoder to adjust the width of message. “Message Width” is only used to control the print quality. “Encoder is Off” shows that the “Message Width” controls the printing speed.

Off

(1~31)

1 (1~31)

Exit (F3)

Current Flow Time: 4200

3. Length Counter

4. Press <Ok> to confirm it.

Caution

z The higher the “Frequency Divide” is, the wider the printing message,

and the higher the “Frequency Multiple” is, the narrower the printing message.

z If the “Encoder Select” is on, it only can control the print speed under the

print speed limit of the printer itself. It happens that the width of message will be out of control (maybe wider than normal) if it is over the speed limit available (The speed limit is according to the “Message Width” in <Print Setup-1>). At that time, you must decrea se the product line spee d or increase value of “Message Width” or adjust the width of printing message through adjusting “Frequency Divide/Multiple”.

z If no encoder has been installed, you must not setup “Encoder Select” at

“On”, or else it cannot print anything because the printer can’t receive any signal of the encoder.

If there is a need to print once in each interval of a certain length or certain products, length counter becomes necessary. FCU (frequency control unit) is necessary to control the print interval to ensure all the intervals are the same. If there is a need to count meters by printer, length counter is also needed. The operation is as follow:

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1. Enter <Print Setup-3>, select <Length Counter>. If you can not select Length Counter, please check the setup of FCU (Refer to the CAUTION of figure 4-7 in Chapter 4)

2. If the FCU is set correctly, the screen will display like this:

System Status Printer is off

EEEEEEEEEEE12345678902008/03/05 EEEEEEEEEEE123456789008:40:18 EEEEEEEEEEE1234567890000000205

Counter

Print Control

Length Par

Current length

Setup Encoder

2007/12/13 12:13

Print ke

5 0

(2~320000)

Ok (F1) Reset Counter (F2) Exit (F3)

Current Flow Time

3. When counter display “On”, it means the function is open.

4. “Print control”: controlled by photocell or “Print” button. Length Par: set print space. It is used as followed: Output 2000 pulse signal when rotating once. The rotating circumference

is the same as a wheel with the circumference of 1 meter. Therefore, when the wheel is touching the product line, one rotating of the wheel equals to 1 meter of the product line moving. In a word, when printing every 1 meter, set “Length Par” to 2000.

Caution

4.Print Setup by Length Counter Insert “Serial number” in printing message, the printing effect of Length

counter can be realized.

Caution numbers can be inserted into one message at most.

The procedures of “Insert Serial Number” as below:

1. Enter<Edit Message-1>, select <Select Font>, confirm the font size of the

z Under the status of “Printer is ready to print”, length counter’

setting is locked and cannot be changed. Press “Print” and exit the status of “Printer is ready to print”, you may set up parameters of length counter under any other status.

z When “Print Control” is controlled by “Print” to adjust the start or

stop of printing, enter Length Counter after start the printer, choose “On” or “Off” of the Length counter once, Push “Print” twice to enter into “Print is ready”, then the printer can print normally.

: According to the model of the printer there are 2 or 4 serial

serial number.

2. Enter<Edit Message-2>, select <Insert Serial Number>, it displays as below:

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Status: Printer is of

2007 / 12/ 13 12 : 24 : 36 0013

Insert Serial Numbe

Name

Start

End

Current Value

Ok (F1)

1 0

9999

Leading Zeros Step Size Repeat Count

Cancel (F2)

Current Flow Time: 4200

Yes

1 1

Exit (F3)

3. There is a select box Illuminated in the “Parameter Setup Zone”. Using <Direction Key> to move the select box to the position needed.

4. The value of “Start” and “End” represents that from which the serial number starts to what number. When the serial number increases to “End” value, the printer will print from “Start” value again. For example: When printing a wire of 100 meters long, the Start value can be set at 1, and the End value at 100. Then, the printer will print from 1 meter to 100 meters increasingly. When setting Start value at 100, and the End value at 1, the printer will print from 100 meters to 1 meter decreasingly. Then, it will repeat printing from 100 meter again.

5. “Current Value” means the current serial number when setting it (Normally set at 1). For example, when printing a wire of 100 meters long, 5 meters should be passed before printing everyday. So, we could set the Current value at 95, then the printer will print from 95 meters to 100 meters(Pass 5 meters). When the Current value comes to 100, the printer will print from 1 meter again.

CAUTION

: the value of “Current Value” should be within the rang

between Start value and End value.

6. “Leading Zeros” can be opened by right or left key. It displays that whether the space of the serial number is filled in by zeros. For example, when inserting a serial number circulate from 1 to 100, there is three bits. When it displays “No”, the leading zeros will be displayed like 1, 2, 3~100; when it displays “Yes”, the leading zeros will be displayed like 001, 002, 003~100.

7. “Step size” indicates how much the serial number increase or decrease each time (Normally 1). If the Step size is 1, when the value increases 1 for each time, the screen will displays as 1, 2, 3, 4~100. If the Step size is 2, when the value increases 1 for each time, the screen will displays as 1, 3, 5, 7~100. If the Step size is 3, when the value increases 1 for each time, the screen will displays as 1, 4, 7, 10~100.

8. “Repeat Count” shows how many times can each serial number print repeatedly (Usually show as 1). If each serial number will be print once, it will display as 1, 2, 3, 4~100. If the value is 2, each serial number will be printed twice, and it will display as 1、1、2、2～100、100. For example, when the customer require change (Increase or decrease) the serial number after printing 10 product each time, this setup will be applied to, and the value should be 10.

9. Select <Ok> to finish inserting serial number. And the serial number

information you setup will be displayed in the “Message Edit Zone”.

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5. Reset Serial Number

CAUTION

z The name of the serial number is built up by the system, and it

cannot be changed by yourself.；

z If you enter wrong setting during parameter setup, press

<Cancel> to come back to the old value, and then enter the new setting again.

z If you want to change the setting of the serial number inserted,

move the cursor to the “serial number” block, and this block will reverse video in the “Message Edit Zone” of the screen, then select <serial number>, set up the parameter of the serial number again and the changed serial number information you setup will be displayed in the “Message Edit Zone”.

z If you just want to change the current value of the serial number,

it is suggested to choose “Reset Serial Number”, which can be used in the printing. The procedure will display as below:

This function is only to change the current value of serial number, but cannot change other parameter of the serial number. The steps of restoring serial number is as below;

1. Enter<Message Edit -2>, select <Reset Serial Number>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

2007 / 12/ 13 12 : 24 : 36 0070

Name

0 1

Ok (F1)

yes

Cancel (F2)

Reset Serial Number

Current Value

0070

076

Exit (F3)

Current Flow Time: 4200

2. Use <Direction Key> to move the Parameter Setup Zone to the position of the serial number that needs to be changed, and the serial number in the zone will be white.

3. Use <Adjust Key> to Change “Start” Value and choose “yes”, and then use right <Direction Key> to move to the “Current Value” to insert a new value you want.

4. Repeat the steps to change other current values of the serial number.

5. After changing choose “Ok” to finish the operation.

CAUTION

: After “Reset Serial Number” changing, the times of “repeat times” (when it is not 1) of this serial number, it will be counted again.

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Cable, wire, and construction material manufacturers usually require printing from the first meter at any time, but this requirement is random and unpredictable. When deciding reset serial number to 1, resetting serial number too many times may cause miss opportunity to reset. Therefore, S420 Serial printer add a special function as “Quick Reset Serial Number”. When printing, you just have to press Shift+Del together. Then, there come s out a quick reset dialogs. Press on Enter, and current serial number will be reset to 1.

Other Concerning Points: (1) For 66 and 53 micro printer (Include S420P), the message height

should not be lower than 80, or the printing message will be missing. Decrease the value of “Change SPEC” to further lower down the message height.

(2) The value of “Change SEPC” for 53 micro should not be higher

than70, or the printing message will be missing.

(3) For 40 micro printer, the ink pressure is set at 46Psi, the message height should not be lower than 40, or the printing message will be missing. Decrease the value of “Change SPEC” to further lower down the message height.

(4) The “Frequency Multiple” in <Encoder Setup> should be 1 to the greatest extend, or there will be a error in Length counter.

(5) After changing parameters, press on Shift + F1 to quick save.

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Set up the Printer

Final Installation Topics

Tools and Supplies Needed

Your S420 printer is now ready for its final installation set-up. The final set up includes:

 tools and supplies needed  calibrating the ink flow time and set it  loading with the ink and make-up  adjusting ink stream and breakoff

The following are essential for proper printer set-up:

 SATURN ink  SATURN make-up fluid  Wash Pan (Service Tray)  Printhead Holder & Thumb Screw  Magnifier Glass

Flush the system and Load the Ink

 Selection of hand tools

CAUTION: Instructions for flushing the system with make-up fluid and loading it with ink, as well as the following calibration procedure, are found in Chapter 6, Maintenance.

WARNING: Make certain to ground the service tray to the printer, and install the printhead into the service tray. Failure to properly ground the service tray and printhead when using flammable ink may cause fire due to static discharge.

WARNING: Ensure that the work area is well-ventilated.

WARNING: The printer must be flushed with make-up fluid

before ink is loaded into the system for the first time. The system must also be flushed with make-up when it is brought back on-line from storage.

Follow the System Flush procedure (Chapter 6, Maintenance) to calibrate flow time and load the system with ink. Be sure to include these steps:

1. Prepare the printer

2. Flow time calibration

3. Load the ink

4. Load the make-up fluid

5. Print head temperature calibration and setup

6. Ink stream calibration

7. Ink stream breakoff adjustment

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INK JET PRINTER OPERATION

Ink Jet Printer Operation

In this chapter you will find how to operate the printer to meet production demand.

Turn to page 5-2 for a chapter-level Table of Contents.

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INK JET PRINTER OPERATION

Chapter 5 Contents

Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-4

Menu Organization - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-4 Keyboard Description - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-5

Ink Jet Printer Operation - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-9

Printer Startup Sequence - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-9 Printer Shutdown Sequence - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-9 Message Edit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-10

Clear Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-10 Print Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-10 Select Font - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-10 Insert Clock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-11 Insert Serial Number - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-12 Reset Serial Number- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-13 Shift Code - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-14 Insert Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-15 Insert 2D Code- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-16 Insert Serials Radom Number- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-17

Message Store - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-20

Select Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-20 Save Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-21 Save As - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-21 Delete Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-22 Download Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-23 Upload Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-24 Memory Format - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-25 Program Update - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-25 Execute Orders from U-disc - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5-26 Fonts Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-26

Print Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-29

Print Delay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-29 Message Width - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-30 Message Height - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-30 Print Repeat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-31 Bold Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-31 Message INV/REV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-32 Encoder Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-32 Product Counter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-33 Length Counter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-34

System Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-35

System Clock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-35 User Password - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-36 System Status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-36

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Software Version - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-36 Machine ID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-36

System Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-37

Ink(On/Off) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-37 H.V.(On/Off) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-37 Print Test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-37 Nozzle Drive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-38 Phase Select - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-39 Ink Flow Time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-40 Hydraulic System Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-40 Auto Flush - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-40 Drain Fluid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-40 Auto Flush - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-40 Flow Time Calibrate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-41 Printhead Temperature setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-41 Manual Control - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-42 Charge SPEC. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-43

Lock Keyboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-43 Logo & Font Editing Instruction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-44

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Menu Organization

5-4

INK JET PRINTER OPERATION

Keyboard Description

Ink Jet

Key

Display Screen

Display organization as following：

System St atus

Zone

Message

Edit Zone

Parameter

Setup Zone

Fault Report

System Status: Printer is off

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Message

Edit (F1)

Display Screen

Right Adjust

Keys

Function

Select Key

Menu Name

Main Menu -1

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Message

Store (F2)

Current Flow Time: 4200

Setup (F3)

Function

Select Ba

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System Status Zone

Displays the current status of the machine like “Printer is off”, “Printer is starting up”, “Printer is shutting down”, “Printer is ready”, “Printer is ready to print” etc.

Menu Name

Displays the menu name or function name in the current menu, such as “Main Menu – 1” or “Insert Clock”.

Message Edit Zone

Message Edit Zone is used to edit message you want under the “Message Edit Menu”, or check the current printing message in other menus.

On the lower right-hand corner of Message Edit Zone, it displays “FONT: 0507 INS CAP X: 0000 Y: 0000”, which matches to corresponding the current edit status, “5X7 font, insert, capital, X and Y axis of cursor.”

Caution: It could not display Message Edit Zone in some certain menus.

Message Bar When the length of the message is beyond the screen, it shows the

approximate position of the cursor.

Parameter Setup Zone

Displays parameter under the certain function.

Function Select Bar

Displays 3 menus or functions at most, and displays the three functions as 3 function key label on the screen. The <Adjust keys> on the both sides of <Function Select key> can roll all the optional functions as 3 functions per group (if the number of the functions over 3). After every rolling, the function key label will be changed. The function of the key will be changed correspondingly to match the label.

Fault Report Zone

Displays fault or warning messages if the printer has a fault or warning. It will display the faults or warnings repeatly if there are several faults or warnings. The warning message will be disappear until the warning status is clear and the fault message will be displayed constantly until the fault status has been clear in order to remind the users that the fault occurred on the printer which need to be repaired in time. If you want to clear the fault message, please just press <SHIFT>+ <F2>.

Caution: On the right side of “Fault Report”, it will display the ink flow time all the time.

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Keyboard

INK JET KEY

System St atus

PRINT KEY

(Green LED)

Warning Status

(Yello w LED)

Fault Status

(Red LED)

Press INK JET KEY for 2 seconds to start or turn off the printer. Do not switch off the printer by using the main power switch or unplugging the power supply until the printer displays "printer off"

Besides the <INK JET KEY>, there are 4 LEDs to show the status of the printer:

Power Supply

System St atus

Warning Status

Fault Status

Print Status (Green LED)

Power Supply

INK JET KEY

Shows that printer is power on.

System status LED flashed when the printer is starting up or shutting down. It stays on when the printer is ready to print.

Shows warning status, and the printer needs to be maintained. However, it doesn’t influence printing. After all the warnings are cleared, the LED will be off.

Shows faults status, and the printer needs to be repaired. Moreover, the printer can not print. After the faults are all cleared, the light will be off.

After the printer is ready, then press <Print KEY> to enter the printing status, the print status LED will on, meanwhile, “Printer is ready to print” will be displayed on the “System Status Zone” at LCD screen.

Press <Print KEY> again to exit the printing status, and the print status LED will be off, meanwhile, “Printer is ready” will be displayed on the “System Status Zone” of the screen.

(Green LED)

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General Key

Directions Key

Used to move the cursor in the LCD screen.

Adjust Key

 Used to move the function options left or right if the

number of the options is over three.

 In certain function options, which is used to adjust

the parameter setup or change the setup value( increasing or decreasing);

 Press <Adjust Key> and <SHIFT> together to adjust

the screen contrast.

Function Select Key

 The three function keys (F1, F2 and F3) are used to

select the upper corresponding function options.

 Some shortcuts are realized by pressing shift and the

function key together: SHIFT+F1: To quickly save the current message and

parameters; SHIFT+F2: To clear the fault report when fault occurs;

Caps lock key

Push it to change the letter to lower case, then the light is off;

Shift key

Push it again to return capital letters; Default status is capital letter.

Use with other keys simultaneously.

Exit key

Return to last menu or quit from current function.

Delete key

Delete useless character.

Confirm key

Confirm to make it effective after operation.

SHIFT+F3: Turn on or off the keypad tones.

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Ink Jet Printer Operation

Printer Startup Procedure

Press the “Power Supply Switch” at the right side of cabinet. About 2 seconds later “Printer is off” will be displayed on the “System Status Zone” at LCD screen. Printer is ready to startup. Following is 2 methods to start up the printer:

1. Normal startup: press (ink jet key) for 2 seconds. "Printer is starting up",

“Printer is ink on”, “Printer is ready” will be displayed on the status zone of the screen successively. Printer will be ready to print two minutes later. The printer has now completed the normal start up sequence. Press Print, the LED on the key will be light up. The status zone of the screen will display “Printer is ready to print”. Then the printer can print message.

2. Quick startup:

 Enter “Service Menu-1”, select “Ink On/Off”, and “Printer is Ink on” will

be displayed on the “System Status Zone” of the screen. Now the printer has been jet the ink.

 Then select <HV On/Off>, “Printer is ready” will be displayed on the

“System Status Zone” of the screen. Till now the printer finishes the quick start up sequence.

 Press <Print Key> to enter printing status and “Printer is ready to print”

will be displayed on the “System Status Zone” of the screen. Then the printer is ready to print messages on objects.

Caution: to perform normal shut down procedure in order to recover the ink remains at ink system.

If not start up printer at short period after maintenance, it is better

Printer Shutdown Procedure

There are two methods to shutdown the printer：

1. Normal shutdown: Press <INK JET KEY> for above 2 seconds. The printer will execute normal shutdown procedure, this procedure cost about 4 minutes. “Printer is shutting down”, “Printer is off” will be displayed successively on the “System Status Zone” of the screen. Switch off the printer after ‘printer is off’.

Caution: on the screen. Otherwise it is possible to lead to some problems when the printer starts next time. Follow the way of normal shutdown is suggested.

2. Quick shutdown: If the printer required shutdown less than 5 minutes, you can shutdown the printer in quick shutdown procedure in order to avoid autoflush procedure in the normal shutdown sequence. Follo wing steps are procedure of “Quick Shutdown Sequence”:

DO NOT switch off printer before “Printer is off” displayed

 Press <Print Key> to go to the status of “Printer is ready”.  Enter “System Maintenance”, select the function of “Ink On/Off”, about 5

seconds later the printer will be shutdown quickly and “Printer is off” will be displayed on the “System St atus Zone” of the screen.

Caution: to perform normal shut down procedure in order to recover the ink remains at ink system.

If not start up printer at short period after maintenance, it is better

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Message Edit

Clear Message

Print Message

Select Font

If there is a message on the “Message Edit Zone”, you can select this function to clear the old message in order to edit a new one.

When you have finished editing message, select “Print Message” to confirm the content of printing.

The normal fonts for ink jet printer as following: 5X5, 5X7, 7X9, 10X16, 12X16, 16X24 etc.

The default font is 5x7, if you want to select another font, please follow these procedures before editing messages:

1. Enter<Message Edit-1>, select <Select Font> function, it displays current font and character sample in the “Parameter Setup Zone”, the example as below:

2007 / 12 / 213 12:01

2. Use up or down <Direction Key> to change the font, and the character sample changes after that, find the font needed.

3. Select <Ok> and the cursor changes along with the font size in the “Message Edit Zone”.

Caution: some kinds of fonts could not be selected. And it displays warning “No enough space available, can’t select this font”.

Caution: font, you may insert the first one or several letter of the name directly to choose and use <Direction Key> to find the font you want.

If the cursor coordinate on Y axis is not “0000”,

If you know the name of the font when you select

Caution: Caution:

“Message Edit Zone” when editing messages.

1. Directly press <Direction Key>, and the cursor will move by the size of current font.

2. Press <SHIFT>+<Direction Key> at the same time, and the cursor will move by a dot.

the size of the font shows the actual pixel.

There are two ways to move the cursor in the

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Insert Clock

The printer can print real time, including year, month, date, hour, minute, second. And the time can be offset by days or hours when you want to print the expiry time.

The procedure of “Insert Clock” as following:

1. Enter <Message Edit-2>, select <Insert Clock> function, displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready.

2007 / 12/ 26 12 : 24 : 36

Format

YYY

HH : MM

Offset

0 0 Hours

OK (F1)

Days

Insert Clock

2007 / 12 / 26 12:00

Exit (F3)

Current Flow Time: 4200

2. Using <Direction Key> to move the select box to the position needed.

3. Use Right or Left <Adjust Key> to change format. Julian date function is available at the first select box, press left <Adjust Key> to call Julian date.

4. Using <Direction Key> to move the select box to the offset days or hours, enter the number of days or hours you want to offset if you want to offset the time by days or hours.

5. Select <Ok> to finish inserting clock. And the clock information you select will be displayed in the “Message Edit Zone”.

Caution

In the first line, the formats of the clock are as below:

YYYY-- Year, 4 digits, like “2010”; YY-- Year, 2 digits, like “10”; MMM-- Month, 3 digits, like “JAN”; MM-- Month, 2 digits, like “01”; DD-- Date, 2 digits, like ‘12’;

In 1

line, the three list forward slash can be selected as below:

“/”, “\” SPACE or no slash；

line, the formats of the clock are as belo w:

In 2

HH（Hour）、MIN（Minute）、SS（Second）；

In 2nd line, the three list forward slash can be selected as below:

“:”, “/”, “\” SPACE or no forward slash；

Caution

: If you want to change the format or offset time of the clock inserted, move the cursor to the “clock” block, and this block is reverse video in the “Message Edit Zone” of the screen, then select

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Insert Serial Number

<Insert Clock>, set up the formats or the offset time of the clock again and the changed clock information you setup will be displayed in the “Message Edit Zone”.

Caution

: Two serial numbers can be inserted at most.

The procedures of “Insert Serial Number” as below:

1. Enter<Edit Message-2>, select <Insert Serial Number>, menu displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

2007 / 12/ 13 12 : 24 : 36 0013

Name

End Value Current Valu e

OK (F1)

1 0 Start Value

9999

Cancel (F2)

Insert Serial Number

2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

Leading Zeros Step Size Repeat Count

Exit (F3)

Current Flow Time: 4200

Yes

2. Using <Direction Key> to move the select box to the position needed.

3. Select <OK> to finish setup, the serial number will be displayed in the “Message Edit Zone”.

CAUTION

: The name of the serial number is automatic

generated at the system, it cannot be changed. CAUTION

: If wrong value is entered during setting during parameter setup, press <Cancel> to come back to the old value, and then enter the new setting again.

CAUTION

: If the inserted serial number is required revision, please move the cursor to the “serial number” block, and this block will be showed in reverse video type at the “Message Edit Zone”, then select <serial number>, reset the parameter. If the printer is in printing status, please press ‘PRINT’ key to pause printing, the modification will be effected after press ‘PRINT’ key again.

CAUTION

: If the current serial number requires to be reset only, it is suggested that use ‘Reset Serial Number’ function, for details, please refers to next page.

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Reset Serial Number

This function is only to change the current value of serial number,

The steps of resetting serial number are as below;

cannot change other parameter of the serial number.

1. Enter<Edit Message-2>, select <Reset Serial Number>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

2007 / 12/ 13 12 : 24 : 36 0013

Name

0 1

OK (F1)

Change Start Value

yes

Cancel (F2)

Restore Serial Number

2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

Current Flow Time: 4200

0070

076

Exit (F3)

2. Use <Direction Key> to move the Parameter Setup Zone to the position of the serial number that requires to be changed, and the serial number will be showed in reverse video type.

3. Use <Adjust Key> to “Change Start Value” and choo se “yes”, and then use right

new value.

<Direction Key> to move to the “Current Value” to insert a

4. Repeat the steps above to change current values for other serial number.

5. After changing choose “OK” to finish.

CAUTION times” (when it is not 1) of this serial number will be counted again.

: After “Reset Serial Number” finished, the “repeat

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Shift Code

Caution

: The shift code can be changed according to the time

or the print counter. The procedures of “Insert Shift Code” as below:

1. Enter <Edit Message-3>, select <Shift Code>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

2007 / 12/ 13 12 : 24 : 36 Shift 2

Type Time

Ok (F1)

Start

00 : 00

Cancel (F2)

Shift Code

2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

End

00 : 00

Current Flow Time: 4200

Code

Exit (F3)

2. There is a select box Illuminated at the “Parameter Setup Zone”. Using <Direction Key> to move the select box to the position needed.

3. Press down <Direction key > to increase another shift code, and set up the corresponding parameters;

4. Press <Delete> to delete the shift code;

5. Select <Ok> to finish inserting shift code. And the newly set shift code information will be displayed at the “Message Edit Zone”.

Caution

: There are two modes of shift code: TIME and COUNT. After changing the mode of shift code, the start and the end value will be changed automatically.

Caution

: There are eight bits English characters or Arabic numbers at most could be use to name the code.

Caution

: If wrong values are set, press <Cancel> to come back to the old value, and then enter the new setting again.

CAUTION

: If the inserted shift code required to be reset, please move the cursor to the “shift code” block, and this block will be showed in reverse video type in the “Message Edit Zone”, then select <shift code>, set up the parameter of the shift code again and the newly set shift code information will be displayed at the “Message Edit Zone”.

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Insert Message

When editing new message, it can insert the messages which already have been saved at printer system.

The procedures of “Insert Message” as below:

1. Enter <Edit Message-3>, select <Insert Message>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

2007 / 12/ 13 12 : 24 : 36

Message Name

INSIDS

Ok (F1)

Insert Message

2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

Height

16 12

Current Flow Time: 4200

Width

120

Exit (F3)

2. All the saved messages will be displayed at the screen.

3. Use Up or Down <Direction key> to move the select box, and the message content will be displayed at the “Message Edit Zone”.

4. Select <OK> to finish inserting message. And the message you inserted will be displayed at the “Message Edit Zone”.

Caution Caution

：Insert saved messages is unlimited. ：The message going to be inserted must not include

“insert item” like “clock”, “serial number”, “shift code” etc.

Caution

: If you know the name of the message you want to select, enter the first character of the name and the select box will automatically posit on the most closed messages, then use up and down <Direction key > to move to the message needed.

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Insert 2D Code

Caution

：2D Code can be various according to the changing of

system time and serial number. The procedures are as follow:

1. Enter <Message-4>, it displays as below:

Select “2D Code”, it displays as below:

3. Use Up or Down <Direction key> to move the select box, setup each parameter. Use <Adjust Key> to change Code Type and Message Type.

4. If choose “Clock” in “Message Type” as 2D Code, select “Clock Format (F3)” to set the format of clock. Refer to Page 5-11 for detailed procedures.

5. If choose “Serial No.” in “Message Type” as 2D Code, select “Serial Number Format(F3)” to set the format of serial number. Refer to 5-12 for detailed procedures.

6. If choose “String” in “Message Type” as 2D Code, type into value and characters to form 2D code. It displays as follow:

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7. Select <OK> to insert 2D code. It will display in the Message Edit Zone.

Caution parameter.

Caution cover the original 2D Code, then enter <Message Edit-4>, select “2D Code” to reset the 2D Code.

Insert Serial Random No.

Caution telecommunication port. Refer to Table 4-1, Page 4-9 in Chapter 4 for the Definition of IOU Board. Connect the printer and PC by RS-232 in correct way.

1. Enter <Message Edit-4>. It displays as below:

：If wrong parameter input, select <Cancel> to reset the

：If changing the inputted parameter, move the cursor to

：Print and control serial random numbers by external

2. Select “Serial Random No.”. It displays as below:

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3. Use up or down <Direction key> to move the select box to the message you needed, setup each parameter. Input “String length” directly, and no need to adjust other parameter .

4. Select “OK” to insert serial random number. It will display in the Message Edition Zone (It displays disordered bits at first). It displays as below:

5. Save current message format. Refer to Page5-21 for detailed procedures. Restart the printer and it displays as below:

If it displays “＊” in the message edition zone, it means the printer is ready to receive external telecommunication signals.

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6. When the printer in the status of “Printer is ready”, the generating software on PC is working, then setup the relevant telecommunication parameter. Send a testing serial random number. If the printer receive the serial random number correctly, it displays as below:

The serial random number will generate in the screen. Then, the content of the serial random number and printing times will be controlled by PC.

Caution

：

1. When the printer is shutting down the serial random number will display to the original status of “*”. Therefore, do not stop printing when connecting with PC.

2. The software for generating serial random number is developed by customers, according to their printing needs. Saturn only supplies the testing software for connecting and telecommunication protocols between PC and inkjet printer .

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Message Store

Select Message

Caution

: Saving message includes saving the contents of message and saving the current print setup parameters (like “Print Delay”, “Message Width” and “Message Height” etc.). Moreover, selecting message also includes selecting the contents of the message and the print setup parameters saved.

If there are messages saved, use <Select Message> to call the message from memory and print it directly. The procedures of “Select Message” as below:

1. Enter <Message Store-1>, press <Select Message>, it displays as

below:

Status: Printer is ready

Select Message

2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

Saturn Technologies Co. Ltd

Message Name

Height

Width

SJ2

TEST

Ok (F1)

Current Flow Time: 4200

324 120

Exit (F3)

2. It displays all the saved messages in the “Parameter Setup Zone”

of the screen.

3. Use Up or Down <Direction key> to move the select box to the

message, and the message displays on the “Message Edit Zone” of the screen.

4. Select <Ok> to confirm the message selecting, and print it

directly.

Caution

: If you know the name of the message you want to

select, enter the first character of the name and the select box will automatically posit on the most closed messages, then use up and down <Direction key > to move to the message needed.

Caution

: If the printer status is “Printer is enable to print”,

after you use the “select message” function the status of the printer will change to “Printer is ready” automatically. And you must press the “PRINT” key to make the printer status back to “Printer is ready”. Now the printer can print the message you selected.

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Save Message Save As

After editing message, setup all the print parameters (Print Delay, Message Width, Message Height etc.) to meet the current production demand, then you can save the contents of message and the current print parameter.

The procedures of “Save Message” as below:

1. Enter <Message Store-1>, press <Save Message>, and the

acquiescent name is “New”; If you need to “Save As”, enter 8 bits English characters or

Arabic numerals at most as the name of this message. Then you can easily find this message when you want to insert, select or delete it.

If you want to change the message which has been saved, the procedures as below:

1. Enter <Message Store-1>, press <Select Message>;

2. It displays all the saved messages in the “Parameter Setup Zone” of the screen.

3. Use up or down <Direction key> to move the select box to the message you needed, and the message displays on the “Message Edit Zone” of the screen.

4. Select <Ok> to finish this procedure.

5. Press <Exit> key back to <Main Menu-1>, select <Edit Message> to re-edit message;

6. If you want to print the message just after editing, press <Print Message> to confirm this changed message;

7. If you want to setup the print parameter, press <Exit> back to <Main Menu-1>, select <Print Setup> to setup the relational parameters;

8. If you want to save the re-edited message and the current parameters into the original message, enter <Message Store- 1>, press <Save Message>, then the original message and parameters are replaced;

9. If you want to save the re-edited message and save current parameters as another message, enter<Message Store-1>, select <Save As>;

10. Enter 8 bits English characters or Arabic numerals at most as the name of the new message.

11. Press <Ok> to finfish saving message and the current print parameter.

Caution existed, there will be a suggestion that you can replace the original message or cancel saving and save as another name.

: When saving message, the name of the message is

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Delete Message

This function is used to delete the useless messages. The procedures as below:

1. Enter <Message Store-2>, select <Delete message>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

Delete Message

2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

Saturn Technologies Co. Ltd

Message Name

Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3

Ok (F1)

2. It displays all the saved messages in the “Parameter Setup Zone” of the screen.

3. Use up or down <Direction key> to move the select box to the message you needed, and the message displays on the “Message Edit Zone” of the screen.

4. Select <Ok> to confirm deleting the message you select.

Height

Current Flow Time: 4200

Width

60 324 120

Exit (F2)

Caution

：If you know the name of the message you want, you may insert the first one or several letter to choose the name of message on the screen, and then use <direction key> to move parameter setup zone.

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Download Message

If want to download message from U disk to the printer, you can use the function <Download Message>. The procedures of “download message” as below:

1. Insert the U disk which has some qualified messages into the USB port on ECU board.

2. Enter< Message Store-2>, select <Download Message>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

Download Message

2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

Saturn Technologies Co. Ltd

Message Name

CRXX SCXX

XZXX

Select/Cancel

3. It displays all the messages saved in U disk at the “Parameter Setup Zone” of the screen.

4. Use up or down <Direction key> to move the select box to the message you want to download, and the message displays on the “Message Edit Zone” of the screen.

5. Use “Select/Cancel” function to choose or cancel the message, and the message that is chosen is in white.

6. Repeat the steps above you can select several pieces of message and use “SHIFT+A” to select the entire message in USB memory disc.

7. Press <OK> to confirm the settings.

Height

Current Flow Time: 4200

Width

60 324 120

Exit

Caution

：The download message in USB memory disk must be monochromatic Bmp format. And the name of the message must be less than 8 bits English characters or numerals.

Caution

：When downloading the message, if the name of the message is same as message has been saved, there is a dialog box will show up at the screen, you could select “yes” to replace the original one “all” to replace all, “no” not to replace, “cancel” to give up downloading or “save as” to change the name of message and then save it.

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Upload Message

To upload the message from inkjet printer memory to USB memory disc, you can use “Upload Message” function, the procedure as below:

1. Connect USB memory disc to the USB port of the ECU board.

2. Enter< Message Store-2>, select <Upload Message>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

Download Message 2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

Saturn Technologies Co. Ltd

Message Name

CRXX

XZXX

Select/Cancel

3. It displays all the messages saved in USB memory disk at the “Parameter Setup Zone” of the screen.

4. Use up or down <Direction key> to move the select box to the message you want to download, and the message displays on the “Message Edit Zone” of the screen.

5. Use “Select/Cancel” function to select or cancel the message.

6. Repeat the steps above you can select several pieces of message and use “SHIFT+A” to choose the entire message in USB memory disc.

7. Press <OK> to confirm the settings.

Height

16 16

Current Flow Time: 4200

Width

60 324 120

Exit

Caution

：When uploading the message, if the name of the message is as the same as some message in USB memory disc, there is a dialog box will show up at the screen, you could select “yes” to replace the original one “all” to replace all, “no” not to replace, “cancel” to give up uploading or “save as” to change the name of message and then upload.

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Memory Format

If all saved messages in the printer need to be deleted, use < Memory Format> to achieve that.

Program Update

Caution

： <Memory Format> function could be performed

under any status unless po wer is off. The procedures of “Memory Format” as below:

1. Enter< Message Store-3>, select <Memory Format>.

2. Insert user password and then press <1> to confirm it.

The program of printer may need to update at some time. The procedures as below:

1. Shutdown the printer to the status of “Printer is off”.

2. Plug the USB memory disk which has the update file into the USB port on ECU board;

3. Enter <Message Store-3>, select <Program Update>, the printer will be updated automatically which last about 20 seconds. And “Printer is reading USB file”, “Saving data”, “Printer is off” will be displayed successively on the “System Status Zone” of the screen.

Status: Printer is ready

Program Update

2007 / 12 / 13 12:00

Saturn Technologies Co. Ltd

File Name

CRXX

XZXX

Ok (F1)

4. All the messages saved in USB memory disk will be displayed at the “Parameter Setup Zone” of the screen.

5. Use up or down <Direction key> to move the select box to the file you want.

6. Press “OK” to confirm. The screen shows “Reading the file of U disc”, “Saving the data”, “Printer is off”, and this procedure will take about 20 seconds.

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File Size

212K

611K

Current Flow Time: 4200

Modified Date

07-12-13 10:51 06-05-13 13:46 07-11-16 14:47

Exit (F3)

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Upgrade under Authorit y

7. Switch off the printer.

8. Restart the printer to finish the update procedure.

The program of printer may need to update at some time. The procedures as below:

1. Shutdown the printer to the status of “Printer is off”.

2. Plug the USB memory disk which has the update file into the USB port on ECU board;

3. Enter <Message Store-3>, select <Upgrade under Authority >, the printer will be upgraded automatically which last about 20 seconds. And “Printer is reading USB file”, “Saving data”, “Printer is off” will be displayed successively on the “System Status Zone” of the screen.

4. Switch off the printer.

5. Power on the printer again to finish the upgrade procedure.

Fonts Operation

Install Multi-language Fonts

Authorized by Saturn, Chinese language fonts can be installed in the printer.

1. Stop the ink stream, to the status of “Print is off”.

2. Plug U disc with ecu**.bin files to the USB port of ECU board.

3. Enter <Message Store-4>, press <Fonts Operation> and then

4. Restart the printer to complete the installation.

Upload Font

If there is a need to upload font to USB memory disc, you may use “Upload Font” function. The procedure is as follow:

1. Plug USB memory disc to the USB port of ECU board; enter

choose <Install Chinese font>, then the printer will install Chinese font automatically, the “Status” Zone will display as the order of “Reading files from USB”, “Saving data”, “Printer is off”. It will cost about 10 seconds to update

<Message Store-4>, press <Fonts Operation> and then choose <Upload Font>, it displays as follow:

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2. All the messages saved in USB memory disk will be displayed at the “Parameter Setup Zone” of the screen.

3. Use up or down <Direction key> to move the select box to the font you want to upload.

4. Use <Select/Cancel> to select or cancel the font.

5. Repeat the steps above can select several fonts together.

6. Press <OK> to confirm the fonts have been saved in USB memory disc.

User-defined Fonts

Under the authority of Saturn, you may edit (user-defined) fonts, and you may take the procedure in the training course as a reference.

Download Fonts

1. Plug the USB memory disc that has some fonts saved in into the USB port.

2. Enter <Message Store-4>, press <Fonts Operation> and then select <download font>, it displays as follow:

3. All the messages saved in USB memory disk will be displayed at the “Parameter Setup Zone” of the screen.

4. Use <Select/cancel> to select or cancel the font.

5. Repeat the steps above can choose several fonts together.

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6. Press <Ok> to confirm the fonts have been saved in U disc.

Delete Fonts

Caution

：The fonts in the U disc must be Saturn Standard (.FON), and the name of the fonts should not beyond 8 characters of English letter or number (should not as the same as the name that has existed in printer), otherwise, printer can not distinct.

When sorting our fonts, some useless fonts will be deleted. Use <Delete Fonts>, and the procedure is as follo wed;

1. Enter <Message Store-4>, press <Fonts Operation> and then choose <delete font>, it displays as follow:

2. All the messages saved in USB memory disk will be displayed at the “Parameter Setup Zone” of the screen.

3. Press <OK> to confirm the fonts have been deleted.

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Print Setup

Print definition: Following is the commonly print status. Other status is not list.

Print Delay

Normal Print

Print Delay

Print Reverse

Print Inverse

Bolding print

After the printer received the signal from the product detector, it delayed to print automatically. The higher the value of Print Delay is, the longer the delay time will be. The print delay can be set up at ‘0’ (no delay). Print Delay is used to adjust the position of the message printing on the product, which is effective to single product only.

The procedures as below:

1. Enter <Print Setup-1>, select <Print Delay>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

Print Delay

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Product Detect Print Delay Print Interval

2. Use right or left <Adjust Key> to change the detector trigger way. High or Low two ways can be chosen.

3. Use up/down <Direction key> to move the select box to the “print delay”, and enter the value directly or use right/left <Adjust Key> to adjust.

4. Use up/down <Direction key> to move the select box to the “print interval”, and enter the value directly or use right/left <Adjust Key> to adjust the value as the interval time.

5. Press <OK> to confirm the settings.

Low

50 30

Cancel

(0~32000)

Exit

Current Flow Time: 4200

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Message Width

Caution

：“print interval” is used to filtrate the useless pulse

of product detector and avoid wrong printing.

It is used to adjust the width of the printed message on the products when the encoder status is off (see “Encoder Setup”). The higher the setup value is, the narrower the width of the message (the same product moving speed).

It is used to adjust the print quality when the encoder status is on (see “Encoder Setup”). The lower the setup value is, the better the print quality.

The procedures of “message width” setup as below:

1. Enter <Print Setup-1>, select <Message Width>.

2. Enter the value directly or use right/left <Adjust Key> to adjust the value as the “message width” to meet the production demand.

3. Press <OK> to confirm the settings.

Message Height

It is used to adjust the message height. The Higher the value set, higher the print height will be. The procedures of “message” height setup as below:

1. Enter <Print Setup-1>, select <Message Height>;

2. Enter the value directly or use right/left <Adjust Key> to adjust the value as the “message height” to meet the production demand.

3. Press <OK> to confirm it.

Caution

: There are three other methods to adjust the message

height:

1. Adjust the distance between the print head and the product. It’s the common way.

2. Adjust the charge voltage (See “Charge SPEC.” in <System Maintenance-4).

3. Calibrate the ink pressure (See “Flow Time Calibrate” in <System Maintenance-2).

The last two methods are not suggested.

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)

Print Repeat

It is used for continuous printing application like cable, pipe or lottery industry etc. The procedures of “print repeat” setup as below:

1. Enter <Print Setup-2>, select <Print Repeat>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

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Repeat Mode

Repeat Pitch

Repeat Count

Ok (F1)

2. Use up/down <Direction Key> and right/left <Adjust Key> to set up the 3 parameters “Repeat Mode”, “Repeat Count” and “Repeat Pitch” respective ly. “Repeat Count” and “Repeat pitch” can be inserted value directly. “Repeat Mode” can be set in three ways: Single Time Print (“Off”, default), Counted Print (“Counted”) and Continuous Print (“Continuous”). The “Repeat Count” is only effective under “Counted Mode”. The “Repeat Pitch” is not effective under Single Time Print.

Single time

Cancel (F2

Exit (F3)

Current Flow Time: 4200

Bold Message

3. Press <OK> to confirm the setting.

Caution

: Repeat printing starts after the first signal of the product detector and stops until achieving the “Repeat Count” you setup or there is no signal from product detector any more.

It is used to make the whole message to be boldfaced. The maximum boldfaced multiple is 9. The procedures to set up as below:

1. Enter <Print Setup-2>, select <Bold Message>;

2. Enter the value directly or use right/left <Adjust Key> to adjust

the value as the multiple you needed. The default value is 1 (no boldfaced printing).

3. Press <OK> to confirm the settings.

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Message INV/REV

It is used to control the direction of print (inverse or reverse).The procedures as below:

1. Enter <Print Setup-2>, select <Message INV/REV>, it displays as below:

Encoder Setup

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Message Reverse

Message Invert

Current Flow Time: 4200

2. Use up/down <Direction Key> and right/left <Adjust Key> to change the status of “Reverse” and “Invert” respectively to meet the production demand;

3. Press <OK> to confirm the settings.

ABCD ABCD

Exit

It must be installed an encoder to keep the print speed synchronizing with the product line if the line speed is unstable or needed to be changed. The procedures of setup as below:

1. Enter <Print Setup-3>, select <Encoder Setup>. It displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

Encoder Setup

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Encoder Status Frequency Divide Frequency Multiple

Ok (F1)

Cancel (F2

2. If the Frequency Divide and frequency multiple can not be selected, please check if FCU frequency control unit has been installed correctly. (See CAUTION of Chapter Four 4-7page)

Off

(1~31)

1 (1~31)

Exit (F3)

Current Flow Time: 4200

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4. Press <OK> to confirm the settings.

Product Counter

Caution

1. The higher the “Frequency Divide” is, the wider the printing message, and the higher the “Frequency Multiple” is, the narrower the printing message.

2. If the “Encoder Select” is on, it only can control the print speed under the print speed limit of the printer itself. It happens that the width of message will be out of control (maybe wider than normal) if it is over the speed limit available (The speed limit is according to the “Message Width” in <Print Setup-1>). At that time, you must decrease the product line speed or increase value of “Message Width” or adjust the width of printing message through adjusting “Frequency Divide/Multiple”.

3. If no encoder has been installed, you must not setup “Encoder Select” at “On”, or else it cannot print anything because the printer can’t receive any signal of the encoder.

It is used to check the quantity of the detected products and the printed products. You can setup if it displays the quantity of printed products in the “Message Edit Zone”. The procedures as below:

1. Enter <Print Setup-3>, select <Product Counter>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

Product Counter

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Display the Counter

Printed numbers Products Detected Products Printed

Reset detected

2. Enter required numbers of products need to be printed at ‘Printed numbers’, the printing will stop after reach to printed numbers. If set as ‘0’ means print unlimited.

3. Use up/down <Direction key> to move the select box to the “Display the Counter”, then use left/right <Adjust Key> to select “Yes or No”. So you can setup if it displays the quantity of printed products in the “Message Edit Zone”.

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104756

Reset Printed

Current Flow Time: 4200

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4. Select <Exit> or press <EXIT> key on the keyboard to return to <System Maintenance-1>.

Length Counter

Caution

1. The 2 counters (detected and printed) start to count until the

printer status is “Printer is ready”.

2. When the number of product detected is larger than the one of

product printed, it means some products are not printed, please adjust the photocell setup and trigger method.

1. Enter <Print Setup-3>, select <Length Counter>. If you cannot

enter the length counter setup function, you should check if FCU is installed correctly (see the Chaper4, page 4-7). It displays as below:

2. If the status of length counter is “On”, it means the function of

counting length is active. The screen displays as below:

3. “Print Signal” is selectable: is decided by photocell or “Print” key

to control the printing begin.

Length Counter Parameter: it is for setting the printing intervals (to print once in a certain interval of length or products), please consult the engineers of Saturn.

Caution

: Under the status of “Printer is ready to print”, length counter’s setting is locked and cannot be changed. Press “Print” and exit the status of “Printer is ready to print”, you may set up parameters of length counter under any other status.

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System Setup

System Clock

It is used to adjust the main clock of the printer. The setup procedures as below:

1. Enter<System Setup-1>, select <System Clock>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

System Clock

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12 12

26 00

Cancel (F2)

Month Hour Second

Current Flow Time: 4200

Year Date Minute

Ok (F1) Exit (F3)

2. Use <Direction key> to move the select box to the position you want to change, use left/right <Adjust key > to change or enter the value directly.

3. Select <Ok> to confirm it.

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User Password

You can set the password yourself to manage the printer preventing from the wrong operation of the others.

Caution original password is empty. Press <Enter> is OK and insert password twice which should be the same.

Caution most and case sensitive.

: If it’s the first time to set up the password, the

: The password must be 10 bits English character at

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System St atus

It is used to check the current status of the printer. This can help you judge if the printer is normal or not. The setting procedures as below:

1. Enter <System Setup-1>, select <System Status>, it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

System Status

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Target Flow Time

Current Flow Time

Nozzle Drive

Make-up Add Time Make-up Add Status

4200

4178

30 26

11010011

Jet Time

Best Phase

Running Time

Exit

Current Flow Time: 4200

2. Select <Exit> or directly press <EXIT> key on the keyboard to quit “System Status” and go back to <System Setup-2>.

Caution

1. “Make-up Adding Time” means the actual time that make-up adding valve opens.

430

502

2. “Make-up Adding Status” means if the make-up adding time is 0 of the latest 8 times viscosity measure cycle. “0” means make-up add time is 0, “1” means make-up add time is not 0.

3. “Jet Time” means the hours after the status “Printer is ink on”. “Running Time” means the hours after switch on the printer.

4. After switch on the printer, the “current flow time” is “target flow time”. It will show the actual flow time of printer after the first of viscosity measure cycle is done.

Software Version Enter <System Maintenance-2> and press <Software Version> to

obtain the software number of the printer.

Machine ID

Each printer has a unique authorized number (machine ID), to use this function to get the machine ID.

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System Maintenance

Ink (On/Off)

It used to open or close the ink stream without “Auto Flush” in order to check or maintain the printer conveniently.

After “The printer is ink on”, if some panic faults (refer to Chapter 7) like “Ink Module Overfill Fault” occurs the printer will stop immediately (including shut off air control solenoid). If some other faults or warnings occurs the printer it will not shut off the ink stream, but display the warning message on the “Fault Report Zone” of the screen.

H.V. (On/Off)

Caution the status is “Printer is ready”. If you want to shut off the printer without “Auto Flush”, press <Print Key> to make the printer go back to “Printer is ready”, then select “Ink On/Off” to shut off the ink stream.

When the printer status is “Printer is ink on” and there is not any faults reported you can select “H.V. (On/Off)” to make it go to “Printer is ready” (High voltage has been turn on).

When the printer status is “Printer is ready” you can select “H.V. (On/Off)” to make it go back to “Printer is ink on” (High voltage has been turn off).

Caution z When the printer status is “Printer is ink on”, but there is some

faults reported like “No signal fault”, you can’t open the high voltage to make the printer to go to “Printer is ready”. You must repair or maintain the printer until the faults does not exist any more.

z When the printer status is “Printer is ready” you can’t select “H.V.

(On/Off)” to close the high voltage make it go back to “Printer is ink on”. You must press <Print Key> first to make the printer back to “Printer is ready”, and then select “H.V. On/Off” and the status will go back to “Printer is ink on”.

: You can’t shut off ink stream by “Ink On/Off” when

Print Test

It is used to test the printing performance of the printer (print quality is good or not especially when continuously printing). The procedures as below:

1. Make the printer status go to “Printer is ready”.

2. Enter <System Maintenance-1>, select <Print Test>, it displays as below:

3. Select “Print Once” to print message one time. It’s same with that the printer received a signal from product detector.

4. If you want to continuously print, enter the value of “Print Pitch” and select “Start/Stop”, the printer will print continuously until select “Start/Stop” again. And the “Test Status” will display “Printing” or “Stop” according to your selection.

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Nozzle Drive

Status: Printer is ready

Print Test

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Print Pitch

Print Status

Caution

: When it prints continuously, you must recycle the spout ink by a container which is made of metal and connected to the earth. Check the quality of print sample and cleanness of the printhead. DO NOT allow the container to accumulate a lot of ink as this is a fire hazard.

Stop

Start / StopPrint Once

Current Flow Time: 4200

Exit

Nozzle Drive is one of the most important parameter which affects print quality. Good Nozzle Drive can make you get better print quality and keep the printer working stably for a long time. The setup procedures as below:

1. Make sure the printer status has been “Printer is ink on” or

“Printer is ready”.

2. Enter <System Maintenance-2>, select <Nozzle Drive>, it displays

as below:

Status: Printer is ready

Nozzle Setup

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Nozzle Drive

Print Status

(0 ~ 100)

3. Use right/left <Adjust Key> to increase or decrease the setup

value or enter the value you wanted directly. The “Phase Figure” shows how about the charge specialty.

600

350 100

CancelOk

Current Flow Time: 4200

Exit

Caution

: How to set up “Nozzle Drive” correctly in detail, please read the relative contents of Chapter 6 “System Maintenance” in “Service Manual”.

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Phase Select

Phase is the time of charge voltage pulse. There is a phase which can assure printing performance of the printer is the best in the total 8 phases. Normally you should select “Auto Phase” to make the printer select the best phase automatically. The procedures as below:

1. Enter <System Maintenance-2>, select <Phase Select>.

2. Use up/down <Direction Key > to check “Auto Phase”, “Phase 1” to “Phase 8”, then judge phase quality by the printing quality.

3. Select <Ok> to set auto phase or phase 1 to 8, to print.

4. Select <Exit> to quit “Phase Select” menu, then the printer comes to the original setup of “Auto Phase”.

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Ink Flow Time

It is used to check the control status of the viscosity “Ink Flow Time”. And you can change the value of “Target Flow Time” manually if you get the permission of Saturn. The procedures as below:

1. Enter <System Maintenance-2>, select <Ink Flow Time>, it displays as below:

2. If the curve of “Ink Flow Time” fluctuates a lot, please check the viscometer, the 2 switches(CYL & CYH) of viscometer, ink control value and nozzle is ok or not.

3. If you want to change the “Target Flow Time”, perform “Calibrate Flow Time” again.

Caution right side of “Fault Report Zone” on the screen.

Hydraulic System Maintenance

Enter <System Maintenance-3>, select “Ink system”.

: The “Current Flow Time” will be displayed in the

Status:

Printer is ready

System Maintenance-1

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Prime Fluid

Drain Fluid

Current Flow Time: 4200

uto Flush

Prime Fluid Drain Fluid Auto Flush

How to execute these 3 procedures correctly in detail, please read the relative contents of Chapter 6 “Sy stem Maintenance”

Caution

: The status of printer must be “Printer is off” when

you want to use.

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Flow Time Calibration

“Flow Time Calibration” procedure must be done at the following situation: the printer is used first time, change another type of ink or replace a new nozzle. And it should be done just before “Ink Refresh” procedure. The procedures as below:

1. Enter <System Maintenance-1>, select <Ink On/Off> to open the ink stream.

2. After the status is “Printer is ink on”, enter <System Maintenance

-2>, select <Flow Time Calibration>,

3. Select “Flow Time Calibration”, the printer will measure the viscosity three times and calculate the average value as the setup value and automatically refresh to the “Target Flow Time” (see “Ink Flow Time”).

Caution execute “Flow Time Calibration” correctly in detail.

Printhead T e mperature Setup

Printhead temperature is set at 20°C (the best). Under some condition (the environmental temperature is below 5°C), ink stream will break bad. Adjust printhead temperature to improve the printing

quality.

1. Enter <Hydraulic System Maintenance Menu-2>, press “printhead

temperature”, it shows as below:

: Read Chapter 6 “System Maintenance” for how to

2. Insert a number (0--40°C), and then press “OK” to confirm. The current temperature of printhead is shown at the right bottom of the screen and when the current temperature is below the setting temperature, the system will heat up automatically until the temperature reaches the setting one.

Caution

: Over high setting temperature will bring a long

heating up time.

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Manual Control

Caution

1. The status of printer must be “Printer is off” when you want to use “Manual Control”.

2. You must be experienced & trained if you want to use this function as damage can be caused to the printer.

The procedures as below:

1. Enter <System Maintenance-3>, select <Manual Control>, it

displays as below:

2. Use up/down <Direction Key> to move the select box to the

solenoid you want to check, select “Open/Close” to switch on or off the solenoid valve.

3. Select “Exit” to switch off all the solenoids, and go back to

<System Maintenance-4>.

Stream adjustment

When selecting this function, the makeup will inject from the nozzle for 20 seconds, which will allow the customer to adjust the nozzle against to the gutter, and clean the nozzle in plus direction. This function will stop after 20 seconds and can not be controlled manually during this period.

Nozzle Backwash

When selecting this function, the vacuum will be added into the nozzle for 20 seconds. Spray the makeup onto nozzle plate by the cleaning pot, and then, the makeup will be sucked in to backwash the nozzle. This function will stop after 20 seconds and can not be controlled manually during this period.

Unblock Nozzle

When selecting this function, the ink pressure and vacuum will be added into the nozzle alternatively for 5 times, to unblock the nozzle inside by oscillation. This function will stop after 20 seconds and can not be controlled manually during this period. During this procedure, some ink drops will spatter onto the charge electrode and deflection electrode. Please clean the nozzle after this procedure.

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Charge SPEC

The default setup value is 100 (max.) of “Charge SPEC.”. You need to adjust it to get better print quality or decrease the height of message printed at some situation. The procedures as below:

1. Enter <System Maintenance -3>, select <Charge SPEC>;

2. Use right/left <Adjust Key> to increase or decrease the setup value or enter the value you wanted directly.

3. Press <Ok> to confirm it.

Lock Keyboard

Caution quality or miss of print message.

It is used to lock some of the main menu depending on selection in order to prevent unauthorized use. After the menu has been locked, it cannot be used any more until you unlock the menu.

The procedures as below:

1. Enter<Main Menu-2>, select <Lock Keyboard>, enter the password you set , it displays as below:

Status: Printer is ready

: Over low value for default will cause bad print

Lock Keyboard

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Message Edit

System Setup

Message Store

Print Setup

System Maintenance

Exit

Current Flow Time: 4200

2. Use <Direction Key > to move the select box to the menu you want to be lock, use left/right<Adjust Key> to change the lock status of the menu.

3. Press <Ok> to confirm

Caution the menu, please contact Saturn for solution.

: Once you forget the password and can not unlock

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LOGO & FONT EDITING INTRODUCTION

1. Enter Windows system of PC, open as followed: Start - All programs – Accessories - Paint.

2. Open: View - Zoom - Custom.

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3．Select ‘800%’, press OK.

4．Open: View – Zoom - show Grid.

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5． Edit the logo or font at the area, the message height could not more than 24, no width limitation.

6．Use “Select” to select the logo，as below shows，move the logo to the left and up position.

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7．Try to delete t he blank.

8．Enter: Image - Attributes.

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9．The height must be less than 24, no width limitation. The color should be Black and white.

10．Press OK to confirm.

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