Dover markem-imaje SmartDate 5 - Print Speed

SECTION 2 - SETUP AND TIMING ISSUES
2-5
SmartDate 5 08/08
2.4.1 Print Speed
The Speed that Printhead moves along the linear slide (SmartDate 5 Intermittent)
The speed the ribbon moves on the print part of the cycle. (SmartDate 5
Continuous and SmartDate
5s)
With Intermittent printers the speed is determined by the dwell time when the
substrate has stopped moving.
• If the print speed is set too low the substrate may start to move before printing
has finished.
• If the print speed is too fast the print quality may not be as good as it could be.
With Continuous printers the speed is automatic as an encoder is used to match
the speed of the substrate.
• The ribbon speed has to match the substrate speed before printing can occur.
If the substrate speed is too high or too low this will affect the print quality.
Note: If the Hi-Speed Operation is enabled, the maximum print speed can be
increased to 1000mm/s.