EBS EBS-230 - General Information; Application

 EBS-230 Printer User's Manual
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1. General Information
NOTE:
There are warning and information signs on the right or left hand-side margins of some pages to
attract the user’s attention to messages that are provided next to them. They are the following signs:
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Information signs indicating:
• that the actions described therein should be taken carefully,
• additional, printer-specific option and features, which are not described anywhere else,
• untypical behaviour of the unit,
• other hints.
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A warning not to take the action that might have a critical impact on the proper
operation of the unit. It requires the user to follow closely instructions given therein.
1.1. Application
EBS-230 is a family of inexpensive and easy to operate industrial INK JET printers that are
designed for labelling in a non-contact way, various objects moving on a factory conveyor. The printer
provides clear and firm labels on such materials as:
• paper and cardboard,
• (porous) plastics,
• fabric,
• leather and leather-like products,
• wood and wood-like products,
• (porous) ceramic products,
• metal surfaces of any type, etc.
The printer is characterized by the following qualities:
´ Small size with a printer independent from the device controller. Therefore the printer can be
installed directly in front of object to be printed on, often in difficult to reach places.
´ It is not necessary to connect the printer to the controller (a computer or T200 terminal).
´ It can be fixed in any position.
´ It can be equipped with a 7 or 16-nozzle print head.
´ It can print with coloured and surface-specific inks, with one ink type to be used for a given
printer.
´ It can print variable data such as the current date, the end of the guarantee period (service life,
period of storage, etc.) of the object labelled, time, numbering in ascending or descending orders
(counters).
´ The text to be printed and printing parameters can easily be entered and changed with connection
to a selected PC computer with Windows® operating system (see
Minimum Recommended
Hardware Requirements
on 61 page) or optionally with a T200 terminal. Connection to PC or
T200 terminal is via a cable – see chapter
2.5 Printer Communication with Controller – PC
or
T200 Terminal.
´ Labelled objects are recognized by a photo-detector.
´ When a speed indicator (a rotation and pulse converter) is attached, prints can be produced on
objects moving at a varying speed.
´ The printer’s operation is fully automated, so are status indications and call-for-service messages.
´ Bottles of ink are fully controlled and only bottles applicable for compatible EBS printer types are
accepted.
´ The printer can be used uninterruptedly for 24 hours a day.