Rev AA Installing the Printer 3-3
Installing the Printer
Ensure that the following services are available while the printer is being
installed:
• Power: 90 - 264 VAC, 320 VA, 47 - 63 Hz
• Compressed Air: 87 psi (6 bar) max, dry, uncontaminated with a 6 mm
pipe fitting
• Print signal: This is the signal that triggers the printing operation and
can either be a:
- PLC signal
- 24 V DC, PNP registration photocell
- 24 V DC, PNP proximity switch detecting a cam timing point
• An encoder kit (P/N 403358) is required to monitor the speed of the
packaging film on continuous motion packaging machines.
Mounting Considerations
The thermal printhead must act against a flat print platen (in an
intermittent mode) or a print roller (in a continuous mode) in order to
print. The platen or roller is a part of the mounting bracketry.
Printer
The printer can be mounted in any orientation. However, it is important to
ensure that adequate operator access is available to remove and replace
the cassette easily.
The exact position of the printer relative to the packaging machine, needs
to account for:
• The physical constraints of the available space and operator access
• The required position of the print on the substrate
Figure 3-2 on page 3-4 shows the relevant dimensions of the printer
relative to the mounting holes and the printhead. It also shows the
additional space required to give adequate clearance to cables and air
pipes that connect to the unit.
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