VIDEOJET DataFlex 6530 - 5.5.1 Group Job Select; 5.5.2 Group Control

Videojet DataFlex 6530 Operator Manual - Rev AA 5-41
CLARiTY Operating System
5.5.1 Group Job Select
Use Group Job Select to make sure that all the printers in the group are printing the same job.
You can select jobs only on the master printer. The master printer tells the slaves which job to
print.
When you use Group Job Select, the master printer shows additional information, as described
below:
• It displays a fault message for any slave printer that does not respond to the master.
• The Printhead screen (navigate to Tools > Diagnostics > Printhead) contains a list of the
printers in the group. Touch the name of a printer to display information about the
chosen printer, as given in Table 5-26.
• The Printhead screen (navigate to Tools > Setup > Printhead) allows to exclude one or
more slaves from the group. This is useful if a slave develops a fault and you want
the other printers to continue to print the job. When the fault has been cleared, the
printer can be assigned to the group again.
5.5.2 Group Control
This level of operation (level 2) allows the user to control the slave printers from the master. As
with Group Job Select, you can select jobs only on the master printer. The master printer tells the
slaves which job to print. The slaves can be assigned and excluded from the group, as described
in“Group Job Select” on page 5-43.
You can use the master printer to change setup parameters for any printer in the group.
The user interface on the master printer also displays the following additional information:
• The Consumables information for each printer in the group.
• The Batch Count and Total Count values for the group as a whole. Total Count
values for each printer in the group are also available.
• The fault or warning messages for both the master and slave printers (the slaves will
show only their own faults or warnings).
• The diagnostics information about each printer in the group.
Printer Description
Master The standard set of buttons enable you to view diagnostic information
about the printer and information about the Master/Slave level that is
being used
Slave The information about the connection between the slave and the master
Table 5-26: Master/Slave Diagnostics