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8
Test Operation
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8.1
Test Mode without a Print Job
Fig. 38
Display
By alternating between buttons
without an active printing job.
Push button
This causes the feed of an empty label. Simultaneously the vacuum of the pad as well as the supporting air are
activated. As soon as the label has securely arrived at the pad the supporting air is switched off.
Push button
When pushing this button the cylinder Z is extended into the labeling position. Reaching the labeling position is
signalized by the triggering of the impact sensor. With that signal the vacuum is stopped and the label is applied
to the product. With the application of the label the cylinder is contracted back into the starting position.
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Note!
Use the printer configuration to find the best peel-off offset for the initiation.
8.2
Test Mode with a Print Job
This method allows testing of the labeling process with actual printing data by using the
Send a print job.
The test mode is executed in two half cycles:
Push the
Half cycle 1
A label is printed. The vacuum of the pad as well as the supporting air (blow tube) are switched on. When the
label has been picked up by the pad, the supporting air is switched off.
Push the
Half cycle 2
The pad is moved to the labelling position. The triggered impact sensor signals when the labelling position is
reached. The vacuum is switched off as soon as the label is placed onto the product. Then, the pad is moved
back into the starting position.
If the label is removed by hand after half cycle 1 has been completed and the
1 will be repeated with the next label in the printing line.
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Note!
Use the software to find the best peel-off offset for the initiation.
and
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button.
button.
on the display it is possible to simulate the labeling process
button.
button is pressed, half cycle
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