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Summary of Contents for Flexstr8 UHF Encoder
- Page 1 Manual High-Speed UHF Encoder for Epson 7500 Series support@flexstr8.com ...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Unboxing 2 Hardware Installation 3 Preparing the Printer: Loading Roll Section 10 Software Installation & Use 13 Contact Us 26 1 ... -
Page 3: Unboxing
Unboxing Thank you for purchasing the Flexstr8 high Speed UHF Encoder for the Epson 7500. Your Purchase will be shipped in a protective container to avoid damage whilst shipping. Below is an example of the box that you will receive with your encoder inside. ... -
Page 4: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Remove the Encoder from the box. B. Then, remove the Snap-on unit and place it on the Epson 7500 Rewinder. 3 ... - Page 5 Remove theses four cables/power supplies from the box: Coaxial Cable 2. Ethernet Cable 3. Encoder Power Supply 4. Fiber Optic Power Supply D. Plug in both the fiber optic power supply and the encoder power supply to power outlets. ...
- Page 6 E. Next, connect the fiber optic power supply with the cable coming from the snap-on unit, the correct power supply is pictured below. 5 ...
- Page 7 F. Please attach the cable from the snap-on unit to the encoder box. Then tighten in place. 6 ...
- Page 8 G. Attach the coaxial cable to the snap-on unit and the encoder box, as shown below 7 ...
- Page 9 H. Ensure your encoder and snap-on unit are connected exactly as the picture shows below. The snap-on unit should be connected to antenna port 1 8 ...
- Page 10 Finally, plug in the encoder (purple circle) and connect the ethernet port (green circle) to your local network. Your Epson 7500 must be on the same network as your FlexStr8 Encoder to work. The correct power supply for the encoder is shown below. ...
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Page 11: Preparing The Printer: Loading Roll Section
Preparing the Printer: Loading Roll Section A. Place the label roll in the printer, so that the labels will feed into the printhead when the printer is turned on. 10 ... - Page 12 B. Once the printer has started, and says “Ready” press the feed button to release at minimum 5 labels. (These 5 labels are needed to synchronize the printer and encoder.) C. The labels should feed correctly into the snap-on unit between the optics. Pictures are shown below.
- Page 13 D. An ideal set-up for a first time job looks like this. (Note: the encoder will not work unless a label is detected. Please make sure at least 5 labels are feed out for your first job.) ...
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Page 14: Software Installation & Use
Software Installation & Use A. Please visit h ttp://www.flexstr8.us/epson-rfid-encoder/ to download and extract our software for the UHF Encoder. ... - Page 15 B. Once extracted and installed. Press the shortcut on your desktop or in your start menu. 14 ...
- Page 16 C. When prompted to set firewall permissions, select ‘Yes’. Select private and public networks D. If you receive a message saying “Windows protected your PC” please select more info and run anyway. 15 ...
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- Page 18 E. Wait until ‘Reader Status: Ready’, then add job by clicking the green plus in the top left corner. (Note: The Reader Status will start as red, and say “Unknown, please verify enoder is running” this just means the encoder is starting up, please be patient.) ...
- Page 19 F. On the left side of the pop-up window, select your desired image file 18 ...
- Page 20 G. On the right hand side, select your encode file H. Then, press preview and select the number of encodes that you would like in the job You can upload your own files by pressing ‘Upload File’ 19 ...
- Page 21 J. Next you need to make a printer tab and media tab. To do this, select the green plus sign to create a printer option and tag option K. Select the printer and type in the Encoder Box IP address; then select ‘Add Pair’ ...
- Page 22 L. For tag settings, please copy the image below. Ensure that your printer preferences are set to the same size as the tag media. (Please make sure to copy this tag setting, otherwise the encoder will fail.) ...
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- Page 24 M. Be careful to measure and be exact with the label dimensions. Any incorrect measurement can put the printer into an error state N. Select ‘Continuous Printing’ and ‘300mm per second’ 23 ...
- Page 25 ‘Submit Job’ P. If this is the first job of a new roll you will be prompted to enter the roll serial number that comes written on your FlexStr8 label roll. Please enter the number into the pop-up window ...
- Page 26 Q. Once ‘Tags are loaded successfully’ you can submit your job R. When prompted by the printer, select ‘Yes’. Your job will be shown in realtime as it is encoding 25 ...
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Page 27: Contact Us
Contact Us Please contact FlexStr8 technical support at s upport@flexstr8.com for any assistance or troubleshooting needs. 26 ...