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  • Page 1 VITA II Service Instructions...
  • Page 2 It must not be concluded from the missing labelling that it is not a registered brand or a registered trademark. Carl Valentin label printers comply with the following safety guidelines: EG Low-Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC) EG Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Vita II Table of Contents Table of Contents Notes on this Document ............5 User Notes ................5 Instructions ................5 Cross References ..............6 Safety Instructions ..............7 General Safety Instructions ............. 7 Safety Handling when Working with Electricity ....... 9 Connector Pin Assignment (Printer Rear) ......
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Vita II Service instructions 03.20...

  • Page 5: Notes On This Document

    Vita II Notes on this Document Notes on this Document 1.1 User Notes This service manual is intended for qualified service and maintenance staff. This manual contains information about the electronics and the mechanical part of the printing system. Information about operation of printer can be taken from our operating manual.

  • Page 6: Cross References

    Notes on this Document Vita II 1.3 Cross References Drawings References to specific items in a figure are marked with letters. They are identified with parentheses in the text, e.g. (A). If no figure number is provided, letters in the text always refer to the graphic directly above the text.

  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    Vita II Safety Instructions Safety Instructions 2.1 General Safety Instructions  Workplace and Keep the area around the device clean during and after method of working maintenance.  Work in a safety-conscious manner.  Store dismantled device parts in a safe place while maintenance is being performed.
  • Page 8 Safety Instructions Vita II Protective equipment WARNING! Risk of injury in case of missing or faulty protective equipment.  After performing maintenance work, attach all safety equipment (covers, safety precautions, ground cables etc.).  Replace faulty parts and those which have become unusable.

  • Page 9: Safety Handling When Working With Electricity

    Vita II Safety Instructions 2.2 Safety Handling when Working with Electricity  Qualifications of The following work may only be performed by instructed and personnel trained electricians: • work on the electrical assemblies • work on the device while it is open and connected to the power supply.
  • Page 10 Safety Instructions Vita II Service instructions 03.20...

  • Page 11: Connector Pin Assignment (Printer Rear)

    CAUTION! The label printer can be damaged by non-compliant winders.  Attach only winders of Carl Valentin. USB interface Serial interface RS-232 Pin 2 = TXD, Pin 3 = RXD, Pin 5 = GND, Pin 7 = CTS, Pin 8 = RTS...
  • Page 12 Connector Pin Assignment (Printer Rear) Vita II Service instructions 03.20...

  • Page 13: Cleaning

    Vita II serie Cleaning Cleaning DANGER! Risk of death via electric shock!  Before opening the housing cover, disconnect the label printer from the mains supply and wait for a moment until the power supply unit has discharged. Cleaning plan...

  • Page 14: Clean The Transfer Ribbon Drawing Roller

    Cleaning Vita II 4.1 Clean the Transfer Ribbon Drawing Roller A soiled drawing roller can lead to a reduced print quality and can affect the transport of material. 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Remove the transfer ribbon from the label printer.

  • Page 15: Clean The Printhead

    Vita II Cleaning 4.3 Clean the Printhead Printing can cause accumulation of dirt at the printhead e.g. by colour particles of the transfer ribbon, and therefore it is necessary to clean the printhead in regular periods depending on operating hours, environmental effects such as dust etc.

  • Page 16: Clean The Label Photocell

    Cleaning Vita II 4.4 Clean the Label Photocell CAUTION! Label photocell can be damaged!  Do not use sharp or hard objects or solvents to clean the label photocell. The label photocell can be soiled with paper dust. This may affect the label scanning.

  • Page 17: Replacing Components

    Vita II Replacing Components Replacing Components DANGER! Risk of death via electric shock!  Before opening the housing cover, disconnect the label printer from the mains supply and wait for a moment until the power supply unit has discharged. 5.1 Tool list Some service work requires the following tools: •...

  • Page 18: Replace The Printhead

    Replacing Components Vita II 5.2 Replace the Printhead NOTICE! The printhead (D) is preinstalled on a head plate (A) and aligned at the factory. Figure 5 Head plate Plug connection signal Plug connection voltage Printhead Focal line Screw CAUTION! The printhead can be damaged by static electricity discharges and impacts! ...
  • Page 19 Vita II Replacing Components Figure 6 1. Remove labels and transfer ribbon from the label printer. Remove the printhead 2. When the printhead is closed, loosen the fixing screw (B). 3. Turn the red lever (C) counter clockwise to lift up the printhead.

  • Page 20: Adjust The Print Position

    Replacing Components Vita II 5.3 Adjust the Print Position Press the key to access the function menu. Press the key until the menu Service Functions is displayed. Press the key to select the menu. Press the key until the menu item Zero point adjustment is displayed.

  • Page 21: Replace The Print Roller

    Vita II Replacing Components 5.4 Replace the Print Roller Figure 7 Remove the print roller 1. Remove the left printer cover. Loosen two screws at the lower left printer edge and three screws at the chassis upper edge. 2. Remove the protective conductor at the inside of the printer cover.

  • Page 22: Replace The Label Photocell

    Replacing Components Vita II 5.5 Replace the Label Photocell NOTICE! Soiling of the label photocell can also cause malfunctions. Before replacing the label photocell, check whether it is soiled and clean it if necessary (see chapter 4.4, on page 16).

  • Page 23: Replace The Cpu Pcb

    Vita II Replacing Components 5.6 Replace the CPU PCB Figure 9 Remove the 1. If possible, save the printer configuration to a CompactFlash card. CPU PCB 2. Unplug the printer from the electrical outlet. 3. Detach all interface cables from the back of the printer.

  • Page 24: Replace The Power Supply

    Replacing Components Vita II 5.7 Replace the Power Supply Figure 10 Remove the 1. Unplug the printer from the electrical outlet. power supply 2. Remove the CPU PCB (see chapter 5.6, page 23). 3. Unplug all cable connections from power supply (B).

  • Page 25: Replace The Wlan Module

    Vita II Replacing Components 5.8 Replace the WLAN Module Figure 11 Remove the 1. Unplug the printer from the electrical outlet. WLAN module 2. Screw off the left printer cover. 3. Remove hot melt glue from the WLAN module (J) and then remove the antenna cable (C) from the WLAN module (J).

  • Page 26: Replace The Battery

    Replacing Components Vita II 5.9 Replace the Battery DANGER! Danger of explosion due to improper replacement of the battery!  Use non-conductive tools.  Pay attention to polarity. Figure 12 1. Lift up the fixing bracket by means of a non-metallic device (e.g.

  • Page 27: Adjustments, Settings And Alignments

    Vita II Adjustments, Settings and Alignments Adjustments, Settings and Alignments DANGER! Risk of death via electric shock!  Before opening the housing cover, disconnect the label printer from the mains supply and wait for a moment until the power supply unit has discharged.

  • Page 28: Adjust The Printhead

    Adjustments, Settings and Alignments Vita II 6.2 Adjust the Printhead Complete the following printhead settings to achieve the best possible print image:  Align the heating line with the highest point of the print roller. Density of the print image is the greatest at this point.
  • Page 29 Vita II Adjustments, Settings and Alignments Parallelism An important characteristic for a high quality print is the parallelism of the focal line of the thermal printhead to the pressure roll. Because of the fact that the position of focal line of the printhead depends on fluctuations caused by production, it is necessary to adjust the parallelism.

  • Page 30: Adjust The Transfer Ribbon Feed Path

    Adjustments, Settings and Alignments Vita II 6.3 Adjust the Transfer Ribbon Feed Path Adjust the transfer ribbon feed path by changing the head contact pressure. Increasing the head contact pressure with the screws (A) and (B) shifts the ribbon feed path in the corresponding direction.

  • Page 31: Adjust The Ribbon Rewinder/Unwinder

    Vita II Adjustments, Settings and Alignments 6.4 Adjust the Ribbon Rewinder/Unwinder Figure 15 Due to the many different transfer ribbon variants regarding roller width, length and qualities it is necessary to provide the possibility to set transfer ribbon tension. The transfer ribbon tension is to set in such way that no wrinkles in the ribbon appear but it is transported in the same way as the labels.

  • Page 32: Adjust The Head Switch

    Adjustments, Settings and Alignments Vita II 6.5 Adjust the Head Switch The head switch prevents printing from occurring when the printhead is open. Figure 16 1. Unplug the printer from the electrical outlet. 2. Remove the left printer cover. 3. Lock the printhead.

  • Page 33: Oil And Lubricate

    Vita II Adjustments, Settings and Alignments 6.6 Oil and Lubricate NOTICE! Make sure when oiling and greasing that no lubricants deposit on photocells, electronic components, circuit boards, printhead and rolls. Öl, Oil, Huile Fett, Grease, Graisse Figure 17 In case that dust or other dirt is deposit you have to clean the lubrication at first with alcohol.
  • Page 34 Adjustments, Settings and Alignments Vita II Service instructions 03.20...

  • Page 35: Retrofit With Options

    Vita II Retrofit with Options Retrofit with Options DANGER! Risk of death via electric shock!  Before opening the housing cover, disconnect the label printer from the mains supply and wait for a moment until the power supply unit has discharged.

  • Page 36: Dispenser Unit

    Retrofit with Options Vita II 7.2 Dispenser Unit Figure 19 Dispenser unit 1. Remove the tear off edge (if mounted) at the front of the printer. without photocell 2. Press the red button (B) to open the dispenser roller. 3. Place the dispenser unit (A) in front of the print roller.

  • Page 37: Cutter Unit

    Vita II Retrofit with Options 7.3 Cutter Unit CAUTION! Risk of injury, particularly during maintenance, the cutter blades are sharp!  Switch off the printer before attaching the cutter!  The cutter may only be used when it is mounted on the printer! ...
  • Page 38 Retrofit with Options Vita II 6. Fix the cutting unit with the enclosed screw at the aluminium profile. 7. Mount the motor plate (K) with the washers (L) and screws (M) at the bottom of printer. 8. Insert the cutter and connection cable corresponding to the wiring plan (see chapter 10, on page 55) into the appropriate plug-in positions of the PCB.

  • Page 39: Error Correction

    Vita II Error Correction Error Correction Error message Cause Remedy Line too high Line rises up completely or Move line down (increase Y partly over the upper edge of value). label. Check rotation and font. Line too low Line rises up completely or Move line up (reduce Y value).
  • Page 40 Error Correction Vita II Error message Cause Remedy Field number Received line number is invalid. Check sent data. Check connection PC - printer. Length mask Invalid length of received mask Check sent data. statement. Check connection PC - printer. Unknown mask Transferred mask statement is Check sent data.
  • Page 41 Vita II Error Correction Error message Cause Remedy Application Selected application identifier is Check code data. Identifier not available in GS1-128. HIBC definition Missing HIBC system sign. Check definition of HIBC code. Missing primary code. System clock Real Time Clock function is Change battery.
  • Page 42 Error Correction Vita II Error message Cause Remedy Drive write- Memory card is write-protected. Deactivate write protection. protected Directory not file Attempt to indicate a directory Correct your entry. as file name. File already open Attempt to change a file during Select another file.
  • Page 43 Vita II Error Correction Error message Cause Remedy Zero point Defective photocell. Change photocell. Compressed air Pressure air is not connected. Check pressure air. External release External print release signal is Check input signal. missing. Column too wide Wrong definition of column Reduce the column width res.
  • Page 44 Error Correction Vita II Error message Cause Remedy Time generation Printing creation was still active Reduce print speed. at print start. Use printers' output signal for synchronization. Use bitmap fonts to reduce generating time. Transport protection Both DPM position sensors Displace zero point sensor (start/end) are active.
  • Page 45 Vita II Error Correction Error message Cause Remedy Scanner layout Scanner data does not Check adjustment of scanner. difference correspond to bar code data. Check scanner settings / connection. COM break Serial interface error. Check settings for serial data transmission as well as cable (printer-PC).
  • Page 46 Error Correction Vita II Error message Cause Remedy Housing open When starting the print order Close the housing cover and the housing cover is not closed. start the print order anew. EAN.UCC code Transferred EAN.UCC code is Verify bar code data (see invalid.
  • Page 47 Vita II Error Correction Error message Cause Remedy Print asynchronous The label photocell do not work Check label size and gap size. in the order as it is expected according to print data. The settings of the photocell Check label photocell settings.
  • Page 48 Error Correction Vita II Error message Cause Remedy Script failure LUA script is incorrect. Check the script. Script user error Error in LUA script user input. Correct the input value. No reprint available No label data for reprinting Send new label data to the available.

  • Page 49: Control Inputs And Outputs

    Vita II Control Inputs and Outputs Control Inputs and Outputs By means of a maximum of 16 control inputs and outputs which, in the following, are also referred to as ports, different functions of the printer system can be triggered and operating states can be displayed.
  • Page 50 Control Inputs and Outputs Vita II Configuration of D-Sub socket Figure 22 Cable identification Number Color white brown green yellow grey pink blue black violet grey-pink red-blue white-green brown-greed white-yellow yellow-brown white-grey grey-brown white-pink pink-brown white-blue brown-blue white-red brown-red white-black...
  • Page 51 Vita II Control Inputs and Outputs Port 1 to Port 16 = Assignment for I/O Profile 'Std_Label' Identification Description / Function Port 1 Print start and cut (Input) Port 2 Reprint last printed label (Input) Port 3 Counter Reset (Input)
  • Page 52 Control Inputs and Outputs Vita II Identification Description / Function + 5 VDC 5 Volt DC output for external use. Max. 1 A. This voltage is provided from direct print module and can be used e.g. as control voltage. Never apply any external voltage to this output.
  • Page 53 Vita II Control Inputs and Outputs Example 1 Device connection to a machine with S7-300 SPS. Figure 23 Example 2 Device connection to a operating panel. Figure 24 03.20 Service instructions...
  • Page 54 Control Inputs and Outputs Vita II Example 3 Device connection version if 'Option: 2. LED'. Figure 25 Precautions When connecting a reed contact with a control input, the contact must have a switching capacity of min. 1 A in order to prevent the contact from sticking due to the inrush current.

  • Page 55: Wiring Plan

    Vita II Wiring Plan 10 Wiring Plan Figure 26 03.20 Service instructions...

  • Page 56: Cpu Component Placement Specification

    Wiring Plan Vita II 10.1 CPU Component Placement Specification Figure 27 Jumper plan JP1 (debug) JP2 (write-protection) Boot sector closed closed Programming Delivery closed open Service instructions 03.20...

  • Page 57: Environmentally-Friendly Disposal

    It may only be organised, used and disposed of by the manufacturer. Valentin products accordingly labelled can therefore be returned to Carl Valentin GmbH. This way, you can be sure your old equipment will be disposed of correctly.
  • Page 58 Environmentally-Friendly Disposal Vita II Service instructions 03.20...

  • Page 59: Index

    Vita II Index 12 Index adjustments, settings, alignments head switch ..................32 oil and lubricate ................33 print mechanism ................27 printhead position ................28 rewinder ..................31 transfer ribbon feed path..............30 unwinder ..................31 battery, replacing ................26 cleaning cleaning schedule ................
  • Page 60 Index Vita II jumper plan CPU ................56 label photocell cleaning................... 16 replacing ..................22 maintenance/cleaning printhead adjusting ................. 29 notes document ..................5 user ....................5 oil and lubricate .................. 33 power supply, replacing..............24 print mechanism, adjusting..............27 print position, adjusting ...............
  • Page 61 Vita II Index wiring plan ..................55 WLAN module, replacing..............25 03.20 Service instructions...
  • Page 62 Carl Valentin GmbH Neckarstraße 78 86 u. 94 . 78056 Villingen-Schwenningen Phone +49 7720 9712-0 . Fax +49 7720 9712-9901 info@carl-valentin.de . www.carl-valentin.de...

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