Functionality Of Ap 5.4/5.6 Dispenser - Avery Dennison AP5.4 User Manual

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Functionality of AP 5.4/5.6 dispenser

The AP 5.4/5.6 dispenser allows freshly printed labels to be dispensed (via the
dispensing edge) or rewound in the printer enclosure (via the defelector).
The electronic components in the rewinder control the tensile force on the re-
lease paper so that the same force is applied for all winding diameters. This is
controlled independently of the material width and printing speed. The control-
ler can be set automatically or manually depending on the settings in the pa-
rameter menu.
formed by qualified, authorised service personnel.
After switching on the printer, the rewinder is initialised and the backing paper
is tightened.
Once a print job is received, the printer searches for the first label start marking
at reduced printing speed. To do this, the label material is moved by at least
the distance between the label sensor and the printhead (70 mm). This dis-
tance is used by the rewinder controller to calculate the diameter of the previ-
ously wound backing paper. To allow the controller to calculate the diameter
even with endless material, in this case printing also does not start until the
material has moved 70 mm. The print job is carried out at the speed that has
been set in the parameter menu or as specified by the print job.
If a fault occurs during operation, the rewinder shuts off automatically.
Once the maximum diameter of the backing paper has been reached, a mes-
sage appears on the display and the rewinder shuts off automatically.
Dispenser operating
The following operating modes are available for the dispenser:
modes
See
USER MANUAL
AP5.4 – AP5.6
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When used as a dispenser, the label material is drawn around the dispens-
ing edge and only the backing paper is rewound.
•
When used as a rewinder, the printed label is guided across a baffle plate
and rewound together with the backing paper.
The manual setting is only necessary in special cases and may only be per-
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Dispenser mode with dispenser sensor:
The material feed ends at the dispensing edge, i.e., the label to be dis-
pensed remains hanging on the dispensing edge (set dispensing position).
The printer waits until the label is removed before moving the next empty
label beneath the printhead and then printing and dispensing it.
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Dispenser mode with foot switch:
Pressing the foot switch releases the label for printing and dispensing. Af-
terwards, the next empty label is positioned beneath the printhead.
(De)activating the dispensing edge
Commissioning and Operation
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