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  • Page 1 How To Change the System Setup...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    How To Change the System Setup Contents 1 Introduction........................... 2 1.1 Health and Safety ........................2 2 Line setup............................3 2.1 Trigger ............................ 3 2.1.1 Print Trigger........................3 2.1.2 Trigger to Printhead Distance..................5 2.1.3 Inter-Print Distance......................6 2.2 Speed ............................. 6 2.2.1 Speed Selection ......................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    You need a User Level C password to change some parameters. For information about the serial communications interface and the Parallel IO interface, refer to the Linx Remote Communications Interface Reference Manual and How To Use the Parallel I/O Option.

  • Page 4: Line Setup

    How To Change the System Setup 2 Line setup This section describes how to use the Line Setup page to configure the following: • Trigger setup • Line Speed setup • Alarm setup 2.1 Trigger Use this option to set up the following parameters: •...
  • Page 5 How To Change the System Setup The following trigger types are available: End of Print The trigger for the next printed message is generated after the last raster of the previous message. High Level Primary Trigger or High Level Secondary Trigger The printer continuously prints or updates the message while the product sensor detects the presence of a product (the signal is active).

  • Page 6: Trigger To Printhead Distance

    (E) is not at the edge of the product. The distance between the sensor position and the print position (E) is the Print Delay (D). This distance depends on the product. The Print Delay parameter is described in the Linx 5900 & 7900 Quick Start Guide. Page 5 of 19 FA69342–2 English...

  • Page 7: Inter-Print Distance

    How To Change the System Setup 2.1.3 Inter-Print Distance The Inter-Print Distance is the distance between the end of one message and the end of the next message—the dimension ‘A’ in Figure 4. 69147 ABC ABC Figure 4. Inter-Print Distance The Inter-Print Distance is used only for continuous printing.

  • Page 8: Speed Selection

    How To Change the System Setup 2.2.1 Speed Selection Use the Speed Selection page to select the measurement method. 69140 Figure 6. Speed Selection page You can use any of the following settings: Fixed Speed You tell the printer the line speed, and the printer prints at the correct rate. Shaft Encoder Use a shaft encoder to make sure that the print speed matches the line speed.

  • Page 9: Calculate Line Speed

    How To Change the System Setup 2.2.3 Calculate Line Speed This option is not displayed unless you set the Speed Selection option to ‘Fixed Speed’. If you do not know the line speed, you can use this option to calculate the line speed. To calculate the line speed, the printer measures the time that is needed for the test item to pass the product sensor as shown below: 69198...
  • Page 10 How To Change the System Setup 1st Trigger Use this option to define the trigger signal for the leading edge of the test item. 2nd Trigger Use this option to define the trigger signal for the trailing edge of the test item. You can use the same sensor device for the 1st Trigger and the 2nd Trigger, as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8.

  • Page 11: Encoder Speed

    To configure the printer correctly for a shaft encoder and an encoder wheel, refer to How to Install and Set Up the 5900 & 7900 Printer. 2.2.5 Dual Trigger Use this setting if the printer uses two trigger devices. The printer uses the information from the two triggers to calculate the line speed.

  • Page 12: Alarm And Dual Alarm

    The 24 V connector controls the default Alarm and the VFC connector controls the optional Alarm2. NOTE: You must enter a configuration code to use the Alarm2 option on the 5900 and 7900 printer.
  • Page 13 How To Change the System Setup Select the Alarm Setup or Alarm 2 Setup option to display the Alarm Setup or Alarm 2 Setup page. 69145 Figure 13. Alarm Setup page These pages both display a list of all the conditions and events that can generate an alarm. To configure the alarms, use the Up arrow and Down arrow keys to highlight an item in the list, then press one of the following keys: No Alarm...

  • Page 14: Setup Parameters

    How To Change the System Setup 3 Setup parameters This section describes how to change the general Setup parameters for the printer. These settings include the time, the printhead height, and the system locale. To access the Setup parameters from the Print Monitor page, select Menu > Setup. The printer displays the Setup page.

  • Page 15: Date And Time

    How To Change the System Setup 3.1.1 Date and Time To change the system time, first make sure that the printer is not in the ‘PRINTING’ state. At the Print Monitor page, select Menu > Setup > Installation > Date & Time > Current Time.

  • Page 16: Locale

    How To Change the System Setup To set the printhead height, first make sure that the printer is in the ‘IDLE’ state. At the Print Monitor page, select Menu > Setup > Installation > Printhead > Printhead Height to display the Printhead Height page. 69203 Figure 17.
  • Page 17 How To Change the System Setup Use Language Defaults The Use Language Defaults option changes the method that you use to set the following three options (which are described below): • Units • Calendar • Keyboard If you set the Use Language Defaults option to Yes, the printer automatically uses default settings for these three options.

  • Page 18: Security Settings

    How To Change the System Setup If you select the Keyboard option the printer displays a list of keyboard types (countries). 69205 Figure 19. Keyboard page To change the setting, highlight an item in the list then press the OK key to return to the Locale page.

  • Page 19: Change Password

    How To Change the System Setup 3.2.3 Change Password You can use this option to change your password or the password for any User Level that is lower than your level. For example at User Level C you can change the Level A, Level B and Level C passwords.

  • Page 20: Allow Print Delay Access

    Press the Exit key four times to return to the Print Monitor page. 3.2.4 Allow Print Delay Access 5900 only. This option allows you to control access to the Print Delay option on the Print Settings page for User Level A users who do not normally have access to this option.

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