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- Page 1 DuraCode Series DURACODE 200 SERIES TOUCHSCREEN Continuous Inkjet Printer OPERATION MANUAL www.inkjetinc.com | 1-800-280-3245...
- Page 2 Compliance Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Safety ------------------------------------------------------ 1 1.1 Safety Outline 1.2 Safety Measures 1.3 Safety Considerations 1.4 Handling 1.5 Responsibilities 2. Main Parts ------------------------------------------------ 3 2.1 IJI DURACODE 200 SERIES TOUCHSCREEN Printer 2.2 Printhead 2.3 Ink Module 2.4 Electrical System 3. - Page 4 5.2 How to start printing 5.2.1 Start ink-jet 5 2.2 Correct jet alignment 5 2.3 Correct inkjet breakpoint 5.3 Stop and clean the ink jet printer ------------------------------- 36 5 3.1 Stop and clean 5.3.2 Shutdown and cleaning (power off during use) ------------------- 36 5.3.3 Shutdown and cleaning (long-term stop) --------------------------- 36...
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Page 5: Safety
1. Safety 1.1 Safety Outline • Only trained individuals should attempt maintenance of this equipment. Failure to do so could result in damage or personal injury. • Lethal voltages are present within this equipment when it is connected to the mains electrical supply. -
Page 6: Handling
1.4 Handling • The machine with printing ink or solvent in it must be handled in a vertical way. If the ink jet printer cannot be always maintained at the vertical state, the printing ink and solvent shall be completely discharged before handling. 1.5 Responsibilities •... -
Page 7: Main Parts
2. Main Parts 2.1 Overview Right View Front View Left View Instructions for direction: 1. Main power switch 2. Upper overview: Electronics Compartment and Control Panel 3. Lower overview: Ink compartment 4. Connector Panel 5. Umbilical Page 3... -
Page 8: Printhead
2.2 Printhead Printhead Screw Last Chance Filter Crystal Screw GND for Nozzle Charge Electrode Phase Detector Nagetive Deflection Plate Positive Deflection Plate Gutter Sensing Tube 2.3 Ink Module * Exhaust Air Switch Condenser Cover Manifold Socket V6 Filter Addition Pump Drain Pipe Flushing Gear Pump... -
Page 9: Electrical System
2.4 Electrical System Instructions for direction: 1. Extra High Tension (EHT/HV) 2. Positive Air Pump (Some models do not include ） 3. Mainboard (Not visible from this view) 4. Power Supply Unit 5. Display driver board Page 5... -
Page 10: Operating Software
3. Operating Software 3.1 Home Page The main screen is the default screen after the ink jet printer is powered on, and the main window is shown in the following figure: Instructions for direction: 1. Device Status Bar 2. Error and Warning Information Bar 3. -
Page 11: Run Info
3.2 Run Info The information Interface contains critical real time running status such as ink pressure, ink temperature and Print stability checks etc. Click the Run Info button on the main screen: Instructions 1. Pump Ink Pressure: Printer currently detected pressure value 2. -
Page 12: Print Mode
3.3 Print Mode 1. Follow the steps as follow: a.Touch This Area b. Click Print Mode 2. Enter "Print Mode" interface. Instructions: 1. Trigger Mode: The way of the external photocell triggers printing, Gate or Trigger optional . 2. Photocell 1: Level: Printing is triggered when the photocell 1 obtains the high or low level signal. - Page 13 3. Photocell 2: Level: The corresponding function selected is triggered when the photocell 2 obtains the high / low level signal; Function: Disable, Reset counter, Traversing print control , Reset traversing print , Opposite print and Reset detection & counting are optional. 4.
- Page 14 3.4 Message Management 3.4.1 Select Printing Message 1. Follow the steps as follow: a.Touch This Area b. Click Manage Job 2. Enter "Manage Job" interface. 3. Select from here 4. Then Click To Print 3. Select the job from the list then click “To Print” button. Page 10...
- Page 15 3.4.2 Edit Printing Message 1. Follow the steps as follow: a.Touch This Area 2. Click Edit botton 2. Enter "Edit" interface. Instructions: 1. The message contents display in this area. 2. Use to move the contents’ position . 3. All the contents will list here 4.
- Page 16 3.4.3 Modify Message Parameters 1. Follow the steps as follow: a.Touch This Area 2. Click Property botton 3. You can enter the parameters attributes directy from this interface. As shown below: Instructions for direction: 1. Dots: Range 5-34, Select the number of the dots subject to required print height in dots.
- Page 17 3.4.4 Text 1. At the Editing interface( refer to 3.4.2 Edit Printing Message) , tap the Text icon a.Tap ‘Text’ icon Instructions for direction: 1. Text: Message contents can be filled in or modified here; 2. Font Size: 5*5、6*5、7*4、7*5、9*6、9*6B、11*8、11*8B、16*11、24*17、 32*22 dot-matrix fonts can be selected; Raster: Bold the text, 0-7 bold times can be selected;...
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Page 18: 4.5 Multi Text
3.4.5 Multi Text 1. At the Editing interface(refer to 3.4.2 Edit Printing Message), tap the Mult Text icon Touch here to switch to font parameter a.Tap ‘Mult Text’ icon b. Mult Text parameters c. Fonts’ parameters Mult Text parameters: • ID: Field name of the Mult-Text for fast selection;... - Page 19 3.4.6 Timer At the Editing interface, drag and drop the Timer icon to the message layout to add the dynamic clock. The setting interface is as follows: a.Tap ‘Timer’ icon Instructions for direction: 1. Format: Choose the format for timer in dropdown list 2.
- Page 20 3.4.7 Shift At the Print editing interface, click the "Shift" button to add the shift information. The setting interface is as follows: a.Tap ‘Shift’ icon 3.4.8 Counter At the Print editing interface, click the "counter" button to add the counter information.
- Page 21 Repeat Count : 1 at default, printing times of each current value. For example, if set as 2, each counter value will be printed for 2 times. Page 17...
- Page 22 4. Leading Char: When "0" is filled in, the ink jet printer guarantees that the counter lengths printed are consistent. For example, if the counter defined by the user is 9 digits, but the actual counting value is only 6 digits, 3 zero will be added in front of the 6-digit counting value.
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Page 23: Barcode
3.4.10 Barcode At the information editing interface, click the "Barcode" button to add the corresponding code. The interface is as follows: Instructions for direction: 1. ID: Name of barcode; 2. Text: Fixed barcode contents; 3. Barcode Type: EAN8, EAN13, code39, code128, QR Code, Data_Matrix; 4. -
Page 24: 4.11 Ext Data
3.4.11 Ext Data At the print editing interface, click the “Ext Data" button to add Ext Data. The interface is as follows: Instructions for direction: 1. Code: The identification code of external data communication is corresponding to the "user area" in the calculation software; Length: Data bit transmitted from the computer to the ink jet printer;... -
Page 25: Print File Import And Export
3.4.12 Print file import and export Touch the message area at the homepage, select “Manage Job", and click "download" button. The interface is as follows: Select the corresponding information, click the corresponding transmission icon to transmit print layout between the system and USB disk. The file will also include the print parameters;... -
Page 26: System Settings
4. System settings Click "Settings" icon at the homepage to enter the system setting main interface, as shown in the following figure: 4.1 Authorization At the "Settings" interface, click the "Authorization setting" icon. The interface can be set with passwords of two levels and the corresponding authority. The interface is as follows:... -
Page 27: Printer Config
4.2 Printer Config At the " Settings " interface, click "Settings" icon Instructions for direction: 1. Printer • Ink Type: Sets the type of the ink used. • Running pressure: Sets the system running pressure. • VMS Check: When turned on, viscosity is automatically set, and manual setting is invalid. -
Page 28: Debug
4.3 Debug Click "Debug" icon in "Settings" to singly control the pump, valve or fan, as shown in the figure: 4.4 Cleaning Click the icon of "Cleaning" in the "Settings" to enter the Cleaning interface, as shown in the figure: Cleaning for function option: Instructions... -
Page 29: Ink System
4.5 Ink System Click the icon of "Ink System" in the "Settings" to enter the ink system interface, as shown in the figure: for function option: Instructions 1. Umbilical Purge: Used to clean the printhead supply pipes during commissioning by the trained engineers only; 2. - Page 30 4.7 EHT Setting Used to assign EHT values to different print height. The values have been set before the machine leaving the factory, and usually there is no need to set it again during use.
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Page 31: Network Setting
4.8 Network Setting Click the icon of " Network " in the " Settings " to enter the net setting interface, as shown in the figure: Instructions for function option: 1. IP Addr: Used to set the IP address 2. Subnet Mask: Used to set the Subnet Mask 3. - Page 32 4.9 Character Format Different styles of characters "0", "1" and "5" can be selected here,the printer needs to be reboot when the styles changed.
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Page 33: Serial Port
4.10 Serial Port Click the icon of " Serial Port " in the " Settings " to enter the serial port setting interface, as shown in the figure: Instructions for function option: Serial Setting: 1. Baud rate: Used to change the baud rate. 2. - Page 34 4.11 Language Used to select the display language of the system 4.12 Screen Calibration This can be used for calibration when the touch screen key position is inaccurate, Press the cross icon in turn to complete the calibration 4.13 System Time/Date Used to calibrate system time of the printer 4.14 Service Time Used for reset maintenance time after system maintenance...
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Page 35: Date/Time Code
4.15 Date/Time Code Click the icon of " Date/Time Code " in the " Settings " to enter the date and time code setting interface, as shown in the figure: Instructions: These settings are used to define the printed date information including year,month,day,hour and minute. -
Page 36: About
4.17 About Click the icon of " About " in the " Settings " to enter the interface, as shown in the figure: Instructions: 1. Software version: it can be update by USB. -
Page 37: Printer Operation
5. Printer operation 5.1 First use of the Printer Printer needs to be filled with ink and exhaust air before use. 1. Open the lower cabin door and install the correct ink and makeup to the correct position according to the label . 2. -
Page 38: How To Start Printing
5.2 How to start printing 5.2.1 Start ink-jet 1) Connect with the power supply conforming to technical parameters; 2) Open the printer head cover, check various components in the printhead, and check that various components are clean and dry; 3) Replace the printer head cover, connect the printer to the mains power, press the power button at right of the printer, and wait for the screen to enter the main operation interface;... -
Page 39: 2.2 Correct Jet Alignment
5.2.2 Correct jet alignment Description: after the printer has started, the ink jet is sprayed from the nozzle, and recycled by the gutter pipe. Side view: Front view: Prompt: For ink jet adjustment method, see the section of " 5.7 Ink Jet adjustment ". -
Page 40: 2.3 Correct Inkjet Breakpoint
5.2.3 Correct inkjet breakpoint The breakpoint is generated after the ink jet printer has started normally. The breakpoint state directly influences the jet printing effect and jet printing durability. Good breakpoint roughly depends on the following three factors: • Appropriate and stable pressure •... -
Page 41: Stop And Clean The Ink Jet Printer
5.3 Stop and clean the ink jet printer 5.3.1 Stop and clean After equipment use, shut down according to the standard steps, and conduct intervention if cleaning is necessary. Standard steps for shutdown operation: 1) Press the Stop Jet this is normal STOP with internal solvent cleaning 2) During cleaning after shutdown, remove the printhead cover to observe whether the printhead is dirty. -
Page 42: Failure And Warning Icons
5.4 Failure and warning icons 5.4.1 Failure icons and meanings Icon Name Fault cause Solution Initial start up. System leak. The solvent It is suggested to drain Mixing Tank components in the Mixer are vaporized the old ink and fill the Empty after long-term storage of the printer new ink. -
Page 43: Warning Icons And Meanings
5.4.2 Warning icons and meanings Icon Name Instructions for warning The ink in the system is circulating and in good Jet printing operation condition, the printer is ready for jet printing Jet printing The ink in the system is not circulating, the printer is stop in stopped state, and printing cannot be conducted Insufficient... -
Page 44: Troubleshooting Without Icon Prompt
5.5 Troubleshooting without icon prompt • Turn on the power supply, there is no display on screen. Reason Solution Check the power supply and related No voltage of the power supply fuse • Poor jet printing character quality or incomplete character Reason Solution The printhead is too far from the... - Page 45 • No failure prompt. Printing is not clear Reason Solution Error in print width or wrong print on Adjust the print width or printing delay product position No print on product Check sensor sensitivity • Wrong or unstable Ink jet position Reason Solution Clean the nozzle.
- Page 46 5.6 Nozzle cleaning When the nozzle is blocked, manual cleaning is required. The operational procedures are as follows: 1) Enter "Settings" - "Cleaning", and click either “Nozzle Flush” or “Wash Nozzle ”, The printer will execute the program and automatically complete a) Nozzle Flush –...
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Page 47: Ink Jet Adjustment
5.7 Ink jet adjustment Horizontal alignment : Slightly loosen the screw “A” and rotate the screw “B” slightly ,then the jet horizontal stream can be moved. Vertical alignment : Loosen the screw “C” and rotate the screw “D” slightly ,then the jet stream can be vertical moved. -
Page 48: System Cleaning
5.8 System cleaning Enter "Settings" - "Ink System", and click "System Cleaning", complete the system cleaning operation according to screen prompt. 5.9 Sensor and Encoder wiring diagram 5.9.1 Sensor diagram 5.9.2 Encoder wiring diagram... -
Page 49: Specifications
5.10 Specifications Electrical Specifications Voltage 100 V AC to 240 V AC Frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Power Consumption 120 watts maximum Weight Dry weight 27 KG Dimensions Width 345 mm Cabinet Height 570 mm Depth 286 mm Diameter ∅41mm Printhead Diameter of the nozzle...
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