Setting Up The Photocell; Photocell Connections - EC-PACK EC-JET 1000Pro Manual

1.6 Setting up the Photocell

The photocell is used to detect the presence of a product to be printed on. There are variations in the way
this "trigger" can be interpreted by the system, but usually a message is printed in response to a signal
from the photocell.
The photocell should be mounted upstream of the print head (so it detects the product before the product
reaches the print head), as close to the print head as possible and at a distance from the product which
gives consistently reliable triggering when a product passes it. A delay between the photocell being
triggered and the print taking place can be set by a menu command, to aid fine adjustment of print
positioning on the product.

1.6.1 Photocell Connections

The photocell is connected to the system via a 9-pin D - Type connector. The function of each pin is
described below:
Pin 1 +24 volts
Pin 2 0 volts
Pin3 +5 volts
Pin 6 Next Object Signal
If the photocell has a screened conductor, it should be connected to the shell of the D - Type connector
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