Summary of Contents for Voyantic Ensurance Videojet DataFlex 6420
- Page 1 Videojet DataFlex 6420/6530 Thermal transfer printers Hardware setup guide Ensurance™ Version 11/2019 Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Page 2: Important Information
READ THE COMPLETE USER GUIDE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE ENSURANCE™ SYSTEM. Voyantic Ltd. operates a policy of ongoing development. Voyantic Ltd. reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this user guide without prior notice. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Setting up and testing the print parameters ....................12 4.3.2 4.3.3 Print positioning ............................... 14 Maintenance and troubleshooting ........................15 Maintenance ..............................15 Troubleshooting ............................. 16 Appendix A – Creating a QR code with variable data ..................19 Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. - Page 4 Printer settings are managed through CLARiTYConfig and the graphical design of printed labels is made with CLARiSOFT. The programs are referred to in this documentation, but their operation instructions are available through the manufacturers own documentation. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Page 5: Technical Information
As an example, see Fig 1. Fig 1. Examples of different color tones created by applying rasterization on the graphical element Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. - Page 6 (about 3m/min) set restrictions to applying prints on products with small pitch. Throughput needs to be verified case-by-case and continuous mode printing may not be possible with all smart label materials. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Page 7: Licensing And Options
Code printing capability - text printing - graphics printing - 1D/2D code printing Data management: - static data - data from file - basic in-process data conversions Optional Special in-process data conversions features Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Page 8: Setup Instructions
CLARiTYConfig software is available in printer software installation media (does not require license) CLARiSOFT software available in printer software installation media (license dongle included in delivery) Fig 2. Videojet system parts as provided with Reelsurance Pro. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Page 9: Initial Settings
PrintInformation > EncoderScalingPercent 1.6 – 4.5 PrintInformation > PrintheadToPlatenDistance (mm) 1.6 - 4.5 (1.6) Printer alignment against platen/roller < 0.5mm 0: intermittent 0: intermittent PrintInformation > PinterType 1: continuous 1: continuous Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Page 10: Preparation For Job
Once you have the design you want to print, save it with a descriptive name so it can be easily referenced to later. Note: The name of the print job is also used when configuring a VideoJet Ensurance case file, more information can be found in Ensurance Recipe builder manual. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. - Page 11 Select “Current image” to continue using the current open job in CLARiSOFT. After this, there will be a “Job Selection Confirmation” window, and the job will be downloaded to the printer memory once “Ok” is pressed. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Page 12: Setting Up And Testing The Print Parameters
3. Make a note of the applied settings and utilize the same values in the production. The values are specific to material processed and need to be verified and possibly updated if some part of the setup is changed. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Page 13: Value Range
When using CLARiTYConfig to setup parameters, remember to first upload settings to the PC before making changes to the settings to avoid unintentionally overriding any of the concurrent print settings. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Page 14: Print Positioning
This would be the case e.g. when the printer is used to apply different prints for bad and good labels, or if batch mode is applied through Ensurance GUI. Fig 3. Fine tuning of the print position can be adjusted through the printer HMI. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Page 15: Maintenance And Troubleshooting
Printhead is sensitive, so please avoid causing mechanical stress for the element. There’s also a cleaning kit available for Videojet thermal-transfer printers which can be supplied from local Videojet supplier. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Page 16: Troubleshooting
A dirty printhead can cause distortion and stains in the label, dead pixels show up as unprinted straight lines in the printout, like e.g. in Fig 4c and Fig 4e Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. - Page 17 DataFlex 6530, and normally reduced by about 40-50% of this rate is achieved, if design includes anything more than just a dot. For small pitch material like smart labels, this value increases fast with the faster liner speed. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Page 18 It’s possible to adjust the position of the print by changing print delay and prin Print is mispositioned offset settings from the printer MHI. Also chine attachments may feature adjustment possibilities. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Page 19: Appendix A - Creating A Qr Code With Variable Data
We are now presented with an empty workspace, see below Select the “Primary Barcode” from the CLARiSOFT Toolbox and click somewhere in the empty space to be able to select the QR code we want. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved. - Page 20 “Type” dropdown options are expanded) for the barcode objects in a print job. Instead we must create an additional (non-printed) object on the workspace, that will later be used for modifying this QR code. Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Page 21 Ensurance software to this print job. For example, if we are supposed to print the web address “voyantic.fi” in the QR code and we know that different variations of the web address will have a maximum length of 20 characters, we have to make sure that the “Default Text”...
- Page 22 2. created a non-printed text that we use to receive the variable input data from Ensurance software 3. set our QR code to use the non-printed text object for its barcode data Ensurance Copyright © 2019 Voyantic Ltd. All rights reserved.
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