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Assembly Instructions Air-Jet Box HQ 6114 Made in Germany...
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Edition: 04/2025 - Part No. 9004026 Copyright This documentation as well as translation hereof are property of cab Produkttechnik GmbH & Co. KG. The replication, conversion, duplication or divulgement of the whole manual or parts of it for other intentions than its original intended purpose demand the previous written authorization by cab.
• The device is designed to use on a cab printer of the HERMES Q series. Any other use or use going beyond this shall be regarded as improper use. The manufacturer/supplier shall not be liable for damage resulting from unauthorized use;...
Introduction • In operation, moving parts are easily accessible. This applies especially for the zone, where the pad is moved between the starting and the labelling position. During operation do not reach into that zone and keep long hair, loose clothes, and jewelry distant. Before any manipulations in those areas, close the shutoff valve.
• For operation in a system the I/O interface of the printer can be used. Technical Data Air jet box HQ 6114 L/R Label widths HERMES Q4/Q4.3 50 -114 smaller sizes can be provided on request Label heights...
Product Description Overview Fig. 2 Device overview 1 Knurled screw for attaching the Air-Jet Box to 8 Locking for hinges the printer 9 SUB-D 9 plug interface to the printer 2 Setting screw for adjustment to the printer 10 Blow tube 11 Setting screw for fine adjustment height 3 Compressed air connector 4 Interface for external sensor...
Product Description Contents of Delivery 1 Air-jet module 2 Bow tube (as ordered) 3 Former plate (5x) Documentation Fig. 3 Contents of delivery Note! Please keep the original packaging in case the Air-Jet Box must be returned. Attention! The device and printing materials will be damaged by moisture and wetness. ...
Mounting Fig. 4 Mounting the Air-Jet Box to the printer Attention! Initiation, adjustments and changing of parts is to be performed by qualified service personnel only. Attention! Disconnect the printer from the power supply before mounting the applicator! Ensure the printer is in a stable position! ...
Settings Adjusting the Air-Jet Module 1. Start a printing job Operation 2. Set peel position To optimize the transfer of the labels from the printer to the pad there two different parameters available for adjusting the peel position. Attention! ...
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Settings Fig. 6 Adjusting the Parallelism 4. Loosen knurled screw and press the applicator against the printer. 5. Adjust the angle between applicator pad edge and printer dispensing plate via the eccentric (5). 6. By turning setting screw (6) the tamp assembly in a horizontal angle to the printer. 7.
Settings Vacuum Adjustments The label will be held on the suction plate by a vacuum. The vacuum needs to be set up in such a way that the label covers all the suction holes and is not hindered before it reaches its intended position on the suction plat.
Settings Adjusting the Blow Tube (Supporting Air) The blow tube must be adjusted in such a way that the label takeover is unhindered by turbulence and the supporting air blows the label evenly against the suction plate. Fig. 9 Adjust the blow tube The blow tube (4) for the supporting air can be rotated around its axis.
External Start-Sensor Connection The start signal to apply the label can originate from an external sensor connected to the 3 pole connector (1) connected directly to the applicator. Fig. 10 Start signal connector on the applicator Fig. 11 Examples of connections of start sensors The start of the printing job - print first label is still initiated over the I/O interface of the printer.
Operation Check all external connections. Load the material. Ensure that the locking system is locked "Operator's Manual" of the printer. Open the shutoff valve. Switch on the printer. Press the at the printer. A synchronization feed is released. The processed labels have to be removed manually. After a few seconds the printer carries out a short backfeed to position the front edge of the next label at the printing line.
Operation In order to get the perfect label application it is necessary to set the jets of the applicator to the size and shape of the used label. Ideally the settings will have been set by the manufacturer with predetermined labeling material. Should this not be possible the following steps will assist with the initiation and/or adjustments.
Error Messages Error Messages of the Printer For detailed information about printer errors (e.g. 'Paper out', 'Ribbon out', etc.) Check the operator's manual of the printer. Error treatment: Clearing the error results. Press the to synchronize the label feed, remove the left over labels manually. To quit the error state press Repeat .
Marcel Michalski Am Unterwege 18/20 99610 Sömmerda Signed for, and on behalf of the Manufacturer Karlsruhe, 03.04.2025 cab Produkttechnik GmbH & Co KG Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 14 Klaus Bardutzky D-76131 Karlsruhe Managing Director The product must not be put into service until the final machinery into which it is to be incorporated has been declared in conformity with the provisions of the Directive on machinery.
Annex II to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of restricted substances Signed for, and on behalf of the Manufacturer Karlsruhe, 03.04.2025 cab Produkttechnik GmbH & Co KG Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 14 Klaus Bardutzky D-76131 Karlsruhe Managing Director...
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