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Avery Dennison AP7.t User Manual

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07/08 Rev. 5.01-01
Material Inserting Procedure ......................... 2
Selecting the Printing Material ...................... 4
Label stock ................................................ 4
Thermal transfer ribbon ............................. 5
Inserting the Label Material ........................... 6
Preparing the printer ................................. 6
Inserting the roll material ........................... 9
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Inserting the Ribbon ....................................11
Adjusting the ribbon tautness ..................13
When the Roll is Empty ...............................14
Material end .............................................14
Ribbon end ..............................................14
Index ............................................................15

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL AP 7.t Setup Printer Material Inserting Procedure ......2 Inserting the Ribbon ........11 Selecting the Printing Material ...... 4 Exchanging mounted ribbon rolls ....12 Thermal transfer / direct thermal printing .. 4 Adjusting the ribbon tautness ....13 Label stock ..........

  • Page 2: Setup Printer

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Material Inserting Procedure CAUTION! - Trained staff is required for inserting and changing ribbons and material! • Ribbon winding direction depicted in [1] and [2]: Colour side inwards. • Ribbon rolls with the colour side facing outwards can also be used (see [3]). Winding setup see section Ribbon with the colour side facing outwards page 3.
  • Page 3 07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Print surface inside Material and ribbon path in the AP 7.t when using textile material. Winding direction: Print surface inside. Ribbon with the colour side facing outwards Material and ribbon path in the AP 7.t when using textile material and ribbon with the winding direction “Colour side outwards”.

  • Page 4: Selecting The Printing Material

    The surface of the label material determines which thermal transfer ribbons produce the best adhesion. Unsuitable ribbons often cause bad printing results. Recommended textile materials include Avery Dennison’s 6860, 9505, 6880 and 9660. More detailed information about grammage and material width margins and...

  • Page 5: Thermal Transfer Ribbon

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Thermal transfer ribbon The following is recommended for thermal transfer ribbons: • The back of the ribbon should be coated so that it produces no static or friction (Backcoating). If this isn’t the case, the printhead may be damaged by static discharge coming off the ribbon surface.

  • Page 6: Inserting The Label Material

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Inserting the Label Material WARNING! • Danger of rotating parts drawing items in. When working on the printer, do not wear loose jewellery, long sleeves, long hair, etc. Close the printer cover before printing. Always switch off the printer before replacing the print roller or the metal tube.
  • Page 7 07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t 3. Pull out the print roller[2]. 4. Fit the wide print roller. Replace the thumb screw. Replacing the print roller 5. Turn the knob for the printhead pressure to the position [4B] depicted. Tool: Large screwdriver or a suitably sized coin.
  • Page 8 07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Adding a metal tube to the ribbon roller Leaving the factory, the printer already carries the metal tube on the ribbon roller. The tube is required, if: • the label web is very narrow •...

  • Page 9: Inserting The Roll Material

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Inserting the roll material 1. Open the front cover. 2. Raise the pressure roller [7A]. Press the two green levers towards each other. 3. Move the braking brush upwards [7B]. 4. Move the material brake upwards until it snaps into place [7D].
  • Page 10 07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t 9. Slide the brush [10B] over the material (centred) and push it down until it snaps into place. 10. Lower the material brake [10C]. 11. Push the pressure roller [10A] down until it snaps into place.

  • Page 11: Inserting The Ribbon

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Inserting the Ribbon WARNING! • Danger of rotating parts drawing items in. When working on the printer, do not wear loose jewellery, long sleeves, long hair, etc. Close the printer cover before printing. •...

  • Page 12: Exchanging Mounted Ribbon Rolls

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t When all the ribbon has been used: 1. Pull the full ribbon roll off the rewinder. 2. Pull the empty ribbon core off the dispenser and put it on the rewinding mandrel.

  • Page 13: Adjusting The Ribbon Tautness

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Adjusting the ribbon tautness The braking torque of the ribbon unwind mandrel [17B] and the ribbon roll up mandrel [17A] can be set from the front using the red plastic hexagonal nuts [18A] on the ribbon mandrels.

  • Page 14: When The Roll Is Empty

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t When the Roll is Empty Material end When the end of the material roll passes the punch sensor, the following message is shown: Status 5002 Material end 1. Pull the material end out of the front of the printer.

  • Page 15: Index

    07/08 Rev. 5.01-01 USER MANUAL Setup Printer AP 7.t Index Adapter rings Material end Backcoating Printhead pressure, adjusting knob Braking brush Red plastic hexagonal nuts Colour side ribbon roll Ribbon end Ribbon tautness, adjustment Direct thermal printing TEX, setting the printhead pressure Thermal transfer printing Hex nut Winding direction of the ribbon roll...

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