CAB XC Series, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Label Printer Operator s Manual XC Series ...

Page 2: ...eries and performances are effected under the General conditions of sale of cab Operator s Manual for the following products Germany cab Produkttechnik GmbH Co KG Postfach 1904 D 76007 Karlsruhe Wilhelm Schickard Str 14 D 76131 Karlsruhe Telefon 49 721 6626 0 Telefax 49 721 6626 249 www cab de info cab de France cab technologies s a r l F 67350 Niedermodern Téléphone 33 388 722 501 www cab de info...

Page 3: ...d Labels 13 4 1 4 Inserting Labels into the Print Mechanics 14 4 1 5 Setting the Label Sensor 14 4 1 6 Setting the Head Locking Systems 15 4 2 Loading Transfer Ribbon 16 4 3 Setting the Feed Path of the Transfer Ribbon 17 5 Printing Operation 18 5 1 Printhead Protection 18 5 2 Synchronization in Cut Mode 18 5 3 Designing the Print Image with Direct Programming 18 5 4 Ribbon Saving 18 5 5 Avoiding ...

Page 4: ...ing suitable materials that have been approved by the manufac turer 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 the user shall bear the risk alone Usage for the intended purpose also includes complying with the operating manual including the manufacturer s maintenance recommendatio...

Page 5: ...rious warning stickers on the device They draw your attention to dangers Warning stickers must therefore not be removed as then you and other people cannot be aware of dangers and may be injured The maximum sound pressure level LpA is less than 70 dB A Danger Danger to life and limb from power supply X X Do not open the device casing 1 4 Environment Obsolete devices contain valuable recyclable mat...

Page 6: ...b 8 Upper ribbon supply hub 9 Roll retainer 10 Lower ribbon take up hub 11 Swing arm with guide roller 12 Lower ribbon supply hub Fig 1 Overview 16 15 14 13 13 Upper ribbon deflection 14 Printhead retainer with upper printhead 15 Upper print roller 16 Upper printhead locking lever Fig 2 Print mechanics upper print unit for printing the main color 2 Installation ...

Page 7: ...lever Fig 3 Print mechanics lower print unit for printing the secondary color 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 Power switch 25 Power connection jack 26 Slot for PC Card Type II 27 Slot for CompactFlash memory card 28 Ethernet 10 100 Base T 29 2 USB master ports for keyboard scanner or service key 30 USB high speed slave port 31 Serial RS 232 C port not to be used 5 5 on page 19 Fig 4 Connections 2 Insta...

Page 8: ...be operated with a supply voltage of 230 V 50 Hz or 115 V 60 Hz without adjustment 1 Check that the device is switched off 2 Plug the power cable into the power connection socket 25 3 Plug the power cable into a grounded socket 2 3 2 Connecting to a Computer or Computer Network Attention Loss of material The RS 232 interface is unsuitable for fast transmission of changing data 5 5 on page 19 X X U...

Page 9: ...arious print jobs in the software Ready 6 1 2 The control panel consists of a graphic display 1 and the navigator pad 2 with five integrated keys The graphic display indicates the current status of the printer and the print job indicates faults and shows the printer settings in the menu Fig 5 Control Panel 3 2 Symbol Displays The symbols shown in the following table may appear in the status line o...

Page 10: ...nt process may be continued by pressing the pause key Correctable error and the type of error and the number of labels still to be printed An error has occurred that can be rectified by the operator without interrupting the print job The print job can be continued after the error has been rectified Irrecoverable error and the type of error and the number of labels still to be printed An error has ...

Page 11: ...rs cannot be repeated by the printer So the amount of the printed label will be reduced within the print job cancel lights Printing label Printing label Short press g cancels the current print job Longer press g cancels the current print job and deletes all print jobs Pause Pause Correctable error flashes Irrecoverable error 8 lights Error Call Help Concise information for rectifying the fault wil...

Page 12: ...nder For operation with external rewinder the tear off plate must be replaced by an optional rewind guide plate 4 1 3 2 Fig 6 Mounting the rewind guide plate Removing the tear off plate 1 Open flap 2 2 Loosen screws 4 several turns 3 Slide tear off plate 3 to the right and remove it Installing the rewind guide plate 1 Place rewind guide plate 1 onto the screws 4 and slide it to the left completely...

Page 13: ... the grooves 3 of the roll retainer 4 and push the roll retainer against the label roll 2 6 Turn knob 5 counterclockwise to tighten the label roll and the margin stop on the roll retainer 4 1 3 Loading Fanfold Labels 1 3 4 2 5 6 7 Fig 8 Loading fanfold labels 1 Loosen screw 4 and slide guide 3 to the outermost position 2 Swing brush 1 upwards 3 Place the fanfold labels behind the printer 4 Insert ...

Page 14: ...Slide the guide ring 6 against the edge of the label strip 3 and tighten the threaded pin 5 6 Fix the media by closing the lower printhead 7 Tighten the label strip between the printheads and close the upper printhead 4 1 5 Setting the Label Sensor 3 2 1 Fig 11 Setting the label sensor The label sensor 2 can be shifted perpendicular to the direction of paper flow for adaptation to the label medium...

Page 15: ...ross the entire label width prevent wrinkles in the feed path of the transfer ribbon prevent premature wearing of the print roller and printhead 3 2 1 3 2 1 Fig 12 Setting the upper head locking system Fig 13 Setting the lower head locking system 1 Turn lever 3 clockwise to lock the printhead 2 Loosen threaded pin 1 at outer plunger 2 with Allen key 3 Position outer plunger 2 above the outer label...

Page 16: ...head before loading the transfer ribbon 6 3 on page 21 2 Turn lever 1 counterclockwise to open the printhead 3 Slide transfer ribbon roll 4 onto the ribbon supply hub 5 until it stops and so that the color coating of the ribbon faces away from the printhead after loading 4 Hold ribbon supply hub 5 firmly and turn knob 6 counterclockwise until the transfer ribbon roll is secured 5 Slide suitable ri...

Page 17: ... first the setting of the head locking systems 4 1 6 on page 15 1 2 2 1 Fig 16 Setting the upper ribbon feed path Fig 17 Setting the lower ribbon feed path i Notice The adjustment is best carried out during printing 1 Read current setting on the scale 1 and record if necessary 2 Turn screw 2 with Allen key and observe the behavior of the ribbon In the direction the inner edge of the ribbon is tigh...

Page 18: ...fine the double material width as label width X X Place the information for the main color at x coordinates between 0 and the material width X X Place the information for the secondary color at x coordinates between the single and the double material width Attention Objects with x coordinates on both sides of the single material width cannot certainly be assigned to one color X X Place each object...

Page 19: ...t is absolute necessary X X Avoid print jobs with a small amount of labels especially single prints X X Avoid predictable error situations 5 6 on page 20 If errors occur the loss of material is particular high Besides the blank section also material must be rejected which is partly printed Optimization of the Data Transfer If sequent labels contain differing information the internal preparation of...

Page 20: ... of ribbon switch the printer to the Pause state before the material runs out Continue the print process by pressing the pause key after re loading material That way the data are saved Pause on Media Low The error Out of ribbon can be avoided automatically with the integrated ribbon low warning X X Set parameter Setup Print param Pause on media low to On X X Set the rest diameter of the ribbon sup...

Page 21: ...ons of dirt on the print rollers may impair the media transport and the print quality X X Lift the printheads X X Remove media and transfer ribbon from the printer X X Remove deposits with roller cleaner and a soft cloth X X If the roller appears damaged replace it Service Manual 6 3 Cleaning the Printheads Cleaning intervals every ribbon roll change Substances may accumulate on the printheads dur...

Page 22: ...lection not adjusted Adjust the transfer ribbon deflection 4 3 on page 17 Transfer ribbon too wide Use a transfer ribbon slightly wider than the width of label Print image has smears or voids Printhead is dirty Clean the printhead 6 3 on page 21 Temperature too high Decrease temperature via software Unsuitable combination of labels and transfer ribbon Use different type of ribbon Printer prints a ...

Page 23: ...ound Error with the selected download font Cancel current print job change font FPGA malfunction Hardware error Switch the printer off and then on If error recurs call service Head error Hardware error Switch the printer off and then on If error recurs replace printhead Head open Printhead not locked Lock printhead Head too hot Printhead is overheated After pausing the print job will be continued ...

Page 24: ...mal printing Restart print job Protocol error Printer has received an unknown or invalid command from the computer Press the pause key to skip the command or press the cancel key to cancel the print job Read error Read error when reading from the memory card Check data of the card Backup data reformat card Remove ribbon Transfer ribbon is loaded although the printer is set to direct thermal printi...

Page 25: ...ce 2 C Width of liner or endless material 25 120 50 180 Dl Left margin 0 Dr Right margin 0 E Label thickness 0 025 0 7 F Liner thickness 0 03 0 1 G Thickness label with liner 0 055 0 8 Q Thickness endless material 0 03 0 8 V Label feed 22 Small label sizes thin materials or strong glue can lead to limitations Critical applications need to be tested and cleared Note the bending stiffness Material m...

Page 26: ...istance 1st heating point material edge 2 3 K Print width 105 6 162 6 SX Distance gap reflective sensor material edge i e permissible distance of reflex or cut out marks to the material edge 5 53 SY1 Distance gap reflective sensor printhead 1 upper 135 3 SY2 Distance gap reflective sensor printhead 2 lower 46 4 UO Distance printhead 2 lower printhead 1 upper 88 9 Table 9 Device dimensions 8 Media ...

Page 27: ...flex mark 3 10 X Distance mark material edge 5 53 Z Distance virtual label front edge actual label front edge X X Adjust software settings 0 up to A recomm 0 Reflex marks must be on the back side of the material liner Label sensor for reflex marks on the top side on request Specification is valid for black marks Recognition of colored marks may fail u Preliminary tests are needed Table 10 Reflex m...

Page 28: ...arginal cut out 5 8 P Height of cut out mark 2 10 X Distance mark material edge 5 53 Y Sensor recognized virtual label front edge with gap sensor recognition Rear edge cut out Z Distance recognized front edge actual label front edge X X Adjust software settings 0 up to A P Table 11 Cut out mark dimensions Marginal cut out Long hole cut out Rectangular cut out Circular cut out Not recommended Cut o...

Page 29: ...1558 1 2005 A1 2009 Directive 2004 108 EC relating to electromagnetic compatibility EN 55022 2010 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2008 EN 61000 6 2 2005 Signed for and on behalf of the Manufacturer cab Produkttechnik Sömmerda Gesellschaft für Computer und Automationsbausteine mbH 99610 Sömmerda Sömmerda 16 04 13 Erwin Fascher Managing Director 9 2 FCC NOTE This equipme...

Page 30: ...tended use 4 Irrecoverable error 10 K Key cancel 11 enter 11 feed 11 menu 11 pause 11 Key functions 11 offline menu 11 print mode 11 L Lithium battery 5 Loading labels from roll 12 Loading material 12 Loading transfer ribbon 16 Loss of data 20 Loss of material 19 N Navigator pad 9 O Offline menu 11 P Pause 10 Pause on media low 20 Power save mode 10 Printer states 10 Printhead cleaning 21 damage 1...