InfoSight LabeLase 28 Series, Basic Operations & Maintenance Manual

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Page 3: ...structions Added Fuse Replacement Clarification 5 21 2013 Revision C3 Changed laser safety wattages 5 22 2013 Revision C5 Cleaned up the index 10 15 2013 Revision C6 Added 80 Watt Laser 3 14 2014 Revision C7 Added 100 Watt Laser 3 18 2016 Revision D Updated for Producer Upgrade updated formatting 9 16 16 Revision D1 Corrections after Reviews 10 1 2019 Revision D2 Corrections after Reviews Correcti...

Page 4: ...imited to lost profits arising out of or relating to this manual or the information contained in it even if INFOSIGHT CORPORATION has been advised knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages INFOSIGHT CORPORATION expressly warrants the equipment manufactured by it as set forth in the Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale INFOSIGHT CORPORATION makes no other warranties either expre...

Page 5: ...on Laser Radiation See Appendix Warning label located on the side on the maintenance door and on the top in front of the exhaust CLASS 4 INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EYE OR SKIN EXPOSURE TO DIRECT OR SCATTERED RADIATION Warning label located above the rating plate on the side of the Laser Marker near the bottom near the communications ports CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Environmental Conditio...

Page 6: ...uthorized to do so in writing by INFOSIGHT In addition to any other right of INFOSIGHT INFOSIGHT has the right to terminate this license if the terms of this license are violated 4 RESTRICTION ON USE AND TRANSFER The single processor version s of the PROGRAM s and Documentation are to be used on one computer or embedded system at any one time The multi processor version s of the PROGRAM s and Docu...

Page 7: ... MANUAL supplied with the Producer Designer software package and also available on the InfoSight webpage http www infosight com labelaseproducer2 This OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE manual will be automatically installed on your computer hard drive when installing the Producer software from the thumbdrive It may be found under the PROGRAMS menu with other INFOSIGHT software and HELP files MINIMUM SYST...

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Page 9: ...CONFIGURATION VALUES FOR VARIOUS MODELS 7 CYCLE TIME CONSIDERATIONS 8 BASIC TROUBLE SHOOTING 9 NORMAL MAINTENANCE SERVICING 10 SIDE AIR FILTER REMOVAL REPLEMENT 10 CUSTOMER SERVICE 11 FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM 12 RECOMENDED SPARES FOR LL28XX 13 LASER SAFETY 14 Section I Introduction to Laser Safety 14 Section II Types of safety interlocks 14 Internal Laser Specifications 60 Watt 15 Internal Laser S...

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Page 11: ...reated as any typical computer system and printer Dirty environments will necessitate more frequent cleaning for internal optics A 12 foot 3 6 meter RS 232 serial communications cable and a USB communications cable are provided for communicating with your Windows based PC Use only one cable AFFIXING THE LL28XX TO SOLID PLATFORM Important The LL28XX support legs are designed to be anchored to the f...

Page 12: ...matter which connection is which in the printer the water will flow in either direction The connection points are circled in the photo to the right Note the printer is shipped with a short tube connected to each connection point This is to keep the connections and internal water lines clear Plug the cooler into an outlet There is no automatic control between the printer and the cooler The cooler n...

Page 13: ...ton 7 Feed tag stock into printer If necessary press the tag FEED button to align tags to the breakoff location 8 Start LabeLase Producer software on your PC 9 Load a pre existing tag layout or design a new tag layout NOTE designing or changing a tag layout requires SUPERVISOR login 10 Adjust printer setup parameters if necessary e g laser speed NOTE other than setting laser speed LIGHTER DARKER s...

Page 14: ... the drive roller press the Amber Lighted Tag Feed Pushbutton If necessary tag stock can be manually fed into the printer by pressing the FEED button located above the large red E STOP button CAUTION DO NOT GRIP THE TAG STOCK BY ITS EDGES WHEN FEEDING INTO THE PRINTER PROTECT YOUR HANDS AND FINGERS FROM THE SHARP EDGES OF THIN METAL TAG STOCK AT ALL TIMES Reminder The marker is not ready for use a...

Page 15: ...k is loaded in the machine from the rear payoff reel and properly aligned at the break off exit point 1 Pressing the PRINT button located beside the red E STOP will initiate printing of 1 or more tags depending on operator entered data on the main ProducerTM screen 2 Pressing the F12 key on your PC 3 Use the mouse to click Accept and Begin Print button on your PC 4 A print command may be sent from...

Page 16: ...limited UNDO REDO to easily correct mistakes Optional placement grid with snap to placement aid Optional field anchor display shows field alignment Zoom in out for detailed display Tag geometry features such as holes slots bare edges and bend lines can be shown Prints all PC installed fonts including all Unicode compatible fonts User selectable download of message data from a host computer via RS ...

Page 17: ...cially sensitive surfaces such as PermaLabel will print more consistently at lower duty cycles and therefore correspondingly lower laser speeds Tickle controls the readiness of the laser to fire and helps maintain consistency of marking across the tag surface Some tag materials are more sensitive to power variation than others but in most cases this parameter can be left at its factory setting Eac...

Page 18: ...cters by using BOLD font instead of a larger font size ARIAL BLACK is an especially efficient font for creating easy to ready text 4 Design printing to run ACROSS the tag at 90 rotation right angles to tag feed rather than down the tag at 0 rotation parallel to tag feed 5 Avoid boxes or other graphics with long vertical parallel to tag feed lines 6 Combine text into fewer lines A single long line ...

Page 19: ...ag message on PC screen Load more tag stock into printer Insert single tag in side tag slot Problem Tag exiting too far or not far enough breakoff nick not aligned with exit slot The printer may need to be re calibrated See the Troubleshooting Maintenance Feed and Tag Adjustment section of the built in help Problem Tag print appears very light fine lines appear to drop out Reduce laser speed DARKE...

Page 20: ...ore it is important to monitor the condition of the filter and determine the appropriate cleaning frequency for your specific environment At high duty cycles when printing large batches of tags with a high percentage of black printed area reduced air flow may also cause the internal temperature sensor to automatically shutdown the laser tube until it cools back to its normal operating temperature ...

Page 21: ...642 4666 International On Site Service InfoSight Corporation can dispatch a Field Service Engineer to your facility to perform equipment start up repair maintenance and training Service Contracts Periodic scheduled on site maintenance technical service and extended warranties can be arranged by contacting Customer Service at the number below Factory Service Call Customer Service for a Return Autho...

Page 22: ...FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM SERIAL PORT CONNECTION LabeLase 28XX Serial port connection to an IBM PC or equivalent Note Handshake protocol is XON XOFF Communications adapters such as USB to RS232 must support XON XOFF XON is DC1 CTL Q or 11h or 17 decimal XOFF is DC3 CTL S or 13h or 19 decimal ...

Page 23: ...1 ITM06436 ROLLER DRIVE 1 625 DIA X 1 2 WIDTH 1 ITM08860 ROLLER IDLER 1 625 DIAX1 2 WIDTH 1 ITM06625 RING RETAINING FOR 3 8DIA SHAFT 2 ITM23574 SENSOR OPTICAL SLOTTED WIDE GAP ROHS COMPLIANT 1 ITM15050 KIT MOTOR STEPPER DRIVER FOR 110 220V LASER MARKER CE APPROVED 1 Weak print Laser rebuild or 30VDC supply ITM14840 See Below ITM07560 LENS 1 1 DIA X 7 5 FOCAL LENGTH PLANO CONVEX 1 ITM07199 MIRROR A...

Page 24: ...cks provided as detailed in section II During service and or alignment the LabeLase 28XX Tag Printer becomes a Class 4 device Servicing should be performed only by a Qualified Laser Service Safety Technician Because of the Class 4 classification InfoSight will provide such a person to be available to the end user of this marker The nominal power output of the laser used is 60 80 or 100 watts with ...

Page 25: ...ng service Title 21 CFR Part 1040 U S FDA Wave Length 10 57 to 10 63 microns Power Output Typical 60 watts 5kHz Minimum on delivery 45 watts 5kHz End of life 40 watts 5kHz Power Stability after 30 sec warm up 5 Mode TEMoo equivalent 95 purity Beam size 3 5mm Divergence mR 5 Polarization Random Modulation to 5 kHz Pulse Repetition frequency 5 kHz Electrical Control TTL input 3 5 V to 20 kHz Electri...

Page 26: ...imum on delivery 60 watts 5kHz End of life 50 watts 5kHz Power Stability after 30 sec warm up 5 Mode TEMoo equivalent 95 purity Beam size 3 5mm Divergence mR 5 Polarization Random Modulation to 5 kHz Pulse Repetition frequency 5 kHz Electrical Control TTL input 3 5 V to 20 kHz Electrical Input 28 VDC version 48 2 28 48 VDC version Firestar TI80 28 32 VDC 16A max Tickle pulse 1 0 S 5kHz Thermal shu...

Page 27: ...ctrical Control TTL input 3 5 V to 20 kHz Electrical Input 28 VDC version 48 2 28 48 VDC version Firestar TI100 28 32 VDC 16A max Tickle pulse 1 0 S 5kHz Thermal shutdown temperature 140º F 2 7ºF 60º C 1 5ºC Laser tube life expectancy 35 000 hrs Laser shelf life no use 14 years LASER SPECIFICATIONS Type of laser 60 80 or 100 watt CO2 PULSED WAVE RF Excited LASER Classification Class I During norma...

Page 28: ... CDRH 21 CFR J 1040 1 1040 5 OSHA Publication 8 1 7 Section II Chapter 6 Certifications EMC Emissions ICES 003 Issue 4 Class A Digital Apparatus emissions requirements Canada CRF47 FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A emissions requirements USA EN55011 2007 A2 2007 Group 1 Class A ISM emissions requirements EU EN61000 3 2 2006 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current up to and includ...

Page 29: ...aration est conforme à la aux norme s ou au x document s normatif s al que se refiere esta declaración es conforme a la s norma s u otro s documento s normativo s waarnaar deze verklaring verwijst aan de volende norm en of richtlijn en beantwoordt a cui si riferisce questa dichiarazione è conforme alla e seguente i norma o documento i normativo i EMC Emissions EMC Emissions ICES 003 Issue 4 Class ...

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