Avery Dennison ALX 720 Bedienungsanleitung

Release 4/09 Article number: 0089999-29

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 10 Description Figure 1 Layout 720 With the handle (015) you may open and close the pressure mechanics (013). When

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 100 Connections and signals 10.2 Applicator modes The machine is able to dispense the label direct on the passing

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 101 Connections and signals 10.2.2 Control signals for the ASA applicator For controlling an air stream applicat

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 102 Connections and signals 10.2.3 Signals for the EP applicator For controlling the applicator the signals air

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 103 Connections and signals 10.2.4 Applicator connector The applicator connection is done via a 15 pole D-sub con

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 104 Connections and signals 10.3 Input signals This machine (dispenser) is provided with photo coupled inputs fo

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 105 Connections and signals 10.3.1 Product sensor The product sensor starts the labelling. The source of the sign

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 106 Connections and signals 10.3.2 OD Control sensor Optional an OD control could be mounted to control the labe

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 107 Connections and signals 10.3.3 APSF sensor For the APSF function (Automatic speed follower) a rotary encoder

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 108 Connections and signals 10.3.4 Control signals An optional connector could be installed for integration of th

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 109 Connections and signals l Figure 30 Internal I/O connector

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 11 Description rewind mandrel (017). The cone between the 4 pins can be pulled out to allow the reward backing pape

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 110 Connections and signals 10.4 EMI To protect the machines against electrical noise and to protect production o

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 111 Connections and signals 10.5 Electronic diagrams Figure 31 Block diagram ALX 720

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 112 Connections and signals Figure 32 Layout dispenser electronic board

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 113 Connections and signals LED Über-/UnterspannungBereit LEDÜbertemperatur 100% onÜberstrom 25% on

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 114 Connections and signals Figure 35 CPU board

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 115 Connections and signals Figure 36 Connectors I/O board

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 116 Connections and signals Figure 37 Adjustment I/O board

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 117 Technical specification 11. Technical specification Description Details Label width 25,4 mm – 100 mm (incl.

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 118 Technical specification Description Details Interfaces Standard: serial RS 232 Optional (alternatively): ser

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 119 Technical specification Application specification The labeller is designed and built for automatic apply of se

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 12 Description 2.2 Operator panels There are two operator panels for handling the machine. The operator panel for

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 120 Technical specification 11.1 Label Material The printer is equally suitable for thermal transfer printing. Thre

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 121 Adjustment 12. Adjustment 12.1 Printer Function Factory Application PSPD PS 8 (ips) MLEN L 25 (mm) MWID

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 122 Adjustment 12.2 Dispenser Function Factory Application P_S_ LEDG MACH 230 MDIR Å RAMP FAST MLAB WARN

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 123 Adjustment Function Factory PD01 PD02 PD03 PD04 POS(STAD) 100.0 mm VELO 30.0 m/min STOD 76.0 mm BL

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 124 Index 13. Index A applicator ... 101, 103 Applicator...

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 13 Description ENTER: This key is used to enter or exit a menu point or to cancel a warning or error message. W

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 14 Description 2.3 Plug board On the side a plate contains all plugs for external connections. If you use the opti

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 15 Description Figure 5 Plugs for dispenser Serial interface dispenser Applicator plug Product sensor

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 17 Preparing the machine 3. Preparing the machine 3.1 Installation 3.1.1 Unpacking of the unit y Before rem

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 18 Preparing the machine 3.2 Preparing the Dispenser 3.2.1 Inserting material Insert your label material in the

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 19 Preparing the machine Sensor signalsLabel sensorLPITreal leadingedge of label Figure 6 Definition of LPIT Man

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 20 Preparing the machine 3.3 Dispenser Setup For adjusting the dispenser function, set the printer to OFF. 3.3.1

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 21 Preparing the machine 3.3.4 Label position on the product At least adjust the position of the label on the pr

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 22 Preparing the machine Figure 9 Adjustment foil unwind 3.4.2 Positioning of full size gap sensor The unit i

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 23 Preparing the machine 3.4.3 Adjust position of print head The zero line of the print head can be varied f

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 24 Preparing the machine Figure 10 Adjustment print pressure 3.4.5 Exchanging the Printhead CAUTION! - The

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 25 Preparing the machine CAUTION! - Metal objects must never get in contact with the dot line. Do not touch pri

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 27 Operation 4. Operation CAUTION! - Be careful on operation, fingers, hair, clothes, jewellery, etc. may be ca

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 28 Operation y Switch printer to OFFLINE mode and lift print head by brief pressing of the FEED key. Open front co

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 29 Operation

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 3 Important Notes Contents 1. Important Notes...

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 30 Operation Figure 12 Threading

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 31 Operation 4.2 Threading of thermal transfer foil y Attach foil reel onto foil mandrel on the right-hand side f

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 32 Operation 4.3 Initialise new label material for dispenser The 720 requires data of the label material in use i.

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 33 Operation 4.4 Control of dispense unit 4.4.1 Dispenser Menu selection Turning on the mains switch and at the sa

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 34 Operation y Error display: If the display shows e.g. E__XX, the 720 (dispenser) has recognised an error. A war

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 35 Operation The labelling position is also changed by variation of the product speed. In this case first control y

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 36 Operation Dispense speed __________________________________________________VELO The speed value VELO displays th

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 37 Operation 4.5 Handling the print operation 4.5.1 New Start of Printer Connect printer to computer Switch on ma

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 38 Operation 4.5.5 Modes of operation - ONLINE ‘FEED’ and ‘NEXT’ simultaneously = program or ‘ESC’ ‘FEED’

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 39 Operation Printer in stop mode ______________________________________________STOP Measure: start printer agai

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 4 Important Notes 4.4 Control of dispense unit ...

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 40 Operation 4.6 Maintenance Clean print head and feeding roller with cleaning liquor from paper, adhesive and ink

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 41 Operation y Clean print roller with dust-free cloth and cleansing liquor only. y Rotate roller stepwise for co

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 43 Dispenser adjustment 5. Dispenser adjustment The touch panel keys or the optional interface can change labelle

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 44 Dispenser adjustment Power On at power on + at power on at power on or + CODE

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 45 Dispenser adjustment 5.1 Standard menu Usually this menu is used for labelling. All important parameters can

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 46 Dispenser adjustment Label position ____________________________________________________POS Function: The star

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 47 Dispenser adjustment 5.2 Extended standard menu The extended standard menu offers additional parameters you m

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 48 Dispenser adjustment Display Function Data value APT3 Restart delay 0 ... 5000 ms APT4 Time constant compe

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 49 Dispenser adjustment Sensor status ____________________________________________________SENS Function: Status o

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 5 Important Notes 8. Status messages...

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 50 Dispenser adjustment Stop position ___________________________________________________ STOD Function: Stop pos

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 51 Dispenser adjustment Start delay_______________________________________________________STAD Function: Delay ti

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 52 Dispenser adjustment Blow on time ____________________________________________________ APT2 Function: Only use

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 53 Dispenser adjustment End of air stream signal ___________________________________________ASTP This parameter d

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 54 Dispenser adjustment 5.3 Configuration menu Adjustments in the configuration menu are necessary during instal

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 55 Dispenser adjustment 5.4 Handling the menu The menu structure is shown in the following table. By means of th

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 56 Dispenser adjustment 5.5 Menu functions The menu functions are explained in detail here. Permanent test______

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 57 Dispenser adjustment With this function, you can decide how to react: NONE Do nothing. The unlabeled product

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 58 Dispenser adjustment Additional functions in the standard menu Depending on which parameter has been defined u

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 59 Dispenser adjustment 7 = terminal 31 = READY 8 = terminal 32 = ODC_OUT / HORI_CYL Adjustment resettin

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 60 Dispenser adjustment Number of data bits _______________________________________________ DBIT The function is

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 61 Dispenser adjustment Note: Modified parameter values are only stored if the menu is left by using the QUIT fun

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 63 Printer adjustment 6. Printer adjustment The following page will show you how the structure of the menu is org

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 64 Printer adjustment 6.2 INFO: Info printouts In this submenu status prints for tests and output the machine co

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 65 Printer adjustment 6.3 PRTP: Print parameter adjustments In this submenu the adjustment of the print function

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 66 Printer adjustment 50 Figure 16 Gap offset Barcode height___________________________________________________

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 67 Printer adjustment Print Offset on X – Axis___________________________________________ XPOS The mask zero is s

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 68 Printer adjustment Example: Self adhesive material with a black bar across the label Measured values: Bac

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 69 Printer adjustment Transmission Speed _____________________________________________ BAUD The transmission spee

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 7 Important Notes 1. Important Notes 1.1 Overview The 720 is a fully automatic print and apply machine. Handling

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 70 Printer adjustment 6.5 SYSP: System Parameter Here some general settings are defined. Print Interpreter _____

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 71 Printer adjustment National Character Set ___________________________________________ NACH In accordance with

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 72 Printer adjustment 224 / 256 Character Set 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 00  10 §

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 73 Printer adjustment Machine direction _________________________________________________ L-R The machine is avai

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 74 Printer adjustment Display (printer mode) Access levels (selection under parameter; CODE) COD0 all funct

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 75 Printer adjustment Entry of password for authorised access A = NEXT, NEXT, FEED, ON/OFF B = FEED, ON/OFF, NEX

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 76 Printer adjustment Real Time Clock _________________________________________________ CLCK Adjusting the real t

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 77 Printer adjustment Material End Recognition _________________________________________ MEND For label material

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 78 Printer adjustment The printer is using SLOT0 if a card is found there – if not SLOT1 is used. to format the c

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 79 Printer adjustment CAUTION! - In case the value without materials is > 5 or with material <10 clean

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 8 Important Notes 1.1.3 Copyright © This manual and its contents are protected. Duplications of the manual are al

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 80 Printer adjustment 6.9 Print head temperature The print head temperature can be reduced/increased by reductio

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 81 Remote programming 7. Remote programming The machine has a serial interface according to the standard RS232C.

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 82 Remote programming Factory interface deactivated, at reactivation the parameters will be set to 8 data bits,

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 83 Remote programming Command Description Range #!MACHnnnn Machine type 0000 ALS230 0001 ALX720 0002 ALS330 00

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 84 Remote programming #!SP__ The machine is set to off. The product sensor is disabled and labelling will there

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 85 Status messages 8. Status messages The software checks during the labelling permanently, if the machine runs u

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 86 Status messages Problem Meaning How to solve ST05 Material end Depress NEXT key to switch off acoustic sig

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 87 Status messages Problem Meaning How to solve ST10/11 Check -total error - RAM card Check whether correct R

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 88 Status messages Problem Meaning How to solve ST27 Number overflow (Auto-Acknowledgement) Check whether numb

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 89 Status messages Problem Meaning How to solve ST46 Wrong bar code number Easy Plug: Invalid bar code number

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 9 Description 2. Description This chapter explains the structure and the function of the 720 dispenser part. The ex

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 90 Status messages Problem Meaning How to solve ST71 Error at print head pulse management Disconnect and re-co

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 91 Status messages 8.2 Dispenser Error Messages In case of an error message the relevant output is switched. The

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 92 Status messages Message Meaning How to solve close. Increase speed of printer. ___0 Process error (Divide o

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 93 Status messages Message Meaning How to solve W__6 Too many products between sensor and dispensing edge Move

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 95 Card plug in modules 9. Card plug in modules These plug in modules are provided for the optional font and log

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 96 Card plug in modules 9.1 Card hardware Printer type Card type Quantity card Memory of card PROM card S-RAM c

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 97 Card plug in modules 9.2 Memory types 9.2.1 PROM card (Programmable Read Only Memory) Programmable only with

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 98 Card plug in modules 9.3 Card use Depending on the printer type the cards can be used different. Attached you

Operators Manual ALX 720 4/09 Page 99 Connections and signals 10. Connections and signals This machine has a number of inputs to connect sensor’s an