Print features
- Print speed:
Intermittent: up to 600 mm/s
Continuous: 30 to 600 mm/s
- Print area:
Intermittent: 32 mm or 53 mm x 75 mm
Continuous: 32 mm or 53 mm x 250 mm
- Automatic printhead setup.
- Detect: Dead-dot detection.
- Quick change printhead.
- Intermittent or continuous printing.
- Easily change from left to right hand with no additional parts.
- Gap between prints: 0.5 mm.
- Automatic shift codes and serial numbers.
- Multiple variable user input fields with alphanumeric texts.
- High-pack-rate mode.
- Ribbon-saving mode: Radial ribbon save, Interlaced mode, Radial mode 1, Radial mode 2, Radial interlaced, Whitespace, Radial whitespace, Step advance.
- Print specifications: Full TrueType font support, including non-Roman characters and symbols. Printing of real-time clock, dates and auto-updating best before dates, barcodes: ITF, Code 39, Code 128, EAN 128, EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC A, UPC E, RSS linear, PDF 417, ID Matrix, QR and Composite RSS barcodes support.
Operations
- User interface: 10.1” full colour 1024 x 600 touch screen for message selection, variable data entry, diagnostics and system setup.
- MI Sigma functionality.
- Advanced health and availability monitoring.
- Configurable user home screen.
- Animated help tutorials: ribbon fitting, printhead cleaning, printhead replacing.
- Simple print adjust.
- Master/slave function to allow master control for up to 7 slaves.
- Configurable password protection capability.
- WYSIWYG print preview of printed message, real-time display of remaining print capacity expressed in hours and number of prints.
- Full diagnostics (pack rate, speed).
- Robust LED status indicators on the printer.
- Webbing diagram for fast ribbon changes.
- Hardware interface: Inputs: “print go” and 1 configurable input Outputs: fault, warning, and 2 configurable outputs.
- Software interface: USB for downloading images, settings and data files. RS232, Ethernet communications standard. Communications protocols for PCs, PLC and packaging machines, including full remote control web server.
Other characteristics
- Supplies: thermal transfer ribbon available in a variety of grades and colors.
- Maximum ribbon length: up to 1100 m.
- Minimum ribbon width: 20 mm.
- Maximum ribbon width: 55 mm.
- Weight: Printer: 7.8 kg, Color controller: 4.5 kg.
- Electrical power supply: 90 – 264 V with automatic switching; frequency 47/63 Hz; power 150 VA.
- Air supply: 6 bar/90 psi (maximum) dry, uncontaminated.
- Air consumption: down to 0.4 ml/print at 2.5 bar.
- Operating temperature range: 0 to 40°C.
- Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing.
Options
- Detect-Plus: code detection.
- Promotional coding.
- IP protection option suitable for pressured water cleaning.
- WEB Browser and VNC support.
Software
- Included, CoLOS® Free 6.0 for design of simple messages.