hydra pro print manual

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Pro Print

HydraTable of Contents

1 Software Overview...............................................................................................................3 1.1 Navigator ...........................................................................................................................3

1.2 Pro Print ............................................................................................................................ 3

1.4 License File ....................................................................................................................... 3

2 Navigator..............................................................................................................................4

3 Pro Print................................................................................................................................5 3.1 Main Screen.......................................................................................................................5

3.1.1 estart Print..........................................................................................................................5

3.1.2 Pa!se Print............................................................................................................................5

3.1.3 "ser #ctions.........................................................................................................................$

3.1.4 %onfig!ration & See 3.2 'elow.............................................................................................$

3.1.5 #'o!t ...................................................................................................................................(

3.1.$ Printer Log............................................................................................................................(

3.1.( New )o'................................................................................................................................*

3.1.* Print %o!nt wit+ eset.........................................................................................................*

3.2 Printer %onfig!ration ,availa'le only in #d-inistrator Mode.........................................../ 3.2.1 Print Head %onfig!ration...................................................................................................../

3.2.2 0ncoder and 0dges ............................................................................................................1

3.2.3 "grades.............................................................................................................................13

3.2.4 #dvanced Proerties .........................................................................................................14

3.2.5 -ages and ata ................................................................................................................1$

3.2.$ Sitting ..............................................................................................................................1(

3.2.( Stat!s ags.........................................................................................................................1*

3.3 n6 a'............................................................................................................................. 1/


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3.3.1 MS n6 Levels...................................................................................................................1/

3.3.2 Pen Life Levels...................................................................................................................1/

3.3.3 Stalls ..................................................................................................................................2

3.3.4 Pen ....................................................................................................................................22

3.4 ata a'........................................................................................................................... 2$ 3.4.1 )o' List...............................................................................................................................2$

3.4.2 0dit )o' File.......................................................................................................................2(

3.4.3 #dd70dit )o'.......................................................................................................................2*

3.4.4 )o' Fields............................................................................................................................2/

3.5 efa!lts a'..................................................................................................................... 3* 3.5.1 efa!lt Fields ....................................................................................................................3*

3.$ 8lo'al a'........................................................................................................................ 3/ 3.$.1 8lo'al Field........................................................................................................................3/

3.( ewor6 a'......................................................................................................................4 3.(.1 e-orary %+anges to )o' nfor-ation.............................................................................4


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1 Software Overview

1.1 Navigator

Buttons on the left side of the screen provide easy access to:

1. Pro Print for job selection and ink level monitoring

2. Configuration settings for setup and communication

3. asy navigation to printer features

1.2 Pro Print

Create !obs and the "nformation #data$ used in each template and easy

selection of jobs and for ink level monitoring

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1.4 License File

%e&uired to operate. "f no 'icense is available (hen a system is launched a

(indo( (ill appear:

license re9!est to ec+nicalS!ort:rsiro.co-

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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3 Pro Print

3.1 Main Screen

3.1.1 Restart Print

Restart a job that has been paused

3.1.2 Pause Print

Put printer in standby mode, stopping all signals to the print cartridges.Use this feature when changing Print Cartridges.


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3.1.3 User Actions

3.1.3.1 Passwords (reuired! determine le"el of access.

3.1.3.# anage Users $ %et Users, Passwords and le"el of &ccess

3.1.' Configuration $ %ee 3.# below


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3.1. About

%hows )ersion and Copyright information

3.1.! Printer "og

Current %tatus of User, *ob, *ob +escription are displayed for easy "iewing

Current nformation for status, job and errors

-essages

/ut of n0 for stallscartridges

Printer status

Pen %tatus

%erial Port %tatus including &ccumulated +ata and +ata %ent to printer.

*ob 2oaded

User status (who is logged in!

Pro Print rror Codes (%ee 4roubleshooting!

2ogging may be copied for troubleshooting purposes.


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3.1.# New $ob

-anual *ob Code entry may be done here and loaded using the Process button ne5t toit.

3.1.% Print Count wit& Reset

Resets the current number of printed jobs. Count resets automatically when a new job is

processed.


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3.2 Printer Configuration (available only in A!inistrator Moe"

3.2.1 Print #ea Configuration

+e rinter s+o!ld 'e config!red 'efore rinting. %lic6 on t+e config!ration '!tton

in t+e !er rig+t on t+e first screen on t+e rint window. +is will oen t+e rinter config!ration window.

+e grid s+ows t+e +eads and ens availa'le in t+e c!rrent config!ration. +ese are deter-ined

'y w+at licenses are availa'le for t+is rinter; not w+at ens are +ysically connected to t+e

rinter. Sections of t+e >o' are assigned to t+e ens in t+e order in w+ic+ t+ey aear on t+isscreen. For e!sts t+e distance of t+e en fro- t+e sensor 'y individ!al i


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3.#.1.3 -irection of printing

Sets t+e order of firing of t+e rinter no@@les. f t+is is set incorrectly t+e i-ages will aear

Ag+ostedB or do!'le rinted and 'ac6wards w+en rinted. +is direction is deter-ined 'yloo6ing at t+e la'el of t+e en cartridge and indicating t+e direction of travel of t+e transort.

3.#.1.' Change to ,etric

C!tton at t+e 'otto- left allows t+e !nits for all ta's on t+is screen to 'e c+anged to

centi-eters. +e la'el will c+ange to A%+ange to nc+esB and clic6ing it again will c+ange

!nits 'ac6 to inc+es.

3.#.1. Stitc&ing

S+ows t+e n!-'er of i


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3.2.2.2 Positional 'ncoder and )nfinite*P)

"sing an eo'. n addition; t+e

sa-e P -!st 'e !sed for all ens on all +eads. ifferent sets of connected ens -ay still

+ave varying widt+s for t+eir layo!ts wit+ nifiniteP disa'led. +e internal edge generatorcreates a si-!lated edge sense at t+e secified interval after t+e start '!tton is ressed.

#lt+o!g+ t+is feat!re is tied to t+e ositional encoder so-e drift -ay occ!r and is !sed

ri-arily for tro!'les+ooting and installation !roses. Nor-ally; t+e 0dge Sensor signals anedge w+en t+e in!t val!e falls fro- logic +ig+ to logic low. nverting t+e edge sensor ca!ses

an edge to 'e signaled w+en t+e in!t goes fro- logic low to logic +ig+.

f t+e i-age is rinted wider t+an is set in t+e >o' t+e encoder was not ad>!sted correctly.

3.2.2.3 $ncoer S%ee Scaling (Calibration"

+e act!al val!e of t+e !lses er inc+ of any encoder -!st 'e set in t+e rinter config!ration.

"sing t+e nifiniteP -ode of t+e Hydra rinter -a6es t+is an easy tas6. 0very installation

contains one test >o' called Penest.>o' in t+e DHydraD>o's directory. +is is a 3 P i-aget+at contains a fo!r inc+ i-age l!s two no@@le ri-ing 'ars on eit+er side. f t+is i-age is

rinted t+en lengt+ of t+e center i-age s+o!ld 'e e


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3.2.3 &%graes

3.2.3.1 +ir,ware u-grade

"grading t+e fir-ware re9!ires a valid fir-ware i-age fro- S. +e rinter -!st 'e t!rned

on and connected to t+e controller co-!ter 'efore 'eginning t+e rocess. #fter clic6ing t+e

'!tton a valid fir-ware i-age -!st 'e selected to !load to t+e rinter. #fter selecting t+efir-ware i-age t+e !grade will 'egin a!to-atically. # -essage indicating s!ccessf!l

!grade will 'e dislayed w+en t+e rocess is co-lete.

3.2.3.2 Add Pen

# en can only 'e added to a +ead wit+ fewer t+an 4 ens. f an !grade is atte-ted on a +ead

wit+ 4 ens an error will 'e generated. #fter s!ccessf!l addition of a en; t+e new en willaear on t+e APrint Head ProertiesB ta'. # S s-art card reader and s-art card wit+

availa'le en !grades is re9!ired to add ens to a +ead.


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3.#.' Avance Pro%erties

3.#.'.1 ead "P 0ddress can not 'e c+angedE it is fi


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3.2..2 oltage and /ire 4ime

Set oltage and Fire ti-e for eac+ +ead. +ese val!es s+o!ld 'e set according t+e in6 !sed for

rinting.

1 Pen fire voltage can 'e 5. to 13.2 volts

# Pen fire time can 'e anyw+ere fro- 1. !s to 3.1 !s. f t+e rinter will 'e r!n at +ig+ seeds t+e en fire ti-e s+o!ld 'e 6et s+ort. For -a


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3.2.' !ages an )ata

+is screen allows t+e config!ration of t+e data -ode for t+e rinter.

3.#..1 e&uential mode

+e rinter ta6es data records one at a ti-e and !ses t+e data for eac+ s!'se9!ent rint record.For e


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3.2.* S%itting

Sitting clears7ri-es t+e no@@les on t+e +ead.

f sitting is t!rned on it will always occ!r on t+e first rint; regardless of t+e sit ti-eo!t

val!e. #fter t+at it will only occ!r after t+e Sit ti-eo!t.

3.#.6.1 pit lines are t+e n!-'er of lines to rint w+en t+e Sit ti-eo!t +aens.

3.#.6.# pit timeout is in seconds. +e Sit ti-eo!t co!nter starts after t+e end of t+e rior i-age.

3.#.6.3 pit distance is t+e distance fro- t+e leading edge of t+e rint i-age to sit. +is -!st 'e

less t+an t+e distance of t+e ens fro- t+e edge sensor. +is setting is er +ead; so if t+e distanceis less t+an t+e en to sensor distance on so-e ens sitting will occ!r on t+ose ens. f t+e sit

distance is greater t+an t+e distance on ot+er ens sitting will not occ!r.


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3.#.7 %tatus 4ags

3.#.7.1 )isible along the bottom of Pro Print these tags pro"ide information about the system


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3.3 n+ ,ab

3.3.1 -% n0 2e"els

1 %hows in0 remaining in the 8ul0 %upply.

# -% Plus $ %ensors inside the bul0 supply will show 9U22 until they come into pro5imityat around #: remaining then count down as in0 is depleted until the bul0 supply isempty. ;ew 8ul0 n0 supplies

3 -% (


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3.3.3 %talls

3.3.3.1 nformation window shows the 8ul0 %tall settings for each supply.

4hese must be setup when the bul0 stall is added.

3.3.3.# %tall information includes

1 %tall + $ -atched with the -% Plus or User +efined with -% (


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3.3.3.3 &dddit %tall $ &dd a new stall or edit e5isting information


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3.3.' Pen

3.3.'.1 Print Cartridge (Pen! settings and the 8ul0 %tall to which they are connected. 4hese

must be setup when Print Aeads are added

1 AeadPen 2ocation

1.1 -atched with the PenPrint Aead in the 4emplate.

1.# Print Aead 1 (8oard 1! contains (counting down from uppermost pen! Pens 1'.

1.3 Print Aead # (8oard #! contains Pens B.

1.' =hile pens can be split out of print heads they continue to be lin0ed to the 8oards in this sameorder.

# 4ype $ %hows the type of Pen being used in each location (-%AP, Cartridge, 8ladder!

#.1 -% AP $ #7ml Pen with bul0 supply tail for connecting to regulator.

#.# Cartridge $ '& style cartridge only (no bul0 supply tail! Usually '#ml

#.3 8ladder $ &ny bag in a bo5 type Pen with a bul0 supply tail for connection to a regulator.

3 %tall $ 8ul0 %tall that Pen is drawing in0 from

' n0 Used (in -2! $ &mount of in0 used during the life of this pen


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3.3.'.# &dddit Pens $ &dd a new Pen or edit e5isting information


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3.3.'.3 Cartridge 4ypes $ %hows the a"ailable cartridge types

1 ;ame $ type of cartridgesbul0 being used

# -a5imum Pen 2ife (in -2! of that type of cartridge.

#.1 -%AP Pens using '>> bul0 in0 ha"e an appro5imate pen life of 7>>ml and should be changedonly when print uality deteriorates past acceptable standards. R% typically sets -a5 Pen 2ifefor -%AP Pens abo"e #>>>ml to allow the customer to monitor the pen usage without showingthe pen at the end of its useful life.

#.# Cartridges will ha"e a useful life of the internal supply of that cartridge type.

#.3 8ladders will ha"e a useful life of the )olume of each 8o5.

3 +eli"ery 4ype

3.1 Cartridges $ Pens with one in0 supply (no bul0 or 8aginabo5!

3.# -% $ Pens with replaceable bul0 supplies

' %tall )olume (in -2! of each bul0 supply

=eight 9ull of n0 (gms! $ 9ull weight of a bul0 supply.

.1 4ypically water based in0 has a specific gra"ity near 1

.# &ppro5imating the n0 Used from a 8ul0 %upply then is

=eight full of n0(grams! $ Current weight(grams! D &mount of n0 Used (ml!


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3.3.'.' &dd or dit cartridge types &dd a new 4ype or edit e5isting information


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3.4 )ata ,ab

3.'.1 *ob 2ist

3.'.1.1 %hows all a"ailable Print *obs in a list. %elect a Print *ob by touching it. 2oad a *obby %electing that *ob and touching the Process 8utton (see below!

1 *ob Code $ Uniue identifier for each job. =hen using a Aand %canner to load *obs

this must be the same as the code being scanned (or a piece of it!

# *ob +escription $ +escription of the Print *ob.

3 *ob 9ile (.pjt! $ Aydra *ob file associated with this Print *ob.


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3.'.# dit *ob 9ile

3.'.#.1 8ring up the 2ayout 9ile for the selected *ob. (%ee $ Aydra Printer

-anual for creation!


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3.'.3 &dddit *ob

3.'.3.1 &dd a new *ob or edit e5isting information

1 nter *ob Code =hen using a Aand %canner to load *obs this must be the same asthe code being scanned (or a piece of it, see Config ditor!

# nter *ob +escription $ +escription of this *ob

3 %elect 2%4 92% and choose a *ob file (2ayout $ %ee Aydra Printer -anual!


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3.'.' *ob 9ields

3.'.'.1 *ob 9ields nformation from the *ob that gets passed into the 4emplate for printing

3.'.'.# 4ouch the +esired *ob

3.'.'.3 %elect dit 9ield 8utton at the bottom


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3.'.'.' &dddit 9ield

1 %elect the 4ype of 9ield you would li0e to &dd to the list

# Clic0 the &++ 92+ button (%tatic is shown below!

3 nter the 9ield number from the template for this data.

' nter the 9ield name. 4his is used only for user information.

nter the %tatic 9ield information (4e5t, numbers etc.!

6 9 the information in this field comes from the +ata %erial Port then toggle the %erialport button. %ee +ata %erial Port in the Configuration section for %erial input setup.


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3.'.'. 4ypes of *ob 9ields

1 %tatic nformation that does not change. 4he information in %tatic fields can only bechanged manually in each message. (%ee abo"e!

# User nsert $ nformation pro"ided by an operator when the Process button is pressedto start a print *ob.

#.1 nter the 9ield number fromthe template for this data.

#.# nter the 9ield name. 4hisis used only for userinformation.

#.3 %elect the User nsert 4ype

#l+a? Only letters -ay

'e entered.

N!-eric? Only n!-'ers

-ay 'e entered

#l+aN!-eric? Lettersand n!-'ers -ay 'e

entered

Free e


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3 +ate4ime %tamp $ 2in0ed to the PC cloc0 this can be an e5piration date (offset! orstandard cloc0.

3.1 nter the 9ield number from the template for this data.

3.# nter the 9ield ;ame. 4his name is used for operator information only.

3.3 Use the 4imestamps 9ormat dropdown to select elements of the time stamp then clic0 theEnsert 9ormatF button.

3.' &"ailable 9ormats

ate i-e Long ate i-ei-e Mont+

Mont+ #l+a Mont+ ay

Mont+ ay #l+a ay of year

ear ear #l+a

=ee6 =ee6 #l+a

Ho!r Ho!r #l+a

Min!te Second

#M7PM #M7PM #l+a

S+ift %ode 2 digit year


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3. 9ield +ata will update as elements are inserted. 4e5t may also be included in the 9ield +ata.

3.6 %ample will update whene"er elements are added showing a whatyouseeiswhatyouget(wysiwyg! "iew of the time stamp.

3.7 9or /ffset elements such as 8est 8uy or 5piration dates enter the desired /ffset Unit the /ffset)alue (G of /ffset Units! and clic0 the U% R/22/)R /99%4 button


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+ $ *ob + or 9eed 2ine + to be used as part of the message. *ob+ is freuently theproduct part of the barcode.

.1 nter the 9ield number from the template for this data.

.# nter the 9ield ;ame. 4his name is used for operator information only.

.3 %elect the + type. *ob +, *ob +escription or Printer +.

.' *ob + is the *ob Code used by ProPrint (see +ata 4ab!

. *ob +escription is the +escription entered for a *ob in the +ata 4ab

.6 Printer + is the + assigned to the Printer in the Configuration 9ile

.7 9ield data. nter &lpha ;umeric 4e5t, %elect the + 4ype and nsert to create


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6 Count $ counters for anything from product count to o"erall line count to job counts.

6.1 Counters for Print count,


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7 +efault $& pre"iously created list of the most commonly used 9ields that can be copiedfrom the +efault list instead of recreated for e"ery job. ncompasses all the pre"ioustypes of 9ields.

7.1 %elect the fields for use in this*ob using pre"iously created9ields

7.# 9ield is added to the current9ields list with itspredetermined 9ield ;umberand +escription

7.3 &dding 9ields to +efault 9ield%elector can be done from the +efaults 4ab in ProPrint

7.' =hen fields are added to default they retain the 9ield ;umber.

7. /nce default 9ields are added to a job the data contained should be re"iewedchanged to matchthe current *ob.


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3.' )efaults ,ab

3..1 +efault 9ields

3..1.1 Precreated fields that may be added to any job when it is created or edited. 4hisshortcut to adding fields can be "ery useful when many jobs using the same fields arecreated.

3..1.# n the +efault 9ields 4ab select the 4ype of 9ield to be added

3..1.3 &dd a default field

1 4he +efault 9ields dialog appears

# &dd fields just li0e for a *ob e5cept the data can be either left blan0 or a default "alueused.

3 +efault fields may be added or remo"ed at any time without affecting e5isting jobs.


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3.* -lobal ,ab

3.6.1


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3. /e0or+ ,ab

3.7.1 4emporary Changes to *ob nformation

3.7.1.1 Rewor0 &llows short term immediate changes in printing information for easy rewor0or sample creation.

3.7.1.# Rewor0 4ab shows data that is currently being printed. Current information can bechanged without changing the sa"ed job information

1 Pause Print

# %elect the )alue you wish to change.

3 nter desired information

' 4ime+ate can be adjusted to a different setting using the E%et 4emporary 4ime /ffsetFbutton

Restart Print

3.7.1.3 4he new data will be used until the job is Processed again or a new job isProcessed.

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