EBS EBS-6100 User Manual

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EBSInk-Jet Systems® EBS-6100 Printer User's Manual Paragraph 4 - Operating the Printer20070529#20.5 79The validity date can be checked provided that the current date has been set in theprinter properly. If the date has been set back, no printing can be made. Anyattempt to start printing results in an error message.NOTE:• After the date has been set back, all bottles are ignored! No validation orprinting can be resumed until the proper date is set in the printer.• Do not set the date ahead because any subsequent attempt to set the properdate will be recognised as setting back with the above mentionedconsequences.4.4.6.2. Printer Operation Time vs. Solvent Consumption Time LimitEvery new bottle of solvent is assigned a time limit and after the expiration of thetime limit the bottle is considered unsuitable even if it is not empty. Therefore do notrefill an empty bottle with solvent, as IMS will soon consider the bottle unsuitableanyway. During the normal operation of the printer the bottle is always emptied beforethe time limit expires.In order to check how much time remains until the time limit expires, follow theprocedure below. In the main MENU select the BOTTLE INFORMATION item andthen the SOLVENT - TIME TO WORK item.The terminal shows the time (a number of hours and minutes) till the expiry of thesolvent consumption time limit.If the time limit is exceeded, the no solvent condition is observed in the printer.4.4.6.3. Accessing Ink Monitoring System DataYou sometimes need to access information that is stored and validated by the InkMonitoring System (IMS). Such a need occurs especially with clients who operateEBS printers with various inks and/or ink systems.In the main MENU select the BOTTLE INFORMATION item and then thePRINTER/INK/SOLV. TYPE item.The terminal operating window displays the table containing all information by type ofprinter and consumable, e.g.:Characters – – mean that the parameter is undefined. An error may be indicated, ifink and solvent parameters mismatch the corresponding printer parameters.Data on recently validated ink and solvent bottles only are available. A bottle isvalidated only when the following message has been displayed for it:BOTTLE VERIFYING:WAIT 10 SECONDS PLEASE4.4.6.4. Checking How Many Text Files Can be Printed with 1 litre of InkSometimes there is the need to evaluate the number of given text files that canbe printed with 1 litre of ink. The number can be used to determine the approximateink consumption and thereby the time that remains till the ink bottle is emptied.However you should remember to set the parameters that impact on inkconsumption, namely Char. set, Typeface, Row repetit..!!!!