Plate Marking Control Panel

To open the Plate Marking Control Panel, do the following:

1. Access the Printer Setup window.
2. Click .

The machine is equipped with two print modules and each one of them controls eight print heads located as follows:

• Print module 1
  • Heads 1 to 4: side print heads
  • Heads 5 to 8: first row of top print heads
• Print module 2
  • Heads 9 to 10: first row of top print heads
  • Heads 11 to 16: second row of top print heads

The print modules can be managed and monitored using the following features:

• Enable Print Module 1 & 2: enables or disables printing on the module.

  A message next to the checkbox gives the current status of each print module.

• Installed: enables or disables printing on the head.

  Note: it can be useful to disable one particular head that is not working properly in order to keep the whole module running.

  The colour of the indicator lights gives the current status of each print head as follows:

  • The print head is ready.

  • The print head is not calibrated / not ready.

  • The print head is not available.

  • The print head is disabled (Installed unchecked).

• : triggers a purge of the print heads for each print module independently.

  Note: A purge may be necessary if the printer has not been used for a long time or if the ink has dried. Both buttons can be used at the same time. Make sure to place a cloth or sheet of paper in front of the corresponding print heads before starting the purge.

The following are available at the bottom right of the Plate Marking Control Panel:

• Font Name: specifies what font is used for all the information printed on the members.

  Notes:This feature is available to Supervisor and Engineer access levels only.The font must be installed on the computer and the exact font name must be entered (case-insensitive).The following font types are supported:TrueType (*.ttf)TrueType Collection (*.ttc)OpenType (*.otf)PostScript Type 1 (*.pfb + *.pfm)If not all the conditions are met, the default font will be used.

• Printer Reset: If the printer is not working properly, it can be reinitialised using one of the following buttons:

  	Click to do a soft restart of both print modules (recommended if the printer is still responding).
  	Click to force a power cycle of both print modules (only if the printer is not responding).