NOVEXX Rewinder XLP 51x Label Printer User Manual

USER MANUAL
Rewinder XLP 51x

Safety Notes

| WARNING!
Rotating shaft!
The danger of hair and clothing being pulled in by unintentional actuation of the rewinder.
► Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable before fitting the unwinder.
► Don´t wear loose long hair (if necessary, wear a hairnet).
► Keep loose jewelry, long sleeves, etc. away from the rewinder.
► Only operate the rewinder, if it is fitted firmly to the printer.
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| WARNING!
Tipping hazard!
► Attach the support foot as described in the instructions.
► Make sure that the support foot is supported on level solid ground.

CAUTION!
Bending the dancer’s arm causes malfunction of the rewinder
► Don´t use the dancer’s arm at the ready-fit rewinder as a carrying handle for the printer.

Product description

PROPER USAGE
The option „Rewinder XLP 51x“ (called rewinder afterward) is a peripheral device for label printers of the XLP 51x series. The device is designed for winding up label material after it has been printed using one of the named printer types.
The rewinder is permanently attached to the printer. The printer provides power for the rewinder motor via a socket on the front, which is also used for receiving signals relating to the lateral deflection of the dancer’s arm.
OPERATING COMPONENTS

Fig. 1: Operating components of the “Rewinder XLP 51x”.

“telescoping”)
5| Supporting leg: Supports the printer forward; the support foot must not hang in the air!

FUNCTIONING

Rotational speed
During winding, the rotational speed is controlled via the deflection of the dancer’s arm from the rest position. The greater the deflection, the lower the rotational speed. If the label material sags – the dancer’s arm is in this case only slightly deflected – the rewinder increases the rotational speed in order to make up the “delay”. This ensures that the label material is rolled up evenly tautly. Without lateral deflection – e.g. when the material is finished – the rewinding process stops after about four seconds.

In the mode “Printing inside”, the material does not wrap itself around the dancer’s arm as much as is the case with “Printing outside”. Particularly with larger roll diameters, the dancer’s arm would often shoot from one extreme position to the other. The material would then be wound up in a jolting manner. For this reason, the software is adjusted when  “Printing inside” is selected – it then only uses approximately 50% of the maximum dancer arm deflection for controlling the motor.

Direction of rotation
The label material can be alternately rolled up with the labels facing outwards (left picture) or inwards (right picture) by reversing the direction of rotation.

Fig. 2: Rotation direction “Printing outside” (left) and “Printing inside” (right).

Rotational speed
The rotational speed of the rewinder depends on the print speed. A low print speed leads to a slower rewinder rotation than a high print speed. An exception to this rule is the rotational speed directly after starting the wind-up process.

TECHNICAL DATA

Motor Stepper motor
Position sampling Hall sensor
Rotation direction Rewind direction with the label facing outside or inside
Rewind speed XLP 51x: Max. 254 mm/s (10 Inch/s)
Noise level < 70dB(A)
Material roll See table:

Max. outer Ø
Core inner Ø
Min. material width
Max. material width
Max. roll weight| 230 mm
38/76 mm (1,5/3″)
= Minimal print width
= Width of the rewinding mandrel (120/185 mm)
5 kg
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Rewinders in the appropriate width can be operated at the following printer types:

Printer

| Width| Core Ø|

Article number

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XLP 514

|

120 mm

|

38 mm (1.5“)

|

N103130

76 mm (3“)

|

N103131

Printer

|

Width

|

38 mm (1.5“)

|

N103137

76 mm (3“)

|

N103138

Preparation for peripheral devices:
For using the printers with a rewinder, they must be specially equipped. This so-called peripherals preparation consists mainly of an additional output stage board for the motor of the peripheral device and of some additional connection cables. From the outside, the peripheral preparation can be identified by the D-Sub connector (A) on the front side  of the printer:

Fig. 3: The D-Sub connector (A) is an indicator for the peripheral preparation of the printer.

Setting up
FITTING THE REWINDER

The rewinder is attached to the front of the printer with two screws. A support leg absorbs some of the strain exerted by the material roll.
Before you begin
Tools:
• Hex screwdriver, 3 and 4 mm
Prerequisites:
Place the printer on a level surface. Ensure that there is enough room in front of the printer for the support leg of the rewinder.
About this task
Procedure

1. Remove the cover (A) of the mounting flange. To do this, turn out the two screws (B).

2. Remove the guide disk (A). To do so, open the clamping lever (B). Remove the clamping bar (C).

3. Attach the rewinder to the printer flange using the two screws (A) supplied (M5x16).

4. Loosen the supporting leg fastening screw (A). Push down the support leg (B) until it stands on the surface. Push up the rewinder a little and at the same time tighten the fastening screw.
   The weight of the material roll should rest on the support leg.
   The support leg must not hang in the air!

5. Plugin the connector plug (A).
   CAUTION!
   Damage to the device electronics
   ► Under no circumstances should the plug be attached or removed when the device is switched on.

ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE REWINDER

Before you begin
The rewinder is ready to fit and connected. The printer is switched on.
About this task
After fitting it to the printer, the rewinder has to be activated. This is done by setting the appropriate parameter in the parameter menu of the printer.

Procedure
Activating the rewinder:

1. Set Options > Selection > Periph. device to Rewinder.
   Don´t confuse with the setting Intern. rewinder that activates the internal rewinder of the printer.
   Afterward, Options > Rewinder > Rewind direction is called automatically.

2. Select the desired rotating direction (Printing inside or Printing outside).
   Default setting = Printing outside
   The printer restarts. Afterward, the following has changed:
   – An additional submenu Options > Rewinder appeared, which contains the parameter Rewind direction that is required to set the rotation direction of the rewinder.
   – The icon is visible above key 3. By pressing this key, the rewinder can be stopped and started again (alternates with icon ).
   After the restart of the printer starts the rewinder rotates. If no label material is inserted, an error warning will follow, because the printer control assumpts torn-off material.
   ► Acknowledge the error message.
   After acknowledging the error message, the rewinder can be started/stopped by pressing key 3.
   Deactivating the rewinder:

3. Set Options > Selection > Periph. device to None.

SETTING THE DANCER ARM SENSOR

About this task
The dancer’s arm controls the winding speed of the rewinder by means of a sensor. Bevor applying the rewinder for the first time, the dancer’s arm has to be brought in both end positions to adjust the sensor.

Fig. 4: “Loose position” (A) and “Tight position” (B) of the dancer’s arm.

Procedure

1. Ensure that the dancer’s arm can move unhindered to position A (picture above, A) driven by the spring force.
2. Call parameter Options > Rewinder > Rewinder adjust. Display[1]
3. Press key 4. Display[1]:
4. Move the dancer’s arm against the spring force to the opposite end position (picture at the top, B) and hold it there. Press button 4.
5. Restart the printer.

Operation / Malfunction / Cleaning

INSERTING MATERIAL

The material – depending on the set direction of rotation – is wound around the core in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.

Fig. 5: Left: Rotation direction with labels outside; Right: Rotation direction with labels inside.

Procedure

1. (If not already done) Open the clamping lever (A) on the guide disc (B). Remove the guide disc and the clamping bracket (C).

2. Feed the end of the material web around the dancer’s arm and winding-core according to the winding diagram (picture at the top) and fix it with the clamping bar. To do so,  push the clamping bar with both ends over the material:
   If a cardboard core is used: Push the clamping bar underneath the cardboard core.

3. Remount the guide disk.
   The recesses at the inner diameter of the guide disk (A) must be positioned over the clamping bar legs (A).

4. Push the guide disk up to the material edge. Close the clamping lever. The guide disk may not wedge in the material.

5. Adjust the material guides (A) on the dancer’s arm by pushing them sideways until they correspond to the width of the material.
   The material should run evenly, and there should be a small gap between it and the material guides.

STARTING/STOPPING
Before you begin
The printer is switched on and is showing the “Home” screen.
Procedure
Starting:

1. Press key 3 ( ).
   It is essential to let the dancer’s arm initially reach its final position after starting. Only then, does the dancer’s arm takes control of the rotation speed.
   The rewinder starts rewinding until the dancer’s arm reaches the final position. At that point, the rewinder stops.

2. Press key 1 to get to the “Ready” screen.
   If a print job has already been loaded, both printing and rewinding start nearly simultaneously.
   Stopping:

3. To stop or start again, press key 3 ( , works on both screens, “Ready” and “Home”).

TROUBLESHOOTING

Printer stopps rewinder
If the printer stops for some reason, the rewinder stops too.
► Eliminate the cause of the stop (if it was unintended).
Rewinder stopps printer
If the dancer’s arm stays during rewinder operation in the loose position for some seconds (approx. 5), the following error message shows up:
Status num:5004
Rew. mat. tear

The printer control assumpts that the material is torn off between printer and rewinder.
The printer and rewinder are stopped.
► Insert material newly and acknowledge the error message.
Narrow label material is pulled to the inside edge
When narrow label material is used (< 30 mm), problems with the material guiding between printer and rewinder may occur. In this case, the label material is pulled to the inside edge underneath the print head and crumples there.

    Install the run-in roller for narrow labels.
For detailed information refer to the service manual, topic section „Attachment, Setup, Service“, chapter „Run-in roller for narrow labels“.

CLEANING

WARNING!
Rotating shaft!
The danger of hair and clothing being pulled in by unintentional actuation of the rewinder.
► Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable before cleaning the unwinder.
► Remove dust particles with a soft brush or a vacuum cleaner.
► Clean the housing with a cloth moistened with a standard commercial neutral cleaner.
► Remove glue residues with a cloth moistened with ethyl alcohol.

Novexx Solutions GmbH
Ohmstraße 3
85386 Eching
Germany
Telephone: +49-8165-925-0 | www.novexx.com

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