Section 4: Printing
Any program can be used to print to Eddie. In the following sections we provide information on how to print using BarTender. Please note the print behavior below for any print from any program.
- By default, the Printer will pause printing after 12 items or one complete revolution. This is meant to allow time to remove the printed items and replace them with blank items. This prevents already printed items from being printed on again. To continue printing, press the pause button to continue printing for another 12 items. See section 3E to disable or adjust this setting. We recommend that this feature is only disabled if an operator is watching the machine and reloading blank items as they are removing printed items.
- The Printer will retract the print item and scan the height to determine optimal print nozzle distance from the print item. The closer the nozzles to the print item, the sharper the image will print.
- By default, the Printer will scan the front and back edge of the print item to determine the size of the print item. Once this is determined, the image sent to the Printer is automatically centered over the item to be printed. It will not reduce the size. For example: if the image is 88.9 mm (3.5") round but the print item is 76.2 mm (3") round it will center the image over this causing a 6.35 mm (.25") over print. Overtime this can cause ink build-up, but it is not a large concern considering this build-up should be cleaned up during regular daily cleaning.
