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400 Series Printers

The new 400 Series printer features high-definition print quality in a robust printer designed for industrial applications. It embodies the know-how that AT Info and Hewlett Packard have gained in making inkjet printers for more than twenty five years.

ALL PURPOSE HIGH DEFINITION PRINTING
400 Series Printers feature four high-definition HP cartridge printheads that are designed to print a continuous 2-inch high swath of alpha-numeric text, barcode symbologies and graphics up to 40 inches long. Series 400 printers are ideal for printing all required package identification information including:
∑ Product name, description and ingredients
∑ Barcodes: UPC-A, EAN, Code 3 of 9, Code 128, Data Matrix and I 2 of 5
∑ Country of origin
∑ Use-by dates, traceability codes, sequential numbers, time and date stamps with rollover
∑ Graphics and spot colors


400 Series printers have a four-head printstation and integrated image controller that are embedded in a stainless steel housing. Each print module has long sturdy ìskisî that guide the carton being printed to the printstation while protecting the printheads. The angled skis are reversible to the direction of carton flow.


The 400 Series has two basic models or configurations. The low profile four-head model is designed for printing near the bottom of shipping cartons. It will print I 2 of 5 barcodes that are two inches high and placed 1.25 inches from the bottom of the carton as required by many supply chains. This feature makes the AUTOPRINTÆ low profile model the preferred solution for identifying shipping cartons. For applications that only require a 1/2 ñ inch high message or have limited space for mounting, a slim single printhead model is available with Series 400 features. Series 400 print modules are equipped to operate as independent printers or as print modules in multi-unit systems. Each print module has connections for a power supply, encoder and product or carton sensor.The power supply can power up to four print modules (16 printheads). Accessory ports connect to the upstream carton sensor and to the line encoder that synchronizes the printer to print on variable speed cartoning lines.


The host print module is equipped with a USB 1.1
and Ethernet TCP/IP communication port to the
system PC. It is easy to connect multiple print
modules to build a taller message or to configure systems for opposite side and adjacent side printing. This can be done with standard
connection cables or with custom cables up to 20
feet long.

An operator friendly Windows PC control panel is used to configure, align, test, regulate and monitor print modules during setup and operation. It allows you to see the status of each print module and what will be printed on each carton. Status menus provide piece counts, print rate, clock setting and the amount of ink remaining in each cartridge. WYSIWYG Messagemaker software makes it easy to create the message formats, fonts, multi-lingual text, graphics and barcodes for the products being packaged.

An Ethernet connection can be used to link printers on separate cartoning lines to a host PC with Messagemaker software. This network provides a single point of control for what is being printed at each line. Alternately, an independent Series 400 printer offers local control at each production line.