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Operating Instructions
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  Components of the Port-
able Printer System 
See figures 
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B
 
C
 
D
 
E
 
F
. 
1.  Upper guide roll. 
2.  Nozzle plate - front part of the 
print head (ink outlet). 
3.  Lower guide roll, to synchronise 
printing. 
4.  Openings with plugs for adjusting 
electromagnets. 
5.  Release - a printing release but-
ton, also used by other functions. 
6.  Printer base, battery compart-
ment. 
7.  Printer holder. 
8.  Hanger. 
9.  Control panel and keypad. 
10.  Ink container. 
11.  Ink container label. 
12.  Container OPEN-CLOSED indi-
cator. 
13.  Name plate. 
14.  Battery charge socket. 
15.  Charge plug. 
16.  Power LED indicator. 
17.  PRINT ON/OFF LED indicator 
(the print state). 
18.  PRINT ON/OFF button. 
19.  Function key F. 
20.  Error LED indicator. 
21.  Charge LED indicator. 
22.  RFI Module - for wireless (radio) 
communications via USB inter-
face. 
23.  Socket to connect cable from the 
computer communications port. 
24.  Radio transmission LED indica-
tor. 
25.  Power pack to charge printer 
batteries or power supply RFI 
module  22, with RS-232 inter-
face. 
26.  Plug of power pack 25. 
27.  Cable for series communication 
between computer (USB port) 
and RFI module. 
28.  Computer. 
29.  HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 Printer. 
30.  Non-return valves in the ink con-
tainer and ink system. 
31.  Guide bayonets in the ink con-
tainer. 
32.  Ink container gasket. 
33. 
 Buzzer - a buzzing signal 
generator, located inside element 
7 of the printer. 
34.  LED display showing the number 
of a text file that is ready for print-
ing. 
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Signs 
!
  Information signs indicating: 
6 that the actions described need to be 
taken with extra or special care, 
6 the printer’s additional or specific func-
tions or options, which are not described 
anywhere else, 
6 untypical behaviour of the printer and 
other hints. 
!
  A warning not to perform the 
operation that might be unsafe or criti-
cal for the printer. It requires the user to 
follow closely the instructions given 
therein. 
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B
 
C
 
Figure numbering notation 
The meaning of LED and other indicators: 
ERROR
 
CHARGEPOWER
F
 
PRINT
ON/OFF
The lamp flashes
The lamp glows
           Buzzer
 
PRINT
ON/OFF
 
PRINT ON/OFF button (18) 
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F
 
F button (19) should be 
pressed for a short time (<1 
sec) 
PRINT
ON/OFF
3 sec.
 
PRINT ON/OFF button (18) 
should be pressed for a longer 
time (>3 sec) 
F
3 sec.
 
F button (19) should be 
pressed for a longer time (>3 
sec) 
 
Editing markers: 
 
Font change marker - brown 
 
Beginning-of-monospaced-text 
marker (inserts F1) and end-of-
monospaced-text (inserts F2) - red 
Editing markers: 
Variable field - incremental counter 
(inserts Shift+F1) - blue 
Variable field - decremental counter 
(inserts Shift+F2) - green  
Variable field - universal date and 
time (inserts Shift+F12) - turquoise  
 
Wraparound marker - green 
A marker white in colour means that 
the cursor is just on the left of the 
marker (it can be deleted with the 
BackSpace
 key). 
 
 
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Control Program MENU
Text edit windo
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Parameter tab window
Transmission and error status 
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Printer communication window 
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   TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  COMPONENTS OF THE 
PORTABLE PRINTER 
SYSTEM.................................... 4
 
  SIGNS ....................................... 4 
  OPERATIONAL SAFETY ......... 7 
G
ENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
.............7
 
P
ROTECTING THE 
B
ATTERY 
P
ACK
............8
 
W
HEN 
I
NK OR 
W
ASH
-
UP 
S
PILLS
...............8
 
C
ONTROL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC 
INTERFERENCE
.......................................8
 
M
EDICAL EQUIPMENT
..............................9
 
Pacemaker..........................................9
 
Other medical equipment.................... 9
 
O
PERATION IN EXPLOSION HAZARD 
AREAS
....................................................9
 
O
PERATION IN AREAS OF BLASTING
..........9
 
C
ONFIRMITY MARKING
.............................9
 
E
NVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
..............10
 
  APPLICATION ........................ 10 
  INSTALLING AND 
STARTING UP ........................ 10
 
P
REPARING THE 
P
RINTER FOR 
O
PERATION
...................................... 10 
C
HARGING THE 
B
ATTERY
......................10
 
L
OW
-
BATTERY INDICATOR
.....................11
 
I
NSTALLING AND 
R
EPLACING THE 
I
NK 
C
ONTAINER
...................................... 11 
I
NSTALLING THE 
I
NK 
C
ONTAINER IN 
THE 
P
RINTER
........................................11
 
H
OW TO 
C
HECK 
W
HETHER 
T
HERE IS 
ANY 
I
NK IN THE 
I
NK 
C
ONTAINER
? ...........11
 
R
EPLACING THE 
I
NK 
C
ONTAINER
...........12
 
S
WITCHING THE 
P
RINTER 
O
N AND 
O
FF
................................................. 12 
S
WITCHING THE 
P
RINTER 
O
N
................12
 
S
WITCHING THE 
P
RINTER 
O
FF
...............12
 
I
NSTALLING AND 
S
TARTING THE 
P
RINTER 
C
ONTROL 
P
ROGRAM
............ 12 
I
NSTALLING THE 
C
ONTROL 
P
ROGRAM
....12
 
S
TARTING THE 
C
ONTROL 
P
ROGRAM
......13
 
C
ONNECTING THE 
P
RINTER WITH A 
C
OMPUTER 
(
VIA 
USB
 INTERFACE
) ...... 13 
  TEXT FILES AND PRINT 
PARAMETERS ....................... 14
 
H
OW TO 
C
REATE A 
T
EXT TO BE 
P
RINTED
? .........................................14 
R
EGULAR 
T
EXT
..................................... 14
 
Changing proportional spacing and 
monospacing ....................................14
 
Using and Changing Built-in Fonts 
of the Printer ..................................... 15
 
Using and Changing Windows
®
 
Fonts.................................................15
 
V
ARIABLE FIELDS
.................................. 16
 
Date and Time .................................. 16
 
Universal Date and Time .................. 17
 
Object Counters................................18
 
P
RINT 
P
REVIEW
.................................... 19
 
H
OW TO CREATE AND EDIT A 
GRAPHICS FILE FOR PRINTING
?............20 
H
OW TO 
M
ODIFY 
P
RINT 
P
ARAMETERS
..20 
Character Resolution ........................20
 
Intensity of Ink Drops ........................ 20
 
Mode of Timing ................................. 20
 
Inverting and Reversing a Text.........21
 
Repeating a Text (Repetition)...........21
 
Print Delay ........................................ 22
 
Distance between Texts ...................22
 
Row Repetition ................................. 22
 
I
NTELLIGENT CONTROL OF HAND 
MOVEMENT
........................................22 
H
OW TO 
T
RANSFER
/S
AVE 
T
EXT 
F
ILES TO
/
IN THE 
P
RINTER
....................23 
H
OW TO 
C
HANGE A 
T
EXT 
F
ILE 
S
TORED IN THE 
P
RINTER
.....................23 
  PRINTING ................................23 
P
RINTING A 
T
EXT 
F
ILE 
S
AVED IN THE 
P
RINTER
............................................23 
L
INE 
P
RINTING
...................................24 
U
SING A 
N
UMBER OF 
T
EXTS
................25 
C
REATING A 
T
EXT 
L
IBRARY IN THE 
P
RINTER
............................................... 25
 
Q
UICK 
S
AVING
/R
ETRIEVING 
T
EXT 
F
ILES TO
/
FROM THE 
T
EXT 
L
IBRARY
........ 25
 
P
RINTING 
T
EXT 
F
ILES FROM THE 
L
IBRARY
............................................... 26
 
S
AVING THE 
P
ROJECT 
L
IBRARY ON A 
C
OMPUTER 
D
ISC
.................................. 26
 
  MAINTENANCE, STORAGE 
AND TRANSPORT ..................27
 
  USER SUPPORT .....................27 
P
ROBLEMS WITH 
F
UNCTIONING AND 
O
PERATION OF THE 
P
RINTER
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Some of the nozzles do not jet ink ... 27
 
Rinse the nozzles ............................. 27
 
The printer does not print ................. 28
 
Boldfaced or Blurred Prints .............. 28
 
Q
UESTIONS AND 
P
ROBLEMS
............... 28 
E
LECTRONIC GUIDES
.......................... 28 
C
ONNECTING THE 
P
RINTER TO A 
C
OMPUTER 
(
VIA 
RS-232
 
I
NTERFACE
).. 28 
  TECHNICAL PARAMETERS.. 29 
P
RINTER 
A
CCESSORIES
..................... 32 
 
Dear Users of EBS Ink-Jet SystemH equipment, 
Please read this manual necessarily in order to get full information about the 
operation of your device. 
Disclaimer: 
•  We shall bear no responsibility for damage to the device if it is operated improperly, 
i.e., inconsistently with this manual. 
•  As we wish to keep pace with permanently progressing technological development 
and individual requirements of our clients, we need to reserve the right to change the 
form, make and technical solutions of our devices. Therefore no data, illustrations or 
descriptions of this manual shall form any grounds for claims. 
•  We spare no effort to ensure that this manual is reliable, includes all modifications 
and is free from errors. However, the drawing up and publication process is complex 
and an error can occur in spite of our endeavours and wishes. We shall bear no re-
sponsibility for the consequences of editorial and printing errors in this manual. 
If your device contains a particular piece of equipment or needs performing an operation 
that have not been illustrated or described in this manual, or if you have queries on read-
ing this manual, please contact any representative of EBS Ink-Jet Systeme for additional 
information. 
!
 
EBS Ink-Jet Systeme, the manufacturer, shall not be responsible for dam-
ages to the device due to the operation that is inconsistent with the Operat-
ing Instructions or due to consequences of drafting or printing errors in 
these Instructions. 
The printer control program to be installed on your computer is a versatile tool for operating 
EBS-200 series stationary printers and EBS 250 series manual printers. Therefore some of 
its components and functions which (i) are used exclusively for EBS-200 series printers or 
(ii) could be used in EBS-250 series printers but are of little significance for manual printers, 
will not be described in these Instructions or will be described only briefly. 
These instructions apply to EBS-250B printers with the control program 
version 1.5.135. In order to check the version of your program view the 
About menu. 
 
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Operational Safety 
!
 
Before you start your printer for 
the first time read the hints 
given below and follow the un-
derlying principles for your own 
and other persons’ safety. 
General safety instructions 
1.  The device must not be operated 
in rooms where explosion hazard 
exists. 
2.  No prints can be made on objects 
whose temperature exceeds 
100°C at the time of printing. 
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the area where the device oper-
ates. 
4.  During printing ink drops invisible 
to people’s eye are jetted out of 
the head at pressure. Do not aim 
head outlet 2 at any persons, 
animals or casual objects be-
cause they may get splashed 
with ink unintentionally. 
5.  The following requirements need 
to be met when washing, clean-
ing and maintenance operations 
are performed or ink containers 
are replaced: 
6  The operations can only be per-
formed in a workplace that is es-
pecially designed for that pur-
pose, when the device is 
switched off and protective cloth-
ing is worn. A fire extinguisher 
designed to extinguish electrical 
devices and flammable solvent 
fires must be placed within easy 
reach of the device. Air ventila-
tion needs to be ensured at the 
workplace. 
WARNING: The ink is inflam-
mable! 
6  Be careful not to splash the ink. 
Especially  eyes need protect-
ing. It is advisable to wear pro-
tective glasses. 
6  Protect the ink and the solvent 
(also waste fluid remaining after 
the printer has been washed) 
against fire, high temperature, 
sparks, electric arc and other 
electric discharge as they may 
cause ignition of these in-
flammable fluids! 
6  Do not use plastic vessels to do 
the washing. Metal vessels are 
recommended. 
6.  Protect the printer against dirt, 
heavy dust and excessive mois-
ture. 
7.  EBS Ink-Jet Systeme is able to 
ensure perfect and safe opera-
tion of the printer only when 
original, printer-specific accesso-
ries and consumables are used. 
Protecting the Battery Pack 
The following principles need to be 
obeyed to protect the batteries that 
are built into the printer: 
6  Protect the printer against exces-
sive temperature and fire. Do not 
expose it to strong solar radiation 
for a longer time. 
6  Avoid a sudden change in tem-
perature (cold Æ hot) that might 
cause vapour condensation in-
side the printer and thereby 
speed up battery discharge and 
electronic circuit corrosion. Con-
dition the printer for about 1 hour 
before use after it has been 
moved from a cool place to a 
warm one. 
When Ink or Wash-up Spills 
6  Should the eyes or skin get irri-
tated with ink or wash-up: 
!
EYES rinse the eyes with 
running water for at least 15 
minutes, then see your oculist. 
SKIN  wash the skin with 
water and soap. 
6  If the clothing has been splashed, 
take it off as soon as possible. 
6  When ink or wash-up spill, wipe 
out the spilled fluid with a piece 
of absorbent material, and then 
remove the material in compli-
ance with fire and health and 
safety-at-work regulations. 
Control of electromagnetic inter-
ference 
1. Properties of high-frequency 
devices. 
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it is in the ON state, the printer receives 
and transmits high-frequency (HF) signals. 
The controller of the Ink-Jet printer system 
controls energy emitted during printer 
operation on an on-going basis. 
The HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 printer 
complies with all the requirements of 
the regulations concerning the impact 
of the HF energy on humans in your 
country. 
2. Printer accessories. 
If you do not use original EBS parts or 
printer accessories, including batter-
ies or electronic components, the 
statutory requirements may not be 
met and the HF electromagnetic 
emission limits may be exceeded. 
Medical equipment 
Pacemaker 
Pacemaker manufacturers recom-
mend that the distance between a 
transmitter and the pacemaker be at 
least 15 cm so that any mutual inter-
ference between the two devices is 
avoided. 
Other medical equipment 
If you use a piece of medical equip-
ment, please ask the equipment 
manufacturer whether the equipment 
is sufficiently shielded against elec-
tromagnetic radiation. In certain cir-
cumstances your doctor may help you 
gain the information you require. 
Operation in explosion hazard 
areas 
If you work in an explosion hazard 
area, switch your Ink-Jet printer off, 
do not replace the batteries or do not 
remove them from the printer and 
follow all instructions and precautions. 
Sparking generated by batteries may 
cause an explosion and/or fire in this 
hazardous area and result in personal 
injuries or even death. 
The regions where a potential explo-
sion hazard exists are usually marked 
appropriately. The examples of such 
regions are: solvent storage areas, 
fuel storage areas and petrol stations, 
below-decks onboard ships, storage 
areas for explosive gases, air mix-
tures, chemicals and metal or flour 
powders. 
Operation in areas of blasting 
In order to avoid interference during 
blasting (shot firing) the printer should 
be switched off in blasting areas or in 
places where the use of radio devices 
is prohibited. 
Follow the operating instructions and 
information signs. 
Confirmity marking 
The HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 printer has 
been subjected to conformity as-
sessment procedure which resulted in 
the issue of Declaration of Confor-
mity. This forms the basis for the 
statement that the HANDJET
®
 
EBS 250 printer and the manufac-
turer’s accessories to which this Dec-
laration also relates are in compliance 
with the requirements of the following 
European Community Directives and 
subsequent amendments to these 
Directives: 
89/336/EEC, 91/263/EEC, 92/31/EEC, 
93/68/EEC,  1999/5/EC. 
 
and that they meet the following 
norms that are harmonised with the 
above Directives 
EN 61000-6-2:2001, 
EN 61000-6-4:2001, 
EN 300 220-1 V1.3.1, 
EN 300 220-3 V1.1.1, 
EN 301 489-1 V1.5.1, 
EN 301 489-3 V1.4.1, 
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if the printer and the accessories are 
installed and used following the 
manufacturer’s instructions. 
The HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 printer and 
RFI modules will bear the following 
mark: 
 
1471
 
Environmental protection 
After the printer and RFI 
modules have been put out 
of service, do not take them 
out together with other do-
mestic waste. 
 
According to Directive No 2002/96/EC 
of the European Council on electrical 
and electronic equipment waste, the 
HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 printer and RFI 
modules that have been put out of 
service must be separated from do-
mestic waste and processed in an 
environmentally friendly way. 
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Application 
The HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 printer is 
designed for marking, labelling, put-
ting prints and simple graphics wher-
ever the use of a manual labelling 
device is required or preferred. 
Prints are put on objects in a non-
contact INK-JET way. 
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Installing and Starting up 
Preparing the Printer for Opera-
tion 
Charging the Battery 
A LI-ION top-quality battery has been 
installed in the printer. It can be re-
charged at any stage of printer opera-
tion. 
The battery that is new or has not 
been used for a long time cannot be 
charged up to its full capacity. There-
fore, in order to form the battery follow 
three charge-and-then-discharge cy-
cles. See figures 
A

 and 
C
. 
1. Pull out plug 15 from socket 14 
and tilt it. 
2.  Insert power pack connector 26 
to socket 14, and connect power 
pack 25 to a wall outlet. 
3. Lamp 21 glows when the battery 
is being charged. Wait until the 
charging is over and lamp 21 
starts flashing. 
4.  Remove the power pack plug 26 
and secure socket 14 with plug 
15. Detach the power pack from 
the mains and place it into the 
bag. 
5.  Do not recharge the battery until 
it is completely discharged - see 
Low-battery indicator
. 
The HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 printer 
should be stored with its batteries 
charged. If the printer is to be stored 
for a longer time (6 months or longer) 
and its batteries are not recharged, it 
may work for a shorter time after it 
has been recharged afterwards or in 
certain circumstances even stop 
working. Such a phenomena is 
caused by the properties of the batter-
ies, which are always subject to the 
process of self-discharging. In the 
consequence of self-discharging and 
long-term storage in the discharge 
state, the maximum capacity of the 
batteries may lower or the batteries 
may get damaged completely. 
In order to avoid such a situation, it is 
necessary to charge batteries of the 
HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 printer at least 
twice a year (however not less 
frequently than every 6 months). 
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ing or the printer operation time after 
recharging may shorten dramatically. 
!
 
The battery is not replaceable as 
standard. 
When the battery is charged, the 
printer cannot communicate with
the computer but the printer can 
be used for printing at that time. 
Low-battery indicator 
F
ON/OFF
PRINT
POWER ERRORCHARGE
 
The printer indicates the low-battery 
condition with a buzzing signal from 
buzzer 33 
 and flashing lamp 21: 
6 Short-time, regular flashes mean 
that the battery is almost dis-
charged, the printer can still be op-
erated, 
6 Uniform blinking means that the 
battery is almost completely dis-
charged. In this condition any fur-
ther operation may be discontinued 
because the printer can switch off 
automatically. Recharge the bat-
tery. 
Installing and Replacing the Ink 
Container 
See figure 
E
. 
Installing the Ink Container in the 
Printer 
When the printer is delivered, the ink 
container is detached. Follow the 
steps below in order to install the 
container: 
1.  Remove the container from pack-
ing 10. 
2.  Position the container in relation 
to the back of the printer so that 
three bayonets 31 of the con-
tainer aim at guide holes of the 
container connector. At that mo-
ment arrow 12 indicates the 
OPEN position. 
3. Insert bayonets 31 into the guide 
holes and while pressing the con-
tainer against the printer turn it 
clockwise, so that arrow 12 is in 
the CLOSE position. 
When the ink container is installed, 
the printer is ready for operation 
within about 10 seconds after it has 
been switched on. 
How to Check Whether There is 
any Ink in the Ink Container? 
When the printer stops printing make 
sure that there is no ink in the con-
tainer. You can assess the ink level in 
the container in two ways: 
1.  Weigh the printer on installing a 
new container - write down the 
weight. When the container is 
empty, the weight of the printer is 
smaller by about 83 grams. 
2.  Detach the full container from the 
printer, place it with its bayonets 
31 up into a vessel whose diame-
ter is slightly greater than the di-
ameter of the container and pour 
water so that the container starts 
floating without turning upside 
down. Mark the water level on 
the vessel before (line 1) and af-
ter (line 2) the full container has 
been immersed. Then insert the 
empty container and mark the 
immersion level (line 3). You can 
check the ink consumption level 
at any time by immersing the 
container in water and comparing 
the current level with the previous 
lines (lines 2 and 3). Make sure 
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3 
2 
full ink 
container 
empty ink 
container 
 
Replacing the Ink Container 
!
 
If possible, replace the container 
in dustfree conditions so as to 
minimise the amount of 
contaminants getting in to the 
printer’s ink system. 
Do not leave the printer with the 
ink container detached for a 
longer time than that required to 
replace the container. While 
detaching or installing the con-
tainer be careful not to splash 
anyone or anything with ink. 
1. Turn the printer off - see 
Switching the Printer Off
. 
b 
a 
10 
12 
 
2.  Put the printer in such a way that 
the container points downwards, 
turn empty container 10 to the left 
(a) so that arrow 12 points to the 
OPEN position. Wait about 3 
seconds while holding the con-
tainer to equalize the pressure. 
3.  Remove the container carefully 
(b). 
See figure 
E
. 
4. If gasket 32 and contact plates in 
the guide holes for bayonets are 
dirty, remove ink leftovers from 
them with wash-up. 
5.  Install a new container - see 
Installing the Ink Container in the 
Printer
. 
Switching the Printer On and 
Off 
See figure 
A

. 
Switching the Printer On 
Press key 18, 
PRINT
ON/OFF
, and while hold-
ing it down press release button 5. 
When the printer is switched on, lamp 
16 glows and a sound signal is heard 
from buzzer 33 
. 
Once the printer has been switched 
on, you can start printing a text that is 
stored in the printer memory - see 
Printing
. 
Switching the Printer Off 
Press key 19, 
F
3 sec.
, and release 
button  5 at the same time and keep 
them down for a few seconds until all 
lamps stop glowing after buzzing 33 
 has been heard. 
Installing and Starting the 
Printer Control Program 
Installing the Control Program 
1.  Insert the CD supplied along with 
the printer to the CDROM drive in 
your computer and wait for the 
program to start. 
!
If the programs on the CD do not 
start running on the computer 
automatically, start setup.exe 
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2.  After the program MENU has 
been displayed, choose the in-
stallation option. 
3.  Follow the instructions displayed 
during the installation. 
4.  After all control program compo-
nents and USB drivers required 
have been installed, you can 
communicate with your printer via 
a radio link - see 
Connecting the 
Printer with a Computer (via USB 
interface)
. 
Starting the Control Program 
1. Click the EBS printer icon on the 
control panel or, if there is no 
such an icon, start EBS-200.exe 
from the folder where the control 
program has been installed 
(C:Program Files  EBS_printers 
EBS-200 as standard). 
2.  Once started, the control pro-
gram automatically activates the 
find-the-printer(s) function and 
signs the printer on, if the printer 
is on and the radio communica-
tions link operates properly. 
Connecting the Printer with a 
Computer (via USB interface) 
See figures 
B
, 
D
 and 
F
. 
The printer communicates with the 
computer through module 22 via a 
radio link. The module uses an USB 
interface 
or optionally a RS232 interface 
to communicate with the computer - see 
Connecting the Printer to a Computer 
(via RS-232 Interface)
. 
1.  Find a free USB port in your 
computer. 
2. Use cable 27 to connect the USB 
port in your computer with socket 
23 of module 22. 
!
If USB drivers of module 
22
 have 
been installed during the installation 
of the control program (see 
Installing 
the Control Program
), then the module 
is automatically detected and in-
stalled on your computer. Otherwise 
you are prompted to indicate the 
location of the drivers on the CD.
 
3. Fix module 22 appropriately in 
order to reach the widest radio 
transmission range. 
!
Do not cover module 
22
 with unnec-
essary shields or objects, especially 
metal ones. Optimally, place module 
22
at a certain height, to avoid any 
obstacles between the printer and 
module 
22
.
 
4.  Switch the printer on. 
5.  Start the control program. The 
program will find the printer, 
communicate with it and display 
a Printer is found message. 
6. Click the 
 key (the key is 
available in the communication 
window only after the Adv. op-
tions item has been ticked) to 
view the printer configuration. 
Data have been transmitted 
properly if an O.K. message is 
displayed in the transmission 
status window. 
!
If you cannot communicate with the 
printer, try to configure it in the sys-
tem once again. From the Guides 
menu start the Network configura-
tion creator and follow the creator’s 
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  Text Files and Print Pa-
rameters 
How to Create a Text to be 
Printed? 
Regular Text 
See figure 
G
. 
Insert texts in the text edit line in the 
edit window. 
Use a mouse and the following key-
board keys to edit a text as standard 
and as you do in other Windows
®
 
applications: 
¡  to move the cursor hori-
zontally to the right, 
¢  to move the cursor hori-
zontally to the left, 
Y¡  to move the cursor hori-
zontally to the right and 
highlight the text, 
Y¢  move the cursor horizon-
tally to the left and high-
light the text, 
Delete
  to delete one character to 
the right of the cursor, 
BackSpace
  to delete one character to 
the left of the cursor, 
Home
  to move the cursor to the 
beginning of the text, 
End
  to move the cursor to the 
end of the text. 
!
You can type in up to 1300 charac-
ters in one text. 
 
G
 
Text edit window  
 
cursor position in the text 
sample position of the cursor 
total length of text 
printer font type at the current cursor position 
paste a text from the clipboard (Ctrl+V) 
preview a print 
preview other prints
cut and copy a text to the clipboard (Ctrl+X)
copy a text to the clipboard (Ctrl+C) 
text edit line 
end-of-monospaced-text marker 
beginning-of-monospaced-text marker 
F2
F1
maximum text 
height H
max
 
H
max
change font 
MENU button (corresponds to the right mouse button) 
character 
insertion mode 
 
 
Changing proportional spacing and 
monospacing 
Proportional fonts are used to insert 
texts as standard. This means that 
each letter takes a space proportional 
to the character width. For example, a 
letter  W takes more space than a 
letter I. 
When monospaced fonts are used, 
the character width does not depend 
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text is usually marked with the 
F1
 key 
and the end of a monospaced piece 
of text is usually marked with the 
F2
 
key from your computer keyboard. 
The markers can be deleted as any 
other characters - with the 
Delete
 and 
BackSpace
 keys. 
The spacing between proportional 
(monospaced) characters is set with 
the  Character spacing (Selective 
char. spacing) parameter from the 
Parameters 2 tab sheet. 
 
 
Using and Changing Built-in Fonts 
of the Printer  
The program uses built-in fonts as 
standard. In order to change the font 
type and size at any point of the text, 
follow the steps below: 
1.  Position the cursor in the text edit 
line exactly where another font is 
to be inserted. 
2.  Holding the cursor on the text 
edit line, press the right mouse 
button (or the MENU button) and 
select  Font from the menu dis-
played. Then select the font type 
you need from the list displayed, 
e.g.  Latin 16x10.  You can also 
do that using the pull-down list 
called Font on the tool bar of the 
text edit window (see figure 
F
). 
The printer fonts are at the top of 
the list and marked with the sym-
bol 
. 
3.  Move the cursor to another posi-
tion and insert another font-
change marker. 
If only one font-change marker 
 
has been inserted, all characters from 
the marker position to the end of the 
text are displayed (printed) with the 
use of the replaced font. 
 
font-change marker (Latin 7x5) 
font-change marker (Latin 16x10) 
 
Using and Changing Windows
®
 
Fonts 
You can also use Windows
®
 fonts to 
create texts in your printer. 
1.  Move to the Font list and replace 
build-in font with one of fonts in-
stalled in your Windows®. You 
can change the font Size and the 
keyboard "language" in 
Windows®. While increasing the 
text height do not exceed H
max
 
line because otherwise the ex-
cessive top part of the text will be 
cut off. 
 
other parameters of Windows
®
 fonts
change 
the font 
size 
change the font
the line indicating 
the maximum print height H
max
 
character insertion mode 
for Windows® fonts 
excessive-font-size indicato
r

change Windows
®
 keyboard language
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2.  Move the cursor to the position 
where you want to start a text 
and type in the text. You can 
change the font at any time. 
3. There are three character 
insertion modes you can use: 
Single character, mode 1, 
Single character, mode 2, Multi 
character. Each of them 
matches Windows® font charac-
ters with the capabilities of your 
printer in a different way accord-
ing to the font type, language and 
character insertion mode (the 
Right to left editing parameter). 
!
 
The number of characters to be 
input with the use of the Win-
dows fonts is limited – it depends 
on the font type and size. 
Variable fields 
Variable fields are designated fields of 
text whose contents are updated 
automatically after every print. The 
following events can impact on the 
contents of variable fields: change in 
date, change in time, activation of 
release button 5 and other. 
Up to 10 variable fields can be used 
in one text at the same time. 
!
 
Only the printer built-in fonts can 
be used to print variable fields; 
no Windows
®
 fonts can be used.
Date and Time 
In order to synchronize the date and 
time of your printer with those of your 
computer move to the Date tab and 
click the 
 and   
keys successively. 
 
You can set a different date or time in 
your printer by setting them in the 
Date tab and transferring to the 
printer with the 
 key. 
In order to insert the date (time) field 
that is updated automatically, follow 
the steps below: 
1.  In the text edit line position the 
cursor in the place where you 
want the date (time) to be dis-
played. 
2.  While holding the cursor on the 
text edit line press the right 
mouse button (or the MENU but-
ton) and select the command 
Define variable field from the 
menu displayed. Then select 
Insert date (Insert time) in the 
list displayed. You can also do 
that using the 
 ( ) key on the 
tool bar of text edit window. 
 
 
3.  You can insert a font-change 
marker on the left or right of the 
date (time) field. 
4.  You can change separators in-
side the date (time) field by re-
placing the existing separators 
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Universal Date and Time 
Various components of the current 
date and time can be printed auto-
matically on every object with the use 
of a Univ. date & time variable field. 
Below, there is a list of characters that 
can be used to encode the date and 
time components. The date and time 
components can be preceded, sepa-
rated and followed by any characters 
different from those specified below or 
by a space. 
D  tens of day in the current date, 
A  units of day in the current date, 
M  tens of month in the current date, 
O  units of month in the current date, 
R thousands of year in the current 
date, 
L  hundreds of year in the current 
date, 
Y  tens of year in the current date, 
E  units of year in the current date, 
B  tens of hour in the current time in 
the 24-hour system, 
C  units of hour in the current time in 
the 24-hour system, 
I  tens of minute in the current time, 
J  units of minute in the current 
time, 
T  tens of second in the current 
time, 
U  units of second in the current 
time, 
P  hundreds of day number in the 
year 
Q  tens of day number in the year 
S  units of day number in the year 
N  number of day in the week 
(see 
below).
 
The following encoding system is used as 
standard: 1-Sunday, 2-Monday, 3-Tuesday, ... , 
7-Saturday). 
The numbering of weekdays can be changed in 
the following way: on checking the time on your 
computer (by clicking the 
 key) or 
on your printer (by clicking the 
 key) 
change the number-of-weekday parameter in the 
Day of week box for the date displayed. 
For example, Monday, 21
st
 April 2008 is encoded 
as the second day of the week as standard. But 
if you set 1 in the Day of week box and save the 
modified parameters (of time, date and day of 
week) to the printer (with the 
 key), 
then the following encoding applies: 1-Monday, 
2-Tueday, ... , 7-Sunday. And if you set 5 in the 
Day of week box and save the setting to the 
printer, then the following encoding applies: 1-
Thursday, 2-Friday, 3-Saturday, 4-Sunday, 5-
Monday, 6-Tuesday, 7-Wednesday. 
In order to insert a field consisting of 
various components of the current 
date and time to be updated auto-
matically, follow the steps below: 
1.  In the text edit line type in a text 
containing a subset of the above 
specified coding characters. The 
coding characters can be input in 
any order. 
2.  Select the characters of the field 
with the mouse. 
3.  While holding the cursor on the 
text edit line press the right 
mouse button (or the MENU but-
ton) and select the command 
Define variable field in the 
menu displayed. Then select 
Univ. date and time in the list 
displayed. The same operation 
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On selecting the print preview option 
(see 
Print Preview
) you can see what 
the print will look like on 25-04-2008 
at 11:08:01 hours or later. 
 
Object Counters 
You can print a consecutive number 
of print on every object being labelled 
or at a specified interval on long ob-
jects with the use of incremental or 
decremental counters. 
In order to insert the field of an incre-
mental (decremental) counter to be 
updated automatically follow the steps 
below: 
1.  In the text edit line position the 
cursor in the place where you 
want the counter to be displayed. 
Insert a font-change or other 
markers, if required. 
2.  Type in the setting for the coun-
ter: the maximum required num-
ber of digits, e.g. zeros, if the 
counter is to start counting from 
zero. If counting is to start from a 
specific number, type in the 
number and add leading zeros to 
fill in all counter positions. 
 
3.  Highlight the counter setting with 
the mouse. 
 
4.  While holding the cursor on the 
text edit line press the right 
mouse button (or the MENU but-
ton) and select the command 
Define variable field in the 
menu displayed. Then select Up 
counter (Down counter) in the 
list displayed. The same opera-
tion can be performed with the 
menu shortcut Shift+F1 
(Shift+F2). 
5.  The operation described at points 
2, 3 and 4 can be performed by 
pressing the 
 ( ) key on the 
tool bar (a 4-digit counter is in-
serted and you can adjust its 
length appropriately). 
 
6.  You can change other parame-
ters of the counter. Double-click 
the counter in the variable field 
list. You can change the incre-
ment or select the Auto save pa-
rameter of the counter. 
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!
 
The contents of a volatile counter are 
lost after the printer has been 
switched off. With a non-volatile 
counter the counting can be resumed 
from its last setting after the printer 
has been switched on again. 
If you place the mouse cursor in the 
text edit window, above the charac-
ters within the counter field, the 
colour of the non-volatile counter on 
the variable field list changes from 
blue to pink (for the volatile counter 
the colour changes from black to 
red). 
NOTE: An increment (decrement) is added to the 
counter each time button 
5
 is pressed and the 
contents of the incremental (decremental) 
counter increases (decreases). The only excep-
tion is when a text is to be printed repeatedly, 
that is when the print parameter Text repeti-
tions>1 or is set to Continuous. In such a 
situation button 
5
 does not time each of the 
prints but rather groups of prints. The Refresh 
var.fields parameter from the Parameters 3 tab 
decides whether every successive repetitive print 
modifies the contents of the counters or not. The 
distance between the beginnings of two con-
secutive prints produced with repetitive printing 
is defined with the Rep. distance parameter 
from the Parameters 2 tab. 
Example: For the counter defined as above set 
the Text repetitions parameter to 3. 
a). If the Refresh var.fields parameter is set to 
OFF, the following prints can be produced: 
If release button 
5
 
is pressed for xth 
time 
The following counter 
contents are printed: 
1  0000 0000 0000 
2  0001 0001 0001 
3  0002 0002 0002 
---  --- --- --- 
999  0999 0999 0999 
b). If the Refresh var.fields parameter is set to 
ON, the following prints can be produced: 
If release button 
5
 
is pressed for xth 
time 
The following counter 
contents are printed: 
1  0000 0001 0002 
2  0003 0004 0005 
3  0006 0007 0008 
4  0009 0010 0011 
---  --- --- --- 
333  0996 0997 0998 
334  0999 1000 1001 
Print Preview 
On creating a text to be printed with 
the use of the variable fields you can 
check for proper operation of the 
counters using the print preview op-
tion. 
Use the 
 key to preview a print and 
initiate variable fields. 
The 
 key is used to preview suc-
cessive prints; it is available after the 
 key has been pressed once. 
Define a text containing one or more 
variable fields 
(incremental or decremental 
counters, date and time)
. 
 
Check if the variable fields operate 
properly by using the print preview 
option. Press 
. In the Print Preview 
window you can see what the text 
looks like after the text, print and the 
printer’s general parameters required 
have been applied. 
If a text to be printed is defined as 
above, then the following contents 
can be printed on 21-04-2008 from 
12:10 hours on, when printing is re-
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How to create and edit a graph-
ics file for printing? 
The graphics (bitmap) editor enables 
a user to create and edit drawings 
which can then be inserted into texts 
to be printed. 
The graphics editor can be called up 
with the 
 key on the toolbar (see 
figure 
F
). 
The window where graphics can be 
created/edited consists of dots and 
enables a user to generate graphics 
with a maximum height of 16 dots and 
length of 60 dots. 
Description of functions performed by 
the bitmap editor keys: 
 -  to insert bitmap into text file 
being edited, 
 - to delete drawing being 
edited, 
 -  to select draw 
mode. 
How to Modify Print Parameters 
Character Resolution 
 
 
This parameter defines resolution (a 
number of rows/metre) of a text to be 
printed. The visual effect of any 
change in the Text width parameter 
is a change in the character width and 
in consequence, in the length of the 
entire text. 
The settings of the parameter can 
vary between 5 and 4000 with the 
increment of 1. 
!
The settings of the Text width print pa-
rameter are restricted not only by the 
above mentioned range limits. The current 
setting is controlled by the printer control 
program and can be further reduced 
according to the settings of other print 
parameters. Any attempt to set too high a 
print rate is automatically rejected.
 
Intensity of Ink Drops 
 
 
This parameter impacts on the vol-
ume of every ink drop jetted out of the 
print head. If you increase intensity, 
you make the diameter of drops and 
colour saturation in the print increase. 
The settings of the Dot size parame-
ter range from 0  to  10 with the inter-
val of 1. 
!
Any increase in intensity setting increases 
ink consumption.
 
Mode of Timing 
 
 
Timing determines the moments at 
which vertical rows of text are printed. 
Timing can be synchronised using: 
• Lower guide roll 3 - set the 
Impulse generator parameter to 
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encoder rotate (rotational speed 
converter). 
•  Internal generator - set the 
Impulse generator parameter to 
Fixed speed. 
!
 
The program makes it impossible to set 
the  Fixed speed parameter unless the 
EBS-250 Safe mode option in the Tools
menu, the Preferences submenu is 
unchecked. This limit has been set in order 
to reduce the risk of accidental print 
release – if theFixed speed and Text 
repetitions - Continuous parameters are 
set, the printer starts printing as soon as 
printing is enabled with button 18
PRINT
ON/OFF
!!! 
When printing is timed by an internal
generator, the print rate is not synchro-
nised with the printer travel rate.
 
Inverting and Reversing a Text 
The directions are defined as the 
printer "sees" them. 
 
 
 
 
Select the Upside down parameter in 
order to make the print look like it is 
turned over. 
 
 
Select the Reverse parameter if you 
need to label objects by moving the 
printer from the right-hand side to the 
left-hand side. 
!
The following examples can be used 
in practice when the Shaft direction 
parameter is set to Disabled  (this 
parameter is available in the 
Advance tab sheet after the Adv. 
options box has been ticked).
 
 
the printer 
travels from 
left to right
 
or from right 
to left 
The reverse or inverse printing op-
tions can also be used to make prints 
on transparent surfaces and the prints 
need to be legible from the other side 
(mirror images in the vertical or hori-
zontal directions). 
Select the Upside down and 
Reverse parameters in order to make 
proper prints when objects to be la-
belled are positioned upside down. 
 
the printer 
travels from 
left to right
 
Reversed 
view of the 
print 
Repeating a Text (Repetition) 
 
 
The  Text repetitions parameter 
defines how many times printing 
needs to be repeated from the start 
point, after the printing has been 
initiated with release button 5. You 
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tion. For long objects (such as pipes, 
hoses, cables, strips) you can set the 
repeated printing parameter to 
Continuous. This is possible after the 
Impulse generator parameter is set 
to Fixed speed. The interval between 
texts is set with the Rep. distance 
parameter - see further below. 
Print Delay 
 
 
The  Print delay parameter defines 
the distance between the point at 
which printing is released (with re-
lease button 5) and the point at which 
printing should start. The distance is 
given as a number of empty rows to 
be timed after printing has been re-
leased until real printing starts. With it 
you can adjust the position of a print 
in relation to a reference point, for 
example the edge of an object. 
The settings of the Print delay pa-
rameter range from 0 to 9999 with the 
increment of 1. 
Distance between Texts 
 
 
The Rep. distance parameter defines 
the distance between the beginnings 
of the texts that are printed repeatedly 
(Text repetitions>1). The distance is 
specified as a number of vertical rows 
(timed by a timing system). 
The settings of the Rep. distance 
parameter range from 0 to 9999 with 
the increment of 1. 
printing released with the release button
Print delay Rep. distance Rep. distance
the printer travels in this direction
Example of printing for Text repetitions=3
0
,

 ...
5
,

7
,

...
14
,

...
34 rows
 
!
If the distance set with the Rep. 
distance parameter is smaller than 
the text length (given as a number of 
rows), then the texts will be printed 
one after another.
 
Row Repetition 
The parameter defines how many 
times printing of each vertical row 
should be repeated.  It is used for 
intensifying the prints on porous sur-
faces, which soak up ink heavily, on 
which printed characters are poorly 
visible due to surface granulation, if 
the characters are built of ink dots of 
the same sizes. 
 
Intelligent control of hand 
movement 
The printer system controls the print-
ing process and makes it impossible 
to produce a misprint should the op-
erator’s hand or the printer be with-
drawn by chance. The  control is 
enabled if the Shaft direction pa-
rameter is set to Compatible with 
printing direction or Contrary to 
printing direction 
(depending on whether 
objects are labelled from left to right or from right 
to left)
. The system detects every with-
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printing is resumed from the place 
/text part in which the printer was 
drawn back. 
The  Shaft direction parameter is 
available in the Advance tab sheet 
after the Adv. options box has been 
ticked. If the parameter is set to 
Disabled, the printer will produce 
labels in either direction. 
!
 
In order to ensure that printing is 
resumed exactly in the place where it 
was interrupted, the lower roll, 3, of 
the printer needs to have contact with 
the surface to be labelled on a con-
tinuous basis.
 
How to Transfer/Save Text Files 
to/in the Printer 
See figure 
F
. In order to send a text 
and print parameters to the printer, 
you need to click the 
 key or 
use the command Send text and 
parameters from the Printer control 
menu. Wait until an O.K. message is 
displayed in the transmission status 
window. 
!
 
If you use the extended parameter 
panel (which is available after the
Adv. options  box has been ticked), 
the   key has a different 
function. When such a panel is used 
and text is sent to the printer, the text 
file is not saved in the printer’s non-
volatile memory at the same time. If 
the printer is switched off the text file 
is lost. In order to save the text file in 
the non-volatile memory press the 
 key or use the Save text 
and parameters command from the 
Save text and parameters  menu. If 
you do that and switch the printer off 
and on, the text will be immediately 
ready for printing. 
How to Change a Text File 
Stored in the Printer 
Every text file can be changed in two 
ways. 
Method One:
 
1.  Retrieve a text file from the print-
ers memory by clicking the 
 key or the command 
Retrieve text and parameters. 
2.  Modify the text file and/or print 
parameters with the text editor. 
3.  Save the text file in the non-
volatile memory of the printer by 
clicking the 
, bearing in 
mind that an O.K. message 
should be displayed in the trans-
mission status window each time 
a file is saved. 
See also the note in section How to 
Transfer/Save Text Files to/in the 
Printer.
 
Method Two:
 
1.  Open a project (text and parame-
ters) with the command Open 
project or only a text file with the 
command  Open text (without 
parameters) on your computer. 
2.  Save the text file in the non-
volatile memory of the printer by 
clicking the 
, bearing in 
mind that an O.K. message 
should be displayed in the trans-
mission status window each time 
a file is saved. 
See also the note in section How to 
Transfer/Save Text Files to/in the 
Printer.
 
 
Printing 
Printing a Text File Saved in the 
Printer 
See figure 
A

. 
1.  Switch the printer on. 
2.  Press and then release button 
18, 
PRINT
ON/OFF
 - lamp 17 starts light-
ing. If ink pressure in the ink con-
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air. Wait until the micro compres-
sor stops working. 
3.  Move the head of the printer to 
an object to be labelled to ensure 
that drive rolls 1 and 3 touch the 
surface of the object. 
4.  Press print release button 5 (the 
release button) and move the 
printer along the object ensuring 
that the drive rolls roll at a uni-
form speed. 
here printing is released 
with the release button 
the printer moves along the object 
 
5.  Make successive prints by press-
ing release button 5. 
6.  After all prints have been made 
press and then release button 18, 
PRINT
ON/OFF
. Lamp 17 goes out. If the 
Stop printing method and you 
press button 18, lamp 17 will 
flash. This means that you have 
pressed release button 5 but not 
finished printing. In such a case 
you can finish printing or aban-
don printing by pressing button 
18 once again. If the Stop print-
ing method parameter is set to 
Immediate stop the printer will 
not remind you about the unfin-
ished printing. 
The  Stop printing method 
parameter is available in the 
Advance tab sheet after the 
Adv. options box has been 
ticked). 
!
If the printer has been idle for longer 
than about 30 minutes, the nozzle 
outlets might become covered with 
dry ink. Before you start printing 
make a trial printing or use the rinse-
the-nozzles function for a while in 
order to clear the nozzles - see 
Rinse the nozzles. 
If you label objects whose height is 
smaller than 60 mm (the distance 
between the rolls is 60 mm), make 
sure that at least lower roll 
3
 (de-
signed for synchronising printing) 
touches the object being labelled - 
see figure 
I
. The rule does not 
apply if printing is synchronised by 
the internal generator.
 
Line Printing 
Line printing is used to print a few 
texts manually in a fast way: 
•  on consecutive lines as shown in 
the figure below: 
 
•  or in different places on an object 
as shown in the figure below: 
 
Create texts to be printed in the fol-
lowing way: 
1. Create TEXT 1 in the text edit 
line. Every line of the text can 
have all the text elements (such 
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2.  Place the cursor at the end of 
text  TEXT 1 and insert a text-
change marker. You can do that 
in a few ways: 
•  while holding the cursor on the 
text edit line press the right 
mouse button (or the MENU but-
ton) and select the commands 
Insert mark and Insert text di-
vider in the menu displayed, 
• press the 
 key on the tool bar 
of the text edit window, 
•  use the F3 shortcuts. 
3.  Type in successive texts separat-
ing them with the text-change 
marker. 
 
4.  Transfer the text to the printer 
and you can start printing. 
Each text is selected and printed with 
release button 5. 
!
 
The number of texts to be printed in 
separate lines is not limited. Instead, the 
total number of characters in all lines is 
subject to limitation: it must not exceed 
1300 characters.
 
Using a Number of Texts 
You can store up to 10 projects (30 
optionally)  in the printer memory. 
Each project can contain any of the 
text elements described previously 
(such as variable fields, various fonts, 
etc.), and also the line printing func-
tion. 
Creating a Text Library in the 
Printer 
1. In the Project library window, 
type in the name of a first text 
and confirm the name with the 
V key. 
 Ö   
2.  In the text edit line create a com-
plete text and set print parame-
ters for the text. 
 
3.  When the printer is on, click the  
 key of the printer control 
program in order to send the text 
file to the printer.  
See also the note in section How to 
Transfer/Save Text Files to/in the 
Printer.
 
4.  Repeat steps from 1 to 3 in order 
to programme other texts. 
You can save the project list to a text 
file using the Copy list to editor 
command which is available after the 
right mouse button has been pressed 
above the text library window. 
Quick Saving/Retrieving Text Files 
to/from the Text Library 
In order to save the entire text library 
to the printer use the command Send 
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Similarly you can retrieve the text 
library from the printer using the 
command Retrieve text library. 
!
 
The command 
Send and save text 
library
erases all text files contained in 
the non-volatile memory of the printer.
 
Printing Text Files from the Library 
Select texts stored in the text library 
of your printer one by one by pressing 
button 19 - 
F
3 sec.
 for a while until 
bussing is heard from buzzer 33 
. 
Such a switching operation can be 
performed regardless whether the 
printer is in the print  state (lamp 17 
lights) or not. The buzzing from 
buzzer  33   is different for a first 
text. On display 34 you can see which 
of the library texts is selected. The 
number displayed corresponds to the 
number in the text library. 
1.  Start printing by pressing button 
18 - 
PRINT
ON/OFF
. 
2.  Print a text. 
3.  Switch the printer to print another 
text by pressing button 19 - 
F
3 sec.
. 
4.  Print the successive text. 
!
In order to ensure that the printer 
skips over text files during the text 
switching operation (to be performed 
with function key 19)  delete the text 
name in the library and save such an 
empty text name in the printer. 
 
F
3 sec.
 
Saving the Project Library on a 
Computer Disc 
The project (text and print parameter) 
library can be saved on a computer 
disc with the command Save project 
library from the File menu. 
 
Similarly you can open the project 
library on your computer with the 
command Open project library. 
 
You can quick-load the project library 
from the computer disc to your printer 
with two successive commands Open 
project library and Send and save 
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Maintenance, Storage 
and Transport 
6  It is recommended that the outer 
face of the print head, especially 
the nozzle plate 2, and possibly 
the guide rolls 1 and 3 should be 
washed in order to remove the 
remnants of ink and dirt after the 
work has been finished and the 
printer has been switched off. 
The washing should be done in 
the following way: 
•  Place the HANDJET printer 
on its side and tilt its face 
downwards carefully (see 
the drawing below); in such 
a position dirty wash-up can 
flow freely out of the printer, 
•  Place a piece of absorptive 
cloth or a metal vessel, e.g. 
a tray, under the printer face, 
•  Wash the printer face with 
the use of a wash-up atom-
iser. 
 
 
!
 
If the printer face is washed in a 
different way than that shown 
above, then wash-up may get in 
to the printer’s movable, bear-
ing-based parts or inner elec-
tronic subassemblies uninten-
tionally. In effect, the roll guides 
may seize or ever lockup per-
manently and the (shaft-
encoder) position sensor and 
other electronic subassemblies 
may get damaged. 
6  If the printer remains idle for a 
longer period (over 3 weeks), ink 
may partially dry in printer com-
ponents. Therefore follow the 
storage instructions given below 
not to be disappointed when you 
try to use your printer afterwards: 
•  if the printer has already 
been used before, store it 
with ink container 10 fas-
tened to it, 
•  protect the printer against 
dust, dirt, any influence of 
aggressive vapours and 
gases and excessive tem-
perature and moisture. Ide-
ally, place the printer in a 
polyethylene tight bag, re-
move air from the bag and 
close it tightly. Then place it 
in the packing case. 
6  The printer should be stored and 
transported in the packing case 
delivered with the printer. During 
normal operation avoid exposing 
the printer to strong mechanical 
shocks (protect the printer, espe-
cially nozzles 2, rolls 1 and 3 and 
panel  9 against impact, falling 
onto hard surfaces or scratching 
with sharp objects). 
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User Support 
Problems with Functioning and 
Operation of the Printer 
Some of the nozzles do not jet ink 
Rinse the nozzles 
Some drops are missing on a print. 
 or   
6  Aim the nozzle outlet at a vessel, 
for example the one you use to 
wash the printer. 
6  Wash the nozzles with wash-up, 
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6  Start the rinse-the-nozzle func-
tion. Press release button 5 three 
times and hold it down for a few 
seconds. This causes all elec-
tromagnets in the head to open 
and ink to pour out at pressure 
after a warning buzzing signal 
has been generated by buzzer 33 
 ! 
6  When ink starts jetting regularly 
out of each nozzle, release but-
ton 18. 
!
 
Frequent and long-lasting use of 
the rinse function increases ink 
consumption. 
The printer does not print 
On starting printing and making an 
attempt to print you can hear the 
electromagnets of the nozzle valves 
operating but ink drops are not always 
jetted out of the nozzles properly. The 
quality of printing deteriorates or no 
print is produced. 
 
After about 100 standard ink contain-
ers (or over 10 litres of ink) have been 
consumed, the built-in ink filter may 
need replacing. It is recommended 
that the replacement operation be 
performed by qualified or EBS service 
staff. 
Boldfaced or Blurred Prints 
The print is heavily saturated with ink, 
ink drops blur and the entire print 
seems to spread over the object be-
ing labelled. 
 
Decrease the setting of the Dot size 
parameter by moving the parameter 
slider to the left. 
 
 
Questions and Problems 
If these Instructions and other support 
in the form of electronic files con-
tained on the installation CD, which 
has been delivered together with the 
printer, do not provide answers to all 
your questions, then: 
6  look through the web site of the 
printer’s manufacturer, 
EBS Ink-Jet Systeme  and  try  to 
find the answers to your queries, 
6  try asking the question to the 
manufacturer’s representative, 
6  present the problem in the con-
tact form available on the manu-
facturer’s web site and forward 
the form following the instructions 
given therein. 
Electronic guides 
Some operating instructions and 
programming operations are pre-
sented via interactive creators/guides 
available from the Guides menu of 
the control program. The creators are 
installed together with the control 
program. 
Connecting the Printer to a 
Computer (via RS-232 Interface) 
See figure 
H
. 
The other elements of the portable printer 
system: 
35.  RFI Module for wireless (radio) com-
munications with an RS-232 inter-
face. 
36.  Cable for series communications 
between a computer (via COM port) 
and the RFI Module (via RS-232). 
37.  Socket to connect a cable from a 
communications port in the computer. 
38.  RFI Power socket (with RS-232). 








 
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39.  LED indicator to indicate radio trans-
mission in the RFI Module. 
As an alternative to module 
22
 (RFI via 
USB) you can use RFI Module 
35
 that 
communicates via RS-232. 
1.  Find an unoccupied series port 
(COM) in your computer. 
2.  Connect the port COM of your com-
puter with socket 
37
 in module 
35
 via 
cable 
36

3. Install module 
35
 in such a way that 
the optimal range for radio transmis-
sion is ensured. 
!
 
Do not cover module 
35
 with unnec-
essary shields or objects, especially 
metal ones. Ideally, place module 
35
at a certain height, to avoid any 
obstacles between the printer and 
module 
35
. 
4. Insert connector 
26 
of power pack 
25
 
to power socket 
38
 of module 
35
 and 
connect the power pack to a wall out-
let. 
5.  Switch the printer on. 
6.  Start the control program. The pro-
gram identifies the printer and if it 
communicates with the printer suc-
cessfully, the following message is 
displayed: Printer is found. 
7. Click the 
 key (the key is 
available in the communication win-
dow only after the Adv. options item 
has been ticked) in order to view the 
printer configuration. If an O.K. mes-
sage is displayed, data have been 
transmitted correctly. 
!
If you find it difficult to communicate 
with the printer, try and configure it 
once again in the system. Start the 
Network configuration creator from 
the  Guides menu and follow the 
instructions. 
 
 
H
 
 
28 
25 
35
36
29 
38
COM
1
6 9
5
37
39
26
 
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Technical Parameters 
 
Parameter Description 
Number of nozzles  16 

















 
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Parameter Description 
Nozzle diameter 
150µm as standard 
optionally:  120µm, 170µm, 200µm. 
Print height  27 mm 
Height of objects to be labelled 
from 70 mm  (contact with both rolls), 
from 35 mm  (contact with the lower roll 
to print with for example 7 nozzles only - 
see figure 
I
). 
A guide and rolls can be used optionally 
to support rectilinear printing; they are 
most useful for line printing, for labelling 
pipes, barrels and other cylindrical ob-
jects. 
Working position in 3D space  any 
Number of text lines per run  1 
Line printing 
Supports printing of up to 10 texts in 
successive lines. 
Maximum number of characters 
per text 
1300  (including control characters for 
the printer’s built-in fonts). 
Number of texts and accompa-
nying print-parameter 
(stored in 
the printer’s memory at the same 
time)
 
from 1 to 10. Texts are loaded to the 
printer via a PC. 
from 1 to 30 Optionally. 
Printing of graphics (logo, spe-
cial graphics characters ) 
Ability to edit and print text and graphic 
symbols with the application of Win-
dows
® 
fonts (True Type fonts) as well as 
with a bitmap editor, as standard. 
Special characters 
National (diacritical) characters, graphic 
characters for information, warning, 
transport and other purposes (a charac-
ter set defined by the manufacturer), etc. 
Variable fields 
(texts whose con-
tents vary dynamically according to 
occurrence of a specific event)
 
Date and time in any format, expiry date, 
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Parameter Description 
Programming 
•  Wireless (radio) line (with the range of 
up to 50 m), 
•  Text and parameter processing soft-
ware compatible with Windows
®
 
98SE / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista
®
, 
If   Windows  NT
®
 is running on your PC, 
the printer communicates with the PC ex-
clusively via an RS-232 interface (not 
via USB). 
•  Programming with the use of T200 
Terminal (optionally), 
•  The option of networking of up to 60 
printers; such a network is radio-
controlled via a PC. 
Timing 
Either synchronised with rotational speed 
of the lower guide roll or at time intervals 
by an internal generator regardless of the 
printer’s travel rate during printing. 
Power supply 
Battery powered with a pack of 3 Li-Ion 
cells. 
Approximate operating time 
with the battery fully charged 
50 hours of non-stop printing at the 
temperature of 20°C, automatic low-
battery indication. 
Re-charging 
Automatically via an external 24V
 
/ 
1 A DC power pack. 
Charging time - less than 150 minutes 
(<2.5 hours). 
Number of charging cycles: 500 (up to 
70% of initial capacity). 
Ink 
It is available in easy detachable con-
tainers. It is made on the basis of alcohol, 
acetone or water, in various colours 
(among others in white, yellow, blue, 
green, red or black) to be ordered from a 
catalogue. 
Container capacity 
110 ml enough to print about 100 000 
characters with 7x5 dot matrix or 
about 17 000 characters with 
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Parameter Description 
Working pressure 
from 0.03 MPa to 0.04 MPa 
(from 0.3 bar to 0.4 bar) 
Operating temperature range  from +5°C to +40°C 
Storage temperature range
(over a longer period) 
from +1°C to +45°C, if water-based ink is 
used for printing. 
from -10°C to +45 °C if acetone or etha-
nol -based ink is used for printing. 
Humidity 
Up to 95% without steam condensa-
tion - at temperatures higher than the 
dew point (the printer can be operated 
when it rains provided that the surface to 
be labelled is dry). 
Weight 
980±10 g 
printer with a battery and full ink con-
tainer, without power pack and cable. 
Dimensions in vertical position
(length / width / height) 
240 / 130 / 265 mm 
Dimensions in working position 
See figure 
I
 below (provided that the 
surface to be labelled is vertical). 
Printer Accessories 
NOTE:  some elements may not be part of a typical delivery or other elements 
which are not specified below may be included, depending on your order.
 
  The following elements are delivered most frequently as part of a typical 
system: 
•  Packing case to hold all accessories............................................. 1 unit 
• HANDJET
®
 EBS 250 Printer ......................................................... 1 unit 
•  Power pack (24V /1A) with cable............................................... 1 unit 
• Ink container................................................................................  2 units 
•  RFI Radio Communications Module (USB interface) .................... 1 unit 
•  Cable to connect RFI Module to PC (USB interface)..................... 1 unit 
•  CD with utility software, operating instructions and user-
support files (instructions, advice, help in electronic form)  ..........  1 disc 
  Other elements to be delivered with the order as part of the system or 
separately: 
•  RFI Radio Communications Module (RS232 interface; to be powered 
with a standard power pack available in the typical system), 
•  Cable to connect RFI Module to a PC (RS232 interface), 
•  Double guide rolls to support rectilinear printing, 
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•  Guide rolls on cylinder-shaped elements to support rectilinear printing 
(at the radius length – along the perimeter), 
•  Guide rolls on cylinder-shaped elements to support rectilinear printing 
(along the axle - longitudinally). 
I
 
 
surface to be 
labelled 
54
100 
60 
255 
222 
73
103
min. 
70
 
objects to be 
labelled 
min. 
35
 
dimensions are 
given in millimetres 
73
37
27 
60 
100 
255 
74
 
The printer in its working position - dimensions (side and front views) 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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