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Inkjet Code Too Far Left or Right on the Bottle — Bottling Line · Ask Dhanu

Machines Bottling Line Printing & Labelling

Problem & answerP-16

Inkjet Code Too Far Left or Right on the Bottle

Likely causes

Print position (delay) not set for this bottle
Product detection sensor moved
Conveyor speed changed

How to fix it

1On the printer, tap Adjust, then the Move (arrows) icon.
2Press the left or right arrow to move the code until it sits in the specified position on the bottle.
3Print test bottles and check the position on the actual bottle, not just the screen.
4If the code wanders bottle to bottle, check the product sensor bracket and conveyor speed.
5Record the setting for the product.

Photos

Adjust > Move: shift the code left or right

It is fixed when

Code in the specified position on 10 consecutive bottles.

Stop it coming back

Save the correct position in the product job so it loads automatically.

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Points to inspect

Adjust > Move
Product sensor
Conveyor speed

More in Printing & Labelling

P-01Printer Not Printing or Poor Print Quality
P-02Half Print or Part of the Code Missing
P-03No Print
P-04Faint, Patchy or Broken Characters
P-05Ribbon Wrinkling or Creasing
P-06Ribbon Breaking or Tearing
P-07Ribbon Wasted or Advancing Too Far

P-08

Wrong Batch Number or Dates Printed

P-09Labels Not Applying, Skewed or Wrinkled

P-10Missing or Wrong Labels

P-11Print in the Wrong Position on the Bottle

P-12Bottles Damaged or Stuck in the Side-Grip Belts

P-13Bottles Dropping from the Side-Grip Conveyor

P-14Side-Grip Belt Misaligned, Riding Up or Coming Off

P-15Bottle Twisting or Skewed Print

P-17Inkjet Code Too Large or Too Small

P-18Print Count Does Not Match Product Count

P-19Ink or Make-Up Low Warning

P-20Inkjet Print Broken, Scattered or Blurred

P-21Printer Not Running (Will Not Start or Stops)

General guidance only. Follow your site procedures and the machine manual, and isolate the machine before any work on it.