FAQs

General Background Questions

  • Where does the ink go?
  • How does the UV laser marking process work?
  • Will CAPRIS wire markers print on black wire and cable?
  • What consumables do CAPRIS wire markers need?


System Specific Questions

  • What is the longest length of wire that the machines will mark?
  • How many different types of labels can I print on a wire?
  • Can I change the spacing between wire marks down the length of the wire?
  • Can I change the character size?
  • Can I mark special symbols on the wire?
  • Can I mark barcodes directly onto the wire?
  • On some cable drums there are several sections of wire joined to form one length, how will I know if one of these joins goes through the machine?
  • For jobs that I run regularly do I have to type in all the information for each wire, every time?
  • How is access to the operating PC controlled?
  • On my existing system the labelling information is stored on a network computer system - how can I use this database for wire marking?
  • What PC operating systems are supported by the CAPRIS products?
  • What training will my operators and maintenance technicians recieve?
  • What if I need some special accessory to operate with the CAPRIS?

Problem Queries

  • What happens if things go wrong?
  • My system will not power up correctly, why?
  • The mark on the wire is light, why?
  • I keep getting knot and splice errors on certain wire types, why is this?
  • Why do I get slip errors?
  • I am trying to download data from our Company network. Why do I recieve a message saying that the path is not valid (the path is set to C:)?
  • Why am I getting misload problems with my CAPRIS ASL (Auto Select and Load) system (picker missed the cable)?
  • I am experiencing problems with the dereeler during automatic cable loads (ASL). I have switched the dereeler ON but this does not solve the problem.