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.