SATO D512 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1-2

Safety Precautions..................................................................................................... 2-2
2.1 Unpacking............................................................................................................. 2-4
2.1.1 Printer Part Names........................................................................................... 2-5
2.1.1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER ............................................................................. 2-6
2.2 Loading Media..................................................................................................... 2-7
2.3 Label Sensing....................................................................................................... 2-9

CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION

3.1 Operating PANEL................................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 THE REAR PANEL ............................................................................................... 3-2
3.3 THE CONFIGURATION PANEL ........................................................................... 3-3
Switch 4: Unused ....................................................................................................... 3-4
Switch 5: Head Check................................................................................................ 3-5
Switch 6: VR1 Potentiometer Adjustment mode..................................................... 3-5
3.4 Error Codes .......................................................................................................... 3-7
3.5 Offsets................................................................................................................... 3-8
3.6 Potentiometer Adjustments ................................................................................ 3-9
3.6 Potentiometer Adjustments (Cont’d) ................................................................. 3-10
3.7 DATA Dump Diagnostic Label ............................................................................ 3-11
3.8 Printing Test Labels............................................................................................. 3-12
3.9 Printing Factory/Service Test Prints .................................................................. 3-13

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 Adjusting the Print Quality.................................................................................. 4-1
4.3 CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD, PLATEN AND ROLLERS.................................. 4-2
4.4 Releasing/Replacing the Print Head ................................................................. 4-4
4.4 Cleaning the Sensor ........................................................................................... 4-5

INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

5.1 Interface types...................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 The Receive Buffer .............................................................................................. 5-2
5.3 IEEE1284 Parallel Interface ................................................................................. 5-4
5.4 RS-232C Interface ................................................................................................ 5-5
5.4.1 RS-232C Interface Signals ............................................................................... 5-6
5.5 Universal Serial Bus Interface ............................................................................ 5-7