SATO CG412 User Guide

Section 3: Operation and Configuration

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The operator panel located on the top front, consists of two buttons and two LED indicators (red and green).

• POWER button 

Press POWER button to turn on or off the printer.
Press POWER button together with FEED/LINE button 
to enter various operating modes.

• FEED/LINE button

• Press FEED/LINE button during normal print 

operation to pause the printing and set the printer to 
offline mode. Press again to toggle the printer 
between the online and offline mode.

• When printer idles in online mode, press the FEED/

LINE button to feed a blank label.

• During label feed, press the FEED/LINE button to 

pause label feed and go offline.

• The printer will go offline after opening and closing 

the top cover. Press the FEED/LINE button to make 
the printer go online.

• ON LINE (POWER) and ERROR indicators

When the printer is in normal mode, this two indicators notifies the user of various status conditions:

During different operation modes, the ON LINE (POWER) and ERROR indicators turn on and flash 
differently. 
In this section, the combination of the following symbols has been used to describe the indicator lighting 
sequence. Refer to the example listed below for lighting sequences.

The repeating patterns are as shown in the below examples. The sequences are indicated as from left to 
right. One LED Indication flash is approximately 200ms, and two indication flashes in a row are for about 
400ms.

Green

Illuminates when printer is ready to receive data or is in printing 
mode (Online).
Blinks when the printer is in offline mode.

Red

Illuminates or blinks when there is a system fault, for example, 
paper end.

Indicator symbol

Status

Off

Red light

Green light

Example 1

Indicator: Red light.

Example 2

Indicator: Green light.

Example 3

Indicator: Blinking red light.

Example 4

Indicator: Blinking green light.

Example 5

Indicator: off

ON LINE 
(POWER)

POWER

FEED/
LINE

ERROR