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SATO CX208 manual

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  • Page 1

    CX208 Desktop Label Printer USER GUIDE[...]

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    BAR CODE SATO ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD 438A Alexandra Road #02-01/04 Alexandra Technopark Tel: (65) 271 5300 Fax: (65) 273 6011 Service Hotline: (65) 273 6455 http://www .satosingapore.com © Copyright 2001 BAR CODE SATO ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD W arning: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim- its for a Class B computing dev[...]

  • Page 3

    BAR CODE SATO ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD 438A Alexandra Road #02-01/04 Alexandra Technopark Singapore 119967[...]

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    T able of Contents W h a t Y o u G e t ...............................1 Controls, Indicators, and Connections .................. 2 Printer Powe r Connection .....................2 Printer Interface Connection ....................4 Setup ...................................4 Loading Labels or T ags ......................4 Loading Ribbon .............[...]

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    What Y ou Get The SA TO CX208 Printers come complete and ready to install and print labels. Y our CX208 shipping carton contains the following items: • CX208 Printer • Parallel Printer Cable • 40 W att Power Supply (80 W att Supply optional) • Stack of label • Thermal T ransfer Ribbon (not supplied with the CX208DT) • User ’ s Guide ?[...]

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    Controls, Indicators, and Connections Printer Power Connection 1. Plug the output of the AC power supply provided with the printer into the connec- tor on the bottom panel. 2. Connect the supply into an AC outlet having the proper voltage. Important! The required AC voltage is marked on the power supply . Confirm that your AC voltage matches the po[...]

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    Printer Interface Connection 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the parallel printer port on the computer . 2. Connect the other end to the parallel input port on the printer . Page 3 CX208 User Guide[...]

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    Page 4 CX208 User Guide Media L oading Paper Guide Lock P rint Hea d S ensor Ligh t Source D rive Plate n M edia R oll C entre Justified P aper Guides P rint Head R elease L abel Ex it S lot L abels[...]

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    Setup Loading Labels or T ags 1. Lift the top cover . 2. Press the two print head releases back to unlock the print head. 3. Unwrap the new media, and unwind a few labels from the roll. La- bels should be wound face-in for the best results. 4. Slide the cent re justified Paper Guides apart until the label roll will drop down between them. 5. Place [...]

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    Page 6 CX208 User Guide R ibbon Loading[...]

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    6. Place the take-up core (ribbon unrolling from the top side) into the left take-up spindle. T he take-up spindles are the top set of spindles. 7. Pull out the spring loaded knob on the right take-up spindle and place the right end of the take-up core into the right spindle, lining up the notches with the spindle nibs. 8 . Pull the ribbon down and[...]

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    mands that try to set it to the T hermal T T ransfer mode. A CX 2 08TT unit is calibrated at the factory for use with SA TO Stan - dard ribbon and media. O ther ribbon / media combinations may or may not inde x properly with these settings. If you are e x periencing difficulty with la- bel inde x ing and are not using SA TO labels and / or ribbon, [...]

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    Using the Printer Printing a Self-test Label Printing a self-test label checks the printer ’ s overall operability . T o run a self-test, confirm that the printer is loaded and connected to AC power and no print jobs are in process. Then: 1. Press and hold in the READY Indicator . 2. Press and release the FEED button. 3. The printer should begin [...]

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    • stop any printing. • delete the label format in process from memory . • reset the printer communication ports. • return all printer parameters to their default (first power-on) state. Pressing the READY indicator a second time will return the printer to On- Line mode (its default condition). Resetting the printer in this manner does not h[...]

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    Routine Maintenance SA TO Singapore printers need very little maintenance other than occasional cleaning. Clean the printer body as required, using soft cloth moistened with a mild detergent cleaner . Clean the print head if it appears dirty or if print quality is poor . Print head cleaning is easy and fast: 1. Unlatch and raise the print head if i[...]

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    What T o Do If... SA TO printers are very reliable, so printing problems are unlikely . If you do think you have a printer problem, proceed as follows: 1. Confirm that the printer has the right media installed, and that it is loaded correctly . See page 4 for media loading instructions. 2. Confirm that the printer is connected to its power supply a[...]

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    4. If you have been printing many labels, the printer may have over- heated. Normal operation will resume after the printer has cooled suf- ficiently . Self-test label will not print 1. If printing in the direct thermal mode, confirm that you have loaded direct thermal media. 2. Disconnect the cable between the printer and the host computer . Re se[...]

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    Labels feed continuously 1. Check that the print media is loaded correctly . 2. Confirm that the sensor type (Eye-Mark or gap) in your software setup matches your print media. Poor print quality 1. Confirm that the print media is properly loaded, and there is no side- to-side motion of the paper as it feeds through the printer . 2. Check your softw[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS CX208 User Guide CX208 TT CX208 DT Print Method Thermal Transfer / Direct Thermal Direct Thermal Max Ribbon Length 459 ft -- N.A -- Max Ribbon Roll Diameter 42.4mm (1.67”) -- N.A -- Carbon Ribbon Inner : 12.7mm (0.5”) Core Diameter Outer : 19mm (0.75”) Weight 2.68Kg (5.9Ib.) 2.64Kg (5.8lb.) Print Head Density 8 dots/mm (203dpi)[...]

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    Communication Ports CX208 printers are equipped with a standard (not EPP or ECP) Cen- tronics parallel and an RS232C communication port, wired as shown below . Serial Input Connector (DB9S) Parallel Input Connector (Centronics 36 pin) Standard Printer Cables The following standard cables are available for CX208 printers: Serial Port Parameters CX20[...]

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    CX208 Software T wo basic software packages are supplied on the Ready-T o-Go CD-ROM included with each CX208 printer . Each package allows you to easily change the configuration of the printer and print labels. Label Wizard CX Label W izard CX is a full-featured label design and production software package. It supports only the CX Series printers a[...]

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    Selectin g Immediat e will brin g u p th g Immediat e C ommand s dialo g bo x al - - lowin g yo u t o se t th e RS23 2 seria l parameters . T h e printe r configuration and calibratio n informatio n i s store d i n non - volatil e RA M. T he setting s will remai n activ e unti l ne w informatio n i s sent . T h e curren t setting s ca n b e veri - [...]