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Tab le of con tents 2007-02- 14 Quick Start Guid e GL408e / G L412e Ba rcod e Therma l Printer[...]
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GL40 8e / GL412e B arcod e The rma l Prin ter Table of contents Read t his Qu ick Sta rt ma nua l befor e beg inning . For the be st p rint ing res ults, we rec om mend t he us e of SATO gen uine la be ls and rib bons . Contac t your SA TO re prese nt ativ e f or furt he r deta il s. Exten sive c on tac t infor ma tion o f wor ldwid e SATO oper ati[...]
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GL40 8e / GL412e B arcod e The rma l Prin ter Table of contents 1 Gene ral ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... . 1 1.1 Impo rtant info rma tion .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... ... 1 1.2 Limitat ion o f liabi lity .... .[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter General 1 Gener al 1.1 Important information This qu ick guid e prov id es impo rta nt in forma tion o n h ow to s etup your new SA TO pro duc t. Be sur e to rea d this qu ick guide thoro ugh ly be for e usin g this printer . It is an in tegral p ar t of the pro du ct and s hou ld b e kep t in the immedia[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter General 1.3 Copyright All text, i mag es, lo gos a nd i nfor ma tion c on tai ned w ithi n this manua l are the in tellec tua l pro per ty o f S ATO C orpor a tion and are pro tect ed under wo rldw ide pa ten t and re gistra tion law . SATO Co rpor ation or any of i ts G ro up Member Co mpani es ret ain t[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter General 1.4 Explanation of symbols This instruc tion ma nu al uses var ious warn ing ico ns to help you under stand the sa fe ope ratio n of your prin ter. Explan a tions of the icons are below . WAR NIN G! Indica tes n eg lect ful or erro neous us e may ca use irrepa rable d ama ge to t he p roduc t, ser[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Safety 2 Safety This paragr aph p rovid es y ou w ith an overvie w o f t h e i mpor tan t safety aspe cts asso cia ted with t he opera tion o f your pri nter. Disr egard ing th e oper a ting i nstruc tions a nd sa fe ty r egula tions spec ified in this man ual may res ul t in c ons ider abl e da mag e t o[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Safety 2.2 Operating Tips Your new SA TO Pri nter is the la tes t in pri nti ng tec hno lo gy and must be ca red for as a ny o ther elec tronic pro duct . I t is a very durab le and dep en dable pi ece o f eq uip men t, bu t we su gge st y ou follow a fe w co m mon rules when ins talli ng or usin g you r [...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Safety Electr ical DAN GER ! To avo id possible electrical shock, do not opera te the power switch or handle the power ca ble with a wet hand. Keep the p ower cable away from open flame or exce ssive heat. When disconn ecting the power cable f rom its recept acle be su re to pull at the plugs recept acle [...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Transport and storag e 3 T r a ns port and st orage 3.1 Transport information " Unplug th e po wer ca b le fro m the prin ter before transp ortin g it along wit h the prin ter. " Ensure yo u ha ve re mov ed all ri bbons and med ia from t he inside of your print er. If yo u mus t transpo rt these[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Unpac king the prin ter 4 Unpac kin g the pr inter Unpa ck the printe r a nd ch eck t he co ntents ag ai nst this displ ay. 1 Cus hion 2 Prin ter 3 Box 8[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Inst allati on 5 Instal latio n Place t he pr inter in a leve l p lace If ins talled i n a rough or slan ting place , qual ity pr inting will no t be availab le. It may c ause ma lfunc tion and shor ten the l ife of the printer . Use a stab le platfor m Use a stabl e p latfor m. Do not car ry the prin ter[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Overview 6 Overv ie w 6.1 Parts and functions Fig. 1 P rinte r main body , front 1 Power sw itch (O N / OFF) 2 Opera tion panel (dis p lay, bu tto ns, LED) 3 Front cove r 4 Media cove r Fig. 2 P rint he ad 1 Prin t head (c o nsuma ble ite m) 2 Platen roller (c onsu mab le i tem) 10[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Overview Fig. 3 P rinte r main body , side 1 Me mory car tridge slo t 2 Roll g uide 3 Roll p aper fee der 4 Media gu ide knob 5 Label da mper 6 Botto m ope nin g for fan -fold medi a 7 Stoppe r scr ew 8 Front cove r 9 Prin t head open /clos e latch 10 Ribbon fe ed sp indle 11 Ribbon take- u p spi ndle 12 [...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Overview Fig. 5 Ope ra tion pan el 1 L ED: POW ER (li ghts up when the p ower is on) ONLIN E (lights up w hen co mmun ic ation is av ai lable , flas hes when c o mmunic a tion fails) STAT US (lig hts up and flas hes wh e n an error occ urs , flas hes when the prin ter is send ing /re ceivin g data) LAB EL[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Setup and ini tial operation 7 Setup and ini tial opera tio n 7.1 Connecting the device 7.1.1 Con necting the interface cable Fig. 6 P rinte r main body , back 1. Conne ct the in terfac e cable to the interfac e connec tor (4, 5 , 6) on the print er an d to yo ur PC . 2. Lead the interf ace cab le thro ug[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Setup and ini tial operation 2. Now, pull the powe r ca ble fro m the pow er ou tle t. 3. Remove the p owe r cab le out o f the hook and pul l the p owe r cable from the pr inter . 7.2 Inserting media Fig. 7 Inserting me dia, p rinte r 1. Open the media cov er . 2. Insta ll the media rol l (1) on the roll[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Setup and ini tial operation 7.3 Inserting ribbon Fig. 9 Inserting ribbo n, fron t 1. Open the media cov er (1). 2. Insta ll the ribb on tak e-up co re (2) on the ri bbo n take-u p spindle (3) . NOT E! One ri bbon take-u p cor e is deliv ere d w ith the printer . W hen opera tion e mpties yo ur supp ly co[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Operation 8 Opera tio n 8.1 Printing 1. T urn the power on . STARTING SY STEM TASKS STARTING SY STEM TASKS The p rinte r sta rts in itial izing au toma tica lly. It exec ute s a n au tomat ic media cal ibrat ion . The med ia ca libra tion can also be opera ted man ually b y men u setting s. ONLINE PA RL/S[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Operation Interfac e mode: Config urati on of hos t in ter face Option mode: Setup and sta tus rep or ting for O D V & RF ID enco der (if instal led) Emu lation mo de: Settin g of desire d activ e emu lat ion and variou s print er o perati ng parame ters Advan ced mode: Allow s advan ce d pr inter ope[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Operation 8.3 Cutting the media You can se par ate the labe ls wi th th e si mplif ied cu tter . Fig. 12 Si mp lified cu tter CAU TION! Risk of in jury at th e s imp lifie d cut ter! The si mp lified cut ter us ed to cu t the labels may caus e cuts and sk in abr asion s . Theref ore: – U se ca ution whe[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Dispo sal 9 Disposa l Dispo se o f the devic e as sp ecif ied b y the app ropri ate n ationa l regula tions . Cauti on! Risk of env ir on menta l da mage in case of inappr opr iate disp osa l! Elec tric dev ice s an d the ir ac ces sor ies are sub jec t to spec ial w aste trea tmen t an d may only be dis [...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Technic al data 10 T ec h n ica l data 10.1 General informati on Models GL408e / GL412e Ite m Value Unit Weigh t ( maxi mu m) 14 30.9 kg lbs Depth 455 19.9 mm in Width 271 10.7 mm in Height 305 12.0 mm in 10.2 Connection value s Electr ical conn ect ion Ite m Value Unit Alterna ting vol tage 100- 240 V Fr[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Technic al data 10.4 Other specificatio ns Models GL408e / GL412e Printi ng p rop ertie s Ite m Model Value Unit 203 dpi GL408e 8 pt/m m 305 dpi Res olution GL412e 12 pt/m m Ite m Value Unit Width 128 5 mm in Max. media siz e Roll O .D. 265 10.4 mm in Ribbon siz e Length 450 1475 m ft Prin ting are a Maxi[...]
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GL4 08e / GL412e Barco de Th ermal Prin ter Inde x 11 Index C Chang ing se ttings 19 Conne ctin g Dev ice 15 Interfac e cable 15 Power cab le 15 Conne ctio n va lues 23 Copy right 4 Cutting the med ia 21 D Disp osa l 22 E Elec tric curr en t 8 G Gener al in for mation 23 I Incorr ect use 7 Initial opera tio n 15 Inserti ng med ia 16 Inserti ng ri b[...]