Pitch Position Adjustment - SATO CG412DT Service Manual

6.5 PITCH POSITION ADJUSTMENT

The label Pitch is the distance from the leading edge (the edge that comes out of the printer first) of a label
and the leading edge of the next label.
The leading edge position of the label can be adjusted relative to the print head. Therefore, the position to
start printing will base on this setting. By sending command to the printer, this position can be adjusted within
the range of ±99dots.
1.
Prepare the printer to be ready for print out.
Ensure the required media are loaded and the printer is in Online mode.
2.
Send the label pitch offset command to adjust the pitch position.
Command: <PC>20, b
b : Vertical pitch offset in dots (-99 to +99)
A positive value moves the leading edge of the label forward (away from the print head) while negative
value moves the leading edge of the label back to the mechanism.
Example: To set the vertical pitch offset with the leading edge of the label move forward 8 dots.
<A>
<PC>20,+8
<Z>
3.
Print a User Test print to check the print start position.
Refer to Section 4.3 User Test Print Mode or send the test print command (<TP>,2) to execute User test
print.
4.
If the print start position does not meet the criteria, repeat from step 2 above.
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CG4 Series Service Manual
Adjustment of Pitch setting
Label feed direction
+ Adjustment
zero
Adjustment
- Adjustment
Section 6: Checks and Adjustment Procedures
Head Reference
position
+99 dots -99 dots
Gap
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