SATO HT200e Operator's Manual page 146

SECTION 8: CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
CLEANING THE PITCH SENSOR
The Pitch Sensor is used to control the positioning of the label. can detect a black eye-mark,
indicating to the printer that it should use this position as the start of a new label. When dust, dirt,
adhesive or other foreign matter interferes with the light path of either of this sensor, the results
are erratic label positioning and feeding. This sensor should be cleaned regularly, at least every
two rolls of labels.
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Open the Top Cover.
3. Remove any labels in the printer.
4. The Pitch Senor is located in the paper path
behind the Print Head. See Section
2:Installation for the location relative to the
Print Head. It is positioned in the center of the
label path when the Label Width Guides are
adjusted.
5. Apply SATO Thermal Print Head Cleaner to
one of the cotton swabs.
6. Use the cotton swab to clean any foreign
matter from the exposed surface of the sensor.
7. Replace the labels and close the Top Cover.
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