Printing A Test Label - SATO CL408e Quick Manual

CL 'e' Series Quick Guide
Ribbon Rewind Ribbon Supply
Spindle Spindle
Sensor Label Edge
Head Latch
Assembly
11. Press the FEED key once. The printer should feed out one label and stop.
12. If the printer feeds 20" of blank labels and stops with a "SENSOR ERROR" on the
LCD screen, check to make sure the labels are properly routed through the label
sensor and not over the top of it.
13. Turn AC power off by placing the POWER switch in the "0" position.

Printing a Test Label

After labels and ribbon are loaded into the printer, a test label can be printed using the
Front Panel Controls.
1. Apply power to the printer while simultaneously pressing the FEED key.
Label Roll
Label Roll
Retainer
Ribbon Path
Label Path
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Printer does not print when data is sent
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Check the interface cable to make sure it is connected to the correct port on the
PC.
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If you are using the serial interface, verify that the baud rate of the host matches
that of the printer.
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Some complex labels with large graphic images can take a long time to transmit
to the printer (especially when using the serial interface) and image in the buffer
before they can be printed. Have you allowed enough time for this process?
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The On-Line LED will blink while the printer is imaging a label in memory. If it
is a very small label, the On-Line LED will blink quickly one time. If it is a long
label, it will blink for a correspondingly longer time.
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If the On-Line LED does not blink, place the printer in the Hex Dump mode and
resend the data stream. A list of the received data characters will be printed out
in hexidecimal format. See Section 3, Hex Dump Mode on Page 3-25 of the
Operator & Technical Reference Manual for information on how to place the
printer in the Hex Dump mode. If the data cannot be printed in the Hex Dump
mode, the printer is not receiving any data.
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Make sure your computer program is sending data to the correct printer. More
than one printer can be assigned to the same port in the Windows Printer dialog
box. Make sure the printer listed in the Print Setup window is the correct model.
The printer feeds a label, but does not print anything
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Is the label wide enough? The first dot print position is on the outside edge of the
print head and narrow labels are justified towards the inside of the printer. You
may have to configure the printer with an Offset value to correctly position the
image on the label. Refer to the Operator & Technical Reference Manual,
Section 2 for instructions on how to do this.
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If you are printing in the direct thermal mode, make sure you are using direct
thermal paper
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If you are printing in the thermal transfer mode, check to make sure the ribbon is
loaded properly with the ink (dull side) in contact with the media.
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