Print Position Adjustment - SATO CL408e Service Manual

Section 4. Electric Checks and Adjustments
4.5a Print Position Adjustment
Print Position is adjusted with the Pitch potentiometer on the .ront Panel or VR1
potentiometer on the main PCB board to change print position.
The following instructions are for adjusting the potentiometer on the .ront Panel. Refer to
Section 4.5b for making adjustments using the potentiometer on the PCB board.
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Open the .ront Door for access to Pitch-VR.
2. Turn Pitch-VR to the center position.
3. Press the .EED key while simultaneously turning ON the power switch.
4. When the printer beeps, release the key. The following screens will appear.
5. Press the .EED key to display the next screen.
6. Use the LINE Key to step to the second digit of the counter to the desired
setting. The display will increment one step each time the LINE key is
pressed. After the reading will advances to a setting of 09, it will
automatically wrap and start at 10 CM again.
7. Press the .EED key for a test print. Press the .EED key again to stop
printing.
8. Adjust the position using the potentiometer and feed another label. When
the adjustment is correct, turn the printer off. If the print position can't be
adjusted replace the Display Panel PCB. Refer to Section 6.
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PITCH-VR
initializing
rom v00.00.00.00
test print size
press feed key
to stop printing
SATO CL408e/CL412e Service Manual
Note: The print position can be
changed with the PITCH-VR but
the stop position cannot be
changed. The stop position can
be changed with the OFFSET VR.
PITCH-VR adjustment range is
+/- 3.75mm.
test print mode
configuration
10cm
PN 9001078
Rev. A