Operation Panel - SATO DR308e Operator's Manual

Section 3: Operation and Configuration

3.1 OPERATION PANEL

The operation panel locate on the front consist of one two-color (red and green) LED indicator, two
momentary contact buttons and one LCD display. There are eight adjustment potentiometers and a DIP
switch located on the right bottom side when you are facing the printer. Remove the covers in order to access
for adjustment.
• STATUS LED
Two-color (Red, Green) LED that indicates the following
status conditions:
Green - Illuminated when printer is ready to receive data.
It is turned on and off by toggling the LINE button.
Red - Illuminated or blinked when there is a system fault
such as an open print head.
Off - When it is in Offline mode.
• LINE button
Pressing this button toggles the printer between the
online and offline mode. When the printer is online. it is
ready to receive data from host.This button acts as a
pause during a print job by taking the printer offline.
This button also function to adjust the value of the
selected item or switching to different mode during
printer setting with the LCD display.
• FEED button
Pressing this button feeds one blank label through the
printer when it is offline. When the printer in online,
another copy of the last label will be printed.
This button also function as item selection during printer
setting with the LCD display.
To open and close the cover of the potentiometers and DIP switch
Lift open both the cover from the left side of the lid
as shown.
• DISP potentiometer
This potentiometer is used to adjust the sensing level of the dispenser. Active only when the label dis-
penser option is installed.
• F-OFFSET potentiometer
This potentiometer is to set the factory zeroing for the OFFSET potentiometer. Usually changes of this set-
ting is not require. Adjust only when instructed by SATO certified servicing personnel.
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To close the cover, align the catch of the right side
of the lid to the opening.
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