GT Series OPERATOR ’S MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 General Specifications ................................................................................. 1-2 2 INSTALLATION Safety Precautions..................................................................................................... 2-2 2.1 2.1.1 2.1.2 Unpacking...................................................................................................... 2-4 Included Accessories ...........................................................................
ii 3.7 3.7.1 3.7.2 3.7.3 3.7.4 Cartridge Mode ..............................................................................................3-13 Entering Cartridge Mode ................................................................................3-13 Cartridge Formatting Option ...........................................................................3-13 Start Cartridge Formatting ..............................................................................3-13 Cartridge Formatting Progress ........
4 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Cleaning The Print Head, Platen and Rollers ............................................. 4-1 4.3 How To Clean The Printer (Cleaning SET).................................................. 4-2 4.4 How To Clean The Printer (Cleaning SHEET)............................................. 4-3 4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2 Adjusting Print Quality ........................
TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 Initial Checklist ..............................................................................................6-1 6.2 Using the Centronics (Parallel) Interface ....................................................6-1 6.3 Using the RS232C (SERIAL) Interface.........................................................6-3 6.4 Understanding the STATUS INDICATORS ..................................................6-4 6.5 Understanding the LCD Error Messages ..............................
Section 1: Introduction OVERVIEW 1 Thank you for your investment in this SATO printer product. This Operator’s Manual contains basic information about the installation, setup, configuration, operation and maintenance of the printer.
Section 1: Introduction 1.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS The SATO GT4xx “e” series of dual use (Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal) printers are complete, high-performance labeling systems designed for printing tags and labels.
Section 1: Introduction Features of SATO GT4xxe Series Printers Feature GT408e GT412e GT424e Print resolution 203dpi for economical labeling solution (user upgradable to higher resolution print assembly) 305dpi for laser quality printing and graphic images 608dpi for laser quality printing and graphic images Print method Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal Label sizes supported (using default internal memory) 4 inches (W)
Section 1: Introduction 1.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS (CONT’D) Specification/ Model Name GT408 GT412 Print method GT424 Thermal transfer or thermal Head density 8 dots/ mm (203 dpi) 12 dots/ mm (305 dpi) 24 dots/ mm (609 dpi) Print valid range (width) 104 mm x pitch 2500 mm 104 mm x pitch 1500 mm 104 mm x pitch 400 mm Not printable for 3 mm from the backside.
Section 1: Introduction 1.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS (CONT’D) Specification/ Model Name External interface GT408 GT412 GT424 Interface board ¤ Parallel (IEEE1284) ¤ RS-232C • READY/BUSY • XON/XOFF • Status 2/3 • Driver specific protocol • Status 5 ¤ USB (Ver. 2.0) ¤ LAN (10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX automatic changeover) ¤ Wireless LAN (IEEE802.
Section 1: Introduction 1.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS (CONT’D) Specification/ Model Name Barcode GT408 GT412 GT424 One- dimensional code • • • • • • • • • UPC-A/E, EAN8/13, JAN8/13 NW-7 INTERLEAVED 2 of 5 (ITF) INDUSTRIAL 2 of 5 MATRIX 2 of 5 CODE39, CODE93, CODE128 UCC/EAN128 Customer barcode RSS-14 Twodimensional code • • • • • • QR code model 2, Micro QR (Ver 8.1) PDF417 (Ver. 2.4, including micro PDF) Veri code (Ver. 1.0) MAXI code (Ver. 3.0) Data matrix ECC200 (Ver. 2.
Section 1: Introduction will vary depending upon the resolution of the printer and the amount of memory available for imaging the label.
