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CX400 Technical Manual (Rev 1.00)
SATO /ARGOX Technical Documentation
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3. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
3.1 Front panel
Figure 3.1
POWER indicator
The POWER indicator remains ON when the AC power switch is in ON position except “ Ribbon O ut”, “Media Out” , or
other errors occur. It will blink when those errors are detected.
ERROR indicator
It will start to blink while “Media Out“, “Media Gap Not Found”, “Ribbon Out “ or other errors being detected.
The followings list the meaning for diverse LED indication,
1. ERROR LED is OFF and POWER LED is ON while there are no errors detected by Printer.
2. “ERROR &POWER LED synchronously blinking” indicate “Media Error”, either “No Media”or “ Media Index not
Found”
3. “ERROR & POWER LED reversely blinking“ indicates “Ribbon Out”.
4. “POWER LED ON and ERROR LED blinking , longer OFF period than ON period” indicates “Print-head Open”.
5. “POWER LED ON and ERROR LED blinking at the same ON and OFF period” stands for other errors , like RS232
communication error.
FEED Key
1. Pressing the button during start -up, a test label will be printed out.
2. Pressing the button during printing will cause the printing to be paused.
3. To feed a blank label or print the last printed label.
4. To reset this printer to factory settings.
Power switch
Turn on/off printer.
3.2 Rear panel
Centronics connector (parallel port)
For parallel port connection . Mostly it is connected to the printer port of a PC .
RS232 connector (serial port)
For serial port connection . Mostly it is connected to the COM port of a PC .
Power indicator
Error indicator
Feed Button
Power Switch