Service manual

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Section 4. Electric Checks and Adjustments
PN 9001080
Rev. A
SATO M-8485Se Standard Print Engine
Service Manual
4.6a Pitch Offset Sensor Adjustment (User Setting)
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Turn On the power while simultaneously pressing the FEED key. When the
printer emits one long beep, release the FEED key to display the Initializing
screen. It will then immediately display Test Print Mode Setting screen.
2. Press the FEED key to advance to the Test Print Size screen. It will default
to 12CM size.
3. Press the FEED key to advance to the Test Print Size screen. It will default
to 12CM size. Press the FEED key to accept this size or press the LINE key
to cycle through other sizes. The screen will default to 04CM.
4. Press the FEED key to advance to the User Test Print Size screen.
Press the FEED key to start a test print. To stop printing temporarily, press
the FEED key again.
Caution: Excessive printing will cause degradation of the print head
since all elements of the print head are heated at once. Be extra
cautious if 5 inch wide labels are used.
5. Check the deviation of the print position by the scales on the two sides of the
test print. Adjust position with the PITCH potentiometer on the Dip Switch
Panel. The range is +/-3.75 mm.
6. Press the FEED key to stop the test print.
Turn off the power switch.
Pitch Offset is adjusted with the PITCH potentiometer on the Dip Switch Panel.
initializing
test print mode
setting
test print size
12CM
test print size
04CM
user test print
press feed key
PITCH
POTENTIOMETER