Service manual

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Section 4. Electric Checks and Adjustments
PN 9001080
Rev. A
SATO M-8485Se Standard Print Engine
Service Manual
4.8 Print Darkness Adjustment
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Place the Print volume on the Dip Switch Panel to the center (12:00)
position.
2. 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
3. Press the FEED key to advance to the Test Print Size screen. It will default
to 12CM size.
4. Press the FEED key to accept this size or press the LINE key to cycle
through other sizes. The screen will default to 04CM.
5. Press the FEED key to advance to the User Test Print Size screen.
6. 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.
7. If necessary, adjust the print darkness by
adjusting the Print potentiometer on the
Dip Switch Panel.
8. Press the FEED key to stop the test print.
Turn off the power switch.
Print Darkness adjustment is made using the PRINT 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
PRINT
POTENTIOMETER