Sato WS4DT-BT Barcode Printer User Manual Part 2

Sato Corporation Barcode Printer Part 2

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User Manual Part 2

2GGetstarted2. PreplathNoinsththesstheholdacethemedemediaroloteThedestalla1.5‐inumbscrewsemback.derlockondiarollbetwlisclampedefaultcorenchIDmedisonbothho12theMediaweenthehodtightlybyholderisseiaroll,useyolders,fliptRollHolderolders.Maktheholdersetfor1‐inchyourhandothecoreholrstoslidethkesuretheps.hinsidediamoracointoldershorizoLoadmhemoutwaprintsideismeter(ID).Tloosentwoontallyands1inc1.5inmediard,andsup,andTosecurechnch
2GGetstarted3. Pume4. Cloullthemediediaguidesosethetopauntilitrea.cover.13achesoutooftheprinteer.ThreadthLoadmhemediaunmedianderthe
2Getstarted Loadmedia142.3.3 Testmediafeed1. Turnontheprinter,andpresstheFEEDbuttontofeedalabel.2. Flipthemediaandtearitalongtheedgeofthetopcover.
2Getstarted Mediatypes152.4 MediatypesYourprintersupportsvariousmediatypes,includingnon‐continuousmedia,continuousmedia,andfanfoldmedia.Thefollowingtableprovidesdetailsaboutthem.MediaTypeLooksLikeDescriptionNon‐ContinuousMediaNon‐continuousmediaisthetypicalmediaforbarcodeprinting.Labelsandtagsaremadeofvariousmaterials,suchaspaper,fabricorcardstock,andareseparatedbygaps,holes,notchesorblackmarks.Manylabelsareself‐adhesivewithliners,whilesomearelinerless.
2Getstarted Mediatypes16MediaTypeLooksLikeDescriptionFanfoldMediaFanfoldmediaisincontinuousform,butitcanbeusedasnon‐continuousmedia,becauseitslabelsareseparatedbyfolds.Somefanfoldmediaalsohasblackmarksorliners.
3PrinteroperationMediasensorcalibration173 PrinteroperationThischapterprovidesinformationaboutprinteroperation.3.1 MediasensorcalibrationYouwillwanttheprintertoworkproperlybeforestartingyourprintjobs.Todothis,youneedtocalibratethemediasensor.WSprintersprovidetransmissiveandreflectivesensorcalibration.Takethefollowingstepstousethem.1. Makesurethemediaisproperlyloaded,theprintmoduleisclosed,andtheprinter’spowerswitchissettotheOFFposition.2. PressandholdtheFEEDbutton,andturnontheprinter.3. Bothstatuslightsglowsolidorangeforafewseconds.Next,theyturntogreenshortly,andthenturntoothercolors.Dooneofthefollowingtoselectthesensor: Ifyouwanttocalibratethetransmissivesensor,whenLED1turnstogreenandLED2turnstored,releasetheFEEDbuttonimmediately. Ifyouwanttocalibratethereflectivesensor,whenLED1turnstogreenandLED2turnstoorange,releasetheFEEDbuttonimmediately.4. PresstheFEEDbutton.Themediacalibrationiscompleteaftertheprinterfeeds3‐4labelsandstops.
3Printeroperation Selftest183.2 SelftestTheprintercanrunaselftesttoprintaconfigurationlabel,whichhelpsyouunderstandcurrentsettingsoftheprinter.1. Turnofftheprinter.2. PressandholdtheFEEDbutton,andturnontheprinter.3. Bothstatuslightsglowsolidorangeforafewseconds.Next,theyturntogreenshortly,andthenturntoothercolors.WhenLED1turnstoorangeandLED2turnstogreen,releasetheFEEDbutton.4. PresstheFEEDbuttontoprintaconfigurationlabel.Yourconfigurationlabelshouldlooklikethis:
3PPrinteroperattion19Sellftest
3Printeroperation Resetyourprinter203.3 ResetyourprinterByresettingyourprinter,youcanreturnyourprintertothestateitwasinwhenyoureceiveit.Thiscanhelpyousolvesomeproblemscausedbysettingschangedduringtheprinting.Dothefollowingtoresetyourprinter:1. Turnofftheprinter.2. PressandholdtheFEEDbutton,andturnontheprinter.3. Bothstatuslightsglowsolidorangeforafewseconds.Next,theyturntogreenshortly,andthenturntoothercolors.Whenbothlightsturntored,releasetheFEEDbuttonimmediately.4. PressandholdtheFEEDbuttonfor3secondsandreleaseit.Bothstatuslightsblinkredthreetimes,andturntosolidorangeforafewseconds.Aftertheprinterisreset,LED2goesoutwhileLED1turnstosolidgreen.ImportantInstep4,ifyoudonotholdtheFEEDbuttonlongenough,LED2willblinkorangethreetimeswhileLED1goesout.Itmeanstheprinterisnotreset.
3Printeroperation Mediasensing213.4 MediasensingWSprintersoffertwotypesofmediasensor:transmissiveandreflective.Theyareusedfordetectingspecificmediatypes.3.4.1 TransmissivesensorThetransmissivesensorisfixedandplacednearthecenteroftheprinthead.Itisusedfordetectinggapsacrosstheentirewidthofthelabel.SingleColumn
3Printeroperation Mediasensing223.4.2 ReflectivesensorThereflectivesensorismovablewithintheentirewidthofthemedia.Itdetectsgaps,notchesandblackmarksnotlocatedatthecenterofthemedia.MultiColumnsNotchBlackMarkFlipthemediasotheblack‐marksideisfacingdowntoalignwiththesensor.
3P3.3.5Printeroperat5 WiPrinteamorwithin5.1 BlBeforeordevgetanmayvWindoDothe1. Cli2. IntionrelessrswhichhaeflexiblewnBluetoothuetooteyouuseBvicehasabunadapteranarydependowsXPcomefollowingicktheBluetheBluetoosconnavebuilt‐inway.Youcanrange.thluetoothtouilt‐inBluetndplugitindingonyourmputerasantosetupaetoothiconothDevices23nectioBluetoothatransmitdconnectyotoothadaptntotheUSBrcomputernexample.Bluetoothcinthenotifsdialogboxonareabletocatatoyourourprinter,ter.Ifyourcport.TheBordevice.Iconnectionficationareax,clickAdd.WconnecttotprinterinamakesureycomputerdBluetoothseInthisarticlforyourpra(systemtr.Wirelessconnetheinternetanylocationyourcompuoesn’thaveetupscreenle,weuseainter:ray).ectiontinnutereit,a
3PPrinteroperat3. Inse4. ClitiontheAddBlutupandreickSATOWuetoothDeadytobefoS408DT,an24eviceWizardoundcheckndclickNextddialogboxkbox,andct.Wx,selecttheclickNext.WirelessconneeMydeviceectioneis
3Printeroperation Wirelessconnection255. ClickLetmechoosemyownpasskey.Thedefaultkeyis0000.Afterenteringthekey,clickNext.6. Thecomputerwilltrytoconnecttheprinter.Ifitsucceeds,you’llseethesuccessfulmessage.TakeanoteoftheoutgoingCOMportandclickFinish.NoteIfyouforgettheportnumber,intheBluetoothDevicesdialogbox,clicktheCOMPortstabtoseethevirtualCOMportassignedtoyourprinter.
3Printeroperation Wirelessconnection267. Useanythird‐partyapplicationtotransmitdatatotheprinter,suchasHyperTerminal.WhenyousetupaconnectioninHyperTermi nal,choosetheCOMportyouobtainedinthepreviousstep,soyoucanuseBluetoothtocommunicatewithyourprinter.
4Maintenance Cleaning274 MaintenanceThischapterdescribesroutinecleaningprocedure.4.1 CleaningTomaintainprintqualityandprolongtheprinter’slife,youneedtoperformsomeroutinemaintenance.Dailymaintenanceshouldbedoneforhighvolumeprinting,andweeklyforlowvolumeprinting.CautionAlwaysturnofftheprinterbeforecleaning.4.1.1 PrintheadItisessentialtokeepprintheadcleanifyouwantthebestprintquality.Westronglyrecommendthatyoucleantheprintheadwhenyouloadanewmediaroll.Iftheprinterisoperatedincriticalenvironment,ortheprintqualitydeclines,youneedtocleantheprintheadmorefrequently.Keepinmindthesethingsbeforeyouclean:￭ Keepthewaterawayincaseofcorrosiononheatingelements.￭ Ifyoujustfinishprinting,waituntiltheprintheadcoolsdown.￭ Donottouchtheprintheadwithbarehandsorhardobjects.Cleaningsteps:1. Moistenasoftclothoracottonswabwithethylalcohol.2. Gentlywipetheprintheadinonedirection.Thatis,wipeitonlyfromlefttorightorviceversa.Donotwipeback‐and‐forth,incasedustordirtattachestotheprintheadagain.
4Maintenance Cleaning28ImportantPrintheadwarrantybecomesvoidifprinthead’sserialnumberisremoved,altered,defected,ormadeillegible,undereverycircumstance.4.1.2 MediahousingUseasoftclothtocleanthedust,dirtordebrisbuiltupontheMediaRollHolders,MediaGuidesandmediapath.1. Moistenasoftclothwithethylalcohol.2. WipetheMediaRollHolderstocleandust.3. WipetheMediaGuidestocleandustanddirt.4. Wipethemediapathtocleanpaperdebris.
4Maintenance Cleaning294.1.3 SensorMediasensorsmaynotbeabletodetectthemediacorrectlyifitbecomesdirty.1. Moistenasoftclothoracottonswabwithabsoluteethylalcohol.2. Gentlybrushsensorstoremovethedustaway.3. Useadryclothtocleantheresidue.
4Maintenance Cleaning304.1.4 PlatenrollerTheplatenrollerisalsoimportantforprintquality.Dirtyplatenrollermaydamagetheprinthead.Cleantheplatenrollerrightawayiftheadhesive,dirtordustaccumulatesonit.1. Moistenasoftclothwithabsoluteethylalcohol.2. Gentlywipetheplatenrollertoremovethedustandadhesive.
5Troubleshooting Printerissues315 TroubleshootingThischapterprovidestheinformationaboutprinterproblemsandsolutions.5.1 PrinterissuesTheprinterwon’tturnon￭ DidyouattachtheACpowercord?￭ Makesurethepowersupply’sconnectorisinsertedintotheprinterpowerjack.￭ Checkthepowerconnectionfromthewallsockettotheprinter.Testthepowercordandthesocketwithotherelectricaldevices.￭ Disconnecttheprinterfromthewallsocket,andconnectitagain.Theprinterturnsitselfoff￭ Turnontheprinteragain.￭ Makesurethepowersupply’sconnectorandthepowercordareproperlyplugged.￭ Makesurethepowersupplyandthepowercordarenotdamaged.￭ Usetheapplicablepowersupply.￭ Iftheprinterkeepsturningitselfoff,checkthesocketandmakesureithasenoughpowerfortheprinter.Theprinterdoesnotfeedthemediaout￭ Themediaisnotloadedcorrectly.SeeSection2.3,“LoadingMedia”toreloadthemedia.￭ Ifthereisapaperjam,clearit.
5Troubleshooting Mediaissues325.2 MediaissuesThemediaisout￭ Loadanewmediaroll.Thepaperisjammed￭ Opentheprinterandclearthejammedpaper.￭ MakesurethepaperisheldproperlybytheMediaGuides.Theprintingpositionisnotcorrect￭ Didyouusethecorrectmediatypeforprinting?￭ Themediaisnotloadedcorrectly.SeeSection2.3,“LoadingMedia”toreloadthemedia.￭ Themediasensorneedstobecalibrated.SeeSection3.1,“MediaSensorCalibration”tocalibratethesensor.￭ Themediasensorisdirty.Cleanthemediasensor.Nothingisprinted￭ Themediaisnotloadedcorrectly.SeeSection2.3,“LoadingMedia”toreloadthemedia.￭ Theprintdatamightnotbesentsuccessfully.Makesuretheinterfaceissetcorrectlyintheprinterdriver,andsendtheprintdataagain.Theprintqualityispoor￭ Theprintheadisdirty.Cleantheprinthead.￭ Theplatenrollerisdirty.Cleantheplatenroller.￭ Adjusttheprintdarkness,orlowertheprintspeed.￭ Themediaisincompatiblefortheprinter.UseSATO‐approvedmediarollinstead.
5Troubleshooting Otherissues335.3 OtherissuesTherearebrokenlinesintheprintedlabel￭ Theprintheadisdirty.Cleantheprinthead.AnerroroccurredwhenwritingdatatotheUSBmemory￭ DidyouinserttheUSBdrive?￭ MakesuretheUSBdriveispluggedtightlyintotheport.￭ TheUSBdrivemightbebroken.Replaceitwithanotherone.TheprinterisunabletosavefilesduetoinsufficientUSBmemory￭ DeletethefilesonyourUSBdrivetofreesomespace,orreplaceyourUSBdrivewithanemptyone.Theprintheadtemperatureisextremelyhigh￭ Theprintheadtemperatureiscontrolledbytheprinter.Ifitisextremelyhigh,theprinterwillstopprintingautomatically,untiltheprintheadiscooldown.Afterthat,theprinterwillresumeprintingautomatically,ifthereisanyunfinishedprintjob.Theprintheadisbroken￭ Contactyourlocaldealerforassistance.
6Specifications Printer346 SpecificationsThischapterprovidesspecificationsfortheprinter.6.1 PrinterModelWS408DTPrintmethodDirectThermalResolution203dpi(8dots/mm)MediaAlignmentCenteredOperationModeStandard:Continuousmode,Tear‐offmodeSensorMediaSensor:GapSensor(Transmissive,Fixed)I‐MarkSensor(Reflective,Movable)HeadOpenSwitchPrintSpeed2,3,4,5,6inches/sec(50.8,76.2,101.6,127,152.4mm/sec)Default:5onches/sec2&3ipsforpeeloffmodePrintDarknessDarknesslevel–SZPL:0~30Default–SZPL:SD15MaxPrintableAreaLength999mmxWidth108mmNon‐PrintableAreaPitchDirection‐Top: 1mm,Bottom:1mm(excludingliner)WidthDirection‐Left:1mm,Right:1mm(excludingliner)PrintRatioAverageprintratiowithin15%orless(wholeprintlayoutarea)Fullwidthwith1mmpitchisrequiredInterfaceUSB(TypeAandTypeB),Ethernet,BluetoothOnboardMemoryStandardMemory(FlashROM):16MBUserMemory:3MBStandardMemory(SDRAM):32MBExternalMemoryUSB:Max16GBPanel2LED,1ButtonLED1stLED:RedandGreen(VariousCombinations:Orange)2ndLED:RedandGreen(VariousCombinations:Orange)FontStandard:SeetheSZPLCommandReference
6Specifications Media356.2 MediaPropertiesDescriptionMediaSizeContinuousModeLength:8mm~997mmWidth:22.4mm~115mm(includingliner25.4~118mm)Tear‐OffModeLength:30mm~997mmWidth:22.4mm~115mm(includingliner25.4~118mm)MaxRollDiameterSize:127mm(5inches)MaxRollDiameterSizeforExternalMediaStand:203.2mm(8inches)MediaTypeDirectThermalLabelDirectThermalTagRollPaper(InsideWoundorOutsideWound)FanfoldPaper
6Specifications Barcode366.3 BarcodesProgrammingLanguageSZPLOneDimensionalBarCodeUPC‐AUPC‐EJAN/EANCODE39CODE93CODE128GS1‐128(UCC/EAN128)CODABAR(NW‐7)ITFIndustrial2of5MSIUPCadd‐oncodePOSTNETGS1DataBarOmnidirectionalGS1DataBarTruncatedGS1DataBarStackedGS1DataBarStackedOmnidirectionalGS1DataBarLimitedGS1DataBarExpandedGS1DataBarExpandedStackedTwoDimensionalBarCodeQRCodePDF417(includingMicroPDF)DataMatrix(ECC200)GS1DataMatrixMaxiCodeCompositeSymbolEAN‐13Composite(CC‐A/CC‐B)EAN‐8Composite(CC‐A/CC‐B)UPC‐AComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)UPC‐EComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)GS1DataBarComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)GS1DataBarTruncatedComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)GS1DataBarStackedComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)
6Specifications Barcode37ProgrammingLanguageSZPLGS1DataBarExpandedStackedComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)GS1DataBarExpandedComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)GS1DataBarStackedOmnidirectionalComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)GS1DataBarLimitedComposite(CC‐A/CC‐B)GS1‐128Composite(CC‐A/CC‐B/CC‐C)
6Specifications Bluetooth386.4 BluetoothPropertiesBluetoothI/FStandardBluetooth2.1+EDRorlaterEnableDeviceWSSeriesOperatingTemperature41°F(5°C)~104°F(40°C)StorageTemperature‐4°F(‐20°C)~140°F(60°C)OperatingHumidity25~85%Non‐condensingR.HStorageHumidity10~90%Non‐condensingR.HConnectionFormOnlyone‐to‐oneconnectionissupported.SupportProfileSerialPortProfile(SPP)PINcodeissupported.ClassofRadioTransmissionCLASS2TransmissionMethodBi‐directional(Half‐duplex)FlowControlCreditbasedflowcontrolOperatingModeSlaveModeTransmissionDistance3m(360degrees)SRModeinPage/InquiryScanningR1ScanInterval1.28sec.ScanWindow22.5msec.RFFrequencyRange2402~2480MHzNominalOutputPower+4dBm(2.51mW)MAX
6Specifications Ethernet396.5 EthernetPropertiesDescriptionPortRJ‐45Speed10Base‐T/100Base‐T(AutoDetecting)ProtocolARP,IP,ICMP,UDP,TCP,HTTP,DHCP,Socket,LPR,IPv4,SNMPv2ModeTCPServer/Client,UDPClientTechnologyHPAuto‐MDIX,Auto‐Negotiation6.6 ElectricalandoperatingenvironmentPropertiesRangePowerSupplyVoltage:AC100V~240V±10%(fullrange)Frequency:50Hz‐60Hz±5%PowerConsumption60WTemperatureOperating:5°C~40°CStorage:‐40°C~60°CHumidityOperating:25%RH~85%RH(non‐condensing)Storage:10%RH~90%RH(non‐condensing)6.7 PhysicaldimensionDimensionSizeandWeightSizeW183.8xD222.6mxH166mmWeightApprox.1.76kg
6Specifications Interfaces406.8 InterfacesThissectionprovidesinformationaboutIOportspecificationsfortheprinter.6.8.1 USBTherearetwocommonUSBconnectors.Typically,typeAisfoundonhostsandhubs;typeBisfoundondevicesandhubs.Thefigurebelowshowstheirpinouts.TypeATypeBPinSignalDescription1VBUS+5V2D‐ Differentialdatasignalingpair‐3D+Differentialdatasignalingpair+4GroundGround
6Specifications Interfaces416.8.2 EthernetTheEthernetusesRJ‐45cable,whichis8P8C(8‐Position8‐Contact).Thefigurebelowshowsitspinout.12345678PinSignal1Transmit+2Transmit‐3Receive+4Reserved5Reserved6Receive‐7Reserved8Reserved

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