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WS Printer

Owner’s Manual

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WS408DT

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FCCID

Inadomesticenvironmentthisproductmaycauseradiointerferencein

whichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.

FCCWarning

Thisequipmenthasbeentested,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.These

limitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful

interferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.

Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,

ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may

causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationsofthis

equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferencein

whichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisown

expense.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjectto

thefollowingtwoconditions:

(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterference

thatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

FCCStatementforOptionalRFmodule

ThisdevicecomplieswithRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforan

uncontrolledenvironment.

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Theantennausedforthistransmittermustbeinstalledtoprovidea

separationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpeopleandmustnotbe

collocatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaor

transmitter.

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ii

Bluetooh/WirelessCommunication

ComplianceStatement

Thisproducthasbeencertifiedforcompliancewiththerelevantradio

interferenceregulationsofyourcountryorregion.Tomakesurecontinued

compliance,donot:

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∙ Disassembleormodifythisproduct.

∙ Removethecertificatelabel(serialnumberseal)affixedtothisproduct.

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Useofthisproductnearmicrowaveand/orotherwirelessLANequipment,

orwherestaticelectricityorradiointerferenceispresent,mayshortenthe

communicationdistance,orevendisablecommunication.

WARNING

Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible

forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

(forUSAonly)

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iii

LiabilityDisclaimer

SATOCorporationtakesstepstoassurethatthecompany’spublished

engineeringspecificationsandmanualsarecorrect;however,errorsdo

occur.SATOreservestherighttocorrectanysucherrorsanddisclaimsany

resultingliability.InnoeventshallSATOoranyoneelseinvolvedinthe

creation,production,ordeliveryoftheaccompanyingproduct(including

hardwareandsoftware)beliableforanydamageswhatsoever(including,

withoutlimitation,damagesforlossofbusinessprofits,business

interruption,lossofbusinessinformation,orotherpecuniaryloss)arising

outoftheuseofortheresultsofuseoforinabilitytousesuchproduct,

evenifSATOhasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages.

Caution

Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty

responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethe

equipment.

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iv

Contents

1Introduction...........................................................................................................2

1.1Features.......................................................................................................2

1.2Unpacking....................................................................................................2

1.3Understandyourprinter.............................................................................3

1.3.1Perspectiveview............................................................................3

1.3.2Backview.......................................................................................4

1.3.3Interiorview...................................................................................5

1.4Printerlights................................................................................................6

1.4.1Statuslights....................................................................................6

1.4.2Systemmode..................................................................................7

2Getstarted.............................................................................................................8

2.1Attachthepowercord................................................................................8

2.2Turnon/offyourprinter..............................................................................9

2.2.1Turnonyourprinter.......................................................................9

2.2.2Turnoffyourprinter....................................................................10

2.3Loadmedia................................................................................................11

2.3.1Preparemedia..............................................................................11

2.3.2Placeamediaroll.........................................................................11

2.3.3Testmediafeed............................................................................14

2.4Mediatypes...............................................................................................15

3Printeroperation..................................................................................................17

3.1Mediasensorcalibration...........................................................................17

3.2Selftest......................................................................................................18

3.3Resetyourprinter.....................................................................................20

3.4Mediasensing...........................................................................................21

3.4.1Transmissivesensor.....................................................................21

3.4.2Reflectivesensor..........................................................................22

3.5Wirelessconnection..................................................................................23

3.5.1Bluetooth.....................................................................................23

4Maintenance........................................................................................................27

4.1Cleaning.....................................................................................................27

4.1.1Printhead......................................................................................27

4.1.2Mediahousing.............................................................................28

4.1.3Sensor...........................................................................................29

4.1.4Platenroller..................................................................................30

5Troubleshooting...................................................................................................31

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5.1Printerissues.............................................................................................31

5.2Mediaissues..............................................................................................32

5.3Otherissues...............................................................................................33

6Specifications.......................................................................................................34

6.1Printer.......................................................................................................34

6.2Media........................................................................................................35

6.3Barcodes...................................................................................................36

6.4Bluetooth..................................................................................................38

6.5Ethernet....................................................................................................39

6.6Electricalandoperatingenvironment.......................................................39

6.7Physicaldimension....................................................................................39

6.8Interfaces...................................................................................................40

6.8.1USB...............................................................................................40

6.8.2Ethernet.......................................................................................41

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1Introduction Unpacking

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1 Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasingaSATOWSprinter.Thismanualprovides

informationabouthowtosetupandoperateyourprinter,loadthemedia

andsolvecommonproblems.

1.1 Features

￭ VariousConnectivityOptionsUSB,Ethernet

￭ EasyOperationOne‐buttondesignforeasycontrol

￭ FastPrintSpeedMax6inches/secfortheWS408model

￭ WirelessConnectionBuildawirelessprintingenvironmentwith

Bluetooth

￭ ExternalMemoryTheextraUSBportallowsyoutouseaUSBflash

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1.4 Printerlights

TherearetwoLEDlightsthatshowthestatusofyourprinter.

1.4.1 Statuslights

Statuslightshelpyoucheckprinter’scondition.Thefollowingtablesshow

theblinkingspeedofstatuslightsandtheconditionstheyindicate.

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SymbolBlinkingSpeedBlinkingInterval

Fast0.5Second

Medium1Second

Slow2Seconds

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LED1LED2Description

OffOffTheprintmoduleisopenedwhentheprinteristurnedon.

GreenOffIntheonlinemode.

GreenOffTheprinteristransmittingdata.

GreenOffInapausestate.

GreenGreenTheprinteriswritingdatatotheflashorUSBmemory.

GreenGreenTheUSBmemoryisbeinginitialized.Theprocesstakes

about15seconds.

OrangeGreenPaperjam.

OrangeRedThemediaisoutwhentheprintdataissenttotheprinter.

OrangeRedPaperend.

RedGreenCommunicationerror(RS‐232C).

RedGreenCuttererror(withoptionalcutter).

RedGreen

FlashROMontheCPUboarderrororUSBmemoryerror.

AneraseerroroccurredwhenformattingtheUSBmemory.

UnabletosavefilesduetoinsufficientUSBmemory.

RedGreenCommanderror.

RedOrangeHeadhightemperatureerror.

RedOrangeTheprintheadisbroken.

RedRedCover(ThermalHead)openerror.

RedRedTheRTCbatteryislow.(Iftheprinterhasabuilt‐inRTC)

1Introduction Printerlights

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1.4.2 Systemmode

Thesystemmodeconsistsofstatuslightcolorcombinations.Itcontainsa

listofcommandsforyoutoselectandrun.

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Toenterthesystemmodeandrunthecommand,dothefollowing:

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.

4. Whenstatuslightsshowthecolorcombinationyouneed,releasethe

FEEDbuttonimmediately.

5. PresstheFEEDbuttontorunthecommand.

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Thefollowingtableisthecommandlistofthesystemmode.

LED1LED2Command

GreenRedTransmissiveSensorCalibration(Section3.1)

GreenOrangeReflectiveSensorCalibration(Section3.1)

RedRedResettingYourPrinter(Section3.3)

RedOrangeReserved

RedGreenDisableCheckingRTCBatteryCharge

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2GetstartedTurnon/offtheprinter

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2.2 Turnon/offyourprinter

Whenyourprinterisconnectedtoahost(acomputer),itisgoodtoturnon

theprinterbeforeturningonthehost,andturnoffthehostbeforeturning

offtheprinter.

2.2.1 Turnonyourprinter

1. Toturnonyourprinter,turnonthePowerSwitchasbelow.The“I”isthe

ONposition.

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2. Bothstatuslightsglowsolidorangeforafewseconds,andthenLED2

goesout,whileLED1turnstosolidgreen.

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NoteIfyouconnecttheprintertotheinternetorinsertaUSBdrive

beforeturningontheprinter,itwilltakelongerfortheprintertoenter

theonlinemode(LED1glowssolidgreen)afteryouturniton.

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2GetstartedTurnon/offtheprinter

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2.2.2 Turnoffyourprinter

1. MakesureLED2isoffandLED1issolidgreenbeforeturningoffthe

printer.

2. Toturnoffyourprinter,turnoffthePowerSwitchasbelow.The“O”is

theOFFposition.

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CautionDonotturnoffyourprinterduringdatatransmission.

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2Getstarted Loadmedia

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2.3 Loadmedia

Therearevarioustypesandsizesforthemediaroll.Loadtheapplicablemedia

tosatisfyyourneed.

2.3.1 Preparemedia

Theinsidewoundandoutsidewoundmediarollcanbeloadedintotheprinter

thesameway.Incasethemediarollisdirtyduringshipping,handlingorstorage,

removetheoutsidelengthofthemedia.Ithelpsavoiddraggingadhesiveand

dirtymediabetweentheprintheadandplatenroller.

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InsideWoundOutsideWound

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2.3.2 Placeamediaroll

1. Openthetopcoveroftheprinter.

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