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PREFACE
CT SERIES PRINTER OPERATORS MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. PRINTER OVERVIEW
GENERAL PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
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CHARACTER FONTS
BAR CODES
PHYSICAL
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
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UNPACKING
SETTING UP THE PRINTER
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LOADING RIBBON (CT4XXTT only)
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LOADING MEDIA
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LABEL SENSING
CT Series Printer Label Sensor Positioning
OPERATOR PANEL
REAR CONNECTOR PANEL
CONFIGURATION PANEL
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OFFSET
POTENTOMETER ADJUSTMENTS
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HEX DUMP DIAGNOSTIC LABEL
PRINT TEST LABELS
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SECTION 3. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
PROCEDURES
CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD, PLATEN AND ROLLERS
REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD
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CLEANING THE SENSORS
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SECTION 4. PROGRAMMING
THE SATO CT PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
PROTOCOL CONTROL CODES
USING BASIC
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THE PRINT AREA
Table 4.1, Print Area
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ROTATED FIELDS
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COMMAND DEFAULT SETTINGS
COMMAND CODES
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Bar Codes
Input to Printer
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Bar Codes, Expansion
Bar Codes, Variable Ratio
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Base Reference Point
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Characters, Custom-Designed
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Character Expansion
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Character, Fixed Spacing
Character Pitch
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Character, Proportional Spacing
Clear Print Job(s) & Memory
Continuous Forms Printing
Copy Image Area
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Cut Job
2pc CutCutCut
6pc
Cut
2pc Left on printerCutCutCut
7pc
Cut Last
Fonts U, S, M, OA, OB, XU, XS & XM
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Font/Graphic Recall
Font, Raster
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Font, Vector
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Fonts WB, WL, XB & XL
WB & WL Not
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Form Overlay, Recall
Form Overlay, Store
Graphics, Custom
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Job ID Store
Journal Print
Lines and Boxes
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Job Name
Label/Tag Select
Line Feed
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Media Size
Off-Line
Postnet
Print Darkness
Print Position
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Print Quantity
Print Speed
Repeat Label
Replace Data (Partial Edit)
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Reverse Image
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Rotate, Fixed Base Reference Point
Sequential Numbering
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Start/Stop Label
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Data Matrix, Data Format
5. The character set for each Format ID is:
Data Matrix, Print Data
Data Matrix, Sequential Numbering
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Maxicode
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PDF417
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Eurocharacter Select
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Printer Setting
Command Structure <ESC>PGabcdefghhijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Printer Output There is no printer output as a result of this command.
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Print Mode
Print Type
Pitch Offset
Sensor Type
Serial Interface Parameters
SECTION 5. INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
INTERFACE TYPES
THE RECEIVE BUFFER
IEEE 1284 PARALLEL INTERFACE
IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Pin Assignments
OPTIONAL RS232C SERIAL INTERFACE
RS232C Interface Signals
Cable Requirements
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) OPTIONAL INTERFACE
LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) OPTIONALINTERFACE
BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Status Byte Definition, Bi-Com Protocol
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SECTION 6. TROUBLESHOOTING
INITIAL CHECKLIST
USING THE IEEE 1284 PARALLEL INTERFACE
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USING THE RS232C SERIAL INTERFACE
ERROR SIGNALS
Section 6. Troubleshooting
APPENDIX A. COMMAND CODE QUICK REFERENCE
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APPENDIX B. BAR CODE SPECIFICATIONS
BAR CODE SYMBOLOGIES
Codabar
Code 39
Interleaved Two of Five (I 2/5)
UPC-A/EAN-13
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EAN-8
Industrial Two of Five
Matrix Two of Five
Code 128
MSI
Code 93
UPC-E
Bookland (UPC/EAN Supplements)
UCC-128
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Postnet
Data Matrix
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Maxicode
PDF417
CODE 128 CHARACTER TABLE
Code 128 Character Table
Appendix B: Bar Code Specifications
Code 128 Character Table (contd)
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APPENDIX C. CUSTOM CHARACTERS AND GRAPHICS
CUSTOM-DESIGNED CHARACTER EXAMPLE
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CUSTOM GRAPHICS EXAMPLE
3. Transfer the image into a bit map representation and then into hexadecimal format:
Appendix C: Custom Characters and Graphics
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The printer output for both the hexadecimal and binary format examples is:
Appendix C: Custom Characters and Graphics
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